Evaluation of bioremediation strategies of a controlled oil release in a wetland

A controlled petroleum release was conducted to evaluate bioremediation in a wetland near Houston, Texas. The 140-day study was conducted using a randomized, complete block design to test three treatments with six replicates per treatment. The three treatment strategies were inorganic nutrients, inorganic nutrients with an alternative electron acceptor, and a no-action oiled control. Samples were analyzed for petroleum chemistry and inorganic nutrients. These results are discussed in the context of our related research involving toxicology and microbiology at the site during the experiment. To evaluate biodegradation, the targeted compounds were normalized to the conservative compound C3017alpha, 21beta-[H]hopane, thus reducing the effects of spatial heterogeneity and physical transport. The two biostimulation treatments demonstrated statistically-higher rates of biodegradation than the oiled no-action control. For the majority of the experiment, target nutrient levels were maintained. Further research may be warranted to optimize these bioremediation strategies as well as evaluating additional treatment strategies for wetlands and other shoreline systems.     

Hydraulics of recirculating well pairs for ground water remediation

Recirculating well pairs are a proven means of implementing bioremediation and may also be useful for applying other in situ ground water remediation technologies. A bromide tracer test was performed to characterize the hydraulic performance of a recirculating well pair installed at Moffett Field, California. In particular, we estimate two important properties of the recirculating well pair: (1) the fraction of captured water that is recycled between the wells, and (2) the travel-time distribution of ground water in the induced zone of recirculation. We also develop theoretical estimates of these two properties and demonstrate they depend upon a dimensionless pumping rate, denoted xi. The bromide breakthrough curve predicted from theory agrees well with that determined experimentally at Moffett Field. The minimum travel time between the wells is denoted t(min). In theory, t(min) depends inversely on Q, the pumping rate in the recirculating wells, and is proportional to a2, the square of the distance between the wells. Both the experimental and theoretical travel-time distributions indicate that at least half the recirculating water travels between the wells along fast flowpaths (travel time < 2*t(min)). Therefore, when designing recirculating well pairs, engineers should ensure that t(min) will be sufficiently high to allow biologically mediated reactions (or other in situ remediation processes) sufficient time to proceed.     

内蒙古中西部地区不同土壤类型下土壤水分的研究

以2002—2003年连续两年自行观测的内蒙古中西部地区二连浩特、乌拉特中旗和乌海的土壤水分为基础，重点分析了沙尘暴发生季节反映下垫面特征的土壤水分的时间变化以及大气影响对不同土壤类型(棕钙土，灰漠土，栗钙土)水分的作用。土壤水分的变化被分为3个阶段进行分析，分别是解冻期至沙尘暴开始的春季、雨期的秋季和冰雪覆盖的冬季。土壤水分受气象条件和土壤类型的影响较大。在气象条件的影响下，土壤水分含量在土壤融化期最低，在雨季达到最大值，其中以栗钙土受的影响最明显。沙尘暴发生依赖于土壤融化时间、土壤融化期的土壤条件和上年冬季的冻土深度。     

节理化块体边坡失稳机理数值分析

针对三峡库区移民新址的工程地质问题，用改进的岩土工程软件系统FINAL，研究了节理化块体岩坡的失稳机理，指出除了节理的C，值控制岩块的滑移、倾覆变形，倾倒等破坏形式外，岩块的模量E也对倾覆变形破坏起重要作用，从而不仅说明了保护坡脚，防止岩块浸水软化的必要性，也说明了应用传统离散元法分析这类问题的局限性。     

一类测井响应方程存在的必要条件

本文将测井分析中所用的绝大多数响应方程归并为一类,给出了这类方程的一般形式。同时,根据一个基本事实导出了这类方程存在的必要条件,从而建立了检验和评价它们的理论标准,并已得到了实验验证。     

云南地区远震 P 波走时残差与地壳和上地幔构造的横向不均匀性(英文)

本文测定了云南省电信传输地震台网中14个台站的远震 P 波走时残差。所用地震共235个,分布在震中方位角-80°至190°之间,共得走时读数约1600个。台站平均残差在0.49～1.18秒间变化,台网区域的总平均残差值为0.81秒。残差随方位角的变化大,P 波通过红河断裂和剑川—丽江裂断东部地区要比通过小江断裂东部地区早到0.70秒,而通过小江断裂西部地区要比通过红河断裂和剑川—丽江断裂西部地区早到0.74秒。滇中块体的地壳和上地幔比滇东和滇西块体有更高的 P 波速度。高速块体与康滇古陆区域对应,剑川—丽江断裂是扬子准地台西端的北西边界。由此推论,以剑川—丽江断裂为界,康滇菱形块体深处南部要比北部稳定,块体作为整体的运动主要局限于地壳某一深度之上。给出了具有方位角影响的台站 P 波走时校正参数。倍角方位角项 Cos2■的相角与由震源机制导出的地壳中的主应力方向对应良好。     

对欧洲中心500hPa高度场预报能力的检验分析

本文对欧洲中心预报青海省重要天气系统的移速、位置、强度等方面进行了天气学、统计学方法的检验。经检验得出高度场形势预报相似率较高，达99．5％，中高纬度的预报准确率比中低纬度高，西部系统的预报比实况超前，中小尺度的预报效果差。     

自然灾害的影响及间接经济损失评估方法

灾害的损失受灾前经济发展水平、灾种差异、灾后恢复重建策略、灾害管理水平和灾害保险体系完善程度等复杂因素的影响,加上基础数据精度、获取难度和校验的不确定性,目前还没有有效的灾害间接经济损失评估方法。而已有间接经济损失评估方法存在不足：首先,评估对灾害间接经济损失的构成、时空维界定模糊;其次,评估模型假设太多往往偏离灾后实际经济状况;最后,模型对灾害扰动的动态影响机制考虑不足,往往忽视灾后经济系统的弹性和部门生产容量的动态变化特征。因此,在进行灾害损失评估时应注意灾害对经济影响的动态机理,结合不同灾害类型对经济影响的特点和当地的经济发展状况,合理设置相关参数,使模型更切合实际,从而更合理有效的评估灾害造成的间接损失。