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Layglon N, Lenoble V, Longo L, D'Onofrio S, Mounier S, Mullot JU, Sartori D, Omanović D, Garnier C, Misson B. Cd transfers during marine sediment resuspension over short and long-term period: Associated risk for coastal water quality. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 180:113771. [PMID: 35623216 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic metal, regularly monitored uniformly for water quality across Europe, but scarcely for sediments. This study was designed to compare the kinetics of Cd remobilization and the amplitude of its transfers with different marine sediments. The results showed a highly reproducible transfer kinetics. Dissolved Cd was strongly and quickly removed from the dissolved phase (from 5 min up to 7 h). Then, the dissolved Cd concentration increased progressively to reach a maximal value after two weeks of mixing. The influence of the resuspension intensity representing light wind-induced resuspension up to dredging operations was observed after 2 weeks. The intensity of the sediment resuspension clearly impacted the amplitude of Cd remobilization, dissolved Cd ranging from a few ngL-1 to few hundreds of ngL-1, exceeding the maximal dissolved Cd concentration accepted by the European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD-2008/105 32/EC).
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- Nicolas Layglon
- Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, IRD, MIO UM 110, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, La Garde, France; University of Geneva, Sciences II, 30 Quai E.-Ansermet, 1221 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, IRD, MIO UM 110, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, La Garde, France
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- Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, IRD, MIO UM 110, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, La Garde, France
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- Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, IRD, MIO UM 110, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, La Garde, France
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- Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, IRD, MIO UM 110, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, La Garde, France
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, ISPRA, Via del Cedro, 38, 57123 Livorno, Italy
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- Center for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, P.O. Box 180, 10002 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, IRD, MIO UM 110, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, La Garde, France
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- Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS/INSU, IRD, MIO UM 110, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, La Garde, France
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Zhu Y, Christakos G, Wang H, Jin R, Wang Z, Li D, Liu Y, Xiao X, Wu J. Distribution, accumulation and health risk assessment of trace elements in Sargassum fusiforme. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 174:113155. [PMID: 34863071 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study compared the ability of Sargassum fusiforme to accumulate As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in its five tissues (main branch, lateral branch, leaf, receptacles and pneumathode). The concentrations of these trace elements in seawater, surface sediments and different tissues of S. fusiforme were analyzed in different areas in Dongtong County (Wenzhou City, China). The presence of receptacle at all sites indicated that S. fusiforme had entered the mature stage. However, the proportion of each tissue in S. fusiforme in different sites was varied, indicating subtle differences in growth. S. fusiforme has a great capacity to accumulate trace elements, showing relatively high levels of As (28.2-64.2 mg kg-1) and Zn (19.9-80.8 mg kg-1). The elements are mainly stored in leaf, receptacles and pneumathode. Compared to element concentrations in the surrounding environment, the seaweed exhibited stronger bioconcentration capacity for As and Cd than for other elements. According to our health risk assessment results, the hazard index and carcinogenic risk were below the limit, suggesting that the S. fusiforme ingestion would not pose any health risk and the potential risk of intake branches was even lower than that of other tissues.
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- Yaojia Zhu
- Zhejiang University, Ocean College, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316021, China
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- Zhejiang University, Ocean College, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316021, China; Department of Geography, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, United States
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- Zhejiang University, Ocean College, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316021, China
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- Zhejiang University, Ocean College, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316021, China
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- Zhejiang University, Ocean College, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316021, China
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- Zhejiang University, Ocean College, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316021, China.
