Hydrogeochemical and multi-tracer investigations of arsenic-affected aquifers in semi-arid West Africa     

Anja Bretzler  Lucien Stolze  Julien Nikiema  Franck Lalanne  Elaheh Ghadiri  Matthias S.Brennwald  Massimo Rolle  Mario Schirmer 《地学前缘(英文版)》2019,10(5):1685-1699

The semi-arid Sahel regions of West Africa rely heavily on groundwater from shallow to moderately deep(100 m b.g.l.)crystalline bedrock aquifers for drinking water production.Groundwater quality may be affected by high geogenic arsenic(As)concentrations(10μg/L)stemming from the oxidation of sulphide minerals(pyrite,arsenopyrite)in mineralised zones.These aquifers are still little investigated,especially concerning groundwater residence times and the influence of the annual monsoon season on groundwater chemistry.To gain insights on the temporal aspects of As contamination,we have used isotope tracers(noble gases,~3H,stable water isotopes(~2 H,~(18)O))and performed hydrochemical analyses on groundwater abstracted from tube wells and dug wells in a small study area in southwestern Burkina Faso.Results revealed a great variability in groundwater properties(e.g.redox conditions,As concentrations,water level,residence time)over spatial scales of only a few hundred metres,characteristic of the highly heterogeneous fractured underground.Elevated As levels are found in oxic groundwater of circum-neutral pH and show little relation with any of the measured parameters.Arsenic concentrations are relatively stable over the course of the year,with little effect seen by the monsoon.Groundwater residence time does not seem to have an influence on As concentrations,as elevated As can be found both in groundwater with short(50 a)and long(10~3 a)residence times as indicated by ~3He/~4He ratios spanning three orders of magnitude.These results support the hypothesis that the proximity to mineralised zones is the most crucial factor controlling As concentrations in the observed redox/pH conditions.The existence of very old water portions with residence times10~3 years already at depths of50 m b.g.l.is a new finding for the shallow fractured bedrock aquifers of Burkina Faso,suggesting that overexploitation of these relatively low-yielding aquifers may be an issue in the future.  相似文献   

Foraging across ecosystems: diet diversity and social foraging spanning aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems by an invertebrate     

Mark E. Laidre 《Marine Ecology》2013,34(1):80-89

Ecosystems are fundamentally connected to one another, although empirical documentation of the links between them, especially the links between marine and terrestrial ecosystems, has been limited. This study examined the foraging behavior and ecology of an understudied invertebrate, the hermit crab Coenobita compressus, which is remarkably abundant at the nexus of marine, terrestrial, and freshwater ecosystems. Data collected between 2008 and 2011 in the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica revealed that C. compressus plays a generalist scavenger role across ecosystems. Beach almond fruits (Terminalia catappa) were a staple of the crabs’ diet, but the crabs also commonly consumed a variety of other fruit species and various parts of plants (nuts, seeds, flowers, husk, stems, buds) as well as algae, fungus, animal feces, and the carcasses of insects, jellyfish, conspecifics, other crustacean species, freshwater and saltwater fish, sea turtles (eggs and adults), and mammals. The crabs fed on these resources in prominent social aggregations, also forming such aggregations as they exchanged the aquatically derived gastropod shells that they use as homes while roaming the land. The size of the crabs’ aggregations around plant versus animal resources and around terrestrial versus aquatic resources did not differ, underscoring the species’ generalist foraging behavior. Broadly, these results suggest that C. compressus has one of the most diverse diets of any crustacean and plays a critical role in recycling organic matter and nutrients. This species might also mediate the passage of resources across different ecosystems, although further research is needed to explore this possibility.  相似文献   

