Ecotoxicological evaluation of dredged sediments from Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Rio de Janeiro State,Brazil) using bioassays with earthworms and collembolans     

Mariana Vezzone  Ricardo Cesar  Helena Polivanov  Aline Serrano  Danielle Siqueira  Leticia Abreu  Miriam Bianchi  Maria Elizabeth Correia  Zuleica Castilhos  Tácio de Campos 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2018,77(21):743

The toxicity and metal bioavailability were studied in dredged sediments from Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil) using acute and avoidance tests with Eisenia andrei, and reproduction tests with Folsomia candida. The sediment was mixed with an artificial soil, and two natural soils (ferralsol and chernosol—representative Brazilian tropical soils) to obtain the following doses: 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 and 30%. Total metal concentrations were determined in the sediment to support the interpretation of ecotoxicological data. Metal concentrations in the mixtures were in agreement with the threshold limits established by Brazilian law. However, significant avoidance responses were found on doses ≥?3% and were the most sensitive endpoint. Earthworm mortality found in artificial soil mixtures (LC50?=?3.9) suggests higher toxicity levels than those obtained in ferralsol (LC50?=?7.6%) and chernosol (11.0%) treatments. Earthworm mortality, avoidance responses and collembolan reproduction levels found in ferralsol mixtures (LC50?=?9.2; avoidance EC50?=?2.3%; reproduction EC50?=?2.8%) were higher compared to chernosol treatments (LC50?=?11.0%; avoidance EC50?=?4.3%; reproduction EC50?=?4.9%). The reduction of toxicity levels in chernosol mixtures is probably due to the abundance of expansive clay minerals in chernosols with capacity of adsorbing metals and other xenobiotic substances from soil pore water, decreasing metal bioavailability. Finally, threshold limits defined by Brazilian legislation for soil quality and land disposal of dredged sediments are not sufficient to prevent noxious effects on soil fauna and should be complemented with a preliminary ecotoxicological evaluation.  相似文献   

Characterization of fluid inclusions from mineralized pegmatites of the Damara Belt,Namibia: insight into late-stage fluid evolution and implications for mineralization     

Ashworth  Luisa  Kinnaird  Judith Ann  Nex  Paul Andrew Martin  Erasmus  Rudolph Marthinus  Przybyłowicz  Wojciech Józef 《Mineralogy and Petrology》2018,112(6):753-765

Mineralogy and Petrology - Mineralized NYF and LCT pegmatites occur throughout the northeast-trending Neoproterozoic Damara Belt, Namibia. Mineralization in the pegmatites varies geographically,...  相似文献   

Computational methods for fitting statistical distribution models of multi-site binding equilibria     

Rudolph S. Parrish  E. Michael Perdue 《Mathematical Geology》1989,21(2):199-219

Statistical distribution models of multi-site binding equilibria have potential applicability in the study of acid-base and metal complexation chemistry of humic substances in soils, sediments, and natural waters. A mathematical derivation is presented for the general continuous model for the case of proton binding; computational methods are described for fitting numerically the parameters in such models. Among models considered are those based on nontruncated, truncated, and bimodal (mixed) distributions. Specific emphasis is placed on Gaussian distribution models.  相似文献   

Swimming behavior of Dungeness crab,Cancer magister Dana,megalopae in still and moving water     

Miriam Fernandez  Oscar O. Iribarne  David A. Armstrong 《Estuaries and Coasts》1994,17(1):271-275

