Schadstoff-Untersuchungen an datierten Sedimentkernen aus dem Bodensee / Pollution Research on Dated Sediment Cores from Lake Constance

1977 ◽  
Vol 32 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 913-919 ◽  
Author(s):  
German Müller
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Sediment Cores ◽  
Enrichment Factors ◽  
Lake Constance ◽  
General Distribution ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Pollution Research ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Anthropogenic Processes ◽  
The Vertical Distribution

Abstract The vertical distribution of eight heavy metals (Hg, Cu, Zn, Cr, Co, Ni, Pb, Cd) in dated sediments of four sedimentary profiles from the central part of Lake Constance was examined. From 1900 to about 1960 - 1970, a general increase of all heavy metals was observed. After this time, the concentrations of most of the metals decreased. As compared with pre-1900 “natural” metal concentrations, Cd and Pb have been enriched the strongest (enrichment factors 4.0 and 3.8 resp.), whereas Ni and Co exhibit least civilizational influences (enrichment factors 1.5 and 1.9 resp.). Cu, Cr, Zn and Hg were enriched by a factor between 2 - 3. Elements which were not influenced by anthropogenic processes - such as K and Li - remained unaffected over the whole vertical sequence. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) which were also studied in the same sediment material by Grimmer and Böhnke show a similar pattern. Within a sedimentary profile the concentration ratio benzo (a) pyrene: cadmium remained about constant. Combustion of coal is believed to be the common source of both heavy metals and PAH and seems to be responsible for the general distribution pattern of both groups of pollutants. In addition, local sources - both domestic and industrial - are assumed to have delivered additional heavy metal pollution.

Schadstoff-Untersuchungen an datierten Sedimentkernen aus dem Bodensee / Pollution Research on Dated Sediment Cores from Lake Constance

1977 ◽  
Vol 32 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 920-925 ◽  
Author(s):  
German Müller
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Lake Constance ◽  
Strong Increase ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Coal Consumption ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

Abstract The vertical distribution of nitrogen and phosphorus in dated sediments of four sedimentary profiles from the central part of Lake Constance was examined. From about 1900 until now a steady increase of N and P is to be observed. Nitrogen is enriched by a factor of about 5, phosphorus by a factor of about only 2. The N/P-ratio shows a continuous increase since 1900. The explanation for this development is the steady increase of phosphates delivered into the lake since about 1900. Thus, p.ex. the total amount of phosphorus increased between 1930 and 1974 from 274 to 1929 tons per year. Most of the sedimentary nitrogen is incorporated into the organic material, the production of which is clearly bound to the availability of phosphorus in the lake water. Phosphorus is mostly found in an adsorbed position on clay minerals. Between N and P on one hand and certain heavy metals (Cd, Zn) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the other hand a positive correlation only can be found as long as the curves for phosphate delivery (responsible for N-and P-concentrations) and coal consumption (responsible for certain heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) have a parallel development. The decrease in coal consumption in connection with a very strong increase of phosphate delivery during the past 15 years has ceased the parallel evolution of the different groups of pollutants in the sediments, and also demonstrates, that a causal relationship N and P - heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons does not exist.

scholarly journals Spatial and vertical distribution analysis of heavy metals in urban retention tanks sediments: a case study of Strzyza Stream

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 1469-1485 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Nawrot ◽  
E. Wojciechowska ◽  
K. Matej-Łukowicz ◽  
J. Walkusz-Miotk ◽  
K. Pazdro
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Sediment Cores ◽  
Sediment Quality ◽  
Contamination Level ◽  
Common Source ◽  
General View ◽  
Distribution Analysis ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Geochemical Indices ◽  
Middle Stream

Abstract Concentrations of seven heavy metals (HMs): Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni, Cr, and Fe in core samples of bottom sediments from four retention tanks (RTs) located along the Strzyza Stream in northern Poland (Gdansk) were measured to obtain a general view of sediment quality. The recognition of contamination and potential environmental impacts is the main aim of this paper. A total of 96 sediment samples were collected from eight sampling sites at depths of 0–2 cm, 8–10 cm, 16–18 cm, 24–26 cm. Concentrations of Cu, Zn, Pb, Fe, Ni, and Cr were measured with AAS while Cd concentration was measured with ICP-MS. Granulometric analyses with normalized sieve apertures were carried out. Geochemical indices: enrichment factor, anthropogenic factor, and modified degree of contamination (mCd) were used to assess the contamination level. Concentrations of HMs in sediments changed in the range: Cu (3.24–119 mg/kg d.w.), Zn (12.5–584 mg/kg d.w.), Pb (4.91–309 mg/kg d.w.), Cd (0.003–0.716 mg/kg d.w.), Ni (1.57–25.8 mg/kg d.w.), Cr (2.45–74.5 mg/kg d.w.), and Fe (3993–63817 mg/kg d.w.). The sequential extraction verified the bonding of HMs with non-mobile fractions. Geochemical indices showed widespread pollution by Cu, Pb, Cd, and Zn. Cluster and factor analysis distinguished three related subgroups of HMs: Pb, Ni–Cr, and Fe–Cd–Cu–Zn, suggesting possible common source of each subgroup. Strongly contaminated sediments were distinguished in sediment cores in two middle stream RTs characterized by intense urbanization in their direct catchments.

