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dc.contributor.authorChen, B.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Jian
dc.contributor.authorHu, L.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, M.
dc.contributor.authorWang, L.
dc.contributor.authorZhang, X.
dc.contributor.authorFan, D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-13T09:14:44Z
dc.date.available2018-12-13T09:14:44Z
dc.date.created2018-12-12T02:46:48Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationChen, B. and Liu, J. and Hu, L. and Liu, M. and Wang, L. and Zhang, X. and Fan, D. 2017. Spatio-temporal distribution and sources of Pb identified by stable isotopic ratios in sediments from the Yangtze River Estuary and adjacent areas. Science of the Total Environment. 580: pp. 936-945.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72872
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.042
dc.description.abstract

© 2016 To understand the spatio-temporal distribution and sources of Pb in the sediments of the Yangtze River Estuary and its adjacent areas, 25 surface sediments and 1 sediment core were collected from the study areas. The concentrations of Al and Pb of these sediments exhibit a decreasing trend from the nearshore towards the offshore, with higher concentrations in the coastal areas of the East China Sea (ECS) and southwest of Jeju Island. According to the stable isotopic ratios of Pb, in combination with the elemental ratios and clay mineral data, it is inferred that sedimentary Pb in the surface sediments of the coastal areas of the ECS may come primarily from the Yangtze River, while the Pb southwest of Jeju Island is probably derived from both the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. The particulate Pb derived from the Yangtze River was possibly dispersed along two paths: the path southward along the coastline of the ECS and the path eastward associated with the Changjiang Diluted Water (CDW), which crosses the shelf of the ECS towards the area southeast of Jeju Island. Although the Yangtze River Basin witnessed rapid economic development during the period from the late 1970s to the middle 1990s, the influence of human activity on Pb concentration remained weak in the Yangtze River Estuary. Since the early 2000s, however, sedimentary Pb has been significantly increasing in the coastal mud areas of the ECS due to the increasing influence of human activity, such as the increase in atmospheric emission of anthropogenic Pb in China, construction of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD), and the construction of smaller dams in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Coal combustion and the smelting of non-ferrous metals are possible anthropogenic sources for the sedimentary Pb in the Yangtze River Estuary.

dc.publisherElsevier
dc.titleSpatio-temporal distribution and sources of Pb identified by stable isotopic ratios in sediments from the Yangtze River Estuary and adjacent areas
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume580
dcterms.source.startPage936
dcterms.source.endPage945
dcterms.source.issn0048-9697
dcterms.source.titleScience of the Total Environment
curtin.departmentWASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE)
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