Solid-solution partitioning of arsenic （As） in the paddy soil profiles in Chengdu Plain, Southwest China

To predict the long-term behavior of arsenic(As) in soil profiles,the solid-solution partitioning of As was studied in four paddy soil profiles obtained from agricultural areas in Chengdu Plain,Southwest China.Paddy soil profile samples were collected and soil solution samples were extracted.Total As contents in soil solution and soil solid were analyzed,along with the soil solid phase properties.The As in soil solution was significantly higher in the upper layer(0—20 cm) and had a definite tendency to decrease towards 40 cm regardless of the sampling locations.When the concentration of arsenic in soil solution decreased,its content in solid phase increased.Field-based partition coefficient(K_d) for As was determined by calculating the ratio of the amount of As in the soil solid phase to the As concentration in the soil solution.K_d values varied widely in vertical samples and correlated well with soil pH,total organic carbon(TOC) and total As. The results of this study would be useful for evaluating the accumulation trends of arsenic in soil profiles and in improving the management of the agricultural soils.     

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This study has focused on the processes of soil degradation and chemical element concentration in tea-growing regions of Rwanda, Africa. Soil degradation accelerated by erosion is caused not only by topography but also by human activities. This soil degradation involves both the physical loss and reduction in the amount of topsoil associated with nutrient decline. Soil samples were collected from eleven tropical zones in Rwanda and from variable depth within each collecting site. Of these, Samples from three locations in each zone were analyzed in the laboratory, with the result that the pH of all soil samples is shown to be less than 5 (pH < 5) with a general average of 4.4. The elements such as iron (Fe), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn) are present in high concentration levels. In contrast calcium (Ca) and sodium (Na) are present at low-level concentrations and carbon (C) was found in minimal concentrations. In addition, elements derived from fertilizers, such as nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), and potassium (K) which is also from minerals such as feldspar, are also present in low-level concentrations. The results indicate that the soil in certain Rwandan tea plantations is acidic and that this level of pH may help explain, in addition to natural factors, the deficiency of some elements such as Ca, Mg, P and N. The use of chemical fertilizers, land use system and the location of fields relative to household plots are also considered to help explain why tea plantation soils are typically degraded.     

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Geochemical subsoil data obtained from China and European laboratories have been compared in this study. 787 C horizon subsoil samples from FOREGS (Forum of European Geological Surveys) geochemical baselines mapping project were sent to China’s IGGE (Institute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration) laboratory and composited to 190 samples according to the 160 km 160 km GNT (Global Terrestrial Network) cells. In addition to the FOREGS elemental analysis package, Au, Pt, Pd, B, Ge, Br, Cl, Se, N, Li and F were also analyzed by using the IGGE’s 76 element analytical scheme. Geochemical data statistics, scatter plotting, and geochemical map compilation techniques have been employed to investigate differences between FOREGS and IGGE analytical results. The results of two datasets, the IGGE’s analysis data for composited samples, and the FOREGS average data of samples in each GNT cell, agree extremely well for about 23 elements, viz: SiO2, Sr, Al2O3, Zr, Ba, Fe2O3, Ti, Rb, Mn, Gd, CaO, Ga, MgO, P, Pb, Na2O, Y, Th, As, U Sc, Cr, and Co. There are slight differences between-laboratory biases shown as proportional errors between the datasets for Ni, K2O, Tb, Tl, Cu, S, Sm, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Eu, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Ta, Nb, Hf, and Dy. For Cd, Cs, Be, Sb, In, Mo, I, Sn, and Te, the correlation of the two datasets and the similarity of the geochemical maps are fairly good, but obvious biases exist between the two datasets at values near detection limits. Sensitivities of FOREGS analytical methods for W, Bi, Sn, Te, Be, and I are insufficient to produce reportable values in at least 80% of the samples. Although the detection limits of Ag for both FOREGS and IGGE are sufficient to provide reportable values, a large bias was found between the two datasets. This study demonstrates that consistent analytical data for certain elements of global geochemical mapping samples can be achieved by different qualified laboratories, such as China’s IGGE laboratory and some European laboratories. For some elements, such as Ag, further research on the selection of the proper analytical methods and on the development of quality control methods should be undertakendwith final recommendations adhered to by all participants of the global geochemical mapping program.     

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A comprehensive methodology that integrates Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation（RUSLE） model and Geographic Information System（GIS） techniques was adopted to determine the soil erosion vulnerability of a forested mountainous sub-watershed in Kerala,India.The spatial pattern of annual soil erosion rate was obtained by integrating geo-environmental variables in a raster based GIS method.GIS data layers including,rainfall erosivity（R）,soil erodability（K）,slope length and steepness（LS）,cover management （C） and conservation practice（P） factors were computed to determine their effects on average annual soil loss in the area.The resultant map of annual soil erosion shows a maximum soil loss of 17.73 t h^-1 y^-1 with a close relation to grass land areas,degraded forests and deciduous forests on the steep side-slopes（with high LS ）.The spatial erosion maps generated with RUSLE method and GIS can serve as effective inputs in deriving strategies for land planning and management in the environmentally sensitive mountainous areas.     

