The authors have determined the distributions of Ph, Cu and Cd ia surface sediment, acid-soluble fraction and interstitial water of the Changjiang Estuary and analysed the relationship between them and some environmental parameters, finding that there exists a quasi-equilibrium between the interstitial water and the sediment. The distribution of Pb or Cu in both phases it controlled mainly by the adsorptioa-desorption and deposition-solution processes of HFO“ and org.” in the sediments, whereas Cd is mainly controlled by the depoahisn-Jolution process of CdS. The sedimentation mechanism of Ph, Cu and Cd in the Changjlang Estuary is preliminarily proposed. The authors have determined the distributions of Ph, Cu and Cd ia surface sediment, acid-soluble fraction and interstitial water of the Changjiang Estuary and analyzed the relationship between them and some environmental parameters, finding that there exists a quasi-equilibrium between the interstitial water and the sediment. The distribution of Pb or Cu in both phases it controlled mainly by the adsorptioa-desorption and deposition-solution processes of HFO “and org. ” in the sediments, while Cd is mainly controlled by the depoahisn-Jolution process of CdS. The sedimentation mechanism of Ph, Cu and Cd in the Changjlang Estuary is preliminarily proposed.