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Historical Trace Metal Accumulation in the Sediments of an Urbanized Region of the Lake Champlain Watershed, Burlington, Vermont 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Ellen L. Mecray John W. King Peter G. Appleby Allen S. Hunt 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2001,125(1):201-230
This study documents the history ofpollution inputs in the Burlington region of LakeChamplain, Vermont using measurements of anthropogenicmetals (Cu, Zn, Cr, Pb, Cd, and Ag) in four age-datedsediment cores. Sediments record a history ofcontamination in a region and can be used to assessthe changing threat to biota over time and to evaluatethe effectiveness of discharge regulations onanthropogenic inputs.Grain size, magnetic susceptibility, radiometricdating and pollen stratigraphy were combined withtrace metal data to provide an assessment of thehistory of contamination over the last 350 yr inthe Burlington region of Lake Champlain. Magneticsusceptibility was initially used to identify land-usehistory for each site because it is a proxy indicatorof soil erosion. Historical trends in metal inputs inthe Burlington region from the seventeenth through thetwentieth centuries are reflected in downcorevariations in metal concentrations and accumulationrates. Metal concentrations increase above backgroundvalues in the early to mid nineteenth century. Themetal input rate to the sediments increases around1920 and maximum concentrations and accumulation ratesare observed in the late 1960s. Decreases inconcentration and accumulation rate between 1970 andthe present are observed for most metals. Theobserved trends are primarily a function of variationsin anthropogenic inputs and not variations in sedimentgrain size. Grain size data were used to removetexture variations from the metal profiles and resultsshow trends in the anthropogenic metal signals remain. Radiometric dating and pollen stratigraphy providewell-constrained dates for the sediments therebyallowing the metal profiles to be interpreted in termsof land-use history. 相似文献
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Fujimoto Kiyoshi Miyagi Toyohiko Kikuchi Takao Kawana Toshio 《Mangroves and Salt Marshes》1996,1(1):47-57
Mangrove habitats on Kosrae are divided into three types, i.e., an estuary or delta type, a backmarsh or lagoon type and a coral reef or tidal-flat type. Most of the mangrove forests of Kosrae have been developed during the last 2000 years by accumulating mangrove peat with the gradual sea-level rise of 1 to 2 mm/yr except the landward part of the estuary or delta type. On the other hand, during the period of rapid sea-level rise of about 10 mm/yr between 4100 and 3700 yr B.P., the mangrove forests ceased peat accumulation and retreated landward. Until 3500 yr B.P., mangrove forests were distributed only in narrow bands in the inlets. Therefore, the critical rate of mangrove peat accretion with sea-level rise is estimated at more than 2 mm/yr and less than 10 mm/yr. If the anticipated sea-level rise exceeds this critical rate, all of the mangrove forests of Kosrae will retreat landward and reduce rapidly. 相似文献
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Loess grain size data used to infer transport direction or wind strength are generally derived from vigorously disaggregated samples. However, these data may not adequately represent the effective particle size distribution during loess transport, if the transported dust contained aggregates of fine-grained material. Thin sections of minimally altered C and BC horizons in the late Pleistocene Peoria Loess of Nebraska, USA, indicate the presence of aggregates with diameters of 30–1000 μm. The larger aggregates (>250 μm) are unlikely to have been transported, and are interpreted as the result of soil faunal activity and other pedogenic processes after deposition. Aggregates smaller than 250 μm could have a similar origin, but laser diffraction particle size analysis suggests that many are sedimentary particles. Comparison of minimally and fully dispersed particle size distributions from each sampling site was used to estimate the modal diameter of aggregates. The aggregate modal diameter becomes finer with decreasing loess thickness, representing increasing distance from the source. A similar trend was observed in the modal diameter of fully dispersed particle size distributions, which represents the mode of sand and silt transported as individual grains. We interpret both trends as the result of sorting during transport, supporting the interpretation that many of the aggregates were transported rather than formed in place. Aggregate content appears to increase with distance from the source, explaining a much more rapid downwind increase in clay content than would be expected if clay were transported as particles smaller than 2 μm diameter. Although the Peoria Loess of Nebraska contains sedimentary aggregates, many of the coarse silt and sand grains in this loess were transported as primary particles, were thoroughly exposed to sunlight and are potentially well suited for luminescence dating. 相似文献
