Low flow water chemistry in forested and pasture catchments,Mawheraiti River,Westland

Water samples taken at 19 locations in the Mawheraiti River catchment at weekly intervals during 1979–80 were analysed for sodium, magnesium, potassium, calcium, phosphate, nitrate, and ammonium ion concentrations and for electrical conductivity. Seasonal discharge effects were apparent, and lithology and land management practice also influenced solute concentrations. Solute concentrations were generally very low; nitrate and soluble phosphate were rarely greater than 0.05 mg.L^‐1 and ammonium was rarely greater than 0.01 mg.L^‐1. The 4 major cations (Na, Mg, K, and Ca) usually summed to less than 6 mg.L^‐1 much of which was supplied by precipitation. Forest management (clearfelling and slash‐burning) caused significant increases in solute concentrations, but concentrations declined rapidly during succeeding months and approached pretreatment levels after 2–3 years. The higher concentrations associated with forest management in small experimental catchments were rapidly diluted downstream; together with the low natural solute concentrations this suggests that harmful downstream effects of management practices are unlikely under low flow conditions.     

Biogrouting of hydraulic fill fine sands for reclamation projects

ABSTRACT

Biogrouting, which is a new method for soil improvement, was used in an attempt to cement a type of hydraulic fill fine sands (called black sands) in reclamation projects in Tianjin, China, to form a working layer for mechanical equipment. Several factors influencing biogrouting with regard to cementing solution, including injection frequency, reaction time, concentration, and flow rate, were controlled to prepare black sand columns. This paper reports on an investigation of bacterial fixation, calcium ion utilization, and calcium carbonate distributions of biogrouted sand specimens. At the end of the tests, the geotechnical performances of the sand specimens were determined. The results showed that the biogrouting method effectively solidified black sands, by increasing the unconfined compressive strength of a sand column to 1.91?MPa and reducing the permeability coefficient by three orders of magnitude. A relationship between the unconfined compressive strengths and calcium carbonate contents was put forward, in addition to a relationship between the permeability coefficients and the calcium carbonate contents. According to the experimental results, some reasonable suggestions regarding the application of biogrouting to the consolidation of hydraulic fill fine sands in reclamation projects were proposed.     

电石灰改良滨海地区盐渍土路基可行性研究

滨海盐渍土作为一种特殊土,具有溶陷、盐胀、腐蚀等不良的工程特性,而滨海地区用盐渍土作为路基填料是交通建设需要解决的重大岩土工程问题之一。为了解决滨海盐渍土的工程问题,分析了电石灰改良盐渍土路基填料的液塑限试 验、击实试验、室内CBR试验和不同条件的不固结、不排水三轴试验结果,从工程技术、降低造价和环境保护等方面对滨海高速公路路基填料改良利用的可行性进行了研究论证,研究成果对滨海地区盐渍土路基的修筑具有参考价值。     

Biomediated Precipitation of Calcium Carbonate in a Slightly Acidic Hot Spring, Yunnan Province

A slightly acidic hot spring named "Female Tower"(t=73.5°C, pH=6.64) is located in the Jifei Geothermal Field, Yunnan Province, southwestern China. The precipitates in the hot spring are composed of large amounts of calcite, aragonite and sulfur. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) analyses reveal that the microbial mats were formed from various coccoid or rod-shaped filamentous microbes. Transmission electron microscopy(TEM) shows that the intracellular sulfur granules are commonly associated with these microbes. A culture-independent molecular phylogenetic analysis demonstrates that the majority of the bacteria in the spring are sulfur-oxidizing bacteria. In the spring water, H_2S concentration is up to 60 ppm, while SO_4~(2-) concentration is only about 10 ppm. We speculate that H_2S might derive from sulfur-oxidizing bacteria in this hot spring water, leading to the intracellular formation of sulfur granules. Meanwhile, this reaction increased the p H in the micronscale microdomains, which fosters the precipitation of calcium carbonate in the microbial mats. The results of this study indicate that the sulfur-oxidizing bacteria might play an important role in calcium carbonate precipitation in slightly acidic hot spring environments.     