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<正>Against the current background of global climate change,the study of variations in the soil carbon pool and its controlling factors may aid in the evaluation of soil's role in the mitigation or enhancement of greenhouse gas.This paper studies spatial and temporal variation in the soil carbon pool and their controlling factors in the southern Song-nen Plain in Heilongjiang Province,using soil data collected over two distinct periods by the Multi-purpose Regional Geochemical Survey in 2005—2007, and another soil survey conducted in 1982—1990.The study area is a carbon source of 1479 t/km~2 and in the past 20 years,from the 1980s until 2005.the practical carbon emission from the soil was 0.12 Gt.Temperature,which has been found to be linearly correlated to soil organic carbon,is the dominant climatologic factor controlling soil organic carbon contents.Our study shows that in the relevant area and time period the potential loss of soil organic carbon caused by rising temperatures was 0.10 Gt,the potential soil carbon emission resulting from land-use change was 0.09 Gt,and the combined potential loss of soil carbon(0.19 Gt) caused by warming and land-use change is comparable to that of fossil fuel combustion(0.21 Gt).Due to the time delay in soil carbon pool variation,there is still 0.07 Gt in the potential emission caused by warming and land-use change that will be gradually released in the future.     

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This study presents promising variants of genetic programming (GP),namely linear genetic programming (LGP) and multi expression programming (MEP) to evaluate the liquefaction resistance of sandy soils....     

贵州耕地质量地球化学调查评价工程成果及其意义

基于广义(C,α,ρ,d)K,θ-凸函数,广义(C,α,ρ,d)K,θ-伪凸函数和广义(C,α,ρ,d)K,θ-拟凸函数等,探讨了涉及这些新广义凸性的一类多目标半无限分式规划的Mond-Weir型对偶,得到了相关的弱对偶定理和强对偶定理,并进行了证明。     

香格里拉扎沙地区地球化学异常及其找矿意义

扎沙地区土壤地球化学测量共圈定10个元素组合异常。Ⅰ类异常与地质构造吻合较好,应为致矿异常,可作为重要找矿标志,对缩小找矿靶区和找矿有较好的指导意义。     

Utilization of fly ash for stabilization/solidification of heavy metal contaminated soils

Pozzolanic-based stabilization/solidification (S/S) is an effective, yet economic remediation technology to immobilize heavy metals in contaminated soils and sludges. In the present study, fly ash waste materials were used along with quicklime (CaO) to immobilize lead, trivalent and hexavalent chromium present in artificially contaminated clayey sand soils. The degree of heavy metal immobilization was evaluated using the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) as well as controlled extraction experiments. These leaching test results along with X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray (SEM–EDX) analyses were also implemented to elucidate the mechanisms responsible for immobilization of the heavy metals under study. Finally, the reusability of the stabilized waste forms in construction applications was also investigated by performing unconfined compressive strength and swell tests. The experimental results suggest that the controlling mechanism for both lead and hexavalent chromium immobilization is surface adsorption, whereas for trivalent chromium it is hydroxide precipitation. Addition of quicklime and fly ash to the contaminated soils effectively reduced heavy metal leachability well below the nonhazardous regulatory limits. Overall, fly ash addition increases the immobilization pH region for all heavy metals tested, and significantly improves the stress-strain properties of the treated solids, thus allowing their reuse as readily available construction materials. The only potential problem associated with this quicklime–fly ash treatment is the excessive formation of the pozzolanic product ettringite in the presence of sulfates. Ettringite, when brought in contact with water, may cause significant swelling and subsequent deterioration of the stabilized matrix. Addition of minimum amounts of barium hydroxide was shown to effectively eliminate ettringite formation. Overall, due to the presence of very high levels of heavy metal contamination along with sulfates in the solid matrices under study, the results presented herein can be applied to the management of incinerator and coal fly ash, boiler slag and flue gas desulfurization wastes.     

