A study of the applicability of various activated persulfate processes for the treatment of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

This paper reports an investigation of different persulfate (PS) activations, including PS at 20 °C (PS), thermally activated PS at 70 °C (T-PS), ferrous-ion activated PS at 20 °C [Fe(II)-PS)], hydrogen peroxide activated PS at 20 °C, and sodium hydroxide activated PS at 20 °C, for degradation of the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) in aqueous phase. Several findings were made in this study including the followings: the 2,4-D degradation rates in T-PS and Fe(II)-PS systems were higher than other systems. However, complete degradation of 2,4-D and associated derivatives can be reached in all oxidation systems, with various reaction times. When considering the results of PS consumption during the 48 h reaction time to reach complete 2,4-D degradation, the T-PS system consumed all of the PS while only 10 % of the PS was consumed in the Fe(II)-PS system. The evaluation of optimum PS and ferrous ion doses indicated that under a fixed initial PS concentration, increasing Fe²⁺ concentration generally increased the amount of initial rapid degradation of 2,4-D and dissolved organic carbon. However, the effectiveness of the Fe(II)-PS system may be inhibited by the presence of excess iron. When a fixed level of Fe²⁺ was employed, various PS concentrations resulted in approximately equal 2,4-D degradation. The Fe(II)-PS system was found to be sensitive to the initial Fe²⁺ concentration, and the presence of soil revealed minor influence on the 2,4-D degradation by the Fe(II)-PS system. These findings indicate that the iron-activated PS process may be an effective method for remediating 2,4-D contamination.     

岩溶地区飞机草化学防治研究

在飞机草(EupatoriumodoratumL.)入侵严重的岩溶区,用样方法进行百草枯(paraquat)、草甘膦(glyphosate)及草甘膦与2,4-D的混合药剂防治野外飞机草试验,每种药剂分别设0.25%、0.5%和1%三个浓度。结果表明:施药5天后,各浓度百草枯处理的飞机草植株全部干枯;高浓度的草甘膦及高、中浓度的草甘膦+2,4-D处理下,飞机草植株2/3的叶干枯,茎半干枯。施药30天后,低浓度百草枯处理的飞机草的死亡率为77%,高浓度处理下的达100%,各处理的新生苗密度极显著小于对照;低浓度草甘膦和草甘膦+2,4-D处理的飞机草死亡率均为33%,高浓度处理的约为50%,各浓度处理下新生苗密度与对照均无显著差异。由此可见:(1)各浓度处理下百草枯的药效高于草甘膦和草甘膦+2,4-D的药效,对土壤中飞机草种子萌发具明显影响,宜用在飞机草单优势群落中。(2)较高浓度的草甘膦和草甘膦+2,4-D可防除大部分飞机草,对土壤中种子影响小,可考虑使用在飞机草为伴生植物的耕地、果园等生境中。      

Fluorine adsorption by volcanic soils at Mt. Etna,Italy

Fluorine adsorption experiments were performed on 28 samples of the first 5 cm of topsoil collected on the flanks of Mt. Etna. The soil samples were equilibrated with F-rich rainwater (3.25 mg/L) at a soil/water weight ratio of 1/25. Aliquots of the supernatant were collected after 1, 7, 72, 720 and 5640 h and analysed for F content. The soil samples could be subdivided into three groups based on their F-adsorption behaviours after 1 h and at the end of the experiment: (1) negative adsorption (F released from the soil to the solution) after 1 h and negative or moderately positive adsorption at the end, (2) from negative after 1 h to strongly positive adsorption at the end, and (3) always strong positive adsorption. The adsorption capacity of the soils was positively correlated with the soil pH, the contents of finer granulometric fractions (clay and silt) and the weathering stage (as quantified by the chemical alteration index). The most F adsorbing soils are found at the periphery of the volcano where aquifers are more vulnerable to contamination due to the shallower depth of the water table. This study further evidences the importance of the Etnean soils in protecting groundwater from an excessive magmatic F input.     

