MOBILITY AND TRANSFER OF RESIDUAL HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE (HCH) IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT

An investigation was carried out to study the mobility and transfer of HCH-residues in Yanjia lake, Hubei, China, from 1990-1993. By sampling at different locations, the horizontal distribution of HCH-residues was determined; by sampling at different depths in the same location, the vertical mobility of HCH-residues and its penetration were measured. The vertical profiles of HCH-residues in sediment showed a gradient distribution, which was reduced with the increase in depth. This was very similar in shape to the organic carbon and nitrogen content profiles. The penetration of HCH-residues was measured as 60cm approximately. Meanwhile, water, sediment (0-12cm), benthos and benthic fish collected from the lake were analyzed to determine the transfer of HCH-residues along aquatic food chain. The BCF values of HCH-residues indicated that the bioaccumulation of HCH-residues in freshwater food chain still exsisted in spite of the banning of HCH since 1983. The maxium BCF value of HCH-residues in the liver samples of 5-year-old common carp was up to 61966 (calculated by beta-HCH).

旱塬冬小麦水分利用特征及对施肥的响应

为了揭示施肥对黄土高原旱地冬小麦水分利用效率(WUE)的影响,通过对不同施肥处理条件下水分利用效率相关指标的研究发现:增施氮肥降低了小麦生育前期的叶片WUE,而提高了小麦生育后期的叶片WUE,并显著提高了小麦的叶面积指数(LAI),而增施磷肥效果不明显。增施氮肥显著提高了小麦的生物量和产量,从而提高了相应的生物量WUE和产量WUE;增施磷肥对小麦的生物量和产量的提高有一定的促进作用,但对生物量WUE和产量WUE的提高不明显。生物量、产量、LAI和相应的生物量WUE、产量WUE都呈极显著正相关,说明通过施肥提高了小麦的LAI,进而提高了群体光合效率和干物质积累,从而提高了水分利用效率。

六盘山不同森林群落地被物的持水特性

在森林生态系统中,地被物由林下枯落物、苔藓层以及表层土壤的根系组成(Kosugiet al.,2001;程金花等,2003)。在动物、微生物以及环境温湿度的作用下,地被物不断分解,补充了土壤养分含量(刘洋等,2006)。地被物在地表形成一层结构疏松的毡层,不仅能够减小雨水对地面的冲击,阻滞和分散降水,还增加了地表粗糙度,能够阻滞地表径流,吸收和储存降水,促使水分缓慢入渗,在防止土壤侵蚀和保持水土方面发挥了重要作用(张洪江等,2003)。此外,研究还发现,地被物层能够减少土壤蒸发(Schaapet al.,1997),缓解表层土温变化,影响冬季土壤的冻结过程(Sharratt,1997),同时又是林下种子萌发和幼苗更新的制约因素之一(班勇等,1995)。目前,国内外地被物研究主要集中于枯落物的凋落动态(张冀等,2001;杨玉盛等,2001;郑征等,2005)、苔藓层和枯落物的持水特性(Naethet al.,1991;薛立等,2005;叶吉等,2004;Zhanget al.,2006)、枯落物分解及养分归还(王瑾等,2001;Chandiniet al.,2002;魏晶等,2004;邵玉琴等,2004)、枯落...

