A case study of long-term field performance of check-dams in mitigation of soil erosion in Jiangjia stream,China

This paper examines the long-term field performance of the check-dams in mitigation of soil erosion in the Duozhao catchment of Jiangjia stream, southwest China. Since their construction between 1979 and 1982, the check-dams have been functioning effectively. The examination is made via comparisons between the environmental conditions of the Duozhao catchment with its adjacent Menqian catchment in the stream, because no check dams were constructed in the Menqian catchment. The examination is based on recent field investigations and aerial photograph analyses, and covers four aspects: (a) bed gradients of catchment channels; (b) stability of bank slopes; (c) rates of land erosion; and (d) vegetations on bank slopes. The field data demonstrate that the check-dams have had the following good functions for mitigation of soil erosion: (1) restricting the channel depth and lateral erosions, (2) protecting the channel erosion base, (3) reducing the bed gradients of debris-flow channels, (4) fixing the channel bed, (5) stabilizing the bank slopes, as well as (6) facilitating the growth of vegetations. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Characterising and modelling the excavation damaged zone in crystalline rock in the context of radioactive waste disposal

This paper describes current knowledge about the nature of and potential for thermo–hydro–mechanical–chemical modelling of the excavation damaged zone (EDZ) around the excavations for an underground radioactive waste repository. In the first part of the paper, the disturbances associated with excavation are explained, together with reviews of Workshops that have been held on the subject. In the second part of the paper, the results of a DECOVALEX [DEmonstration of COupled models and their VALidation against EXperiment: research funded by an international consortium of radioactive waste regulators and implementers (http://www.decovalex.com)] research programme on modelling the EDZ are presented. Four research teams used four different models to simulate the complete stress–strain curve for Avro granite from the Swedish Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory. Subsequent research extended the work to computer simulation of the evolution of the repository using a ‘wall-block model’ and a ‘near-field model’. This included assessing the evolution of stress, failure and permeability and time-dependent effects during repository evolution. As discussed, all the computer models are well suited to sensitivity studies for evaluating the influence of their respective supporting parameters on the complete stress–strain curve for rock and for modelling the EDZ.     

Effect of Sorption Heterogeneity on Moments of Solute Residence Time in Convergent Flows

In this paper, we analyze the impact of physical and chemical heterogeneity on solute travel time to a pumping well. We consider a solute undergoing reversible linear instantaneous equilibrium sorption. Both the distribution coefficient, K _d , and the transmissivity field, T, are considered spatially variable, and are modeled as partially correlated spatial random functions. Groundwater flow and solute transport are then solved within the context of a numerical Monte Carlo framework. The results are analyzed on the basis of dimensional analysis techniques. Simple and compact expressions characterizing the dependence of the target travel time moments on relevant dimensionless groups are proposed. The functional form of these expressions is inspired by, and is consistent with, the previous works of Sanchez-Vila and Rubin (Water Resour. Res. 39(4):1086, 2003) and Riva et al. (J. Contam. Hydrol. 82:23–43, 2006) A key result is that the effects of the chemical and physical heterogeneities on the mean travel time can be decoupled consistently with existing analytical results. The relative role of physical and geochemical heterogeneities in travel time variance is more complex, and such a decoupling is not observed. Potential uses of this work include the assessment of aquifer reclamation time by means of a single pumping well.     

Remediation of soil co-contaminated with pyrene and cadmium by growing maize (Zea mays L.)

Sites co-contaminated with organic and metal pollutants are common and considered to be a more complex problem as the two components often causes a synergistic effect on cytotoxicity. Phytoremediation has been proposed as a cost-effective technology for treating heavy metal or organic contamination and may be suitable for remediation of co-contaminated soil. This study investigated the concurrent removal of pyrene and cadmium in co-contaminated soil by growing maize in a pot experiment. At the end of 60 day culture, pyrene in spiked soil diminished significantly, accounting for 21–31 % of the initial extractable concentration in unplanted soil and 12–27 % in planted soil. With the increment of cadmium level, the residual pyrene both in unplanted and planted soil tended to increase. Although the presence of cadmium increased the accumulation of pyrene in maize, plant accumulation only account for less than 0.30 % of the total amount of the dissipated pyrene in vegetated soils. It implied that plant-promoted microbial biodegradation was the predominant contribution to the plant-enhanced dissipation of pyrene in co-contaminated soil. Unlike pyrene, heavy metal cadmium cannot be degraded. It was observed that maize can concurrently removed about on the average 0.70 % of the total cadmium amount in soil by plant uptake, but cadmium phytoextraction would be inhibited under contamination of pyrene. Maize CT38 can normally grow in the co-contaminated soil with high level cadmium and pyrene and can effectively remedy the sites co-contaminated with these two types of contamination, which suggest the possibility of simultaneous phytoremediation of two different contaminant types.     

