Fate of biogenic carbon in the upper 200 m of the central Greenland Sea

Sedimentation of particulate carbon from the upper 200–300 m in the central Greenland Sea from August 1993 to June 1995 was less than 2 g C m⁻² yr⁻¹. Daily rates of sedimentation of particulate organic carbon reached highest values of about 18 mg m⁻² d⁻¹ in fall 1994. For total particulate material, maximum rates of sedimentation of about 250 mg m⁻² d⁻¹ were recorded in spring and fall 1994. For chlorophyll equivalent, highest rates of sedimentation of about 140 μg m⁻² d⁻¹ were recorded in spring 1994. As reported in related investigations, the transient accumulation of DOC in surface waters during summer, as well as respiration and mortality of deep overwintering zooplankton stocks, appeared to dominate the fate of photosynthetically fixed organic carbon. The above processes may account for roughly 43 g C m⁻² in the upper 200 m of the central Greenland Sea. For comparison, the seasonal deficit in dissolved inorganic carbon was reported to be about 23 g C m⁻² in the upper 20 m of surface water, and estimates for new annual production were reported to be about 57 g C m⁻². In our investigation, the biological carbon pump was not unusually effective in transporting carbon out of the productive surface layer.     

北极冰的命运

北冰洋的浮冰在这个广阔地域的反射性能、温度指数、水环流、海水的化学成分及其生物特征中的作用很难过高估计。夏季很大一部分冰不融化 ,因为在其平均厚度为 3～ 4m的情况下 ,来自表层水的热流是不够的 ,而在已有条件下 ,其下伏水层的温度太低。但是全球性的变暖也影响到这个     

Manganese recycling in coastal waters

Both water and suspended particulate matter in the deep water of the Gulf of St. Lawrence are greatly enriched in manganese. Maximum dissolved manganese concentrations are encountered close to the sediment-water interface whereas the particulate matter with highest manganese content occurs 30–100 m above the bottom. The elevated concentrations are attributed to the diagenetic release of dissolved manganese from the underlying fine-grained sediments and its subsequent precipitation in the water column. The rate of manganese precipitation is rapid compared to the rates of diffusion and mixing in the bottom water. Part of the manganese-enriched particulate matter becomes mixed throughout the water column by advection and diffusion. Thus, particles enriched in manganese can ultimately be carried into the open ocean by prevailing currents. This process, which appears to be widespread in eastern Canadian coastal waters, enables manganese originally associated with rapidly settling terrigenous particles to be transferred to slowly settling fine-grained suspended particles entering the ocean from coastal environments. In this way, riverborne manganese of terrigenous origin may well account for a major proportion of the excess manganese in pelagic sediments.     

Fate of dissolved aluminum in the oceans

Vertical profiles of dissolved Al in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea are presented. Although dissolved Al appears to be involved in the biochemical cycle of elements, Al does not behave solely as a nutrient within the oceans. Physico-chemical processes (i.e. adsorption and/or chemical precipitation) control the concentration and distribution of Al_aq within the deep waters.A tentative mass balance model of Al_aq in the oceanic system is proposed that takes into account all of the presently known fluxes of Al_aq to and through the oceans. To maintain the deep waters of the ocean at steady state, it is necessary to include in the model, processes that remove Al_aq from these waters. Thus, model calculations support the conclusions drawn from observations that physico-chemical processes remove Al_aq from deep waters. Finally, the proposed model is compatible with the concept that the entire oceanic system is at steady state with respect to dissolved Al.     

Fate of tributyltin in sewage sludge treatment

We have shown that municipal wastewater and sewage sludge are contaminated by organotins. Here, we investigate the behaviour and fate of tributyltin (TBT) in laboratory-scale sewage sludge treatment at various conditions including both aerobic and anaerobic, and mesophilic and thermophilic. Organotins were determined by capillary GC-FPD. Fresh raw sewage sludge was stored in a tank that was connected to five chemostats maintained at different conditions. Raw sludge contained TBT, dibutyltin (DBT) and monobutyltin (MBT) residues in the range of 0·28 to 0·83 mg/kg (dry weight). The volumetric TBT concentration was 10·5 μg/litre in the influent, and ranged from 7·4 to 8·3 μg/litre in the effluent of the different chemostats. In the anaerobic mesophilic treatment, concentrations of TBT did not decrease with increasing sludge residence time, DBT increased and MBT showed no clear trend. The DBT increase is suggested to be due to leaching from the PVC walls of the chemostats, and not to degradation of TBT alone. The TBT reduction did not show significant differences between the mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic fermentors. These findings indicate that the degradation of TBT during sludge treatment is only low under all conditions tested.     

