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Dileep Palakkeel Veetil Guy Mercier Jean-Francois Blais Myriam Chartier Lan Huong Tran 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2013,13(8):1502-1514
Purpose
This study addresses the feasibility of a flotation technique, using a lab-scale flotation cell, to simultaneously remove both metals and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from fine sediment fractions (<250 μm) that are potentially contaminated with copper (Cu).Materials and methods
A multiple flotation process with three consecutive flotation stages was performed on three sediments (13S, 14B, and 24A) with different particle size distributions, Cu and PAH concentrations, and organic matter contents.Results and discussion
Flotations performed under selected conditions allowed for significant removal of both Cu (61–70 %) and PAHs (75–83 %) with acceptable froth recoveries of approximately 23–29 %. Removal rates for arsenic, lead, and zinc were 48–61, 40–48, and 32–36 %, respectively. Flotation selectivity of Cu was greatly influenced by the contents of fine particles and organic matter of the sediments. The maximum flotation selectivity was obtained for the 53–125-μm size fraction. The high flotation selectivity of Cu (2.5–3.2) and PAHs (3.0–3.6) demonstrated the feasibility of flotation to treat soils or sediments containing both organic and inorganic pollutants.Conclusions
Overall, the flotation results showed a high selectivity for both Cu and PAHs and demonstrated the feasibility of flotation to treat media contaminated with organic and inorganic contaminants. 相似文献2.
Purpose
Soil quality assessment is tremendously important for agronomic and environmental concern. The objective of this study was to spatially evaluate soil salinity and its geochemistry at regional scale.Materials and methods
A soil quality assessment study was conducted over a 1,000 km2 field in Datong basin, northern China via collecting and determining 163 topsoil samples. A combined approach of statistical methods and hydrochemical tools was applied for a comprehensive analysis in this study.Results and discussion
In the study area, the nonsaline lands (total dissolved solids (TDS) <0.08 %, Ca-HCO3 type soils) that are located in the pluvial plains consist of coarse-medium sands and deep unsaturated zone (depth >10 m). The slightly (0.08 %?<?TDS?<?0.2 %, Ca-Na-HCO3-NO3 type soils) and the moderately (0.2 %?<?TDS?<?1 %, Ca-Na-SO4 type soils) saline lands are located in the alluvial plains and the central basin composed of fine sediments like fine sands, loams and silts, and intermediately deep unsaturated zone (depth 2–10 m). By contrast, due to irrigation, the very (1 %?<?TDS?<?2 %) and the extremely (TDS >2 %) saline areas with Na-SO4/Na-Cl type soils are locally found in some desolate lands comprised of silty clays and shallow unsaturated zone (depth <2 m) in the central basin.Conclusions
As a result of water-rock/sediments interactions, effects of landscapes and anthropogenic activities, soil salinity is characterized by strong spatial variability in Datong. The new insights into the basin-scale distribution pattern of soil salinity in inland basins of silicate terrain under arid climatic conditions should be applicable in other similar regions of the world. 相似文献3.
Rongxiao Yuan Huaming Guo Di Zhang Yuan Li Yilong Zhang Wengeng Cao 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2017,17(12):2899-2911
Purpose
High groundwater arsenic (As) and salinity have been detected in aquifers of the Hetao Basin in Mongolia which have caused serious public health concerns. The objective of this study was to characterize the distributions of the soluble components in sediment in different lithologies and depths and to assess the relationship between soluble As in sediments and dissolved As in groundwater.Materials and methods
One hundred and one sediment samples and 13 groundwater samples were collected from four boreholes at varied depths. In addition to total chemicals and mineralogical phases of sediments, the soluble components (including major ions and As, Fe, and Mn) in sediments and dissolved chemicals in groundwater were analyzed.Results and discussion
Clay or silty clay had relatively higher EC values (189–805 μS cm?1) than aquifer sands (approximately 92–261 μS cm?1). The major soluble components were Na+, Ca2+, HCO3 ?, and SO4 2?, which were more variable in clay samples than fine sand samples. Soluble As concentrations ranged between 2 and 950 μS cm?1, and high contents generally occurred in clay sediments with high contents of soluble Fe and Mn. A comparison of chemicals between soluble components in sediments and dissolved species in groundwaters at matched depths showed that chemicals were preferentially partitioned into sediments at the mountain front and deep aquifers (>60 m), while partitioned into groundwater in the shallow aquifers (<60 m) of the flat plain. Arsenic was preferentially partitioned into groundwater in aquifers with relatively low dissolved SO4 2?.Conclusions
Groundwater components were mostly sourced from corresponding sediments. In clay sediments, As was desorbed from the surface sites along with other soluble components. Under reducing conditions, reduction of Fe oxides with high surface sites for As adsorption led to a weak association of As with other phases (such as carbonates), and therefore resulted in high dissolved As concentrations and low As partition between sediments and groundwater in deep aquifers.4.