辽河流域水生态功能一级分区指标体系与技术方法   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

李法云  范志平  张博  王艳杰  胡成  刘素平 《辽宁气象》2012,(5):83-89

流域水生态功能分区是实现流域综合管理的重要基础,也是水环境管理由水质目标管理向流域水生态管理转变的重要依据。根据辽河流域大尺度水生态空间格局分异的自然属性,结合国内外相关生态环境分区的研究进展,通过对辽河流域水热比（P/T）、径流深（RD）、数字高程（DEM）、多年归一化植被指数（NDVI）和水文地质（RP）等自然因素、河流水环境因子及水生生物指标的典型相关分析（CCA）,筛选出DEM、RD、RP、NDVI指数作为水生态功能一级分区的主要因子,并依此建立了辽河流域水生态功能一级分区指标体系与分区技术方法。结果表明：辽河流域可分为4个水生态功能一级区,即西辽河上游内蒙古大兴安岭东南—冀北山地丘陵水生态区、西辽河中下游西辽河平原水生态区和辽河中下游平原水生态区及浑河—太子河上游山地丘陵水生态区。辽河流域多年历史数据与野外水生态调查数据分析表明,流域内鱼类聚类分析结果与水生态功能一级分区结果在空间分布上具有较好的吻合性。水生态功能分区结果为辽河流域水生态综合管理提供了科技支撑,同时也为中国水生态功能分区技术方法的制订提供了参考依据。  相似文献   

大型底栖动物在水生态系统健康评价中的应用   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

王艳杰  李法云  范志平  程志辉  张建祺 《辽宁气象》2012,(5):90-96

大型底栖动物是维系水生态系统结构和功能的重要组成部分,也是影响水生态系统健康与功能的重要水生生物指标。随着中国对基于流域完整性水生态管理的日益重视,水生态系统健康的研究也更加深入,因而底栖动物的研究在深度和广度上均有所提高。概述了近年来国内外底栖动物的主要研究方向、影响因素及其分析方法。结果表明：在研究方向上,由于底栖动物对水生态系统变化的响应具有明显的空间尺度效应,因而以不同尺度空间上的自然环境、生境条件和水质等因子为分界,分析其对底栖动物多样性及其群落结构的重要影响。综合分析各种影响因素,流域内人类活动所造成的水环境因子变化或生境受损可直接影响底栖动物物种组成和种群特征。对底栖动物的研究方法可分为模型分析法和生物指数评价法两类,在应用中可侧重不同模型和指数的特点进行针对性选择。  相似文献   

十足目节肢动物化石在关岭生物群的发现     

黄金元  胡世学  文芠  张启跃  周长勇  谢韬 《地质通报》2017,36(8):1330-1333

云南罗平岔江新江底村发现的十足目节肢动物化石产出于三叠统卡尼阶小凹组,是十足目化石在关岭生物群的首次发现,也是此类化石在中国上三叠统中首次报道。此发现增加了关岭生物群的多样性,为今后在中国三叠纪其他特异埋藏化石库中寻找更多的十足目节肢动物化石提供了新的线索。  相似文献   

关岭生物群产出地层的岩石微相和环境意义   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

王尚彦  王敏  刘家仁 《贵州地质》2005,22(1):43-45

关岭生物群产于中国贵州关岭县新铺乡,在贵州省会贵阳以西约188km的晚三叠世早期地层小凹组底部。化石群主要门类有海生爬行类(鱼龙、海龙、鳍龙、盾齿龙等)、海百合、菊石、双壳、腕足、牙形刺、鱼类和植物。以保存完整精美、数量巨大的海生爬行类和棘皮动物海百合为标志。化石产出地层岩石为(微含泥质)含生物屑泥晶灰岩,其上下地层的岩石还有(含泥质)含粉砂质不等晶灰岩和含生物屑泥晶灰岩。根据岩石组成、结构、构造、微相特征提出关岭生物群生活环境离岸较近、沉积作用以悬浮方式为主,少牵引流影响、水体总体比较安静。  相似文献   

