Geochemical tracers of northern Portuguese estuarine sediments on the shelf     

M. F. Araújo  J. -M. Jouanneau  P. Valrio  T. Barbosa  A. Gouveia  O. Weber  A. Oliveira  A. Rodrigues  J. M. A. Dias 《Progress in Oceanography》2002,52(2-4)

The northern Portuguese coastal zone is drained by large Iberian rivers, along which there is intensive industrial, agricultural and urban activity. Offshore of the two main river basins of the Douro and Minho, two fine-grained sedimentary formations can be characterised. A geochemical study of this sediment cover has been performed focussing in particular on the fine deposits and the adjacent estuaries. The chemical composition of superficial sediments collected from the northern Portuguese shelf and from the river basins of the Minho and Douro rivers was determined for major, minor and trace elements; the rare earth elements (REE) composition was also determined in selected samples. Statistical analyses of these data for the shelf sediments allow us to identify elements with similar behaviours and the different sediment types along the shelf, and to evaluate of their origins. Downcore profiles of the chemical composition of the fine sediments reveal no evidence for changes induced by recent human activities. To assess the influence of the rivers on the fine sedimentary formations, the elemental distribution patterns of selected sediments have been compared with the estuarine sediments. Lithogenic elements composition normalised to Al and the shale normalised REE distributions showed there are similarities between the Douro River sediments and the sediment composition of the Douro and Galicia mud patches. However, the Galicia mud field showed no relationship in its chemical composition to sediments derived from the Minho River. Nor was any evidence for heavy metal contamination originating from the Douro estuary detected in anthropogenic element/Al ratios in the shelf sediments. This may be because of processes associated with resuspension, complexation and bioturbation that occur during sediment transport and deposition. Nevertheless, the Douro River seems to be the main continental source of fine sediments being deposited on the northern Portuguese shelf.  相似文献   

Determination of Carbon,Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Sulfur in Geological Materials Using Elemental Analysers     

Maria F. Gazulla  Marta Rodrigo  Monica Orduña  Carmen M. Gómez 《Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research》2012,36(2):201-217

This article describes a series of methods developed for the determination of total carbon (C_Total), organic carbon (C_org), hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur. The following elemental analysers were used: LECO model RC‐412 for the determination of organic carbon, total carbon and hydrogen; LECO model CS‐200 for the determination of total carbon and sulfur; LECO model TN‐400 for the determination of nitrogen; and LECO model TruSpec CHNS for the determination of organic carbon, total carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur. Uncertainty and limits of detection and quantification were calculated for each method, as well as the running costs to define the most effective instrument for each material and each analyte. Accuracy was checked by the application of the Sutarno–Steger test. Finally, a compilation of the results obtained in the determination of C_Total, C_org, H, N and S in forty‐nine reference materials is presented.  相似文献   

2001-2010年生物地球化学研究进展与展望     

谢树成  罗根明  宋金明  李超  黄咸雨  杨欢  李一良  黄俊华  胡超涌 《矿物岩石地球化学通报》2012,(5):447-469

阐述了21世纪第一个十年生物地球化学领域的重要研究进展和未来可能的重点发展方向。在近代陆-海系统碳循环的库和通量上已经取得了重要进展,并发现了一些参与氮、硫循环新的微生物功能群。阐述了显生宙生物大灭绝期间碳循环异常的特点及其可能的原因,但对氮、硫循环的了解比较薄弱。地球早期的碳、硫循环与生命起源、大气和海洋水化学条件的关系已经取得重要认识。生物地球化学过程可以通过生态毒理,以及大气成分和海洋水化学条件的改变影响生命系统。微生物地球化学功能的微区、原位、痕量示踪等技术得到快速发展。未来将加强地质历史时期碳、氮、硫循环的定量分析以及空间变化的研究,各种元素循环之间的相互关系及其界面过程、极端环境的生物地球化学过程将进一步受到重视。生命科学领域重要技术的引入将提升生物地球化学过程的研究。  相似文献   

Elemental and isotopic carbon and nitrogen records of organic matter accumulation in a Holocene permafrost peat sequence in the East European Russian Arctic   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Rina Argelia Andersson  Philip Meyers  Edward Hornibrook  Peter Kuhry  Carl‐Magnus Mörth 《第四纪科学杂志》2012,27(6):545-552