Fate of particle-reactive pollutants in the Xiamen Bay

INTRODUCTIONItiswel1knownthattheabilitytopredictthetransportationandfateofPOllutantsinthecoastalenvironmentsisimportanttothemanagementofmarineenvironments,toconservingma-rineorganismsandsafeguardinghumanhealth.ThegeochemicalbehaviourofPOllutantsinama-rineecosystemisgenerallygovernedbybiologicaldegradation,photodegradation,volatilization,waterexchange,incorPorationintosediments,etc.TheincorPOrationofPollutantsinestuarineorcoastalsediments,viaanassociationwithsettlingparticles,hasbeenrec…     

厦门湾颗粒活性污染物归宿的研究

采用条件分配系数Kd作为量度污染物颗粒活性强弱的基准,结合234Th-238U不平衡确定的颗粒物停留时间以及水体的停留时间,建立了一个简单的模型用于预测具有不同Kd值的污染物在厦门湾的归宿,该模型最终确定了某一污染物进入该海域后迁出至沉积物与离开该海域进入外海水之相对份额大小。污染物质的最终归宿通常依赖于其本身的化学性质、环境中的颗粒动力学性质及水动力作用,忽略其中任何一个因素都是不合适的。     

海洋中二甲基亚砜的来源、分布及迁移转化

二甲基亚砜(DMSO)是海水中的主要溶解态甲基硫化物,DMSO在二甲基硫(DMS)的生物地球化学循环中起着重要的作用。它能通过DMS的光化学氧化和细菌氧化生成,可作为DMS的1个汇,也可以通过生物直接合成或其它途径产生。DMSO同时又可以被酶、细菌、植物等还原为DMS,因此,DMSO又可充当DMS的1个源。DMSO除了能被还原为DMS外,还可能会被细菌氧化为SO42-,在氯过氧化物酶作用下被H2O2氧化为DMSO2等。海洋中DMSO的测定通常采用还原剂NaBH4将其还原为DMS后,再利用气相色谱进行测定。海水中DMSO的分布不均匀,高浓度区是那些温度较高,光照充足、浮游植物较多、生物活性较高的表层水或近岸水。     

营养盐(氮,磷)在湿地中的迁移与循环

湿地是一类独特的生态系统,在水、陆界面间形成重要的污染物屏障,在维护自然生态平衡、改善资源状况等方面具有重要作用。与其它自然生态系统相比,湿地具有特殊的水资源、食物及原材料供给、环境净化、生物多样性保护等功能^[1、2]。营养盐在湿地中的循环和迁移是一重要课题。由于近岸水体富营养化的     

Fate and effects of a heavy fuel oil spill on a Georgia salt marsh

Addition of a heavy oil to a Spartina salt marsh in the autumn resulted in high concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediment and benthic animals. The highest concentrations of phenanthrene, chrysene and fluoranthene in the sediment were 112, 105 and 75 ng/g sediment, respectively. These concentrations rapidly decreased during the 20 week period following the spill. The times for these hydrocarbons to decrease to 50% of their highest values, i.e. half-life, were approximately 100, 70 and 30 days in sediment, mussels and oysters, respectively. Benthic macrofauna species showed three responses to oil addition which included no change, an increase, or a decrease in the population. No changes were noted in populations of fiddler crabs (Uca pugnax), oysters (Crassostrea virginica), and mussels (Modiolus demissus). Mud snails (Nassarius obsoleta) increased in density after the spill due to immigration of adult snails from untreated areas to scavenge on animals killed by the oil. Many of the adult periwinkles (Littorina irrorata) were killed by the oil. In the spring, juvenile periwinkles recolonised to oiled areas as a result of larvae settling.     

