采用多种技术,对中国目前最大活跃的Hg矿床的跨境Hg污染进行鉴定
Taoran Shi1, Pei Zhan2, Yaqin Shen3
1School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China. shitaoran@126.com.
概括
活 (Hg) 的开采污染了环境. 这项在中国的顺阳矿的研究发现,人为来源贡献了土壤Hg的55%以上,大气沉积影响了玉米,指导了污染控制.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 采矿工程 采矿工程 采矿工程
背景情况:
- 活 (Hg) 矿山是环境污染的重要来源.
- 了解Hg污染源,迁移和转变对于环境修复至关重要.
- 顺阳Hg-Sb矿,中国最大的活跃Hg矿床,被选为本研究.
研究的目的:
- 研究Hg的空间分布,矿物学特征和污染源.
- 在环境介质中分析宏观和微观层面的Hg.
- 为环境质量评估和减轻影响提供科学基础.
主要方法:
- 地理信息系统 (GIS) 是一个地理信息系统.
- 热氧化和催化氧化 (TIMA) 技术
- 电子探测器微分析 (EPMA) 技术
- 微X射线光 (μ-XRF) 是一种微型的X射线光.
- 使用能量分散光谱 (TEM-EDS) 的传输电子显微镜.
- 稳定同位素分析 Hg 的稳定同位素.
主要成果:
- 总Hg度显示区域分布,在采矿活动附近更高.
- 土壤Hg主要与石英相关,与Sb和S相关;沉积物Hg富含石英.
- 人类来源对土壤Hg贡献了55.35% (45.97%的未烤矿石,9.38%的尾矿);自然输入占44.65%.
结论:
- Hg污染与阳Hg-Sb矿山的采矿活动密切相关.
- 人类输入是土壤Hg污染的主要来源.
- 大气沉积是玉米粒中Hg吸收的关键途径,影响食品安全.
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