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Seasonal effect on trace metal elements behaviour in a reservoir of northern Thailand

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Trace metal elements (TME) can be real threats for living organisms. However, few studies dealt with TME in reservoirs in rural areas where farming practises could induce negative effects. Mae Thang reservoir (northern Thailand) has been studied for 3 years to understand the seasonal behaviour of dissolved TME: Fe, Mn, Cd, Al, Pb, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mo, U and As and associated physicochemical parameters. In situ measurements of these parameters were done during the dry and the wet seasons as well as water samples along the water column for further analyses and TME determination by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). In the dry season, the water column was characterized by a strong stratification and anoxic conditions in the hypolimnion. High rain and water input from the watershed during the wet season induced mixing of the water. All TME, except Ni, Co and Cr were less concentrated in the wet season indicating a dilution effect by water input. There was thus no important dissolved pollution coming from the watershed. The anoxic conditions in the dry season enhanced the reduction of Fe and Mn and the desorption processes. Depth, and thus oxic–anoxic conditions were the main drivers of TME in the dry season, while in the wet season, dissolution processes from parent rocks of watershed were favoured. The average concentrations of TME in the reservoir were in the limit of the international and Thai standards. Only localized values in the bottom of the reservoir for Fe and Mn were higher than the limits.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department of Thailand, the Irrigation Department of Phrae province for the logistical support, the people of the Mae Thang catchment, and reviewers for comments on the manuscript. The stay in Thailand and in Geoscience Environment Toulouse (GET) in France was supported by the Institute for Research and Development (IRD), and this study was made possible through the support of ATI U2SIS budget (IRD 2003–2006) managed by JL Guyot.

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  1. University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam

    S. Grellier

  2. IRD UMR BIOEMCO c/o Soils and Fertilisers Research Institute (SFRI), Dong Ngac, Chem, Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Vietnam

    J. L. Janeau

  3. Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), UMR 7618 Bioemco, Case 120. 4, Place Jussieu, 75252, Paris cedex 05, France

    W. Thothong

  4. NPD (National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department), 61 Paholyothin rd., Jatujak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand

    A. Boonsaner

  5. GET-OMP, IRD-CNRS-Université Toulouse 3, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400, Toulouse, France

    M. P. Bonnet, C. Lagane & P. Seyler

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TME (ppb) in water column, September 2004 (wet season) for the location 2 (cf. Fig. 1).

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TME (ppb) in water column, March 2006 (dry season) location 2 (cf. Fig. 1).

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Grellier, S., Janeau, J.L., Thothong, W. et al. Seasonal effect on trace metal elements behaviour in a reservoir of northern Thailand. Environ Monit Assess 185, 5523–5536 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-012-2964-7

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