The Annual Variations of Major Nutrients and Assessments about Environmental Impacts of Xiangshan Bay East China Sea

The 30 years’ annual variations of major nutrients dissolved inorganic nitrogen(DIN) and dissolved inorganic phosphorus(DIP) in Xiangshan Bay East China Sea between 1982 and 2011 were reported. The results showed that the concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients increased year by year, consistent with the trend of nitrogen and phosphorus consumption in our country. Inorganic nitrogen was the main pollutant, then was inorganic phosphorus in Xiangshan harbor. The annual average change of DIN ranged from 0.21 to 0.76 mg∙dm-3 while DIP ranged from 0.018 to 0.054 mg∙dm-3. And the change trend of DIN and DIP was as following: winter > autumn > summer > spring. The DIN and DIP in Xiangshan horbor exceeded the standard limits greatly, the water quality in culture areas exceeded national criteria for sea water Level IV and most water qualities were inferior Level IV.