China's Yangtze estuary: II. Phosphorus and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in tidal flat sediments
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Concentrations of phosphorus (P) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in tidal flat sediments from the Yangtze estuary and Hangzhou Bay. The amount of total P in surface sediments ranges from 18.0 to 31.4 μmol g−1 along the southern coast. The spatial and temporal distribution of P in tidal flats is closely related to geomorphological location and contaminant input, especially in association with variations in hydrodynamic conditions. Speciation of P in sediments was extracted sequentially. Results show that calcium phases are dominant in the total P of tidal flat sediments, which is similar to marine sediments. The main diffusion of dissolved P is from overlying water to sediment in the coastal environment of the Yangtze estuary.