Is there a significant diffusive “salt-pump mechanism” for the transport of organic contaminants from the marine environment into fresh water aquifers? A discussion contribution     

M. E. Bridge  D. R. Lloyd 《Environmental Geology》2005,49(2):207-213

We analyse recent claims of an additional risk of diffusive intrusion by marine organic contamination (OC) into coastal aquifers, and discuss the activity-driven “salt-pump mechanism” which is claimed to accelerate this diffusion. The reported accelerations of transport of OC out of saltwater are far too large to be due to activity effects on simple diffusion. There probably is a small acceleration of diffusion out of saltwater, but there is no direct experimental evidence for this. Possible experimental artefacts are suggested. Larger effects on diffusion in the literature are shown to be not relevant to this problem. Diffusion of suspended OC, present in the experiments, is too slow to be significant; however, this suspended material is shown to have serious implications for the proposed interpretation of the results. Until these results are better understood, no conclusions about any possible environmental implications can be drawn from them.

D. R. LloydEmail: Phone: +353-1-6081726Fax: +353-1-6712826

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颗粒态氮磷负荷模型研究   总被引：11，自引：0，他引：11       下载免费PDF全文

薛金凤  夏军  梁涛  张秀梅 《水科学进展》2005,16(3):334-337

为研究妫水河流域的颗粒态氮磷非点源污染来源,以控制非点源污染,在官厅水库周围进行了野外人工降雨试验。试验数据表明,氮磷输移率与产沙率具有很好的相关性,颗粒态氮、磷的平均相关系数分别为0.9594和0.9772。建立了新的颗粒态氮磷负荷模型,其中富集系数等于泥沙中总氮总磷百分含量与土壤中百分含量之比。根据妫水河流域的土壤图、土地利用图及数字高程模型,应用新的模型研究了妫水河流域颗粒态氮磷污染负荷的空间分布。结果表明,颗粒态氮磷主要来自地表植被覆盖差的丘陵和山地。  相似文献   

用铅同位素示踪长春环境铅污染的来源   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2       下载免费PDF全文

王铁夫  周燕  张延洁  郑培玺 《地球学报》2005,26(Z1):230-232

本文用铅同位素示踪了近几年长春市主要公路两旁交通环境中铅污染的来源及燃煤对周围土壤的污染,由此说明长春市属“尾气型”铅污染的城市,并论述了环境铅污染对人体健康的危害。  相似文献   

Validation of an intrinsic groundwater pollution vulnerability methodology using a national nitrate database   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

I. P. Holman  R. C. Palmer  P. H. Bellamy  J. M. Hollis 《Hydrogeology Journal》2005,13(5-6):665-674

The importance of groundwater for potable supply, and the many sources of anthropogenic contamination, has led to the development of intrinsic groundwater vulnerability mapping. An Analysis of Co-Variance and Analysis of Variance are used to validate the extensively applied UK methodology, based upon nitrate concentrations from 1,108 boreholes throughout England and Wales. These largely confirm the current aquifer and soil leaching potential classifications and demonstrate the benefits of combining soil and low permeability drift information. European legislation such as the Water Framework Directive will require more dynamic assessments of pollutant risk to groundwater. These results demonstrate that a number of improvements are required to future intrinsic groundwater vulnerability methodologies. The vertical succession of geological units must be included, so that non-aquifers can be zoned in the same way as aquifers for water supply purposes, while at the same time recognising their role in influencing the quality of groundwater in deeper aquifers. Classifications within intrinsic vulnerability methodologies should be based upon defined diagnostic properties rather than expert judgement. Finally the incorporation into groundwater vulnerability methodologies of preferential flow in relation to geological deposits, soil type and land management practices represents a significant, but important, future challenge.

