Assessment of zinc concentrations in surface sediment from urban and industrial sites of Umeda River, Japan
Heavy metal contamination in the urban river has become the most severe problem in the urban environment, especially the zinc (Zn) compound is harmful to the environment at current levels of exposure. This study aims to assess the impact of urbanization and industrialization on Zn pollution in surfa...
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| author | Widyastuti Kusuma Wardhani Herto Dwi Ariesyady Pertiwi Andarani Minh Ngoc Nguyen Kuriko Yokota Takanobu Inoue |
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| description | Heavy metal contamination in the urban river has become the most severe problem in the urban environment, especially the zinc (Zn) compound is harmful to the environment at current levels of exposure. This study aims to assess the impact of urbanization and industrialization on Zn pollution in surface sediment at the Umeda River. Triplicate surface sediment samples were collected at nine sample points. An atomic absorption spectrophotometer was used for analyzing the Zn and Fe concentrations. The surface sediments in the Umeda River contained 48–159 mg/kg of Zn. The results indicated that Zn concentrations were abundant in the ascending order of 600–1,000 μm, 300–600 μm, and smaller than 300 μm. The higher the grain size, the higher the particulate organic carbon which might contribute to the higher Zn and Fe concentrations. In addition, the sediment quality guidelines indicated that the Zn levels in the study area did not constitute a major threat to biota. Normalization with Fe showed that the Zn pollution in surface sediment had been influenced by anthropogenic activities such as industrialization and urbanization. HIGHLIGHTS
Unusual condition of Zn contents in the surface sediment compared with other studies.;
Represents the zinc studies in urban areas with some type of land use in the watershed.;
The first heavy metals research in the Umeda River, Aichi, Japan.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-590070fc20c546fb949d39aca977b8842022-12-22T02:23:47ZengIWA PublishingWater Supply1606-97491607-07982022-04-012243941395010.2166/ws.2022.025025Assessment of zinc concentrations in surface sediment from urban and industrial sites of Umeda River, JapanWidyastuti Kusuma Wardhani0Herto Dwi Ariesyady1Pertiwi Andarani2Minh Ngoc Nguyen3Kuriko Yokota4Takanobu Inoue5 Civil Engineering Vocational School, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Environmental Engineering, Institute of Technology Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia Environmental Engineering, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan Heavy metal contamination in the urban river has become the most severe problem in the urban environment, especially the zinc (Zn) compound is harmful to the environment at current levels of exposure. This study aims to assess the impact of urbanization and industrialization on Zn pollution in surface sediment at the Umeda River. Triplicate surface sediment samples were collected at nine sample points. An atomic absorption spectrophotometer was used for analyzing the Zn and Fe concentrations. The surface sediments in the Umeda River contained 48–159 mg/kg of Zn. The results indicated that Zn concentrations were abundant in the ascending order of 600–1,000 μm, 300–600 μm, and smaller than 300 μm. The higher the grain size, the higher the particulate organic carbon which might contribute to the higher Zn and Fe concentrations. In addition, the sediment quality guidelines indicated that the Zn levels in the study area did not constitute a major threat to biota. Normalization with Fe showed that the Zn pollution in surface sediment had been influenced by anthropogenic activities such as industrialization and urbanization. HIGHLIGHTS Unusual condition of Zn contents in the surface sediment compared with other studies.; Represents the zinc studies in urban areas with some type of land use in the watershed.; The first heavy metals research in the Umeda River, Aichi, Japan.;http://ws.iwaponline.com/content/22/4/3941atomic absorption spectrophotometerheavy metalriver watersurface sedimentumeda riverzinc pollution |
| spellingShingle | Widyastuti Kusuma Wardhani Herto Dwi Ariesyady Pertiwi Andarani Minh Ngoc Nguyen Kuriko Yokota Takanobu Inoue Assessment of zinc concentrations in surface sediment from urban and industrial sites of Umeda River, Japan Water Supply atomic absorption spectrophotometer heavy metal river water surface sediment umeda river zinc pollution |
| title | Assessment of zinc concentrations in surface sediment from urban and industrial sites of Umeda River, Japan |
| title_full | Assessment of zinc concentrations in surface sediment from urban and industrial sites of Umeda River, Japan |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of zinc concentrations in surface sediment from urban and industrial sites of Umeda River, Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of zinc concentrations in surface sediment from urban and industrial sites of Umeda River, Japan |
| title_short | Assessment of zinc concentrations in surface sediment from urban and industrial sites of Umeda River, Japan |
| title_sort | assessment of zinc concentrations in surface sediment from urban and industrial sites of umeda river japan |
| topic | atomic absorption spectrophotometer heavy metal river water surface sediment umeda river zinc pollution |
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