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- Zhejiang University, Ocean College, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316021, China
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- Zhejiang University, Ocean College, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316021, China
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- Zhejiang University, Ocean College, Zhoushan, Zhejiang 316021, China
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Lécrivain N, Clément B, Dabrin A, Seigle-Ferrand J, Bouffard D, Naffrechoux E, Frossard V. Water-level fluctuation enhances sediment and trace metal mobility in lake littoral. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 264:128451. [PMID: 33038738 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Water-level fluctuation (WLF) is a widespread management action in lakes and reservoirs whose impacts on contaminant fate have seldom been investigated. We used near shore hourly measurements (n = 2122) of turbidity (contaminant proxy) and water velocity (sediment resuspension proxy) to track high-frequency contaminant dynamics during a 0.6 m change in water level observed in autumn 2017 in a large French lake. Simultaneously, discrete trace metal measurements highlighted that trapped sediment was more contaminated and finer than surficial sediment supporting that suspended particles (measured by turbidity) were a preferential medium for contaminant mobility. General additive models involving tensor products revealed the enhancement of wind-speed and river discharge effects on turbidity with water draw down. The decrease of the explained deviances by the models over time-lags indicated short time-scale response of turbidity to external forcing. Three of the four major turbid events occurred at the lowest water-level and were concomitant of sediment resuspension as well as precipitation events and/or river flood suggesting a complex interplay among in-lake and watershed processes at controlling sediment mobility during the WLF. These results shed in light that WLF can affect lake littoral hydrodynamic cascading up to the enhancement of contaminant mobility. Sediment resuspension may be an overlooked feature of WLF increasing contamination risk and exposure for littoral organisms with widespread ecological consequences due to the large number of water-level regulated ecosystems.
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- Nathalie Lécrivain
- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR5023, LEHNA, F-69518, Vaulx-en-Velin, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR5023, LEHNA, F-69518, Vaulx-en-Velin, France
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- Irstea, UMR 5553 RiverLy, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, 69625, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Surface Waters - Research and Management, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
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- Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc, INRAE, CARRTEL, 74200 Thonon-les-Bains, France.
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Bretier M, Dabrin A, Billon G, Mathon B, Miège C, Coquery M. To what extent can the biogeochemical cycling of mercury modulate the measurement of dissolved mercury in surface freshwaters by passive sampling? CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 248:126006. [PMID: 32000038 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126006] [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: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Mercury (Hg) is a pollutant of global concern owing to its great toxicity even at very low concentrations. Its toxicity depends on its chemical forms evidencing the importance to study its speciation. Dissolved Hg (Hg(d)) and methylmercury (MeHg(d)) monitoring in surface freshwaters represents a great challenge because of their very low concentrations and substantial temporal variability at different timescales. The Hg(d) temporal variability depends on the environmental conditions such as the hydrology, water temperature, redox potential (Eh), and solar photo cycle. Passive samplers represent an alternative to improve the assessment of Hg(d) and MeHg(d) concentrations in surface freshwaters by integrating their temporal variability. An original sampling strategy was designed to assess the relevance of 3-mercaptopropyl DGT (Diffusive Gradient in Thin films) to integrate in situ the temporal variations of labile Hg (Hg(DGT)) and MeHg (MeHg(DGT)) concentrations. This strategy was implemented on two rivers to study the dynamics of Hg(d), Hg(DGT), MeHg(d) and MeHg(DGT) at diurnal and annual timescales. We evidenced that Hg(DGT) and MeHg(DGT) concentrations were generally consistent with discrete sampling measurements of Hg(d) and MeHg(d) in dynamic surface freshwaters. However, Hg(DGT) concentrations were overestimated (2-16 times higher) in case of low flow or low water depth, low suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations and elevated daily photoperiod. The most probable hypothesis is that such conditions promoted Hg0 production, and resulted in Hg0 uptake by DGT. Thus, attention should be paid when interpreting Hg(DGT) concentrations in surface freshwaters in environmental conditions that could promote Hg0 production.