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Resumen La importancia de las aguas subterráneas en el abastecimiento de agua potable, y las muchas fuentes de contaminación antropogénica, ha llevado al desarrollo del mapeo de vulnerabilidad a la contaminación intrínseca de aguas subterráneas. Se han utilizado un análisis de co-varianza y análisis de varianza para validar la metodología que se ha aplicado extensamente en UK basada en concentraciones de nitrato de 1108 pozos a través de Inglaterra y Gales. Se confirma ampliamente las clasificaciones actuales de acuíferos y potencial de lixiviación del suelo y se demuestra los beneficios de combinar la información de suelos y derrubios de baja permeabilidad. La legislación europea tal como el Marco Directivo del Agua requerirá evaluaciones más dinámicas del riesgo a la contaminación de agua subterránea. Estos resultados demuestran que se requieren varias mejoras en las metodologías futuras de vulnerabilidad intrínseca a la contaminación de agua subterránea. Tiene que incluirse la secuencia vertical de las unidades geológicas de modo que las unidades que no son acuíferos puedan zonificarse de la misma manera que los acuíferos con fines de abastecimiento de agua, mientras que al mismo tiempo se reconozca el papel que tienen en la influencia de la calidad de agua subterránea en acuíferos profundos. Las clasificaciones de las metodologías de vulnerabilidad intrínseca deberían basarse en las propiedades diagnósticas características más que en el juicio experto. Finalmente la incorporación de flujo preferencial en las metodologías de vulnerabilidad de agua subterránea en relación a las formaciones geológicas, tipo de suelo y prácticas de manejo de la tierra representa un desafío futuro no solo significativo sino que importante.

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Résumé Limportance des eaux-souterraines pour lalimentation en eau potable, et les multiples sources de contaminations anthropiques, ont conduit au développement de cartes de vulnérabilité intrinsèque des eaux souterraines aux pollutions. Une analyse de la co-variance et lanalyse de la variance sont utilisées pour valider la méthodologie extensive utilisée en UK, basée sur les concentration en nitrates de 1108 forages en Angleterre et en Ecosse. Ceci confirme les classifications courantes basées sur la nature des aquifères et le potentiel de lessivage des sols, et démontre le bénéfice que lon peut tirer à combiner linformation dérivant des sols et des faibles perméabilités. La législation européenne telle la Directive Cadre Européenne demandera des évaluations plus dynamiques des risques de pollution affectant les eaux souterraines. Ces résultats démontrent quun certain nombre daméliorations sont nécessaires aux futures méthodes de vulnérabilité intrinsèque des eaux souterraines. La succession verticale dunités géologiques doit être pris en compte, de telle manière que les parties non-aquifères puissent être zonées de la même manière que les aquifères pour lapprovisionnement en eaux potables, et reconnaître par la même occasion leur influence sur la qualité des eaux souterraines dans les aquifères profonds. Les classifications utilisées dans les méthodes de vulnérabilité intrinsèque devraient être basées sur les propriétés dun diagnostique défini plutôt que sur un jugement expert. Finalement lincorporation, dans les méthodes de vulnérabilité intrinsèque, des écoulements préférentiels en relation avec les formations géologiques, les types de sol et les pratiques daménagement du territoire représentent un challenge futur significatif et ortant.

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Fluoride pollution in French rivers and estuaries     

Jean-Marie Martin  François Salvadori 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》1983,17(3):231-242

Fluoride concentrations have been determined in major French rivers and estuaries. The unpolluted estuary in the Loire has been compared with the Seine, Gironde and Charente where important discharges occur. Natural dissolved concentration can be multiplied by a factor of 30. Particulate fluorine concentration reach almost 2000 ppm in the Seine estuary. The percentage between free and complexed dissolved fluoride is not affected by the anthropic discharge. The present French rivers discharge of fluoride is 700% higher than the pristine value. At a global scale, dissolved fluoride has probably increased by 25% compared with the natural situation.  相似文献   

Paleolimnological investigations of anthropogenic environmental change in Lake Tanganyika: I. An introduction to the project     

Andrew S. Cohen  Manuel R. Palacios-Fest  James McGill  Peter W. Swarzenski  Dirk Verschuren  Robert Sinyinza  Tharcisse Songori  Bombi Kakagozo  Mutanga Syampila  Catherine M. O’Reilly  Simone R. Alin 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2005,34(1):1-18

