Ecological and toxicological assessment of water and bottom sediments in the Novosibirsk Reservoir

The toxicological state of individual parts of the Novosibirsk Reservoir was assessed with the help of bioassay tests of water and water extracts from bottom sediments with the use of two species of protococcus algae (Scenedesmus quadricauda (Turp.) Breb., Chlorella vulgaris Beijer) and two species of entomostracans (Daphnia magna Straus, Ceriodaphnia affinis Lillijeborg). It was found that the Ob R. near Kamenon-Ob is more polluted in terms of water and less polluted in terms of bottom sediments, compared with those in the lower part of the reservoir. The bioassay results are in agreement with the results of benthos-based bioindication and studies of chlorophyll a and pollutant concentrations in water.     

Space and time regularities in variations of nitrogen compound concentrations in watercourses of the Republic of Bashkortostan

The dynamics of anthropogenic activity and anthropogenic sources of nutrients in the Republic of Bashkortostan have been analyzed. Statistical analysis of many-year data of hydrochemical monitoring have been used to establish the year-to-year and annual regularities in the variations of N compound concentrations in watercourses. Maps of the mean annual N concentration in its forms (ammonium, nitrites, and nitrates) have been constructed. The fitness of river water to different types of water use have been assessed. Probability distributions of the concentrations of hydrochemical components have been constructed for different phases of stream water regimes. The exceedance probabilities have been evaluated for MAC values of N compounds in watercourses.     

Geochemical features of the silt sediment of the Novosibirsk Reservoir

Earlier data on heavy metal concentrations in bottom sediments of the Novosibirsk Reservoir are supplemented by new geochemical characteristics of fine silt sediment in the near-dam part of the reservoir with the list of chemical elements extended to 55. After the beginning of the Ob’s runoff regulation by HPP dam, a new geochemical type of sediment started forming in the new reservoir. This type of sediment features higher concentrations of chemical elements (including heavy metals), reaching the values typical of Baikal silt recorded in the central hollow of the lake.     

水源水库季节性分层及悬浮物行为对铁锰迁移的影响——以辽宁省碧流河水库为例

铁和锰是氧化还原敏感的元素,水源水库热分层引起的底层水体缺氧造成了沉积物中铁和锰的释放,对城市供水造成了极大的影响.以往鲜有悬浮物行为对铁和锰在水库水-沉积物界面迁移影响的研究,于2014年2月-2015年2月对碧流河水库深水区的水、悬浮物以及沉积物铁和锰的垂向分布特征进行综合调查分析,并进一步分析铁和锰的季节性变化规律及悬浮物行为对其的影响.Spearman相关分析结果表明铁浓度与总悬浮固体、总氮和总磷的相关性较大;锰浓度与总悬浮固体、溶解氧、pH和总氮的相关性较大.进一步讨论分析表明碧流河水库的热分层、底层缺氧以及沉积物再悬浮是影响铁和锰浓度的重要因素,水库铁和锰的季节变化规律存在差异.分层期溶解态的锰在底层累积,平均浓度达到0.18 mg/L,而沉积物中溶解态的铁释放很少.混合期水库的中上层锰浓度升高,达到了0.07 mg/L.沉积物的再悬浮是水库底层水体中铁的主要来源,底层颗粒态铁的平均浓度约为0.3 mg/L.絮凝的颗粒物以及其吸附的锰在水库长期悬浮,难以沉积到水库底部,使得悬浮物中Mn的含量显著高于表层沉积物,约为沉积物的7倍.建议应在碧流河水库采用分层取水、水库曝气以及联合供水等措施,以减少铁和锰的浓度升高对供水产生的影响,保障大连市城市供水安全.     

Resources-related and water-environmental problems of the integrated use of the Novosibirsk Reservoir

The use of water resources of the Novosibirsk Reservoir by the existing water management complex is analyzed at different stages of reservoir operation. The natural and anthropogenic factors that determine the development of reservoir water resources for water supply, a priority objective now, are discussed. The problems of water quality formation in the reservoir are considered for different hydrological seasons and periods of water abundance in the major river. The major contradictions between the participants of water management system are specified. Perspective approaches for optimizing the use of water resources of the reservoir are proposed.     