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The distribution of organic matter (OM) in the soil profile reflects the balance between inputs and decomposition at different depths as well as transport of OM within the profile. In this study we modeled movement of OM in the soil profile as a result of mechanisms resulting in dispersive and advective movement. The model was used to interpret the distribution of 14C in the soil profile 41 years after the labeling event. The model fitted the observed distribution of 14C well (R2=0.988, AICc=−82.6), with a dispersion constant of D=0.71 cm2 yr−1 and an advection constant of v=0.0081 cm yr−1. However, the model consistently underestimated the amount of OM in the soil layers from 27 to 37 cm depth. A possible explanation for this is that different fractions of OM are transported by different mechanisms. For example, particulate OM, organomineral colloids and dissolved OM are not likely to be transported by the same mechanisms. A model with two OM fractions, one moving exclusively by dispersive processes (D=0.26 cm2 yr−1) and another moving by both dispersive (D=0.99 cm2 yr−1) and advective (v=0.23 cm yr−1) processes provided a slightly better fit to the data (R2=0.995, AICc=−83.6). More importantly, however, this model did not show the consistent underestimation from 27 to 37 cm soil depth. This corroborates the assumption that differing movement mechanisms for different OM fractions are responsible for the observed distribution of 14C in the profile. However, varying dispersion, advection, and decay of OM with depth are also possible explanations. 相似文献
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Contamination history of suspended river sediments accumulated in oxbow lakes over the last 25 years 总被引:3,自引:2,他引:1
Ondrej Bábek Klára Hilscherová Slavomír Nehyba Josef Zeman Martin Famera Juraj Francu Ivan Holoubek Jirí Machát Jana Klánová 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2008,8(3):165-176
Background, aims, and scope Embankment of meandering river systems in many industrial areas results in the formation of artificial oxbow lakes that may
act as perennial or intermittent traps for river sediments. Their deposits can be dated using a combination of historical
and stratigraphic data, providing a good means to study historical records of contamination transported by rivers. Contamination
history over the last few decades is of special significance for Central and Eastern Europe as it can reflect high pollutant
levels in the second half of the twentieth century and the subsequent improvement after the fall of the Iron Curtain. The
purpose of this study was to investigate recent sediments of an oxbow lake of the Morava River, Czech Republic, their stratigraphic
records, sediment architecture, and history of contamination.
Materials and methods Seven ground-penetrating radar (GPR) profiles and three sediment cores up to 4 m deep were studied. The stratigraphy of the
cores was inferred from visible-light spectrophotometry, X-ray radiography, grain size analysis, and semiquantitative modal
analysis of sandy fractions. The sediments were dated using the 137Cs mass activity and combinations of stratigraphic and historical data. The cores were sampled for concentrations of heavy
metals and persistent organic pollutants. Wet sampled, lyophilized, and sieved sediments were extracted and analyzed for heavy
metals by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) of aqua regia leachate and for persistent organic pollutants
by gas chromatography (GC-ECD and GC-MS).
Results Three distinct sedimentary sequences (S1, S2, and S3) were identified. The basal sequence S1 represents river channel sediments
deposited before the formation of the oxbow lake, most likely before the 1930s. The boundary between the S1 and S2 sequence
correlates with the level of sediment dredging from 1981 evidenced from historical data. The overlying sequences S2 and S3
represent a postdredging sediment wedge, which progrades into the lake. 137Cs dating revealed a distinct Chernobyl 1986 peak at ∼150 cm depth inferring sedimentation rates up to 7.7 cm/year. Sediment
contamination abruptly increased from the pre-1930s deposits to the post-1981 deposits. The concentration levels increased
two to five times for Pb, As, Zn, and Cu, about 10 to 15 times for Cr, Sb, and Hg, up to 34 times for Cd, and 25 to 67 times
for DDTs, PCBs, and PAHs. The concentrations of most contaminants remained approximately constant until the late 1980s when
they started to decrease slowly. The decreasing trends were most prominent for heavy metals and anthracene, less prominent
for DDTs, and almost absent for PCBs and most PAHs.
Discussion Different temporal and spatial patterns for various contaminants make it possible to distinguish between anthropogenic point
sources from local industry (anthracene, Cr, Cd), possible diffuse sources (most PAHs), and geological background (V, Co,
Ni, and Mo). The observed recent trends in heavy metal and persistent organic pollutant contamination are generally consistent
with data from other Central European rivers. The roughly balanced contamination levels in sediments from the lake and the
adjacent river channel suggest that the oxbow lake deposits reflect immediate levels of the contamination bound to suspended
particulate matter passing through the river.
Conclusions The investigated oxbow lake accumulated suspended sediment from Morava River, developing a thick sedimentary body. The sediments
offer a good time framework to study historical contamination of the river on a decade time scale. Continuous contamination
trends can be traced back to the early 1980s. The results show that stratigraphic analysis of cores has a good potential for
identification of uninterrupted historical trends and unconformities, e.g., due to dredging.
