Bioresource TechnologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131494
Shakya Abeysinghe, Won-Gune Jeong, Eilhann E Kwon, Kitae Baek
{"title":"Biodiesel production, calcium recovery, and adsorbent synthesis using dairy sludge.","authors":"Shakya Abeysinghe, Won-Gune Jeong, Eilhann E Kwon, Kitae Baek","doi":"10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131494","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131494","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dairy sludge (DS) consists of organic compounds such as lipids and valuable inorganic elements. Biodiesel recovery from dairy sludge extract (DSE), using conventional acid (trans)esterification yielded only 16.5 wt%. In contrast, non-catalytic (trans)esterification generated a substantially higher biodiesel yield of approximately 74.0 wt% due to the method's tolerance for impurities. Defatted dairy sludge (DDS) contained a higher Ca concentration than DS. DDS-produced biochar (DDSB) increased its Ca concentration predominantly in the form of CaO. 91.1% of the Ca was recovered from the DDSB containing Ca. The Ca remaining in the biochar residue (DDSBR) after Ca recovery was in the form of CaCO<sub>3</sub>. The porous structure developed as the Ca dissolved, implying that DDSBR could be an effective pollutant adsorbent. In this study, a method is proposed to maximize the utilization of DS by producing biodiesel, recovering Ca content, and using it as a pollutant adsorbent.</p>","PeriodicalId":258,"journal":{"name":"Bioresource Technology","volume":" ","pages":"131494"},"PeriodicalIF":9.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142338117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Bravo, Gustavo Araujo-Carrillo, Fabricio Carvalho, Nesrine Chaali, Clara León-Moreno, Ruth Quiroga-Mateus, Santiago Lopez-Zuleta, Omar Domínguez, Paula Arenas, Edgar Avella
{"title":"First national mapping of cadmium in cacao beans in Colombia.","authors":"Daniel Bravo, Gustavo Araujo-Carrillo, Fabricio Carvalho, Nesrine Chaali, Clara León-Moreno, Ruth Quiroga-Mateus, Santiago Lopez-Zuleta, Omar Domínguez, Paula Arenas, Edgar Avella","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176398","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176398","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cacao crops in Colombia play a fundamental role in its economy. Cacao bean exports have a rising tendency due to increased area and production. However, cadmium (Cd) in cacao beans has affected market in Colombia. The aim of this study is to assess Cd distribution hotspots for cacao beans, Cd in beans and soil relationships, geological ages and soil chemical parameters, overall Cd dynamics, soil-to-plant translocation, and EU regulation impacts on Cd presence in Colombian cacao production. A hot and cold spot analysis combined with a cluster and outlier analysis was used to build the geographic Cd distribution in cacao beans in Colombia. Cadmium in the subsurface and the relationship with Cd in the soil surface of cacao farms were analysed using the geoaccumulation index (I<sub>geo</sub>). The bioconcentration factor (BCF) and soil chemical features in cacao beans were quantified. Positive correlations were observed within all the studied variables except for Mn and Fe. The highest correlation was observed within Ca, pH, and Cd in soil. The Valanginian-Albian and Albian-Maastrichtian geological ages are directly related to Cd in beans, Zn, P, soil Cd, and Fe. Regions with the highest cacao productivity and export registered an average Cd concentration in beans of 2.39_ ± _2.82 mg kg<sup>-1</sup>. Two municipalities in Santander were 'partially contaminated' according to I<sub>geo</sub>. The BCF was not directly proportional to soil and bean Cd level and did not fully coincide with hot spots. This evidence reinforces the idea that even areas with apparently low Cd levels may register a latent problem associated with genetic/ontogenetic, climatic, or management factors. This first distribution map of Cd in cacao beans constitutes a tool to implement actions to minimize risks and face challenges posed by the imposed regulations that may limit raw cacao bean exports in Colombia.</p>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":" ","pages":"176398"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142338616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Butterfly abundance changes in England are well associated with extreme climate events.","authors":"Baoying Shan, Bernard De Baets, Niko E C Verhoest","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176318","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176318","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Climate change exerts significant impacts on ecosystems through extreme climate events (ECEs), which are linked to various climate variables and can occur in different seasons. However, previous studies predominantly focus on a single type of ECE within specific seasons. We address this research gap by examining four typical types of ECEs: droughts, pluvials, heatwaves, and coldwaves, which are consistently defined and identified on a daily scale using a recently proposed statistical method. Butterflies in England serve as our study subject since their life stages occur throughout the year, and we had access to a 45-year dataset encompassing 57 butterfly species. First, we analyzed the correlation between abundance changes and the severity of ECEs, revealing varying sensitivity to ECEs across different life stages. Notably, abundance changes are negatively correlated with the severity of heatwaves in the hibernation, egg, and larval stages, as well as with the severity of pluvials in the larval, pupal, and adult stages. Second, we identified the most extreme climate events (MECEs) in England in the period from 1950 to 2020 and linked them with synchronized abundance changes for all species. MECEs in the sensitive stages of butterflies are frequently (for eight out of 11 MECEs) associated with synchronized decreases in their abundance. Our findings underscore the importance of considering diverse types of ECEs across all seasons to gain insights into their potential ecosystem effects. We draw attention to the fact that our analyses are primarily data-driven, with limited ecophysiological interpretation.