Title :
Concentrations and Distribution of Heavy Metals in South Taihu Lake
Author :
Cheng, Binghong ; Qiu, YanLing ; Li, Li ; Zhu, ZhiLiang ; Chen, Jiang ; Yang, Xiaohong ; Yao, Yuxin
Author_Institution :
MOE Key Lab. of Yangtze Aquatic Environ., Tongji Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
The South Taihu Lake receive localized metal pollution from the factories nearby. The aim of this study was to find out the heavy metal accumulation in South Taihu Lake. Concentration of some heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Cr, Ni, Pb, Cd) were determined in sediments samples. Heavy metal levels were analyzed by ICP. Concentrations varied significantly from different sampling sites. The results showed that the metal level in sediment were comparable to the limits proposed by China Environmental Quality Standard for Soils (GB 15618-95), with the overall mean values a little higher than the standard.
Keywords :
lakes; sediments; water pollution; China Environmental Quality Standard for Soil; ICP analysis; factories; heavy metal accumulation; heavy metal concentration; heavy metal distribution; localized metal pollution; sediment samples; south Taihu Lake; Chromium; Distributed computing; Laboratories; Lakes; Monitoring; Sampling methods; Sediments; Soil; Temperature; Zinc; South Taihu Lake; heavy metal; sediment;
Conference_Titel :
Challenges in Environmental Science and Computer Engineering (CESCE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3972-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5924-7
DOI :
10.1109/CESCE.2010.199
