Inverse modeling to estimate LNAPL plume release timing

Methodologies are presented for dating releases of light nonaqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs) using an inverse modeling approach with simple analytical models. Models for LNAPL plume migration are presented to predict LNAPL plume velocity in the unsaturated and saturated zones as a function of basic soil and fluid properties. A relative mobility factor is introduced for LNAPL movement at the water table that depends primarily on the van Genuchten n parameter (related to the breadth of the soil pore size distribution) and the magnitude of water table fluctuations. Estimated LNAPL plume velocities compare reasonably with more rigorous numerical models, which may be used in cases where data availability warrant the greater effort entailed.Two methods of estimating release timing and its uncertainty are investigated. A direct estimation method is described that determines travel time for a single observed travel distance based on estimated soil and fluid properties. Release date uncertainty may be determined using the first order (FO) or Monte Carlo (MC) methods. The second method for estimating release date involves nonlinear parameter estimation utilizing distance vs. time measurements and other data.A case study is presented for a field site where independent estimates of release timing were obtained from a numerical modeling analysis. Release timing estimates based on direct inversion of the analytical timing model agree well with the numerical analysis. Results for a second field site indicate that release date confidence limits estimated by the FO method, assuming log-normally distributed travel times, are close to values determined by the MC method, which makes no assumption regarding the form of the travel time probability distribution.Results for a hypothetical problem indicate that LNAPL velocity and travel time may be accurately estimated if sufficient data on travel distance vs. time are available. Incorporating prior information on relevant soil and fluid properties into the objective function reduces the uncertainty in release date if prior estimates are accurate. However, biased prior estimates may lead to over- or underestimation of release date uncertainty. Simultaneous estimation of soil and fluid properties and release date is possible if prior information is available to condition the parameter estimates.     

Nutrient fluxes in a eutrophic coastal Louisiana freshwater lake

Nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in a eutrophic Louisiana freshwater lake system (Lac des Allemands) was studied. Nutrients from runoff entering the lake, as well as sediment-interstitial and lake water nitrogen and phosphorus fractions, were measured seasonally. Sedimentation rates in the lake were determined using¹³⁷Cs dating.Phosphorus levels in the lake were found to be largely dependent on concentrations in the incoming bayou water from upland drainage. Lake water concentrations appear to respond to fluctuations in incoming waters. Laboratory equilibrium studies showed bottom sediments in the lake are a major sink for the incoming dissolved orthophosphate phosphorus. Total nitrogen concentrations in the lake water generally exceeded incoming runoff concentrations, suggesting fixation by the large blue-green algae population in the lake as being the major source of nitrogen to the system.Sedimentation ranged from 0.44 cm/year to 0.81 cm/year, depending on the proximity to the inlet bayous. Even though the lake is eutrophic the sediment served as a buffer by removing large amounts of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus through sedimentation processes. Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus were accumulating in the sediment at rates of 60, 7.1, and 1.1 g/m²/year, respectively.The water quality of the lake is likely to continue to decline unless measures are taken to reduce municipal, industrial, and agricultural inputs of phosphorus into the lake.     

调整AHP法结合137Cs计年评价滇池沉积物综合质量

评价沉积物综合质量及了解其演变情况时,常会受困于缺乏监测数据尤其是历史数据,将¹³⁷Cs计年法与一般的取样测试相配合,可以较方便地解决此问题.确定加权环境质量综合指数的权值时采用了调整的层次分析法(AHP法),调整主要针对AHP法的两两比较环节,使得仅需依据对监测数据的运算便可完成各因子相对重要性的两两比较并构造判断矩阵,以克服应用AHP法时存在于此环节的主观随意性.据此计算了滇池各湖区沉积物的质量综合指数,各湖区沉积物的综合质量均呈现随时间延续污染加重,这可能与滇池流域的工业发展与布局有关,因此,有必要将控制工业排放与其它治理措施结合,以改善滇池沉积物的质量,防止沉积物中的重金属成为二次污染源.     

