长江下游支流水体中多环芳烃的分布及生态风险评估

长江下游地区是我国一个典型的化学工业园区聚集地,化工园区企业生产过程中产生和排放的多环芳烃通过大气沉降、地表径流等方式进入支流水体,并最终汇入长江.本研究选择了典型的支流水体,开展了多环芳烃的分布特征、源解析和生态风险评估研究.结果表明多环芳烃单体以低环为主,总浓度为37.27～285.88 ng·L~(-1),平均值为78.31 ng·L~(-1).PAHs单体浓度范围0～61.35 ng·L~(-1),检出率最低单体为苯并k]荧蒽和苯并a]芘,其检出率均为75%.苯并a]芘是毒性当量因子最大的PAHs,其浓度范围为0～11.08 ng·L~(-1).根据我国《生活饮用水水源水质标准》(CJ 3020-1993)规定,饮用水中苯并a]芘的限值为10 ng·L~(-1),其中研究区域内无锡市的一个水样(S12)中浓度超出了标准限值,长江下游支流水体的PAHs浓度总体处于低至中等的污染水平.根据比值法和主成分分析的源解析结果,水体中多环芳烃主要受化工排放、汽车尾气的影响,还有部分来自燃煤.生态风险评估结果显示,水体的生态风险处于中等水平,从长期的环境暴露角度出发,应当考虑采取相应地控制措施,防止进一步污染.研究结果可为长江下游支流水环境中多环芳烃风险评估以及化工园区的污染控制提供参考.

Distribution, Sources, and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Tributary Waters of the Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River, China

The lower reaches of the Yangtze River are a typical gathering place of chemical industrial parks in China. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) emitted in the production process of chemical enterprises enter the tributary water body through atmospheric deposition and surface runoff, and finally merge into the Yangtze River. In this study, the distribution characteristics, source analysis, and ecological risk assessment of PAHs in a series of typical water samples collected in the tributary waters of the Yangtze River were studied. PAH monomers in the samples were mainly low-ring. The total concentration of PAHs was in the range of 37.27 to 285.88 ng·L^-1 with a mean value of 78.31 ng·L^-1, while the monomer concentration of PAHs ranged from 0 to 61.35 ng·L^-1. The lowest detection rate was benzok] fluoranthene and benzoa] pyrene at 75%. As a toxic PAH monomer, the concentration of benzoa] pyrene ranged from 0 to 11.08 ng·L^-1. According to "Water Quality Standards for Drinking Water Sources (CJ 3020-1993)" of China, the concentration of benzoa] pyrene in a water sample (S12) located near Wuxi City exceeded the limit of drinking water standards (10 ng·L^-1). Compared with the total concentration of PAHs in rivers in some typical regions of the world, the concentration of PAHs in this study was generally at low to moderate levels. According to the source analysis results of the ratio method and principal component analysis, the concentration of PAHs in water was mainly affected by fossil combustion, automobile exhaust, and chemical emissions. To assess the potential ecosystem risk of PAHs in the investigated area, the risk quotient (RQ) was used. In addition to the DBA monomer, the relative quantities (RQs) (replication) of the remaining monomers were greater than 1, and the RQ (MPCs) values in all the monomers were less than 1, indicating that the ecological risk of water samples was at a medium level. From the perspective of long-term environmental exposure, appropriate control measures should be considered to prevent further pollution. The results can provide reference for PAH risk assessment and pollution control of chemical industrial parks in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.