Distributions, quality assessments and fluxes of heavy metals carried by submarine groundwater discharge in different types of wetlands in Jiaozhou Bay, China. (August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qu, Wenjing; Wang, Chaoyue; Luo, Manhua; Zheng, Chunmiao; Li, Hailong
• Is Part Of: Marine pollution bulletin. Volume 157(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-08
• Subjects: Heavy metals -- Submarine groundwater discharge -- Jiaozhou Bay -- Intertidal zone -- Pollution; Marine pollution -- Periodicals; Marine Biology -- Periodicals; Water Pollution -- Periodicals; Mer -- Pollution -- Périodiques; Publications périodiques; Pollution des mers; Lutte antipollution; Electronic journals; 363.7394
• DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111310
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-326X

Abstract

Abstract: Intertidal groundwater and seawater were sampled to analyze the distribution characteristics, the contamination status and the submarine groundwater discharge (SGD)-associated fluxes of heavy metals Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, and Hg as well as the metalloid As at four typical intertidal wetlands (including a sandy beach, a mud flat, a tidal marsh and an estuarine intertidal zone) of Jiaozhou Bay, China. Results show that the surface water near the Dagu River estuary suffers from a severe Cu pollution. The groundwater in the sandy beach and mud flat has stronger enrichment abilities of heavy metals than those at the other two sites. The contents of Pb and Zn in groundwater are mainly controlled by the sulfate reduction. At the mud flat, human activities may cause potential Pb contamination to groundwater. The heavy metal effluxes in the sandy beach are the largest of all the four wetlands. Highlights: Heavy metals in four typical intertidal wetlands of Jiaozhou Bay were investigated. Surface water near the Dagu River estuary suffers from a severe Cu pollution. Groundwater at the sandy beach and mud flat has strong metal-enrichment abilities. SGD-associated metal fluxes at the sandy beach are the largest in the four wetlands.