降雨条件下典型岩溶流域地下水中的物质运移

通过对2008年4月下旬降雨期间,重庆青木关地下河系统出口姜家泉泉水的水文过程、浊度、悬浮颗粒物、主要阳离子和TOC浓度的监测,结合悬浮颗粒物的扫描电镜和能谱分析图,来研究岩溶流域地下水中悬浮颗粒物浓度、浊度、主要阳离子和TOC等物质的运移特征.结果表明,在单一岩溶管道较发育的地下河出口,泉水流量、浊度、悬浮颗粒物浓度、主要阳离子和TOC浓度对降雨事件响应迅速;与碳酸盐岩溶解有关的Ca2+、Mg2+和Sr2+等在流量上升的过程中表现为稀释效应;降雨期间,地下河中受雨水侵蚀的土壤输入量增大,引起泉水中浊度和悬浮颗粒物浓度的增大;泉水中Al3+、Fe、Mn、Ba2+和TOC等物质是悬浮颗粒物的伴生物,其浓度随浊度的增大而增大;在研究的2场降雨期间,地下水携带悬浮颗粒物(0.45μm)的总量约为9.7t;在泉水流量的上升和衰减的过程中,水质较差或极差;降雨期间流域内土壤侵蚀和养分的流失,不但严重破坏了脆弱的岩溶生态环境,而且极易造成地下水由土壤侵蚀引起的非点源污染,对当地居民的饮水安全造成严重的威胁.     

城市浅水湖泊雨水溢流总磷输运的数值模拟

从三维对流-扩散-反应方程出发,根据雨水箱涵溢流入湖总磷形态特性,推导雨水溢流进入城市浅水湖泊后二维总磷的输运方程,并与浅水流动方程结合,建立城市浅水湖泊平面二维水流-水质总磷的数学模型.模型通过深圳荔枝湖实测资料验证,计算结果较好.用此模型计算设计降雨强度28 mm/h历时1 h情况下,雨水径流通过箱涵溢流进入荔枝湖和湖水混合后总磷输运情况,分析了入湖雨水总磷归趋.结果表明,溢流入湖TP通量为15.385 kg,其中62.3%掺混在水体中,28.1%沉积到表层底泥;污染后的湖水通过水污染治理工程连续运行3.0 d可将荔枝湖TP恢复到雨前初始浓度水平.     

The field campaigns of the European Tracer Experiment (ETEX): overview and results

As part of the European Tracer Experiment (ETEX) two successful atmospheric experiments were carried out in October and November, 1994. Perfluorocarbon (PFC) tracers were released into the atmosphere in Monterfil, Brittany, and air samples were taken at 168 stations in 17 European countries for 72 h after the release. Upper air tracer measurements were made from three aircraft. During the first experiment a westerly air flow transported the tracer plume north-eastwards across Europe. During the second release the flow was eastwards. The results from the ground sampling network allowed the determination of the cloud evolution as far as Sweden, Poland and Bulgaria. This demonstrated that the PFT technique can be successfully applied in long-range tracer experiments up to 2000 km. Typical background concentrations of the tracer used are around 5–7 fl ?^-1 in ambient air. Concentrations in the plume ranged from 10 to above 200 fl/?^-1. The tracer release characteristics, the tracer concentrations at the ground and in upper air, the routine and additional meteorological observations at the ground level and in upper air, trajectories derived from constant-level balloons and the meteorological input fields for long-range transport models are assembled in the ETEX database. The ETEX database is accessible via the Internet. Here, an overview is given of the design of the experiment, the methods used and the data obtained.     

The effect of urban quality improvements on economic activity

This paper is concerned with the link between urban quality improvements and economic activity. A key question is whether improvements in the urban environment which might be achieved, for instance, through pedestrianisation, will affect business location choices - for example, are office or retail businesses particularly keen to locate in more pleasant urban places? The paper outlines the current state of development of the literature with respect to the influence of urban quality on economic activity, and proposes a framework for forecasting economic impacts based on three communities of reference: customers, employees, and the businesses themselves. The results from original modelling of a case study area in Manchester, England are reported and suggest that the positive uplifts that may be expected from environmental improvement programmes may well be on a scale which is significant. The research is obviously important for the urban regeneration and renaissance agendas which posit attractive and well-designed environments as a way to create the right conditions for promoting economic growth.     

