Distribution and enrichment of heavy metals in surface sediments of Jiaozhou Bay

Author

Li, Yu

Author_Institution

Sch. of Geodesy & Geomatics Eng., Huaihai Inst. of Technol., Lianyungang, China

fYear

2011

fDate

24-26 June 2011

Firstpage

3081

Lastpage

3083

Abstract

The pollution of Jiaozhou Bay was investigated by measuring the trace elements of surface sediments. Sediment samples were collected at 33 locations in Jiaozhou Bay in November 2003. The large-scale distribution pattern of metals in surface sediments showed elevated levels of Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Hg compared with values obtained in 1989. Concentrations of soil-related elements such as Al, Fe, Mn did not show a significant trend among sample groups. Crustal enrichment factors (EF) were calculated. The results showed that anthropogenic elements such as Zn, Pb, Cd, Cu, As, Hg, Cr were found to be highly enriched at river outfalls. The distribution of the metal species studied in surface sediments of Jiaozhou Bay appeared to be controlled by point sources from the sewage system.

Keywords

cadmium; chromium; copper; lead; mercury (metal); sediments; sewage treatment; soil pollution; Jiaozhou Bay; anthropogenic elements; crustal enrichment factors; heavy metal enrichment; large-scale distribution pattern; sewage system; surface sediments; Copper; Lead; Mercury (metals); Rivers; Sediments; Zinc; Jiaozhou Bay; enrichment factors; heavy metals; pollution; surface sediments;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Remote Sensing, Environment and Transportation Engineering (RSETE), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Nanjing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9172-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RSETE.2011.5964965

Filename

5964965