平原区城市及周边Hg异常土壤中辰砂的发现及其特征

在我国东部平原区城市及其周边土壤Hg异常查证过程中首次发现辰砂，对其矿物学特征进行了研究，并就辰砂分布与土壤Hg异常的空间对应关系、辰砂的含量与Hg异常土壤中Hg含量间的相关性等问题进行了探讨。结果表明，辰砂是Hg异常土壤中Hg的一种主要存在形式。这一发现对研究和评价Hg异常土壤的生态环境效应具有重要的理论和实用价值。     

城镇区土壤中Hg环境地球化学异常查证及评价新思路

城镇区重金属元素异常查证及评价是目前开展的平原区多目标地球化学调查工作中亟待解决的问题.在Hg环境地球化学异常查证及评价研究中发现,在城镇及其周边土壤Hg异常内普遍存在着辰砂,而且辰砂的产出位置与Hg异常的空间分布位置基本吻合.该成果为Hg异常查证及其生态效应评价等提供了新的思路.     

热水井数字化气汞观测影响因素讨论

汞是地下流体预报地震的灵敏组分之一,高温承压自流井、温泉区自流井的水汞更是携带大量的地下信息,特别是水汞异常在地震之前的表现有目共睹。2001年首都圈范围内的一些水汞观测实现了数字自动记录。由于汞本身的物理化学特性以及观测仪器的使用条件所限,经过近3年的观测发现,对于热水井的气汞数字化自动记录,捕汞管、供电系统、脱气装置、气路的冷却与除湿是保证气汞测项连续稳定,提高记录地下信息灵敏性的关键因素。     

Dynamics and sources of dissolved organic carbon during phytoplankton bloom in hypereutrophic Lake Taihu (China)

To establish the influence of phytoplankton blooms on the dynamics and sources of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in Lake Taihu, the concentrations and stable carbon isotope values (δ¹³C) of DOC and particulate organic carbon (POC) were analyzed, along with environmental factors, including water temperature, chlorophyll a (Chl a) concentration, phytoplankton community and total bacterial abundance, from March to August 2013 at five sites in Lake Taihu. Significant differences were observed in the DOC concentrations and δ¹³C_DOC values at the sampling sites. On average, the proportion of DOC in the total organic carbon (TOC) pool ranged from 30% ± 10% to 81% ± 7%. POC was positively associated with both Chl a concentration and cyanobacteria biomass, suggesting that cyanobacteria blooms contribute to the POC pool in Lake Taihu. Depleted ¹³C in DOC relative to POC was observed in August, indicating that DOC was partially derived from POC in August. However, Chl a explained only 40% of the variation in DOC in the entirety of Lake Taihu, and at two sites far from the estuary, the contribution of allochthonous carbon was less than 50% in August. These results suggested a greater influence of allochthonous sources on the DOC pool. Moreover, the biodegradability of DOC was further determined by the total dissolved carbohydrates to DOC ratio (TCHO/DOC), specific UV absorbance (SUVA₂₅₄), and the concentrations of bioavailable DOC (BDOC). On average, 17% of the variation in DOC was attributable to the BDOC pool, and the BDOC concentration correlated positively with Chl a, cyanobacteria biomass, and total bacterial abundance, suggesting that cyanobacteria–derived DOC is biodegradable and is preferentially utilized by bacteria.     

Determination of particulate organic carbon (POC) in seawater: The relative methodological importance of artificial gains and losses in two glass-fiber-filter-based techniques

Particulate matter in aquatic systems is an important vehicle for the transport of particulate organic carbon (POC). Its accurate measurement is of central importance for the understanding of marine carbon cycling. Previous work has shown that GF/F-filter-based bottle-sample-derived concentration estimates of POC are generally close to or higher than large-volume in-situ-pump-derived values (and in some rare cases in subzero waters are up to two orders of magnitude higher). To further investigate this phenomenon, water samples from the surface and mid-water Northeast Atlantic and the Baltic Sea were analyzed. Our data support a bias of POC concentration estimates caused by adsorption of nitrogen-rich dissolved organic material onto GF/F filters. For surface-ocean samples the mass per unit area of exposed filter and composition of adsorbed material depended on the filtered volume. Amounts of adsorbed OC were enhanced in the surface ocean (typically 0.5 μmol cm^− 2 of exposed filter) as compared to the deep ocean (typically 0.2 μmol cm^− 2 of exposed filter). These dependencies should be taken into account for future POC methodologies. Bottle/pump differences of samples that were not corrected for adsorption were higher in the deep ocean than in the surface ocean. This discrepancy increased in summer. It is shown that POC concentration estimates that were not corrected for adsorption depend not only on the filtered volume, true POC concentration and mass of adsorbed OC, but also on the filter area. However, in all cases we studied, correction for adsorption was important, but not sufficient, to explain bottle/pump differences. Artificial formation of filterable particles and/or processes leading to filterable material being lost from and/or missed by sample-processing procedures must be considered. It can be deduced that the maximum amounts of POC and particulate organic nitrogen (PON) that can be artificially formed per liter of filtered ocean water are  3–4 μM OC (5–10% of dissolved OC) and  0.2–0.5 μM ON (2–10% of dissolved ON), respectively. The relative sensitivities of bottle and pump procedures, and of surface- and deep-ocean material, to artificial particle formation and the missing/losing of material are evaluated. As present procedures do not exist to correct for all possible biasing effects due to artificial particle formation and/or miss/loss of filterable material, uncertainties of filtration-based estimates of POC concentrations need further testing. The challenge now is to further constrain the magnitude of the biasing effects that add to the adsorption effect to reduce the uncertainties of estimates of POC concentrations, inventories and fluxes in the ocean.     

