In this study, groundwater quality information collected in 1896 (well waters), 1980/1981 (piezometric and seepage samples)
and 2002/2003 (seepage samples) in the regions centered by the Mid-Levels area, Hong Kong Island, was compared to illustrate
how groundwater quality has changed over a century and the processes controlling it. As shown by saline ammonia and nitrate
levels in the late nineteenth century, groundwater was severely polluted by widespread and obvious leakage from poorly designed
wastewater collection systems, although groundwater was still a drinking water source for local residents. The extremely high
residual chlorines in groundwater demonstrated that large doses of disinfection agents were added to wells at that time. In
view of the decline in saline ammonia and nitrate levels, groundwater became less organically polluted in the 1980s probably
due to significant improvement of the design of underground sewers. However, more leakage from sources such as salty flushing
water and fresh water pipes emerged in the past few decades which added complexity to groundwater chemical systems. Some chemicals
were used to identify possible locations of leakages. The temporal variations of the distribution of these chemicals over
the area may shed light on the rate of leakage. Leakage from service pipes seems to have improved from the early 1980s to
2002/2003. However, the area is still suffering from widespread and small-scale leakage from service pipes. More efforts should
be paid to control small leakages in the future. The findings will be instructive to various government organizations such
as the Water Supplies Department and Drainage Services Department to identify possible locations of unobvious leakages in
the area. 相似文献
Based on the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM), a two-dimensional coupled hydro-thermal model is proposed. This model can simulate fluid flow and heat transfer in rock masses with arbitrary complex fracture networks. The model consists of three parts: a heat conduction model of the rock matrix, a heat-transfer model of the fluid in the fracture (including the heat conduction and convection of fluid), and a heat exchange model between the fluid and rock at the fracture surface. Three examples with analytical solutions are given to verify the correctness of the coupled model. Finally, the coupled model is applied to hydro-thermal coupling simulations of a rock mass with a fracture network. The temperature field evolution, the effect of thermal conductivity of the rock matrix thermal conductivity and the fracture aperture on the outlet temperature are studied. The coupled model presented in this paper will enable the application of FDEM to study rock rupture driven by the effect of hydro-thermo-mechanical coupling in geomaterials such as in geothermal systems, petroleum engineering, environmental engineering and nuclear waste geological storage.
Pisha sandstone is a soft rock found in the southern zone of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of Inner Mongolia. The presence of soft Pisha sandstone in the middle reaches of the Yellow River coincides with large areas of bedrock erosion in the river's basin, with the average total erosion modulus as high as 44 570 t/(km~2·a). Such high levels of erosion are one of the main sources of coarse mud and sands in the Yellow River. Erosion by gravitational forces such as snow glide and landslip are the main erosion types in Pisha sandstone region. The gravity erosion modulus can be as high as 25 615 t/(km~2·a), accounting for 30.6% of the total average erosion. Our paper investigates the characteristics of Pisha sandstone in relation to the development of gravity erosion mechanisms. We conducted field investigations in Pisha sandstone region for original state rock sampling. Test results from analyses of the rock properties indicate that the mineral composition, structure and microstructure characteristics of Pisha sandstone determine its varying capacity to resist weathering. Degrees of weathering in slightly different lithological layers of Pisha sandstone lead to different erosion rates. In this way, erosion forces combined with the varying lithological strata in the rock aggravate gravitational erosion in Pisha sandstone. 相似文献