Trace Metal Contamination of Water in Naviundu River Basin, Luano and Ruashi Rivers and Luwowoshi Spring in Lubumbashi City, Democratic Republic of Congo

Aluminum （AI）, Vanadium （V）, Chromium （Cr）, Manganese （Mn）, Iron （Fe）, Strontium （Sr）, Molybdenum （Mo）, Silver （Ag）, Cadmium （Cd）, Tin （Sn）, Caesium （Cs）, Barium （Ba）, Lead （Pb）, Bismuth （Bi） and Uranium （U） concentrations were investigated in water samples from fifteen sampling locations in Naviundu river basin, Luano and Ruashi rivers and Luwowoshi spring in Lubumbashi city during February, March and April 2016. Chemical analyses of the samples were carried out using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer. Water pH was determined using a pH-meter and mean pH values ranged from 4.2 to 5.8. The highest mean levels of Al （5,961.954 μg·L^-1）, Pb （472.287 μg·L^-1）, V （21.014 μg·L^-1）, Cr （8.185μg·L^-1）, U （4.163μg·L^-1） and Bi （0.012 μg·L^-1） were recorded in Chemaf （Chemicals of Africa） hydrometallurgical plant effluent, those of Mn （29,714.593 μg·L^-1）, Sr （374.377μg·L^-1）, Cd （11.358μg·L^-1） and Cs （0.107μg·L^-1） in Naviundu river at Cimenkat （Katanga＇s Cement Factory） exit, those of Fe （14,258.9 μg·L^-1） and Ba （307.641μg·L^-1） in Luano river and those of Ag （2.669 μg·L^-1）, Mo （0.559 μg·L^-1） and Sn （0.325 μg·L^-1） were respectively noted in Foire channel, Naviundu river under bridge on Kasenga road and Kalulako river. The concentrations of Cd in Naviundu river at Cimenkat exit （11.358 μg·L^-1）, Chemaf bydrometallurgical plant effluent （9.697μg·L^-1）, Naviundu river under bridge on De Plaines Avenue （6.95 μg·L^-1） and Kalulako river （3.229 μg·L^-1）, Pb concentrations in Chemaf hydrometallurgical plant effluent （472.287 μg·L^-1） as well as the AI, Fe and Mn concentrations recorded in most waters in this study exceeded the WHO （World Health Organization） maximum permissible limits for drinking water. The metal contamination of waters of the studied rivers, channel and spring might be partially attributed to natural processes, unplanned urbanization and poor waste management, and mostly to abandoned and ongoing mining and ore processing activities in Lubumbashi city.

Assessment of Trace Metal Contamination of Sediments in the Lubumbashi River Basin, Kafubu, Kimilolo and Kinkalabwamba Rivers in Lubumbashi City, Democratic Republic of Congo

Arsenic （As）, Barium （Ba）, Cadmium （Cd）, Cobalt （Co）, Chromium （Cr）, Copper （Cu）, Iron （Fe）, Manganese （Mn）, Lead （Pb） and Zinc （Zn） concentrations were investigated in sediments collected from sixteen sampling sites in the Lubumbashi river basin and five sites in Kafubu, Kimilolo and Kinkalabwamba rivers during February, March and April 2016. Analyses of the samples were carried out using a portable X-RFS （X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer）. Water pH and OM （Organic Matter） content of the sediments were also determined. Trace metal toxicity risk to aquatic organisms was assessed using SQGs （Sediment Quality Guidelines）---TELs （Threshold Effect Levels） and PELs （Probable Effect Levels）---for freshwater sediments. Mean values ofpH and OM ranged from 4.2 to 7.8 and from 1.27% to 6.22%, respectively. The highest mean levels of trace metals in sediments were 5,438 mg·kg-1·dw and 902.5 mg·kg-1·dw for Cu and Co, respectively in Lubumbashi river 1.45 kilometer downward the Lubumbashi Slag heap, 1,534.5 mg·kg-1·dw and 342 mg·kg-1·dwdw for Zn and Pb, respectively at the confluence of Lubumbashi and Kafubu rivers, 108,900 mg·kg-1·dw, 547 mg·kg-1·dw and 174.5 mg·kg-1·dw for Fe, Ba and Cr, respectively in Kinkalabwamba river, 531 mg·kg-1·dw and 22 mg-kgl＇dw for Mn and Cd, respectively in Kimilolo river, and 37 mg·kg-1·dw for As at the confluence of Tshondo and Lubumbashi rivers. The mean concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn in the sediments exceeded the corresponding SQGs＇ PELvalues and could have adverse effects on aquatic organisms of those rivers. Trace metal contamination of the studied sediments might he partially attributed to natural processes, unplanned urbanization and poor waste management and mostly to abandoned and ongoing mining and ore processing activities in Lubumbashi city.

