One century sedimentary records of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, mercury and trace elements in the Qinghai Lake, Tibetan Plateau

Environmental Pollution
Xiaoping WangTandong Yao

Abstract

Sediments from a remote lake of northeastern Tibetan Plateau were analyzed for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and trace metals. USEPA priority PAHs, ranged from 11 in 1860 to 279 ng g(-1) in 2002, while, the deposition fluxes were in the range of 0.2-11.4 ng cm(-2) yr(-1). Similarly, from 1860 to 2002, an increased trend of Hg flux was observed (0.5-3.2 ng cm(-2) yr(-1)). Remarkable increase of PAHs and Hg concentration began from 1970, nearly the same period of the "Reform and Open" Policy had been embarked (1978) in China. Good correlations were found between concentrations of Pb, Zn, Cd, As, Hg, and PAHs, which suggested the sources of these chemicals in the sediment is analogous, likely from anthroprogenic sources. Based on isomer ratios, PAHs in core were dominantly from the incomplete combustion of coal. Owing to the proximity to dust source area (Qaidam Basin) and the close association between PAHs, Hg, Pb, and particle matters, atmospheric dust-transport and deposition might be the main pathways that pollutants enter into Qinghai Lake.

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