Discovery of Cinnabar in Soils in Hg Anomalous Zones in City and Town Areas and Their Surroundings and Its Significance

As a result of systematic study on heavy minerals in soils at city and town areas and their surroundings,cinnabar was discovered for the first time in areas of Hg anomalies in China, and it was found that the distribution of cinnabar was basically coincident in scope with that of Hg anomalies, showing that Hg anomalies were‘closely related to cinnabar. This finding provides a theoretical basis for a verification of Hg anomalies in soils in city and town areas and their surroundings, as well as evaluation of its ecological effects, and is significant to revealing the occurrence modes and origin of Hg in soils.     

Spatial distributions of δ13C, δ15N and C/N ratios in suspended particulate organic matter of a bay under serious anthropogenic influences: Daya Bay,China

Stable isotopic signatures (δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N) and C/N ratios of suspended particulate organic matter (POM) were investigated from the surface water of Daya Bay during summer and winter of 2015. The relatively high δ¹³C_POM values suggested the input of ¹³C-depleted terrigenous organic matter was low in Daya Bay. There were significant correlations between δ¹³C_POM values and chlorophyll a concentrations both during summer and winter, suggesting the δ¹³C_POM values were mainly controlled by the phytoplankton biomass in the surface water. The distribution of δ¹⁵N_POM values was more complicated than that of δ¹³C_POM and displayed low values in the outer bay and the Dan'ao River estuary. ¹⁵N-depleted ammonia originating from industrial wastewater might have strongly influenced the water quality and stable isotopic signatures of POM near the Dan'ao River estuary. The δ¹³C_POM and δ¹⁵N_POM values strongly reflect the influences of anthropogenic activity and eutrophication in Daya Bay.     

Analytical Electron-Microscopy Fractionation of Fine and Colloidal Particulate-Phosphorus in Riverbed and Suspended Sediments

The impact particulate-phosphorus (particulate-P) has on eutrophication of aquatic systems that greatly depends on its composition. As a result, analysis methods for evaluating particulate-P speciation must be capable of identifying and/or quantifying the wide range of forms particulate-P can take. In the present study, we compare the particulate P speciation of the fine and colloidal fractions of riverbed sediment and suspended matter from two rivers in the Lake Geneva basin (French Alps) as determined with chemical extractions to results of a combined Transmission Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive Detection (TEM–EDS) analysis of the same samples. TEM–EDS provides semi-quantitative information about the distribution of P throughout the solid fraction of a sample and on the diversity of carrier phases, which are identified by their morphology and stochiometry. EDS-detectable quantities of phosphorus were found in 15–35% of the particles in the samples analyzed. As expected, particulate-P existed in a wide variety of forms, mostly associated with Al, Fe, Ca and Si. Some types of particles, often well-crystallized phosphate minerals, had high P contents (10–30%), but the dominant carrier phases of P were diffuse matrices of particles with low P contents (<5%). These matrices had a wide range of chemical compositions and included clay minerals, crystallized and amorphous phases of Fe, as well as intermediary components. Classical chemical extractions showed major differences in P content and speciation between the upstream and downstream sediment samples. The downstream samples showed higher frequencies of particles containing P, a larger diversity of carrier phases, a higher contribution of clays as carrier phases of P, and the presence of a new fraction with Al and Fe amorphous minerals. The processes that create and select carrier phases of particulate-P are part of the general dynamics of P within a watershed.     

石河子市空气质量特征及其气象影响因素的研究

运用石河子市2015—2020年6种污染物浓度,研究了石河子市近6年空气质量及污染物浓度时间变化特征。结果显示：石河子市近6年空气质量有所改善,首要污染物主要以可吸入颗粒物和臭氧为主,并有明显的采暖期和非采暖期之分。冬季空气质量对全年空气质量优良天数占比为负贡献,各污染物浓度的峰值多出现在白天。分析石河子市相对湿度、气压、温度等气象要素和空气质量指数的相关性,并建立拟合方程,结果显示石河子市除冬季外其他时间最小相对湿度、最低气温和空气质量指数相关性较好,在预报空气质量过程中可重点考虑。     

城市汞污染土壤中Hg的形态特征

介绍了我国13个城市及其周边地区汞污染土壤中汞的形态特征研究成果。通过对汞污染土壤化学分析、形态分析、热释汞研究、重矿物研究发现,我国城市汞污染土壤中HgS是Hg的主要存在形态,13城市汞污染土壤重矿物研究中辰砂的大量出现及其含量与分布特征也进一步佐证了这一结论。汞污染土壤中汞污染程度越高,HgS含量越高,辰砂出现几率越大,且含量越高。该成果对我国汞污染调查研究和汞污染土壤生态地球化学环境评价具有重要的理论价值和实际意义。