Concentrations of total mercury （THg） and methyl mercury （MeHg） were determined for 32 surface sed- iments collected along the coastal line of Fujian Province and eastern Guangdong Province. The spatial distributi...Concentrations of total mercury （THg） and methyl mercury （MeHg） were determined for 32 surface sed- iments collected along the coastal line of Fujian Province and eastern Guangdong Province. The spatial distributions of THg and MeHg and their environmental impact factors were investigated. The average con- centrations of THg and MeHg in the sediments were 31.5 ng/g and 0.096 ng/g, respectively. Both sediment THg and MeHg concentrations showed relatively high value in the Minjiang Estuary and the coastal areas of Quanzhou and Putian. The concentrations overall decreased as the distance to the shoreline increased. The correlations among environmental impact factors and THg, MeHg were analyzed. The sediment THg concentration was highly correlated to the concentrations of organic matter, copper, total nitrogen （TN） and total phosphorus （TP）, and significantly correlated to pH value of the bottom seawater and concentration of sediment sulfide. The sediment MeHg concentration was highly correlated to the concentrations of organic matter and copper, and significant correlated to the concentrations of sulfide, TN, TP and pH value of the bottom seawater.展开更多
基金Speciation Analysis of Hg in the Sediment of Taiwan Strait under contract No. 2009023the National 908 Surveys of Marine Chemistry in Coastal Waters (908-ZC-I-03)the Fujian Provincial Surveys of Marine Chemistry in Coastal Waters and Harbors under contract No.FJ908-04-07
文摘Concentrations of total mercury （THg） and methyl mercury （MeHg） were determined for 32 surface sed- iments collected along the coastal line of Fujian Province and eastern Guangdong Province. The spatial distributions of THg and MeHg and their environmental impact factors were investigated. The average con- centrations of THg and MeHg in the sediments were 31.5 ng/g and 0.096 ng/g, respectively. Both sediment THg and MeHg concentrations showed relatively high value in the Minjiang Estuary and the coastal areas of Quanzhou and Putian. The concentrations overall decreased as the distance to the shoreline increased. The correlations among environmental impact factors and THg, MeHg were analyzed. The sediment THg concentration was highly correlated to the concentrations of organic matter, copper, total nitrogen （TN） and total phosphorus （TP）, and significantly correlated to pH value of the bottom seawater and concentration of sediment sulfide. The sediment MeHg concentration was highly correlated to the concentrations of organic matter and copper, and significant correlated to the concentrations of sulfide, TN, TP and pH value of the bottom seawater.
