Surface coatings on quartz grains in bentonites and their relevance to human health     

Richard F. Wendlandt  Wendy J. Harrison  David J. Vaughan 《Applied Geochemistry》2007

The cytotoxicity of quartz in the human lung is recognized to be dependent on both the inherent properties of the silica dust and external factors related to the history of the dust and including the presence of surface contamination. In this study, the physical and chemical surface properties of quartz grains in commercial bentonite deposits from the western (South Dakota) and southern (Alabama) USA were investigated. Measured quartz contents of bentonites range from 1.9 to 8.5 wt% with the <10 μm size fraction comprising 6–45% of this total. Trace element contents (Fe–Ti–Al) of quartz grains from any given bentonite are similar, indicating a single origin for the quartz with little if any contamination from other sources. Surface coatings are pervasive on all quartz grains and resist removal by repeated vigorous washings and reaction with HCl. Textural attributes and XPS and EDS analyses of these coatings are consistent with most being montmorillonite and, less frequently, mixtures of montmorillonite and opaline silica. Opaline silica (opal-A and opal-CT) occurs in two texturally distinct generations: an early massive grain-coating event and as later lepispheres. Montmorillonite coating thicknesses range from <1 μm to more than 10 μm thick. Surfaces of plagioclase, K-feldspar, and biotite grains are conspicuously devoid of montmorillonite coatings, but may show sparse distributions of opal-CT lepispheres. HRTEM has not confirmed a topotactic relationship or atomic structural concordance between montmorillonite coatings and underlying quartz grains. Alternatively, a precursor volcanic glass phase that coats the quartz surfaces during volcanic eruption and/or preferential early precipitation of opaline silica on quartz may provide substrates for development of montmorillonite coatings. Estimations of montmorillonite biodurability under pulmonary pH conditions suggest possible prolonged sequestration of respired bentonite quartz grains from contact with lung materials and modified cytotoxic reactivity.  相似文献   

A Model Study of the Strong and Weak Wind,Stably Stratified Nocturnal Boundary Layer: Influence of Gentle Slopes     

S. G. Gopalakrishnan  Frank Freedman  Maithili Sharan  T. V. B. P. S. Rama Krishna 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》2005,162(10):1795-1809

With the exception of intermittency and waves, a brief review of the observed and modeled mean structure of the nocturnal boundary layer (NBL) is presented. The effect of gentle slopes on strong and weak wind NBL was investigated here using a one-dimensional model, with a simple correction term to account for the slope effects, identical to the one used by Brost and Wyngaard (1978). The study indicates that the wind profiles, temperature profiles and surface layer turbulence characteristics are extremely sensitive to the imposed geostrophic wind when small slopes are present especially for light winds. This is due to the complex interaction between the buoyancy driven slope flow and the imposed geostrophic wind that in turn influence the shear generation of turbulence. Finally, the current issues in the modeling of weak wind boundary layer are discussed.  相似文献   

Origin of silicic volcanic rocks in Central Costa Rica: a study of a chemically variable ash-flow sheet in the Tiribí Tuff     

Rachel S. Hannah  Thomas A. Vogel  Lina C. Patino  Guillermo E. Alvarado  Wendy Pérez  Diane R. Smith 《Bulletin of Volcanology》2002,64(2):117-133

Chemical heterogeneities of pumice clasts in an ash-flow sheet can be used to determine processes that occur in the magma chamber because they represent samples of magma that were erupted at the same time. The dominant ash-flow sheet in the Tiribí Tuff contains pumice clasts that range in composition from 55.1 to 69.2 wt% SiO₂. It covers about 820 km² and has a volume of about 25 km³ dense-rock equivalent (DRE). Based on pumice clast compositions, the sheet can be divided into three distinct chemical groupings: a low-silica group (55.1-65.6 wt% SiO₂), a silicic group (66.2-69.2 wt% SiO₂), and a mingled group (58.6-67.7 wt% SiO₂; all compositions calculated 100% anhydrous). Major and trace element modeling indicates that the low-silica magma represents a mantle melt that has undergone fractional crystallization, creating a continuous range of silica content from 55.1-65.6 wt% SiO₂. Eu/Eu*, MREE, and HREE differences between the two groups are not consistent with crystal fractionation of the low-silica magma to produce the silicic magma. The low-silica group and the silicic group represent two distinct magmas, which did not evolve in the same magma chamber. We suggest that the silicic melts resulted from partial melting of relatively hot, evolved calc-alkaline rocks that were previously emplaced and ponded at the base of an over-thickened basaltic crust. The mingled group represents mingling of the two magmas shortly before eruption. Electronic supplementary material to this paper can be obtained by using the Springer LINK server located at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00445-001-0188-8.  相似文献   

