Modern modes of sediment distribution and the anthropogenic heavy metal pollution record in northeastern Beibu Gulf, south China sea
2020
Wang, Rong | Xu, Dong | Ge, Qian
During the expedition 908 survey in 2007, 539 seafloor surface sediment samples and two cores were collected over a narrow sector of the northeastern Beibu Gulf, South China Sea. Currently, three dynamic sedimentological processes prevail in the study area: circulation-controlled sand deposition, mud deposition under weak sediment dynamics, and fluvial input. Core A233 from the circulation-controlled sand area, with a 60 cm mixed layer, provides evidence of dynamics disturbance since the mid-Holocene. To reconstruct the anthropogenic heavy metal pollution history, we selected core A146 from the stable mud sector influenced by fluvial input. The dating of core A146 was based on ²¹⁰Pb activity analysis, showing an ~90-year historical record in the upper 40 cm. The heavy metal contamination results showed a generally low pollution level. Nonetheless, increased pollution has happened since the 1950s, especially after 1978 A.D., corresponding to the beginning of China's reform and opening up.
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