Remediation and restoration of metal-contaminated sites： Concepts and appfications to mining areas

Metals, including heavy metals and metalloids, are a common group of environmental contaminants. Their sources in the environment are geogenic or anthropogenic. The growing trend in global industrialization ensures that more metals could be dispersed even in pristine ecosystems. To fuel industrialization, more metal ore mines have to be discovered and explored. These explorations often result in landscape disturbance, soil degradation and environmental contamination by unwanted mining constituents. Mine tailings brought up to the ground surface often serve as the main source of contaminants when these pyrite-rich materials oxidize. The oxidation of mine tailings results in proton generation, coupled with the dissolution of metals and other cations Unwanted anionic constituents are also produced. The so-called ＂acid mine drainage＂ may affect the productivity of farmlands and stability of receiving streams and other bodies of water-acidifying the waters and enriching the ecosystem with metals, i.e., high total dissolved solids. The acidified overburden materials become inhospitable to plant and microbial life as they are typically low in organic matter content and infertile. This exposes the landscape to runoff and erosion.     

Attenuation of aqueous metal transport at two natural acid rock drainage occurrences in the Yukon Territory, Canada

Naturally acidic drainage associated with pyritic black shale has been observed in many locations in the Yukon Territory. While not necessarily linked to known mineral deposits, most of these natural acid rock drainage occurrences show elevated dissolved concentrations of trace elements, especially zinc, nickel, copper, cadmium and arsenic. Based on field observations, microbial investigation, chemical analyses and geochemical modeling, the fate and transport of potentially deleterious elements at two natural acid drainage occurrences with slightly different settings are examined. The Macintosh Creek is a small, acidic stream （pH 2.98-3.40）, 2 km long, located in the Macmillan Pass area of east-central Yukon amidst known sedimentary exhalative massive sulfide mineralization but remains undisturbed by exploration activities. Its trace metal content is apparently derived from groundwater discharges, which gave as much as 5.0, 2.5, 0.7, 0.13 and 0.03 mg/L ofZn, Ni, Cu and As, respectively. Interaction and sorption reactions with algal mats, biofilms and iron oxyhydroxides appear to be the dominant mechanisms attenuating aqueous contaminant transport along the stream. Cryogenic precipitation further consolidates the ferricrete formation and reduces the mobility of the sorbed metals. The tributaries of the Engineering Creek along the Dempster Highway in northern Yukon drain through a series of dolomite, phyllite, argillite, limestone, black shale, sandstone and conglomerate with no known concentration of mineralization. In this area, the water chemistry fully reflects the local geology with acidic streams invariably associated with black shale occurrences. Groundwater seeps in the headwaters area of the km-180 Creek completely enclosed in black shale gave pH 3.0 and as much as 148, 39, 2.9 and 9.1 mg/L of Zn, Ni, Cu and As, respectively. Sorption with iron oxyhydroxide and organic matter appear to dominate the attenuation of contaminant transport along the stream. However, once entered into carbonate-dominated terrains, secondary carbonate minerals exercise additional geochemical control on the local water chemistry as a result of neutralization.     

基于3D WebGIS的苕溪流域防汛决策支持系统研究

本文以浙江省苕溪流域为例，论速了在三维软件技术、网络技术扣数据库技术的支持下，基于SKYLINE软件平台构建苕溪流域汛情形势会商GIS三维平台。     

日本东北宫城北部1962年M6．5地震孕震区的电磁不均匀性

为了研究日本东北部官城县境内1962年官城北部M6．5地震的孕震区大地电阻率结构，我们进行了大地电磁测量。二维反演表明，在该地区的地壳上部存在一个深的导电层，其上覆盖有高电阻带。该高电阻带之上还被认出有一个正航磁异常存在，人们把它解释为一个北上山地地下深成花岗岩岩体。通过与地震活动性进行比较我们发现，微震只发生在深导电层上方和高阻带里，并且几个S波反射体正好位于深导电区上方。由于S波反射体表明其下有流体存在，深导电层可以被解释为是一个充满流体的区带。而且我们认为，流体从导电性的充满流体的区带向高阻的深成花岗岩岩体的渗流可成为一种触发地震。     

自相似和自仿射分形裂纹力学

研究了断裂面分形特征的力学特征，同时研究了自相似和自仿射分形裂纹尖端附近应力和应变的奇异性结构，讨论了二维和三维固体中分形裂纹的3种经典断裂型式和第四种断裂型式。发现分形断裂力学中有6种断裂型式。同时，结果表明J积分与路径有关。阐明了文献中提出修改的、且被证明与路径无关的，积分仅局部与路径无关，而且没有物理意义。可以推测，分形，积分应当是单位裂纹扩展分形测度的势能释放率。我们计算了某些应变硬化材料中分形裂纹应力知应变奇异性的幂。结果显示，分形裂纹尖端的应力和应变比光滑裂纹的应力和应变有较弱的奇异性。     

四川呷村黑矿型矿床硅质岩的硅、氧同位素组成及其与现代海底硅质烟囱比较研究

本文首次报道了川西呷村黑矿型矿床硅质岩的硅、氧同位素组成,其δ~(18)O为12.8‰-18.3‰纵,形成温度约99-120℃,δ~(30)Si为0.0‰-1.5‰,与Mariana和GalaPagos热液硅质烟囱的δ~(30)Si值范围基本相当,揭示两者具相似的形成机制。硅质岩和硅质烟囱δ~(30)Si最大值与相伴火山岩δ~(30)Si值一致,反映硅质来自被热液淋滤交代的火山岩系。根据SiO_2溶解度-温度关系提出,来自海底之下1-2km处的水-岩反应带、温度高于320℃的初始流体,通过绝热上升或传导冷     

甘肃敦煌—北山早前寒武纪岩石组合—构造初步框架

甘肃敦煌－北山地区广泛出露早前寒武纪岩石。这些岩石在早期的《甘肃省区域地质志》中被确定为前长城系、长城系、奥陶－志留系及部分石炭系。本文认为这些岩石应属太古宙和古元古代。据此，重新厘定了该区早前寒武纪岩石－构造框架。自南向北划分为敦煌太古宙杂岩区、北山南带古元古代剪切构造区和北山北带古元古代－太古宙杂岩区，并根据变形特点和岩石组合，进一步划分出次级带。     

甘肃敦煌-北山早前寒武纪岩石组合-构造初步框架

甘肃敦煌－北山地区广泛出露早前寒武纪岩石。这些岩石在早期的《甘肃省区域地质志》中被确定为前长城系、长城系、奥陶－志留系及部分石炭系。本文认为这些岩石应属太古宙和古元古代。据此，重新厘定了该区早前寒式纪岩石－构造框架。自南向北划分为敦煌太古宙杂岩区、北山南带古元古代剪切构造区和北山北带古元古代－太古宙杂岩区，并根据变形特点和岩石组合，进一步划分出次级带。