陕西旬邑新近纪红粘土微形态特征及其意义

研究证实,新近系红土的土壤微形态特征也是判断古气候,划分对比地层的可信指标之一。用此方法研究陕西旬邑下墙晚新生代剖面的新近系及第四系最底部的岩石微形态特征及古气候,可将其分为 4个大段,自下而上第1大段,约相当于 6.8～ 5.3Ma,成壤作用以弱为主,气候是在新近纪总体暖湿背景下的凉干阶段;第 2大段,相当于5.3～ 4.2Ma,成壤作用以强为主,是新近纪最为暖湿的阶段;第 3大段,约相当于 4.2～ 2.6Ma,成壤作用较弱,气候由本阶段前半期较凉干变为后半期的较暖湿;第 4大段为进入 2.6Ma的第四纪初期,成壤作用极弱,气候由新近纪的总体暖湿突然变得冷干,在四大段的基础上还可看出次一级的微形态及气候变化与波动。此外还可根据土壤微形态特征划分中、上新统及上新统、更新统的界线。     

Organotin accumulation in an estuarine food chain: comparing field measurements with model estimations

The bioaccumulation model OMEGA (optimal modelling for ecotoxicological applications) is used to explore accumulation of organotins in the Western Scheldt food chain, consisting of herbi-detritivores, primary and secondary carnivorous fish and a piscivorous bird. Organotins studied are tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT) and the respective di- and mono-organotin metabolites. Empirical elimination rate constants are compared to model predictions for organic substances and metals. It is found that field bioaccumulation ratios are higher than predicted based on elimination kinetics relevant for organic compounds. The results indicate that uptake of organotins mainly occurs via hydrophobic mechanisms, whereas elimination may occur via metal-like kinetics. This results in very low elimination rates, which are comparable to model predictions for metals.     

关中地区元代干旱灾害与气候变化

通过对元代关中地区历史资料的搜集、整理和分析,对该时期关中地区的干旱灾害等级、干旱灾害事件在时间上的变化及其成因进行了研究。结果表明:关中地区从元代早期(公元1266年)至元代晚期(公元1359年)的94年中,共发生干旱灾害33次,平均每2.85年发生一次;元代关中地区的干旱灾害主要以轻度旱灾为主,占旱灾总数的42.4%,其次是中度旱灾,占旱灾总数的24.2%,特大旱灾的发生频率也较高,占旱灾总数的21.2%,大旱灾发生频率最低,占旱灾总数的12.1%。关中地区干旱灾害在元代早、中、晚期分布不均匀,从早期到中期再到晚期,干旱灾害呈现出由少变多又变少的趋势;降水量的年内分布不均匀是该区在元代发生轻度和中度干旱灾害的主要原因,而气候的异常明显变干是该区在元代中期干旱灾害加剧和大旱灾频繁发生的主要原因。该地区自身的地理位置,所处的气候背景以及人类活动导致植被破坏也加剧了干旱灾害的发生。元代关中地区发生了1次干旱气候事件,时间在1326—1332年。初步确定元代关中大旱灾发生年份主要灾区的年均降水量为400 mm左右,特大旱灾发生年份主要灾区的年均降水量为350 mm左右。     

Detoxification mechanisms in shrimp: comparative approach between hydrothermal vent fields and estuarine environments

Hydrothermal vents are extreme deep-sea habitats that, due to their singular features, still intrigue scientific communities. Swift growth rates and profuse biomass of biological communities can be observed, despite of their inherently unstable physical-chemical and toxic conditions, indicating that organisms inhabiting this environment must be well adapted to these inhospitable conditions. The caridean shrimp, Chorocaris chacei, Mirocaris fortunata and Rimicaris exoculata, together with bathymodiolid mussels, dominate the vent fauna along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR). Crustacean species are widely used as biological indicators of environmental alterations, since they play a key ecological role as planktivorous grazers, epibenthic scavengers or as prey species. The biological consequences of the hydrothermal metal-rich environment in shrimp species are still largely unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was the determination of the metal levels (Ag, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn), metallothioneins (MT) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) in shrimp species collected in Rainbow, Lucky Strike and Menez-Gwen vent sites, in order to evaluate their different adaptation strategies toward metals when compared with two common coastal shrimp species (Palaemon elegans and Palaemonetes varians) from a fairly unpolluted estuarine system in south Portugal (Ria Formosa). Results show significant differences in metal concentrations, MT levels and lipid peroxidation between vent and coastal shrimp and also between shrimp species from the same site. This indicates that biochemical responses in both vent and coastal shrimp are affected not only by the environmental characteristics but also by inter-specific differences. Nevertheless, these responses apparently grant a successful adaptation for the survival in a metal-extreme environment.     