In the Grays Harbor estuary, juvenile Dungeness crab (Cancer magister Dana) are found at higher densities in epibenthic shell deposits compared to open mud flat. Differences in predation rate between habitats have been suggested to be due to habitat preference and differential survival. Megalopae preferred shell over open space in still-water conditions. However, it is not known whether megalopae are able to select shell in flowing water since larval preference is known to differ between still and flowing water. Here we report the first experimental study of swimming behavior of Dungeness crab megalopae in a range of current velocities (0–40 cm s^?1) equivalent to natural flow in Grays Harbor estuary. Experiments were conducted in daylight using a recirculating flume. Megalopae swimming speeds ranged from 8.5 cm s^?1 (8 body lengths s^?1) in still water to 44.8 cm s^?1 (44 body lengths s^?1) at flow speeds of 40 cm s^?1, Neither swimming behavior nor sheltering behavior in shells showed any flow-related pattern. Megalopae spent a large proportion of time swimming against the current and made headway upstream against all current velocities tested. The results suggest that Dungeness crab megalopae are able to maneuver and actively search for settlement sites under current velocities found in natural habitats, including intertidal shell deposits, and support the hypothesis of active selection of shell by megalopae.  相似文献   

Mg²⁺ removal in the system Mg²⁺—amorphous SiO₂—H₂O by adsorption and Mg-hydroxysilicate precipitation     

Douglas B. Kent  Miriam Kastner 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1985,49(5):1123-1136

Two chemical processes can remove Mg²⁺ from suspensions containing amorphous silica (am-SiO₂) at low temperatures: adsorption and precipitation of a Mg-hydroxysilicate resembling sepiolite. Mg²⁺ removal from am-SiO₂ suspensions was investigated, and the relative role of the two removal processes evaluated, as a function of: pH, ionic strength, Mg²⁺ concentration, and temperature.The extent of Mg²⁺ adsorption onto am-SiO₂ decreases with increasing NaCl concentration due to displacement of Mg²⁺ by Na⁺. At NaCl concentrations of 0.05 M and above, adsorption occurs only at pH values above 8.5, where rapid dissolution of am-SiO₂ gives rise to high concentrations of dissolved silica, resulting in supersaturation with respect to sepiolite. Removal of Mg²⁺, at concentrations of 40 to 650 μM, from am-SiO₂ suspensions in 0.70 M NaCl at 25 °C occurs at pH 9.0 and above. Experiments show that under these conditions adsorption and Mg-hydroxysilicate precipitation remove Mg²⁺ at similar rates. For 0.05 M Mg²⁺, at 0.70 M ionic strength and 25 °C, measurable Mg²⁺ removal occurs down to ca. pH 7.5 but is primarily due to Mg-hydroxysilicate precipitation. For the same solution conditions at 5°C, Mg²⁺ removal occurs above pH 8.0 and is primarily due to adsorption.Assuming that increasing pressure does not greatly enhance adsorption, Mg²⁺ adsorption onto am-SiO₂ is an insignificant process in sea water. The surface charge of pristine am-SiO₂ in sea water is primarily controlled by interactions with Na⁺. The principal reaction between Mg²⁺ and am-SiO₂ in marine sediments is sepiolite precipitation.The age distribution of sepiolite in siliceous pelagic sediments is influenced by temperatures of bottom waters and by geothermal gradients.  相似文献   

Measurements of tropospheric OH concentrations: A comparison of field data with model predictions     

D. Perner  U. Platt  M. Trainer  G. Hübler  J. Drummond  W. Junkermann  J. Rudolph  B. Schubert  A. Volz  D. H. Ehhalt  K. J. Rumpel  G. Helas 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》1987,5(2):185-216

Using long path UV absorption spectroscopy we have measured OH concentrations close to the earth's surface. The OH values observed at two locations in Germany during 1980 through 1983 range from 0.7×10⁶ to 3.2×10⁶ cm^-3. Simultaneously we measured the concentrations of O₃, H₂O, NO, NO₂, CH₄, CO, and the light non methane hydrocarbons. We also determined the photolysis rates of O₃ and NO₂. This allows calculations of OH using a zero dimensional time depdendent model. The modelled OH concentrations significantly exceed the measured values for low NO _x concentrations. It is argued that additional, so far unidentified. HO _x loss reactions must be responsible for that discrepancy.  相似文献   

Studies of compaction and subsidence in the Orinoco Oil Belt     

Armando Lazzari  Miriam Pina 《Tectonophysics》1986,130(1-4):135-139

To control vertical movements in the Orinoco Oil Belt, a high-precision levelling network was installed in an area of about 100 km². Links to the National Geodetic Network were established.

