Journal
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 625, Issue -, Pages 1272-1282Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.338
Keywords
Heavy metal; Combined sewer overflows; Sediment; Microbial diversity; Chemical fractionation; Risk assessment
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- National Water Pollution Control and Management Technology Major Projects [2014ZX07303-003]
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This study characterized the pollution levels and potential ecological risk of heavy metals in combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and their effects on microbial diversity in nearby riparian sediments. The chemical fraction-ations of Zn, Cd, Cr, and Cu in dry-weather flows, wet-weather flows (CSO discharges), sewer sediments, and surface runoffs were determined. Geo-accumulation (I-geo) and ecological risk (RI) indexes were employed for metal risk assessment. DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification on the Illumina MiSeq platform were conducted. The results show that heavy metals contents in fine-sized fractions have higher values than those in coarse-sized fractions. Chemical fractionation analysis suggests that Zn and Cd are two of he most bio-available meals impacted by anthropogenic activities. Cr and Cu contents in CSOs are relatively stable and could exist for extended periods. According to the RI analysis, CSOs pose a considerable risk (RI-G2) to receiving waters due to the higher bioavailability of Cd, which was consistent with the I-geo index. Furthermore, under the stress of the highly-bioavailable Cd and Cu, Gram + ves in the riparian benthic sediment gradually became dominant with metal-tolerance property. Therefore, long-term exposure to highly bioavailable metals could exhibit great impacts on microbial diversity. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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