Transport and transformation of sulfur compounds over East Asia during the TRACE-P and ACE-Asia campaigns

On the basis of the recently estimated emission inventory for East Asia with a resolution of 1×1°, the transport and chemical transformation of sulfur compounds over East Asia during the period of 22 February through 4 May 2001 was investigated by using the Models-3 Community Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling system with meteorological fields calculated by the regional atmospheric modeling system (RAMS). For evaluating the model performance simulated concentrations of sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and aerosol sulfate (SO₄²⁻) were compared with the observations on the ground level at four remote sites in Japan and on board aircraft and vessel during the transport and chemical evolution over the Pacific and Asian Pacific regional aerosol characterization experiment field campaigns, and it was found that the model reproduces many of the important features in the observations, including horizontal and vertical gradients. The SO₂ and SO₄²⁻ concentrations show pronounced variations in time and space, with SO₂ and SO₄²⁻ behaving differently due to the interplay of chemical conversion, removal and transport processes. Analysis of model results shows that emission was the dominant term in regulating the SO₂ spatial distribution, while conversion of SO₂ to SO₄²⁻ in the gas phase and the aqueous phase and wet removal were the primary factors that controlled SO₄²⁻ amounts. The gas phase and the aqueous phase have the same importance in oxidizing SO₂, and about 42% sulfur compounds (25% in SO₂) emitted in the model domain was transported out, while about 57% (35% by wet removal processes) was deposited in the domain during the study period.     

天津冬季两个典型污染过程高浓度无机气溶胶成因及来源分析

无机气溶胶是天津冬季霾天出现的主要成分,研究挑选了2020年1月污染天中两个典型的高浓度无机气溶胶（SIA）过程（CASE1和CASE2）,利用观测数据和耦合了在线污染物来源追踪方法的大气化学传输模式NAQPMS综合探究了气象要素、区域输送和化学过程的影响.两个过程的ρ（SIA）均值分别为76.8 μg·m^-3和66.0 μg·m^-3,硝酸盐浓度高于硫酸盐和铵盐,均为硝酸盐为主导的污染过程.气象条件影响了无机气溶胶的生成,CASE1过程ρ（SIA）>80 μg·m^-3对应的温度和相对湿度区间分别是[-6℃,0℃]、[2℃,4℃]和[50%,60%]、[80%,100%];CASE2过程对应的温度和相对湿度区间分别是[2℃,4℃]和[60%,70%].外来源对CASE1和CASE2过程SIA的平均贡献率为62.3%和22.1%,分别为区域传输主导和局地生成主导过程.CASE1本地排放对硝酸盐和硫酸盐的贡献分别为16.2 μg·m^-3和8.2 μg·m^-3,均高于外来源的贡献（31.7 μg·m^-3和8.8 μg·m^-3）;CASE2过程本地排放对硝酸盐和硫酸盐的贡献分别为29.3 μg·m^-3和25.1 μg·m^-3,而外来源的贡献为8.1 μg·m^-3和9.4 μg·m^-3.这表明CASE1本地生成和外来源输送贡献造成硝酸盐高于硫酸盐浓度,而CASE2仅本地源造成硝酸盐浓度高于硫酸盐.两个污染过程气相氧化反应是无机气溶胶生成的首要来源,贡献率分别为48.9%和57.8%;非均相反应也是重要过程,对SIA的贡献率分别为48.1%和42.2%;液相反应的影响小.     

Radionuclide release and transport from nuclear underground tests performed at Mururoa and Fangataufa — predictions under uncertainty