An Empirical Formula for Suspended Sediment Delivery Ratio of Main River after Confluence of Debris flow

In order to calculate the suspended sediment discharge of the flood debris flows into the main river,a small scale flume test was designed to simulate the process of confluence of Jiangjia Ravine and Xiangjiang River in Yunnan province,China.By test observation and data analysis,suspended sediment discharge of Debris flow after its entry into the main river was found to have a close relation with the bulk density,the confluence angle of the Debris flow and the main river,the ratio between per unit width discharge of Debris flow and main river.Based on the measured and simulated results,and statistical analysis,an empirical formula was proposed for the suspended SDR(Sediment Delivery Ratio) of the main river after the confluence of Debris flow.Compared with the observed results of Debris flow in 2009,the error between the data calculated by the empirical formula and the monitored data is only about 10%.

Trace Metal Contamination of Water in the Lubumbashi River Basin, Kafubu, Kimilolo and Kinkalabwamba Rivers in Lubumbashi City, Democratic Republic of Congo

Concentrations of fifteen trace metals including Aluminum （Al）, Vanadium （V）, Chromium （Cr）, Manganese （Mn）, Iron （Fe）, Strontium （Sr）, Molybdenum （Mo）, Silver （Ag）, Cadmium （Cd）, Tin （Sn）, Caesium （Cs）, Barium （Ba）, Lead （Pb）, Bismuth （Bi） and Uranium （U） were investigated in water samples collected from sixteen sampling locations in the Lubumbashi river basin and five locations in Kafubu, Kimilolo and Kinkalabwamba rivers during February, March and April 2016. Chemical analyses of the samples were carried out using ICP-MS （Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer）. Water pH was determined using a pH-meter and pH values ranged from 4.2 to 7.8. The highest mean trace metal levels of water were 5,515.816 ）μg·L^-1, 166.925μg·L^-1, 3.898μg·L^-1 and 1.879μg·L^-1 for Al, Ba, Cr and U, respectively in Kashobwe river, 2,419.522 μg·L^-1 and 17.994 μg·L^-1 for Fe and Cd, respectively in Kafubu river at its confluence with Lubumbashi rivers, 1,408.136μg·L^-1 for Mn in Kafubu river 1.36 kilometer downward its confluence with Naviundu river, 222.406 μg·L^-1 and 0.092 μg·L^-1 for Sr and Cs, respectively in Kamalondo river 60 meters from the GCM-Lubumbashi （General of Quarries and Mines-Lubumbashi） smelter, 140.294μg·L^-1, 12.063 μg·L^-1 and 0.008μg·L^-1 for Pb, V and Bi, respectively in Munua river, 3.544 μg·L^-1 for Ag in Kabulameshi river, 1.49 μg·L^-1 for Mo in Kafubu river and 0.081μg·L^-1 for Sn in Tshondo river. The mean concentrations of Al, Cd, Fe, Mn and Pb in water of many rivers and the channel exceeded the maximum admissible limits of the WHO （World Health Organization）, USEPA （United States Environmental Protection Agency） and EU （European Union） drinking-water standards. Trace metal contamination of water of the studied rivers, channel and springs might be partially attributed to natural processes, unplanned urbanization, poor waste management and mostly to abandoned and ongoing mining and ore processing activities in Lubumbashi city.

胶州市创建村级公墓管理新模式

为规范村级公墓管理,制止骨灰乱理乱葬,山东省胶州市结合农村实际,积极开展创建“一村一墓一林”活动,在全市766个村庄中全部建立起园林式的村级公墓,植树12万棵,使67883座散葬坟头得到统一规划,实现了公路、铁路两侧无坟头。 自1985年以来,胶州市认真贯彻执行国务院《关于殡葬管理工作的决定》,全市已基本杜绝了土葬,火化率连续12年保持到98％以上。但骨灰安葬却始终得不到有效管理,乱埋乱葬现象较为严重。在主要公路、铁路两侧的耕地内、城区护城河、云溪河主河流两侧,随处可见散葬坟头,占用了大量可耕地,也影响了市容市貌和两个文明建设。市委、市政府虽然多次开展清理整顿,花了不少力气,却始终没有从根本上解决这一难点问题。在总结经验教训的基础上,市委、市政府认识到,长期以来,广大农民入土为安的传统观念根深蒂固,单靠行政命令难以从根本上解决,必须采取一种群众易于接受的方式来杜绝乱埋乱葬现象发生。为此,从1994年开始,他们责成市民政、林业部门。