沙地樟子松水分生理生态特征及其适应性——以科尔沁沙地东南缘为例

沙地樟子松天然分布于大兴安岭以西的呼伦贝尔草原红花尔基一带，分布范围虽然相对狭窄，但其具有重要的防风、固沙等生态功能，而且，该区沙地樟子松林的分布范围正呈现不断扩大的趋势。然而，在引种区（科尔沁沙地东南缘），20世纪70~80年代曾经引起国际关注的沙地樟子松人工林，自从90年代初以来，逐渐出现了以枯梢、生长下降，甚至死亡等为特征的衰退现象。与此同时，沙地樟子松人工造林仍在北方干旱、半干旱沙区大面积推广。面对如此具有重要防风固沙作用并在大范围推广的沙地樟子松人工林，解释其为何衰退，其机理如何，回答现存沙地樟子松人工林发展方向及培育等理论和实践问题，成为目前面临的巨大挑战。 本论文在对沙地樟子松天然分布区与引种区野外调查、气候差异性对比分析的基础上，结合对引种区沙地樟子松幼苗、幼树及中龄林的水分生理生态过程实验，研究了沙地樟子松在引种区自然条件和干旱胁迫下的光合生理和水分生理生态特征；重点分析了水势、气孔导度等生理因素和土壤含水量、光合有效辐射、气温、空气相对湿度等生态因素对净光合速率、蒸腾速率的影响。结果表明： 1）较低、较长的低温和降雪覆盖有利于沙地樟子松更好的生长；运用De Martonne干燥度指数对气候类型进行划分，沙地樟子松引种区（科尔沁沙地东南缘）生态系统应为草地或疏林草地生态系统。 2）引种区近50 a来年平均温度存在着明显的线性上升，平均每10 a增温0.185 ℃；该区年平均降水量没有显著的变化趋势，但是，在过去的50 a里，该区平均每15 a 左右出现1次大旱。 3）在引种区多年年平均降水量条件下，沙地樟子松幼苗80%以上的时间处于受胁迫的状态，17%的时间处于不受水分胁迫的状态，而仅有1%左右的时间处于不能利用土壤水分的状态；在不同密度、不同年龄的沙地樟子松人工林中，土壤可溶性盐总量都很低，对沙地樟子松林木生长不会造成盐分胁迫；由于地下水位的急速下降，目前，引种区大部分地方地下水不能被沙地樟子松所利用。 4）随着模拟年降水量的减少，沙地樟子松幼苗的生长明显受到抑制，针叶水势、蒸腾速率、光合速率均有下降，各部分生物量积累明显降低；当模拟年降水量低于350 mm时就已经对沙地樟子松的生长产生了较大的限制。 5）在科尔沁沙地东南缘，影响沙地樟子松生理生态特征的主要因素为水分条件，特别是在树高生长旺季以及生长末期，而在生长中期，主要是光照和水分共同影响沙地樟子松的生长；在沙地樟子松天然分布区（红花尔基），影响沙地樟子松生长季节中期生理生态特征的主要因素也是水分和光照条件，这与在科尔沁沙地东南缘樟子松生长中期观测到的结论一致。然而，与天然沙地樟子松相比，引种区沙地樟子松每天干物质的积累增加为天然分布区的3~13倍，每天蒸腾耗水量为天然分布区的7~19倍。 综合以上对引种区的生态气候、水分条件以及沙地樟子松本身生理生态特征的分析结果得出，引种区与天然分布区水、热差异导致引种区沙地樟子松在年内的生长期延长（与天然沙地樟子松相比），以及在生长季节每天蒸腾耗水量的剧增及耗水时间的延长；同时，在引种区由于年内降水分布极不均衡，冬季降雪覆盖少，导致4、5、9三个月份的水分极度亏缺，该季节引种区水分亏缺严重限制了沙地樟子松的生长。大面积营造纯林、地下水位急剧下降（目前，引种区大部分林地的沙地樟子松已不能利用地下水）以及引种区每15 a左右一次的特殊干旱是导致沙地樟子松死亡的最直接原因。从个体水平上来说，近50 a的引种驯化，沙地樟子松并没有完全表现出适应引种区生长环境的迹象。最后，基于以上对沙地樟子松人工林衰退分析的基础上，提出了对现存沙地樟子松人工林总体经营的方向及具体经营对策。

土壤持水特征测定中质量含水量、吸力和容重三者间定量关系I.填装土壤

在试验过程中,通常采用一个土样进行连续试验来测定土壤的持水特征。此时,土样的有机质、黏粒矿物类型和阳离子交换量等性质基本保持不变,而土壤的容重在水力学和机械压力共同作用下会发生很大的变化。因此,我们认为实测的土壤持水特征不再是土壤吸力和含水量相对应的一条曲线,而是由土壤质量含水量、吸力和容重三变量共同确定的一个曲面。本文在Brooks-Corey土壤水分特征曲线模型的基础上,提出了两种描述土壤质量含水量、吸力和容重三变量关系的曲面模型,分析了模型的优缺点和适用条件,并采用离心机石蜡控容重法实测了四种质地填装土壤的三变量特征曲面。研究结果表明:土壤持水特征是由土壤质量含水量、吸力和容重三变量共同确定的一个曲面这一假设是合理的;类似于Brooks-Corey模型的两种幂函数经验曲面模型能够合理地描述填装土壤的实测数据,决定系数均大于0.94;模型Ⅰ的拟合效果略好于模型Ⅱ,但模型Ⅱ包含两个物理意义明确的参数,具有一定的优势。这一研究将为校正容重变化对土壤水力学参数的影响提供新的途径。