In the context of a study by the International Geomechanical Commission (IGC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the effects of nuclear tests at the atolls of Mururoa and Fangataufa, release to the biosphere is estimated for 35 radionuclides originating from 147 nuclear underground tests. Based on a qualitatively characterised hydrogeological situation of atolls and relatively scarce site-specific data, a model chain was developed to conservatively estimate the radionuclide fluxes via groundwater, from their sources, the explosion cavities, towards the biosphere, the ocean or lagoon.Finite element hydro-thermal modelling was used to describe water flow. Parameters were calibrated by a very few measured pre-test temperature profiles in bore holes. The impact of the tests on groundwater flow and mechanical impact on rock was considered. Estimates were made to quantify spatial extensions and temporal evolution of impact by using measurements on refilling rate of the cavities. Tests were categorised according to their specific yield and location although detailed data were missing. A base case parameter set was defined for the hydraulic conditions and for the initial radionuclide inventory of individual tests. Models were used to describe the concentration of radionuclides in the cavities as a function of time. Radionuclide transport from the cavities to the biosphere was represented by two different approaches: a double porosity model for the fractured volcanic rock and a single porosity model for the overlaying, highly porous carbonates. Results consist of conservative estimates on radionuclide release into the environment, or concentration in the lagoon or ocean water. Their sensitivity was investigated using different models and parameters. A few measured data (concentrations in a few cavities, in the deep carbonates and in the lagoons for selected radionuclides, such as ³H, ¹⁴C, ³⁶Cl, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹²⁹I, ¹³⁷Cs²³⁹, ²⁴⁰Pu and ²⁴¹Am) were available for a comparison with the calculations. In view of the lack and uncertainty of site-specific data, the agreement is of acceptable quality.     

淡水硅藻的砷甲基化和砷氧化代谢机制

硅藻砷甲基化和氧化过程在淡水生态系统砷生物地球化学循环中发挥重要作用,并且硅藻的重金属抗性与营养元素硅酸盐有效性紧密相关。然而,不同硅藻对无机砷的转化能力和砷抗性差异,硅酸盐对硅藻砷转化的影响机制尚不清楚。选取2种淡水硅藻,即针状菱形藻(Nitzschia acicularis)和谷皮菱形藻(Nitzschia palea),作为研究对象,探究其砷甲基化和氧化作用,以及硅酸盐影响下砷转化和此过程中的相关基因转录活性。结果表明,硅藻暴露于As(Ⅲ)的10 d培养期内主要产生二甲基砷,针状菱形藻的二甲基砷转化率为5.54%,高于谷皮菱形藻的转化率(0.80%)。谷皮菱形藻的As(Ⅲ)氧化作用比针状菱形藻强,前者和后者的氧化率分别为90.1%和3.2%。2种硅藻砷甲基化和氧化能力的差异表明不同硅藻As(Ⅲ)胁迫下的主要砷抗性策略不同。针状菱形藻在As(Ⅲ)胁迫下显著上调砷甲基转移功能基因(arsM)表达,并显著下调硅酸盐转运基因(sit)表达。这表明硅藻驱动胞内砷甲基化反应和减少硅/砷转运活性,从而有助于胞内砷解毒和减少As(Ⅲ)吸收。硅酸盐添加对针状菱形藻的arsM基因表达没有明显影响,但上调了线粒体核糖体RNA 12S基因表达,同时促进As(Ⅲ)向As(Ⅴ)转化,这表明硅酸盐可促进硅藻砷氧化和呼吸产能活性,有助于增加硅藻对砷的抗性。本研究证实了硅藻间砷甲基化和氧化能力差异,并且硅酸盐是影响其砷转化的重要因素,可为硅藻应用于砷污染水体修复提供参考。     

The hydrogeology of a tailings impoundment formed by central discharge of thickened tailings: implications for tailings management

The Kidd Creek Cu–Zn sulfide mine is located near Timmins, Ontario. Mill tailings are thickened and deposited as a slurry in a circular impoundment with an area of approximately 1200 ha. Deposition of tailings as a thickened slurry from a central discharge ramp results in a conical-shaped tailings deposit with low perimeter dykes, a uniform grain-size distribution, uniform and low hydraulic conductivity, and a tension-saturated zone above the water table up to 5 to 6 m thick. These characteristics provide benefits over conventionally disposed tailings with respect to tailings management. The thick tension-saturated zone within the tailings limits the thickness of unsaturated tailings that are susceptible to rapid sulfide oxidation. The conical shape of the deposit results in the formation of a recharge area near the centre of the impoundment and discharge in the peripheral areas. In contrast, the elevated nature of many conventional, unthickened tailings impoundments results in recharge over most of the surface of the impoundment, with discharge occurring outside the impoundment through large containment dykes. Three-dimensional pore water flow modelling suggests that approximately 90% of the total discharge from the thickened tailings occurs within the tailings impoundment. When discharge is confined within the impoundment, there is improved control over low-quality effluent, and an opportunity to design passive control measures to reduce treatment costs and minimize environmental impacts.