太湖及其主要入湖河流沉积磷形态分布研究

选择了我国第三大浅水湖泊--太湖及其主要入湖河流进行沉积磷形态的连续提取研究.太湖湖区沉积磷中不稳态磷(LP)及铝结合态磷(Al-P)含量很低,其余形态磷为铁结合态磷(Fe-P)＜钙结合态磷(Ca-P)＜有机磷(Org-P).河流沉积物中有机磷的相对含量高于湖泊沉积物,绝对含量平均值约为湖泊沉积物的3.9倍,铁结合态磷的绝对含量约为湖泊沉积物的3/4,湖区沉积物Fe-P含量与水体中PO3-4-、Chla呈显著正相关关系,同时与间隙水的氧化性呈显著负相关关系.太湖各湖区沉积物的磷形态表现为空间差异较大,活性组分的差异性要大于活性较差的组分.总的来说北部湖区沉积物中Fe-P和Org-P含量高于其他湖区,这与太湖北部湖区水体高营养级和藻类爆发关系密切.湖区沉积磷的垂直分布规律较复杂,既有随深度增加的,也有随深度降低的,河流沉积物同样如此.这与太湖及河流生态条件、污染物排放以及沉积动力学条件不同有关.     

全新世以来江苏固城湖沉积模式初探

在江苏固城湖湖心采集了连续岩芯,进行了137 Cs, 210 Pb, 14 C和光释光分析以研究全新世以来固城湖湖泊沉积年代序列,同时进行了粒度、有机质、总氮以及元素的分析,以辅助研究固城湖的沉积模式.137 Cs和210 Pb的分析表明,固城湖百年来的沉积是持续的,近20年平均沉积速率约在0.066cm/a.从0.5m深度到1.78m深度的AMS 14 C的树轮校正年龄在8000～6500BC之间,而光释光数据表明同等深度其绝对年龄在7～8ka之间.AMS 14 C的校正年龄与光释光年龄结果有较好的一致性.从多环境代用指标的剖面来看,在钻孔30cm深度出现了大的转折.结合现代沉积物平均沉积速率及对比历史文献得出上部30cm岩芯代表了约450年以来的沉积,这与公元1556年下坝的建成使得固城湖彻底与太湖隔绝时间相符.因此,固城湖地区可能的沉积模式是固城湖彻底与太湖隔绝后才出现持续沉积,在此之前一段时间内沉积物由于侵蚀或者人类活动如围垦导致缺失,而在约6～8ka之间沉积速率比较高.     

长江中下游湖泊沉积物铅污染记录——以洪湖、固城湖和太湖为例

2002～2005年在长江中下游的洪湖、固城湖和太湖分别采集了沉积物柱样钻孔,测定了总有机碳（TOC）和金属元素包括Pb,Al,Fe,Ti等,并采用²¹⁰Pb和¹³⁷Cs进行了近代沉积物定年。研究结果表明,洪湖钻孔平均沉积速率为0.15cm/a,固城湖平均沉积速率在0.067cm/a,太湖平均沉积速率为0.35～0.41cm/a。根据湖泊沉积物中铅元素与参考元素（Al,Fe和Ti）浓度和TOC的相关关系建立了回归方程,线性关系极显著（p<0.001）。根据回归方程获取了钻孔中铅的背景值变化,研究表明近代沉积物中金属铅不仅仅来源于自然的作用,而人类活动导致铅的累积发生时间都在20世纪70年代,从一个侧面也说明利用沉积物铅含量变化进行断代存在可能性。对太湖钻孔而言,其污染程度要高于洪湖和固城湖。研究结果表明近30年来洪湖和固城湖人为造成湖泊沉积物铅累积量在不断增加,其沉积物铅污染有进一步加重的趋势,应受到科学家和管理部门的关注。     