</p>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":"954 ","pages":"176318"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142338626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Machine learning and structural equation modeling for revealing the influence factors and pathways of different water management regimes acting on brown rice cadmium.","authors":"Yingxia Liu, Jinchuan Ma, Junjie Chu, Wanchun Sun, Qiang Wang, Yangzhi Liu, Ping Zou, Junwei Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176033","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Excessive cadmium (Cd) in brown rice has detrimental effects on rice growth and human health. Water management is a cost-effective, eco-friendly measure to suppress Cd accumulation in rice. However, there is no acknowledged water management regime that reduces Cd accumulation in brown rice without compromising the yield. Meanwhile, the major factors affecting brown rice Cd and the pathways of water management affecting rice Cd are not clear. This study explored major factors affecting brown rice Cd using machine learning (ML) and examined the pathways of water management affecting rice Cd using a structural equation model (SEM). Three water management systems were set up, namely flooding, water-saving, and wetting irrigation. Results showed that water-saving irrigation increased dry matter and reduced Cd content and translocation. Root uptake during the grain filling stage and Cd remobilization before the grain filling stage contributed 36 % and 64 % of the Cd accumulation in brown rice, respectively. ML explained 97 % of the variance, suggesting that crop covariates were the most important (e.g., the brown rice bioconcentration factor (12 %), stem Cd (9 %), root-to-stem translocation factor (7 %)), followed by soil covariates (e.g., reducing substances 12 %) and water management (3 %). All SEM explanatory variables collectively explained 94 % of the variation, with a predictive power of 76 %. Water treatments indirectly affected soil available Fe and Mn (indirect effect coefficient = 0.909), iron plaques (indirect effect coefficient = 0.866), soil available Cd (indirect effect coefficient = -0.671), and Cd intensity of xylem sap (BI<sub>Cd</sub>, indirect effect coefficient = -0.664) via pH and reducing substances. BI<sub>Cd</sub> significantly positively affected stem Cd (path coefficient = 0.445). These findings provide insight into the agronomic and environmental effects of water management on brown rice Cd and influence pathways in soil-rice systems, suggesting that water-saving irrigation may alleviate Cd contamination in the paddy soil.</p>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":" ","pages":"176033"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142338638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Potential ecological risk assessment for trace metal(loid)s in soil surrounding coal gangue heaps based on source-oriented.","authors":"Jie Ma, Zhijie Shen, Yue Jiang, Ping Liu, Jing Sun, Mingsheng Li, Xue Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176465","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176465","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coal is the predominant energy source in China, resulting in coal gangue. We used the absolute principal component score multiple linear regression (APCS-MLR) model and the geo-detector method (GDM) for determining the potential ecological risk, apportioning sources, and identifying driving factors for trace metal(loid)s (TMs) in soil surrounding coal gangue heaps. The average contents for the concerned TMs (Cd, Hg, As, Pb, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn) in the soil of interest were 0.48, 0.18, 11.0, 36.0, 129, 99.2, 68.3 and 141 mg/kg, respectively. Potential ecological risk indicated that the soil was primarily within the \"Moderate risk\" level, and Cd was the primary pollutant. \"The number of coal gangue units\" and \"the distance between the sampling point and the coal gangue heap\" were the key driving factors included in the geo-detector method. Combining APCS-MLR model and GDM, the source apportionment was enhanced in terms of accuracy and reliability. Natural, mining, and unrecognized sources contributed 41.1 %, 39.2 %, and 19.7 % of the TM distribution, respectively. Considering the relationship between TMs, their sources, and corresponding potential ecological risks, mining sources (mainly affected by gangue accumulation) presented a primary linkage with Cd, and its contribution to potential ecological risk was the highest, accounting for 58.2 %. Therefore, further research should focus on effectively managing and controlling the potential ecological risks originating from mining sources and Cd.</p>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":" ","pages":"176465"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142338654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xue Tian, Huanhuan Wei, Yibai Zhao, Rui Cao, Chong Zhang, Xiaotong Song, Di Wu, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Robert M Rees, Pete Smith, Xiaotang Ju