黄土高原半干旱区苜蓿草地土壤干燥化特征与粮草轮作土壤水分恢复效应

实地测定了黄土高原半干旱区固原不同生长年限苜蓿草地和连作8a苜蓿草地翻耕轮作不同年限粮食作物后深层土壤水分特征,分析了苜蓿草地土壤干燥化特征和粮草轮作对土壤水分的恢复效应。结果表明:(1)苜蓿连作1a、5a、8a和12a等4类苜蓿草地0~1000cm土层平均土壤湿度值为6.6%,平均土壤水分过耗量702.8mm,平均土壤干燥化速率147.1 mm/a,达到强烈干燥化程度,苜蓿连作5a土壤干层深度超过1000cm,苜蓿连作8a土壤干层深度超过1360cm,苜蓿草地合理利用年限为7a。(2)连作8a苜蓿草地翻耕并轮作4~7a和25a粮食作物等5类粮田0~1000cm土层土壤湿度介于6.74%~11.95%,土壤贮水量恢复值介于210.6~887.3mm,平均土壤水分恢复速率为80.8mm/a。轮作6a后粮田土壤干层轻度恢复程度以上深度达到1000cm。通过粮草轮作使苜蓿草地土壤湿度恢复到当地土壤稳定湿度需要13a以上。黄土高原半干旱区适宜的粮草轮作模式为:7a苜蓿→13a粮食作物。

交替隔沟灌溉水分入渗特性

以玉米为试验材料 ,通过大田 3种灌水方式土壤水分的入渗规律比较分析 ,发现交替隔沟灌溉和固定隔沟灌溉土壤水分的侧向入渗比较明显 ,而常规灌溉由于受到相邻灌水沟侧向入渗的影响 ,土壤水分主要在土壤剖面的垂直方向变化。对 3种灌水方式湿润锋到达深度的研究表明 ,常规灌溉的湿润锋到达深度明显大于固定隔沟灌溉和交替隔沟灌溉。因此 ,田间采用交替隔沟灌溉可以减小土壤水分发生深层渗漏的机率

Geochemical character and material source of sediments in the eastern Philippine Sea

Based upon analyses of grain-size, rare earth element (REE) compositions, elemental occurrence phases of REE, and U-series isotopic dating, the sediment characteristics and material sources of the study area were examined for the recently formed deep-sea clays in the eastern Philippine Sea. The analytical results are summarized as follows. (1) Low accumulation rate, poor sorting and roundness, and high contents of grains coarser than fine silt indicate relatively low sediment input, with localized material source without long distance transport. (2) The REE Contents are relatively high. Shale-normalized patterns of REE indicate weak enrichment in heavy REE (HREE), Ce-passive anomaly, and Eu-positive anomaly. (3) Elemental occurrence phases of REE between the sediments with and without crust are similar. REE mainly concentrate in residual phase and then in ferromanganese oxide phase. The light REE (LREE) enrichment, Ce-positive anomaly, and Eu-positive anomaly occur in residual phase. Ferromanganese oxide phase shows the characteristics of relatively high HREE content and Ce-passive anomaly. (4) There are differences in each above mentioned aspect between the sediments with and without ferromanganese crust. (5) Synthesizing the above characteristics and source discriminant analysis, the study sediments are deduced to mainly result from the alteration of local and nearby volcanic materials. Continental materials transported by wind and/or river (ocean) flows also have minor contributions.

The effects of spring-neap tide on the phytoplankton community development in the Jiaozhou Bay, China

The development of the phytoplankton community was studied in the Jiaozhou Bay during the spring to neap tide in August 2001, through three cruises and a 15 d continuous observation. This investigation indicates that diatom cell abundance increased sharply following the end of a spring tide, from 9 cells/cm(3) to a peak of 94 cells/cm(3). The dominant species composition and abundance show a quick species sequence from spring to neap tide, and the dominant species at the start phase is Skeletomena costatum, then changes to Chaetoceros curvisetus, finally it changes to Eucampia zodiacus. Silicate concentration increases during spring tide, as a result of nutrient replenishment from the water-sediment interface, its initial average concentration in neap tide is 1.39 mumol/dm(3) and reached the peak average concentration of 8.40 mumol/dm(3) in spring tide. But the nitrogen concentration dropped due to dilution by the low nitrogen seawater from the Huanghai Sea, its initial average concentration in neap tide is 67 mumol/dm(3) and decreased to the average concentration of 54 mumol/dm(3) in spring tide. The degree of silicon limitation was decreased and phytoplankton, especially diatoms, responds immediately after nutrient replenishment in the water column. Skeletonmea costatum, as one of the dominant species in the Jiaozhou Bay, shows a quicker response to nutrient availability than Eucampia zodiacus and Chaetoceros curvisetus. It is proposed that dominant species composition and water column stability synchronously determine the development of phytoplankton summer blooms in the Raozhou bay.