长江下游青弋江、水阳江水系湖泊沉积物中重金属变化特征研究

2004～2008年在青弋江、水阳江流域石臼、固城、南漪三湖采集得到岩芯钻孔.运用核素210Pb和137Cs对获得沉积物进行定年,同时分析了岩芯沉积物金属元素,研究近代湖泊重金属演化历史以及人类活动的影响,并对重金属进行了评价.文章运用Al元素作为粒度的代用指标对重金属进行标准化,并获取了重金属富集系数.研究表明,石臼、固城、南漪三湖钻孔中Cu和Zn的富集系数高于Pb,但Pb,Zn,Cu和Cr富集系数都不超过2,并且Cr的富集系数较小.自20世纪80年代中期以来流域内人类活动对石臼湖湖泊沉积物造成了显著的重金属污染,在南漪湖则推迟了10年左右,而在固城湖其重金属污染相对不明显.根据沉积物质量基准进行评价,发现石臼、固城、南漪三湖虽然存在一定的Cu,Pb,Zn和Cr污染,但污染造成的生态效应还不明显.     

高砷含水层沉积物矿物学特征及砷的活化

利用X射线衍射和X射线荧光分析、沉积物序列提取试验及矿物饱和度的计算,对采自江汉平原中部沙湖地区典型高砷含水层钻孔沉积物样品矿物学进行了分析,并讨论了控制含水层中砷释放和迁移的地球化学机制.对矿物在沉积物与土壤中的分布及组成的对比分析,在一定程度上指示了矿物赋存环境和/或高砷水形成的环境背景:土壤与沉积物中高岭石以低于其他3种粘土矿物的含量普遍存在,指示了含水层沉积物形成过程江汉平原存在一定的湿热古气候环境;沉积物绿泥石含量低于土壤中绿泥石,恰恰反映了土壤比沉积物略强的碱性环境;沉积物中黄铁矿的存在,显示了含水层局部的强还原性环境,指示地下水中广泛存在的Fe2+容易与二价硫发生沉淀并结合砷.砷主要以无定形铁锰氧化物结合态(平均在31％以上)形式存在,其次以碳酸盐和有机质结合态存在.无定形铁锰氧化物的还原溶解可能是控制砷迁移到地下水中主要的地球化学机制.相对高含量的绿泥石容易在含水层中发生风化,其溶解过程可以将铁释放到地下水中,从而成为影响地下水中砷活化的潜在因素.     

湖泊沉积物中蛋白质和氨基酸的动态变化

测定了阿哈湖和百花湖沉积物孔隙水中蛋白质和氨基酸的含量。蛋白质含量分别在0．32－1．71mg/ml和0．22－1．38mg/ml之间，氨基酸含量分别在1．15－5．01μg/ml（以含N量计）和1．41－4．16μg/ml之间。两湖沉积物氨基酸含量逐渐增高，表明扩散作用的存在。随着时间的推移，蛋白质在沉积物各层中得到了很好的保存，说明它的分解比较有限。沉积物孔隙水中氨基酸含量和微生物活动有关，氨基酸在27cm以后的阿哈湖沉积物中明显积累，可能指示微生物活动的减弱。     

沿海表层沉积物中重金属的有效结合态

以浙江沿海表层沉积物为研究对象,系统地研究了重金属有效结合态与沉积环境、矿物组成和人为排放等环境因素之间的相互关系.结果表明:沿海表层沉积物中重金属的积累数量,呈现出潮汐河口沉积物>沿海沉积物>强潮汐河口沉积物的趋势,这反映了不同沉积类型对重金属富集作用的差异;重金属的有效结合态,总体上以铁锰氧化物结合态>碳酸盐结合态>硫化物及有机结合态>可交换态的顺序存在,但是不同的重金属或同种重金属在不同的采点,主要有效结合态的比例存在明显的差异,这不仅与重金属的地球化学性质、沉积环境和沉积物中的粘土矿物组成有关,更受到重金属污染物的人为排放量的影响.     

