Heavy Metal Content and Pollution Assessment in Typical Check Dam Sediment in a Watershed of Loess Plateau, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Sites
2.2. Sampling and Testing
2.3. Data Analysis
2.3.1. Calculation of Soil Bulk Density
2.3.2. Calculation of Cyclic Layer Sediment Weight and Total Sediment Weight
2.3.3. Calculation of Heavy Metal Deposition Rate
2.3.4. Risk Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Determination of Sediment Age
3.2. Patterns of Heavy Metal Concentration in the Dam Sediment Site over Time
3.3. Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution
4. Discussion
4.1. Effects of Watershed Erosion and Sediment Yield on the Distribution of Heavy Metals
4.2. Causes and Prevention Measures of Heavy Metal Pollution
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | V | Cr | Mn | Co | Ni | Cu | Zn | As |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toxicity Coefficient | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
Degree | Degree | ||
---|---|---|---|
<9 | Slight | <35 | Slight |
9 ≤ r < 18 | Medium | 35 ≤ RI < 70 | Medium |
18 ≤ r < 37 | Considerable | 70 ≤ RI < 140 | Considerable |
37 ≤ r < 75 | Very strong | RI ≥ 140 | Very strong |
75 ≤ r | Extremely strong |
Proportion(%) | RI | Proportion (%) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V | Cr | Mn | Co | Ni | Cu | Zn | As | |||
Slight | 100 | 100 | 100 | 65.52 | 100 | 62.1 | 100 | 10 | Slight | 24.14 |
medium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.48 | 0 | 37.93 | 0 | 89.65 | medium | 75.86 |
Considerable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Considerable | 0 |
Very strong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Very strong | 0 |
Extremely strong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Meng, Y.; Li, P.; Xiao, L.; Wang, R.; Yang, S.; Han, J.; Hu, B. Heavy Metal Content and Pollution Assessment in Typical Check Dam Sediment in a Watershed of Loess Plateau, China. Sustainability 2022, 14, 8597. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148597
Meng Y, Li P, Xiao L, Wang R, Yang S, Han J, Hu B. Heavy Metal Content and Pollution Assessment in Typical Check Dam Sediment in a Watershed of Loess Plateau, China. Sustainability. 2022; 14(14):8597. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148597
Chicago/Turabian StyleMeng, Yongxia, Peng Li, Lie Xiao, Rui Wang, Shutong Yang, Jiangxue Han, and Bingze Hu. 2022. "Heavy Metal Content and Pollution Assessment in Typical Check Dam Sediment in a Watershed of Loess Plateau, China" Sustainability 14, no. 14: 8597. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148597