Temporal and spatial variation and source analysis of biomarkers in surface sediments in the water-level-fluctuating zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region
ZHAO Dai-yin1,2, CAI Mao-xue1,2, ZHANG Dai-jun1,2, WANG Feng-wen1,2
1. State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China; 2. Department of Environmental Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
Abstract:Affected by the seasonal "storage-discharge" of the Three Gorges Dam, the water level fluctuation zone (WLFZ) of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region (TGRR) show a periodic change of "submergence-exposure" each year, and the environmental geochemical processes of organic matter in this area changed accordingly. In this study, 16paired surface sediment samples (n=32) were collected from WLFZ inthe TGRR in March and September 2018, respectively. GC-MS were used to analyze several biomarkers (n-alkanes, UCM, hopanes and steranes) to discuss the concentration, composition, sources and spatial-temporal variation. The results showed that the concentration of total n-alkanes (C10~C40) in exposed and submerged period was (14.09±4.05)μg/g and (16.25±3.91) μg/g, respectively, and UCM was 4.28~28.62μg/g, indicating pollution from petroleum hydrocarbon. The average ratios of L/H in exposed and submerged period was (0.90±0.56) and (0.74±0.15), respectively. The exposed period has a mixed input of lower organisms and terrestrial higher plants, while the submerged period was mainly from land sources. The average value of CPI was (1.66±0.32), (1.70±0.33), respectively, indicating the mixed contribution from fossil fuels and higher plants. The Cmax, concentration and composition of n-alkanes revealed that the input from algae, bacteria and aquatic plants in exposed period was higher than in submerged period. The sedimentary organic matter in the upper reaches was mostly from aquatic plants and higher plants, while the downstream was imported from bacteria and planktonic algae. The results of the ratios of hopanes (C27, C29~C32) Ts/Tm, C31 (S/S+R) and steranes (C27~C29) C29 ααα S/(S+R) in the two periods could indicate the input of high-maturity petroleum hydrocarbons. PCA apportion the sources of typical nine n-alkanes and UCM:in exposed period they were mainly from petroleum sources, aquatic and terrestrial plant sources; while in submerged period, they were from a mixture of lower biological sources with aquatic plants contribute higher. As investigating the influence mechanism of seasonal water level regulation on sediment biomarkers in WLFZ, and presenting their tracer information, this study provides basic datasets for further study of environmental geochemical cycle of biomarkers in TGRR.
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ZHAO Dai-yin, CAI Mao-xue, ZHANG Dai-jun, WANG Feng-wen. Temporal and spatial variation and source analysis of biomarkers in surface sediments in the water-level-fluctuating zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2022, 42(6): 2810-2820.
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