海上风电施工的级联效应:海洋环境与生物种群的沉积物扰动-污染物迁移响应

Cascading effects of offshore wind farm construction: sediment disturbance-pollutant transport responses in marine environment and biological populations

  • 摘要: 随着海上风电行业的发展,施工过程沉积物扰动对生态环境的影响逐渐受到关注。以广东省阳江某风电项目为例,针对施工前、桩基施工及海底电缆敷设3个阶段,监测了近岸与风电海域水体磷酸根离子 (PO43−)、油类和重金属浓度、沉积物中重金属含量以及生物体质量。结果表明:1) 施工活动显著改变了区域水质与底质特性,海底电缆敷设后PO43−浓度增幅82.12%;2) 海底沉积物扰动加剧了海域的还原性环境,硫离子 (S2) 与铅 (Pb) 等重金属容易结合形成PbS等沉淀,氧化条件下又被重新释放。砷 (As) 容易被还原为As3+,对浮游植物和底栖生物带来严重的生态毒性威胁;3) 鱼类和甲壳类体内重金属及总石油烃积累存在显著差异,揭示了施工活动造成了生物体食物结构改变。施工活动对鱼卵和幼体等鱼类早期生命阶段产生负面影响,削弱了种群恢复能力,构成具有时空异质性的生态风险网络。研究阐明了“沉积物扰动-污染物迁移-生态响应”的级联机制,以及施工导致的“生境重构-食物网解耦-污染物再活化”的生态风险,为海上风电场施工期间的环境风险评估和污染管理提供了重要参考。

     

    Abstract: With the rapid development of offshore wind power, the ecological impacts of sediment disturbance during construction have attracted growing attention. This study detected the concentrations of PO43, petroleum hydrocarbons, and heavy metals in the waters of the nearshore area and offshore wind farm in Yangjiang, the levels of heavy metals in sediments, and the quality of organisms across three phases: pre-construction, pile foundation construction, and submarine cable laying. The results are as follows: 1) Construction activities significantly altered local water quality and benthic characteristics, with PO43 concentrations increasing by 82.12% after cable installation; 2) Sediment disturbance exacerbated the reducing conditions in the marine environment, where S2 combined with Pb2+ to form PbS precipitates, which were later re-released under oxidizing conditions. Meanwhile, As was preferentially reduced to toxic As3+, posing increased ecological risks to phytoplankton and benthic communities; 3) Distinct patterns of heavy metal accumulation emerged between fish and crustaceans, while the bioaccumulation of total petroleum hydrocarbons revealed construction-induced shifts in trophic pathways. Notably, these disturbances disproportionately affected the early life stages of fish (Eggs and larvae), impairing population resilience and forming spatiotemporally heterogeneous ecological risk networks. By clarifying the cascade mechanism of sediment disturbance-pollutant migration-ecological response, this work highlights the ecological risks arising from habitat reconstruction, food web decoupling, and pollutant reactivation. The results establish critical benchmarks for environmental risk assessment and provide actionable insights for pollution control strategies during the development of offshore wind farms.

     

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