海底沉积物中不同形式烃类气体的地球化学意义

顶空气法和酸解烃法将东沙群岛海域海底浅表层沉积物中不同形式的烃类气体释放出来,通过分析两类气体在沉积物中的含量及其甲烷碳同位素,发现两类气体的成因和来源不同。笔者认为,相对而言,吸附气(包裹气)反映的是一种更为早期的信息,而游离气(溶解气)则更具有“现代性”。笔者进一步认为,两类气体的不同形成过程,对于天然气水合物调查具有不同的意义,其中游离气(溶解气)具有直接的指示意义,而吸附气(包裹气)可能指示成岩时沉积物中的空间信息。     

红枫湖、百花湖沉积物中磷的存在形态研究

湖泊沉积物中磷存在形态,是理解湖泊系统中磷的生物地球化学循环的重要方面,对研究湖泊富营养化等环境问题具有重要意义。本次工作中,采用连续提取化学分析技术,对红枫－百花尖沉积物中磷的存在形态及其剖面变化进行了研究,磷的存在形态包括：吸附态磷（Ｌｏｓｅｌｙ ｓｏｒｂｅｄＰ）、铁结合态磷（Ｆｅ－ｂｏｕｎｄ Ｐ）、钙结合态磷（Ｃａ－ｂｏｕｎｄ Ｐ）、矿物晶格中结合力强的残留态磷（Ｄｅｔｒｉａｌ－Ｐ）和有机态     

鄱阳湖沉积物粒度特征及其对形成演变过程的示踪意义

通过对鄱阳湖大汉湖ZK04钻孔沉积物的粒度分析,揭示了该地区沉积物粒度特征.结果表明,从湖滨到湖心沉积物粒度呈由砾石→粗砂→细砂→粉砂→黏土等逐渐变细的正旋回,其沉积时代可分为6个阶段:第1阶段(601～530 cm),M、KG、SD、SK都为曲线中最高峰,频率为4峰型,该阶段气候暖湿,彭蠡泽形成;第2阶段(530～3...     

Comparison of lipid character of sediments from the Great Lakes and the Northwestern Atlantic

Geolipid compositions of surficial sediments from Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and from three locations in the Northwestern Atlantic were determined to compare source inputs and alteration processes in different sedimentary environments. Fatty acids, sterols, fatty alcohols, and alkanes were examined in both unbound and bound extracts of these samples. Significant amounts of long chain fatty acids, alcohols, and hydrocarbons are present in the deep ocean station, yet this location contains a proportionally larger amount of short chain geolipids than do marine stations closer to shore. Larger proportions of long chain lipids present in the Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Gulf of Maine samples relative to the open ocean samples reflect larger inputs of land-derived lipids to sediments closer to terrigenous sources. Marine samples contain a more complex mixture of sterols than is found in lake sediments, suggesting that sterol inputs and alteration processes in the marine environment are more complex than in lacustrine settings. Ratios of 16:1/16:0 and 18:1/18:0 fatty acids decrease with increasing distance from land, which suggests that fatty acid degradation before and during deposition becomes more extensive in the open deeper ocean stations.     

Tightly bound aliphatic acids in Lake Biwa sediments: Their origin and stability

Tightly bound geolipids were separated from a 200 m sediment core of Lake Biwa by a second saponification of sediments from which unbound and bound lipids had been extracted. Tightly bound fatty acids, β-hydroxy acids, ω-hydroxy acids and α,ω-dicarboxylic acids were released; their concentrations ranged from 4.7–31.5, 5.6–60.5, 3.4–9.5 and 0.2–5.4 μg/g dry sediment, respectively. These geolipids were considered to be incorporated in humic substances.Tightly bound fatty acids showed a unimodal distriution with a peak at C₁₆, suggesting that they originate from algae and bacteria and that they are more stable than unbound and bound fatty acids in the sediments. Most of the total β-hydroxy acids, which probably originate from bacteria, were found in the tightly bound fraction. This suggests that a large portion of tightly bound geolipids are formed in the water column and in surface sediments as a result of microbial alteration dead algae. Each class of tightly bound lipids showed higher concentrations between depths of 3 and 15 m in the sediments, where primary production was thought to be enhanced in the past.     