PCBs and its coupling with eco-environments in Southern Yellow Sea surface sediments

In this paper, the spatial distribution and source of the PCBs in surface sediments of the Southern Yellow Sea (SYS) and influencing factors, such as the sediment characteristics (components, relative proportions and total organic carbon contents), and hydrodynamic conditions were analyzed. PCB concentrations in the surface sediments ranged from 518-5848 pg/g, with average values of 1715 pg/g decreasing sharply compared to last year. In the study area, the PCB pollution level in the middle area was the highest, followed by that of the east coast and the west coast, respectively. Although the PCB level in the coastal areas was lower than that in the middle areas, it was proven in our study that the Yellow Sea obtained PCBs by virtue of river inputs. There was a positive and pertinent correlation between the clay proportion and PCB concentrations, and the increase of the PCB concentrations was directly proportional to the increase of TOC contents, with r = 0.61, but it was contrary to the sediment grain size. Consequently, the factors controlling PCB distribution had direct or indirect relationships with sediment grain size; moreover, the hydrodynamic conditions determined the sediment components and grain size. In conclusion, hydrodynamic conditions of the Yellow Sea were the most important influencing factors effecting the distribution of PCBs in the surface sediments of the SYS. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Study on steel corrosion in different seabed sediments

A series of simulation experiments on carbon steel (A(3) steel) and low alloy steel (16 Mn steel) in marine atmosphere (MA), seawater (SW) and seabed sediment (SBS) including rough sea sand, fine sea sand and seabed mud were carried out indoors for a year or so by means of individually hanging plates (IHP) and electrically connected hanging plates (ECHP). The corrosion of steels in SBS was mainly due to the macrogalvanic cell effect. The steel plates at the bottom of SBS, as the anode of a macrogalvanic cell, showed the heaviest corrosion with a corrosion rate of up to 0.12 mm/a, approximately equal to that of steel plates in marine atmosphere. The test results showed that the corrosion rates of A(3) and 16 Mn steel in marine environment were in the order: MA > SW > SBS by the IHP method; and MA > SBS > SW by the ECHP method. The corrosion rates of steels in the water/sediment interface were directly proportional to the grain size of the SBS by the ECHP method, but those of steels in the water/sediment interface did not vary with the grain size of SBS by the IHP method. The corrosion rate of low-alloy steel was a little higher than that of carbon steel. The results of this study have important applications for design of offshore steel structures such as oil platform, pier, and port.

花岗岩风化土微观结构及其工程地质特性研究

Saprolite is the residual soil resulted from completely weathered or highly weathered granite and with corestones of parent rock. It is widely distributed in Hong Kong. Slope instability usually happens in this layer of residual soil and thus it is very important to study the engineering geological properties of Saprolite. Due to the relic granitic texture, the deformation and strength characteristics of Saprolite are very different from normal residual soils. In order to investigate the effects of the special microstructure on soil deformation and strength, a series of physical, chemical and mechanical tests were conducted on Saprolite at Kowloon, Hong Kong. The tests include chemical analysis, particle size analysis, mineral composition analysis, mercury injection, consolidation test, direct shear test, triaxial shear test, optical analysis, SEM & TEM analysis, and triaxial shear tests under real-time CT monitoring.Based on the testing results, intensity and degree of weathering were classified, factors affecting and controlling the deformation and strength of Saprolite were identified, and the interaction between those factors were analyzed.The major parameters describing soil microstructure were introduced mainly based on optical thin section analysis results. These parameters are of importance and physical meaning to describe particle shape, particle size distribution (PSD), and for numerical modeling of soil microstructure. A few parameters to depict particle geometry were proposed or improved. These parameters can be used to regenerate the particle shape and its distribution. Fractal dimension of particle shape was proposed to describe irregularity of particle shapes and capacity of space filling quantitatively. And the effect of fractal dimension of particle shape on soil strength was analyzed. At the same time, structural coefficient - a combined parameter which can quantify the overall microstructure of rock or soil was introduced to study Saprolite and the results are very positive. The study emphasized on the fractal characteristics of PSD and pore structure by applying fractal theory and method. With the results from thin section analysis and mercury injection, it was shown that at least two fractal dimensions Dfl(DB) and Df2 (Dw), exist for both PSD and pore structure. The reasons and physical meanings behind multi-fractal dimensions were analyzed. The fractal dimensions were used to calculate the formation depth and weathering rate of granite at Kowloon. As practical applications, correlations and mathematical models for fractal dimensions and engineering properties of soil were established. The correlation between fractal dimensions and mechanical properties of soil shows that the internal friction angle is mainly governed by Dfl 9 corresponding to coarse grain components, while the cohesion depends on Df2 , corresponding to fine grain components. The correlations between the fractal dimension, friction angle and cohesion are positive linear.Fractal models of PSD and pore size distribution were derived theoretically. Fragmentation mechanism of grains was also analyzed from the viewpoint of fractal. A simple function was derived to define the theoretical relationship between the water characteristic curve (WCC) and fractal dimension, based on a number of classical WCC models. This relationship provides a new analytical tool and research method for hydraulic properties in porous media and solute transportation. It also endues fractal dimensions with new physical meanings and facilitates applications of fractal dimensions in water retention characteristics, ground water movement, and environmental engineering.Based on the conclusions from the fractal characteristics of Saprolite, size effect on strength was expressed by fractal dimension. This function is in complete agreement with classical Weibull model and a simple function was derived to represent the relationship between them.In this thesis, the phenomenon of multi-fractal dimensions was theoretically analyzed and verified with WCC and saprolite PSD results, it was then concluded that multi-fractal can describe the characteristics of one object more accurately, compared to single fractal dimension. The multi-fractal of saprolite reflects its structural heterogeneity and changeable stress environment during the evolution history.