Stanislav Frančišković-Bilinski Halka Bilinski Robert Scholger Nenad Tomašić Krešimir Maldini 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2014,14(3):600-614
Purpose
The paper describes an unusual finding of magnetic particles in stream sediments of the karstic Dobra River (Croatia). It aims to investigate the magnetic susceptibility properties of river sediments and to find links with their mineralogical and chemical composition. The goal of our research was to suggest the possible origin of magnetic particles in the river sediments within the Dinaric karst region, which to our knowledge was not exposed to metal manufacturing processes.Materials and methods
A preliminary, exploratory sediment sampling programme was undertaken. Sediments were collected near the channel bank (from the top layer) at 16 representative stations distributed along the length of the Dobra River (110 km). Sediments were air-dried and passed through 2-mm and 63-μm sieves, and analysed for magnetic susceptibility (and Curie temperature), isothermal remanent magnetism (IRM), stereo-microscopy of separated magnetic grains, mineralogical analysis (using X-ray diffraction), and chemical analysis (using inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry).Results and discussion
Increased magnetic susceptibility and IRM values were observed mostly in the sediments of the Upper Dobra. Thermomagnetic curves show a distinctive Curie-point of magnetite at 580 °C. Additional transformation observed at 520–560 °C derives from titanomagnetite. There was no significant correlation between magnetic susceptibility and Fe. Magnetic particles from the Dobra River sediments contain pyroxene, plagioclase, hematite and quartz, in addition to magnetite. White spherules within magnetic grains are also present. The major constituent of five separated magnetic spherules is Fe; the minor constituents are Al, Ca, Mg and Si, and there are numerous trace elements (Ba, Cr, K, Mn, Na, Ni, Ti and V). The ratio Ni/ Fe versus Cr/Fe suggests that the magnetic spherules are impactites.Conclusions
Magnetic spherules were discovered for the first time in stream sediments of the sinking karstic Dobra River, a region where anthropogenic sources for that contribution are absent. Preliminary results point to a possible impactite, formed either by a shock event caused by a meteorite impact or by volcanic processes. The presence of magnetic spherules in the fluvial sediments of the Upper Dobra River represents a new and exciting finding and deserves further field work and laboratory research. 相似文献5.
Edson Campanhola Bortoluzzi Danilo Rheinheimer dos Santos Maria Alice Santanna Laurent Caner 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2013,13(6):1093-1105
Purpose
This study investigated desorption of potassium (K) and phosphorus (P) from soil and river suspended sediments sampled during a storm event in a Brazilian watershed traditionally used for tobacco plantations.Material and methods
Suspended sediment samples were collected automatically at the outlet of the watershed and were grouped into three phases: beginning (phase a), middle (phase b) and final stages (phase c) of the storm event. Granulometric and mineralogical characterisation of soils (0 to 0.20 m depth) and suspended sediments was determined, and K and P extractions were performed using a cation and anion exchange resin (CAER) membrane. A kinetic modelling approach was used to estimate the amount of K and P desorbed.Results and discussion
Clay-sized (<2 μm) content of the soils were all <21 %. Kaolinite, smectite (partially with hydroxy-Al interlayer) and a small amount of illite were found in the clay fraction of the different soils. The clay-sized fractions in sediments of phases a, b and c of the storm event were 49, 52 and 72 %, respectively. Smectite (>90 %) and kaolinite (<10 %) were the dominant clay minerals in the suspended sediments. The values of labile P and potentially available P of suspended sediments were higher than those for soils. In sediments, the highest values of labile P (325 mg kg?1) and labile K (4,458 mg kg?1) were found in phase c and in phase a, respectively.Conclusions
Particle size distribution and clay mineralogy of soils differed from those of suspended sediments collected during the storm event. By comparison with the watershed soils, suspended sediments collected during the storm event were enriched in fine particles composed mainly of smectite, and this may explain their P and K desorption behaviour. This suggests particle size and clay species selectivity processes during the transfer of sediment particles from soils to aquatic systems. The amounts of P and K desorbed from the suspended sediments in the three phases of the storm event were much larger than those desorbed from soils. This indicates that rainfall promoted the transfer of these nutrients to the watercourses. 相似文献6.
