期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 547, 期 -, 页码 282-294出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.023
关键词
Dam reservoir; Metallic elements; Enrichment Factor; Lithogenic background; Organic matter
资金
- EDF
- Partnership Foundation of the University of Limoges through the Research Chaire 'Large Dam Reservoirs and Water Quality' - 'Grandes Retenues et Qualite des Eaux'
Sediments play an important role on the quality of aquatic ecosystems, notably in the reservoir areaswhere they can either be a sink or a source of contaminants, depending on the management and hydrological conditions. The physicochemical properties of 25 surface sediments samples of a reservoir catchment (Vaussaire, Cantal, France) were studied. Results show a strong influence of dam presence, notably on the grain size and organic matter (OM) contents. The concentrations of trace metals and metalloids (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) were also measured and compared with worldwide reservoir concentrations and international sediment quality guideline levels in order to assess the intensity of the metallic contamination. Cr and Ni are the trace elements presenting the significantly highest values at the catchment scale. Enrichment Factors (EF), calculated using both local and national backgrounds, show that metals have mainly a natural origin, explaining especially the Cr and Ni values, linked with the composition of parental rocks. Unexpectedly, all the observed metal concentrations are lower in the reservoir than upstream and downstream, which might be related to the high fresh OM inputs in the reservoir, diluting the global metallic contamination. Multivariate statistical analyses, carried out in order to identify the relationship between the studied metals and sediment characteristics, tend to support this hypothesis, confirming the unusually low influence of such poorly-degraded OM on trace element accumulation in the reservoir. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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