A peat deposit from the East European Russian Arctic, spanning nearly 10 000 years, was investigated to study soil organic matter degradation using analyses of bulk elemental and stable isotopic compositions and plant macrofossil remains. The peat accumulated initially in a wet fen that was transformed into a peat plateau bog following aggradation of permafrost in the late Holocene (～2500 cal a BP). Total organic carbon and total nitrogen (N) concentrations are higher in the fen peat than in the moss‐dominated bog peat layers. Layers in the sequence that have lower concentrations of total hydrogen (H) are associated with degraded vascular plant residues. C/N and H/C atomic ratios indicate better preservation of organic matter in peat material dominated by bryophytes as opposed to vascular plants. The presence of permafrost in the peat plateau stage and water‐saturated conditions at the bottom of the fen stage appear to lead to better preservation of organic plant material. δ¹⁵N values suggest N isotopic fractionation was driven primarily by microbial decomposition whereas differences in δ¹³C values appear to reflect mainly changes in plant assemblages. Positive shifts in both δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C values coincide with a local change to drier conditions as a result of the onset of permafrost and frost heave of the peat surface. This pattern suggests that permafrost aggradation not only resulted in changes in vegetation but also aerated the underlying fen peat, which enhanced microbial denitrification, causing the observed ¹⁵N‐enrichment. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

X-射线岩心扫描系统对海洋沉积物成分测定质量的综合评价和校正   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

张喜林  范德江  王亮  廖永杰  姚政权 《海洋学报》2013,35(6):86-95

基于采自东海内陆架泥质区的沉积物岩心,利用X-射线岩心扫描系统对其进行高分辨成分扫描,同时利用台式偏振X射线荧光光谱仪对该岩心进行元素测定,通过对比研究评价了X-射线岩心扫描系统元素扫描分析质量。研究表明:（1）X-射线岩心扫描系统对海洋沉积物元素分析质量可以分为四类,Ⅰ类元素分析结果可信度高、可以直接作为含量对待,Ⅱ类具有重要的参考价值,Ⅲ类具有一定参考价值,而Ⅳ类无参考价值。（2）海洋沉积物的X-射线岩心扫描元素分析受到压实作用的影响,其中钙、铁、钾、钛、硅等5种元素压实效应明显,通过压实校正可以有效消除压实作用造成的元素垂向上的系统波动。（3）对钙、铁、钾、钛、硅等5种元素,X-射线岩心扫描强度与传统的XRF元素含量之间具有良好的线性关系,相关系数在0.47~0.87,可以据此进行扫描强度和元素含量的换算。  相似文献   

On the use of loss‐on‐ignition techniques to quantify fluvial particulate organic carbon          下载免费PDF全文

Magdalena K. Grove  Gary S. Bilotta 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2014,39(9):1146-1152

The fluvial flux of carbon (C) from terrestrial to marine environments represents an important component of the global C‐cycle, which can transfer C from the atmosphere to sedimentary storage. Fluvial fluxes of C are also an essential resource for freshwater ecosystems, critical for habitat heterogeneity and function. As such it is crucial that we are able to quantify this flux accurately. However, at present there are a number of different techniques used to quantify concentrations of fluvial C, and these techniques vary in their accuracy. In this article, we compare particulate organic carbon (POC) measurements derived from two commonly‐used techniques; a simple combustion and loss‐on‐ignition (LOI) technique, and an oxidative–combustion and carbon dioxide (CO₂) detection technique. The techniques were applied to water samples collected from 10 contrasting reference‐condition, temperate river ecosystems. The POC measurements derived from the LOI technique were up to 16 times higher (average four times higher), than those derived from the oxidative–combustion and CO₂ detection technique. This difference was highly variable both across the different river ecosystems and within each river ecosystem over time, suggesting that there is no simple way of converting the mass measured by LOI to estimates of fluvial POC. It is suggested that the difference in POC measured by these two techniques is a consequence of: (1) the loss of inorganic carbon at LOI combustion temperatures of > 425 °C, (2) the potential during the LOI combustion stage to lose hygroscopic and intercrystalline water, not completely driven off by the drying stage at temperatures of < 150 °C, and (3) the variable C content of fluvial organic matter, meaning that the simple application of a fixed correction factor to values obtained from the LOI technique may not be appropriate. These findings suggest that oxidative–combustion and CO₂ detection techniques are preferential for quantifying fluvial POC. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

安徽巢湖凤凰山石炭系黄龙组红色灰岩矿物地球化学特征          下载免费PDF全文

李根  刘鑫  赵梦琦 《高校地质学报》2014,20(4):528

安徽巢湖凤凰山晚石炭世黄龙组的地层主体为肉红色生物屑微晶灰岩,顶部为夹灰岩条带的泥岩。矿物学分析显 示,肉红色生物屑微晶灰岩的矿物主要为方解石,含少量针铁矿和赤铁矿。漫反射光谱分析表明,常用的古气候指标“红 度”与灰岩中铁氧化物、氢氧化物的光谱强度具显著的正相关性,而与岩石的全铁含量相关性较低,据此推测铁的氧化物 和氢氧化物是灰岩呈肉红色的重要原因。元素地球化学分析结果显示,黄龙组灰岩相对富Fe,Mn,而贫Co,Ni,在 Al-Fe-Mn,Fe-Mn-(Cu+Co+Ni)以及Cu-Pb-Zn三角判别图上,均靠近或落入热液成因区。综合地球化学特征与前人研究成 果,该文认为巢湖凤凰山黄龙组肉红色灰岩的形成很可能受到海底热液活动的影响。  相似文献   

