Characteristics of arsenic adsorption from aqueous solution: Effect of arsenic species and natural adsorbents

Batch and column experiments were conducted on As adsorption from aqueous solution by natural solids to test the feasibility of these materials to act as adsorbents for As removal from groundwater and drinking water. The solids considered are natural hematite and natural siderite. The As species studied are As(V), As(III) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA). Arsenic(III), As(V) and DMA were removed to different extents by the solids studied from water solutions containing these three As species, with the highest efficiency for As(V). In aqueous solutions with a mixture of As species, adsorption kinetics depend on the species. On both materials, As(V) was preferentially adsorbed in the batches and first reached equilibrium, followed by DMA and As(III). The As adsorption took place more slowly on natural hematite and natural siderite compared with ferrihydrite. The results demonstrate that the amount of As removed from As(III) batches was greater than that from As(V) batches due to a surface alteration of the solids caused by As(III) oxidation. Although the highest efficiency for As retention was observed on hematite HIO1 in the batch experiments, siderite used as column filling was more efficient in removing As from water containing the As species studied in comparison with hematite. The coating of fresh Fe(III)-oxides was much more intensive in the siderite-packed column than in the hematite-packed column. The combination of siderite and hematite would promote the column filling performance in removing As from aqueous solution.     

影响硅灰石产物性质的工艺研究

为研究硅灰石酸处理产物的比表面积及产率的影响因素,作者设计了一个三因素,两水平的正交实验,并做了最佳条件实验,即验证实验,结果证实了正交实验结论的正确性,即快速加酸,有机助剂和无机助剂,有利于提高硅灰石酸处理产物的比表面积和产率。     

Application of environmental isotopes to identify recharge source,age, and renewability of phreatic water in Yinchuan Basin

The accurate understanding of groundwater circulation pattern and its renewable capacity is vital for groundwater resource assessment and the rational exploitation and utilization of groundwater. Estimation of groundwater recharge is difficult in arid or semiarid area due to the low amount and variability of recharge. A combination of isotope investigation with hybrid model allows a direct calculation of renewability of the aquifer. In this paper, the phreatic water circulation pattern and its renewable capacity of phreatic water in Yinchuan Basin, a semiarid area located at the northwest China, are investigated by the application of environmental isotope method, which mainly focusses on the isotope characteristics of different water bodies, phreatic water isotope age, phreatic water circulation pattern, and phreatic water renewal rate. The results demonstrate that the two dominant recharge sources of groundwater in Yinchuan Basin, local atmospheric precipitation and Yellow River, account for 13% and 87%, respectively. The average residence time of phreatic water in Yinchuan Basin is about 48 years, and the average renewal rate is 3.38%/a. The results indicate that the phreatic water has a strong renewable capacity and the regeneration rate distribution is consistent with that indicated by isotope age.     

Quantitative evaluation of groundwater recharge and evaporation intensity with stable oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in a semi‐arid region,Northwest China

Yinchuan Basin, a semi‐arid area located in Northwest China, is currently subject to increasing pressure from the altered hydrology due to the anthropogenic activities as well as increasing water demands for regional development. Sustainable water management across the region must be underpinned by a clear understanding of the factors that constrain water supply in this area. We measured the stable isotope of oxygen and hydrogen to determine the likely processes that control the interrelations among precipitation, surface water (Yellow River), and groundwater. The hydrogen and oxygen values demonstrate that 2 primary hydrochemical processes, mixing and evaporation/condensation, occurred in the Basin. Recharge proportions of precipitation and Yellow River were quantitatively evaluated based on the isotope mass balance method. The proportions of the Yellow River and atmospheric precipitation recharge are 87.7% and 12.3%, respectively. The evaporation proportions calculated with ¹⁸O and D by Rayleigh fractional equation are close to each other, which demonstrate that evaporation intensity increases following the flow direction of the Yellow River. The findings obtained in this study are useful for recognizing the significance of Yellow River to Yinchuan Basin, and some optimal allocation schemes can be adopted for a prospective development of this reputed area in Northwest China.     