用电子自旋探针研究水泥固化土壤中镉离子的反应

应用电子自旋探针（Ｅｌｅｃｔｏｒｏｎ ｓｐｉｎ ｐｒｏｂｅ，简ＥＳＰ）Ｍｎ＾２＋离子的超精细结构（ｈｙｐｅｒｆｉｎｅ ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ，简称ｈｆｓ），揭示了水泥固化土壤中Ｃｄ＾２＋离子的化学反应，研究发现：由于水泥水化产生高的ＰＨ值，Ｃｄ＾２＋离子与ＯＨ＾－离子反应生成Ｃｄ（ＯＨ）２沉‘当有ＣＯ２气体存在时，Ｃｄ＾２＋离子会与ＣＯ２和水泥水化的ＯＨ＾－离子反应生成ＣｄＣＯ３、Ｃｄ（ＯＨ）２，这些     

沅江入湖河床沉积物重金属污染演化地球化学分析

对沅江入湖河段河床沉积物进行钻探取样,利用电感耦合等离子质谱仪(ICP-MS)分析沉积物重金属等微量元素的含量,并利用210Pb法测定沉积物沉积速率.同时,在分析沉积物重金属污染特征的基础上,探讨沉积物重金属污染的演化过程.结果表明:沉积物中Bi、Cd、Mn、Mo、Zn、Pb等重金属含量变化大、分布不均匀,而Sc、Tl、Rb、Cs、V、Co、Zr、Hf、Nb、Ta、Ga、Ge、Rb、Sr、REEs(稀土元素)等微量元素含量变化小,分布相对均一.微量元素富集特征(EF值)和主成分分析结果显示,沉积物中Cu、Sc、Tl、Rb、Cs、Th、U、V、Co、Zr、Hf、Nb、Ta、Ga、Ge、Rb、Sr、REE等微量元素主要为自然源,而Bi、Cd、Mn、Zn、Pb等重金属则既有自然源的影响,又有人为源的贡献.地累积指数(Igeo)评价结果显示,入湖段沉积物存在Cd-Mn-Zn-Pb-Bi等元素组合的重金属污染,且沉积物自下而上分布有中深部(204~192 cm)、中上部(96~64 cm)、浅表部(64~0 cm)3个重金属污染层.上述3个重金属污染层可能对应于3个期次的重金属污染事件,即早期(1913年前)的零星重金属污染、中期(建国初期至改革开放初期,1963—1979年)的中等强度重金属污染、近期(1979年至今)高强度重金属污染.且自早期到近期,沉积物重金属污染程度增强,污染元素组合趋于复杂化.沅江入湖河床沉积物的上述3期重金属污染可能对洞庭湖沉积物产生直接影响.     

110℃热释光陷阱光转移现象的数值模拟

在光释光（optically stimulated luminescence,OSL）测年流程中,通常采用预热（180—260℃）来去除低温区不稳定的信号。尽管预热过程中浅陷阱（如110℃陷阱）电子被清空,但在之后的光照过程中由较深陷阱进入导带的电子会再次进入浅陷阱并发生积累,这种现象称为光转移（photo-transfer）。本文以110℃热释光（thermoluminescence,TL）信号的实验数据为基础,模拟了光转移现象,研究了不同实验条件（激发温度、光子通量）和不同动力学参数（110℃ TL陷阱的空间容量、入陷概率、光电离截面）对光转移过程的影响,结果显示：激发温度越高、光子通量越大、110℃ TL陷阱的光电离横截面越大,光转移信号越弱;110℃ TL陷阱的空间容量和入陷概率越大,光转移信号越强。模拟结果揭示了影响光转移程度的因素,加深了对光激发过程中OSL信号产生的物理机制的认识。     