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- M Bretier
- INRAE, UR RiverLy, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, 5 Rue de La Doua, F-69625, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- INRAE, UR RiverLy, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, 5 Rue de La Doua, F-69625, Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8516, LASIR, Laboratoire de Spectrochimie Infrarouge et Raman, F-59000, Lille, France
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- INRAE, UR RiverLy, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, 5 Rue de La Doua, F-69625, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- INRAE, UR RiverLy, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, 5 Rue de La Doua, F-69625, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- INRAE, UR RiverLy, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, 5 Rue de La Doua, F-69625, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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Dang DH, Layglon N, Ferretto N, Omanović D, Mullot JU, Lenoble V, Mounier S, Garnier C. Kinetic processes of copper and lead remobilization during sediment resuspension of marine polluted sediments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 698:134120. [PMID: 31505358 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Contaminated sediments could act as a source of contamination to the surrounding environments by several processes (e.g., diffusive flux, sediment resuspension). This study aimed at highlighting the mechanisms of copper and lead mobilization from resuspended particles to the aqueous phase using laboratory experiments and a kinetic model. Three sediments, differed by their compositions and metal partition from Toulon Bay (SE France) were used. In addition, three solid/liquid ratios (0.1, 1 and 10 g L-1) allowed simulating at best natural and anthropogenic scenarios (e.g., storm, nautical traffic, dredging). We monitored metal concentrations, physicochemical parameters (pH, Eh, [O2]) and organic matter concentration along with their optical properties. Experimental results showed successive reactions over short and long terms (hour and day scale, respectively) that controlled Cu and Pb exchanges between particles and the aqueous phase over 4 weeks. The quick Cu removal was attributed to the implications of newly formed oxides while the long-term Cu release in the dissolved fraction from the more refractory solid pool is more likely related to organic complexation. In fact, we observed a transformation of the dissolved organic matter: an increase in molecular weight and in humic fluorescence properties. However, the Pb removal toward the end of the experiment could be explained by a migration toward the exchangeable sites of higher energy, which could correspond to the particulate organic matter or a combination with organic-coating carrier phases. Both kinetic rate and system response times (τi) were coherent despite the variability of parameters intrinsic to sediments (e.g., sediment composition and initial metal repartition) but also extrinsic parameters (solid/liquid ratios). Such a coherence would imply the universality of the obtained constants to be used in a more predictive approach to assess the potential of metal mobility using metal repartition in contaminated sediments when combined with hydrological and sedimentological models.
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- Duc Huy Dang
- School of the Environment and Chemistry Department, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada.
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- Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM110, CNRS, IRD, Université de Toulon, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM110, CNRS, IRD, Université de Toulon, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruder Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM110, CNRS, IRD, Université de Toulon, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM110, CNRS, IRD, Université de Toulon, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM110, CNRS, IRD, Université de Toulon, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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Liu J, Song J, Yuan H, Li X, Li N, Duan L. Trace metal comparative analysis of sinking particles and sediments from a coastal environment of the Jiaozhou Bay, North China: Influence from sediment resuspension. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 232:315-326. [PMID: 31154193 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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To constrain the resuspension influence to the biogeochemical behavior of trace metals (TMs) in settling materials, the concentrations and chemical speciations of macro-elements (Al, Fe, Mn) and selected particulate TMs (V, Cr, Co, Cu, Zn, Ga, Sr, Cd, Ba, Tl, Pb, U) in trap-collected particles (TCPs), surface sediments (SS) and core sediment samples (CS5) of the Jiaozhou Bay were compared. Two approaches, mass conservation method and vertical two end-members mixing model, both calculated a resuspension ratio of more than 90%. Greater TM concentrations and Al-normalization levels than SS/CS5 determined the TCPs an important TM-sink, predominantly owing to grain-size effects and TCP-specific characteristics, i.e., structural capacity of organic-Fe associations for TMs' scavenging, preferential remineralization of TM than biogenic elements in autochthonous microorganisms. Comparison revealed distinct, Fe mineral controls on TM sequestration patterns: higher metal sequestration associated with amorphous Fe oxyhydroxides, while less reactive crystalline Fe oxides hold less metal. Nevertheless, turbulent hydrodynamics muted the wide TM retention divergences between TCP and SS, which should have happened based on different Fe minerals distribution for TCP/SS. The net effect of TM release by the organic carrier phase and then adsorption principally onto Mn/Fe oxyhydroxide phase for raised overall TCP-TM concentrations was also identified.
