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Source Apportionment of Particulate Matter in Urban Snowpack Using End-Member Mixing Analysis and Positive Matrix Factorization Model. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su132413584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of this study was to identify particulate matter (PM) sources and to evaluate their contributions to PM in the snowpack of three East Siberian cities. That was the first time when the PM accumulated in the snowpack during the winter was used as the object for source apportionment study in urban environment. The use of long-term integrated PM samples allowed to exclude the influence of short-term weather conditions and anthropogenic activities on PM chemistry. To ascertain the real number of PM sources and their contributions to air pollution the results of source apportionment using positive matrix factorization model (PMF) were for the first time compared to the results obtained using end-member mixing analysis (EMMA). It was found that Si, Fe and Ca were the tracers of aluminosilicates, non-exhaust traffic emissions and concrete deterioration respectively. Aluminum was found to be the tracer of both fossil fuel combustion and aluminum production. The results obtained using EMMA were in good agreement with those obtained using PMF. However, in some cases, the non-point sources identified using PMF were the combinations of two single non-point sources identified using EMMA, whereas the non-point sources identified using EMMA were split by PMF into two single non-point sources. The point sources were clearly identified using both techniques.
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Zeng X, Liu Y, Xu L, Hu Q, Hu J, Yu Z. Co-occurrence and potential ecological risk of parent and oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in coastal sediments of the Taiwan Strait. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2021; 173:113093. [PMID: 34744012 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Thirty-two surface sediment samples, collected from the Taiwan Strait (TWS), were investigated for the occurrence, composition profile, and spatial distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and oxygenated PAHs (OPAHs). PAHs were ubiquity in the TWS with a total concentration (∑PAHs, excluding naphthalene due to its high volatility) ranging from 17.8-213 ng g-1. Benzo[b] fluoranthene, fluoranthene, phenanthrene, and pyrene were the predominant PAHs. Also, eight OPAHs were detected, having a cumulative concentration range (∑OPAHs) of 10.5-118 ng g-1, predominated by anthraquinone and 6H-Benzo[c,d]Pyren-6-one. Higher concentrations of ∑PAHs and ∑OPAHs were detected at sampling sites adjacent to the mainland and in the northwest part of the TWS. The results suggested important continental input, and particle sedimentation under the specific hydrodynamic conditions of the region. Based on the measured concentrations and sediment quality guidelines, PAHs had a limited ecological impact on the area.
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- Xiangying Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Jiangxi Academy of Eco-environmental Sciences and Planning, Nanchang 330039, China
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- Hangzhou PuYu Technology Development Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 311305, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Hatami Manesh M, Haghshenas A, Mirzaei M, Azadi H, Marofi S. Seasonal variations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in coastal sediments of a marine resource hot spot: the case of pars special economic energy zone, Iran. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2021; 43:3897-3919. [PMID: 33742337 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-021-00863-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are an important group of compounds of major environmental concern, which are in the class of persistent organic pollutants. Therefore, the key purpose of this research was to analyze seasonal fluctuations and to determine the probability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in coastal sediments of the Iranian Marine Resource Center based on the evaluation of 16 US-EPA important PAH compounds. These compounds have been collected from intertidal sediments located in the marine resources of southern Iran in different seasons. These samples of the surficial sediment were collected at the PSEEZ area using a stainless steel grab sampler in four seasons, from depths between 0.5 and 30 m. Surface sediment samples were removed by spoons and carefully placed in an aluminum foil; they were taken to the laboratory on ice and held at 20° C until their study. After extraction, by using a rotary evaporator apparatus, samples were condensed. The assay was added to roughly 2 g of activated copper flasks in the refrigerator for 36 h for desulfurization. Among different seasons, the highest concentration was observed in winter, with a mean of 281.3 ng g-1. According to ecological risk assessment (concentrations of possible effects, low effect range, degree of threshold effects, and median effect range), PAH risks in surface sediments of PSEEZ were lower than the threshold results levels (TEL), possible effects levels (PEL), low range of effects (ERL), and median range of effects (ERM), indicating that a biological effect would rarely occur. The dry weight scale of the concentration of ∑PAHs ranges from 145.7 to 348.42 ng g-1 with a mean quantity of 260.52 ng g-1. Therefore, according to the amount of ∑PAH concentration, the sediments in the PSEEZ area indicated moderate to heavy pollutions. In this way, the sedimentary surface ecosystems of the Persian Gulf were considered as moderately polluted compared with other ecosystems worldwide. Our study highlighted some of the research gaps in PAH contamination studies and the level of PAH contamination. Therefore, this study will provide a scientific background, planning, and policies for PAH pollution control and environmental protection in Iran and similar regions around the world.
