Acid Volatile Sulfide (AVS) and Simultaneously Extracted Metals (SEM) in Surface Sediments of Chaohu Lake, Anhui Province, China

Abstract:

At present there are few studies on the AVS and SEM in sediments of Chaohu Lake. Most of the previous studies on heavy metals based on the one time, the short-time or a local-scale survey. In this paper, [AVS] and [SEM] in Chaohu Lake surface sediments were studied for different seasons in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The results showed that: (a) The three-year average of [AV and [ΣSE in surface sediments of Chaohu Lake is 4.2μmolg^-1 and 2.31μmolg^-1, respectively. The maximum of [AV appears on spot 5 (14.845μmolg^-1) in summer while the minimum appears on spot 9 (0.13μmolg^-1) in winter. (b) In spot 5 which near the estuary of Yuxi River, three-year average of [SE was the maximum (5.81μmolg^-1), and the minimum of [ΣSE (0.07μmolg^-1) appears on spot 8 which locates in the middle of Chaohu Lake. In spot 13 the [ΣSEM]-[AVS]=3.2>2 and [ΣSEM]/[AVS]=4.45>2.34 indicate that heavy metal contaminants from Hefei city have threatened the biosafety of Chaohu Lake. (c) The spatial autocorrelation of SEM_Cd is weak, which indicates that spatial distribution of SEM_Cd is determined by anthropogenic factors rather than sediments' own attribute. Chaohu Lake has been heavily polluted by Cd from no-point source and electronic electroplating industry.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 779-780)
• Pages: 1213-1219
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.779-780.1213
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Shu Qin Chen, Lei Zhang, Zhao Sheng Chu, She Rong Hu
• Keywords: Biological Toxicity, Heavy Metal, Spatial Distribution Characteristics

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