Northern fulmars as biological monitors of trends of plastic pollution in the eastern North Pacific

Marine plastic debris is a global issue, which highlights the need for internationally standardized methods of monitoring plastic pollution. The stomach contents of beached northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) have proven a cost-effective biomonitor in Europe. However, recent information on northern fulmar plastic ingestion is lacking in the North Pacific. We quantified the stomach contents of 67 fulmars from beaches in the eastern North Pacific in 2009-2010 and found that 92.5% of fulmars had ingested an average of 36.8 pieces, or 0.385g of plastic. Plastic ingestion in these fulmars is among the highest recorded globally. Compared to earlier studies in the North Pacific, our findings indicate an increase in plastic ingestion over the past 40years. This study substantiates the use of northern fulmar as biomonitors of plastic pollution in the North Pacific and suggests that the high levels of plastic pollution in this region warrant further monitoring.     

辽西养马甸钼矿原生晕元素的统计分析及其找矿意义

通过对原生晕的统计分析可研究出地球化学元素在成矿中的演化特征,从而为预测、找矿提供有力的依据。文章通过对有关元素的聚类分析、因子分析及轴向分带序列的研究,揭示了养马甸钼矿区内Mo与Au,As的相关性较好,Au和As可以作为找钼的近程指示元素,而Ag对钼的寻找也有一定的指示意义。Ag和Sb的关系表明,Sb对钼的寻找具有一定的远程指示意义。通过轴向分带的研究,结合ZK5地球化学变化曲线可知,ZK5的地球化学参数值于250m左右由升到降,表明了下部隐伏矿体存在的可能。