Protracted Environmental Issues on a Proposed Titanium Minerals Development in Kenya's South Coast     

J. O. Z. Abuodha  P. O. Hayombe 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2006,24(2):63-75

This study takes cognizance of the fact that the TIOMIN (TIOMIN Resources Inc. of Canada) project has resulted in controversy over its handling of environmental issues and especially the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The authors address many of the protracted issues that have slowed the development of the mining project in Kwale. The main emphasis is on the impacts of the mining and mineral separation processes on the environment, including the governing legislation, the role of consultation and public participation, and socioeconomic issues. In their public documents TIOMIN has specified neither the type of minerals it wants to extract from the area nor their chemical composition. It is well known, however that the titanium minerals and zircon targeted have impurities of iron, thorium and uranium. In the absence of an Environmental Management Plan, the effects of stockpiling radioactive wastes and other impurities that could possibly lead to environmental degradation in both the terrestrial and marine environments have not been publically addressed. The measures proposed to mitigate ecological damage as a result of the establishment of a minerals processing plant in the area seem inadequate. Pollution resulting from accidental spillage or breakage could have significant impact on marine life and residents living near the mining site. Other issues that have not been addressed satisfactorily pertain to the use of surface and underground water. The area already faces a huge water deficit and the calculations presented on aquifer recharge and stream flow rates do not indicate the large quantities of water that would be required in the mineral processing plant. The project, if approved in its present state, risks violation of international conventions. Furthermore, it could cause a conflict between Kenya and Tanzania in the event of an oil spill at the proposed ship loading facility at Shimoni. The proposed mining area includes the district's most fertile land, is home to many fisherfolk and is a major tourist destination. An analysis of the effects of this project on other available opportunities must be thoroughly understood to ascertain the economic and environmental benefits and costs of the mining venture. The proposed compensation rate of $1,000 per acre, for resettlement for example, appears to be grossly inadequate. Compensation should take into account family size and structure family assets and the cost of relocation.  相似文献   

一个新的沉积变质型钛矿床的成矿模式及找矿方法     

王君恒  潘竹平  郭雷  张宏萄  孟贵祥  刘光海 《物探与化探》2008,32(3):233-240

内蒙古羊蹄子山沉积变质型钛矿床是一个新的钛矿床类型。通过对地质、地球物理前提条件的研究和找矿方法试验,认为高精度磁法是找沉积变质型钛矿床的基本方法,重力为有效的找矿方法。在矿区北带磨石山以金红石为主的富钛矿体上有600 μGal的重力异常,无磁异常;南带的羊蹄子山钛铁矿体上重力异常为500 μGal,有60 nT的弱磁异常。  相似文献   

Laboratory study of the rates and products of the phototransformations of naphthalene adsorbed on samples of titanium dioxide,ferric oxide,muscovite, and fly ash     

Chantal Guillard  Hervé Delprat  Can Hoang-van  Pierre Pichat 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》1993,16(1):47-59

The photodegradation of naphthalene (NPH), chosen as a model of polynuclear aromatic pollutants, has been studied in the presence of a layer of four water-insoluble inorganic solids which can be found in the troposphere (TiO₂, Fe₂O₃, muscovite, and a fly ash sample). Direct photolysis of NPH is negligible at >340 nm. Dark adsorption of NPH on TiO₂ (mainly anatase, nonporous, 50 m² g^–1) at 293 K corresponds to a surface coverage ofca. 50% at equilibrium. Under these conditions (saturated surface), the stationary-state photocatalytic degradation reaches 0.4 molecule nm^–2 h^–1 (>340 nm, radiant fluxca. 22 mW cm^–2). Dioxygen is required and its partial pressure in air is such that the degradation is zero order in O₂. Water vapor markedly increases the rate. The other particulates have also an effect, less important than that of TiO₂, however quite noticeable with respect to surface area unit for the fly ash sample which contains 3.2% Fe₂O₃. Apart from 1,4-naphthoquinone, which is the main intermediate product in all cases, 2-naphthol, phthalide, phthaldialdehyde, phthalic acid, acetophenone, benzaldehyde, benzoic acid are also formed on dry TiO₂. Depending on their volatility, these compounds are transferred to the gas phase or remain principally adsorbed on the solid particles where they are further transformed. For instance, phthalic acid (or anhydride) and benzoic acid are generated from 1,4-naphthoquinone. Degradation mechanisms are briefly discussed.  相似文献   

光度法测定痕量钛的研究   总被引：6，自引：1，他引：6  

周之荣 《岩矿测试》1997,16(4):303-306

基于痕量Ｔｉ（Ⅳ）在稀Ｈ２ＳＯ４介质中对ＥＤＴＡ还原Ｃｒ２Ｏ２－７褪色反应的抑制作用，建立了测定痕量Ｔｉ（Ⅳ）的光度法。测定范围为２４～２４μｇ／Ｌ，检出限为１０６×１０－７ｇ／ＬＴｉ（Ⅳ）。结合萃取分离富集技术，方法用于测定人发及茶叶样品中的痕量Ｔｉ（Ⅳ），结果与标准值相符，加标回收率在９５％～１００％，ＲＳＤ（ｎ＝６）为１１％～２０％。  相似文献   