Multifractal features of the particle-size distribution of suspended sediment in the Three Gorges Reservoir,China

The Three Gorges Reservoir(TGR)in China is the largest hydroelectric project in the world,but the threat of sediment affecting ecological sustainability of the reservoir is a topic of concern.Sediment particlesize distribution(PSD)is informative in understanding sediment transport dynamics and biochemical functions.It is,therefore,important to quantitatively characterize the distribution of sediment particles.In the current study,fractal theory is applied to determine the PSD of suspended sediment in the TGR.The results show that the volumetric fractal dimension(D_v)exhibits a significant seasonal difference(p<0.05),reflecting sediment source and hydrodynamic sorting control the granularity of suspended sediment in the TGR.More specifically,suspended sediment particles are coarser in the wet season than in the dry season for the Yangtze River,and the opposite is true for the Ruxi River,an important tributary.The generalized dimension spectrum,D(q)-q,and multifractal singularity spectrum,f[α(q)]-α(q),were calculated for each suspended sediment sample.Thereafter,the parameters,D(0),D(1),D(2),α(0),Δα(q),andΔf[α(q)],were determined to characterize the PSD.As a result,the coarser suspended sediment during the wet season is characterised by a more complex PSD pattern,with a wider range of particle sizes,greater heterogeneity,and greater homogeneity of distribution over the measurement interval.However,the multifractal structure of the PSD of suspended sediment is more complex during the dry season than during the wet season,with higher local dispersion and variability.The findings of the current study highlight that multifractal analysis provides important insight for understanding the PSD of suspended sediment in the TGR.     

亚热带河口区水库DOC和DIC浓度时空变化特征

沿海水库汇聚并埋藏着大量的碳,是全球碳循环的重要区域.水体溶解有机碳(DOC)和溶解无机碳(DIC)的生物地球化学行为是水库碳循环研究的重要组成部分,对其系统生物过程和生态环境变化具有重要的影响.为了解亚热带河口区文武砂水库表层水体DOC和DIC的时空分布特征,本研究于2018年11月、2019年3月和6月分别对库区表...     

天目湖沙河水库溶解氧分层的季节变化及其对水环境影响的模拟

溶解氧(DO)是水体能否维持生态平衡的重要指标,是湖泊初级生产力与水动力条件的综合反映.研究DO及其分层的季节变化对认识湖库的富营养化过程有重要意义.本研究以天目湖沙河水库为例,运用西澳大学开发的三维水动力水质模型——ELCOM-CAEDYM对天目湖的水温、DO和总磷(TP)进行了为期1年的数值模拟.结果表明,模型较好地模拟出了水体温度和DO分层过程以及TP的时空分布,3个指标在水体表层、中层和底层的模拟值与实测值拟合良好,均方根误差分别在1.8℃、1.8 mg/L和0.003 mg/L以内,Nash-Sutcliffe有效性系数均在0.7以上,相对误差均低于10%.沙河水库不同季节的DO垂向分层与温跃层协同变化:冬季垂向混合;春季(4月)温跃层开始发育,底部出现氧不足;夏季(7月)温跃层位于4~10 m之间,同时底部低氧区(DO<2 mg/L)面积达35%;秋季(9月末)低氧区随着温跃层的消失而消失;冬季再次垂向混合.全湖DO和TP的时空分布表明,南半库区磷的来源主要是外源输入,而北半库区磷的来源主要是由水体底部低氧导致的磷内源释放.DO季节分层还有可能通过影响藻类活动而对水环境造成影响.     

A semiempirical mathematical model of the secondary pollution of water bodies by soluble iron and manganese forms

A semiempirical mathematical model of iron and manganese migration from bottom sediments into the water mass of water bodies has been proposed based on some basic regularities in the geochemistry of those elements. The entry of dissolved forms of iron and manganese under aeration conditions is assumed negligible. When dissolved-oxygen concentration is <0.5 mg/L, the elements start releasing from bottom sediments, their release rate reaching its maximum under anoxic conditions. The fluxes of dissolved iron and manganese (Me) from bottom sediments into the water mass (J _Me) are governed by the gradients of their concentrations in diffusion water sublayer adjacent to sediment surface and having an average thickness of h = 0.025 cm: \({J_{Me}} = - {D_{Me}}\frac{{{C_{Me\left( {ss} \right)}} - {C_{Me\left( w \right)}}}}{h}\) (D _Me ≈ 1 × 10^–9 m²/s is molecular diffusion coefficient of component Me in solution; C _Me(ss) and C _Me(w) ≈ 0 are Me concentrations on sediment surface, i.e., on the bottom boundary of the diffusion water sublayer, and in the water mass, i.e., on the upper boundary of the diffusion water sublayer). The value of depends on water saturation with dissolved oxygen (\({\eta _{{O_2}}}\)) in accordance with the empiric relationship \({C_{Me\left( {ss} \right)}} = \frac{{C_{_{Me\left( {ss} \right)}}^{\max }}}{{1 + k{\eta _{{O_2}}}}}\) (k is a constant factor equal to 300 for iron and 100 for manganese; C _Me(ss) ^max is the maximal concentration of Me on the bottom boundary of the diffusion water sublayer with C _Fe(ss) ^max ≈ 200 μM (11 mg/L), and C _Mn(ss) ^max ≈ 100 μM (5.5 mg/L).     