Roman Prokeš Branislav Vrana Klára Komprdová Jana Klánová 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2014,14(10):1738-1752
Purpose
A multi-compartment monitoring study was performed to characterize the effect of environmental variables, such as temperature and water flow as well as sediment characteristics, on the distribution and transport of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in a dynamic river system during 1 year in an industrial region in central Europe.Materials and methods
Waterborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were assessed over a period of 1 year at five sampling sites in the Morava River in the Czech Republic. Contaminants were measured monthly in riverbed sediments, freshly deposited sediments, water samples and passive samplers.Results and discussion
Sediments are the main carrier of POPs in the river. Distinguishable patterns of PAHs, OCPs and PCBs in sediment indicate that their origin is from distinct sources and different transport pathways. The PAHs were identified as the dominant contaminant group of compounds with a mean concentration in sediment of 5,900 μg kg?1. Such concentrations are up to 10 times higher than in the Danube River, into which Morava drains. In contrast, mean concentrations of PCBs, hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and its breakdown products (DDTs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) of 6.0, 0.4, 4.2 and 6.0 μg kg1, respectively, are similar to those in the Danube. With some exceptions, no significant difference in composition of surficial riverbed sediments and those collected using sediment traps was observed. Despite the presence of potential local pollutant sources, the differences in contaminant concentrations between sites in the region were in most cases not significant. Variations in POP concentrations in sediments are mainly induced by high flow events, whereas seasonal variability was not observed.Conclusions
The changes in contaminant concentrations in Morava River sediments are induced by episodic high flow events that cause erosion of contaminant-containing particles and their deposition at suitable downstream sites. 相似文献7.
Andreas Zehnsdorf Heinz Seidel Petra Hoffmann Uwe Schlenker Roland A. Müller 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2013,13(6):1106-1112
Purpose
A bioremediation process for sediments contaminated with heavy metals has been developed based on two core stages: (1) conditioning of dredged sludge using plants; and (2) solid-bed bioleaching of heavy metals from the resulting soil-like material using microbially produced sulfuric acid. In laboratory and pilot-scale tests, reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) was found to be best suited for the conditioning process. To demonstrate the feasibility of conditioning in practice, a study on a larger scale was performed.Materials and methods
The sediment originated from a detritus basin of the Weisse Elster River in Leipzig (Saxony, Germany) and was polluted with heavy metals, especially with zinc and cadmium. The dredged sludge was a muddy-pasty, anoxic, and had a high organic matter content. The experimental basin (base area of 50?×?23 m) was filled with 1,400 m3 of sludge to a height of 1.2 m. Conditioning was carried out in five segments that were planted with pre-cultivated Phalaris plants at two plant densities, sowed with Phalaris seeds using two different seeding devices, and grown over by vegetation. Plant development and changing sediment characteristics were analyzed during two vegetation periods by harvesting plant biomass every 4 weeks and sampling sediment material at two different depths every 2 weeks over a total duration of 475 days.Results and discussion
At the end of the second vegetation period, the pre-cultivated Phalaris plants had reached a height of 2 m, compared to 1.8 m for the sowed Phalaris seeds. Regarding root penetration and the degree of sediment conditioning, the less expensive sowing techniques yielded similar results to planting pre-cultivated plants. The content of heavy metals in the Phalaris plants was below the permissible limits for Germany. The vegetation evapotranspirated large amounts of water from the sediment and transported oxygen into the anoxic sludge. The water content was reduced from 68 to 37 %. The muddy-pasty sludge turned into a soil-like oxic material with a high permeability to water. The oxidation of sediment-borne compounds lowered the pH from 7.3 to 6.0. Due to the high total precipitation in Saxony in the summer of 2010, a maximum of 65 % of the sediment was conditioned.Conclusions
The feasibility of the first core stage of the bioremediation process for sediments was demonstrated in practice by conditioning 1,400 m3 of dredged sludge using reed canary grass. To establish the proposed sediment treatment in practice, the applicability of the central core stage–solid-bed bioleaching of conditioned soil-like sediment–will also be tested at a larger scale. 相似文献8.
