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  • Title: Contrasting temporal dynamics of dissolved and colloidal trace metals in the Pearl River Estuary.
    Author: Xie M, Wang WX.
    Journal: Environ Pollut; 2020 Oct; 265(Pt B):114955. PubMed ID: 32544790.
    Abstract:
    Metal contamination in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) is persistent-, yet a comprehensive understanding of distribution and behavior of metals in surface water of this large, multi-source estuary is still lacking. In the present study, water samples from 24 sites spanning the whole estuary during the dry and wet season were collected and fractioned. Trace metal concentrations in samples were then determined following a preconcentration technique using Nobias Chelate-PA1 resin. Distribution of trace metals exhibited variability along and across estuary, as a result of estuarine mixing, external metal loadings, addition and removal. Behavior of metals was contrasting between the dry and wet seasons, exhibiting metal-specific intercorrelations and dynamics. Colloidal metals (Mn, Ni and Cd) were primarily present in upper estuary and areas affected by external contaminant loading. Colloidal Cu was the only metal that was ubiquitous in the estuary in both seasons. It showed a high affinity for small-size organic colloids (likely fulvic acid) during the dry season. Overall, the present study demonstrated the multi-source character of the PRE and that the behavior of trace metals was controlled by the coupling of hydrologic and geochemical processes, with anthropogenic perturbations.
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