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- Masoud Hatami Manesh
- Young Researcher and Eite Club, Yasouj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasouj, Iran
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- Iran Shrimp Research Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environment, School of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Research Group Climate Change and Security, Institute of Geography, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Water Engineering Department, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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Ya M, Wu Y, Xu L, Li Y, Chen H, Wang X. Compound-specific radiocarbon reveals sources and land-sea transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an urban estuary. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 198:117134. [PMID: 33901842 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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As typical chemical indicators of the Anthropocene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their environmental behavior in urban estuaries can reveal the influence of anthropogenic activities on coastal zones worldwide. In contrast to conventional approaches based on concentration datasets, we provide a compound-specific radiocarbon (14C) perspective to quantitatively evaluate the sources and land‒sea transport of PAHs in an estuarine‒coastal surficial sedimentary system impacted by anthropogenic activities and coastal currents. Compound-specific 14C of PAHs and their 14C end-member mixing models showed that 67-73% of fluoranthene and pyrene and 76-80% of five- and six-ring PAHs in the Jiulong River Estuary (JRE, China) originated from fossil fuels (e.g., coal, oil spill, and petroleum-related emissions). In the adjacent Western Taiwan Strait (WTS), the contributions of fossil fuel to these PAH groups were higher at 74-79% and 84-87%, respectively. Furthermore, as a significant biomarker for source allocation of terrigenous organic matter, perylene, a typical five-ring PAH, and its land‒sea transport from the basin through the JRE and finally to the WTS was quantitatively evaluated based on the 14C transport models. In the JRE, fluvial erosions and anthropogenic emissions affected the 14C signature of perylene (Δ14Cperylene, -535 ± 5‰) with contributions of > 38% and < 62%, respectively. From the JRE to the WTS, the decreased Δ14Cperylene (-735 ± 4‰) could be attributed to the long‒range transport of "ocean current-driven" perylene (-919 ± 53‰) with a contribution of 53 ± 8%. This compound-specific 14C approach and PAH transport model help provide a valuable reference for accurately quantifying land‒sea transport and burial of organic pollutants in estuarine‒coastal sedimentary systems.
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- Miaolei Ya
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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Source Apportionment of Inorganic Solutes in Surface Waters of Lake Baikal Watershed. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13105389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of this study was to obtain a detailed picture of the origin of the anthropogenic and natural inorganic solutes in the surface waters of the Lake Baikal watershed using limited data on solute sources. To reveal the origin of solutes, the chemical composition of water was considered as a mixture of solutes from different sources such as rocks and anthropogenic wastes. The end-member mixing approach (EMMA), based on the observation that the element ratios in water uncorrelated with one another are those that exhibit differences in values across the different types of rocks and anthropogenic wastes, was used for source apportionment. According to the results of correlation analysis, two tracers of sources of most abundant ions present in riverine waters were selected. The first tracer was the ratio of combined concentration of calcium and magnesium ions to concentration of potassium ion ((Ca2+ + Mg2+)/K+), and the second tracer was the ratio of sulfate and bicarbonate ion concentrations (SO42−/HCO3−). Using these tracers, three sources of main ions in water, such as sulfide-bearing silicate rocks, non-sulfide silicate rocks and carbonate rocks, were apportioned. The results of cluster analysis showed the possibility of using the ratios of strontium, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, and vanadium concentrations (Sr/Fe, Sr/Mn, Ni/V, Mo/V) as tracers of the trace element sources. The use of these tracers and the obtained data on sources of main ions showed the possibility of identifying the natural trace element sources and distinguishing between natural and anthropogenic trace element sources.