Calcium Isotopic Compositions of Sixteen USGS Reference Materials

Calcium isotopic compositions of sixteen Ca‐bearing USGS geological reference materials including igneous and sedimentary rocks are reported. Calcium isotopic compositions were determined in two laboratories (GPMR, State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan; and CIG, Centre for Isotope Geochemistry, University of California, Berkeley) using the ⁴²Ca‐⁴⁸Ca double‐spike technique by thermal ionisation mass spectrometry. As opposed to common cation exchange resin, a micro‐column filled with Ca‐selective resin (DGA resin) was used in order to achieve high recovery (> 96%) and efficient separation of Ca from the sample matrix. The intermediate measurement precision was evaluated at 0.14‰ (2s) for δ^44/40Ca_SRM915a at GPMR, based on replicate measurements of pure Ca reference material NIST SRM 915a, NIST SRM 915b and seawater. Overall, the measurement uncertainties in both laboratories were better than 0.15‰ at the 2s level. Result validation was carried out for all available data sets. The Ca isotopic compositions of USGS reference materials are not only in agreement between GPMR and CIG, but also in agreement with previously published data within quoted uncertainties. The comprehensive data set reported in this study serves as a reference for both quality assurance and interlaboratory comparison of high precision Ca isotopic study.     

真空预压联合石灰稳定法改良淤泥土试验研究

在工程用土资源越来越紧张和环境日益恶化的情况下淤泥资源化利用成为一个亟待解决的问题。通过向河底淤泥中掺入一定量的生石灰,再用真空预压结合外加剂木质素磺酸钙来改善土体的渗透、强度和变形等特性,总结并分析了掺木量对稳定排水量,稳定沉降量、强度、孔隙等的影响以及真空预压后石灰稳定土龄期下土体强度的变化规律。试验结果表明,抽真空后改良土具有较低含水率,土体强度增长较大,孔隙较小,后期沉降较小,加固土体以满足填筑用土要求,经济性分析表明该法是可以接受的。     

海水中钙的电位滴定

钙离子选择性电极为指示电极,饱和甘汞电极作参比,用硼砂盐缓冲液控制ｐＨ,以ＥＧ－ＴＡ为滴定剂进行电位滴定。与现行用ＧＨＡ为指示剂、ＥＧＴＡ为滴定剂的络合滴定法相比,可减小络合滴定中目测终点的人为误差,故测量精度优于０．０８％。     

石英和碳酸钙表面位的FDIR谱学研究

本文采用漫反射红外光谱（ＦＤＩＲ）方法对石英、方解石、合成碳酸钙和孔雀石等矿物表面位（基团）作了研究。随着溶液ｐＨ值的升高,由于表面基团间氢键的影响,石英表面位〉Ｓｉ－Ｏ和〉Ｓｉ－Ｏ－Ｓｉ的吸收峰向高频方向漂移,即〉Ｓｉ－Ｏ非对称伸缩振动吸收峰由１０３６ｃｍ＾－１→１０４５ｃｍ＾－１→１０４７ｃｍ＾－１,〉Ｓｉ－Ｏ－Ｓｉ对称伸缩振动吸收峰由７７７ｃｍ＾－１→７８２ｃｍ＾－１→７８８ｃｍ＾－１,而〈     

超细重质碳酸钙粉表面改性与充填聚丙烯试验研究

重质碳酸钙粉是一种普通的无机非金属填料,经过超细粉碎和改性,可以将其变成一种性能优越的功能填料。本文选用鄂西生产的超细重质碳酸钙粉为试验物,对其表面改性的试验方法、改性剂选择及用量、改性条件及改性效果等方面进行了一定探讨。分别采用了表面化学包覆法和干法和湿法两种改性方法对超细重质碳酸钙进行了改性。用表面改性偶联剂中的金属酯偶联剂和硅烷偶联剂,按不同剂量进行不同条件多组改性实验,使超细重质碳酸钙粉由     

煤系高岭土合成4A沸石试验研究

本试验所用原料为大同怀仁和徐州夹河煤系高岭土,这两种原料的ＳｉＯ２和Ａｌ２Ｏ３分子比均接近于２,其成分能满足合成４Ａ沸石的要求。本试验首先进行了原料的焙烧活化及漂白的试验研究,解决了原料的白度问题。分析探讨了合成４Ａ沸石过程中成分、碱度、温度、时间及搅拌等对合成试验的影响,并通过对比试验获得了最佳合成条件,得到了合格的４Ａ沸石产品。