Qualitative fatty acid and n-alkane stratigraphy of the Lake Turkana Basin,Kenya

In order to improve understanding of the stratigraphy of the Lake Turkana Basin, one of the important sites in the evolution of early man, this study evaluates the usefulness of organic biological marker compounds, n-alkanes and fatty acids, for correlation of isolated sedimentary strata.Eighty-five paleosol samples were collected from well-defined sedimentary horizons in two regions (Area 103 and Area 130) of the Koobi Fora area of Lake Turkana. Results indicate that most of the organic matter present was derived from terrestrial plant waxes. In sediments where extensive diagenesis has occurred, microbial input of organic matter may have been substantial. Algae were either not an important source of organic matter, or their marker compounds have been removed or altered by degradative processes.The fate of the original paleosol organic matter has been governed to some extent by weathering processes, especially in Area 130. Weathering decreased the amount of extractable lipids, particularly fatty acids and the low molecular weight alkanes (C₁₇C₂₀); produced or retained relatively large amounts of alkanes greater than C₂₁ within a unimodal distribution; and lowered CPI values. Consequently, stratigraphic correlation by unique alkane and fatty acid distributions has been confined to short distances (many meters).Both n-alkanes and fatty acids have been retained better by association with clay minerals than by sand matrices. The alkane distribution of sandstones differs from that of clay organics in having a narrower carbon chain length distribution and lower CPI values. In Area 103, where weathering was less severe, compositional variations with stratigraphic position indicate that lipid material has been retained within each of the facies examined.     

滇池湖泊沉积物中游离类脂物的有机地球化学特征

在对滇池湖泊沉积物有机质总体特征分析的基础上,对沉积物中可溶性有机质的组成进行了定量测定,并揭示了其剖面变化特征.研究结果表明:(1)正构烷烃组分具有较强的稳定性,反映出滇池沉积有机质以菌藻类来源为主,沉积柱上、下两段存在陆源高等植物输入相对增加的特征,且从下往上存在草本植物相对贡献增加的特征;(2)脂肪醇组分,以具有强烈偶碳优势的高碳数脂肪醇为主,反映了沉积有机质中陆源输入的部分;(3)脂肪酸组分揭示出可溶有机质中以浮游植物贡献为主,局部层段存在相对较强的细菌改造作用.因此,湖泊沉积物记录了滇池从一个贫营养的湖泊演变成富营养化湖泊的过程,特别是最近几十年,滇池内源有机物和陆源有机物的输入都呈现快速增长的趋势,结合同位素组成特征表明滇池进入了重富营养化阶段.     

Hydrothermal petroleum in the sediments of the Andaman Backarc Basin,Indian Ocean

Recent sediments of the Andaman Backarc Basin, Indian Ocean, between the Andaman Nicobar islands and the Malay Peninsula have been analyzed for biomarker lipids. Three cores were selected: one each from the fault zone in a deep basin (a graben between two fault systems), another from a location adjacent to the fault, and the third from the topographic high in the rift valley. The molecular composition of the lipid classes (n-alkanes, isoprenoids, alkylbenzenes, alkylcyclohexanes, hopanoids, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, steranes, alcohols, sterols and fatty acids) was examined by gas chromatography (GC) and GC/mass spectrometry to understand the nature and source of the hydrocarbons present and the processes of maturation of organic matter. The data show that the hydrocarbons are of hydrothermal origin, derived from thermal alteration of sedimentary organic matter, consisting of a mixture predominantly of marine-derived components with some terrestrial inputs. Normal alcohols and fatty acids also corroborate the distribution of n-alkanes. The distribution profiles and various parameters computed from the concentration of the target compounds suggest that oxidative reactions and microbial degradation in this environment are insignificant. Triterpane and PAH compositions indicate that the thermal maturity of the bitumen in the samples is comparable to or lower than that found at other hydrothermal regions such as the Northern Juan de Fuca Ridge, Guaymas Basin and Escanaba Trough.     

Conversion of sedimentary fatty acids from extractable (unbound + bound) to tightly bound form during mild heating

Prolonged heating (1–248 days) of a recent sediment was conducted under mild conditions (65 and 83°C) to understand the thermal behavior of extractable (unbound and bound) fatty acids (C_12C32). In the course of the heating, the concentrations of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids first decreased, and then increased. This indicates that extractable fatty acids can be converted to a tightly bound form upon heating, before fatty acids are extensively released from sediment matrices. Changes in molecular distributions of extractable fatty acids upon heating were also observed. The higher molecular weight fatty acids (?C₂₀) are more likely to become tightly bound than are lower molecular weight (<C₂₀). Monounsaturated fatty acids (C_16:1 and C_18:1) are more easily converted to the tightly bound form than polyunsaturated fatty acids (C_18:2 and C_18:3). These differences probably reflect their mode of occurrence in sediments, which are closely related to their origin.     

