Geological and geochemical examination of arsenic contamination in groundwater in the Holocene Terai Basin, Nepal     

Jaya K. Gurung  Hiroaki Ishiga  Mohan S. Khadka 《Environmental Geology》2005,49(1):98-113

Geological and geochemical study has been carried out to investigate arsenic contamination in groundwater in Nawalparasi, the western Terai district of Nepal. The work carried out includes analyses of core sediments, provenance study by rare earth elements analyses, ¹⁴C dating, and water analyses. Results showed that distribution of the major and trace elements are not homogeneous in different grain size sediments. Geochemical characteristics and sediment assemblages of the arsenic contaminated (Nawalparasi) and uncontaminated (Bhairahawa) area have been compared. Geochemical compositions of sediments from both the areas are similar; however, water chemistry and sedimentary facies vary significantly. Extraction test of sediment samples showed significant leaching of arsenic and iron. Chemical reduction and contribution from organic matter could be a plausible explanation for the arsenic release in groundwater from the Terai sediments.  相似文献   

Distribution,correlation, ecological and health risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in surface soils around an industrial area,Hyderabad, India     

A. Keshav Krishna  K. Rama Mohan 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2016,75(5):411

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Dynamicity of the Himalayan landslide — A tectono-geotechnical appraisal of the 13<Superscript>th</Superscript> mile landslide,Sikkim     

J. N. Hindayar  P. Dasarwar  S. P. Srivastava  N. Thrideep Kumar  Murali Mohan  S. K. Som 《Journal of the Geological Society of India》2016,88(2):197-205

Understanding the causes of slope development with movement initiation of land sliding requires knowledge on dynamicity, displacement, strain concentration and factor of safety. The 13^th mile landslide on Gangtok-Nathula road of the Sikkim Himalaya has seriously affected the Indo-China trade route. To quantify the spatial movement pattern, strain analysis and identification of zones of safety were attempted which indicates that differential movement activity of the landslide zone is co-relatable with differential strain pattern with an overall imprint of the Himalaya collision tectonics.  相似文献   

Coralline algae and benthic foraminifera from the long formation (middle Miocene) of the Little Andaman Island,India: Biofacies analysis,systematics and palaeoenvironmental implications     

Suman Sarkar  Amit K. Ghosh  G. M. Narasimha Rao 《Journal of the Geological Society of India》2016,87(1):69-84

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Developing synergy regression models with space-borne ALOS PALSAR and Landsat TM sensors for retrieving tropical forest biomass     

Suman Sinha  C Jeganathan  L K Sharma  M S Nathawat  Anup K Das  Shiv Mohan 《Journal of Earth System Science》2016,125(4):725-735

Forest stand biomass serves as an effective indicator for monitoring REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation). Optical remote sensing data have been widely used to derive forest biophysical parameters inspite of their poor sensitivity towards the forest properties. Microwave remote sensing provides a better alternative owing to its inherent ability to penetrate the forest vegetation. This study aims at developing optimal regression models for retrieving forest above-ground bole biomass (AGBB) utilising optical data from Landsat TM and microwave data from L-band of ALOS PALSAR data over Indian subcontinental tropical deciduous mixed forests located in Munger (Bihar, India). Spatial biomass models were developed. The results using Landsat TM showed poor correlation (R² = 0.295 and RMSE = 35 t/ha) when compared to HH polarized L-band SAR (R² = 0.868 and RMSE = 16.06 t/ha). However, the prediction model performed even better when both the optical and SAR were used simultaneously (R² = 0.892 and RMSE = 14.08 t/ha). The addition of TM metrics has positively contributed in improving PALSAR estimates of forest biomass. Hence, the study recommends the combined use of both optical and SAR sensors for better assessment of stand biomass with significant contribution towards operational forestry.  相似文献   

Geospatial Approach for National Level TOF Assessment Using IRS High Resolution Imaging: Early Results     

G. S. Pujar  V. K. Dadhwal  M. S. R. Murthy  S. Trivedi  P. M. Reddy  D. Swapna  C. S. Jha 《Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing》2016,44(3):321-333