Nataša Mori Barbara Debeljak David Kocman Tatjana Simčič 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2017,17(7):1939-1947
Purpose
Increased sedimentation due to land use intensification is increasingly affecting carbon processing in streams and rivers around the globe. This study describes the design of a laboratory-scale flow-through incubation system as a tool for the rapid estimation of sediment respiration. The measurements were compared with those obtained using an in situ closed chamber respiration method. The influence of sediment size on respiration rates was also investigated.Materials and methods
Measurements were conducted on a pre-alpine gravel-bed river sediment separated into the following grain size fractions: > 60 mm (14.3%), 60–5 mm (60.2%), 5–2 mm (13.7%), 2–0.063 mm (11.1%) and <0.063 mm (0.6%). Concurrently, in situ and laboratory measurements were carried out on a naturally heterogeneous sediment. In situ respiration was determined in closed chambers as O2 consumption over time, while in the laboratory, respiration was determined using flow-through respiration chambers. Oxygen concentrations were measured using a fibre-optic oxygen meter positioned at the inflow and outflow from the chamber.Results and discussion
The mean respiration rates within naturally mixed riverbed sediments were 1.27 ± 0.3 mg O2 dm?3 h?1 (n = 4) and 0.77 ± 0.1 mg O2 dm?3 h?1 (n = 3) for the flow-through chamber system and closed chamber system, respectively. Respiration rates were statistically significantly higher in the flow-through chamber system (t test, p < 0.05), indicating that closed chamber measurements underestimated the oxygen consumption within riverbed sediments. Sediment grain size was found to significantly affect respiration rates in both systems (ANOVA, p < 0.001) with the fine sediment fraction (particle size <0.063 mm) having the highest respiration rate (rflow-through = 51 ± 23 mg O2 dm?3 h?1). The smallest fractions (2–0.063 and <0.063 mm), which represent approximately 12% of total sediment volume, contributed 60% of total respiration.Conclusions
The study demonstrated that flow-through respiration chambers more accurately estimate the respiration rate within riverbed sediments than in situ closed chambers, since the former experiment imitates the natural conditions where continuous interstitial flow occurs in the sediments. We also demonstrated that fine sediments (<5 mm) substantially contribute to heterotrophic respiration in the studied gravel-bed river.9.
Janja Vidmar Tea Zuliani Petra Novak Ana Drinčić Janez Ščančar Radmila Milačič 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2017,17(7):1917-1927
Purpose
River ecosystems are under pressure from several different stressors. Among these, inorganic pollutants contribute to multiple stressor situations and the overall degradation of the ecological status of the aquatic environments. The main sources of pollution include different industrial activities, untreated effluents from municipal waste waters and intensive agriculture. In the present study, water, suspended particulate matter (SPM) and sediments of the Sava River were studied in order to assess the pollution status of this river system.Materials and methods
Sampling was performed during the first sampling campaign of the EU 7th FW funded GLOBAQUA project in September 2014, at 18 selected sampling sites along the Sava River. In 2014, floods predominated from spring to fall. Water samples were collected to determine the total element concentrations, the dissolved (0.45 μm) fraction and element concentrations in SPM. In order to assure comparative results with other river basins, the fraction below 63 μm was analysed in sediments. The extent of pollution was estimated by determination of the total element concentrations and by the identification of the most hazardous highly mobile element fractions (extraction 0.11 mol L?1 acetic acid) and anthropogenic inputs of elements to sediments (normalization to aluminium (Al) concentration). Concentrations of selected elements were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).Results and discussion
Since during sampling campaign the water level was extremely high, water samples contained high amounts of SPM (in general between 80 and 100 mg L?1). The data of chemical analysis revealed that concentrations of elements in water, SPM and sediments in general increase along the Sava River from its origin to the confluence with the Danube River. Elevated concentrations of chromium (Cr) and nickel (Ni) in SPM and sediments were observed at industrially exposed sites. Concentrations of Cr and Ni in sediments were up to 320 and 250 mg kg?1, respectively. Nevertheless, these elements were present in sparingly soluble forms and hence did not represent an environmental threat. Phosphorus (P) was found in elevated concentrations (up to 1500 mg kg?1) at regions with intensive agricultural activities and cities with dense population.Conclusions
With respect to element concentrations, the pollution of the Sava River is similar to other moderately polluted European rivers. The data from the present study are beneficial for the water management authorities and can contribute to sustainable utilization, management and protection of the Sava River water resources.10.
Yubao Li Di Wu Ronald W. Thring Donna Delparte Jianbing Li 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2016,16(9):2296-2305
Purpose
Rivers in low plains in the subtropical regions of China, where the population is dense and economies are active and well-developed, might be a large terrestrial carbon pool. This present study of the Sanyang wetlands in Wenzhou, southeastern China, aims to quantitatively estimate the volume of sediments in this region’s polluted river systems and their carbon storage.Materials and methods
The bathymetry of river sections were surveyed using an echo sounder equipped with a differential GPS. An underwater digital elevation model (DEM) was then developed using the anisotropic ordinary Kriging method. Sediment samples were collected and analyzed for carbon content and sediment properties. Carbon storage in sediments was calculated using bathymetric and sediment analysis data.Results and discussion
The studied rivers have been receiving organic pollutants from local residences and industries for decades. Results from a river network of 1.2 km2 revealed a total carbon storage of 46.7 million kg in the sediments which had a volume of 1.4 million m3, with the upper 20 cm depth of sediments contributing about one third of this carbon storage.Conclusions
The present work demonstrated that GIS technologies can be used to create digital river sediment surfaces and assess sediment amounts as well as determine the spatial distribution of sediments and their components. This could provide further insight into river restoration planning and other options from a carbon-balance perspective.11.