湘东北地区石蛤蟆花岗岩体SHRIMP U-Pb年龄及地球化学特征

分布于湖南东北部的石蛤蟆岩体侵位于新元古代地层中。由微细粒斑状黑云母花岗闪长岩和细粒斑状黑云母二长花岗岩等两期侵入体组成。通过锆石SHRIMP U-Pb法测得岩体侵位年龄为157±2 Ma(2σ),MSWD=0.98,成岩时代为晚侏罗世。SiO2=68.26%～68.53%,K2O/Na2O=1.37～1.59,岩石属镁质、准铝质-微过铝质、高钾钙碱性-钾玄岩系列;岩石明显富集大离子亲石元素,亏损高场强元素,Rb/Sr较低(0.40～0.56);ΣREE较高(171.48～183.81),Eu为弱负异常(δEu=0.86～0.93),(La/Yb)N=27.11～45.87;具较高的εNd值(-5.11)和高T2DM(1.63 Ga)。综合研究表明,石蛤蟆花岗岩为混合源高钾钙碱性花岗岩类(KCG),其花岗岩浆有大量幔源物质加入。讨论认为岩体形成于构造体制转换下的地球动力学背景,是造山晚期张弛作用下的产物。     

菲在苦草中的富集及氧化胁迫效应

通过室内静态模拟实验,研究苦草在不同浓度菲暴露10d后,菲在苦草中的富集以及菲对苦草茎叶中自由基含量、抗氧化系统等生理生化指标的影响.结果表明,苦草对菲的富集量和富集规律在根部和叶部存在较大差异,根和叶部的富集与暴露浓度有很好的剂量-效应关系;低浓度菲显著诱导产生自由基,自由基信号强度与过氧化物酶(POD)活性存在较好的正相关,均先升高后降低;谷胱甘肽系统是较敏感的生物指标,暴露组还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量被显著抑制,氧化型谷胱甘肽(GSSG)含量和谷胱甘肽S转移酶(GST)活性始终被诱导;脂质过氧化产物丙二醛(MDA)含量随菲浓度的升高而呈增加的趋势,表明菲暴露下苦草已经受到氧化损伤.图6参23     

Photoirradiation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon diones by UVA light leading to lipid peroxidation

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous genotoxic environmental pollutants and potentially pose a health risk to humans. In most if not all cases, PAHs in the environment can be oxidized into their corresponding PAH-diones. This process is considered a detoxification pathway with regard to tumorigenicity. Nevertheless, photo-induced toxicological activity of PAH-diones has not been systematically investigated. In this study, we show that 27 potential environmental PAH-diones induced lipid peroxidation, in a dose (light) response manner, when irradiated with UVA at 7 and 21 J cm⁻². Photoirradiation in the presence of sodium azide, deuterated methanol, or superoxide dismutase revealed that lipid peroxidation is mediated by reactive oxygen species. Electron spin resonance (ESR) spin trapping studies supported this observation. These results suggest that UVA photoirradiation of PAH-diones generates reactive oxygen species and induces lipid peroxidation.     

Relationship between (210)Pb(ex) activity and sedimentary organic carbon in sediments of 3 Chinese lakes

This report demonstrates that organic matter was an important factor in lake sediment ²¹⁰Pb_ex dating. Sediment cores from lakes in central and western China with different-trophic levels were collected, and the ²¹⁰Pb_ex activity and total organic carbon (TOC) were measured. The Rock-Eval pyrolysis technique was used to deconvolute TOC into free hydrocarbons (S1), thermally less-stable macromolecular organic matter (S2a), kerogen (S2b), and residual carbon (RC). The results show significant correlations between TOC and ²¹⁰Pb_ex, particularly between S2a and ²¹⁰Pb_ex, in all the sediment cores. This indicated that the algal-derived organic component S2a may play the most important role in controlling the distribution of ²¹⁰Pb_ex. Scavenging by algal-derived organic matter may be the main mechanism. As chronology is the key to the understanding of pollution reconstruction and early diagenesis in sediments, more attention should be paid to the influence of organic matter on ²¹⁰Pb_ex.