北京乡村地区分粒径气溶胶OC及EC分析   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2       下载免费PDF全文

颜鹏  郇宁  张养梅  周怀刚 《应用气象学报》2012,23(3):285-293

利用北京上甸子区域大气本底站2004年观测的分粒径大气气溶胶资料,分析了气溶胶中有机碳 (OC) 及元素碳 (EC) 的质量浓度水平、季节变化、尺度分布特征、OC与EC比值及其相关性。结果显示:上甸子站总悬浮颗粒物 (TSP) 中OC平均质量浓度为7.5~31.5 μg·m-3,EC质量浓度为1.4~6.6 μg·m-3;PM_2.1(粒径小于2.1 μm) 中OC质量浓度为4.0~19.1 μg·m-3,EC质量浓度大约为0.8~4.3 μg·m-3。冬季OC及EC质量浓度明显高于其他季节,其中冬、夏、秋季OC及EC峰值粒径出现为0.65~2.1 μm,但在春季峰值粒径移至2.1~4.7 μm。观测期间,OC与EC质量浓度比值平均为4~6,该比值略高于文献报道的我国一些城市地区的观测结果。  相似文献   

古人类用火研究及其进展     

胡圆峰  周斌  庞洋  徐向春 《第四纪研究》2019,(1):240-257

火的使用在人类进化过程中发挥了非常重要的作用。学术界对于人类使用火的历史与过程做了大量的研究,检验古人类遗址区域是否发生过燃烧事件的技术手段也在不断地进步。通过对南非开普敦Wonderwerk洞穴、以色列Qesem洞穴、北京周口店猿人洞以及湖北黄龙洞等地古人类用火相关文献的系统调研和归纳总结,认为探讨一个遗址是否存在古人类主动用火时,首先要获取该遗址的文化考古和地层资料,确定是否曾发生过燃烧事件,然后分析是何物质发生燃烧,以及与人类活动的联系。分析表明,目前还没有任何单一的方法可以确定更新世早期的古人类用火信息,多种方法的结合才可能得到比较准确的结论。选择宏观形态分析初步判断有火活动的区域,利用傅立叶红外光谱(FTIR)、元素碳含量分析等地球化学手段确定火事件发生的确切证据,再利微观形态及微地层分析对完整沉积物进行系统研究以揭示其就地用火的可能性,从而形成古人类用火的完整证据链。由于碳稳定同位素在植被、气候与人类活动相互联系方面的广泛应用,在古人类用火研究引入这一技术手段,可为该领域提供新的研究方法和思路。  相似文献   

镀镍碳为还原剂在线高温裂解法测定硫酸钡中氧同位素组成     

金贵善  刘汉彬  韩娟  李军杰  张建锋  张佳  石晓 《岩矿测试》2019,38(4):365-372

测定矿物或水中硫酸根的氧同位素组成(δ18O)能够识别物质来源及转化过程,常用的方法是将硫酸根转化为硫酸钡再用离线或在线法测试其δ18O值。目前普遍采用1420℃在线测试硫酸钡的氧同位素组成,该方法极易缩短反应炉的寿命,通过添加还原剂碳可以降低反应温度,但是已有报道对于添加还原剂后的反应温度讨论较少。本文选择镀镍碳(Ni-C)作为还原剂,将样品经Ni-C高温处理后进行一系列条件实验,确认了采用元素分析仪-稳定同位素质谱仪(EA-IRMS)测定硫酸钡中氧同位素组成的分析方法的关键技术参数:硫酸钡在线反应温度为1350℃; Ni-C与硫酸钡样品量的质量比范围选择0. 73～2. 15;为了获得更加精确的数据,硫酸钡与Ni-C用量都控制在700±100μg。在以上实验条件下,EA/HT-IRMS测定硫酸钡δ18O值的精密度为±0. 12‰～±0. 26‰,优于在线法已报道的精密度±0. 20‰～±0. 50‰。本方法在满足测试精密度的前提下,通过添加Ni-C降低了硫酸钡在线反应温度,延长了反应炉使用寿命。  相似文献