Rachel R Hurley James J Rothwell Jamie C Woodward 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2017,17(11):2648-2665
Purpose
Manchester is often heralded as the first industrial city. Large volumes of physical and liquid contaminants were released into its river network throughout the industrial period up to the latter part of the twentieth century. Water quality has improved dramatically in recent decades, but, given their environmental significance, it is important to ascertain the extent to which a legacy of contamination persists in the modern bed sediments.Materials and methods
Fine-grained bed sediments were sampled at 40 sites in the Mersey and Irwell catchments. Sediments were wet sieved to isolate the <63-μm grain size fraction. Metal concentrations were determined using XRF. Particle size characteristics were also measured. Sediments were subjected to a five-step sequential extraction procedure to ascertain the environmental significance of metal concentrations. Alongside archival research of past industry, enrichment factors, multivariate statistical techniques and conditional inferences trees were used to identify sources of heavy metals.Results and discussion
Bed sediment-associated heavy metal(loid) concentrations were as follows: As (9.89–110 mg kg?1), Cr (76.5–413 mg kg?1), Cu (53.1–383 mg kg?1), Pb (80.4–442 mg kg?1) and Zn (282–1020 mg kg?1). Enrichment factors ranged from moderate to extremely severe, with Pb showing the greatest enrichment across the catchments. Chemical mobility was generally low, but metal(loid) partitioning identified the influence of anthropogenic sources. Statistical analysis highlighted a number of point sources associated with former industrial sites that operated during the industrial period. Conditional inference trees highlighted the role of the textile industry on Cu concentrations in addition to indicating the complexity of sources, fluxes and stores of sediment-associated contamination throughout the system.Conclusions
Fine-grained sediment-associated metal(loid)s in the Mersey and Irwell catchments are anthropogenically enriched. Concentrations also exceed sediment quality guidelines. A lack of distinct spatial patterning points to a complex network of contaminant inputs across the catchments, even in the headwaters. Whilst potential modern urban sources are likely to be important, spatial patterns and multivariate/data mining techniques also highlighted the importance of releases from former industrial sites as well as the reworking of historically contaminated floodplains and soils.12.
Isabel Díaz María Carmen del Campillo Vidal Barrón José Torrent Antonio Delgado 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2013,13(8):1369-1377
Purpose
Information about phosphorus (P) losses from agricultural catchments in Mediterranean environments is scarce. In this work, P losses in overland flow from two representative small Mediterranean catchments, one dominated by Alfisols and the other by Vertisols, were studied.Materials and methods
At the lowest level of each catchment, overland flow was measured and several runoff samples taken in each runoff event during two growing seasons (2001–2002 and 2002–2003). After centrifugation, total P in sediments and total and molybdate reactive P in supernatant were determined. Different chemical extraction methods were used to quantify the forms of P in soils and sediments.Results and discussion
Total P losses in the studied catchments ranged between 0.5 and 3.2 kg ha?1 year?1, losses higher than 2 kg P ha?1 being observed in one event. Phosphorus was mainly lost in the sediments, the ratio of total dissolved P to particulate P being higher in the Alfisol than in the Vertisol catchment. Phosphorus concentration in sediments from the Vertisol catchment was similar to that in the source soils, whereas sediments in the Alfisol catchment had 2.1 times more inorganic P and 9 times more organic P (OP) than the source soils. In the latter catchment, there was an enrichment in the more labile inorganic P forms in the sediments relative to the source soils, which corresponds to a relative enrichment in iron (Fe) oxides by a factor of 2.4. Alfisols had lower TP contents and exhibited lower erosion rates than Vertisols in the studied period but they posed a greater environmental risk than the latter soils because their sediments were richer in P and had a higher proportion of P in forms bound to the Fe oxides compared to the source soils—these P forms can be easily released with the onset of reducing conditions at the bottom of waterbodies.Conclusions
A study of the P enrichment ratios and the dominant P forms in eroded sediments is therefore necessary to predict the impact of P losses from soils on the ecological quality of waterbodies. 相似文献13.