催化分光光度法测定痕量钛   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

周之荣  吴伟 《岩矿测试》1996,15(3):235-237

催化分光光度法测定痕量钛周之荣１吴伟华东地质学院应化系江西临川３４４０００催化褪色光度法测定钛的报道较少［１］，本文研究了痕量Ｔｉ（Ⅳ）催化过氧化氢氧化酸性铬蓝Ｋ褪色反应的影响因素，建立了测定痕量Ｔｉ（Ⅳ）的催化光度法，并用于测定植物及人发中钛。方法...  相似文献   

钛（Ⅳ）的反相萃取柱色层新体系研究及应用     

谭龙华  唐祖光 《矿物岩石》1997,17(3):94-97

本文研究了以ｃＨＣｌ＝８ｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１盐酸为移动相，以聚四氟乙烯负载的钽试剂－ＣＨＣｌ３为固定相反相萃取层析钛（Ⅳ）的新体系，柱上层析的钛用ｃＨＣｌ＝３ｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１盐酸洗脱后经二安替比林甲烷光度法测定，不仅钛回收率可达１００％，并可使钛（Ⅳ）与多种离子分离。能用于矿物岩石类复杂样品及其他物质中钛的分离富集与测定，方法简便快速。  相似文献   

偶氮氯膦-mK双波长分光光度法测定硅石中的钛     

余协瑜  贾云  邱会东 《岩矿测试》2004,23(3):191-193

在稀H2SO4介质中,乳化剂OP存在下,Ti(Ⅳ)与偶氮氯膦-mK发生显色反应,可用波峰(672nm)波谷(550nm)双波长吸光度叠加的方法测定Ti(Ⅳ)。显色反应的表观摩尔吸光系数为4.7×104L·mol-1·cm-1,灵敏度较单波长测定提高1.1倍。0～1200μg/LTi(Ⅳ)符合比尔定律。测定了硅石、焦宝石等试样中的钛,结果与标准值符合,6次测定的RSD<5%。  相似文献   

The structural role of Ti in aluminosilicate liquids in the glass transition range: insights from heat capacity and shear viscosity measurements     

Mathieu Roskosz  M.J Toplis 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2004,68(3):591-606

The shear viscosities and 1 bar heat capacities of glasses and melts along the 67mol% silica isopleth in the system SiO₂-Al₂O₃-Na₂O-TiO₂ have been determined in the temperature ranges 780-1140 K and 305-1090 K respectively. Anomalous behaviour of both these properties is observed for compositions rich in TiO₂ and/or Al₂O₃, an observation attributed to liquid-liquid phase separation followed by anatase crystallization. For samples which do not show anomalous behaviour, it is found that the partial molar heat capacity of the TiO₂ component previously determined in Al-free compositions reproduces our heat capacities to within 1.3%. Viscosity data show that addition of TiO₂ tends to increase viscosity and melt fragility at constant temperature. Furthermore, heat capacity and viscosity data may be combined within the framework of the Adam-Gibbs theory to extract values of the configurational entropy of the liquids and qualitative estimates of the variation of the average energy barrier to viscous flow. Configurational entropy at 900K is inferred to decrease upon addition of TiO₂, in contrast to previous results from Al-free systems. The compositional limit separating normal from anomalous behaviour, as well as the data for homogenous melts have been used to constrain the structural role of Ti in these samples. Our data are consistent with a majority of Ti in five-fold coordination associated with a titanyl bond, in agreement with previous spectroscopic studies. Furthermore, we find no evidence for a Ti-Al interaction in our samples, and we are led to the conclusion that Al and Ti are incompletely mixed, a hypothesis consistent with the observed reduction of configurational entropy upon addition of TiO₂, suggesting an important role of medium range order in controlling the variations in thermodynamic properties.  相似文献   

关于修改完善钛砂矿地质勘探规范部分内容的建议     

卢建国 《地质论评》2021,67(3):6703681-6703735

正砂矿(金属矿产)地质勘查规范是2002年制订颁布的,在勘查工作及报告审查中发现:该规范有些地方不严不细,缺少明确统一标准,或者不具可操作性而导致混乱。所以有进一步修改完善的必要。砂矿(金属矿产)地质勘查规范(DZ/T0208-2002)适用于云南、广西的残坡积型钛砂矿勘查,本文结合上述地区钛砂矿的长期实践,谈谈规范中几处需要修改完善内容。  相似文献   

Establishment of modern circulation pattern at c. 6000 cal a BP in Disko Bugt,central West Greenland: opening of the Vaigat Strait     

KERSTIN PERNER  MATTHIAS MOROS  IAN SNOWBALL  JEREMY M. LLOYD  ANTOON KUIJPERS  THOMAS RICHTER 《第四纪科学杂志》2013,28(5):480-489

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