The Beach Environment in Mexico as a Potential Source of Placer Minerals     

Mayumy Cabrera-Ramirez  Arturo Carranza-Edwards 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2002,20(3):187-198

The potential of Mexico for placer minerals in beach sediments has been analyzed, taking into consideration the geomorphic, tectonic, and lithologic conditions of nine different coastal regions. Besides, the textural characteristics of average size and degree of classification, carbonate content was also considered as a measure of terrigenous influence. It is concluded that mineral bearing rocks in the source area, and well-classified fine sands, poor in carbonates, in the beach area represent the major potential for placer minerals. Favorable conditions for placer minerals may be present in Regions 2 and 3 in the Central and Southern portion of the Gulf of Mexico coast, and have their highest potential in Regions 6, 7, 8, and 9 in the Gulf of California and along the Western mainland coast from the Colorado River in the North to the Guatamalan border in the South.  相似文献   

Changes in the metal content of surficial sediments of Boston Harbor since the cessation of sludge discharge     

Zago C  Giblin AE  Bergamasco A 《Marine environmental research》2001,51(5):389-415

Temporal trends of metals in surficial sediments (1991-1998) at two sites in Boston Harbor were analyzed to evaluate the effect of stopping sludge dumping in December 1991. Metal contents of sediments from the old sludge disposal site were higher than those of a station in the central Harbor. Since 1991, carbon, copper, and lead contents have significantly decreased in sediments from the disposal site. Chromium and Zn have shown smaller decreases while Fe, and Mn, have remained relatively constant. Metal content in the central Harbor station, located in an area of sediment reworking, has been quite variable, but, with the exception of Zn which has shown a large decrease relative to iron, the changes seemed to be well correlated with changes in the organic carbon content at this site due to resuspension. Ratios of metals in the sediments are fairly similar at both sites and similar to those of sewage-derived particles, with the exception of Cr, which appears to be enriched in the sediments.  相似文献   

Spatial and vertical distributions of elements in sediments of the Colorado River delta and Upper Gulf of California   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Evgueni N. Shumilin  Jos D. Carriquiry  Víctor F. Camacho-Ibar  Dmitry Sapozhnikov  Stepan Kalmykov  Alberto Snchez  Sergio Aguíiga-García  Yuri A. Sapozhnikov 《Marine Chemistry》2002,79(3-4)

The abundance of major components (Fe, Ca, K, and organic carbon) and trace elements was analyzed in surface sediments and core samples from the Colorado River delta (CRD) and the Upper Gulf of California (UGC) using instrumental neutron activation analysis.The spatial distribution patterns of the elements studied are consistent with the model of sedimentary dynamics proposed for this area [Mar. Geol. 158 (1999) 125]: intense tidal resuspension of sediments in the delta with subsequent transport of suspended particulate matter in a southerly direction, followed by sedimentation of fine-grained material in a depocenter near the southwestern margin of the UGC. Concentrations of most of the elements are higher in the surface sediments of this depocenter. The gradual mixing of terrigenous and marine biogenic materials, normally expected for the estuarine sediments, was not detected in the CRD–UGC system because of homogenization of the sediments by tides and wind.Vertical profiles of element contents in samples of the sediment core collected in the depocenter area revealed (i) almost no anthropogenic contamination of the area by environmentally important trace elements such as Cr, Co, Sb, and As; (ii) a twofold decrease of Fe, Sc, Cr, and Co in upper core sediments; and (iii) the enrichment of the sediments at 60–62 cm depth in the core, in calcium carbonate, Ca, Sr, and the Eu_n/Sm_n shale-normalized ratio along with a depletion in this layer of Fe, Sc, Cr, Co, light rare-earth elements (REEs), and some other elements of terrigenous origin, presumably caused by the dilution of fluvial terrigenous material by biogenic carbonates, which were probably introduced at this level in the sediments by the action of a strong episodic winter storm, followed by the advective transport of shell fragments from the coastal clam banks or as a result of strong planktonic bloom.  相似文献   

原子吸收法测定海洋沉积物碳酸盐组分中的Ca,Mg,Na,Fe,Mn   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

韩桂荣  李风业 《海洋科学》1990,14(5):43-48

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向海湿地沉积剖面化学元素相对迁移特征分析   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

王国平  刘景双  汤洁 《海洋与湖沼》2006,37(4):377-384

旨于探索沉积剖面元素迁移强度的描述方法,讨论向海沼泽湿地沉积物化学元素的迁移积聚等基本地球化学特征,以深化对沼泽湿地沉积化学行为的某些认识。冬季在向海两处沼泽采集了代表一定范围汇水区与人类活动影响的沉积芯。利用Tessier等(1979)提出的连续提取法对沉积物中多种常量与微量元素地球化学相进行分离。可迁移系数、潜在迁移系数、非迁移系数的计算结果表明,在向海沼泽沉积剖面中,化学元素相对迁移强度为:Ca、Sr、Mn、Pb潜在活性最大,Ti、Al、K、Rb潜在活性最小,以此为依据,Ti、Al、K、Rb等元素适宜作为示踪元素。为消除沉积物构成组织的影响,以Al为参考元素对重金属元素形态两种分量进行归一化后,重金属环境非迁移分量与相对迁移分量均表现出在表层的富集,尤其表现在上游霍林河煤矿开发后20余年这一时期,人类活动的介入加速了重金属元素通过河流搬运向下游湿地的输入。  相似文献   