Advances of Soil Microbiology in the Last Decade in China

Soils are fundamental to preservation and sustainability of life-support system on Earth. Soils develop as the most dynamic and complex interface linking atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. Soils harbor enormous diversities of microbial communities as the primary driving forces for global exchanges of matter and energy on our planet. Despite of its profound importance, the invisible soil microbes have for long been underappreciated. In the early 2000s, there has been growing awareness that soil microbiology has attracted huge interest from nonsoil scientists due to the introduction of three domain phylogeny. It is also known as tree of life theory which is widely recognized as the most accurate reflection of the relatedness of all organisms and provides us with a tool to classify and elucidate the largely untapped resource of soil microbial communities. In January 2005, the Department of Earth Sciences of National Natural Science Foundation of China organized a workshop of ‘Soil Biology and Soil Processes’ with focused discussion on soil microbiology research frontiers. The workshop outlined research priorities, cross disciplinary research opportunities, technological needs and potential breakthroughs within soil microbiology. This workshop has witnessed the rapid advances of soil microbiology in soil nutrient transformation, global environmental changes and environmental remediation over the last decade in China. This article will give a brief review on soil microbial researches in the past decade in China, present the status quo of funding system and highlight the challenge and opportunities for future soil microbiology in China.     

国土整理测量的特点、内容及实施方法

为国土整理工作提供的测绘保障,称之为“国土整理测量”,它主要由“面”的规划调查测量和“点”、“线”的实施工程测量组成。权属调查、行政区划调查是国土整理测量工作的重要组成部分,在某些情况下,还须进行人口与水资源调查。国土整理测量必须建立土地台帐,并达到综合利用土地台帐的目的。日本等经济发达国家在20纪50年代即巳开展了长期化、制度化的国土整理工作,而我国则刚刚起步,因此尚存在没有统一的技术标准、总体规划性不强、缺乏前瞻性和国土整理测量成果没有得到综合利用等问题。所以：依据我国国情,借鉴国外经验,探讨国土整理测量的特点、作业流程及实施方法,为即将到来的大规模国土整理测量提供必要的理论依据与技术标准、实施方法与手段,具有很强的必要性与迫切性。     

快萃仪/GC-MS法测定土壤中11种半挥发性有机物

以贵州省余庆至凯里高速公路某边坡工程为依托,采用数值计算分析了该边坡的稳定性,计算结果表明该边坡处于不稳定状态,有必要对其进行加固治理。应用有限元程序从稳定系数、位移、剪应力等方面分析了挡土墙支护、抗滑桩支护、锚索框架梁支护及挡土墙-喷射混凝土-锚索框架梁联合支护4种支护方案的稳定性,并结合工程造价、环境条件、施工难易程度、工期等因素进行了综合分析。结果表明,该边坡的最优方案是挡土墙-喷射混凝土-锚索框架梁联合支护。     

2000～2015年金砖国家地质调查机构科研态势分析——基于文献计量学方法研究

目前,国际上一般都用科学论文的产出及其被引情况衡量基础研究的水平。本文基于文献计量方法,以巴西、印度、中国、南非4个金砖国家的地质调查机构2000～2015年发表的论文为统计对象,从产出论文数量及年度变化、主要研究领域和热点变化、国际合作和机构合作等方面,对4个机构的科研发展态势进行判读,为国内地质调查机构的发展提供参考。     

土壤地理研究的发展

作者围绕14届国际土壤科学大会,介绍了国际土壤分类、土壤调查制图、世界土壤和土地数字化数据库、东亚土壤地理和土壤全球变化等方面研究的最新进展,指出我国应把土壤地理研究置于全球变化的总目标下,加强中国土壤系统分类的研究,开展1∶100万土壤—土地数字化数据库的工作、建立土壤地理信息系统以及防治土壤退化保证农业的持续发展。     

Variation characteristics of CO2 in a newly-excavated soil profile,Chinese Loess Plateau: Excavation-induced ancient soil organic carbon decomposition

Soils of the Chinese Loess Plateau(CLP)contain substantial amounts of soil inorganic carbon(SIC),as well as recent and ancient soil organic carbon(SOC).With the advent of the Anthropocene,human perturbation,including excavation,has increased soil CO₂ emission from the huge loess carbon pool.This study aims to determine the potential of loess CO₂ emission induced by excavation.Soil CO₂ were continuously monitored for seven years on a newly-excavated profile in the central CLP and the stable C isotope compositions of soil CO₂ and SOC were used to identify their sources.The results showed that the soil CO₂ concentrations ranged from 830μL·L^-1 to 11190μL·L^-1 with an annually reducing trend after excavation,indicating that the human excavation can induce CO₂ production in loess profile.Theδ¹³ C of CO₂ ranged from–21.27‰to–19.22‰(mean:–20.11‰),with positive deviation from top to bottom.The range of δ¹³CSOC was–24.0‰to–21.1‰with an average of–23.1‰.Theδ¹³ C-CO₂ in this study has a positive relationship with the reversed CO₂ concentration,and it is calculated that 80.22%of the soil CO₂ in this profile is from the microbial decomposition of SOC and 19.78%from the degasification during carbonate precipitation.We conclude that the human excavation can significantly enhance the decomposition of the ancient OC in loess during the first two years after perturbation,producing and releasing soil CO₂ to atmosphere.     

