A simulation study on the effect of salinity on the fractions distribution of exogenous mercury in the wastewater-irrigated area of Tianjin City
ZHENG Shun-an1,2, HAN Yun-lei3, LI Xiao-hua1, XUE Ying-hao1, DUAN Qing-hong1, ZHENG Xiang-qun2
1. Rural Energy & Environment Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100125, China;
2. Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Tianjin 300191, China;
3. Chinese Association of Agricultural Science Society, Beijing 100125, China
This study was designed to pinpoint the effect of salinity (NaCl and Na2SO4, add at salinity levels of 0~5%, respectively) on the species distribution of exogenous Hg (II) in wastewater-irrigated areas of Tianjin City. The fractions distribution of mercury in the studied fluvo-aquic soils were investigated by a modified Tessier scheme of sequential extraction procedures (SEPs), which detected with a quantitative analytical method and an isotopic 202Hg labeling method, respectively. Furthermore, the pools of isotopically exchangeable Hg (E-value) in soils which used as indictor of content of soil available Hg were also calculated based on the isotope ratios of RHg (202Hg/200Hg). It was showed that after amendments of exogenous 202Hg in salt-amended soils, isotope ratios of RHg (202Hg/200Hg) significantly varied in exchangeable (including water-soluble), fulvic acid and humic acid fractions, while barely changed in the fractions of carbonate, Fe/Mn oxides, organic, and residual species. It was also found that by comparison of the control without salt amendment, NaCl spiked to soils resulted in the more movement of exogenous 202Hg toward more instable fractions, including water exchangeable and fulvic acid fractions, while the distribution of exogenous Hg speciation in soils was not significantly influenced by Na2SO4. The content of isotopic exchangeable fraction (E-value) in 5% NaCl-amended soil increased by 51% compared with that in the control soil. E-value as a function of Cl-1content in soil could be simulated by linear model (lnE = 0.0961lnCl + 4.895, n = 7, R2 = 0.918). The study manifested that NaCl can significantly increase migration of Hg(II) in the soil irrigated with wastewater, which may enhance Hg(II) bioavailability in the soil and cause a hazard to surface water. Especially, it will be harmful to human body through the food chain.
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ZHENG Shun-an, HAN Yun-lei, LI Xiao-hua, XUE Ying-hao, DUAN Qing-hong, ZHENG Xiang-qun. A simulation study on the effect of salinity on the fractions distribution of exogenous mercury in the wastewater-irrigated area of Tianjin City. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2017, 37(5): 1858-1865.
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