寒武纪早期澄江生物群小细丝海绵属新材料          下载免费PDF全文

杨继媛  马海丹  陈爱林  侯先光 《高校地质学报》2019,25(3):474

文章描述了云南寒武纪早期澄江生物群小细丝海绵属一新种--螺旋小细丝海绵（Leptomitella spiralis sp. nov.）。新种 具有横向骨针束围绕海绵体呈螺旋状排列的典型特征,明显区别于属内其他种;此外,在外部形态和骨针类型上与属内其他种 也存在较大差异。新种的发现增加了Leptomitella种间形态结构的多样性,也为海绵动物的早期演化及寒武纪海绵动物辐射演 化研究提供新的化石资料。  相似文献   

Monochloramination of Oxytetracycline: Kinetics,Mechanisms, Pathways,and Disinfection By‐Products Formation     

Xiangyu Bi  Bin Xu  Yi‐Li Lin  Chen‐Yan Hu  Tao Ye  Cao Qin 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2013,41(10):969-975

This study investigated the degradation kinetics, formation of disinfection by‐products (DBPs), and degradation pathways during monochloramination of oxytetracycline (OTC). The degradation kinetics can be well described by a second‐order kinetic model, first‐order in monochloramine (NH₂Cl), and first‐order in OTC. Reaction of OTC with NH₂Cl shows a high reactivity, with the apparent rate constant of 17.64/M/s at pH 7. The apparent rate constant declined as pH increased from 5 to 10. Six DBPs were detected during monochloramination of OTC, including chloroform (CF), 1,1‐dichloro‐2‐propanone (1,1‐DCP), 1,1,1‐trichloro‐2‐propanone (1,1,1‐TCP), dichloroacetonitrile (DCAN), trichloronitromethane (TCNM), and N‐nitrosodimethlyamine (NDMA). CF, DCAN and NDMA had the maximum yields at neutral pH, while 1,1‐DCP and 1,1,1‐TCP had the maximum yields at pH 4. However, TCNM concentration increased as pH increased. Degradation pathways of OTC monochloramination were then proposed. Hydroxylation and Cl‐substitution are found to be the dominant mechanisms in monochloramination of OTC.  相似文献   

美国科罗拉多河高速水流实验对下游水生生态系统的影响及启示     

袁文洁  潘明麒  于秀波 《湿地科学与管理》2012,8(2):49-53

科罗拉多河的适应性管理处于世界领先水平。美国为研究格伦峡谷大坝对下游水生生态系统的影响而进行了3次高速水流实验,取得了显著的生态效益,也积累了许多宝贵经验。分析显示,利益相关方参与是该实验成功的体制保障,跟踪监测与评估是实验成功的技术保障,闸坝适应性调度是河流保护与管理的有效手段。该实验的实施过程和效果对我国闸坝调度有许多有益的启示。例如,对下游水生生物和湿地生态系统的保护应作为闸坝调度的目标之一,应加强闸坝适应性调度的实验和研究,促进利益相关方参与河流保护与管理。  相似文献   

Heavy metal concentrations (Cd,Cu and Pb) in five aquatic plant species in Tasik Chini,Malaysia     

M. Ebrahimpour  I. Mushrifah 《Environmental Geology》2008,54(4):689-698

The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of heavy metals namely cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu) and lead (Pb) in the five aquatic plants. For this purpose, the concentration of heavy metals were measured in water and in the five aquatic plant species, Lepironia articulata, Pandanus helicopus, Scirpus grossus, Cabomba furcata and Nelumbo nucifera, in 15 sites from Tasik Chini. The concentrations were different among the plant species as well as among the parts of plants. The highest concentration of heavy metals among the aquatic plants and plant parts was found in the roots of S. grossus. The concentrations of Cd in the leaves and stems of submerged aquatic plant, C. furcata, were higher than concentration of Cd in the leaves and stems of emergent aquatic plant and floating leaf plant. The concentration of Cu in the stem of C. furcata was greater than that in the leaf, while the concentration of Cd was more in the leaf than in the stem. The heavy metal contents of the aquatic plants were in descending order of Pb > Cu > Cd. The metal concentration quotient of leaves/roots and stems/roots (ML/MR and MS/MR) were calculated. The highest internal translocation was found in P. helicopus, while the lowest internal translocation was found in S. grossus.  相似文献