鄱阳湖水位变化规律的研究

根据都昌水位站１９５３￣１９９２年水位资料,对鄱阳湖水位的基本特征、退水过程及演变趋势进行了统计分析,在此基础上指出鄱阳湖开发利用中面临的主要问题和水位变化对鄱阳湖生态环境可能造成的影响。     

The distribution of dissolved copper in the Pacific

The general form of Cu-depth profiles is unique. In the central North Pacific, values decrease from a surface maximum of about 3 nmol/kg to 1.5 nmol/kg in the upper thermocline. Below about 750 m there is an increase to over 6 nmol/kg in the bottom waters with no mid-depth extremum. The profiles in the boundary regions are similar in the deep water but do not have the surface maximum. This unique elemental distribution is maintained by aeolean input to the surface waters comparable in magnitude to the fluvial component, ubiquitous scavenging in the subsurface and deep water, and a strong bottom source. Apparently the scavenging agent, presumably sinking particles, loses its Cu-binding capacity during early diagenesis. The half-life with respect to scavenging is about 1100 years and the overall residence time with respect to input or final removal about 5000 years.     

Yields of suspended sediment and dissolved solids from the Andean basins of Ecuador

Abstract

Water discharge and suspended and dissolved sediment data from three rivers (Napo, Pastaza and Santiago) in the Ecuadorian Amazon basin and a river in the Pacific basin (Esmeraldas) over a 9-year period, are presented. This data set allows us to present: (a) the chemical weathering rates; (b) the erosion rates, calculated from the suspended sediment from the Andean basin; (c) the spatio-temporal variability of the two regions; and (d) the relationship between this variability and the precipitation, topography, lithology and seismic activity of the area. The dissolved solids load from the Esmeraldas basin was 2 × 10⁶ t year^-1, whereas for the Napo, Pastaza and Santiago basins, it was 4, 2 and 3 × 10⁶ t year^-1, respectively. For stations in the Andean piedmont of Ecuador, the relationship between surface sediment and the total sediment concentration was found to be close to one. This is due to minimal stratification of the suspended sediment in the vertical profile, which is attributed to turbulence and high vertical water speeds. However, during the dry season, when the water speed decreases, sediment stratification appears, but this effect can be neglected in the sediment flux calculations due to low concentration rates. The suspended sediment load in the Pacific basin was 6 × 10⁶ t year^-1, and the total for the three Amazon basins was 47 × 10⁶ t year^-1. The difference between these contributions of the suspended sediment load is likely due to the tectonic uplift and the seismic and volcanic dynamics that occur on the Amazon side.

Editor Z.W. Kundzewicz

Citation Armijos, E., Laraque, A., Barba, S., Bourrel, L., Ceron, C., Lagane, C., Magat, P., Moquet, J.-S., Pombosa, R., Sondag, F., Vauchel, P., Vera, A., and Guyot, J.L., 2013. Yields of suspended sediment and dissolved solids from the Andean basins of Ecuador. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 58 (7), 1478–1494.     

Observations on the distribution of dissolved mercury in the ocean

The concentration of dissolved mercury in sea water has been determined in a number of areas in the northern and southern hemispheres and an attempt has been made to correlate the values found for certain areas with natural physical phenomena. The average concentrations found ranged from 11.2 ng l^?1 in the southern hemisphere to 33.5 ng l^?1 for the northern hemisphere; an increase suspected to be the result of dispersion of industrial pollution by jet streams. Local effects including upwelling, volcanic action, land run-off and heavy suspended matter loads are also discussed.     

湖北浮桥河水库悬浮物的季节变化

1998-1999年按季度对湖北浮桥河水库悬浮物进行采样和分析.浮桥河水库悬浮物现存量干重平均为9.991mg/L,有机碎屑是水库悬浮物的主要组成部分,占93.22%,浮游生物仅占6.78%.悬浮物的无灰重为3.45mg/L,其中有机碎屑无灰重的比例占85.54%,浮游生物无灰重占14.46%.悬浮物碳为1.539mg/L,其中有机碎屑碳占81.46%,浮游生物碳占18.54%.浮桥河水库悬浮物氮、磷含量分别为0.257mg/L和0.0143mg/L,其中有机碎屑氮、磷分别为0.200mg/L和0.0072mg/L;浮游生物氮、磷分别为0.057mg/L和0.0071mg/L.悬浮物可作为判断水库营养类型的指标,同时也可用来估算水库滤食性鱼类的鱼产潜力.     

