Spatial and temporal distribution of Mo in the overlying water of a reservoir downstream from mining area

• 作者: Zhixin Song Gangfu Song Wenzhong Tang Yu Zhao Dandan Yan Weilong Zhang
• 来源期刊: 环境科学学报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（4）
• 页码范围: 256-262
• 页数: 7页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

This study aimed to evaluate the spatial and temporal variations of molybdenum(Mo)in the downstream water body of a Mo mine during three hydrologic periods(wet,dry and medium seasons).The physical properties in Luhun Reservoir reflected seasonal variations in differ-ent hydrological periods.The redox potential(ORP)and dissolved oxygen(DO)increased in the dry season.The concomitant decrease in temperature(T),conductivity(COND)and total dissolved solids(TDS)were lowest in the wet season.The pH value did not change signif-icantly during the three hydrologic periods.The distribution of Mo in the dry season was high in upstream and low in downstream areas,which was significantly different from that of the wet and medium seasons.The total Mo concentration in wet(150.1 μg/L)and medium season(148.2 μg/L)was higher than that in the dry season,but the TDS(288.3 mg/L)and the percentage dissolved Mo(81.3％)in overlying water was lowest in the wet season.There was no significant relationship between the dissolved Mo and the total Mo with TDS.In the dry season,the mean total Mo concentration was 116.3 μg/L,which was higher than the stan-dard limit value(70 μg/L)for drinking water(US EPA-United States Environmental Protection Agency recommended value 40 μg/L).Non-point source pollution is the main characteristic of mining area pollution,which was closely related to rainfall.Thus,the Luhun Reservoir contains substantial Mo pollution,which was a significant concern given that it is used as a source of drinking and irrigation water.