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- Title
Targeting Remediation Dredging by Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Lake Sediment: A Case Study of Shitang Lake, China.
- Authors
Fan, Zhongya; Wang, Wencai; Tang, Chunyan; Li, Yiping; Wang, Zhong; Lin, Shu; Zeng, Fantang
- Abstract
Understanding the spatial distribution and pollution characteristics of heavy metals in lake sediment is crucial for studying deposition and migration processes, assessing lake conditions, and determining the extent of remediation dredging. The present work is a case study of heavy metal pollution in Shitang Lake in Anhui province, China. Heavy metal concentrations were determined in sediment at locations across the lake to a depth of 100 cm, and pollution levels were assessed on the basis of the Geoaccumulation Index (Igeo) and Potential Ecological Risk Index (RI). Hg and Cd were the predominant heavy metals in the sediment, and the Igeo and RI indicated high pollution levels in the northern and southern zones of the lake. These findings can be used to guide the prioritization of dredging operations.
- Subjects
ANHUI Sheng (China); CHINA; HEAVY metals; ECOLOGICAL risk assessment; LAKE sediments; HEAVY metal toxicology; WATER pollution; LAKES; CASE studies
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2019, Vol 11, Issue 24, p7251
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su11247251