Fluoride ion contamination in the groundwater of Mithi sub-district, the Thar Desert, Pakistan     

Tahir Rafique  Shahid Naseem  Muhammad I. Bhanger  Tanzil H. Usmani 《Environmental Geology》2008,56(2):317-326

Groundwater samples were collected from various localities of Mithi sub-district of the Thar Desert of Pakistan and analysed for fluoride ion along with other chemical parameters. The area is mainly covered by sand dunes and kaolin/granite at variable depths. Results showed that collected water samples were severely contaminated by the presence of fluoride ion and most of the samples have higher concentration than prescribed WHO standards (1.5 mg/l) for drinking water. Fluoride ion concentrations ranged between 0.09 and 11.63 mg/l with mean and median values of 3.64 and 3.44 mg/l, respectively, in this area whereas, distribution pattern showed high concentrations in the vicinity of Islamkot and Mithi towns. The content of F⁻ has also been correlated with other major ions found in the groundwater of the study area. The positive correlation of F⁻ with Na⁺ and HCO₃ ⁻ showed that the water with high Na⁺ and HCO₃ ⁻ stabilizes F⁻ ions in the groundwater of the Thar Desert. The pH versus F⁻ plots signifies high fluoride concentration at higher pH values, implying that alkaline environment favours the replacement of exchangeable OH⁻ with F⁻ in the groundwater of Mithi area. The saturation indices (SI) of fluorite (CaF₂) and calcite (CaCO₃) in the groundwater samples showed that most of the samples are oversaturated with respect to calcite whereas majority of samples have been found under saturated with respect to fluorite. The log TDS and Na/Na+Ca ratio reflected supremacy of weathering of rocks, which promotes the availability of fluoride ions in the groundwater. Piper diagram has been used to classify the hydrofacies. In the cation triangle, all samples are Na-type, while the anion triangle reflects major dominance of Cl-type with a minor influence of HCO₃ ⁻ and SO₄ ⁻.  相似文献   

Modeling the impact of groundwater harvesting on the hydro-salinity of a saline catchment in southeastern Australia     

Shahbaz Khan  Muhammad Nadeem Asghar  Tariq Rana 《Hydrogeology Journal》2008,16(4):713-726

Recharge to a saline, unconfined shallow-water-table aquifer is normally considered as an irrecoverable loss of water, but such thinking could be reviewed empirically. The use of an appropriate groundwater harvesting system does not only provide an opportunity to recover this lost water, but can also help in catchment salinity management and improvement. Agricultural-based land-drainage systems such as those that use serial biological concentration (SBC) of salts, provide examples of such harvesting methods. The impact of groundwater harvesting has been assessed on the hydro-salinity of a saline catchment in southeastern Australia through modeling. For both the below average rainfall and very wet years, the “do nothing” scenario resulted in increasing salinization in the catchment. However, after introducing a SBC system, groundwater salinity showed a decreasing trend while hydraulic heads tended to stabilize around the depth of subsurface collector wells. However, for a successful groundwater harvesting system, proper understanding of the groundwater flows and salt mobilization associated with a catchment is necessary. The outcomes of this modelling study have the potential to address similar issues (salinization) and/or needs (water harvesting) existing elsewhere in the world, particularly in semi-arid regions.

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Data-Driven Modeling Approach to Predict the Recovery Performance of Low-Salinity Waterfloods     

Kalam  Shams  Khan  Rizwan Ahmed  Khan  Shahnawaz  Faizan  Muhammad  Amin  Muhammad  Ajaib  Rameez  Abu-Khamsin  Sidqi A. 《Natural Resources Research》2021,30(2):1697-1717

Natural Resources Research - Low-salinity waterflooding (LSWF) has, in the past decade, attained a lot of attention to enhance oil recovery. In LSWF, diluted water is injected into an oil reservoir...  相似文献   

Alleviating Effect of Calcium on Nickel Toxicity in Rice          下载免费PDF全文

Humera Aziz  Muhammad Sabir  Hamaad Raza Ahmad  Tariq Aziz  Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman  Khalid Rehman Hakeem  Munir Ozturk 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2015,43(6):901-909

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Retrofit of reinforced concrete frames with buckling‐restrained braces          下载免费PDF全文

Christoph Mahrenholtz  Pao‐Chun Lin  An‐Chien Wu  Keh‐Chyuan Tsai  Shyh‐Jiann Hwang  Ruei‐Yan Lin  Muhammad Y. Bhayusukma 《地震工程与结构动力学》2015,44(1):59-78

