Automated mineralogical methodology to study carbonate grain microstructure: an example from oncoids     

Abduljamiu Olalekan Amao  Khalid Al-Ramadan  Ardiansyah Koeshidayatullah 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2016,75(8):666

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Resistivity imaging survey to delineate subsurface seepage of hydrocarbon contaminated water at Karbala Governorate,Iraq     

Jassim?M.?ThabitEmail author  Firas?H.?Khalid 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2016,75(1):87

This research is an attempt to accomplish a 3-D resistivity imaging survey, which was carried out near a water well contaminated with hydrocarbon materials in Karbala governorate. Two-dimensional resistivity imaging measurements were collected along four parallel profiles, using a Wenner array with electrode spacing of 1 m. The RES3DINV program was used to invert the apparent resistivity data. The results displayed a resistivity distribution of the subsurface in a three-dimensional volume. Thus, both the horizontal and vertical extents of the contaminated zone were displayed. This technique revealed a low resistivity zone at depth ranges from 3 to 6 m in the investigation area, but the seepage starts at depth ranges between 2 and 3 m and continues down depth (may be to the groundwater level). This low resistivity zone is the most likely location for a subsurface seepage of contaminated water. It is clear that the sufficient measurement points along 2-D lines in a small area can increase the 3-D imaging resolution, and nearly real 3-D imaging can be achieved, when the size of subsurface anomaly compared with the electrode spacing (a) of the Wenner array is taken into consideration.  相似文献   

Multispectral remote sensing for mapping grassland degradation using the key indicators of grass species and edaphic factors     

Khalid Mansour  Onisimo Mutanga  Elhadi Adam 《国际地球制图》2016,31(5):477-491

Land degradation is believed to be one of the most severe and widespread environmental problems. In South Africa, large areas of land have been identified as degraded, as shown by the lower vegetation cover. One of the major causes of grassland degradation is change in plant species composition that leads to presence of unpalatable grass species. Some grass species have been successfully used as indicators of different levels of grassland degradation in the country. This paper, therefore explores the possibility of mapping grassland degradation in Cathedral Peak, South Africa, using indicators of grass species and edaphic factors. Multispectral SPOT 5 data were used to produce a grassland degradation map based on the spatial distribution of decreaser (Themeda triandra) and increaser (Hyparrhenia hirta) species. To improve mapping accuracy, soil samples were collected from each species site and analysed for nutrient content. A t-test and machine learning random forest classification algorithm were applied for variable selection and classification using SPOT 5 data and edaphic variables. Results indicated that the decreaser and increaser grass species can be mapped with modest accuracy using SPOT 5 data (overall accuracy of 75.30%, quantity disagreement = 2 and allocation disagreement = 23). The classification accuracy was improved to 88.60%, 1 and 11 for overall accuracy, quantity and allocation disagreements, respectively, when SPOT 5 bands and edaphic factors were combined. The study demonstrated that an approach based on the integration of multispectral data and edaphic variables, which increased the overall classification accuracy by about 13%, is a suitable when adopting remote sensing to monitor grassland degradation.  相似文献   

厦门西港表层沉积物中多环芳烃(PAHs)的含量分布特征及其污染来源   总被引：10，自引：0，他引：10  

张祖麟  王新红  哈里德  周俊良  陈伟琪  徐立  洪华生 《海洋通报》2001,20(1):35-39

利用GC－FID对厦门西港1998年7月采得8个站位表层沉积物中的16种多环芳烃（PAHs)进行了分析。结果显示，16种多环芳烃总量分布范围为247－480ng/g，平均为367ng/g。与1993年的厦门港的分析结果相比较，多环芳烃的污染程度降低；同世界其他港口相比较，其污染程度相对较低。同时，分析了厦门港PAHs污染的分布特征及其可能的污染来源，表明其主要是由于人类的油污染及燃料燃烧引起的。  相似文献   

Tigris River Sediments as Abrasive for Polishing Marble     

Awadh  Salih Muhammad  Khalid  Sara Ali 《Natural Resources Research》2019,28(4):1371-1383

Natural Resources Research - This study aims to evaluate the use of Tigris River sediments as abrasives for polishing marble surfaces to achieve a usable form as floor tiles, facing stones and...  相似文献   

3D finite element modeling of sand particle fracture based on in situ X‐Ray synchrotron imaging          下载免费PDF全文

