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Heavy metals in Yinma River sediment in a major Phaeozems zone, Northeast China: Distribution, chemical fraction, contamination assessment and source apportionment.

ABSTRACT: Yinma River is a typical river in the major Phaeozems zone of Northeast China. It has been suffering an increasing environmental pressure from heavy metal contamination due to the rapid development of population, social-economy and urbanization as well as long term over cultivation. This study investigated the spatial distribution, chemical fraction of heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr, Cd, Ni, As, and Hg) in sediments of Yinma River based on BCR procedure, assessed the contamination level, and identified their sources via multivariate statistical analysis. The chemical fraction results indicated that Cd, Pb, Ni, and Zn exhibited higher mobility susceptibility and bioavailability with a significant and late anthropogenic origin. Hg and Cd might exert a potential hazardous influence on aquatic biota according to the geo-accumulation index (Igeo). The pollution load index (PLI) assessment suggested that all of the sediment samples have been contaminated. Multivariate statistical analysis revealed that Zn, Cu, Hg, Cd, and Pb reflected the anthropogenic sources with a close correlation with TOC and socio-economic development; Ni, As and Cr tended to represent the geochemical background. Furthermore, Changchun City and Shitoukoumen Reservoir as the major drinking water source may be hotspots of the heavy metal contamination in the watershed.

SUBMITTER: Guan J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6093934 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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