Calibration and identifiability analysis of a water quality model to evaluate the contribution of different processes to the short-term dynamics of suspended sediment and dissolved nutrients in the surface water of a rural catchment

A method that combines calibration and identifiability analysis of a dynamic water quality model to evaluate the relative importance of various processes affecting the dynamic aspects of water composition is illustrated by a study of the response of suspended sediment and dissolved nutrients to a flood hydrograph in a rural catchment area in the Netherlands. Since the water quality model simulates the observed concentrations of suspended sediment and dissolved nutrients reasonably well, the most important processes during the observed flood hydrograph could be determined. These were erosion, exchange between dissolved phase and bed sediments and denitrification. It is concluded that the method is very useful for identifying the most significant model parameters and processes that are essential for water quality modelling. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Distribution of organochlorines in the dissolved and suspended phase of the sea-surface microlayer and seawater in Hong Kong, China

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were measured in the dissolved and suspended particulate phase in the sea-surface microlayer (SML) and subsurface water (SSW) collected from Hong Kong's coastal environment. The concentration ranges (pg/L) for summation sigmaHCHs, summation sigmaDDTs and summation sigmaPCBs in the SSW dissolved phase (DP i.e. sum of truly dissolved and colloidal phase) were 409-940 (mean 602), 774-5583 (mean 1908) and 266-433 (mean 278), respectively. The concentration ranges (pg/L) for summation sigmaHCHs, summation sigmaDDTs and summation sigmaPCBs in SSW suspended particulate matter (SPM) were <5-85 (mean 59), 358-1369 (mean 787) and 85.6-273 (mean 172), respectively. The enrichment factor of PCBs and OCPs in the SML varied between 1.1 and 4.5 for the DP, and 0.4-8.2 for the SPM. The distribution of contaminants between DP and SPM in both the SML and SSW indicates that particulate matter plays an important role in the distribution and fate of DDTs and PCBs, but not for HCH isomers. The Pearl River Estuary is likely to be a major source of contaminants transported to Hong Kong.     

The distribution of dissolved copper in the eastern Atlantic Ocean

Dissolved copper concentrations at five stations in the eastern Atlantic between 20 and 24°N are presented. The metal is depleted in surface waters with concentrations ranging from 1.1 to 1.7 nmol/l. Marked increases in concentration were found in near-bottom waters with levels up to 10.9 nmol/l; these are attributed to the release of dissolved copper from the surface sediment.     

千岛湖(新安江水库)表层水中全氟化合物的残留水平及分布特征

为查明千岛湖水体中全氟化合物(PFCs)的污染特征,于2017年丰水期和枯水期分别采集13个监测断面的表层水样品,采用固相萃取净化、富集水样,超高效液相色谱串联质谱联用法测定水中16种PFCs,研究其残留水平和分布特征监测结果表明,千岛湖表层水共检出5种中短链PFCs,包括C₄全氟烷基磺酸以及C₄、C₅、C₆和C₈ 4种全氟烷基羧酸ΣPFCs浓度范围为1.70～6.21 ng/L,以全氟辛酸(PFOA)为主要污染物,其浓度范围为0.52～3.61 ng/L,全氟辛烷磺酸(PFOS)则未检出与国内外同类水体相比,PFOA和PFOS浓度水平均处于低污染水平枯水期千岛湖水中PFCs污染程度高于丰水期,整体上呈现点源污染特征各断面水体中ΣPFCs浓度枯水期差异较大,而丰水期基本处于同一浓度水平空间分布上主要入湖河流新安江上游断面街口和威坪的PFCs浓度明显高于其他主要入湖河流断面以及湖区断面.     

The distribution and residence time of suspended sediment stored within the channel margins of a gravel‐bed bedrock river

Previously undocumented deposits are described that store suspended sediment in gravel‐bedded rivers, termed ‘fine‐grained channel margin’ (FGCM) deposits. FGCM deposits consist of sand, silt, clay, and organic matter that accumulate behind large woody debris (LWD) along the margins of the wetted perimeter of the single‐thread, gravel‐bed South River in Virginia. These deposits store a total mass equivalent to 17% to 43% of the annual suspended sediment load. Radiocarbon, ²¹⁰Pb and ¹³⁷C dating indicate that sediment in FGCM deposits ranges in age from 1 to more than 60 years. Reservoir theory suggests an average turnover time of 1·75 years and an annual exchange with the water column of a mass of sediment equivalent to 10% to 25% of the annual sediment load. The distribution of ages in the deposits can be fitted by a power function, suggesting that sediment stored in the deposits has a wide variety of transit times. Most sediment in storage is reworked quickly, but a small portion may remain in place for many decades. The presence of FGCM deposits indicates that suspended sediment is not simply transported downstream in gravel‐bed rivers in agricultural watersheds: significant storage can occur over decadal timescales. South River has a history of mercury contamination and identifying sediment sources and sinks is critical for documenting the extent of contamination and for developing remediation plans. FGCM deposits should be considered in future sediment budget and sediment transport modeling studies of gravel‐bed rivers in agricultural watersheds. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.