Andrew M. Druckrey  Khalid A. Alshibli 《国际地质力学数值与分析法杂志》2016,40(1):105-116

Compressive loading of granular materials causes inter‐particle forces to develop and evolve into force chains that propagate through the granular body. At high‐applied compressive stresses, inter‐particle forces will be large enough to cause particle fracture, affecting the constitutive behavior of granular materials. The first step to modeling particle fracture within force chains in granular mass is to understand and model the fracture of a single particle using actual three‐dimensional (3D) particle shape. In this paper, the fracture mode of individual silica sand particles was captured using 3D x‐ray radiography and Synchrotron Micro‐computed Tomography (SMT) during in situ compression experiments. The SMT images were used to reconstruct particle surfaces through image processing techniques. Particle surface was then imported into Abaqus finite element (FE) software where the experimental loading setup was modeled using the extended finite element method (XFEM) where particle fracture was compared to experimental fracture mode viewed in radiograph images that were acquired during experimental loading. Load‐displacement relationships of the FE analysis were also compared with experimental measurements. 3D FE modeling of particle fracture offers an excellent tool to map stress distribution and monitors crack initiation and propagation within individual sand particles. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

A comparison between analytical aerial photogrammetry,laser scanning,total station and global positioning system surveys for generation of digital terrain model     

Khalid L.A. El-Ashmawy 《国际地球制图》2015,30(2):154-162

The present paper compares between four data sources for creating digital terrain models (DTMs), based on analytical aerial photogrammetry, laser scanning, total station (TS) and global positioning system surveys. The case study presents the comparative results obtained using the methods listed above. After obtaining the ground coordinates of points using each method, DTMs were created using Surfer Software to establish comparison consistency. To check accuracy of each method used, a series of 100 independent points were collected at random positions over the case study area using the TS for horizontal position and a digital level for elevation. The comparison of the results of the methods was performed based on accuracy and efficiency aspects. The results have shown that TS and terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) could represent precise, effective and rapid solutions to produce economical and accurate DTMs. Also, using TLSs allow more various possibilities of data representation.  相似文献   

Trace element geochemistry of groundwater from Quetta Valley,western Pakistan   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Shuhab D. Khan  Khalid Mahmood  Mohamed I. Sultan  Abdul S. Khan  Yingqian Xiong  Zhanay Sagintayev 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2010,60(3):573-582

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Metal fluxes to the sediments of the Moulay Bousselham lagoon,Morocco   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Asmae Mhamdi Alaoui  Mohamed Choura  Mohamed Maanan  Bendahhou Zourarah  Marc Robin  Maria Freitas Conceição  César Andrade  Mehdi Khalid  Christian Carruesco 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2010,61(2):275-286

The metal content in surface sediments (0–2 cm, 26 samples), in a sediment core (120, 1 cm slices), taken from Moulay Bousselham (Morocco) was investigated. Concentrations of Al, Fe, Mn, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Cd, As, and Hg were evaluated in surface and cored sediments of Moulay Bousselham lagoon. Significantly high concentrations in μg g⁻¹ dw of Pb (31.7–6.2), Zn (758.9–167), Cu (310.7–22), Ni (96–10.5), Cr (113–18.9), Cd (0.84–0.02), As (1–0.1), and Hg (0.61–0.02) were found in sediment samples from Moulay Bousselham lagoon. Calculated enrichment factors [EF_Me = (Me/Al)_sample/(Me/Al)_background], using Al as a normalizer, and correlation matrices showed that metal pollution in Merja Zerga of Moulay Bousselham lagoon was the product of anthropogenic sources, while the metal content in Merja Kehla was of natural origins. The results suggest that a major change in the sedimentary regime of the lagoon, associated with internal trapping and re-distribution of heavy metal, has been occurring in the past few decades. The cause would appear to be the construction of a Nador Canal at the lagoon. Probable effects concentrations (PEC) were often exceeded for heavy metals in the lagoon sediments, especially for Zn, Cu, Ni, and Cr, and four stations, stations MZ-11, MZ-12, MZ-13, MZ-14, MZ-16, and MZ-17, had multiple metals at presumptively toxic levels. These comparisons suggest that sediment metal levels in the river are clearly high and probably pose an environmental risk at some stations. The levels of most of the metals were not greatly enriched, a consideration that is of the utmost importance when contamination issues are at stake. Metal concentrations found in Moulay Bousselham lagoon were comparable to aquatic systems classified as contaminated from other regions of the world.  相似文献   

Erratum à la note Rôle de l'halocinèse dans l'évolution du bassin d'Essaouira (Sud-Ouest marocain) [C. R. Geoscience 336 (2004) 587–595]     

Khalid Mehdi  Roger Griboulard  Claude Bobier 《Comptes Rendus Geoscience》2005,337(9):880

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