Water quality in the Tibetan Plateau: Metal contents of four selected rivers

Xiang Huang; Mika Sillanpää; Bu Duo; Egil T. Gjessing

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2008.02.014

Water quality in the Tibetan Plateau: Metal contents of four selected rivers

Xiang Huang, Mika Sillanpää, Bu Duo, Egil T. Gjessing

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Abstract

The water used by 85% of the Asian population originates in Tibetan Plateau. During April and May of 2006, water samples were collected from four major Asian rivers in the Plateau (i.e. the Salween, Mekong, Yangtze River and Yarlung Tsangpo) and analyzed for Cu, Pb, Zn, Ag, Mo, Cd, Co, Cr, Ni, Li, Mn, Al, Fe, Mg and Hg. The results showed that elements such as Mg were rather high in Tibetan rivers, giving a mean electrical conductance of 36 mS/m. In a few locations, the results also showed relatively high concentrations of Al and Fe (>1 mg/L). However, the concentrations of Cu, Zn, Ag, Cd, and Cr were generally low. Contamination with Pb was identified at a few locations in the Salween and Ni at a few sites in the Yangtze River.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	270-277
Number of pages	8
Journal	Environmental Pollution
Volume	156
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2008.02.014
Publication status	Published - Nov 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Asian rivers
Dissolved metal contents
Heavy metals
Tibetan Plateau
Water quality

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Toxicology
Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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