水平循环荷载作用下单桩动力特性的数值模拟

采用修正的p-y曲线方法，分析了桩基础振动过程中桩土之间由于土体塑性变形导致的桩土脱开现象，给出了计算桩土脱开现象的数值模拟方法，并据此分析计算了中国渤海湾JZ20－2MUQ平台的桩基础动力特性，得到了桩基础振动过程中桩土脱开的区域，分析了桩土之间的脱开对桩基础动力响应的影响等问题。     

European policies on ship recycling: A stakeholder survey

After almost a decade of intensive regulatory activities focused on ship-recycling around the world, special reference is made to combating the problems of ship dismantling practices on the shores of Southern Asian countries. “The Hong Kong International Convention” was adopted in 2009, to provide a uniform shipbreaking management approach. However, in globalised maritime transport, with the majority of shipowners using Open Registries, the European Union has prepared a common approach considering the implementation of a new legal framework. Regulation 1257/2013 implemented by the EU on ship-recycling should be more rigorous than those in the rest of the world. In this article, stakeholder perceptions of this Regulation are presented, based on an online survey. The results show significantly different perceptions in the ship-recycling industry regarding the developing ship-recycling measures within the EU.     

Mathematical modeling of biogenic substance transformations and recycling in a subtropical coastal marine ecosystem

A mathematical model describing the biotransformations of organic and mineral compounds of biogenic elements (P, N, and Si) and dissolved organic carbon was applied for a theoretical analysis of the recycling of nutrients in the coastal zone of the Canary water upwelling. The aim of this study was to quantitatively estimate the effect of nutrient recycling on the dynamics of the biomasses of microorganisms as a matter basis for the biological productivity of the marine environment. Model calculations were carried out for four near-shore areas off the Moroccan Sahara using the morphometric data (mean depths, water volumes, and areas) and longterm monthly mean values of the parameters of the marine environment (temperature, light intensity, water transparency, and depth of the thermocline). In the calculations, no account was taken for the flow rates across the boundaries between the areas and only indirect account for the vertical exchange was taken. At the absence of nutrient transfer, the model reproduces particular features of the dynamics of nutrient and detritus concentrations and the biomasses of microorganisms resulting from the internal recycling of organic and mineral substances only. In order to characterize the processes of the biotransformation, the internal fluxes and turnover times of organic and mineral components were estimated together with the biomasses and biological productivities of microorganisms.     

Fate of dispersed marine fuel oil in sediment under pre-spill application strategy

A comparison of the movement of dispersed oil in marine sediment under two dispersant application scenarios, applied prior to and after oil being spilled overboard, was examined. The pre-spill application scenario caused much less oil to be retained in the top sediment than post-spill scenario. The difference in oil retention in the top sediment between pre- and post-spill application scenario increased with increase in fuel oil temperature. For fuel oil above 40 °C, the difference in the effect of pre-spill application strategy under various water temperatures was negligible. When soap water was used as replacement for chemical dispersant, almost one-half as much oil was retained in the top sediment as that when using chemical dispersant. The adsorption of dispersed oil to the top sediment was almost proportionally decreased with doubling of soap dosage.     

辽河口湿地苯并[a]芘的多介质归趋研究

利用LevelⅢ逸度模型对苯并[a]芘在辽河口湿地大气、水体、土壤、沉积物和植物中的分布进行模拟,通过灵敏度分析确定了模型的关键参数,并对模拟结果进行验证,成功模拟了各相中苯并[a]芘浓度分布,并根据模拟结果计算了各相间的迁移通量。结果表明:大气、水体、土壤、沉积物和植物中苯并[a]芘的浓度分别为7.79×10-11、2.52×10-6、6.32×10-4、1.10×10-3和1.51×10-8 mol/m3,模型计算浓度与同期实测浓度吻合较好,验证了模型的可靠性;土壤和沉积物是苯并[a]芘最主要的储库,占区域总量的94.0%;大气和水的平流输入是该区域苯并[a]芘的主要来源,占总输入量的99.3%,大气和水的平流输出是其损失的主要途径,占总输出量的92.8%;各相间迁移通量以水体向沉积物的迁移通量为最大,依次为沉积物向水体和大气向土壤的迁移。     

Methane hydrate recycling offshore of Mauritania probably after the last glacial maximum

To what extent methane liberated from marine hydrate will enter the ocean during a warmer world is unknown. Although methane release due to hydrate dissociation has been modelled, it is unclear whether or not methane will reach the seafloor during a warmer world and therefore contribute to oceanic and atmospheric budgets. Here we show, using a new three-dimensional (3-D) seismic dataset, that some hydrate deposits surround the gas chimneys passing through the HSZ. Bottom water warming since the last glacial maximum (LGM) is interpreted to cause hydrate dissociation but critically some of the released methane was not vented to the ocean. The released gas caused seal failure and free gas entered the hydrate stability zone (HSZ) through vertical gas chimneys to where new hydrate accumulations formed. This process is a new evidence for methane recycling and could account in part for the lack of methane in ice core records that cover warming events during the late Quaternary. This research provides new insight into how methane could be recycled rather than vented during a warmer world.     