Recovery from TBT pollution in English Channel environments: A problem solved?

Following recognition of effects in the 1980s, tributyltin (TBT) has been monitored at sites in the English Channel to evaluate the prognosis for biota – spanning the introduction of restrictions on TBT use on small boats and the recent phase-out on the global fleet. We describe how persistence and impact of TBT in clams Scrobicularia plana has changed during this period in Southampton Water and Poole Harbour. TBT contamination (and loss) in water, sediment and clams reflects the abundance and type of vessel activity: half-times in sediment (up to 8y in Poole, 33y in Southampton) are longest near commercial shipping. Recovery of clam populations – slowest in TBT-contaminated deposits – provides a useful biological measure of legislative efficacy in estuaries. On rocky shores, recovery from imposex in Nucella lapillus is evident at many sites but, near ports, is prolonged by shipping impacts, including sediment legacy, for example, in the Fal.

Geophysical imaging of stimulated microbial biomineralization

Understanding how microorganisms influence the physical and chemical properties of the subsurface is hindered by our inability to observe microbial dynamics in real time and with high spatial resolution. Here, we investigate the use of noninvasive geophysical methods to monitor biomineralization at the laboratory scale during stimulated sulfate reduction under dynamic flow conditions. Alterations in sediment characteristics resulting from microbe-mediated sulfide mineral precipitation were concomitant with changes in complex resistivity and acoustic wave propagation signatures. The sequestration of zinc and iron in insoluble sulfides led to alterations in the ability of the pore fluid to conduct electrical charge and of the saturated sediments to dissipate acoustic energy. These changes resulted directly from the nucleation, growth, and development of nanoparticulate precipitates along grain surfaces and within the pore space. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) confirmed the sulfides to be associated with cell surfaces, with precipitates ranging from aggregates of individual 3-5 nm nanocrystals to larger assemblages of up to 10-20 m in diameter. Anomalies in the geophysical data reflected the distribution of mineral precipitates and biomass over space and time, with temporal variations in the signals corresponding to changes in the aggregation state of the nanocrystalline sulfides. These results suggest the potential for using geophysical techniques to image certain subsurface biogeochemical processes, such as those accompanying the bioremediation of metal-contaminated aquifers.

Colonisation and modification of soft substratum habitats by the invasive macroalga Sargassum muticum

Sargassum muticum is an invasive brown macroalga that originates from Japan. In the introduced range, thalli can grow in soft substratum habitats attached to embedded rock fragments and shells, Within Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, S. muticum has rapidly colonised large areas of soft substrata, where dispersal by peripatetic or 'stone-walking' plants is very effective. Sediment cores were collected under and outside canopies of S. muticum in Strangford Lough (S. muticum first recorded there in 1995) and Langstone Harbour, English Channel (S. muticum first found there in 1974) to investigate modification of the infaunal assemblages. At both study sites, community analyses highlighted significant differences between the assemblages under the canopies and those in adjacent unvegetated areas. In Strangford Lough, the invertebrate community under the canopy contained a higher abundance of smaller, opportunistic, r-selected species than outside the canopy. By contrast, the communities under and outside the canopy at Langstone Harbour were similar in species composition, diversity and dominance, but overall faunal abundance was greater under the canopy. Sediment characteristics were not affected by S. muticum canopies, but the infaunal changes may be related to environmental modification; shading, flow suppression and temperature stratification were also investigated. The differences between these 2 sites indicate that localised conditions and/or the duration of colonisation of S. muticum are important in determining the nature of habitat modification.