期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 650, 期 -, 页码 2559-2566出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.318
关键词
Thallium; Trout-perch; Otoliths; Athabasca River; Bituminous sands
资金
- AB Innovates (AI) [2083]
- Canada Foundation for Innovation [28641]
- Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education [RCP-12-047-SEG]
It has been suggested that open pit mining and upgrading of bitumen in northern Alberta releases Tl and other potentially toxic elements to the Athabasca River and its watershed. We examined Tl and other trace elements in otoliths of Trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus), a non-migratory fish species, collected along the Athabasca River. Otoliths were analyzed using ICP-QMS, following acid digestion, in the metal-free, ultraclean SWAMP laboratory. Compared to their average abundance in the dissolved (< 0.45 mu m) fraction of Athabasca River, Tl showed the greatest enrichment in otoliths of any of the trace elements, with enrichments decreasing in the order Tl, Sr, Mn, Zn, Ba, Th, Ni, Rb, Fe, Al, Cr, Ni, Cu, Pb, Co, Li, Y, V, and Mo. Normalizing Tl in the otoliths to the concentrations of lithophile elements such as Li, Rb, Al or Y in the same tissue reveals average enrichments of 177, 22, 19 and 190 times, respectively, relative to the corresponding ratios in the water. None of the element concentrations (Tl, Li, Rb, Al, Y) or ratios were significantly greater downstream of industry compared to upstream. This natural bioaccumulation of Tl most likely reflects the similarity in geochemical and biological properties of Tl+ and K+. Summary of main findings: Thallium is enriched in fish otoliths, relative to the chemical composition of the river, to the same degree both upstream and downstream of industry. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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