scholarly journals Distribution characteristics, enrichment patterns and health risk assessment of dissolved trace elements in river water in the source region of the Yangtze River

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Liu ◽  
Liangyuan Zhao ◽  
Qingyun Li ◽  
Yuan Hu ◽  
Huawei Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Source Region ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Average Concentration ◽  
Distribution Characteristics ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Dissolved Trace Elements

Abstract The security of water environment in the source region of the Yangtze River (SRYR) is also vital to the water environment security of the whole basin. The results showed that the rivers in the SRYR were weakly alkaline and the values of total solid solubility (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC), turbidity concentration and salinity were higher than the values in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The results showed that the dissolved trace elements detected displayed obvious regional distribution characteristics, showing a concentration trend of high in the Chumar River, low in the Dangqu, and middle in Tong River. All water quality indexes in the SRYR met the surface water environmental quality standard of class II based on GB 3838-2002 except Hg, while the average concentration of As exceeded 10 μg/L. The main enrichment elements in the SRYR were Li, Se, As and Pb, and their concentrations were far higher than the average concentration of the world rivers. Moreover, the HI and HQingrstion of children caused by As in the SRYR were greater than 1. This study could provide basic data for water environment protection and water resource management in the SRYR.

scholarly journals Temperature Change and Its Elevation Dependency in the Source Region of the Yangtze River and Yellow River

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chongyi E ◽  
Hongchang Hu ◽  
Hong Xie ◽  
Yongjuan Sun
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Change ◽  
Minimum Temperature ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Source Region ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Climatic Data ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Extreme Minimum Temperature ◽  
The Mean

The study of temperature change and its elevation dependency in the source region of the Yangtze River and Yellow River have been insufficient owing to the lack of adequate observation stations and long-term climatic data. In this study five temperature indices of 32 stations from 1961 to 2007 in and near the source region are used. The 32 stations all have experienced significant warming; the warming amplitudes are higher than the mean warming amplitude of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau. The warming amplitudes and the numbers of stations showing significant warming trends in mean minimum temperature and extreme minimum temperature are higher than that of the mean maximum temperature and extreme maximum temperature. The elevation dependency of climatic warming and the amount of significant warming stations are not obvious; the influence of human activity and urbanization may be higher. The warming amplitudes of 26 stations above 3000 m tend to be uniform, and there is no significant law at 6 stations below 3000 m. On the contrary, the ratio of stations showing significant warming in minimum temperature above 4000 m is far less than that of the stations below 4000 m.

scholarly journals Multi-Objective Joint Optimal Operation of Reservoir System and Analysis of Objectives Competition Mechanism: A Case Study in the Upper Reach of the Yangtze River

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mufeng Chen ◽  
Zengchuan Dong ◽  
Wenhao Jia ◽  
Xiaokuan Ni ◽  
Hongyi Yao
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Optimal Operation ◽  
Total Power ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Multi Objective ◽  
Reservoir System

The multi-objective optimal operation and the joint scheduling of giant-scale reservoir systems are of great significance for water resource management; the interactions and mechanisms between the objectives are the key points. Taking the reservoir system composed of 30 reservoirs in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River as the research object, this paper constructs a multi-objective optimal operation model integrating four objectives of power generation, ecology, water supply, and shipping under the constraints of flood control to analyze the inside interaction mechanisms among the objectives. The results are as follows. (1) Compared with single power generation optimization, multi-objective optimization improves the benefits of the system. The total power generation is reduced by only 4.09% at most, but the water supply, ecology, and shipping targets are increased by 98.52%, 35.09%, and 100% at most under different inflow conditions, respectively. (2) The competition between power generation and the other targets is the most obvious; the relationship between water supply and ecology depends on the magnitude of flow required by the control section for both targets, and the restriction effect of the shipping target is limited. (3) Joint operation has greatly increased the overall benefits. Compared with the separate operation of each basin, the benefits of power generation, water supply, ecology, and shipping increased by 5.50%, 45.99%, 98.49%, and 100.00% respectively in the equilibrium scheme. This study provides a widely used method to analyze the multi-objective relationship mechanism, and can be used to guide the actual scheduling rules.

Research on the distribution of neonicotinoid and fipronil pollution in the Yangtze River by high-performance liquid chromatography

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (46) ◽  
pp. 5581-5590
Author(s):  
Xin Pan ◽  
Zhangjun Wang ◽  
Chao Chen ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Xianxin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
River Estuary ◽  
Yangtze River Estuary ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
The Yangtze River Estuary

Neonicotinoids and fipronil pesticides in the water environment of the Yangtze River Estuary was detected by SDB-RPS solid-phase extraction membranes and high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry..

scholarly journals Impact of the Westerly Jet on Rainfall/Runoff in the Source Region of the Yangtze River during the Flood Season

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Xin Lai ◽  
Yuanfa Gong ◽  
Sixian Cen ◽  
Hui Tian ◽  
Heng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Source Region ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Antecedent Rainfall ◽  
Flood Season ◽  
Westerly Jet ◽  
The Impact

Based on runoff data collected at the Zhimenda station, reanalysis data from the National Centers of Environmental Prediction/National Centers of Atmospheric Research (NCEP/NCAR), and observation data from ground stations in China, this study analyzes the characteristics of changes in runoff in the source region of the Yangtze River (SRYR) during the flood season (from July to September), the relationship between runoff and antecedent rainfall, and the impact of the westerly jet (WJ) on rainfall in the coastal zone of the SRYR. The results show the following. The runoff in the SRYR displays a significant interannual and interdecadal variability. The runoff in the SRYR during the flood season is most closely related to 15-day (June 16 to September 15) antecedent rainfall in the coastal zone of the SRYR. In turn, the antecedent rainfall in the coastal zone of the SRYR is mainly affected by the intensity of the simultaneous WJ over a key region (55–85°E, 45–55°N). When the intensity of the WJ over the key region is greater (less) than normal, the jet position moves northward (southward), and the easterly (westerly) wind anomalies over the region to the west of the SRYR become unfavorable (favorable) to the transport of water vapor from high-latitude regions to the SRYR. In addition, the southerly wind over the equatorial region cannot (can) easily advance northward, which is unfavorable (favorable) to the northward transport of water vapor from the low-latitude ocean. Hence, these conditions result in a decrease (increase) in the water vapor content in the SRYR. Furthermore, the convergence (divergence) anomalies in the upper level and the divergence (convergence) anomalies in the lower level result in the descending (ascending) motion over the SRYR. These factors decrease (increase) the rainfall, thereby decreasing (increasing) the runoff in the SRYR during the flood season.

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