Diagenesis of free and bound lipids in terrestrial detritus deposited in a lacustrine sediment

Recent sediments from an oligotrophic lake (Loch Clair) having uniform organic input for 2000 yr show changes in lipid abundance and composition, with increasing depth, attributed to diagenesis. Stability of free lipids decreases in the order n-alkanes, alkan-2-ones, sterols, n-alkanoic acids, n-alkanols, n-alkenoic acids. Diagenetic loss of shorter-chain homologues is complete within 400 yr. Stabilisation of bound relative to free lipids increases the proportion of the former with sediment age and reduces loss of shorter-chain bound homologues.In an eutrophic lake (Cross Mere), shorter-chain free and bound sedimentary lipids show increased abundance compared with Loch Clair. The relative importance of higher input of shorter-chain lipids derived from aquatic detritus, and slower initial diagenesis due to the anoxic hypolimnion, as causative factors for this difference between lake types cannot yet be assessed.     

Organic geochemistry and pore water chemistry of sediments from Mangrove Lake,Bermuda

Mangrove Lake, Bermuda, is a small coastal, brackish-water lake that has accumulated 14 m of banded, gelatinous, sapropelic sediments in less than 10⁴ yr. Stratigraphic evidence indicates that Mangrove Lake's sedimentary environment has undergone three major depositional changes (peat, freshwater gel, brackish-water gel) as a result of sea level changes. The deposits were examined geochemically in an effort to delineate sedimentological and diagenetic changes. Gas and pore water studies include measurements of sulfides, ammonia, methane, nitrogen gas, calcium, magnesium, chloride, alkalinity, and pH. Results indicate that sulfate reduction is complete, and some evidence is presented for bacterial denitrification and metal sulfide precipitation. The organic-rich sapropel is predominantly algal in origin, composed mostly of carbohydrates and insoluble macromolecular organic matter called humin with minor amounts of proteins, lipids, and humic acids. Carbohydrates and proteins undergo hydrolysis with depth in the marine sapropel but tend to be preserved in the freshwater sapropel. The humin, which has a predominantly aliphatic structure, increases linearly with depth and composes the greatest fraction of the organic matter. Humic acids are minor components and are more like polysaccharides than typical marine humic acids. Fatty acid distributions reveal that the lipids are of an algal and/or terrestrial plant source. Normal alkanes with a total concentration of 75 ppm exhibit two distribution maxima. One is centered about n-C₂₂ with no odd/even predominance, suggestive of a degraded algal source. The other is centered at n-C₃₁ with a distinct odd/even predominance indicative of a vascular plant origin. Stratigraphic changes in the sediment correlate to observed changes in the gas and pore water chemistry and the organic geochemistry.     

Fatty acids of bacterial origin in contemporary marine sediments

Contributions by bacteria to recent sediments have been recognized as one important source of input for the extractable lipids. It has, however, proved difficult so far to conclusively relate the components identified to the contributing bacteria. This fact is primarily related to the lack of information on both the lipid chemistry of marine bacteria, and of detailed structures of the sedimentary lipids. In this paper a study of the fatty acids from a tropical marine sediment selected because of its high biomass content is reported, and relationships between the sedimentary extracts of the surface layer to fatty acid components of bacteria cultured from the sediment sample are detailed. By selecting specific structural features, a group of fatty acids have been identified as valid markers for bacteria in this environment: these include iso- and anteiso-branched chain acids; 10-methylpalmitic acid; cyclopropyl 17:0 and 19:0 acids of which ▽19:0 (11,12) is unique to bacteria; cis-vaccenic acid; and the 15:1, 17:1 ω6 and ω8 isomers especially when these occur in pairs; iso Δ7–15: 1 and iso Δ9–17:1 are branched unsaturated acids apparently unique to bacteria. Trans-monoene fatty acids are likely to be a direct bacterial input, and the hydroxy acids identified are probably of bacterial cell wall origin. This study, whilst emphasizing the necessity for detailed structural information on fatty acids in order to use them validly as biological markers, considerably extends the range of fatty acids as markers of bacterial input to contemporary sediments.