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- Jin Liu
- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China
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Dong J, Xia X, Zhang Z, Liu Z, Zhang X, Li H. Variations in concentrations and bioavailability of heavy metals in rivers caused by water conservancy projects: Insights from water regulation of the Xiaolangdi Reservoir in the Yellow River. J Environ Sci (China) 2018; 74:79-87. [PMID: 30340677 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2018.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Revised: 02/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Water regulation of the Xiaolangdi Reservoir of the Yellow River was chosen as a case to investigate variations in concentrations and bioavailability of heavy metals caused by water conservancy projects in rivers. Water and suspended sediment (SPS) samples were collected at downstream sampling sites along the river during this period. Concentrations and speciation of Zn, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb in water and SPS samples were analyzed, and their bioaccumulation was studied with Daphnia magna. This study indicated that the exchangeable and carbonate-bound fractions of heavy metals in SPS decreased along the studied stretch, and the dissolved heavy metal concentrations increased along the river with 1.6-15 folds. This is because sediment resuspension increased along the river during water regulation, giving rise to the increase of heavy metal release from SPS. The dissolved Zn, Cu, Ni, and Pb concentrations were significantly positively correlated with SPS concentrations, and their increase along the river was greater than Cr. The body burdens of heavy metals in D. magna exposed into samples collected from the reservoir outlet were 1.3-3.0 times lower than those from downstream stations, suggesting that the heavy metal bioavailability increased during water regulation. This should be considered in the reservoir operation.
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- Jianwei Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Key Laboratory for Water and Sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Key Laboratory for Water and Sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Key Laboratory for Water and Sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Key Laboratory for Water and Sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Beijing Center for Physical & Chemical Analysis, Beijing 100089, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Key Laboratory for Water and Sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan 430079, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, Key Laboratory for Water and Sediment Sciences of Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Lira VS, Watanabe CH, Carvalho MM, Rosa AH, Fracácio R. The Effects of Sediment Classification Pattern on a Water Column Organism, Ceriodaphnia dubia. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2018; 100:778-785. [PMID: 29651544 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-018-2334-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The sediment compartment stands out because it functions as both a temporary sink of pollutants and a potential source of these elements that may become available to the water column.This study aimed to correlate the concentrations of total metals in the crude sediment and in the interstitial water with the ecotoxicity in the water column using an a modified sediment ecotoxicity test with Ceriodaphnia dubia. The results indicate that the sediment may contribute to the toxicity in the water column and that such toxicity is possibly not related to the metals present. Based on the chemical analysis of the metals, the Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs) would frame the sediment as non-toxic to benthic organisms, but the SQGs have no reference standards for possible effects on nektonic organisms. Due to the complexity of this compartment, it is fundamental to evaluate the interactions of the different pollutants in the system and possible effects on the nektonic organisms.
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- Vivian Silva Lira
- Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba (ICTS), UNESP - São Paulo State University, Avenida Três de Março 511, Alto da Boa Vista, Sorocaba, 18087-180, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba (ICTS), UNESP - São Paulo State University, Avenida Três de Março 511, Alto da Boa Vista, Sorocaba, 18087-180, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba (ICTS), UNESP - São Paulo State University, Avenida Três de Março 511, Alto da Boa Vista, Sorocaba, 18087-180, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba (ICTS), UNESP - São Paulo State University, Avenida Três de Março 511, Alto da Boa Vista, Sorocaba, 18087-180, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba (ICTS), UNESP - São Paulo State University, Avenida Três de Março 511, Alto da Boa Vista, Sorocaba, 18087-180, SP, Brazil.
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Superville PJ, Ivanovsky A, Bhurtun P, Prygiel J, Billon G. Diel cycles of reduced manganese and their seasonal variability in the Marque River (northern France). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 624:918-925. [PMID: 29275254 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Electrolabile reduced manganese (II) has been monitored by voltammetry during two periods of one month in summer 2014 and at the end of winter 2015 in a small river (the Marque River) located in northern France and going through a suburban area with agricultural activities. Diel variations, evolution within the one-month periods and seasonal differences have been observed. Taking into consideration the multiple physical, biological and chemical reactions regulating manganese speciation in aquatic systems, it has been demonstrated that manganese speciation is probably controlled by the competition of two antagonist reactions: the photoreduction of manganese oxides (in broad sense and represented thereafter by MnOx) and the biotic oxidation of Mn(II). Depending on the season, the biological activity in the river and the amount of luminosity reaching the MnOx, either the production of reduced labile Mn(II) or the precipitation of MnOx can become the dominant process. Other punctual events such as the drop of oxygen concentration due to large inputs of biodegradable organic matter and eutrophication phenomena, rainy events and high luminosity periods can also affect the behaviour of dissolved Mn(II) in the Marque River and so, of other contaminants.