The Three Results of Sound Velocity Variance in Sediments During Controlled Stress-strain Testing from the South China Sea   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Bo Lu  Ganxian Li  Shaojian Huang  Shuzhuo Liu 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2002,20(3):177-186

Sound velocity in each type of seafloor sediment from the South China Sea varies with the development of strain in the controlled stress-strain course. Experiments show that there may exist three cases for the maximum sound velocity: (1) it appears at the stress peak; (2) it appears in the phase of no load; and (3) it appears at the end of the strain course. These results are related to physical-mechanical properties and structure of sediments.  相似文献   

红海湾表层沉积物铅、锌污染的判断与分析     

甘居利  贾晓平  林钦 《广东海洋大学学报》2000,20(2):20-23

以镍作自然参比元素 ,用元素相关图法分析了南海东北部红海湾表层沉积物中铅、锌含量的分布和污染状况。结果表明 :红海湾已经受到人为来源的铅、锌影响 ,但其影响的范围和强度目前尚小 ,仅在湾顶河口浅水区有轻微污染 ,湾中部养殖区、南部自然水域和湾口礁滩护养增殖区尚未受到人为来源的铅、锌影响。元素相关图提供了有关污染区域、污染点、污染物和污染强度等的总信息  相似文献   

The 1974 spill of the Bouchard 65 oil barge: petroleum hydrocarbons persist in Winsor Cove salt marsh sediments     

Peacock EE  Hampson GR  Nelson RK  Xu L  Frysinger GS  Gaines RB  Farrington JW  Tripp BW  Reddy CM 《Marine pollution bulletin》2007,54(2):214-225

Petroleum hydrocarbons persist in salt marsh sediments in Winsor Cove (Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts) impacted from the 1974 spill of No. 2 fuel oil by the barge Bouchard 65. Intertidal sediment cores were collected from 2001 to 2005 and analyzed for total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs). TPHs content was greatest (as high as 8.7 mg g(-1) dry weight) in the surface sediments and decreased with distance landward. Select samples were analyzed for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with values as high as 16.7 microg g(-1) for total naphthalenes and phenanthrenes/anthracenes. These remaining PAHs are mainly C(4)-naphthalenes and C(1)-, C(2)-, and C(3)-phenanthrenes/anthracenes revealing preferential loss of almost all of the naphthalenes and the parent compound phenanthrene. Inspection of the data indicates that biodegradation, water-washing and evaporation were major removal processes for many of the petroleum hydrocarbons in the marsh sediments. In addition, historical data and photographs combined with their recent counterparts indicate that erosion has physically removed these contaminants from this site.  相似文献   

Chemical contamination of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center: analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in mussels and sediment     

Lauenstein GG  Kimbrough KL 《Marine pollution bulletin》2007,54(3):284-294

The September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) resulted in a massive plume of dust and smoke that blanketed lower Manhattan and part of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary (HRE). The NOAA National Status and Trends Mussel Watch Program has long-term monitoring sites in the area and thus had an opportunity to assess the effect of the WTC attack on PAH and PCB contamination of the surrounding estuary. Seven additional sites were added in the Upper HRE to attain higher sampling resolution for comparison with regularly sampled Mussel Watch Project HRE sites. Elevated background levels of PCBs and PAHs in mussel tissue and sediments were high enough before the WTC attack that concentrations were not measurably changed by WTC derived contaminant input.  相似文献   

Distinguishing between natural and aquaculture-derived sediment concentrations of heavy metals in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

Sutherland TF  Petersen SA  Levings CD  Martin AJ 《Marine pollution bulletin》2007,54(9):1451-1460

Marine sediment samples were collected in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, to assess the use of a geochemical normalization technique in the identification of a chemical tracer of aquaculture waste material. Zinc and copper were suggested as tracers of feed pellets, while copper was considered an indicator of anti-foulant agents used on netpen systems. The sediment samples were analyzed for carbon, nitrogen, organic matter, water, trace-element, and free sulfide concentrations, and sediment grain-size distribution. Sediment texture analysis revealed a wide range of substrate types from sand to silty loam categories. Strong relationships between sediment texture, sediment porosity, and organic content were observed across both near-field and far-field stations. Excess zinc and copper sediment concentrations, identified using a lithium-normalization technique, were restricted to near-field sampling stations (0 and 30m from netpen systems). The relationships between these metal tracers and organic content and sulfur concentrations were explored to account for variations in sediment concentrations of zinc and copper.  相似文献