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Heavy metal monitoring of beach sands through environmental magnetism technique: a case study from Vengurla and Aravali beaches of Sindhudurg district,Maharashtra, India     

Venkata Lakshmi Bandaru  Praveen B. Gawali  Pramod T. Hanamgond  Deenadayalan Kannan 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2016,75(8):678

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川南地区海相页岩气中发现微量硫化氢          下载免费PDF全文

陆廷清  胡明  刘墨翰  刘鹏  汪星 《中国地质》2018,45(4):859-860

正1研究目的(Objective)自2011年在四川南部地区下古生界海相地层中获得页岩气工业性突破以来,在四川盆地进行的海相页岩气开发得到多方的重视和迅速发展,随之而来的是人们对页岩气勘探开发过程中对环境影响的关注。页岩气,它以吸附或游离状态为主要方式赋存于富有机质泥页岩及其夹层中,是一种非常规天然气。与常规天然气相比,页岩气气质优良,甲烷含量更高。页岩气化学成分主要为甲烷(CH4),一般含量在85%以上,最高达到99.8%,另外还含有少量的乙烷(C2H6)、丙烷(C3H8)和丁烷(C4H10)。一般认为我国页岩气中可以存在少量氮  相似文献   

Creep behaviour of intact and remoulded fibrous peat     

Mohan P. Acharya  Michael T. Hendry  C. Derek Martin 《Acta Geotechnica》2018,13(2):399-417

This paper presents the creep behaviour of intact and remoulded specimens of fibrous peat obtained from a field site near Anzac, Alberta, Canada. The creep behaviour was investigated by means of long-term drained and undrained triaxial tests. The development of volumetric, axial, and undrained axial strain and strain rate during drained and undrained creep tests under variable stress conditions is presented. The stress _– strain _– strain rate (p′–ε _v–\(\dot{\varepsilon }_{\text{v}}\)) relationship is found to be unique for different stress and loading durations. The p′–ε _v–\(\dot{\varepsilon }_{\text{v}}\) relationship is analysed and represented by creep isotaches. The applicability of different creep models developed for normally consolidated clay is discussed and applied to define the development of creep strain in fibrous peat under varying isotropic and deviator stresses. The secondary consolidation coefficient for evaluating the volumetric strain rate of peat is found to be applicable with some limits. The drained creep behaviour of remoulded peat specimens differs from the behaviour shown by Shelby tube specimens, whereas the undrained creep behaviour in remoulded and Shelby tube specimens is similar.  相似文献   

Vegetation damage assessment due to Hudhud cyclone based on NDVI using Landsat-8 satellite imagery     

Venkata Giri Raj Kumar Konda  Venkatesh Reddy Chejarla  Venkata Ravibabu Mandla  Vani Voleti  Nagaveni Chokkavarapu 《Arabian Journal of Geosciences》2018,11(2):35

Developing nations are abandoned against tropical cyclones because of climatic changeability; the atmosphere is probably going to expand the recurrence and extent of some outrageous climate and calamity occasions. Urban areas and towns arranged along the coastline front belt in Visakhapatnam region experienced serious harm because of Hudhud cyclone, which happened on October 12, 2014. The fundamental motivation behind this exploration was to distinguish the vegetation damage in Visakhapatnam and neighbouring towns. In this analysis, Landsat-8 satellite datasets procured prior and then afterward the cyclone have been utilized; image processing techniques have been completed to evaluate the progressions of pre- and post-disaster condition. Vegetation index strategy was utilized to assess the damage to vegetation. Arrangement results and land utilize land cover change investigation demonstrate that 13.25% of agriculture Kharif and 31.1% of vegetation was damaged. Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) maps were produced for the previously, then after the cyclone circumstance, and vegetation biomass damage was evaluated in Visakhapatnam and Bhimunipatanam. General loss of vegetation in both the spots was 30.67 and 43.37 km². The result of this review can be utilized by decision makers for the post-disaster support for rebuilding of influenced regions.  相似文献