冲积和湖积成因土壤Cd的吸附特征:以安徽省当涂县为例

为揭示冲积与湖积成因土壤镉的吸附特征,以安徽省当涂县冲积成因的江心洲和冲积、湖积成因的大陇乡根际土壤为研究对象,开展土壤镉的等温吸附实验和吸附动力学实验.等温吸附实验结果表明,冲积土壤镉的吸附量（S）、等温吸附常数（K）和固液分配系数（K_d）均较湖积土壤明显偏大,显示冲积土壤对镉的吸附能力较湖积土壤强;吸附动力学实验表明,冲积土壤的最大吸附量、平衡吸附量均较湖积土壤大,吸附速率也明显偏大,尤其在吸附实验早期更为显著;等温吸附常数K和平衡吸附速率V_b与土壤理化性质的分析表明,土壤pH是造成研究区土壤镉吸附能力差异的主要原因,其次为物理性粘粒含量;土壤pH是影响研究区冲积土壤镉吸附能力的主要因素;湖积土壤镉的吸附能力受土壤pH、有机质含量、Cd含量、物理性粘粒含量等因素的综合影响.研究对于揭示Cd在水土系统的迁移转化规律以及土壤Cd的污染防治具有重要的指导意义.      

晋南临汾-运城盆地土壤氟含量及其影响因素

通过对临汾-运城盆地表层土壤F含量的空间变化规律和影响因素的研究,发现土壤平均含F量为520mg/kg,高于全国土壤背景值。表层土壤中F的空间分布不均匀,呈现出由盆地四周向盆地中心递增的趋势。研究表明,土壤F含量的分布主要受控于粉粒和有机质等土壤理化性质、元素间的相互作用、F的吸附特性等因素,人为因素对其也有一定影响。有机质和粉粒等土壤理化性质对土壤F含量的影响较大,说明研究区土壤F含量与F的特殊化学性质和母岩类型有关。因子分析发现,研究区表层土壤F的分布可能受自然地质作用和人为作用2种因素的影响,N、Cd、Se、Cu、Zn、Mo可能代表了F的原始共生元素;土壤F的含量随Mo、Zn、Fe、Mg等元素含量的增加而增加,可能与Fe3 离子在土壤中的吸附作用有关;而F-与OH-的配位置换作用可能是造成土壤中F-吸附的主导因素。     

湿胀条件下合肥膨胀土土-水特征研究

膨胀土在吸水时会产生体积膨胀,研究湿胀条件下膨胀土的土-水特征具有重要意义。以合肥地区9种弱膨胀土为研究对象,采用滤纸法和渗析法试验测定了膨胀土的土-水特征,采用蒸汽加湿法试验测定了膨胀土在吸湿过程中的体积变化。基于土-水特征曲线（SWCC）试验及加湿试验,获得了膨胀土在吸湿过程中的体积变化规律,得到了湿胀条件下膨胀土的重力含水率?基质吸力曲线（w-ψ曲线）及体积含水率?基质吸力曲线（θw3-ψ曲线）,分析了膨胀土吸湿过程中的体积变化对体积含水率?基质吸力曲线的影响,探讨了w-ψ与θw3-ψ曲线拟合参数的变异性及参数间的相关性。结果表明：蒸汽法加湿土样是一种较为理想的增湿方式;湿胀条件下,w-ψ曲线与考虑体变的θw3-ψ曲线的差异程度与吸湿结束后的土样含水率有关;w-ψ曲线的变异性小于θw3-ψ曲线的变异性;拟合参数n的变异性小于参数a及m的变异性;w-ψ曲线及θw3-ψ曲线的对应拟合参数间呈线性关系。     

Phosphorus transport in shallow groundwater in peri-urban Kampala, Uganda: results from field and laboratory measurements

To understand Phosphorus (P) sources and transport processes in the subsurface in Bwaise III Parish, Kampala, P attenuation and adsorption capacities of soils were studied in situ and from laboratory measurements. Relationships between sorption parameters and soil matrix properties, rates and mechanism of the adsorption process and soil P fractions were also investigated. P was generally higher in the wet than the dry season, but for both seasons, the maximum was 5 mgP/l. P transport mechanisms appeared to be a combination of adsorption, precipitation, leaching from the soil media and by colloids with the latter two playing an important role in the wet season. The sorption process comprised two phases with the first stage rate constants being about fourfold those of the second stage. The Langmuir isotherm described the sorption data well (R ² ≥ 0.95) with the second soil layer exhibiting the highest sorption maximum (C _max) (average value 0.6 ± 0.17 mgP/gDW). The best prediction of C _max had organic carbon, Ca, available P and soil pH. Residual P consisting mostly of organics was the main fraction in all the layers followed by inorganic HCl-P and NaOH-P in the top and middle layers, respectively. Loosely bound P (NH₄Cl-P) was the least fraction (<0.4% of total P) in all layers indicating the high binding capacity of P by the soils. The study results suggest that P dynamics is related to Ca, Fe and organic carbon content of the soils.     

水稻土中重金属元素Cd、Pb的竞争吸附 ——以长株潭地区水稻土为例

对中国南方的3个水稻土样品进行了Cd、Pb单一离子和混合离子吸附特点的研究。结果表明,3个水稻土样品中Cd、Pb的吸附特点都相似,Langmuir等温方程可很好地描述Cd、Pb的吸附等温线。3个土壤样品中,有较高pH值和较低有机物、CEC浓度、粘土含量、高岭石含量的2个土壤样品对Cd、Pb有较大的吸附量,且其等温吸附拟合的最大吸附量(B)也较大。在两组分混合溶液中,尽管共存离子的存在影响了土壤对单一离子的吸附,同时土壤对Cd的吸附在一定程度上受影响的程度大,但3个土壤样品都表现出对Pb有强的吸附能力。在3个土壤样品中,Langmuir等温方程中Pb的健合能常数(K)都大于Cd的健合能常数(K),混合溶液中的K值高于单一溶液的K值,表明2种金属离子对吸附位点的竞争提高了特定吸附位点的保持力,使金属离子在土壤中特定位点的吸附更加坚固。     

Adsorption of phosphate on tidal flat surface sediments from the Yangtze Estuary

Adsorption of phosphate (PO₄-P) by sediments of nine sites taken from the Yangtze Estuarine and coastal tidal flats were studied in a laboratory. The results indicate that the process of phosphorus adsorption onto sediments mainly occurred within 0-10 h, and then reached a dynamic equilibrium. This experimental finding has shown maximum adsorption rates (ad-R) occurred within 0-0.5 h, ranging from 10.40-56.40 mg/kg h with regional differences. The adsorption rates were obviously related to concentrations of fine particles (<63 µm) in the sediments. Adsorption isotherm curves were fitted to the modified Langmuir equation. Adsorption capacities (ad-C) varied from 26.32 to 204.08 mg/kg, and showed good affinities for Fe³⁺ and TOC concentrations. The adsorption efficiency (ad-E) of phosphate on sediments ranged from 21.55 to 248.30 L/kg, showing a close correlation with TOC concentrations. A correlation between environmental factors and phosphate adsorption is presented in this experiment. Phosphate adsorption is susceptible to changes in pH, temperature and salinity conditions.     

Predicting selenite adsorption by soils using soil chemical parameters in the constant capacitance model

The constant capacitance model, a chemical surface complexation model, was applied to selenite, Se(IV), adsorption on 36 soils selected for variation in soil chemical properties. The constant capacitance model was able to fit Se(IV) adsorption by optimizing one monodentate Se(IV) surface complexation constant and the surface protonation constant. A general regression model was developed for predicting these surface complexation constants for Se(IV) from easily measured soil chemical characteristics. These chemical properties were inorganic carbon content, organic carbon content, iron oxide content, aluminum oxide content, and surface area. The prediction equations were used to obtain values for the surface complexation constants for four additional soils, thereby providing a completely independent evaluation of the ability of the constant capacitance model to describe Se(IV) adsorption. The model’s ability to predict Se(IV) adsorption was quantitative on one soil and semi-quantitative on three soils. Incorporation of these prediction equations into chemical speciation-transport models will allow simulation of soil solution Se(IV) concentrations under diverse non-calcareous agricultural and environmental conditions without the requirement of soil specific adsorption data and subsequent parameter optimization.     

The Stability of Hercynite and Hercynite-Gahnite Spinels in Corundum- or Quartz-Bearing Assemblages

The equilibrium 3FeAl₂O₄ + 3Al₂SiO₃ = 5 Al₂O₃ (1) has been calibrated in the piston-cylinder apparatus. Experimentswere carried out using well-calibrated NaCl furnace assembliesand Ag₈₀Pd₂₀ capsules with oxygen fugacity buffered at or neariron–w?stite. The equilibrium is located at less than7?2 kb at 85O?C and between 8?0 and 8?2, 10?0 and 10?5, and12?0 and 12?2 kb at 900, 1000, and 1100?C, respectively. Experimentshave also been conducted to determine the effect of gahnite(ZnAl₂O₄) component in spinel on equilibrium (1). Graphite capsuleswere used with oxygen fugacity buffered at or near graphite-CO-CO₂.The addition of zinc displaces the reaction to higher pressures.For hercyniteg₈₆-gahnite₁₄, the equilibrium is located between9?4 and 9?6 and 12?7 and 13?0kb at 900 and 1050?C, respectively.For hercynite₇₀-gahnite₃₀, the equilibrium is located between10?8 and 11?0 and 15?4 and 15?6 kb at 900 and 1050?C, respectively.The results indicate that hercynite-gahnite solutions are somewhatnon-ideal (W_G = +6?54 kJ/mol at 900?Q assuming a symmetric regularsolution model. A thermobarometer based on equilibrium (1) is applicable inhigh-grade metapelitic rocks. Pressure/temperature estimatesusing this equilibrium agree with other well-calibrated thermometersand barometers. Failure of equilibrium (1) to intersect the equilibrium 3 FeAl₂O₄ + 5 SiO₂ = Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂ + 2 Al₂SiO₅ (2) indicates that the equilibrium corundum + quartz = sillimaniteis metastable at all pressures and temperatures. This impliesthat co-occurrences of corundum and quartz in granulites aremetastable.     

Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry of an Ultrapotassic Basaltic Suite, Central Sierra Nevada, California, U.S.A.

Ultrapotassic basaltic lavas erupted 3.4–3.6 m.y. ago(K/Ar) in the central Sierra Nevada and originated by partialmelting of a phlogopite-enriched, garnet-bearing upper mantlesource. Ultrapotassic basanites (K₂O: 5–9 per cent), whichare spatially related to contemporaneous potassic olivine basalts(K₂O: 3–5 per cent) and alkali olivine basalts (K₂O: 1–3per cent), contain the K₂O-bearing minerals phlogopite, sanidine,and leucite as well as olivine, diopside, apatite, magnetite,and pseudobrookite. The presence and modal abundance of theK₂O-bearing minerals closely reflects the east to west increasein K₂O throughout the basaltic suite. Many lines of evidence support the derivation of the ultrapotassicbasanites and the related basalts from an upper mantle source:TiO₂ in phlogopite phenocrysts and groundmass crystals, 2–3and 7–9 per cent respectively, support phlogopite phenocrystcrystallization at high pressure, whole rock Mg values (100Mg/Mg + 0.85 Fe) range from 66–78, phlogopite-rich pyroxeniticand periodotitic nodules are included in some flows, and geobarometriccalculations indicate depths of generation at 100–125km. Also, model calculations show that the major, rare earth,and trace elements, except for Ba, Rb, and Sr, can be accuratelygenerated by 1.0–2.5 per cent melting of a phiogopite-and garnet-bearing clinopyroxene-rich upper mantle source. Partialmelting occurred after a general upper mantle enrichment beneaththe Sierra Nevada, the phlogopite- and clinopyroxene-rich sourceof the ultrapotassic lavas being the extreme result of the enrichmentprocess. Clinopyroxene enrichment of the upper mantle probablyoccurred by introduction of a partial melting fraction intothe upper mantle source areas. Enrichment of the upper mantlein the alkali and alkali-earth elements was not accomplishedby a partial melt, but resulted from influx of a fluid phaserich in Ba, K, Rb, Sr, and, probably, H₂O The continuous rangein K₂O of the erupted lavas implies that the upper mantle enrichmentis a cumulative process. The inverse relationship in the SierraNevada between uplift and the K₂O content of the erupted basaltsimplies that a critical relationship may exist between upliftand upper mantle enrichment.     

黄河三角洲新生湿地磷分布特征及吸附解吸规律

采用改进的 Hedley 磷分级方法研究了黄河三角洲新生湿地由河向海过渡带表层土壤磷形态变化和分布特征,并通过等温吸附解吸实验阐明了沿程土壤对外源磷的持留能力和释放风险。结果表明,各样点无机磷占总磷93%以上,是磷的主要存在形态。土壤中有机磷含量较低,可能与较低的有机质含量有关。无机磷中稀盐酸磷是最主要存在形态,与各样点Ca/Al含量密切相关。有效磷含量在18.6~33.4 mg/kg之间,仅占总磷的3.2%~5.9%,可能会限制湿地植物的生长。覆有植被的土壤中有效磷含量显著高于河滩和海滩土壤,说明植被存在对有效磷的积累有一定促进作用。由吸附解吸实验可知,加入较低浓度（0.05~5 mg/L）的外源磷时,随着初始磷浓度的升高,土壤对磷的吸附量增加,吸附率为70%~99%,解吸率小于7%,这说明各样点土壤的除磷能力较强,且流失风险较低。     

Geochemistry and Intrusive History of the Ashland Pluton, Klamath Mountains, California and Oregon

The Ashland pluton is a calc-alkaline plutonic complex thatintruded the western Paleozoic and Triassic belt of the KlamathMountains in late Middle Jurassic time. The pluton comprisesa series of compositionally distinct magma pulses. The oldestrocks are hornblende gabbro and two-pyroxene quartz gabbro withinitial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr = 0{dot}7044, ¹⁸O = 8{dot}7%, and REE patternswith chondrite normalized La/Lu = 7. These units were followedby a suite of tonalitic rocks (La_N/Lu_N = 7) and then by a suiteof K₂O- and P₂O₅ rocks of quartz monzodioritic affinity (La_N/Lu_N= 13–21; La_N/Sm_N = 2{dot}4–3{dot}) The quartz monzodioriticrocks were then intruded by biotite granodiorite and granitewith lower REE abundances but more fractionated LREE(La_N/Lu_N= 13–19; La_N/Sm_N = 4{dot}3–6 and they, in turn,were host to dikes and bosses of hornblende diorite. The latestintrusive activity consisted of aplitic and granitic dikes.Combined phase equilibria and mineral composition data, indicateemplacement conditions of approximately P_total = 2{dot}3kb,P_H2O between 1{dot}5 and 2{dot}2 kb, and f_O2 between the nickel-nickeloxide and hematite-magnetite buffers. Successive pulses of magma display increasing SiO₂ togetherwith increasing ¹⁸O and decreasing initial ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr. The isotopicdata are consistent with either (1) combined fractional crystallizationof andesitic magma and concurrent assimilation of crustal materialcharacterized by low Sr₁ and high (¹⁸O or, more probably, (2)a series of partial melting events in which sources were successivelyless radiogenic but richer in ¹⁸O Each intrusive stage displaysevidence for some degree of crystal accumulation and/or fractionalcrystallization but neither process adequately accounts fortheir compositional differences. Consequently, each stage appearsto represent a distinct partial melting or assimilation event. The P₂O₅-rich nature of the quartz monzodiorite suite suggestsaccumulation of apatite. However, the suite contains abundantmafic microgranitoid enclaves and most apatite in the suiteis acicular. These observations suggest that magma mixing affectedthe compositional variation of the quartz monzodiorite suite.Mass balance calculations are consistent with a simple mixingprocess in which P₂O₅-rich alkalic basalt magma (representedby the mafic microgranitoid enclaves) was combined with a crystal-poorfelsic magma (represented by the tonalite suite), yielding aquartz monzodioritic magma that then underwent differentiationby crystal fractionation and accumulation.     

Sorption of surfactants and personal care products in Indian soils

Sorption of three surfactants and personal care products in four types of commonly occurring Indian soils was extensively studied. The soils used in the study were red soil, clay soil, compost soil and sandy soil as classified by American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). The three surfactants used in the study were representative of cationic, non-ionic and anionic surfactant groups. The sorption of surfactants followed the descending order: sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) > trimethyl amine (TMA) > propylene glycol (PG). The maximum adsorption capacity (Q_max) was obtained in compost soil (28.6 mg/g for SDS; 9.4 mg/g for TMA and 4 mg/g for PG). The rate of adsorption was the maximum in compost soil followed by clay and red soils, and minimum for sandy soils. It is found that the Freundlich model fits the isotherm data better than the Langmuir model. Freundlich coefficient (K _f) increased as the organic content of soils increased. Desorption of target pollutants in tap water was 20–50% whereas acid desorbs 40–90% of target pollutants from soil matrix. It was also found that the adsorption and desorption were significantly affected by the presence of clay and organic matter. The results also indicate that surfactants and personal care products, especially TMA and PG, are highly mobile in sandy soil followed by red soil. Therefore, immobilization of target pollutants is most economical and effective in compost and clayey soils whereas for other type of soils the combination of physiochemical and biological process will be effective option for remediation.     

Thermodynamic Mixing Properties of Muscovite-Paragonite Crystalline Solutions at High Temperatures and Pressures, and their Geological Applications

Reversed Na-K exchange data between mica and a 2 molal aqueous(Na,K)Cl fluid (Flux & Chatterjee, 1986) have been employedto model the thermodynamic mixing behaviour of muscovite-paragonitecrystalline solutions on the basis of the Redlich-Kister equation.For these binary micas, G^ex_m may be expressed as where A=11222+1.389 T+0.2359 P, B=–1134+6.806 T–0.0840 P, and C=–7305+9.043 T, with T in K, P in b, G^ex_m, A, B, and C in joules/mol. G_m^ex is well constrained between 450 and 620?C, and may be extrapolatedbeyond that range with caution. The calculated solvi are skewedtoward the paragonite end member. In the range up to 15 kb,the critical temperature, T_c and the critical composition, X_cmay be expressed as a function of P by the relations: and with P indicated in bars. Calculated phase relations of muscovite-paragonite crystallinesolutions have been depicted in terms of the system KAlSi₃O₈-NaAlSi₃O₈-Al₂O₃-SiO₂-H₂O.These data may be applied to appropriate assemblages involvingmica, alkali feldspar, an Al₂ polymorph, and quartz to estimateP, T and a_H2O conditions of their equilibration. In principle,the muscovite limb of the solvus may be used to obtain geothermometricdata for coexisting muscovite-paragonite pairs, provided theequilibrium pressure is independently known. However, such applicationmust be restricted for the present to micas on the ideal muscovite-paragonitejoin. Mica-alkali feldspar-Al₂SiO₅-quartz or mica-plagioclase-Al₂SiO₅-quartzassemblages may be used to deduce a_H2O in the coexisting fluid,if P, and T of equilibrium are independently known. Examplesof such geological applications are given.     

Natural Arsenic Attenuation via Metal Arsenate Precipitation in Soils Contaminated with Metallurgical Wastes: I. Wet Chemical and Thermodynamic Evidences

Arsenic from natural and anthropogenic sources is a worldwide contaminant of aqueous environments, such as groundwater and soils. The present investigation was performed on Mexican soils contaminated with residues from metallurgical processes that have shown a natural As attenuation. Experimental aqueous arsenic extractions in these were successfully simulated for almost half of the soil samples using a database updated for all known metal arsenate formation constants, revealing the predominance of solubility-controlled As mobility via Pb, mixed Pb–Cu, and Ca arsenate solid formation. The relatively low total Fe/As ratios (2–13 w/w) present in the soils studied, together with the high and equivalent contents of As, Pb, and Cu in these, favor the precipitation process over As(V) adsorption to Fe oxides, despite a 2% average Fe content in the soils studied. Under these conditions bicarbonate was found to be a highly unsuitable extractant due to its indirect As release from the solid arsenates, via heavy metal carbonate precipitation processes.     

Experimental Phase Relations in the System Tonalite-Peridotite-H2O at 15 kb; Implications for Assimilation and Differentiation Processes near the Crust-Mantle Boundary

