Hydrology of Clay Settling Areas and Surrounding Landscapes in the Phosphate Mining District,Peninsular Florida1

Abstract: The objective of this study was to use applied and naturally occurring geochemical tracers to study the hydrology of clay settling areas (CSAs) and the hydrological connectivity between CSAs and surrounding hydrological landscapes. The study site is located on the Fort Meade Mine in Polk County, Florida. The CSA has a well‐developed, subangular‐blocky, clay‐rich surface layer with abundant desiccation cracks and other macropores, and a massive, clay‐rich sublayer that is saturated below ～1.0‐2.5 m. A bromide tracer was applied to study hydrological processes in the upper part of the CSA. Bromide infiltrated rapidly and perched on a massive, clay‐rich sublayer. Bromide concentrations decreased in the upper part of the profile without being transported vertically down through the lower part of the profile suggesting that bromide was lost to lateral rather than to vertical transport. Infiltration and lateral flow were rapid suggesting that preferential flow through desiccation cracks and other macropores likely dominates flow in the upper part of the CSA. Naturally occurring solute and stable isotope tracers were used to study the hydrological connectivity between the CSA and the surrounding hydrological landscape. Three‐end mass‐balance mixing model results indicate that shallow and/or deep CSA water can be found in all downgradient waters and must be as much as ～50% of some downgradient waters. Discharge from the CSA to the surrounding surface water‐bodies and surficial aquifer occurs laterally through the berms and/or vertically through the massive, clay‐rich sublayer. However, the precise flow paths from the CSA to the surrounding hydrological landscape are unclear and the fluxes remain unquantified, so the precise effects of CSAs on the hydrology of the surrounding hydrological landscape also remain unquantified.     

Coal mining and the resource community cycle: A longitudinal assessment of the social impacts of the Coppabella coal mine

Two social impact assessment (SIA) studies of Central Queensland's Coppabella coal mine were undertaken in 2002–2003 and 2006–2007. As ex post studies of actual change, these provide a reference point for predictive assessments of proposed resource extraction projects at other sites, while the longitudinal element added by the second study illustrates how impacts associated with one mine may vary over time due to changing economic and social conditions. It was found that the traditional coupling of local economic vitality and community development to the life cycle of resource projects—the resource community cycle—was mediated by labour recruitment and social infrastructure policies that reduced the emphasis on localised employment and investment strategies, and by the cumulative impacts of multiple mining projects within relative proximity to each other. The resource community cycle was accelerated and local communities forced to consider ways of attracting secondary investment and/or alternative industries early in the operational life of the Coppabella mine in order to secure significant economic benefits and to guard against the erosion of social capital and the ability to cope with future downturns in the mining sector.     

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations,mutagenicity, and Microtox® acute toxicity testing of Peruvian crude oil and oil-contaminated water and sediment

The oil industry is a major source of contamination in Peru, and wastewater and sediments containing oil include harmful substances that may have acute and chronic effects. This study determined polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations by GC/MS, mutagenicity using TA98 and TA100 bacterial strains with and without metabolic activation in the Muta-ChromoPlate? test, and Microtox® 5-min EC₅₀ values of Peruvian crude oil, and water and sediment pore water from the vicinity of San José de Saramuro on the Marañón River and Villa Trompeteros on the Corrientes River in Loreto, Peru. The highest total PAH concentration in both areas was found in water (Saramuro?=?210.15 μg/ml, Trompeteros?=?204.66 μg/ml). Total PAH concentrations in water from San José de Saramuro ranged from 9.90 to 210.15 μg/ml (mean?=?66.48 μg/ml), while sediment pore water concentrations ranged from 2.19 to 70.41 μg/ml (mean?=?24.33 μg/ml). All water samples tested from Saramuro and Trompeteros sites, and one out of four sediment pore water samples from Trompeteros, were found to be mutagenic (P?<?0.001). One sediment pore water sample in Saramuro was determined to have a measurable toxicity (Microtox EC₅₀?=?335.1 mg/l), and in Trompeteros, the EC₅₀ in water and sediment pore water ranged from 25.67 to 133.86 mg/l. Peruvian crude oil was mutagenic using the TA98 strain with metabolic activation, and the EC₅₀ was 17.18 mg/l. The two areas sampled had very high PAH concentrations that were most likely associated with oil activities, but did not lead to acute toxic effects. However, since most of the samples were mutagenic, it is thought that there is a greater potential for chronic effects.     

