Occurrence and transfer of heavy metals in sediments and plants of <i>Aegiceras corniculatum</i> community in the Qinzhou Bay, southwestern China

Xing Huang; Xueping Wang; Xiuzhen Li; Zhongzheng Yan; Yongguang Sun

doi:10.1007/s13131-020-1555-7

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Xing Huang, Xueping Wang, Xiuzhen Li, Zhongzheng Yan, Yongguang Sun. Occurrence and transfer of heavy metals in sediments and plants of Aegiceras corniculatum community in the Qinzhou Bay, southwestern China[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2020, 39(2): 79-88. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1555-7

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Xing Huang, Xueping Wang, Xiuzhen Li, Zhongzheng Yan, Yongguang Sun. Occurrence and transfer of heavy metals in sediments and plants of Aegiceras corniculatum community in the Qinzhou Bay, southwestern China[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2020, 39(2): 79-88. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1555-7

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Occurrence and transfer of heavy metals in sediments and plants of Aegiceras corniculatum community in the Qinzhou Bay, southwestern China

doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1555-7

Xing Huang^{1, †},
Xueping Wang^{1, †},
Xiuzhen Li^{2
,
,},
Zhongzheng Yan²,
Yongguang Sun³

1.
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster in the Beibu Gulf, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou 535011, China
2.
State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
3.
National Marine Environment Monitoring Center, Dalian 116023, China

Funds: The National Basic Research Program (973 Program) of China under contract No. 2010CB951203; the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41201179, 41201525, 41907320 and 41901226; the foundation of the State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research under contract No. SKLEC-KF-201309; the foundations of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster in the Beibu Gulf, Beibu Gulf University under contract Nos 2018TS01 and 2018TS04.

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Corresponding author: E-mail: xzli@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn
Received Date: 2019-03-12
Accepted Date: 2019-05-06

Available Online: 2020-04-21

Publish Date: 2020-02-25

Abstract

Abstract

Mangrove wetlands can reduce heavy metal pollution by trapping heavy metals. In this study, the concentration, transport and bioaccumulation of Cr, Cd, Cu, Zn and Pb in the sediments and different parts of Aegiceras corniculatum at four different sites in the Qinzhou Bay in southwestern China were investigated. The results showed that although the potential ecological risk of all five heavy metals was slight, the concentration of Cr was at a moderate pollution level due to the emissions of industries and aquaculture waste water. Core sediment records indicated that the concentrations of heavy metals at the depth of 0–20 cm were relatively high, showing an increasing trend of heavy metals over the past 20–30 years. Cr, Cu, Pb and Cd accumulated mainly in the roots of A. corniculatum, while Zn accumulated mainly in the stems. Aegiceras corniculatum showed the strongest transport capacity for Zn and Cu and the strongest bioaccumulation ability for Cd. Compared with other mangrove communities, A. corniculatum can be chosen as a restoration species in tropical and subtropical coastal zones polluted by Zn, Cu and Cd.
- Aegiceras corniculatum,
- sediment,
- heavy metals,
- accumulation

†These authors contributed equally to this work.

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