The diagenetic geochemistry and contamination assessment of iron, cadmium, and lead in the sediments from the Shuangtaizi estuary, China

• Published in: Environmental earth sciences Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Liu, Baolin, Nie, Yongsheng, Gao, Xiuhua, Hu, Ke, Yang, Juan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Biogeosciences; Cadmium; Chromium; Contamination; Diagenesis; Distribution; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Environmental Science and Engineering; Estuaries; Estuarine dynamics; Fluxes; Geochemistry; Geology; Heavy metals; Human influences; Hydrology/Water Resources; Iron; Iron sulfides; Lead; Manganese; Mathematical analysis; Organic carbon; Organic matter; Original Article; Oxides; Pore water; Pyrite; Sediment; Sediments; Sulfides; Sulfur; Sulphides; Sulphur; Terrestrial Pollution; Tidal flats; Total organic carbon; Water analysis; Water sampling; Shuangtaizi estuary; Sediment; Metal; Contamination

Sediment and pore water samples have been collected from the coastal tidal flat in the Shuangtaizi estuary, China, in order to investigate the geochemical behavior of iron, cadmium, and lead during diagenesis and to assess the degree of contamination. The calculated enrichment factors and geoaccumul...