Vertical Distribution and Ecological Risk Evaluation of Heavy Metals in West-Branch-Way of Yalu River Estuary

Abstract:

After gathering Core YLJ-40, we studied the 210Pb radioactivity of sediments and evolution characteristics of As, Hg, Cr, Ni, Zn, Pb, Cd, Cu in the heavy metals. The results shows that the heavy metals pollution in Yalu River estuary except Cu takes on ascend trend year after year; heavy metals distribution presents segmentation characteristics and most of heavy metals came from the pollutants of industry and agriculture, while Cu originates from the mining pollution. The evaluating results based on the different evaluation background value are not exactly the same. But it has been an indisputable fact that the heavy metals pollution is becoming more serious in Yalu River estuary.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 356-360)
• Pages: 781-785
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.356-360.781
• Online since: October 2011
• Authors: Yan Cheng, Yue Liu, Chun Peng Zhang, Fu Xiang Li, Jing Wei Liu, Liang Zhang
• Keywords: Ecological Risk Evaluation, Heavy Metal, Vertical Distribution, Yalu River Estuary

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