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- Pierre-Jean Superville
- LASIR CNRS UMR 8516, Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France.
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- LASIR CNRS UMR 8516, Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- LASIR CNRS UMR 8516, Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- LASIR CNRS UMR 8516, Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France; Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie, 200 rue Marceline, 59500 Douai, France
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- LASIR CNRS UMR 8516, Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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Wang W, Chen M, Guo L, Wang WX. Size partitioning and mixing behavior of trace metals and dissolved organic matter in a South China estuary. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 603-604:434-444. [PMID: 28641183 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The Jiulong River estuary, located in the southeastern China, suffered from metal pollution due to industrial effluent releases. Mixing of effluent and estuarine water may have significantly affected the size distribution of trace metals and their environmental fate. In the present study, colloidal size distribution of organic matter and selected metals were quantified using asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) and ICP-MS. We demonstrated a dominance of dissolved metals in the 1-10kDa fraction, and metals such as Cu, Zn, Ni, Co, Pb, Cd and Mn were mostly regulated by terrestrial fulvic acid. The larger inorganic colloids played a limited role, although Fe reduction was likely to affect the size partitioning of colloidal Mn. The holding pond represented a source of trace metals and chromophoric and humic-like dissolved organic matter to the estuary. Scavenging or removal behavior became evident following the intermittent mixing, and the small sized colloidal organic complexes were responsible for binding and stabilizing trace metals. Variations in particle size distributions indicated different sources, fates and geochemical controls of the metals. Our results highlighted the impacts of both natural and anthropogenic processes on the transformation of trace metals among phases in this dynamic estuary system.
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- Wenhao Wang
- Environmental Science Program, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Marine Environmental Laboratory, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 600 East Greenfield Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53204, USA
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- Environmental Science Program, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Marine Environmental Laboratory, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China.
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Wang W, Wang WX. Trace metal behavior in sediments of Jiulong River Estuary and implication for benthic exchange fluxes. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 225:598-609. [PMID: 28336090 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Severe metal pollution due to industrial effluents releases has been documented in Jiulong River estuary, Southern China. However, integrated understanding of trace metal behavior in the sediment is lacking. In the present study, DGT (diffusive gradients in thin films) technique was employed together with sediment cores to study the porewater dynamics of trace metals as well as the benthic exchange fluxes from four sampling sites over three different months. The sedimentary environment showed distinct spatial and temporal variations due to effluent discharge and biological activities. Metal behavior was controlled by early diagenetic reactions below the interface, in suboxic layer and in deeper sediment. Precipitation as sulfides and adsorption onto Mn/Fe (hydr)oxides were important in scavenging trace metals. Estimated exchange fluxes at sediment-water interface in this estuary indicated that the overlying water was a major source for trace metals, whereas sediments could also be the source if surface remobilization (Mn/Fe reduction) dominated. Our results highlighted the impacts of both natural and anthropogenic processes on the source, fate and transformation of trace metals in this dynamic system.
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- Wenhao Wang
- Environmental Science Program, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Environmental Science Program, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Marine Environmental Laboratory, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China.
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Davies EJ, Brandvik PJ, Leirvik F, Nepstad R. The use of wide-band transmittance imaging to size and classify suspended particulate matter in seawater. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2017; 115:105-114. [PMID: 27931867 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.11.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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An in situ particle imaging system for measurement of high concentrations of suspended particles ranging from 30μm to several mm in diameter, is presented. The system obtains quasi-silhouettes of particles suspended within an open-path sample volume of up to 5cm in length. Benchmarking against spherical standards and the LISST-100 show good agreement, providing confidence in measurements from the system when extending beyond the size, concentration and particle classification capabilities of the LISST-100. Particle-specific transmittance is used to classify particle type, independent of size and shape. This is applied to mixtures of oil droplets, gas bubbles and oil-coated gas bubbles, to provide independent measures of oil and gas size distributions, concentrations, and oil-gas ratios during simulated subsea releases. The system is also applied to in situ measurements of high concentrations of large mineral flocs surrounding a submarine mine tailings placement within a Norwegian Fjord.
