A Method for Constructing Background Values of River and Lake Sediments Based on Curvature Extremes and Dynamic Partitioning
By using dynamic zoning and curvature extremum method, combined with multi-element measurement and comprehensive weighting method, the problems of sampling representativeness and calculation objectivity in the construction of background values of river and lake sediments were solved, and high-precision background value construction and evaluation were achieved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CHINESE RES ACAD OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCI
- Filing Date
- 2026-03-19
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-30
AI Technical Summary
Existing methods for determining background heavy metal values in river and lake sediments suffer from problems such as insufficient sample representativeness, inaccurate background layer identification, and lack of objectivity in calculations. In particular, they are difficult to accurately separate natural background from anthropogenic pollution in large, shallow lakes.
A method based on curvature extrema and dynamic zoning was adopted. Through dynamic zoning point layout, optimized sampling, objective calculation and scientific synthesis, including zoning boundary delineation, multi-element measurement, background layer identification, cumulative frequency curve analysis and comprehensive weighting method, background values of river and lake sediments were constructed.
It improves the spatial representativeness and accuracy of background values, making it suitable for sediment pollution diagnosis and ecological risk assessment under complex hydrological conditions, and ensuring the scientific validity and credibility of the calculation results.
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