A total of 190 BMs with deep pile foundations is already installed and the first measurement campaign was concluded. The accuracies obtained are those of first-order levelling works.  相似文献   

Circulation and fertility of waters in Concepcion Bay     

Ahumada B. Ramón  Rudolph G. Anny  Martinez M. Victorino 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》1983,16(1):95-105

The spatial and temporal distributions of oxygen, nutrients and pigments in the waters of Concepcion Bay, Chile (36°40′S, 73°01′W) are described for 1978–1979. Analysis of the seasonal fluctuations shows the upwelling of water poor in oxygen and rich in nutrients inside the bay during summer. The upwelled water fertilizes the bay and produces progressive eutrophication, causing mass mortalities, discoloured water and mineralization of organic matter.  相似文献   

A ∼6100 14C yr record of El Niño activity from the Galápagos Islands     

Melanie A. Riedinger  Miriam Steinitz-Kannan  William M. Last  Mark Brenner 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2002,27(1):1-7

Lithostratigrahic and mineralogic analyses of sediments from hypersaline Bainbridge Crater Lake, Galápagos Islands, provide evidence of past El Niño frequency and intensity. Laminated sediments indicate that at least 435 moderate to very strong El Niño events have occurred since 6100 ¹⁴C yr BP (7130 cal yr BP), and that frequency and intensity of events increased at about 3000 ¹⁴C yr BP (3100 cal yr BP). El Niño activity was present between 6100 and 4000 ¹⁴C yr BP (4600 cal yr BP) but infrequent. The Bainbridge record indicates that there has been considerable millennial-scale variability in El Niño since the mid-Holocene.  相似文献   

A technique for atmospheric measurements of stable carbon isotope ratios of isoprene,methacrolein, and methyl vinyl ketone     

R. Iannone  R. Koppmann  J. Rudolph 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2007,58(3):181-202

A technique was developed to measure stable carbon isotope ratios (¹³C/¹²C) of light volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as isoprene, methacrolein (MACR) and methyl vinyl ketone (MVK) using gas chromatography combustion isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GCC-IRMS). An automated sampling and cryofocussing system allowed for the extraction of VOCs from air samples of up to 140 L of air collected over 3 h, and the subsequent ¹³C/¹²C analysis of the VOCs by GCC-IRMS. Chromatography using selective transfer between two columns was used to improve the separation for selected compounds, increasing peak resolution and attaining less noisy baselines. Still, some target compounds could not be completely separated from co-eluting peaks. To reduce the bias of isotope ratio determinations, which can result from incomplete peak resolution, a peak-fitting procedure has been developed. In cases of overlapping peaks or substantial baseline drift, this peak fitting allows more accurate determination of isotope ratios than conventional integration schemes. Comparisons between off-line IRMS measurements and a peak-evaluation procedure using a prepared VOC gas-phase standard show that isotope ratios derived from large (>1 ng of carbon per peak) and well-resolved peaks have a reproducibility of ±0.3‰. With smaller masses in the range of 0.1–1 ng of carbon, reproducibility decreased to ±(0.5–0.8)‰. For a 140 L sample of air, such small masses of carbon correspond to mixing ratios in the low pptV range. The developed measurement technique was applied to a small set of ambient air samples taken during hot, sunny periods from late May to early August, 2005, at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, a semi-rural area. The range of δ¹³C values determined for isoprene, benzene, and toluene are consistent with those reported in the literature. GCC-IRMS results of δ¹³C for ambient samples of isoprene, MACR, and MVK, measured at mixing ratios of 15–280 pptV, are presented and discussed.  相似文献