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- E J Davies
- Department of Environmental Technology, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Brattorkia 17c, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Environmental Technology, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Brattorkia 17c, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Environmental Technology, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Brattorkia 17c, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Environmental Technology, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Brattorkia 17c, Trondheim, Norway
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Pourabadehei M, Mulligan CN. Selection of an appropriate management strategy for contaminated sediment: A case study at a shallow contaminated harbour in Quebec, Canada. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 219:846-857. [PMID: 27539658 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Harbours, as strategic places in tourism and transportation, are exposed to many sources of contamination. Assessing the quality of harbours sediment by guidelines and regulations does not reflect the actual level of contamination and the risk posed to aquatic ecosystems. Selection of an appropriate management technique for contaminated sediments in those strategic locations is crucial for the aquatic environment. The purpose of this study is to show that insufficient information, provided by sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) to identify the actual contaminants, could lead to a destructive or potentially ineffective decision for risk reduction in contaminated harbours. A comprehensive evaluation on physicochemical characteristics of sediment and water samples of a shallow harbour in St. Lawrence River was performed. Results of trace metal fractionation and risk assessment indicated that Cd and Pb were the contaminants that could pose a threat to aquatic ecosystem, although the SQG outcomes implied that Cu and Zn may cause an adverse effect on the benthic organisms. The results of multivariate statistical analysis demonstrated that the locations in the vicinity of the maintenance area contained the most contaminated sediment samples and require appropriate management. Antifouling paint particles and probably the runoff entering the harbour were the main sources of pollution. Among the diverse range of management strategies, the resuspension technique is suggested as a viable alternative in this specific case for shallow locations with contaminated sediments. A suitable management strategy could reduce the cost of remediation process by identifying the actual contaminated spots and also reduce the risk of remobilization of trace metals.
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- Mehdi Pourabadehei
- Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal, Qc, H3G 1M8, Canada
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- Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal, Qc, H3G 1M8, Canada.
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Prygiel E, Billon G, François A, Dumoulin D, Chaumot A, Geffard O, Criquet J, Prygiel J. Active biomonitoring for assessing effects of metal polluted sediment resuspension on gammarid amphipods during fluvial traffic. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 218:129-139. [PMID: 27552046 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The resuspension of polluted sediments by boat traffic could release substantial amounts of metals to the water column, affecting at the same time their bioavailability. In order to characterize the impact of sediment resuspensions on biota, caged amphipods have been deployed on three different channelized watercourses in Northern France. Firstly, the biological responses of transplanted freshwater gammarid amphipods, Gammarus fossarum, described by trace metal accumulation, feeding and reproduction activities were quite similar for the three water courses despite the differences of metal contamination and navigability. Secondly, the concentrations of metals accumulated in gammarids never exceeded the contamination thresholds previously defined for Co, Cu, Cr and Zn. Values were in the same order of magnitude whatever the studied site despite: (i) large differences noticed in the sediment quality and (ii) some concentrations in the overlying waters exceeding the Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) defined by the Water Framework Directive. Conversely, Pb was highly bioaccumulated with values systematically exceeding the threshold value whatever the site. Therefore, the impact of navigation cannot be proved and the difference between the 3 monitoring periods is rather attributed to environmental variability, probably linked to the seasonality. Moreover, this study also confirms that organisms sampled from a local population in the vicinity of the three studied watercourses could be used as test organisms, leading to similar results than the ones obtained with reference gammarids initially used for developing all the biological responses. This would simplify and then promote the development of studies based on gammarid amphipod, G. fossarum, as bioindicators.