Brian Kronvang Hans E. Andersen Søren E. Larsen Joachim Audet 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2013,13(1):230-241
Purpose
The importance of bank erosion was quantified during three periods (October 2006–April 2007, May 2007–April 2008 and May 2008–April 2009) in the 486 km2 catchment area of River Odense, Denmark. A catchment sediment budget was established including other sediment sources such as tile drains and surface runoff, in-channel and overbank sinks and storage and the resulting bed load and suspended sediment load exported from the catchment.Material and methods
Bank erosion and sedimentation were measured using ca. 3,000 erosion pins established in 180 pin plots, each consisting of three vertical lines of pins. Thirty-six representative reaches, each with a length of 100 m, were selected by a stratified random procedure in GIS. Bed load and suspended sediment export from the catchment were measured using a bed load sampler and from continuous measurements of turbidity at the outlet gauging station.Results and discussion
The gross sediment input from bank erosion during the three study periods amounted to 21,100–25,200 t in the River Odense catchment, which is considerably higher than the estimated input of sediment from tile drains and surface runoff, which amounted to 220–500 t and 0–100 t, respectively. The measured bed load (20–490 t) was five to 60 times lower than the suspended sediment export from the catchment (1,240–2,620 t) during the three study periods, with the largest difference occurring in the driest year. Sediment sinks and storage were of high importance for the catchment sediment budget as the measured in-channel storage of sediment on stream banks was as high as 16,200–20,100 t, and the overbank sediment sink was estimated at 360–3,100 t.Conclusions
Bank erosion was the dominant sediment source (90–94 %) in the River Odense catchment during the three study years. In-channel and overbank sediment sinks and storage dominated the sediment budget as 79–94 % of the sediment input from all sources was not exported from the catchment during the three study years. Such a large attenuation of sediment in river channels and on floodplains is extremely important for fluvial habitats and ecology. Moreover, it has strong implications for attempts to document changes in sediment export following implementation of mitigation measures. 相似文献14.
Quantification of seasonal sediment and phosphorus transport dynamics in an agricultural watershed using radiometric fingerprinting techniques 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Natalie L. H. Huisman K. G. Karthikeyan Jasmeet Lamba Anita M. Thompson Graham Peaslee 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2013,13(10):1724-1734
Purpose
Phosphorus (P) is a limiting nutrient for most US Midwestern aquatic systems and, therefore, increases of P, through point or non-point sources (NPS) of pollution such as agriculture, causes eutrophication. Identifying specific NPS contributions (e.g., upland vs. stream channels) for sediments and P is difficult due to the distributed nature of the pollution. Therefore, studies which link the spatial and temporal aspects of sediment and P transport in these systems can help better characterize the extent of NPS pollution.Materials and methods
Our study used fingerprinting techniques to determine sources of sediments in an agricultural watershed (the North Fork of the Pheasant Branch watershed; 12.4 km2 area) in Wisconsin, USA, during the spring, summer, and fall seasons of 2009. The primary sources considered were uplands (cultivated fields), stream bank, and streambed. The model used fallout radionuclides, 137Cs, and 210Pbxs, along with total P to determine primary sediment sources. A shorter-lived fallout radioisotope, 7Be, was used to determine the sediment age and percent new sediments in streambed and suspended sediment samples (via the 7Be/210Pbxs ratio).Results and discussion
Upland areas were the primary source of suspended sediments in the stream channels followed by stream banks. The sediment age and percent new sediment for the streambed and suspended sediments showed that the channel contained and transported newer (or more recently tagged with 7Be) sediments in the spring season (9–131 days sediment age), while relatively old sediments (165–318 days) were moving through the channel system during the fall season.Conclusions
Upland areas are the major contributors to in-stream suspended sediments in this watershed. Sediment resuspension in stream channels could play an important role during the later part of the year. Best management practices should be targeted in the upland areas to reduce the export of sediments and sediment-bound P from agricultural watersheds. 相似文献15.
