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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
Volume 98, Issue -, Pages 317-323Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.09.038
Keywords
Heavy metals; Haihe Basin; Contamination; Overlying waters; Surface sediments
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21107126]
- National Water Pollution Control Program [2012ZX07203-006]
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The Haihe Basin is in an area of high population density and rapid economic development, and is one of the most polluted river basins in China. Examination of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) in overlying waters and surface sediments in rivers was conducted in the basin's seven watersheds. Cd concentrations of overlying river waters exceeded Chinese environmental quality standard values for surface water (> 0.010 mg/L) at 90% of stations. In surface river sediments, average concentrations of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn in the basin were 0.364, 13.4, 81.9, 53.3, 435, 27.8, 20.0 and 256 mg/kg, respectively. Cd, Zn and Cu were the most anthropogenically enriched elements, as indicated by enrichment factor (EF) values > 1.5; EF values were highest for these metals in the Zi Ya He (ZYH) and Zhang Wei He (ZWH) watersheds. Cd in surface river sediments showed a high potential ecological risk (PER) in the ZYH and ZWH watersheds. The comprehensive PER due to all studied metals was high at many stations, especially in the ZYH and ZWH watersheds. The results indicate that heavy metal contamination in the rivers of the Haihe Basin should be considered when developing basin management strategies for protecting the aquatic environment. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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