Comparison of an algebraic multigrid algorithm to two iterative solvers used for modeling ground water flow and transport   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Detwiler RL  Mehl S  Rajaram H  Cheung WW 《Ground water》2002,40(3):267-272

Numerical solution of large-scale ground water flow and transport problems is often constrained by the convergence behavior of the iterative solvers used to solve the resulting systems of equations. We demonstrate the ability of an algebraic multigrid algorithm (AMG) to efficiently solve the large, sparse systems of equations that result from computational models of ground water flow and transport in large and complex domains. Unlike geometric multigrid methods, this algorithm is applicable to problems in complex flow geometries, such as those encountered in pore-scale modeling of two-phase flow and transport. We integrated AMG into MODFLOW 2000 to compare two- and three-dimensional flow simulations using AMG to simulations using PCG2, a preconditioned conjugate gradient solver that uses the modified incomplete Cholesky preconditioner and is included with MODFLOW 2000. CPU times required for convergence with AMG were up to 140 times faster than those for PCG2. The cost of this increased speed was up to a nine-fold increase in required random access memory (RAM) for the three-dimensional problems and up to a four-fold increase in required RAM for the two-dimensional problems. We also compared two-dimensional numerical simulations of steady-state transport using AMG and the generalized minimum residual method with an incomplete LU-decomposition preconditioner. For these transport simulations, AMG yielded increased speeds of up to 17 times with only a 20% increase in required RAM. The ability of AMG to solve flow and transport problems in large, complex flow systems and its ready availability make it an ideal solver for use in both field-scale and pore-scale modeling.  相似文献   

Online Survey of Heterogeneous Users and Their Usage of the Interactive Mapping Platform WorldMap   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Alenka Poplin  Wendy Guan  Ben Lewis 《The Cartographic journal》2017,54(3):214-232

This article reports on the results of an online survey with 290 heterogeneous users of the interactive mapping platform WorldMap and provides insights into problems faced by such users. Heterogeneous users are users with a variety of GIS skills, educational background, gender, and age categories. We investigate how they interact with online maps and analyse their experience. WorldMap represents as a case study of an online mapping platform which aims to serve researchers and users across disciplines in viewing and creating online interactive maps. We concentrate on operations that are perceived as difficult and very difficult by the majority of users as well as operations that are rarely used. Our aim is to contribute to the discussions on how to improve the design of online GIS-based mapping platforms. We conclude the paper with reflections on the results of our study and ideas for further research.  相似文献   

Mechanisms Responsible for the Observed Thermodynamic Structure in a Convective Boundary Layer Over the Hudson Valley of New York State     

Jeffrey M. Freedman  David R. Fitzjarrald 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2017,164(1):89-106

We examine cases of a regional elevated mixed layer (EML) observed during the Hudson Valley Ambient Meteorology Study (HVAMS) conducted in New York State, USA in 2003. Previously observed EMLs referred to topographic domains on scales of 10\(^{5}\)–10\(^{6}\) km\(^{2}\). Here, we present observational evidence of the mechanisms responsible for the development and maintenance of regional EMLs overlying a valley-based convective boundary layer (CBL) on much smaller spatial scales (<5000 km\(^{2})\). Using observations from aircraft-based, balloon-based, and surface-based platforms deployed during the HVAMS, we show that cross-valley horizontal advection, along-valley channelling, and fog-induced cold-air pooling are responsible for the formation and maintenance of the EML and valley-CBL coupling over New York State’s Hudson Valley. The upper layer stability of the overlying EML constrains growth of the valley CBL, and this has important implications for air dispersion, aviation interests, and fog forecasting.  相似文献   

Distribution and chemistry of manganese,iron, and suspended particulates in Orca Basin     

John H. Trefry  Bob J. Presley  Wendy L. Keeney-Kennicutt  Robert P. Trocine 《Geo-Marine Letters》1984,4(2):125-130