Chaoxu Wang Guibing Zhu Weidong Wang Chengqing Yin 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2013,13(9):1626-1635
Purpose
Ammonia oxidation—as the rate-limiting step of nitrification—has been found to be performed by both ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB). However, how ammonium content and oxidation–reduction status regulate the distribution of ammonia oxidizers in constructed wetlands and their contribution to potential ammonia oxidation rate are still in dispute. This study aimed to explore the effects of ammonium content and oxidation–reduction status on the abundances of AOA/AOB and examine the contributions of AOA and AOB populations to ammonia oxidation rates in the plant-bed/ditch system of a constructed wetland.Materials and methods
Sampling was carried out in the plant-bed/ditch system of the Shijiuyang Constructed Wetland, China. Three plant-bed soil cores were collected using a soil auger and sampled at depths of 0, 20, and 50 cm in 5-cm increments. Five ditch surface sediments (0–5 cm) were collected along the water flow direction. The abundances of AOA and AOB were investigated by quantitative polymerase chain reaction based on amoA genes. The potential ammonia oxidation rate was determined using the chlorate inhibition method.Results and discussion
The results showed that AOA outnumbered AOB in the plant-bed surface soil which had lower ammonium content (4.67–7.63 mg kg?1), but that AOB outnumbered AOA in the ditch surface sediment which had higher ammonium content (14.0–22.9 mg kg?1). Ammonium content was found to be the crucial factor influencing the relative abundances of AOA and AOB in the surface samples of the plant-bed/ditch system. In the deep layers of the plant bed, AOA abundance outnumbered AOB, though much lower oxidation–reduction potential occurred along the water flow direction. Thus, the oxidation–reduction potential may be another factor influencing the distributions of AOA and AOB in the deep layers of the plant bed without significant difference in ammonium content (p?<?0.05). Moreover, the potential ammonia oxidation rate was significantly dominated by AOB rather than AOA in the plant-bed/ditch system.Conclusions
The high ammonium content in the ditch sediment likely favored AOB. AOA seemed to persist more readily even under low oxidation–reduction potential in the deep layers of the plant bed. Ammonium content and the oxidation–reduction potential were important parameters influencing the distribution of AOA and AOB in the plant-bed/ditch system of Shijiuyang Constructed Wetland. AOB contributed more to ammonia oxidation than AOA, both in the plant-bed soils (r?=?0.592, p?=?0.0096) and in the ditch sediments (r?=?0.873, p?=?0.0002). 相似文献16.
Using in situ solid phase microextraction (SPME) for depth profiling in sediments treated with activated carbon 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
Ryan D. Stringer Joel G. Burken Andrew Curtis Elmore Danny D. Reible 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2014,14(5):1013-1020
Purpose
Sediment contamination in US waterways is an expensive and complicated issue, and as acceptance of nontraditional sediment remediation strategies broadens, novel and efficient methods to assess and monitor the bioavailability of hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) in contaminated sediments will play an important role.Materials and methods
In this project, solid phase microextraction (SPME) fibers inside perforated steel tubes were used as in situ passive samplers to measure polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in sediment before and after treatment with activated carbon (AC). Two modes of waterjet amendment injection were used to apply the AC. In the first treatment, a single 2-min injection was shot into the center of a test vessel, and in the second treatment, multiple 7-s injections in a grid were placed in sediment.Results and discussion
In the single injection, no treatment was observed 5 cm away from the injection, while at 2.5 cm, >90 % decrease of PAH pore water concentration was observed, indicating a similar bioavailability decrease. In the multiple injection experiment, >90 % PAH pore water level reductions were observed throughout the test vessel. Highly contaminated and less contaminated sediments were mixed with 0–5 % AC by weight to develop AC treatment curves. Over 99 % reduction in PAH pore water concentrations and bioavailability was observed in the less contaminated sediment at 3 % AC, while 99 % reduction was never reached even at 5 % AC addition in the highly contaminated sediment. Different treatment curves were observed for the different contaminated sediments. In situ equilibration times were 120, 215, and 250 h for phenanthrene, pyrene, and benzo(a)anthracene, respectively.Conclusions
The results show that in situ SPME is a viable method to observe AC treatment and evaluate reductions in pore water concentrations and bioavailability. 相似文献17.
Lei Wang Hongwen Sun Guohua Zhang Shujuan Sun Xinmei Fu 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2013,13(2):450-459
Purpose
The aim of this study was to assess the applicability of ionic liquids (ILs) in the extraction of organic contaminants from sediments and in passive sampling as a receiving phase material.Materials and methods
Solutions of two water-soluble ionic liquids (WSILs)—1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([BMIm]BF4) and N-butyl-3-methyl pyridinium tetrafluoroborate ([BMPy]BF4)—were used for the extraction of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), including bisphenol A (BPA), 17β-estradiol (E2), and nonylphenol (NP), from different sediments. Furthermore, a hydrophobic IL (1-hexadecyl-3-methyl imidazolium hexafluorophosphate) was filled in a polyethylene (PE) membrane tubing to build an IL-PE passive sampler for sediment pore water. Uptake kinetics were studied by exposing samplers to sediments artificially contaminated by EDCs and identified by exposing samplers to field-contaminated sediments.Results and discussion
EDCs were efficiently extracted by WSIL solutions from the two artificially contaminated sediments, with maximum extraction efficiencies of 84.2–104.6 % by the [BMIm]BF4 solution and 74.9–103.7 % by the [BMPy]BF4 solution. However, WSIL solutions are not suitable for EDC extraction from sediment with very low organic carbon contents. EDCs in sediment pore water can be efficiently taken up by the IL-PE sampler, with uptake rate constants of 2.08?×?10?2?l?g?1?day?1 (BPA), 5.74?×?10?2?l?g?1?day?1 (E2), and 2.10 l?g?1?day?1(NP).Conclusion
BPA, E2, and NP can be extracted efficiently by IL water solution from most of the artificially and field-contaminated sediments used in this study. The IL ([HDMIm]PF6)-PE passive sampler can be used to monitor EDCs in the pore water of sediments. A good match between the calculated and measured concentrations of BPA and E2 in pore water of field-contaminated sediments was observed. 相似文献18.
Elena M. Korobova Vitaly G. Linnik Justin Brown 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2016,16(4):1279-1287
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to compare the distribution of the most significant medium and long-lived radioisotopes, i.e., 60Co, 137Cs, and 152Eu, in granulometric and organic fractions of alluvial soils downstream from the Krasnoyarsk Mining and Chemical Combine (KMCC), Russia, to reveal natural patterns of their behavior and accumulation.Materials and methods
Soil samples collected at different elevations and depths in a floodplain of the Yenisey River downstream from the KMCC (20–250 km) were subjected to granulometric analysis by dry screening and a modified Petelin method. Fractions <0.05 mm were collected by a pipette method. Radionuclide activity in the different soil layers and in their fractions was determined using a spectrometer equipped with an HPGe detector. Concentration of total C (Ctot) and C of carbonates (Ccarb) was determined using a CHN analyzer before and after elimination of carbonates, organic C (Corg) being calculated as the difference between the obtained values. Organic fractions were separated by saturation of the air-dry sample with 0.1 M NaOH and further precipitation of humic acid from filtrate by 1 M HCl at pH 1. The separation resulted in three fractions of the fulvic acids, humic acids, and the residue containing the denuded mineral phase and the refractory organic residue. The selected bulk samples and fractions were analyzed for radionuclide activity.Results and discussion
Based on earlier results, the distribution of the pelite (<0.01 mm) and aleurite (0.01–0.1 mm) fractions in alluvium and soil samples have been analyzed to evaluate the grain-size contribution to radionuclide fixation. A positive correlation between radionuclide activity and the portion of pelite fraction was established for 60Co and 152Eu, while 137Cs accumulation was not related with this fraction. In organic matter (OM) extracts, more than 90 % of 137Cs, at proportions similar to those attributable to 238Th and 40K, were associated with the residue fraction, while 72 % of 152Eu and 46 % of 60Co were found in the mobile fraction of the low molecular fulvic acids. In successive layers of the soil vertical profile, approximately 94 % of the 152Eu variation may be explained by a linear model with Corg and Ccarb values as independent variables.Conclusions
Different associations of 137Cs, 60Co, and 152 Eu with particulate and organic fractions in river sediments and floodplain soils could be explained by the dominating discharge form (water soluble or particulate), affinity to organic substances of different mobility, sorption by minerals and their aggregates, and chemisorption.19.
Pedro Henrique Augusto Medeiros José Carlos de Araújo George Leite Mamede Benjamin Creutzfeldt Andreas Güntner Axel Bronstert 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2014,14(12):1938-1948
Purpose
Hydrosedimentological studies conducted in the semiarid Upper Jaguaribe Basin, Brazil, enabled the identification of the key processes controlling sediment connectivity at different spatial scales (100–104 km2).Materials and methods
Water and sediment fluxes were assessed from discharge, sediment concentrations and reservoir siltation measurements. Additionally, mathematical modelling (WASA-SED model) was used to quantify water and sediment transfer within the watershed.Results and discussion
Rainfall erosivity in the study area was moderate (4600 MJ mm ha?1 h?1 year?1), whereas runoff depths (16–60 mm year?1), and therefore the sediment transport capacity, were low. Consequently, ～60 % of the eroded sediment was deposited along the landscape, regardless of the spatial scale. The existing high-density reservoir network (contributing area of 6 km2 per reservoir) also limits sediment propagation, retaining up to 47 % of the sediment at the large basin scale. The sediment delivery ratio (SDR) decreased with the spatial scale; on average, 41 % of the eroded sediment was yielded from the hillslopes, while for the whole 24,600-km2 basin, the SDR was reduced to 1 % downstream of a large reservoir (1940-hm3 capacity).Conclusions
Hydrological behaviour in the Upper Jaguaribe Basin represents a constraint on sediment propagation; low runoff depth is the main feature breaking sediment connectivity, which limits sediment transference from the hillslopes to the drainage system. Surface reservoirs are also important barriers, but their relative importance to sediment retention increases with scale, since larger contributing areas are more suitable for the construction of dams due to higher hydrological potential. 相似文献20.
Distribution of PAH residues in humic and mineral fractions of sediments from stormwater infiltration basins 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
Amelène El-Mufleh Béatrice Béchet Laurent Grasset Claude Rodier Anne Gaudin Véronique Ruban 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2013,13(3):531-542