We investigated paleolimnological records from a series of river deltas around the northeastern rim of Lake Tanganyika, East Africa (Tanzania and Burundi) in order to understand the history of anthropogenic activity in the lakes catchment over the last several centuries, and to determine the impact of these activities on the biodiversity of littoral and sublittoral lake communities. Sediment pollution caused by increased rates of soil erosion in deforested watersheds has caused significant changes in aquatic communities along much of the lakes shoreline. We analyzed the effects of sediment discharge on biodiversity around six deltas or delta complexes on the east coast of Lake Tanganyika: the Lubulungu River delta, Kabesi River delta, Nyasanga/Kahama River deltas, and Mwamgongo River delta in Tanzania; and the Nyamuseni River delta and Karonge/Kirasa River deltas in Burundi. Collectively, these deltas and their associated rivers were chosen to represent a spectrum of drainage-basin sizes and disturbance levels. By comparing deltas that are similar in watershed attributes (other than disturbance levels), our goal was to explore a series of historical experiments at the watershed scale, with which we could more clearly evaluate hypotheses of land use or other effects on nearshore ecosystems. Here we discuss these deltas, their geologic and physiographic characteristics, and the field procedures used for coring and sampling the deltas, and various indicators of anthropogenic impact.  相似文献   

The sedimentary record of environmental lead contamination at St. Louis,Missouri (USA) area smelters     

Brian?Vermillion  Richard?BrugamEmail author  William?Retzlaff  Indu?Bala 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2005,33(2):189-203

Southeastern Missouri has been a major Pb mining region since 1720 AD. Missouri mines produce a Pb ore that has a distinctive elevated ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb isotopic ratio (>1.30) that is easily recognized in Pb-contaminated sediments. Five ²¹⁰Pb dated sediment cores from Horseshoe Lake, Madison County, Illinois were examined to reconstruct Pb-contamination of the site from southeastern Missouri mines and from a local Pb smelter located adjacent to the lake. Pb concentrations increased in the cores from 5 ppm in the early 1800s to approximately 350 ppm in the late 1940s and 1950s. Pb concentrations in recently deposited sediment range from 100 to 300 ppm depending on the location within the lake. Throughout the 1800s and early 1900s the ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb ratios in the sediment cores increased indicating contamination from southeastern Missouri (mean = 1.243). After the local smelter began recycling lead-acid storage batteries in the 1950s, the ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb ratio declined (mean = 1.224) suggesting contamination of Horseshoe Lake with Pb from sources elsewhere around the world. The results of this study demonstrate how isotopic ratios of Pb can be used to reconstruct historical anthropogenic contamination.  相似文献   

On the Measurement of PANs by Gas Chromatography and Electron Capture Detection     

Frank?M.?FlockeEmail author  Andrew?J.?Weinheimer  Aaron?L.?Swanson  James?M.?Roberts  Rainer?Schmitt  Stephen?Shertz 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2005,52(1):19-43

A fast, automated, gas chromatographic system for the airborne measurement of PAN and a series of its homologues is described and its performance is evaluated. Response factors for PAN, PPN, APAN, PiBN, and MPAN have been determined and are discussed with regard to ECD response and to potential losses in the analytical system. Calibration methods used for these tasks are described and compared. The results from this work should help investigators who are employing the widely used GC/ECD method for the measurement of peroxyacyl nitrates to evaluate peaks of PAN homologues that cannot be calibrated for by using the reported response factors.  相似文献   

红海湾水域营养水平的时空变化特点与评价     

蔡文贵  贾晓平  林钦  李纯厚 《广东海洋大学学报》2001,21(3):19-23

根据1997年8月～1998年11月的调查数据,本文分析和评价了红海湾4个不同水域营养水平的时空分布特点.红海湾水域E值的空间分布从北向南呈逐渐递减的趋势,即长沙湾滩涂养殖区＞长沙湾浅海养殖区＞自然水域、龟龄岛水域,其中长沙湾滩涂养殖区和长沙湾浅海养殖区有机污染十分明显,达高富营养化程度和富营养化程度,自然水域和龟龄岛水域则营养状况相似,基本上未受到明显的有机污染.E值的季节变化趋势为春季＞秋季＞夏季＞冬季,除冬季处于贫营养状况外,其余3个季节均达富营养化程度,其中以春季有机污染最为严重,达高富营养化程度.  相似文献   

水质评价的污染损害指数公式     

邓新民  倪长健 《成都信息工程学院学报》2001,16(4):233-236

在选择了各污染物的“参照值”情况下,用污染物的实测学相对值代替水质污染损害率公式中的浓度监测值,公式中的参数可认为与污染物的特性无关。采用遗传算法优化中的参数,得到了多种水质污染物都能适用的水质污染损害率和污染损害指数公式。提出用对比加权对污染损害分指数进行赋权的新方法,计算水质综合污染损害指数。该方法用于水质综合评价的物理意义明确、计算简单、使用方便,具有普适性和可比性。  相似文献