数字路线地质调查与数字填图方法

数字地质填图是基于数字填图系统(RGMAP)进行地质调查的一种新方法.从野外数字路线地质调查的角度,结合150000崇阳县幅数字填图实战经验,探讨了观察路线布置的原则和方法、PRB数字填图技术和PRB过程的基本概念,数字填图的一般工作方法和编录要求等.在此基础上对数字填图方法的长处和局限性进行了讨论.     

土壤中氡浓度检测及其影响因素

综合相关文献研究,通过工程实例介绍土壤中氡气浓度的检测方法,对检测结果进行统计学分析,根据分析结果探讨不同土壤中氡浓度差异及其影响因素。结果显示:土壤孔隙度是影响土壤中氡气浓度的关键因素。不同类型的表层土壤,孔隙度不同,所含氡气浓度也不同。当表层土壤为房渣土、填土时,土质夯实,孔隙率低,氡浓度含量较低;表层土壤为粉土、粉质粘土时,土质较均匀,土层较疏松,孔隙度略大,土壤氡浓度大于前者;表层土壤为粉砂、细砂时,土层更为疏松,土壤中孔隙度再次增大,氡在土壤中有大量的存储空间,所含的氡浓度最大。因此,土壤的孔隙度大小影响氡从地下向地表渗透析出的难易程度,孔隙度越大氡越容易渗透其中,浓度就越高。     

Satellite prediction of soil δC distributions in a southern African savanna

Stable carbon isotopes have been frequently used to indicate carbon pools and processes in soils, plants, and the atmosphere. Carbon isotope compositions are particularly useful in partitioning soil carbon sources between C₃ and C₄ vegetation because of the distinct δ¹³C distributions for C₃ and C₄ vegetation. Remote sensing is a powerful tool used to identify ecosystem patterns and processes at larger scales. A union of these two approaches would hold promise for spatially continuous estimates of carbon isotope compositions. In the current study, a framework is presented for using high spatial resolution remote sensing to predict soil δ¹³C distributions across a southern Africa savanna ecosystem. The results suggest that if the vegetation–soil δ¹³C relationship can be established, soil δ¹³C distributions can be estimated by high-resolution satellite images (e.g., IKONOS, Quickbird). Despite limitations remote sensing is a promising tool to expand estimates of terrestrial δ¹³C spatial patterns and dynamics.     

汶川M_s 8.0地震破裂带CO_2、CH_4、Rn和Hg脱气强度

地震活动断裂带能够向大气释放大量的温室气体、放射性气体和有毒气体(CO_2、CH_4、Rn和Hg),并对大气环境的影响产生复杂的影响。利用静态暗箱法,对汶川M_s8.0地震破裂带CO_2、Rn和Hg脱气强度进行实地测量,并计算了CO_2和Hg脱气对大气的年贡献量。结果表明:(1)破裂带土壤气中CO_2、CH_4、Rn和Hg异常浓度最大值分别可以达到7.98%、2.38%、524.30k Bq/m~3和161.00ng/m~3;破裂带CO_2、Rn和Hg脱气平均通量是34.95g·m~(-2)d~(-1)、36.11m Bq·m~(-2)s~(-1)和26.56ng·m~(-2)h~(-1),最大值分别达到259.23g·m~(-2)d~(-1)、580.35m Bq·m~(-2)s~(-1)和387.67ng·m~(-2)h~(-1);(2)汶川Ms8.0地震破裂带向大气脱气的CO_2年贡献量是0.95Mt,Hg的年贡献量是15.94kg。汶川Ms8.0地震破裂带破裂CO_2、CH_4、Rn和Hg等的脱气强度,不仅与破裂带渗透率有关,还与断裂带浅部存在的气藏、煤层以及磷矿层等气体源有重要的联系。     

大数据时代下美国地质调查局的科学新观

2010年,美国地质调查局为适应社会需求,将以往以学科为主线的组织架构调整为以重大问题为主线,新增了核心科学体系的科学使命,并于2012年制定和发布了《美国地质调查局核心科学体系科学战略(2013-2023)》,作为其今后10年核心科学研究的纲领.该战略是美国地质调查局在“大数据时代”的背景下提出的地球科学研究的新思维,将临界带视为其重点研究对象,按生态系统的内在逻辑构建了模块式科学框架,突出数据密集型科学研究新范式与地球科学研究的结合,以期形成为变化世界服务的科学体系,以增强地质调查满足社会需求的能力和解决复杂的经济-社会问题的能力,也代表了地球系统科学未来发展的一个新方向.