Geographic distribution of cadmium and its interaction with the microbial community in the Longjiang River: risk evaluation after a shocking pollution accident.

ABSTRACT: A shocking Longjiang River cadmium pollution accident occurred in 2012, the effects of which on microbial communities remain unclear. Alkaline precipitation technology was applied for remediation, but concerns rose about the stability of this technology. To understand the geographic distribution of cadmium and its correlation with microbes, in this study, 39 water samples and 39 sludge samples from this river and 2 soil samples from the nearby farmland were collected for chemical and microbial analyses. The Cd concentrations of all water samples were lower than 0.005 mg/L and reached the quality standards for Chinese surface water. A ranking of sludge samples based on Cd contents showed sewage outfall > dosing sites > farmland, all of which were higher than the quality standard for soil. A

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5427973 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature