ABSTRACT
In order to analyze the spatial variation characteristics of grain diameter, nutrient elements and heavy metal pollution with deposition sediment in tributaries bay of the Three Gorges Reservoir, we selected 9 typical tributaries bay, 54 deposited sediment samples were collected from the riparian zone for analyzing grain diameter distribution, capacity, organic matter, nutrient elements of TN, TP and K, heavy metal elements of Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn. The results indicated that particle size distribution from Wujiang River in Fuling to the Modao stream in Yunyang presented a trend of fluctuation, deposited sediment at 160-165 m elevation was coarser than that at 165-175 m elevation,volume percent of sand and clay presented a moderate variation at both altitudes, while silt had small variation. Independent sample t test showed that characteristics difference between the upper and lower sediments in riparian zone was not significant. The geo-accumulation index of heavy metal pollutants in the sediment from riparian zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir tributaries bay indicated that, only Zn element in Zhenxi River, Longdong River and Long River, Pb element in the Modao Stream belonged to non-moderate pollution levels, whereas there were no pollution of all other elements in tributaries.
