The impact of water-sediment regulation scheme on the concentration of dissolved uranium and sea flux in the lower reaches of the Yellow River

Yu Chenqing; Jiang Xueyan; Meng Chunxia; Sui Juanjuan; Liu Qian

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2018.10.020

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Yu Chenqing, Jiang Xueyan, Meng Chunxia, Sui Juanjuan, Liu Qian. The impact of water-sediment regulation scheme on the concentration of dissolved uranium and sea flux in the lower reaches of the Yellow River[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2018, 40(10): 209-219. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2018.10.020

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Yu Chenqing, Jiang Xueyan, Meng Chunxia, Sui Juanjuan, Liu Qian. The impact of water-sediment regulation scheme on the concentration of dissolved uranium and sea flux in the lower reaches of the Yellow River[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2018, 40(10): 209-219. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2018.10.020

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Yu Chenqing, Jiang Xueyan, Meng Chunxia, Sui Juanjuan, Liu Qian. The impact of water-sediment regulation scheme on the concentration of dissolved uranium and sea flux in the lower reaches of the Yellow River[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2018, 40(10): 209-219. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2018.10.020

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The impact of water-sediment regulation scheme on the concentration of dissolved uranium and sea flux in the lower reaches of the Yellow River

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2018.10.020

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College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China;Key Laboratory of Ocean Chemistry Theory and Engineering Technology, Ocean University of China, Ministry of Education, Qingdao 266100, China
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College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China;North China Sea Environmental Monitoring Center, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266033, China

Received Date: 2018-04-13
Rev Recd Date: 2018-07-27

Abstract

Abstract

In order to study the impact on concentration of dissolved uranium and sea flux in the lower reaches of the Yellow River during the water-sediment regulation scheme(WSRS), continuous synchronous observation and sampling, were conducted at Xiaolangdi Station and Lijin Station of the Yellow River in 2014. Results show that, in Xiaolangdi Station during the WSRS, the mean value of dissolved uranium concentrations were (4.28±0.33) μg/L and (4.19±0.29) μg/L in water regulation stage and sediment regulation stage, respectively. The mean value of dissolved uranium of Lijin Station were (4.55±0.22) μg/L(in sediment regulation stage) and (4.87±0.40) μg/L(in sediment regulation stage). The comparison shows that, the average dissolved uranium concentration of Lijin Station is higher than that of Xiaolangdi Station in both water regulation stage and sediment regulation stage, and the increased of dissolved uranium in sediment regulation stage is significantly higher than that in water regulation stage. Furthermore, the results indicate that the change of redox conditions and the particle size of the suspended matters are the main factors which have affected the chemical behavior of dissolved uranium in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. In 2014, the sea flux of dissolved uranium at Lijin Station was increased by 8.3×10² kg compared with that without WSRS. However, in 2015, under the condition of water regulation only, the dissolved uranium flux was decreased by 4.1×10³kg from Xiaolangdi Station to Lijin Station, indicating that different modes of WSRS had different effects on the sea flux of dissolved uranium. Due to the phenomenon that suspended particulate matter released dissolved uranium into water in the Yellow River estuary, so we estimated the sea flux of dissolved uranium released in the estuary according the increased content of suspended particulate matter and the desorption/dissolution coefficient during the WSRS, which were 1.57×10⁴ kg, 0.739×10⁴ kg, 0.690×10⁴ kg and 8.25×10²kg in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, respectively, accounting for about 15%, 7.7%, 5.3% and 1.3% of the annual sea flux of dissolved uranium.
- Yellow River,
- water-sediment regulation scheme,
- dissolved uranium,
- flux

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