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- E Prygiel
- University Lille 1, Laboratory LASIR - UMR CNRS 8516, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France; CEREMA, Direction Territoriale Nord-Picardie, 151 rue de Paris, 02100 Saint-Quentin, France
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- University Lille 1, Laboratory LASIR - UMR CNRS 8516, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- IRSTEA, UR MAEP Ecotoxicology, 5 rue de la Doua, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- University Lille 1, Laboratory LASIR - UMR CNRS 8516, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- IRSTEA, UR MAEP Ecotoxicology, 5 rue de la Doua, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- IRSTEA, UR MAEP Ecotoxicology, 5 rue de la Doua, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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- University Lille 1, Laboratory LASIR - UMR CNRS 8516, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- University Lille 1, Laboratory LASIR - UMR CNRS 8516, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France; Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie, 200 rue Marceline, 59500 Douai, France
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Girault F, Perrier F, Poitou C, Isambert A, Théveniaut H, Laperche V, Clozel-Leloup B, Douay F. Effective radium concentration in topsoils contaminated by lead and zinc smelters. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 566-567:865-876. [PMID: 27259039 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 03/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Trace elements (TE) are indicative of industrial pollution in soils, but geochemical methods are difficult to implement in contaminated sites with large numbers of samples. Therefore, measurement of soil magnetic susceptibility (MS) has been used to map TE pollutions, albeit with contrasted results in some cases. Effective radium concentration (ECRa), product of radium concentration by the emanation factor, can be measured in a cost-effective manner in the laboratory, and could then provide a useful addition. We evaluate this possibility using 186 topsoils sampled over about 783km(2) around two former lead and zinc smelters in Northern France. The ECRa values, obtained from 319 measurements, range from 0.70±0.06 to 12.53±0.49Bq·kg(-1), and are remarkably organized spatially, away from the smelters, in domains corresponding to geographical units. Lead-contaminated soils, with lead concentrations above 100mg·kg(-1) <3km from the smelters, are characterized on average by larger peak ECRa values and larger dispersion. At large scales, away from the smelters, spatial variations of ECRa correlate well with spatial variations of MS, thus suggesting that, at distance larger than 5km, variability of MS contains a significant natural component. Larger ECRa values are correlated with larger fine fraction and, possibly, mercury concentration. While MS is enhanced in the vicinity of the smelters and is associated with the presence of soft ferrimagnetic minerals such as magnetite, it does not correlate systematically with metal concentrations. When multiple industrial and urban sources are present, ECRa mapping, thus, can help in identifying at least part of the natural spatial variability of MS. More generally, this study shows that ECRa mapping provides an independent and reliable assessment of the background spatial structure which underlies the structure of a given contamination. Furthermore, ECRa may provide a novel index to identify soils potentially able to fix leached components.
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- Frédéric Girault
- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS, Paris, France..
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- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Génie Civil et géo Environnement, ISA Lille, Lille, France
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Frémion F, Courtin-Nomade A, Bordas F, Lenain JF, Jugé P, Kestens T, Mourier B. Impact of sediments resuspension on metal solubilization and water quality during recurrent reservoir sluicing management. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 562:201-215. [PMID: 27100001 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In dam contexts, sluicing operations can be performed to reestablish sediments continuity, as proposed by the EU Water Framework Directive, as well as to preserve the reservoirs' water storage capacity. Such management permits the rapid release of high quantities of reservoir sediments through the opening of dam bottom valves. This work aims to study the impact of such operation on the evolution of environmental physicochemical conditions notably changes in dissolved metallic elements concentrations (Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) through field and laboratory investigations. Results were interpreted in terms of concentrations and fluxes, and compared with data collected on an annual basis regarding both suspended matter and metallic elements. The release of high quantities of sediments (4,500tons dry weight in 24h), with concentrations representing up to 300 times the inter-annual mean suspended sediments discharge, significantly modified water parameters, notably solid/liquid (S/L) ratio, pH and redox conditions. Despite the fact that they are mainly trapped in stable phases, a clear increase of the solubilized metals content was measured, representing up to 60 times the maximum values of current exploitation. This solubilization is related to desorption phenomena from sediments through changes in chemical equilibriums as highlighted by laboratory characterizations and experiments. These chemical modifications are mainly attributed to S/L ratio variations. Indeed, the low S/L ratios (≤1.3g·L(-1)) measured in situ are typically the ones for which metals solubilization is the highest, as shown by laboratory experiments. Additional thermodynamic modeling highlighted that the decrease in pH measured during the operation favors the release of the free forms of metallic elements (Al and Cu), and decreases the OM complexation influence. These changes, either in term of physical conditions or speciation, increasing metals long term bioavailability notably during redeposition phase, may have adverse effects on aquatic biota.