Potential Contribution of Nutrients and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from the Creeks of Cootes Paradise Marsh

1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Chow-Fraser ◽  
Barb Crosbie ◽  
Douglas Bryant ◽  
Brian McCarry
Keyword(s):  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
Engine Combustion ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Derivatives Of

Abstract During the summer of 1994, we compared the physical and nutrient characteristics of the three main tributaries of Cootes Paradise: Spencer, Chedoke and Borer’s creeks. On all sampling occasions, concentrations of CHL α and nutrients were always lowest in Borer’s Creek and highest in Chedoke Creek. There were generally 10-fold higher CHL α concentrations and 2 to 10 times higher levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in Chedoke Creek compared with Spencer Creek. Despite this, the light environment did not differ significantly between Spencer and Chedoke creeks because the low algal biomass in Spencer Creek was balanced by a relatively high loading of inorganic sediments from the watershed. Laboratory experiments indicated that sediments from Chedoke Creek released up to 10 µg/g of soluble phosphorus per gram (dry weight) of sediment, compared with only 2 µg/g from Spencer Creek. By contrast, sediment samples from Spencer Creek contained levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon that were as high as or higher than those from Chedoke Creek, and much higher than those found in Borer’s Creek. The distribution of normalized PAH concentrations suggests a common source of PAHs in all three tributaries, most likely automobile exhaust, since there were high concentrations of fluoranthene and pyrene, both of which are derivatives of engine combustion.

scholarly journals Environmental DNA preserved in marine sediment for detecting jellyfish blooms after a tsunami

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mizuki Ogata ◽  
Reiji Masuda ◽  
Hiroya Harino ◽  
Masayuki K. Sakata ◽  
Makoto Hatakeyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marine Sediment ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Sediment Cores ◽  
Environmental Dna ◽  
Target Species ◽  
Tank Experiment ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
One Year

AbstractEnvironmental DNA (eDNA) can be a powerful tool for detecting the distribution and abundance of target species. This study aimed to test the longevity of eDNA in marine sediment through a tank experiment and to use this information to reconstruct past faunal occurrence. In the tank experiment, juvenile jack mackerel (Trachurus japonicus) were kept in flow-through tanks with marine sediment for two weeks. Water and sediment samples from the tanks were collected after the removal of fish. In the field trial, sediment cores were collected in Moune Bay, northeast Japan, where unusual blooms of jellyfish (Aurelia sp.) occurred after a tsunami. The samples were analyzed by layers to detect the eDNA of jellyfish. The tank experiment revealed that after fish were removed, eDNA was not present in the water the next day, or subsequently, whereas eDNA was detectable in the sediment for 12 months. In the sediment core samples, jellyfish eDNA was detected at high concentrations above the layer with the highest content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, reflecting tsunami-induced oil spills. Thus, marine sediment eDNA preserves a record of target species for at least one year and can be used to reconstruct past faunal occurrence.

scholarly journals Energy Treatment of Solid Municipal Waste in Combination with Biomass by Decentralized Method with the Respect to the Negative Effects on the Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4405
Author(s):  
Miroslav Rimar ◽  
Olha Kulikova ◽  
Andrii Kulikov ◽  
Marcel Fedak
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Combustion Properties ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Fuel Mixtures

Waste is a product of society and one of the biggest challenges for future generations is to understand how to sustainably dispose of large amounts of waste. The main objective of this study was to determine the possibility and conditions of the decentralized combustion of non-hazardous municipal waste. The analysis of the combustion properties of a mixture of wood chips and 20–30% of municipal solid waste showed an improvement in the operating parameters of the combustion process. Analysis also confirmed that the co-combustion of dirty fuels and biomass reduced the risk of releasing minerals and heavy metals from fuel into the natural environment. Approximately 55% of the heavy metals passed into the ash. The analysis of municipal solid waste and fuel mixtures containing municipal solid waste for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons showed the risk of increasing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in flue gases.

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