矿床地质环境模型及其在江西德兴铜矿中的应用

探讨了矿床地质环境模型的概念、研究方法和研究内容,以德兴铜矿为例开展了矿床地质环境模型的示范研究。详细介绍了德兴铜矿开矿前的地质、微量元素地球化学特征和开矿前对环境释放的重金属元素总量等;通过野外采样和室内的数据分析研究了德兴铜矿开矿过程中的环境特征,以大坞河流域和4#尾砂库为研究对象,分析元素含量,结合元素形态分析、环境矿物学分析、室内污染物迁移模拟,详细论述了开矿过程中重金属元素对环境的影响;以关闭后复垦的1#尾砂库为部分功能区关闭之后环境特征的研究对象,建立了德兴铜矿床地质环境模型。     

青藏高原羌塘盆地东缘贡日地区中侏罗统布曲组碳酸盐岩微相与沉积环境

对西藏羌塘盆地东部边缘贡日地区产出石油沥青脉的中侏罗统布曲组的沉积相和沉积环境进行了详细研究,共区分出9种碳酸盐岩微相类型,即灰泥灰岩、纹层状粉泥晶灰岩、砂屑灰岩、球粒泥亮晶泥粒灰岩、含核形石和团块泥粒灰岩、生物碎屑泥粒灰岩、生物碎屑粒泥灰岩、含鲕粒生屑颗粒灰岩、含生物碎屑灰泥灰岩。根据微相类型组合特征和野外沉积构造,认为布曲组灰岩主要形成于碳酸盐台地浅缓坡、中缓坡和深缓坡3种沉积环境,在布曲组内共识别出4个沉积旋回,组成一个相对海平面逐渐上升的海进序列,与上覆地层布曲组岩层构成一个完整的三级海平面变化旋回。     

西藏仁布地区上三叠统重矿物组合与物源分析

采用重矿物组合和指数方法对西藏南部仁布地区上三叠统朗杰学群和涅如组的物源进行了分析。结果显示：该区上三叠统常见的重矿物主要为锆石、磷灰石、金红石、锐钛矿和电气石;重矿物组合ZTR和ATi指数均高,MZi指数较低但多见,GZi指数低且多为零;郎杰学群的ZTR和ATi指数成反比关系,涅如组的ZTR增加时ATi基本不受影响。仁布地区上三叠统的物源主要来自火山岩,次为中酸性岩浆岩,少量来自变质岩和超基性侵入岩;涅如组的物源可能来自南边;朗杰学群的物源则可能来自北边,向郎杰学群提供物源的可能是拉萨地块。涅如组和郎杰学群在重矿物组合及其指数上的异同的成因有待进一步工作     

青藏高原西部甜水海地区白垩纪花岗岩类的岩石学地球化学特征及其地质意义

甜水海地区广泛分布白垩纪的中酸性侵入岩,可分为早白垩世（123Ma）、晚白垩世早期（100~93Ma）和晚白垩世晚期（79~74Ma）3期。早期侵入体零星,为正长花岗岩、二云母花岗岩及含石榴子石花岗岩,属高钾钙碱性系列,A/CNK大于1.1,K2O含量大于Na2O,负Eu异常明显,刚玉分子数大于1.1,属于典型的强过铝质S型花岗岩。晚白垩世早期花岗岩分布广泛,以英云闪长岩和花岗闪长岩为主,主要属中—高钾钙碱性系列,个别属于钾玄岩系列,A/CNK主体小于1.15,负Eu异常中等,刚玉分子数多小于1.1,主体属I型花岗岩。晚白垩世晚期花岗岩同样分布广泛,为花岗闪长岩、二长花岗岩组合,主要属于高钾钙碱性系列,个别为中钾钙碱性系列,A/CNK主体大于1.05,负Eu异常较明显,刚玉分子数多大于1.1,主体属于典型的S型花岗岩。综合分析认为,甜水海地区白垩纪中酸性侵入岩与班公湖-怒江残余洋盆消减、闭合有关,可能记录了羌塘-冈底斯带之间的同碰撞（早期）、碰撞后（晚白垩世）等构造岩浆演化过程。     

An improved permeability model of coal for coalbed methane recovery and CO2 geosequestration

An alternative approach is proposed to develop an improved permeability model for coalbed methane (CBM) and CO₂-enhanced CBM (ECBM) recovery, and CO₂ geosequestration in coal. This approach integrates the textural and mechanical properties to describe the anisotropy of gas permeability in coal reservoirs. The model accounts for the stress dependent deformation using a stress–strain correlation, which allows determination of directional permeability for coals. The stress–strain correlation was developed by combining mechanical strain with sorption-induced strain for any given direction. The mechanical strain of coal is described by the general thermo-poro-elastic constitutive equations for solid materials under isothermal conditions and the sorption-induced strain is approximated by treating the swelling/shrinkage of coal matrix equivalent to the thermal contraction/expansion of materials. With directional strains, the permeability of coal in any given direction can be modeled based on the theory of rock hydraulics. In this study, the proposed model was tested with both literature data and experiments. The experiments were carried out using a specially designed true tri-axial stress coal permeameter (TTSCP). The results show that the proposed model provides better predictions for the literature data compared with other conventional coal permeability models. The model also gives reasonable agreement between the predicted and measured stress–strains and directional permeabilities under laboratory conditions.