{"title":"The legacy effect of long-term nitrogen fertilization on nitrous oxide emissions.","authors":"Xue Tian, Huanhuan Wei, Yibai Zhao, Rui Cao, Chong Zhang, Xiaotong Song, Di Wu, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Robert M Rees, Pete Smith, Xiaotang Ju","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176532","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176532","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The primary driver of increasing atmospheric concentrations of nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) is the use of organic and synthetic fertilizer to increase agricultural crop production. Current global estimates are based on IPCC N<sub>2</sub>O emission factor (EF) calculations, although there are shortcomings as many of the N<sub>2</sub>O EFs are derived from measurements during the cropping season. These neglect the fallow season, and do not adequately account for double or even triple cropping systems or legacy effects on soil N<sub>2</sub>O emissions in the following year. In this study, we assessed the legacy effect of fertilization on soil N<sub>2</sub>O fluxes using data from a long-term double-cropping field experiment with summer maize and winter wheat in rotation, in which no nitrogen (N; NN) and balanced manure with synthetic N (MN) fertilized treatments were switched to allow an assessment of legacy effects. Based on high-frequency measurements of N<sub>2</sub>O and previous data, we calculated that the historical N fertilization, or legacy effect, explained 23 % of the annual flux of 0.81 kg N ha<sup>-1</sup> yr<sup>-1</sup> in the first season of observation. In the following three seasons, the legacy effect of the previous N fertilization regime decreased to a negligible level, with N<sub>2</sub>O emissions mainly driven by in-season fertilization. Our data show that, on average, the seasonal EF for N<sub>2</sub>O was about 0.11 % higher in response to the previous N fertilization. Our study indicates that the current N<sub>2</sub>O EF may severely underestimate emissions because studies ignore legacy effects on N<sub>2</sub>O emissions from zero N plots and only compare zero N with N fertilization treatments for a given season or year to derive seasonal or annual N<sub>2</sub>O EF.</p>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":" ","pages":"176532"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142338609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Rodríguez-Sánchez, J L Santiago, M G Vivanco, B Sanchez, E Rivas, A Martilli, F Martín
{"title":"How do meteorological conditions impact the effectiveness of various traffic measures on NO<sub>x</sub> concentrations in a real hot-spot?","authors":"A Rodríguez-Sánchez, J L Santiago, M G Vivanco, B Sanchez, E Rivas, A Martilli, F Martín","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176667","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176667","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recently, air quality has become a major concern for policy makers around the world, which has led to the implementation of mitigation measures. In particular, in urban areas most measures affect the road transport sector, as this is one of the main contributors to air pollution in those areas. Recent studies have pointed out the need to determine the importance of external factors such as the meteorological conditions on the net effect on air quality of mitigation strategies. Due to the strong spatial variability of urban air pollution, high spatial resolution modelling is necessary. In this work, the impacts on emissions and nitrogen oxides (NO<sub>x</sub>) concentrations of several mitigation strategies on a real air pollution hot spot in southern Madrid (Spain) are simulated at microscale under different meteorological conditions. The results show that the meteorological conditions affect local NO<sub>x</sub> concentrations, and its net changes can be comparable to those due to emission reductions. In particular, meteorological conditions in 2019 induced higher NO<sub>x</sub> concentrations than in 2016, despite the local emissions were reduced by 50 % from 2016 to 2019. On the other hand, the impact of the implementation of a Low Emissions Zone (LEZ) on NO<sub>x</sub> concentrations is small and consistent with values found in other LEZs around Europe. However, this impact varies up to 70 % depending on the meteorological conditions. The impacts of a mitigation strategy are largely influenced by the meteorological conditions, and therefore the achievement of the target reduction of concentrations pursued by these measures will depend on the meteorological conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":" ","pages":"176667"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142387058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiaxin Li, Xiaopeng Liu, Li Wei, Xinyan Li, Haiyan Gao, Rui Chen, Yifeng Cui
{"title":"Investigation of the interactions and influencing factors of the Water-Land-Energy-Carbon system in the Yellow River Basin.","authors":"Jiaxin Li, Xiaopeng Liu, Li Wei, Xinyan Li, Haiyan Gao, Rui Chen, Yifeng Cui","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176654","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176654","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The survival and advancement of human society are fundamentally dependent on the availability and sustainable management of water, land, and energy resources. The development and utilisation of various energy sources and a considerable number of natural resources lead to carbon emissions. A complex interplay exists between water, land, energy, and carbon, and their correlation lies at the core of the regional \"natural-social-economic\" system, which is crucial for human existence and advancement. Despite its importance, research on the water-land-energy‑carbon (WLEC) nexus is limited. In this study, we employed an innovative combination of the comprehensive assessment index, coupled coordination degree, panel vector autoregressive, and random forest models to investigate the spatiotemporal evolution, internal dynamic