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Yang W, Zhang H, Lang Y, Li Z. Pollution status of PAHs in surface sediments from different marginal seas along China Mainland: A quantitative evaluation on a national scale. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 263:114431. [PMID: 32251980 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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China is one of the largest coastal countries in the world, which have all kinds of marginal systems. Studies have reported the sedimentary Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution status, including their concentrations, sources and risks, in localized marginal systems, which showed significant differences. Thus, a comprehensive understanding of their pollution in marginal systems along China Mainland is urgently needed on a national scale. In the present study, the concentrations of 16 priority PAHs in surface sediments from 62 different marginal systems along China Mainland were reviewed. Their sources were identified and apportioned, and the health risks and ecological risks were also evaluated. As a result, the total sedimentary PAHs varied in a wide range of 4-3700 ng/g, with the lowest values observed in Kenting National Park in East China Sea and the highest values observed in Daliao River estuary in Bohai Sea. Their concentrations suggested that they were not contaminated-weakly contaminated in most study areas, but were contaminated-heavily contaminated in some pollution hot-spots. Source identification and apportion suggested that the sedimentary PAHs were mainly originated from coal combustion, vehicular emission, natural gas combustion and petrogenic source, but the coal combustion and vehicular emission contributed most to their emission (>90%). Risk assessment suggested that the carcinogenic risks were lower than the upper limit of the acceptable range (10-4), which were acceptable at a large spatial scale. However, for sediments from Qinhuangdao coastal wetland, Daliao River estuary and Yangpu Bay, their carcinogenic risks were higher than 10-4, which will pose high carcinogenic risks for adults. The non-carcinogenic risks were acceptable in all marginal systems with values lower than the safety guideline (<1). In the ecological risk assessment, their concentrations in some pollution hot-spots were higher than the safety guidelines (effects range low, ERL), suggesting a higher potential ecological risk.
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- Wei Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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Li T, Sun G, Yang C, Liang K, Ma S, Huang L. Using self-organizing map for coastal water quality classification: Towards a better understanding of patterns and processes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 628-629:1446-1459. [PMID: 30045564 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Self-organizing map (SOM) was used to explore the spatial characteristics of water quality in the middle and southern Fujian coastal area. Nineteen water quality variables (temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, chemical oxygen demand, nutrients NH4-N, H2SiO3, PO4-, NO2-, and NO3-, heavy metals/metalloid Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Pb, Hg, and Cr6+, and oil) were measured in the surface, middle, and bottom water layers at 94 different sampling sites. Patterns of water quality variables were visualized by the SOM planes, and similar patterns were observed for those variables that correlated with each other, indicating a common source. pH, COD, As, Hg, Pb, and Cr6+ likely originated from industries, while nutrients NH4-N, NO2-, NO3-, and PO43- were mainly attributed to agriculture and aquaculture. The k-means clustering in the SOM grouped the water quality data into nine clusters, which revealed three representative water types, ranging from low salinity to high salinity with different levels of heavy metal/metalloid pollution and nutrient pollution. Spatial changes in water quality reflected the impacts of natural factors (riverine outflows, tides, and alongshore currents), as well as anthropogenic activities (mariculture, industrial and urban discharges, and agricultural effluents). Principal component analysis (PCA) confirmed the clustering results obtained by SOM, while the latter provides a more detailed classification and additional information about the dominant variables governing the classification processes. The results of this study suggest that SOM is an effective tool for a better understanding of patterns and processes driving water quality.
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- Tao Li
- Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Guangzhou 510760, People's Republic of China.
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- Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Guangzhou 510760, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Guangzhou 510760, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Guangzhou 510760, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Guangzhou 510760, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Guangzhou 510760, People's Republic of China
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