Recommendations and perspectives Oxbow lakes may provide an alternative to floodplains and reservoir deposits when studying river contamination history. High
sedimentation rates of up to 7.7 cm/year offer a very good stratigraphic resolution, making it possible to study contamination
patterns on annual or even seasonal time scales. On the other hand, oxbow lakes may represent long-term contamination stores,
which are unlikely to be redistributed by river erosion and, hence, may possess significant environmental risks for the farther
future. 相似文献
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Dendrogeomorphological analyses of trees affected by debris flows have regularly been used to date past events. However, this method has always been limited to forested cones where trees registered the impact of previous events. The minimum age dating of trees growing in the debris deposits can, in contrast, provide information on the latest possible moment of past activity. In this paper, we report on results obtained from a combination of these two approaches on a forested cone in the Valais Alps (Switzerland). A detailed geomorphic map in a scale of 1:1000 served as a basis for the sampling strategy. Disturbed Larix decidua Mill. and Picea abies (L.) Karst. trees growing in the deposits allowed reconstruction of 49 events between AD 1782 and 2005 as well as the determination of the spatial extent of events. In the debris-flow channels where survivor trees are missing, we selected the oldest post-event trees and assessed their age by counting their growth rings. Missing rings due to lack of center as well as to sampling height were added so as to determine real tree age. The combination of the dendrogeomorphological event reconstruction with the assessment of germination dates of successor trees allowed realistic approximation of the minimum time elapsed since the last debris-flow activity in 23 of the 29 channels present on the current-day cone surface. In general, channels in the northern part of the cone and those close to the currently active channel generally show signs of (sub-) recent activity with one last overbank sedimentation event in the 1980s, whereas signs of debris-flow activity are absent from the channels in the outermost part since the late 19th century. As a consequence of the deeply incised channel and the stabilization measures undertaken along the banks, signs of debris flows are missing in the tree-ring record for the past two decades. 相似文献
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Holocene floodplain sedimentation in the Rhine catchment is controlled by human and climate impacts. Intricate river behaviour modifies the fluvial response to the external impacts making cause–effect analysis difficult, especially on large spatial scales. To better understand the relative importance and interdependencies of external and internal controls, temporally resolved floodplain sedimentation rates are established using three different methods: i) floodplain storage studies on the trunk stream, ii) depth/age-analysis of overbank deposits from different parts of the catchment and iii) cumulative frequency distributions of 14C-ages from floodplain deposits from various parts of the catchment. The applied methodology strongly differs with the available temporal resolution and the size of the corresponding catchment. All three methods show a strong increase in sedimentation rate for more recent periods that can be linked to increasing human impact. Evidences for climate impacts and intricate river behaviour are less clear and hindered by insufficient temporal resolution of the currently available data. 相似文献
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张信宝 《中国水土保持科学》2010,8(6):93-94
据谢良胜等的2篇文章报道,黔西北麻窝山岩溶盆地近29年来平均沉积厚度1.33 m,沉积速率4.6 cm/a,流域平均侵蚀模数为2 900.55 t/(km2.a)。而根据笔者的研究成果,该岩溶盆地中央部位沉积物剖面中,表征1963年沉积的137Cs峰值深度为40 cm,减去犁耕层深度,1963年以来的沉积厚度为20 cm,年均沉积速率为0.44 cm/a,此值仅为谢良胜等研究结果4.6 cm/a的1/10。 相似文献
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Geochemical conditions in groundwater systems: Implications for the attenuation of agricultural nitrate 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Thabo Thayalakumaran Keith L. Bristow Philip B. Charlesworth Thorsten Fass 《Agricultural Water Management》2008,95(2):103-115
Nitrate resulting from nitrogen fertilisers used in Agriculture is a widespread contaminant of shallow groundwater and causes adverse effects on human, animal and ecosystem health. In order to evaluate the full extent of groundwater nitrate contamination, and how it might evolve in time, it is essential to understand controls on aquifer assimilative capacity. This level of understanding will also help to better target policies and incentives aimed at controlling the amount of nitrate entering downstream water systems.The potential for nitrate attenuation in groundwater was assessed by examining the concentration and distribution pattern of electron donors such as dissolved organic carbon (DOC), ferrous iron, and redox indicators such as dissolved oxygen (DO) and Eh in 57 monitoring bores on the lower Burdekin coastal floodplain, one of Queensland's and Australia's premier irrigation districts. Nitrate concentrations ranged from 0.1 to 14.4 mg/L NO3-N but were mostly undetectable in bores close to the coast. Groundwater age dates suggest that while there are nitrate ‘hot spots’ in certain areas, some or most of the nitrate is being consumed on its way to the ocean. Low nitrate concentrations were coupled with high ferrous concentrations. The low DO concentrations (<2 mg/L) and high ferrous concentrations found in 55% of the bores indicate that redox conditions are suitable for nitrate attenuation by either denitrification or dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium. The reducing environment may be associated with the high DOC concentrations (up to 82 mg C/L) found in these groundwaters. Furthermore, high levels of ferrous iron found in the Ayr area combined with the wide spread geographical distribution of DOC indicate that these areas have a high potential for sustaining geochemical processes that reduces nitrate levels. The distribution of geochemical indicators also suggests that the shallower depths (<15 m) of the groundwater systems have more potential for nitrate reduction than the deeper depths. The map identifying areas within the lower Burdekin with most potential for denitrification is a valuable first step in helping to understand and manage the fate of nitrate entering the groundwater. 相似文献