interactions, and external influencing factors of the WLEC system in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) from 2007 to 2021. The findings revealed that the degree of coupled coordination in the WLEC system of the YRB exhibited an overall steady upward trend. The spatial agglomeration effect was continuously enhanced, and regional disparities increased. Complex interaction mechanisms exist within the water, land, energy, and carbon subsystems in the YRB. Population size, land relief, and sunshine are the prevailing factors influencing the degree of coupling coordination in the WLEC. Addressing the trade-off relationship among the subsystems of the WLEC system is a key aspect of optimising its correlation relationship. This study provides a scientific basis and relevant suggestions for achieving the Double-Carbon Goal, promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the YRB.</p>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":" ","pages":"176654"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142374920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiping Li, Ruwen Chang, Lewei Li, He Zhang, Jun Li
{"title":"Spatiotemporal variation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Tibetan lake sediment cores reveals the influence of forest fires.","authors":"Jiping Li, Ruwen Chang, Lewei Li, He Zhang, Jun Li","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176737","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176737","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite declining anthropogenic emissions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) due to global control strategies, forest fire emissions have been increasing, significantly affecting PAH dynamics in global sinks. This study investigated the spatiotemporal variations of sedimentary PAHs in three Tibetan lakes-Yiong Tso, Yamdrok Yumtso, and Urru Tso-to determine the influence of forest fires on PAH levels and historical trends. Yiong Tso Lake, located in a fire-affected watershed, exhibited the highest PAH concentrations (average of 43.4 ± 25.7 ng/g) with significant fluctuations since the 1920s, peaking in the 1960s (46.3 ng/g) and 1980s (91.3 ng/g), corresponding to periods of intense forest fires. This pattern aligned with source contribution estimates using the modified Cohen's d (mcd), indicating the dominance of forest fires as a PAH source until the 1990s. PAH concentrations decreased with increasing distance from the southeastern Tibetan Forest, as observed in Yamdrok Yumtso (average of 36.1 ± 19.9 ng/g) and Urru Tso (average of 16.4 ± 6.9 ng/g). Temporal variations in PAH concentrations and mcd values from these lakes also reflected a response to forest fires during the 1960s, suggesting a widespread influence of forest-fire-derived PAHs across the plateau. The impact of forest fires on sedimentary PAHs was expected to persist for decades, with an estimated half-life of approximately 11-12 years. These findings highlight significant emissions of PAHs from forest fires in the Tibetan Plateau, potentially transforming regional PAH dynamics and influencing global cycling.</p>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":" ","pages":"176737"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142387096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Generation and geochemical characteristics of acid rock drainage (ARD) in Barton Peninsula, King George Island (KGI), maritime, Antarctica.","authors":"Nurgul Balci, Yagmur Gunes","doi":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176727","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176727","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study deals with the generation, geochemical characteristics, and environmental impacts of acid rock drainage (ARD), a global environmental problem, on the Barton Peninsula. To elucidate the governing processes and to assess the environmental hazards of ARD, we present chemical data from lakes, ponds, and creeks with a wide range of pH values. We also provide mineralogical and geochemical compositions of sediments and bedrocks. Compared to weak-acidic and neutral waters, waters that display typical characteristics of ARD with low pH (3.7 to 4.2), high sulfate (46 to 92 mg/L), and Fe (0.8 to 16.5 mg/L) occur in the northern tip of the peninsula. Acidic waters with the highest cation (e.g., K, Na, Si, and Ca) and anion (e.g., SO<sub>4</sub>) compositions indicate ARD-enhanced rock weathering in the peninsula. Consistently, quantifying of chemical weathering degree yields the highest chemical index of alteration (CIA) and the mafic index of alteration (MIA) with the lowest ICV values for sediments from the acidic waters. Enrichment factors (EFs) calculated for As, Co, Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn, and Ni indicate severe to minor enrichment for As and Pb metals, respectively in the acidic water-associated sediments. Heavy metal concentrations of acidic waters also display the highest values for the peninsula, with Fe, Cu, and Cd metals exceeding the chronic aquatic toxicity limit (CAT). Therefore, geochemical records of acidic waters and sediments, especially lakes, may help in tracing the long-term environmental impacts of ARD, while sediments obtained from the weak acidic and near-neutral waters, together with water chemistry data, may provide a better representative composition of the bedrocks with neutralizing potential. The data presented here may contribute to predicting the source/s, and extent of future ARD generation in the peninsula, which is likely to be enhanced by increased chemical weathering due to climate warming.</p>","PeriodicalId":422,"journal":{"name":"Science of the Total Environment","volume":" ","pages":"176727"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142387044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}