Radiological and multi-element analysis of sediments from the Proserpina reservoir (Spain) dating from Roman times

The Proserpina dam was built in Roman times to provide drinking water to Emerita Augusta (today's Mérida in SW Spain). During maintenance work, a sediment core was extracted, offering an excellent opportunity to analyze the historical environmental impacts of the dam and its reservoir over the 2000 years since Roman times. In order to establish an accurate chronology, ¹⁴C ages were determined by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). Core samples were assayed for their content in uranium and thorium series isotopes, ⁴⁰K, and the anthropogenic radionuclides ¹³⁷Cs, ⁹⁰Sr, and ^239+240Pu. Potassium-40 presented the highest activity level and was not constant with depth. The uranium and thorium series were generally in equilibrium, suggesting there had been no additional input of natural radionuclides. The presence of ¹³⁷Cs was only found in relation with the global fallout in the early 1960s. Multi-element assays were performed using the PIXE and PIGE techniques. Some variations in the multi-element concentrations were observed with depth, but the sediment core could be considered as clean, and no presumptive anthropogenic pollutants were found. Nevertheless, an unusually high Zn content was detected at depths corresponding to pre-Roman times, due to geological anomalies in the area.     

闽江河口区文武砂水库水体溶存CH4浓度时空变化特征

甲烷（CH₄）是一种重要的温室气体,在全球气候变化中扮演着重要角色.水库作为大气库中CH₄的重要来源而备受关注.为探究亚热带河口区水库溶存CH₄浓度时空变化特征及其影响因素,于2018年11月（秋季）、2019年3月（春季）和6月（夏季）分别对文武砂水库表层水进行高精度多空间点位采样分析.结果表明,文武砂水库表层水体CH₄浓度在研究期间的变化范围为0.03～27.35μmol·L^-1,呈现春、夏季显著高于秋季的时间变化特征（p<0.01）;在空间变化上,外源输入强度大的库区水体溶存CH₄浓度显著较高,且呈现出由库区沿海区向中心区递减的趋势.相关分析结果显示,水库表层水体CH₄浓度与水温、DOC浓度呈显著正相关关系（p<0.05或p<0.01）,与水体盐度和溶解氧呈显著负相关关系（p<0.01）.本研究结果证实亚热带水库是一个重要的CH₄排放源,库区周边的废水排入等因素影响了CH_4...     

丹江口水库淅川库区大气磷沉降特征

大气磷沉降是向地表水体输送营养元素的重要途径.以丹江口水库淅川库区为研究区,在库区周围设置了6个采样点,于2020年1—12月期间采集并分析了大气总磷干、湿沉降样品,探讨了总磷沉降的时空分布特征及其对库区水体外源磷输入的贡献.结果表明：研究区大气 总磷沉降量为1.19 kg·hm^-2·a^-1,其中,干沉降占比为49.73%,湿沉降占比为50.27%;总磷干、湿沉降量在空间上均具有显著差异性（p_s<0.05）, 湿沉降量在季节上具有极显著差异性（p<0.01）;总磷干沉降量受到气温、气压和风速的显著影响,湿沉降量受到降雨量的显著影响;总磷年沉降量为65.17 t·a^-1,占河流总磷入库量的42.18%.     

Role of the rhizosphere of a flooding-tolerant herb in promoting mercury methylation in water-level fluctuation zones

The water-level fluctuation zone (WLFZ) has been considered as a hotspot for mercury (Hg) methylation. Flooding-tolerant herbs are gradually acclimated to this water-land ecotone, tending to form substantial root systems for improving erosion resistance. Accompanying rhizosphere microzone plays crucial but unclear roles in methylmercury (MeHg) formation in the WLFZ. Thus, we conducted this study in the WLFZ of the Three Gorges Reservoir, to explore effects of the rhizosphere of a dominant flooding-tolerant herb (bermudagrass) on MeHg production. The elevated Hg and MeHg in rhizosphere soils suggest that the rhizosphere environment provides favorable conditions for Hg accumulation and methylation. The increased bioavailable Hg and microbial activity in the rhizosphere probably serve as important factors driving MeHg formation in the presence of bermudagrass. Simultaneously, the rhizosphere environments changed the richness, diversity, and distribution of hgcA-containing microorganisms. Here, a typical iron-reducing bacterium (Geobacteraceae) has been screened, however, the majority of hgcA genes detected in rhizosphere, near-, and non-rhizosphere soils of the WLFZ were unclassified. Collectively, these results provide new insights into the elevated MeHg production as related to microbial processes in the rhizosphere of perennial herbs in the WLFZ, with general implications for Hg cycling in other ecosystems with water-level fluctuations.     