Black carbon in marine particulate organic carbon: Inputs and cycling of highly recalcitrant organic carbon in the Gulf of Maine

To increase our understanding of the roles of black carbon (BC), a highly sorptive and recalcitrant material, we measured BC concentrations and fluxes in marine particulate organic carbon (POC) out of the water column in the Gulf of Maine (GoM), a representative coastal area downwind of important BC sources of the Northeastern United States. Concentrations ranged from < 0.1 to 16 μg/L in the spring and late summer, typically contributing between 1 and 20% of the POC. Water-column export fluxes were near 10 g_BC/m²∙yr. These observations suggest that (a) up to 50% of the “molecularly uncharacterized” POC in this region's seawater is combustion-derived BC, and (b) the “bioavailabilities” of hydrophobic pollutants like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) would be influenced substantially by sorption to BC. The observed BC spatial distributions imply that a large part of the BC was carried offshore by wind and that much of it is accumulated in the coastal sediments. On a global scale, these results suggest the GoM and other coastal areas with similar BC loadings accumulate significant amounts of highly recalcitrant organic carbon that remineralizes on geological time scales in the world's oceans.     

Experimental study on recycling dredged marine sediment and phosphate tailing to produce earth fill

Environmental friendly earth fill was produced by recycling dredged marine sediment and phosphate tailing. The properties of the marine sediment and tailing were tested. Composite soil samples of different mix ratios were prepared. The optimum moisture contents, basic physical properties, compression characteristics, and shear strength characteristics under the optimum moisture contents were tested and analyzed. The results indicated that the optimum moisture content decreases with increasing phosphorus tailing content and that composite soil is preferable over both marine sediment and phosphate tailing because of its higher dry density, lower compressibility, and higher shear strength. When the phosphorus tailing content is in 50–65%, the dry density is maximized and the void ratio is minimized, indicating the best ratio. The coefficient of compressibility is in 0.07–0.12?MPa^?1. When the phosphorus tailing content is 50%, the compression index and coefficient of compressibility are minimized, whereas cohesion is maximized. The internal friction angle increases with increasing phosphorus tailing content. The optimum phosphorus tailing content is 50%; at this phosphorus tailing content, the compacted composite soil can be reutilized as good earth fill. The results demonstrate the properties and optimal conditions of composite soil composed of mud and silty sand.     

滨海蓝碳碳汇项目开发现状及推动我国蓝碳碳汇项目开发的建议

市场机制是实现蓝碳及蓝碳生态系统价值的有效途径,对于发挥蓝碳生态系统在应对气候变化方面的作用具有积极意义。本文梳理了当前碳市场中蓝碳碳汇项目的发展机遇和项目开发的现状,并就我国蓝碳碳汇项目开发面临的问题进行分析并提出建议,以期为推进蓝碳碳汇项目开发和市场发展提供科学参考。当前,清洁发展机制(Clean Development Mechanism, CDM)和核证碳标准(Verified Carbon Standard, VCS)都已开发了蓝碳碳汇项目或可用于蓝碳碳汇项目的方法学,并开发了多个CDM、VCS和Plan Vivo Standard认证的红树林碳汇项目。我国已成功开发并交易了首个蓝碳碳汇项目“湛江红树林造林项目”,并且将继续推动蓝碳碳汇项目的开发和交易市场的发展。但我国在碳汇项目开发上存在项目规模小、证明项目额外性时具有一定的不确定性、蓝碳资源管理机构作为碳减排量所有者和交易主体自主支配碳汇收益受到限制等不利因素。对此,建议可通过加强营造蓝碳碳汇项目开发的良好环境,充分发挥市场在资源配置中的决定性作用以及政府的引导作用,吸引社会资本参与生态保护修复,鼓励社会资金投资或购买项目...