Experiments at 15 kb in the tonalite-peridotite-H₂O system provideinformation on some of the phase equilibrium factors that mayinfluence reaction and assimilation processes between quartznormativemagmas and ultramafic rocks in the deep crust and upper mantle.Experiments were done with 5 or 10 wt.% H₂O added to powderednatural samples of tonalite, and mixtures of tonalite with 5or 10 wt.% peridotite added (TP5 and TP10, respectively). Theliquidus phase relations of these starting compositions wereinvestigated between 850 and 1100?C at 15 kb, using gold capsulesso that iron loss to the sample containers was not a problemand meaningful glass and mineral analyses could be obtained.Experiments on the tonalite alone show either liquidus garnet,for samples with 5% H₂O added, or liquidus hornblende, for sampleswith 10% H₂O. In contrast, orthopyroxene is the sole liquidusphase, irrespective of water content, in experiments using startingmixtures of 5 or 10 wt.% peridotite added to tonalite. Glassanalyses of partially crystallized tonalite define a crystallizationpath diverging significantly from the calc-alkaline trend towardshigher Ca/(Mg + Fe) in the CaO–(MgO + FeO)–?SiO₂triangle. In contrast, glasses from partially crystallized mixturesof tonalite with 5 or 10 wt.% peridotite added define a liquidtrend close to natural calc-alkaline compositions in terms ofCa/(Mg + Fe). Of more general significance, the proximity ofa field ofliquidus orthopyroxene on the high (Mg + Fe) sideof compositions along the calc-alkaline trend serves to limitthe Mgenrichment of such melts by interaction with ultramaficrocks. Unless heat is added to the system, reaction of tonaliticcomposition melts with ultramafic rocks will produce only slightlyMg-enriched melts: increasing degree of reaction simply resultsin further precipitation of orthopyroxene + garnet ? clinopyroxeneonce melt compositions reach the orthopyroxene field boundary.     

Sulphate adsorption capacity and pH of upland podzolic soils in Scotland: Effects of parent material,texture and precipitation chemistry

A regional survey of podzol B horizons has been carried out to investigate the effects of parent material and soil texture on sulphate (SO₄²⁻) adsorption capacity and pH in Scottish soils. Sulphate adsorption was measured on equilibration of the soils with 10 and 100 mg 1⁻¹ SO₄²⁻ solutions. The results showed that soil texture and soil parent material had a significant effect on SO₄²⁻ adsorption. Significant correlations were found between sulphur (S) deposition loads and SO₄²⁻ adsorption, and between precipitation pH and soil pH, but not between total hydrogen ion (H⁺) load and soil pH, even on sensitive soils. Relationships between the chemical composition of atmospheric deposition and soil pH could be marginally improved if the possible amelioration of acidification by base cation inputs, especially on sensitive soils, was taken into account.     

Nature and Development of Basalt Magma Sources Beneath Iceland and the Reykjanes Ridge

Twelve new Sr-isotope analyses and seventeen new rare earthelement distribution patterns are reported for basalts fromIceland and the Reykjanes Ridge, together with Rb, Sr, Na₂O,K₂O, TiO₂, and P₂O₅ contents. The samples were chosen to representthe widest range of basalt types known from the Iceland-ReykjanesRidge system. ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios range from 0.70291 ?4 to 0.70325?5 for tholeiitesand up to 0.70341 ?7 for alkali basalt. Rare earth elementsalso show a wide range of both total abundance and degree oflight-REE fractionation (chondrite-normalised Ce/Yb ratios of0.30 to 3.36 for tholeiites and up to 7.07 for alkali basalt).As found in previous studies of either Sr-isotope compositionor REE distribution, the ocean floor basalts from the southernportion of the Reykjanes Ridge have lower ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr and Ce_N/Yb_Nratios than most of the Icelandic basalts. However, some highlyMg-rich tholeiites from Theistareykir in northern Iceland andKj?lur in central Iceland also have among the lowest valuesfor these parameters and are indistinguishable in this respectfrom the ridge basalts. There is a very strong positive, linear,correlation between ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr and Ce_N/Yb_N for all the tholeiitesincluding some up to 16 m.y. old, but this relationship doesnot hold for the alkali basalts which have proportionately farhigher Ce_N/Yb_N ratios. There is also a positive, linear, correlationbetween ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr and Sr content, but not between ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Srand 1/Sr. These relationships are found to be incompatible with disequilibriummelting of a single mantle source region, whether by variabledegrees of partial melting with different mineral stabilityconditions, or by removal of successive incremental melts. Itis certain that the data reflect relatively gross chemical heterogeneityin the upper mantle beneath Iceland, but the correlation withSr content apparently rules out simple binary mixing models(mantle-plume hypothesis). It is proposed that the heterogeneities result from establishmentof a lithophile element gradient during a single chemical fractionationevent in the upper mantle at least 100–200 m.y. ago. Itis not possible at present to relate this geochemical gradientto known mantle structure.