密云水库及其流域营养物集成模拟的情景分析研究

在密云水库水环境模拟预测集成模型的支持下,考察了不同点源、非点源污染负荷控制措施对水库水质的影响和作用,制定了4个情景方案.基础情景分析表明,密云水库TN超标严重,TP相对较好,叶绿素浓度超过10μg/L的区域主要集中在潮河库区,而且面积较大.情景1、情景2和情景3是考虑了不同点源、非点源管理措施后的密云水库水质状况.结果表明,营养负荷的下降能显著地改善水体水质,尤其是磷负荷的降低可有效地制约藻类生长,叶绿素浓度显著降低,超过10μg/L的区域缩小甚至消失.这一结论说明了加强密云水库流域及周边地区工业、生活和畜禽养殖等点源和农业非点源污染控制对改善密云水库水质的有效性和必要性.     

安徽太平湖水库饵料生物资源及其变化研究

１９９２年１１月至１９９３年８月，对太平洋水库浮游生物和底栖动物的周年调查结果表明，该库的天然饵料资源比较丰富，与８年前的资料相比，各类饵料生物的生物量均有较大幅度的增加，饵料生物的年产鱼潜力合计约为１２５万ｋｇ，化学分析结果显示，太平湖水库目前水质状况尚好。     

DEVELOPING TREND ANALYSIS AND FORECAST OF DEBRIS FLOW ACTIVITIES IN THE THREE-GORGE RESERVOIR AREA

TheThree GorgeReservoirisatypicalrivervalley typereservoir,whoseplanefigureislikeafunnelandthetrunkstreamis 6 90km long.TheareaontheeastofFengjieistheworldfamousThree Gorgearea,whichismainlycomposedofmountainousregions.Thepopulationdensityisnotveryhighexceptinsomecities/towns,andthepeoplelivedispersivelyinthemountainareas.Thelandformsbelongtotheerosion,corrosionanddenudationtypesofthewestHubeiProvince.OnthewestofFengjieisahillylandlyingintheeastofSichuanBasin.Thetopographyand geologicenvi…     

黑龙滩水库风景区旅游容量的探讨

本文从黑龙滩风景区自然景点、游览线路、旅游开发方式、适度活动面积及空间容量计算，基础设施容量计算以及环境污染承受能力等几个方面综合计算了黑龙滩水库风景区的旅游容量。并对适度旅游容量下如何开发利用风景区旅游资源进行了探讨。     

SIMULATING SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN THE CARSON RIVER AND LAHONTAN RESERVOIR,NEVADA, USA1

ABSTRACT: The discovery of the Comstock Lode in western Nevada in 1859 initiated the use of liquid mercury (Hg) or “quicksilver” to remove gold (Au) and silver (Ag) from crushed ore. Today, Hg is present in historic mill tailings piles, in alluvial deposits adjacent to the Carson River, and in Lahontan Reservoir. Mercury concentrations in Carson River water have been reported as high as 61 μg/L by the U.S. Geological Survey. Fish from Lahontan Reservoir have methylmorcury (MeHg) concentrations as much as four times the 1.0 μg/g limit for human consumption. Since more than 95 percent of total Hg in water can be associated with particulates, the transport of sediment must be quantified to understand the fate of Hg in the system. By linking the RIVMOD hydrodynamic model with the WASP5 water quality model, and using suspended sediment rating curves along with bedload transport equations, reliable predictions of sediment transport can be made. Measured suspended sediment data from the Carson River, and an estimate of annual sediment loading to Lahontan Reservoir, were used to create a calibrated sediment transport model. Model simulations predicted the long term transport of sediment into Lahontan Reservoir, the transport of sediment into Lahontan Reservoir during a flood year (1986 water year), and concentrations of total Hg in the Carson River using an estimate of sediment Hg concentrations. This research will eventually be used with an Hg model to predict the fate of Hg in the river and reservoir system.     

青山水库的浮游植物与营养类型评价

共鉴定青山水库藻类58属101种，其中有多污水体指示种5种，α－中污水体指示种24种、β－中污水体指示种49种，寡污水体指示种21种。优势种为窄颗粒直链藻（Melosiragranulatavar.angustissima）、颗粒直链藻（M.granulata）和小颤藻（Oscillatoriatenuis）。浮游植物的细胞密度为8.53×107个／L，生物量为16.34mg／L，叶绿素a为16.86mg／m3。根据浮游植物群落结构和水化学分析结果，青山水库已属富营养型水体，并有继续发展的趋势，控制污染，保护水质已刻不容缓。