西安地区约8500aBP来气候变化与风尘堆积

根据野外调查、土层厚度测定、室内粒度分析、CaCO3含量分析和微结构鉴定资料,研究了西安地区约8500aBP来气候变化与风尘堆积的变化。结果表明,西安地区全新世以来的气候与末次间冰期第1阶段气候相比具有频繁变化和变异特点;3100aBP以来风尘堆积与沙尘暴活动比75～10kaBP之间的末次冰期还要强,风尘堆积与沙尘暴活动强的原因主要是气候的变干。全新世黄土发育条件分析表明,黄土高原的黄土可以发育在冰期,也可以发育在与现代气候相近的间冰期,可以发育在冬季风占优势的气候条件下,也可以发育在冬、夏季风活动强度相近的条件下。全新世气候的不稳定性为预测未来长期气候变化带来了不确定性,深入研究全新世气候变异特点对预测未来长期气候变化具有非常重要的意义。     

唐代泾河流域洪涝灾害研究

通过对历史文献资料的搜集、整理、分析,对唐代泾河流域洪涝灾害进行了研究。结果表明,唐代泾河流域洪涝灾害共发生82次,平均每3.52年发生一次;在唐中期的703—840年间,共有洪涝灾害51次,平均2.69年发生一次,占洪涝灾害次数的62.2%;在唐代早期的618—702年间和唐代晚期的841—907年间洪涝灾害平均分别为每5.60年和4.13年发生一次,分别占18.3%和19.5%。唐代泾河流域洪涝灾害可分为3个时期,中期为洪涝灾害多发期,早期和晚期为洪涝灾害较少发生期。唐代泾河流域一级轻度涝灾共发生37次,占洪涝灾害发生次数的45.1%;发生二级洪涝灾害34次,占41.5%;发生三级大洪涝灾害8次,占9.6%;发生四级特大洪涝灾害5次,占6.1%。唐代泾河流域持续时间长的大涝灾和特大涝灾的发生主要是当年降水量的明显增加造成的,是当年降水量增加或气候短暂变湿润的结果;持续时间短的轻度和中度涝灾的发生主要是降水量的集中和暴雨引起的,一般不代表年降水量的增加。初步认为,唐代中期降水量较多,气候较早期和晚期湿润。     

黄土孔隙度及粒度组成关系初探

依据对黄土地层的孔隙度及颗粒组分等实测资料 ,初步认识到黄土的孔隙度具有从上向下波动减小的规律 ,波峰在黄土层 ,而波谷在古土壤层 ,也即黄土的孔隙度大于古土壤。黄土主要由粉砂、粘粒构成 ,并且黄土的粒度比古土壤要粗一些。黄土的孔隙度与黄土的颗粒组成具有相关关系 ,决定孔隙度大小的主导因素是颗粒大小     

MTBE and gasoline hydrocarbons in ground water of the United States

The occurrence of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and gasoline hydrocarbons was examined in three types of studies of ground water conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey: major aquifer surveys, urban land-use studies, and agricultural land-use studies. The detection frequency of MTBE was dependent on the study type, with the highest detection frequency in urban land-use studies. Only 13 ground water samples from all study types, or 0.3%, had concentrations of MTBE that exceeded the lower limit of the U.S. EPA's Drinking-Water Advisory. The detection frequency of MTBE was highest in monitoring wells located in urban areas and in public supply wells. The detection frequency of any gasoline hydrocarbon also was dependent on study type and generally was less than the detection frequency of MTBE. The probability of detecting MTBE in ground water was strongly associated with population density, use of MTBE in gasoline, and recharge. Ground water in areas with high population density, in areas where MTBE is used as a gasoline oxygenate, and in areas with high recharge rates had a greater probability of MTBE occurrence. Also, ground water from public supply wells and shallow ground water underlying urban land-use areas had a greater probability of MTBE occurrence compared to ground water from domestic wells and ground water underlying rural land-use areas. The probability of detecting MTBE in ground water was weakly associated with the density of leaking underground storage tanks, soil permeability, and aquifer consolidation, and only concentrations of MTBE >0.5 microg/L were associated with dissolved oxygen.     

Clionid sponge surveys on the Florida Reef Tract suggest land-based nutrient inputs

Bioerosion by Cliona delitrix and Cliona lampa was assessed at 43 sites along the Florida Reef Tract, USA, in the summer of 2001. Sponge abundances were estimated using rapid visual assessment. Tissue samples of sponges were taken for analysis of delta15N. Comparison samples were taken from Belize. Annual trends in sponge abundance were estimated from archived videos covering the period from 1996 to 2001. Sites with the greatest boring sponge size and cover were in the Backcountry and Lower Keys, where total nitrogen, ammonium, and delta15N levels were highest. The sites with the largest relative increase of C. delitrix and C. lampa over the 5 year period were in the Upper Keys, where the greatest relative decline in stony coral cover has occurred. Florida sponge delta15N values were 5.2(+/-0.1)%, suggesting the influence of human waste; in comparison, offshore Belize samples were 2.1(+/-0.1)%. These results suggest sewage contamination of the Florida Reef Tract, shifting the carbonate balance from construction to destruction.