Damage to buildings observed in recent earthquakes suggests that many old reinforced concrete structures may be vulnerable to the effects of severe earthquakes. One suitable seismic retrofit solution is the installation of steel braces to increase the strength and ductility of a building. Steel bracings have some compelling advantages such as their comparatively low weight, their suitability for prefabrication, and the possibility of openings for utilities, access, and light. The braces are typically connected to steel frames that are fixed to the concrete structure using post‐installed concrete anchors along the perimeter. However, these framed steel braces are not without some disadvantages such as heavier steel usage and greater difficulties during the installation. Therefore, braces without steel frames appear to be an attractive alternative. In this study, braces were connected to gussets furnished with anchor brackets, which were fixed by means of a few post‐installed concrete anchors. The clear structural system and the increased utilization of the anchors allowed the anchorage to be designed precisely and economically. The use of buckling‐restrained braces (BRBs) provides additional benefits in comparison with conventional braces. BRBs improve the energy dissipation efficiency and allow the limitation of the brace force to be taken up by the highly stressed anchorage. Cyclic loading tests were conducted to investigate the seismic performance of BRBs connected with post‐installed anchors used to retrofit reinforced concrete frames. The tests showed that the proposed design method is feasible and increases strength as well as ductility to an adequate seismic performance level. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

High Ni Levels in Soil Can Modify Growth Performance and Mineral Status of Wheat Cultivars          下载免费PDF全文

Muhammad Sabir  Khalid Rehman Hakeem  Tariq Aziz  Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman  Irfan Rashid  Munir Ozturk 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2014,42(9):1263-1271

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中国-巴基斯坦喀喇昆仑公路Ghulkin冰川百年进退变化     

廖丽萍  朱颖彦  杨志全  Muhammad Waseem  Steve Zou  陈济丁  王云  叶成银  张学进 《冰川冻土》2013,35(6):1391-1399

巴基斯坦喀喇昆仑山的Ghulkin冰川是距离中国-巴基斯坦喀喇昆仑公路最近的典型冰川之一,其冰川的进退变化影响着喀喇昆仑公路改建工程的线路设计与工程施工.为了追溯Ghulkin冰川的活动历史和查明近期进退变化,对过去200 a的相关文献和记录进行统计分析,并开展了2008-2011年野外定点观测,总结与分析了Ghulkin冰川冰舌的活动历史与近期变化.研究表明：Ghulkin冰川在1885-1980年近百年间经历了3次前进和3次后退,在此期间冰川波动了625 m;1913-1925年冰川处于显著的前进状态,1966-1978年冰川有小段距离的前进;2008-2011年K676+660处泥石流沟道逐年抬升,2011年南坡冰川融水由K676+660改道至K676+450;2010年的南坡冰舌较1994年后退了300余米,2011年的南坡冰舌较2010年后退了15.066 m,可见在2010-2011年期间冰川处于局部短期后退状态. 中巴公路冰川泥石流等灾害不但受区域气候的影响,而且还受冰川变化的影响.未来气候变暖将会导致冰川的强烈消融和后退,冰川融水携带大量冰碛体,形成大型的冰川泥石流,对公路的安全运营造成严重威胁.  相似文献   

Isolation and expression analysis of FTZ-F1 encoding gene of black rock fish (Sebastes schlegelii)     

Muhammad Shafi  WANG Yanan  ZHOU Xiaosu  MA Liman  Faiz Muhammad  QI Jie  ZHANG Quanqi 《中国海洋大学学报(英文版)》2013,12(1):183-189

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On the performance of a new bivariate pseudo Pareto distribution with application to drought data     

Muhammad Mohsin  Gunter Sp?ck  Jürgen Pilz 《Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SERRA)》2012,26(7):925-945

A new bivariate pseudo Pareto distribution is proposed, and its distributional characteristics are investigated. The parameters of this distribution are estimated by the moment-, the maximum likelihood- and the Bayesian method. Point estimators of the parameters are presented for different sample sizes. Asymptotic confidence intervals are constructed and the parameter modeling the dependency between two variables is checked. The performance of the different estimation methods is investigated by using the bootstrap method. A Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation is conducted to estimate the Bayesian posterior distribution for different sample sizes. For illustrative purposes, a real set of drought data is investigated.  相似文献   

Flood hazard assessment and mapping of River Swat using HEC-RAS 2D model and high-resolution 12-m TanDEM-X DEM (WorldDEM)     

Farooq  Muhammad  Shafique  Muhammad  Khattak  Muhammad Shahzad 《Natural Hazards》2019,97(2):477-492

Natural Hazards - Floods are among the most devastating and recurring natural hazards and have caused extensive economic losses to human lives and infrastructures around the world. Swat valley in...  相似文献