Characterization, risk assessment and resource potential of sediments in the black-odor water in Hunan, China.

ABSTRACT

The black-odor water in urban water bodies is increasingly found, resulting in serious atrophy of water bodies and degradation of water ecosystems. At present, the pollution status of the sediments as an internal source still remains much unknown. In order to assess the pollution status of black-odor water sediments, the content of total nitrogen, total phosphorus, organic matter and heavy metals in the sediments were determined by taking the black-odor water sediments in urban areas of Hunan Province as the research object. Geoaccumulation and potential ecological risks index methods were used to evaluate heavy metal pollution in the sediments, and comprehensive pollution index method was used to evaluate nitrogen and phosphorus nutrient pollution in the sediments so as to provide pertinent information for urban black-odor water treatment. Finally, resource recovery potentials of sediments in black-odor water were revealed. The results could be beneficial for evaluation of sediments in black-odor water bodies.