The intense halocline and redoxcline in the Orca Basin, northwest Gulf of Mexico, induce dramatic water column profiles for manganese, iron, and suspended particulates. Within a 17 m interval, the salinity of the basin water increases from 66 to 260 & permil and dissolved oxygen decreases to zero. Midway through this transition zone, concentrations of suspended matter peak at 900 g/liter. Dissolved iron and manganese concentrations in the anoxic brine increase from oceanic values to maxima of 1.6 and 22 mg/liter, respectively. Upward migration of dissolved manganese from the brine leads to production of manganese-rich particles in the slightly oxygenated overlying water.  相似文献   

Combining threat and efficacy messaging to increase public engagement with climate change in Beijing,China     

Wen Xue  Donald W. Hine  Anthony D. G. Marks  Wendy J. Phillips  Patrick Nunn  Shouying Zhao 《Climatic change》2016,137(1-2):43-55

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The redox chemistry of Pu(V)O₂⁺ interaction with common mineral surfaces in dilute solutions and seawater     

Wendy L. Keeney-kennicutt  John W. Morse 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1985,49(12):2577-2588

It has long been recognized that the Pu⁴⁺ ion can be readily adsorbed on solid surfaces, but it has been assumed that the generally more abundant Pu(V)O₂⁺ ion should have little affinity for surfaces. Our results indicate that Pu(V)O₂⁺ can be adsorbed from dilute solutions and seawater on goethite, aragonite, calcite, and δ-MnO₂. Adsorption on δ-MnO₂ is severely depressed in seawater, probably as a result of site competition with seawater cations.The sorption behavior of PuO₂⁺ is influenced by oxidation-reduction reactions occurring on the mineral surfaces. Adsorption on δ-MnO₂ results in oxidation of adsorbed Pu(IV) and Pu(V) to Pu(VI). However, adsorption on goethite results in a reaction in which Pu(IV) and Pu(VI) are formed on the mineral surface. The Pu(VI) is slowly reduced to Pu(IV), leaving Pu(IV) as the dominant surface Pu species. This reaction can be photochemically catalyzed. PuO₂⁺ adsorbed on carbonate minerals behaves similarly to Np(V)O₂⁺ and undergoes little change in oxidation state after adsorption.  相似文献   

Partition coefficients for REE between garnets and liquids: implications of non-Henry's Law behaviour for models of basalt origin and evolution     

Wendy J. Harrison 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1981,45(9):1529-1544

Partition coefficients for the rare earth elements (REE) Ce, Sm and Tm between coexisting garnets and hydrous liquids have been determined at high pressure and temperatures (30 kbar and 1300 and 1500°C). Two synthetic systems were studied, Mg₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂-H₂O and Ca₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂-H₂O, in addition to a natural pyrope-bearing system.Deviations from Henry's Law behaviour occur at geologically relevant REE concentrations. At concentrations < 3 ppm Ce, < 12 ppm Sm, < 80 ppm Tm in pyrope and < 100 ppm Ce, < 250 ppm Sm, < 1000 ppm Tm in grossular (at 30 kbar and 1300°C), D^{garnet liquid}_REE increases as the REE concentration in the garnet decreases. At higher concentrations, D_REE is constant. D^{grossular liquid}_REE also constant when the garnet contains less than about 2 ppm Sm or Tm. The REE concentration at which D_REE becomes constant increases with increasing temperature, decreasing REE ionic radius and increasing Ca content of the garnet.Partitioning behaviour of Ce, Sm and Tm between a natural pyrope-rich garnet and hydrous liquid is analogous to that in the synthetic systems and substantiates the substitution model proposed by Harrison and Wood (1980).Values of D_REE^{garnet/liquid} for which Henry's Law is obeyed are systematically higher for grossular than for pyrope (D^{pyrope/liquid} = 0.067(Ce), 0.108(Sm), 0.155(Tm) and D^{grossular/Liquid} = 0.65(Ce), 0.75(Sm), 4.55(Tm).The implications of non-Henry's Law partitioning of REE for models of basalt petrogenesis involving garnet are far-ranging. Deviations from Henry's Law permit refinements to be made to calculated REE abundances once basic model parameters have been defined.  相似文献