Changes in Extractable Metal Concentrations During Storage of Surface Water Samples Containing Sediments1

ABSTRACT: Changes in metal concentrations during storage of acidified water samples were studied. Water samples with high concentrations of suspended sediment were collected from the Fraser River, British Columbia. These samples were analyzed for “extractable” metals, which are defined to be the dissolved metals plus those metals extracted from suspended sediment by dilute mineral acid. Concentrations of extractable Cu, Fe, Pb, Zn, Ni, Co, Mn, and Cd were determined over time. Metal concentrations in these water samples were not stable and showed significant increases throughout the storage period. These results suggest that the extractable metal technique is inappropriate for the analysis of water samples containing suspended sediment.     

DISCHARGE AND SUSPENDED SEDIMENT PATTERNS OF AN INTERMITTENT COLD DESERT STREAM1

Sage Creek in south‐central Wyoming is listed as impaired by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) due to its sediment contribution to the North Platte River. Despite the magnitude of sediment impacts on streams, little research has been conducted to characterize patterns of sediment transport or to model suspended sediment concentration in many arid western U.S. streams. This study examined the relationship between stream discharge and suspended sediment concentration near the Sage Creek and North Platte River confluence from 1998 through 2003. The objectives were to determine patterns of stream discharge and suspended sediment concentration, produce a sediment prediction model, and compare sediment concentrations for the six‐year period. Stream discharge and suspended sediment transport responded rapidly to convective storms and spring runoff events. During the study period, events exceeding 0.23 m³/s accounted for 92 percent of the sediment load, which is believed to originate from erodible headwater uplands. Further analysis of these data indicates that time series modeling is superior to simple linear regression in predicting sediment concentration. Significant increases in suspended sediment concentration occurred in all years except 2003. This analysis suggests that a six‐year monitoring record was insufficient to factor out impacts from climate, geology, and historical sediment storage.     

蓄滞洪区可持续发展评价指标体系及案例研究

本文以蓄滞洪区复合系统为评价对象，在对相关子系统进行综合分析的基础上，设计了可持续发展评价指标体系，并以洪湖蓄滞洪区为实例，对其发展资本、发展水平、防洪情势和综合发展度进行了评价，分析了洪湖蓄滞洪区各个子系统之间的协调关系。评价结果表明：洪湖蓄滞洪区的发展资本和发展水平都处于比较良好的状态，防洪情势为风险型，是洪湖蓄滞洪区可持续发展的制约因素。洪湖蓄滞洪区实现可持续发展的重点是解决社会经济与防洪子系统之间的矛盾，加强防洪子系统的发展，改善社会经济结构，同时注意保护和利用环境。     

Prenatal detection of free sialic acid storage disease: genetic and biochemical studies in nine families

Sialic acid storage disorders, Salla disease (SD) and a severe infantile form of disease (ISSD), are recessively inherited allelic lysosomal storage disorders due to impaired egress of free sialic acid from lysosomes. Fourteen pregnancies at risk of adult-type free sialic acid storage disease, SD, were monitored by sialic acid assays, genetic linkage or mutation detection analyses using chorionic villus samples. Three affected and 12 unaffected fetuses were identified. The first studies were based on the sialic acid assays alone, but the location of the gene enabled the use of genetic linkage analysis and, more recently, the identification of the SLC17A5 gene and disease-causing mutations added yet another possibility for prenatal studies. A missense mutation 115C→T (R39C) is present in 95% of all Finnish SD alleles, providing an easy and reliable means of diagnostic studies. Both molecular and biochemical (sialic acid assay) studies can be used for prenatal diagnosis of free sialic acid storage diseases. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

SIMPLE MEASUREMENTS OF SOIL SURFACE MICRORELIEF CHARACTERISTICS1

ABSTRACT: Soil surface roughness and the topographic orientation of microrelief influence runoff and water storage. Distances measured following the surface of the microrelief and horizontally across the area with the microrelief can be used with the number of microridges or microhills to estimate the average cross-sectional areas of the depression, the microslope angles, and crest heights. Microridge sideslope angles which effect the rate of runoff were estimated reasonably well in field plots by the method.     

陆相沉积盆地二氧化碳地质储存评价技术探讨

二氧化碳的地质储存是减少二氧化碳向大气环境排放、控制全球气候变暖的重要措施。本文针对陆相沉积盆地的CO2地质储存的储层特征、储存机理、水岩作用、安全性、适宜性、场地勘察、监测技术和经济效益等方面的研究内容与评价技术进行了探讨,以为我国未来利用二氧化碳地质储存技术减少二氧化碳排放提供技术支撑。     

某橡胶减振垫加速贮存老化试验及寿命预测

分析了减振垫的贮存环境应力及失效机理,建立了减振垫的性能退化模型及加速模型。选取直接描述减振垫工作特性的品质因数为性能退化参数,通过加速老化试验,在较短的试验时间内确定了减振垫的贮存寿命。     

基于连续模拟的城市降雨径流调蓄研究

城市径流因其短期冲击负荷高,对水体造成冲击性污染日益引起关注。调蓄技术是控制城市径流污染、消减污染负荷的一项关键技术。文章采用连续模拟的方法对昆明市第二污水处理厂调蓄示范工程进行了分析,并对不同污水处理能力下调蓄池最佳容积进行了分析。结果表明:污水处理厂处理能力是决定调蓄池容积和调蓄效率的关键参数,昆明市第二污水处理厂经改扩建处理能力提升至旱季日流量的1.5倍(15×104m3/d),建设51m3/hm2imp(总调蓄容积4×104m3)的调蓄示范工程时,调蓄径流效率为49.6%,年均调蓄径流量为290.5mm,年均溢流次数为38次。在进行合流污水调蓄控制时,综合考虑建设成本和环境效益,污水处理厂处理能力为旱季流量1.5倍、2倍、3倍和4倍时,合理的单位固化面积调蓄池池容分别为:95、25、40和25～50m3/hm2imp。     

活性炭吸附处理黄磷化工渗滤液研究

研究了颗粒活性炭对黄磷化工渗滤液中有机物的吸附容量、吸附热力学和动力学。结果表明:颗粒活性炭对渗滤液中有机物的吸附容量几乎不受渗滤液pH值的影响,吸附45min后基本达到平衡。吸附等温线更符合修正的Freundlich模型,表明实验中的吸附主要是多分子层的吸附。拟二级动力学模型能更好的定量描述有机物在颗粒活性炭上的吸附过程,速率常数k2=0.12128g/(mg·min),平衡吸附量qe=5.78748mg/g。     

腾发覆盖技术控制垃圾填埋场渗沥液污染试验研究

腾发覆盖系统利用覆盖层土壤储存降雨,并利用土壤蒸发和植物蒸腾作用增大覆盖层水分耗散,达到控制渗沥液产生的目的。文章进行了6组不同腾发覆盖组合条件下的渗沥液控制效果试验。结果表明:植物在调节和控制覆盖层水分动态中起重要作用,植物覆盖率的增加和土壤水分消减程度表现出明显的关系,植物生长情况下的土壤水分耗散速度是无植物覆盖情况下的1.5倍;植物生长和无植物生长情况下60cm覆盖层厚度实际水库容积分别为97.2mm和62.8mm;无植物生长情况下深层渗沥量达到降雨量的27%,而植物覆盖情况下渗沥液量仅为降雨量的3.5%～7.2%。