吉林省中部农业土壤中HCH和HCB的残留特征

通过分析测试吉林省中部农业土壤中α-HCH、β-HCH、γ-HCH、δ-HCH 4种异构体和HCB的含量,对该地区HCH和HCB的残留情况进行了讨论。结果表明,在吉林省中部农业土壤中HCH4种异构体均有不同程度的检出,其中β-HCH和γ-HCH为主要的残留物。ΣHCH残留量介于0.42~44.96 ng/g之间,平均值为5.09 ng/g;ΣHCH残留量在不同类型土壤和不同利用方式下土壤中差异不明显。农业土壤中α-HCH/γ-HCH比值均接近于1,指示该地区土壤环境已经发生变化,也可能有新的污染源存在。土壤中HCB平均值为5.51 ng/g,总体残留水平比较低,且在水田中的残留量高于在旱田中的残留量。     

Modelling transport dynamics of contaminated sediments in the headwater of a hydropower plant at the Upper Rhine River

Sediments are an essential habitat compartment in rivers, which is a subject to dynamic transport processes. In many rivers, the fine deposited sediments are contaminated with heavy metals and organic compounds. Contaminated deposits are considered as potential hot spots because of the risk of the mobilization under erosive hydraulic conditions. Numerical models for particulate contaminant transport are then necessary and can be applied to estimate and predict the potential impact of mobilized contaminants as an important contribution to sediment management. This paper focuses on the quantification of the amount of contaminated sediments resuspended during the extreme flood event in 1999 and the prediction of deposition one year after the flood event. To assess such erosive flood event, a 2D numerical transport model was developed to analyse the dynamics of erosion and sedimentation processes in the headwater of a cross dam at the Upper Rhine River. The dam consists of a weir, a hydropower plant, and a navigation lock. As the weir is operating only for flood management, a huge amount of sediment highly contaminated with the hexachlorobenzene (HCB) was deposited in the weir zone. Therefore, numerical simulations were performed to determine the spatial and temporal distribution of deposited contaminated sediments as depending on the river discharge and its distribution to the hydraulic structures. The numerical investigation presented here is taken as a retrospective analysis of the contaminated sediment dynamics in the headwater to improve future sediment management.     

Persistent organochlorine residues in sediments from the Black Sea

The extent of contamination of the Black Sea by selected organochlorine compounds has been assessed through the analysis of surficial sediments taken from throughout the region. Concentrations of HCHs at sites influenced by the Danube delta are among the highest recorded on a global basis (up to 40 ng g(-1) dry wt). The ratio between the alpha- and gamma-isomers was relatively low indicating contamination through the use of lindane. Concentrations of DDTs (0.06-72 ng g(-1) dry wt) and PCBs (0.06-72 ng g(-1) dry wt) were not especially high in comparison to levels reported from throughout the world. The DDE/DDT ratio was, however, low indicating fresh inputs and hence current usage of DDT within the Black Sea region.