基于方法验证数据用Top-down方法评估测量不确定度

依据现有指南和规范,在分析方法标准验证实验和报告中,常常分别评估准确度和精密度。这容易导致以加标回收率表示的准确度数据缺乏良好精密度支持的现象。基于ISO 11352原理,首次提出在不增加实验室分析人员工作量的情况下,利用自上而下技术评估方法测量不确定度,即同时考虑准确度与精密度作为一个综合性指标评估方法性能。这是标准制修订时落实测量不确定度条文一条操作性强的技术路线。利用改进后的加标回收率计算结果评估方法准确度。5组方法验证实测数据表明,用测量不确定度这一综合性指标评估方法性能比分别用准确度和精密度指标更符合实际情况。他可引导实验室分析人员在设计和处理方法验证数据时,更加重视方法精密度。在修订HJ 168—2010时,建议增加测量不确定度这一综合性指标评估方法性能。     

邢台市采暖季PM2.5中水溶性离子污染特征及来源分析

通过监测邢台市2017年11月15日—2018年3月15日采暖期间大气PM_(2.5)中水溶性离子,得到水溶性离子的污染特征,并结合主成分分析方法讨论不同离子的来源。结果表明,邢台市PM_(2.5)中水溶性离子主要由NO~-_3、SO_4~(2-)、NH~+_4组成,分别占总水溶性离子质量浓度的35.2%、25.7%、20.4%;SNA三元相图表明,NH~+_4、SO_4~(2-)、NO~-_3在PM_(2.5)中占比分别为10.6%～40.2%、20.5%～67.1%、26.4%～56.2%;主成分分析结果表明,PM_(2.5)中水溶性离子的主要来源有二次气溶胶、燃煤、交通源、生物质燃烧和土壤尘。     

Characterization of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from periphyton using liquid chromatography-organic carbon detection–organic nitrogen detection (LC-OCD-OND)

A protocol was developed to extract, fractionate, and quantitatively analyze periphyton extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), which obtains both information on the molecular weight (M _r) distribution and protein and polysaccharide content. The EPS were extracted from freshwater periphyton between July and December 2011. Organic carbon (OC) compounds from different EPS extracts were analyzed using liquid chromatography-organic carbon detection–organic nitrogen detection (LC-OCD-OND), and total protein and polysaccharide content were quantified. Four distinct OC fractions, on the basis of M _r, were identified in all extracts, corresponding to high M _r biopolymers (≥80–4 kDa), degradation products of humic substances (M _r not available), low M _r acids (10–0.7 kDa), and small amphiphilic/neutral compounds (3–0.5 kDa). Low C/N ratios (4.3?±?0.8) were calculated for the biopolymer fractions, which represented 16–38 % of the measured dissolved organic carbon (DOC), indicating a significant presence of high M _r proteins in the EPS. Protein and polysaccharide represented the two major components of EPS and, when combined, accounted for the measured DOC in extracts. Differences in specific OC fractions of EPS extracts over the course of the study could be quantified using this method. This study suggests that LC-OCD-OND is a new valuable tool in EPS characterization of periphyton.     

中国西南部分地区地震灾害恢复力时空变化特征研究

从自然、社会和经济三个维度遴选了12个指标,构建地震灾害恢复力的综合评价指标体系,综合运用熵权法与模糊逻辑等方法,评价西南四省(四川、云南、贵州、重庆)的地震灾害恢复力,并分析其时空变化特征及主要影响因素.结果表明:2006-2016年,西南四省大部分地区地震灾害恢复力呈提升趋势,且恢复力水平总体随城市级别的增大而增大...     

广西地下水污染现状与防治对策研究

基于广西地下水基本现状,分析广西地下水污染成因及地下水污染防治中存在的不足,提出建立健全地下水污染防治法律法规;完善地下水监测站网规划,建立地下水监测信息系统;加大宣传力度,提高公众环境保护意识;从整体规划广西地下水的使用与治理;加大资金投入,重视地下水科学研究5点污染防治建议,为今后广西地下水开发利用及污染防治研究提...     

黄土高原地区土壤田间持水量的计算

研究应用土壤类型图和土壤剖面数据库,通过不同土壤质地标准转换,识别黄土高原地区土壤质地类型。在此基础上,应用土壤转换函数法和土壤质地信息进行1m深度内土壤田间持水量的计算,再根据土壤质地信息和植被类型数据进行有效土壤厚度的估算。结果表明,该参数在黄土高原地区有很大的差异,大体趋势是从东南向西北逐渐降低。西北部土壤田间持水量较低,大部分地区为200~300mm;河套地区较高,为400~500mm;中部地区为300~400mm,少数的森林区域可以达到500~600mm。东南部的土田间持水量较高,大部分区域为400~500mm;森林区域可以达到700~800mm。     

我国重金属环境标准发展对策

我国重金属污染严重,研究制定严格的环境标准是从源头解决重金属污染的根本所在。本文在综合国内外重金属标准的制定情况基础上,研究提出：强化环境标准,确立保障人体健康的核心地位;要综合考虑重金属排放标准与环境质量标准的协同;强化重金属环境基准的研究,提高环境标准的可达性。