Pedosphere 17(3): 284--294, 2007
ISSN 1002-0160/CN 32-1315/P
©2007 Soil Science Society of China
Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press
| Application of equilibrium partitioning approach to the derivation of sediment quality guidelines for metals in dianchi lake |
CHEN Yun-Zeng1,2 , YANG Hao3, ZHANG Zhen-Ke4, QIN Ming-Zhou1, JIN Feng2 and LÜ Jun-Jie2 |
1 Institute of Resources and Environment, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001 (China). E-mail: yzchen@henu.edu.cn
2 State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008 (China)
3 College of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097 (China)
4 Key Laboratory of Coast and Island Development of MOE, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093 (China) |
| ABSTRACT |
| For the past 20 years, numerous studies have been carried out on the application of equilibrium partitioning approach (EqPA) for the derivation of sediment quality guidelines (SQGs). However, for metals, few Equilibrium-partitioning-based numerical SQGs have been developed or are currently available because of the confounding factors mediating the bioavailability of metals. A study was conducted at Dianchi Lake, which is a heavily eutrophicated lake on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, China with the focus on the measurement of partitioning coefficient (Kp) and SQGs derivation and normalization to acid volatile sulfide (AVS), fine material, and organic carbon. Using new normalization methods, SQGs were formulated for seven metals including copper, zinc, lead, cadmium, chromium, mercury, and arsenic in Dianchi Lake. In Dianchi Lake sediments, the fine material contributed 25.4%-36.0% to the SQG values, with the largest contribution to the SQG value of mercury; AVS contributed 2.9%-75.0% to the SQG values, with the largest contribution to the SQG value of cadmium. This indicated that the fine material and the AVS were the most important controlling factors to the bioavailability of mercury and cadmium, respectively. The contribution of total organic carbon (TOC) to the SQG values of copper and lead was 3.8% and 7.1%, respectively, indicating that at relatively lower concentrations, the contribution of TOC was not significant. In addition to normalization methods, appropriate procedures for the application of EqPA including sample collection, storage, and analysis are also essential to improve the reliability of SQGs. The normalized Dianchi Lake SQGs were higher than most of the empirically based SQGs developed in North America, but lower than Hong Kong interim SQGs except for cadmium and arsenic. The differences could be attributed to the approaches used for derivation of SQGs and the water quality criteria adopted and the differences in the physical and chemical characteristics of the sediments. |
| Key Words: acid volatile sulfide, fine material, normalization method, organic carbon, sediment quality guidelines |
| Citation: Chen, Y. Z., Yang, H., Zhang, Z. K., Qin, M. Z., Jin, F. and LÜ Jun-Jie. 2007. Application of equilibrium partitioning approach to the derivation of sediment quality guidelines for metals in dianchi lake. Pedosphere. 17(3): 284-294. |
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