Assessing the Variability of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Liquid-Solid Two-Phase and Related Environmental Risks in the Weihe River of Shaanxi Province, China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15466634 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jinxi Song (0000-0001-9838-8063, Chinese Academy of Sciences, corresponding author), Xiao‐Gang Yang (0000-0002-0690-0355, Northwest University), Junlong Zhang (0000-0002-9826-8632, Northwest University), Yongqing Long (0000-0001-7218-4353, Northwest University), Yan Zhang (0000-0001-8460-2671, Northwest University), Taifan Zhang (Northwest University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 8243-8262 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph120708243 |
| PMID | 26193293 |
| PMCID | PMC4515720 |
| OpenAlex | W2104291826 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Accurate estimation of the variability of heavy metals in river water and the hyporheic zone is crucial for pollution control and environmental management. The biotoxicities and potential ecological risks of heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd) in a solid-liquid two-phase system were estimated using the Geo-accumulation Index, Potential Ecological Risk Assessment and Quality Standard Index methods in the Weihe River of Shaanxi Province, China. Water and sediment samples were collected from five study sites during spring, summer and winter, 2013. The dominant species in the streambed sediments were chironomids and flutter earthworm, whose bioturbation mainly ranged from 0 to 20 cm. The concentrations of heavy metals in surface water and pore water varied obviously in spring and summer. The degrees of concentration of Cu and Cd in spring and summer were higher than the U.S. water quality Criteria Maximum Concentrations. Furthermore, the biotoxicities of Pb and Zn demonstrated season-spatial variations. The concentrations of Cu, Zn, Pb and Cd in spring and winter were significantly higher than those in summer, and the pollution levels also varied obviously in different layers of the sediments. Moreover, the pollution level of Cd was the most serious, as estimated by all three assessment methods
Heavy metals · Hydrology (agriculture · Sediment · Spring (device · Surface water · Water quality · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Heavy metals in environment · Mine drainage and remediation techniques · Water Quality and Pollution Assessment · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Environmental Engineering · Geology · Pollution
Distribution, assessment and coupling relationship of heavy metals and macroinvertebrates in sediments of the Weihe River Basin
Effects of Hyporheic Water Fluxes and Sediment Grain Size on the Concentration and Diffusive Flux of Heavy Metals in the Streambed
Contamination Level, Ecological Risk, and Source Identification of Heavy Metals in the Hyporheic Zone of the Weihe River, China
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |