Contamination and spatial distribution of heavy metals in soil of Xiangxi River water-level-fluctuating zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China

Author(s):  
Xu Chao ◽  
Zhou Peijiang ◽  
Li Haiyan ◽  
Wang Huanhuan
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Liuyi Zhang ◽  
Kun Fu ◽  
Fumo Yang ◽  
Yang Chen ◽  
Chuan Fu ◽  
...  

The accumulation of heavy metals (HMs) in the water-level fluctuation zone (WLFZ) of the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) area is potentially harmful to the water environment. In order to reveal whether nitrogen (N) deposition is a potential driving factor for the migration and transformation of HMs (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb), a simulated N deposition experiment was performed on the soil in the WFLZ of the TGR. The results showed that the accumulative release amounts of HMs increased with the increase of N deposition. It was found that the Elovich equation, double-constant equation, and parabolic diffusion equation could well describe the release process of Cu, Cd, Cr, and Ni, while the double-constant equation, parabolic diffusion equation, and first-order equation could be applicable for Pb. The exchangeable fractions of HMs increased to varying degrees after the N deposition treatment, wherein Ni was most significant, indicating that N deposition could increase the ecological risk of HM pollution in the TGR area. The results provide insight into the major factors affecting the release of different HMs under N deposition in this vulnerable region ecologically.


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2192-2206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-juan Zhang ◽  
Qiang Tang ◽  
Yu-hai Bao ◽  
Xiu-bin He ◽  
Feng-xia Tian ◽  
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