Study on the ecological risk of the sediment from the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal, China, with potential ecological risk index

The ecological risk of the sediment of the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal was studied with potential ecological risk index. The results showed that, potential ecological risk of heavy metals in the sediment decreased as followed: Cd > Hg > Cu > Pb > As > Zn &a...

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Main Authors: HE Yun-feng, ZHU Guang-wei, CHEN Ying-xu, TIAN Guang-ming, CHEN Hua-lin
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Language:English
Published: Zhejiang University Press 2002-11-01
Series:浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
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Online Access:https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/1008-9209.2002.06.0669
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description The ecological risk of the sediment of the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal was studied with potential ecological risk index. The results showed that, potential ecological risk of heavy metals in the sediment decreased as followed: Cd > Hg > Cu > Pb > As > Zn > As. Cd is the most hazardous elements with the mean ecological risk factor of 195. Although Zn has the highest geological accumulation factor, its ecological risk was low. Ecological risk of heavy metals of the sediment belong to Cd-type in the section from Sanbao shipping lock to Genshan bridge; it belong to Cd-Hg combined type in the Genshan to Daguan bridge section. In Daguan to Yi bridge section and Yi to Tangxi bridge section, the ecological risk of the sediment belong to multi-element type and Cd-Hg combined type, respectively. This study suggested that potential ecological risk index is a practical method for the ecological risk evaluation of the heavy metal in sediment of urban canal.
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spelling doaj-art-700d251e5bc3486baa54e0a6255e3eac2025-08-20T03:58:11ZengZhejiang University Press浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版1008-92092097-51552002-11-012866967410.3785/1008-9209.2002.06.066910089209Study on the ecological risk of the sediment from the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal, China, with potential ecological risk indexHE Yun-fengZHU Guang-weiCHEN Ying-xuTIAN Guang-mingCHEN Hua-linThe ecological risk of the sediment of the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal was studied with potential ecological risk index. The results showed that, potential ecological risk of heavy metals in the sediment decreased as followed: Cd > Hg > Cu > Pb > As > Zn > As. Cd is the most hazardous elements with the mean ecological risk factor of 195. Although Zn has the highest geological accumulation factor, its ecological risk was low. Ecological risk of heavy metals of the sediment belong to Cd-type in the section from Sanbao shipping lock to Genshan bridge; it belong to Cd-Hg combined type in the Genshan to Daguan bridge section. In Daguan to Yi bridge section and Yi to Tangxi bridge section, the ecological risk of the sediment belong to multi-element type and Cd-Hg combined type, respectively. This study suggested that potential ecological risk index is a practical method for the ecological risk evaluation of the heavy metal in sediment of urban canal.https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/1008-9209.2002.06.0669sedimentheavy metalecological riskcanal
spellingShingle HE Yun-feng
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Study on the ecological risk of the sediment from the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal, China, with potential ecological risk index
浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
sediment
heavy metal
ecological risk
canal
title Study on the ecological risk of the sediment from the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal, China, with potential ecological risk index
title_full Study on the ecological risk of the sediment from the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal, China, with potential ecological risk index
title_fullStr Study on the ecological risk of the sediment from the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal, China, with potential ecological risk index
title_full_unstemmed Study on the ecological risk of the sediment from the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal, China, with potential ecological risk index
title_short Study on the ecological risk of the sediment from the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal, China, with potential ecological risk index
title_sort study on the ecological risk of the sediment from the hangzhou section of the grand canal china with potential ecological risk index
topic sediment
heavy metal
ecological risk
canal
url https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/1008-9209.2002.06.0669
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