Potentially Toxic Trace Metals in Water and Lake-Bed Sediment of Panchpokhari, an Alpine Lake Series in the Central Himalayan Region of Nepal | |
Raut, R (Raut, Rosha)1; Bajracharya, RM (Bajracharya, Roshan Man)1; Sharma, S (Sharma, Subodh)1; Sharma, CM (Sharma, Chhatra Mani)1,2; Kang, SC (Kang, Shichang)3,4; Zhang, QG (Zhang, Qianggong)4,5; Tripathee, L (Tripathee, Lekhendra)2,3; Chen, PF (Chen, Pengfei)3; Rupakheti, D (Rupakheti, Dipesh)5; Guo, JM (Guo, Junming)5; Dongol, BS (Dongol, Bhawani S.)6; Raut, R | |
Source Publication | WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION |
2017 | |
Volume | 228Issue:8Pages:303 |
DOI | 10.1007/s11270-017-3467-5 |
Abstract | This study assessed the level of potentially toxic trace metals (PTMs), seasonal variations, and their possible sources from the surface water and lake-bed sediment of Panchpokhari lake series, an alpine and glacial lake at 4160 m a.s.l. in Central Nepal. The lake series have five lakes, with Lake-1 larger than others. So, Lake-1 was investigated thoroughly during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon seasons. Sediment core was collected from the deepest basin of the Lake-1 during pre-monsoon. Most of the PTM concentrations were higher in the pre-monsoon season; however, Sc, Cr, Cu, Zn, As, and Ag were higher in the post-monsoon. This is an indication that the lake has been impacted either by natural or long-range transported atmospheric pollutants. Ti, Sb, and Ag had extremely high enrichment factor (EF) in waters, whereas Cd, Zn, and As had high EF in sediments indicating that these metals originated from anthropogenic sources. Furthermore, PTM concentrations in the sediment were in the increasing order of Hg |
Subject Area | 自然地理学 |
WOS ID | WOS:000406310400037 |
Language | 英语 |
Indexed By | SCI |
Keyword | Tibetan Plateau Heavy-metals Atmospheric Deposition Reference Element Headwater Lakes Ice Core Contamination Enrichment Mercury Soils |
WOS Research Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Water Resources |
WOS Subject | Environmental Sciences; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Water Resources |
Cooperation Status | 国际 |
Subtype | Article |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.itpcas.ac.cn/handle/131C11/8015 |
Collection | 图书馆 |
Corresponding Author | Raut, R |
Affiliation | 1.Kathmandu Univ, Sch Sci, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Aquat Ecol Ctr, Kathmandu, Nepal. 2.Himalayan Environm Res Inst, Kathmandu, Nepal. 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Northwest Inst Ecoenvironm & Resources, State Key Lab Cryospher Sci, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, Peoples R China. 4.Chinese Acad Sci, CAS Ctr Excellence Tibetan Plateau Earth Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Key Lab Tibetan Environm Changes & Land Surface P, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. 6.World Wildlife Fund, Kathmandu, Nepal. |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Raut, R ,Bajracharya, RM ,Sharma, S ,et al. Potentially Toxic Trace Metals in Water and Lake-Bed Sediment of Panchpokhari, an Alpine Lake Series in the Central Himalayan Region of Nepal[J]. WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION,2017,228(8):303. |
APA | Raut, R .,Bajracharya, RM .,Sharma, S .,Sharma, CM .,Kang, SC .,...&Raut, R.(2017).Potentially Toxic Trace Metals in Water and Lake-Bed Sediment of Panchpokhari, an Alpine Lake Series in the Central Himalayan Region of Nepal.WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION,228(8),303. |
MLA | Raut, R ,et al."Potentially Toxic Trace Metals in Water and Lake-Bed Sediment of Panchpokhari, an Alpine Lake Series in the Central Himalayan Region of Nepal".WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION 228.8(2017):303. |
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