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- Franck Frémion
- Groupement de Recherche Eau Sol Environnement, Université de Limoges, 123 avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France
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- Groupement de Recherche Eau Sol Environnement, Université de Limoges, 123 avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France
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- Groupement de Recherche Eau Sol Environnement, Université de Limoges, 123 avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France.
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- Groupement de Recherche Eau Sol Environnement, Université de Limoges, 123 avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France
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- CETU - ELMIS Ingénieries, Université François Rabelais, , 60 Rue du Plat d'Étain, 37000 Tours, France
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- EDF - DPIH, Unité de Production Centre, 19 bis avenue de la Révolution, BP 406, 87012 Limoges Cedex, France
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- Groupement de Recherche Eau Sol Environnement, Université de Limoges, 123 avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France
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Wang W, Wang WX. Phase partitioning of trace metals in a contaminated estuary influenced by industrial effluent discharge. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 214:35-44. [PMID: 27061473 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.03.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Revised: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Severe trace metal pollution due to industrial effluents releases was found in Jiulong River Estuary, Southern China. In this study, water samples were collected during effluent release events to study the dynamic changes of environmental conditions and metal partitioning among dissolved, particulate and colloidal phases controlled by estuarine mixing. Intermittent effluent discharges during low tide caused decreasing pH and dissolved oxygen, and induced numerous suspended particulate materials and dissolved organic carbon to the estuary. Different behaviors of Cu, Zn, Ni, Cr and Pb in the dissolved fraction against the conservative index salinity indicated different sources, e.g., dissolved Ni from the intermittent effluent. Although total metal concentrations increased markedly following effluent discharges, Cu, Zn, Cr, Pb were predominated by the particulate fraction. Enhanced adsorption onto particulates in the mixing process resulted in elevated partitioning coefficient (Kd) values for Cu and Zn, and the particle concentration effect was not obvious under such anthropogenic impacts. Colloidal proportion of these metals (especially Cu and Zn) showed positive correlations with dissolved or colloidal organic carbon, suggesting the metal-organic complexation. However, the calculated colloidal partitioning coefficients were relatively constant, indicating the excess binding capacity. Overall, the intermittent effluent discharge altered the particulate/dissolved and colloidal/soluble phase partitioning process and may further influence the bioavailability and potential toxicity to aquatic organisms.
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- Wenhao Wang
- Environmental Science Program, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, and HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Environmental Science Program, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, and HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China.
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Ivanovsky A, Criquet J, Dumoulin D, Alary C, Prygiel J, Duponchel L, Billon G. Water quality assessment of a small peri-urban river using low and high frequency monitoring. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2016; 18:624-637. [PMID: 27145836 DOI: 10.1039/c5em00659g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The biogeochemical behaviors of small rivers that pass through suburban areas are difficult to understand because of the multi-origin inputs that can modify their behavior. In this context, a monitoring strategy has been designed for the Marque River, located in Lille Metropolitan area of northern France, that includes both low-frequency monitoring over a one-year period (monthly sampling) and high frequency monitoring (measurements every 10 minutes) in spring and summer. Several environmental and chemical parameters are evaluated including rainfall events, river flow, temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, conductivity, nutritive salts and dissolved organic matter. Our results from the Marque River show that (i) it is impacted by both urban and agricultural inputs, and as a consequence, the concentrations of phosphate and inorganic nitrogen have degraded the water quality; (ii) the classic photosynthesis/respiration processes are disrupted by the inputs of organic matter and nutritive salts; (iii) during dry periods, the urban sewage inputs (treated or not) are more important during the day, as indicated by higher river flows and maximal concentrations of ammonium; (iv) phosphate concentrations depend on oxygen contents in the river; (v) high nutrient concentrations result in eutrophication of the Marque River with lower pH and oxygen concentrations in summer. During rainfalls, additional inputs of ammonium, biodegradable organic matter as well as sediment resuspension result in anoxic events; and finally (vi) concentrations of nitrate are approximately constant over the year, except in winter when higher inputs can be recorded. Having better identified the processes responsible for the observed water quality, a more informed remediation effort can be put forward to move this suburban river to a good status of water quality.
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- A Ivanovsky
- LASIR UMR CNRS 8516 - University Lille 1 Sciences and Technologies, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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