华北邯邢地区奥灰中统三组八段测井曲线特征

华北邯邢地区奥陶系中统灰岩平均厚度562m,分为三组八段,与上覆石炭系煤系地层呈不整合关系,为本地区主要含水地层。为消除下组煤开采威胁、有效防治奥灰水,必须对下伏灰岩各组段给予准确划分。根据该区奥陶系中统灰岩的沉积规律和物性特征,对各组段地层的单一测井曲线特征及多种物性曲线组合特征进行分析,确定了物性标志稳定、连续性强、全区可追踪对比的各组段地层醒目划分标志。鉴于本区自然伽马曲线形态的稳定性,利用数理统计方法对本区40个钻孔进行各组段自然伽马峰值几率计算,求得各组段自然伽马峰值几率表,并以东庞矿观2孔自然伽马曲线奥灰地层中的一段（O2f1）为例,介绍使用该表确定灰岩组段的方法。     

加强测绘监管 提高保障能力

测绘工作是国民经济和社会发展的一项前期性、基础性工作,通过提供与地理位置有关的各种专题性、综合性基础信息,广泛服务于经济建设、国防建设、科学研究、文化教育、行政管理、人民生活等领域,是社会主义现代化建设事业不可缺少的一种保障手段。今年年初,胡锦涛总书记要求:“推进‘数字中国’地理空间框架建设,加快信息化测绘体系建设,提高测绘保障能力”,“加强测绘统一监督管理和基础测绘工作”。温家宝总理指出:“今后一个时期中国测绘工作的发展方向,就是要进一步完善测绘管理体制和运行机制,发展开放型测绘。采用最先进的科学技术,加…     

Incorporation of perception-based information in robot learning using fuzzy reinforcement learning agents

Robot learning in unstructured environments has been proved to be an extremely challenging problem, mainly because of many uncertainties always present in the real world. Human beings, on the other hand, seem to cope very well with uncertain and unpredictable environments, often relying on perception-based information. Furthermore, humans beings can also utilize perceptions to guide their learning on those parts of the perception-action space that are actually relevant to the task. Therefore, we conduct a research aimed at improving robot learning through the incorporation of both perception-based and measurement-based information. For this reason, a fuzzy reinforcement learning (FRL) agent is proposed in this paper. Based on a neural-fuzzy architecture, different kinds of information can be incorporated into the FRL agent to initialise its action network, critic network and evaluation feedback module so as to accelerate its learning. By making use of the global optimisation capability of GAs (genetic algorithms), a GA-based FRL (GAFRL) agent is presented to solve the local minima problem in traditional actor-critic reinforcement learning. On the other hand, with the prediction capability of the critic network, GAs can perform a more effective global search. Different GAFRL agents are constructed and verified by using the simulation model of a physical biped robot. The simulation analysis shows that the biped learning rate for dynamic balance can be improved by incorporating perception-based information on biped balancing and walking evaluation. The biped robot can find its application in ocean exploration, detection or sea rescue activity, as well as military maritime activity.     

四川盆地上三叠统须家河组沉积时期古气候

四川盆地上三叠统须家河组可分为6段,整体表现为砂—泥间互的沉积结构,古气候是控制这种沉积结构的重要因素之一。文中利用孢粉分析法、黏土矿物分析法和特征元素分析法对全盆地6个采样点、6个层段的泥岩样品进行了系统分析,分别恢复了四川盆地晚三叠世须家河组各段地层沉积时期的古气候。研究表明,四川盆地晚三叠世须家河组沉积时期古气候特征为热带—亚热带背景下发生的温热交替、干湿更迭:须1段为海陆过渡相沉积,该时期温度高、湿度大,为炎热潮湿气候;须2段沉积时期,温度与须1段沉积时期持平或略低、湿度大幅降低,为温和干燥气候;须3段沉积时期,温度和湿度均比须2段沉积时期高,炎热潮湿,沼泽沉积发育;须4段沉积时期,温度升高、湿度略有降低,气候温和干旱;须5段沉积时期,温度和湿度均达到峰值,为整个须家河组沉积时期最炎热潮湿的阶段;须6段沉积时期,温度降至最低、湿度有所下降,气候温和干旱。     

短临交互预报系统在奥运会气象服务中的应用

2008年北京奥运会、残奥会期间,北京市气象局在各气象服务现场安装了先进的短时临近交互预报系统VIPS(Very-short-range Interactive Prediction System)。该系统的应用为增强现场气象保障能力发挥了重要作用。以2008年残奥会开幕式预演气象服务为例,介绍在开闭幕式现场通过VIPS系统实时调用各种监测、预报、预警信息和短时临近预报产品,快速分析,并及时准确地把气象预报服务信息提供给开闭幕式指挥部,避免和减轻了降雨天气造成的影响,为今后开展重大活动气象保障以及短时临近预报业务提供一些可借鉴的经验和思路。     

Extreme flood events and climate change around 3500 aBP in the Central Plains of China

The occurrence of prehistoric extreme flood events has been the common interest of geologists, geographers and archaeologists. It is recognized that from 5000 aBP to 3000 aBP was a period of extreme floods frequently occurring around the world. For in-stance, flood events have been found in North Amer-ica, rapid sea level rise has been found in both the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and flooded ancient cities have been found in a number of coast areas[1—6]. In China, records of pre…