Assessment of groundwater pollution around Torbali,Izmir, Turkey

The Kuihe River is in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China. It contains high concentrations of nitrogen. The water in the Kuihe River recharges the groundwater via riverbank filtration (RBF) along the Xucun and Huangqiao reaches, which are characterized by unsaturated and saturated percolations, respectively. The two sections were selected to study the effectiveness of RBF to the nitrogen removal from the infiltrating river water. The results showed that the RBF in the saturated percolation had the potential to remove the nitrogen through biochemical processes. The nitrogen-removal rates were more than 95% over the monitoring period. However, the RBF in the unsaturated percolation resulted mainly from the physical process and thus had no efficacy for nitrogen removal.     

汉江下游河流渗滤系统原生劣质地下水分布特征及影响因素研究

江汉平原原生劣质地下水问题日趋严重,地下水中砷、亚铁、锰、铵态氮含量严重超标,对居民生产生活和饮用水安全造成了不利影响,但相关研究仍较为薄弱。以汉江下游典型河流渗滤系统为研究对象,对研究区内距离汉江5 km及主要支流2 km范围内的地下水样品的水化学成分及原生劣质组分进行测试分析,旨在查明江汉下游河流渗滤系统原生劣质地下水的分布特征,并探讨其主要影响因素。结果显示:平面上,地下水原生劣质组分呈高度空间异质性,相邻的采样点浓度可能相差很大,极大值点多出现在河流拐弯处;垂向上,地下水中As、Fe²⁺、Mn、NH₄-N高值多出现在20 m左右的深度;强烈的还原环境、中性pH值和富含有机质是该层地下水富集原生劣质组分的主要原因;河流渗滤通过改变地下水的氧化还原条件、酸碱条件和有机质含量影响河流渗滤系统原生劣质地下水的分布。     

A model for crack connectivity in rocks, a discussion

We reanalyzed a model introduced by T. R. Madden for the evaluation of the state of connectivity among the microcrack population existing inside crystalline rocks. The model assumes that cracks are distributed randomly in a cubic lattice with a basic occupation probability, p.Depending on the value of p, the stale of connectivity can give rise to macroscopic paths, which allow electrical conduction of the sample, or to extended crack surfaces, which would be responsible for rock failure. The position of the phase boundaries, that is, the threshold values of pfor the onset of conductivity or macroscopic fracture, are estimated by a real-space renormalizalion-group (RG) technique. By identifying all the relevant configurations of the lattice model, we have been able to provide explicit analytic formulae for the critical lines. The criterion used by Madden to accept the existence of microscopic linear connectivity is modified and the new consequences discussed. We analyze the limitations of simple versions of the RG technique, in particular when concerned with anisotropic spatial distributions of cracks. Finally, we emphasize the interest of acquiring experimental data, especially to test the position of the conduction thresholds.     

Ants in Labyrinths: Lessons for Critical Landscapes

Percolation theory provides a starting point for models for the movement of organisms in fragmented landscapes. We simulated six general rules for movement on three general landscape patterns with different degrees of habitat fragmentation. Fragmentation pattern affects migration success. Organisms moving within habitat patches are restricted by fragmentation, but the response is less abrupt as one moves from random to hierarchical to fractal landscapes, respectively. Success for organisms moving along edges is more strongly differentiated by landscape pattern. Success and speed are usually directly related, but indirect relations may indicate rare but efficient pathways or cul-de-sacs. We propose that general rules can be applied to the identification of landscapes near critical levels of fragmentation that will respond sensitively to increases in fragmentation or efforts at restoration.     

一种基于逾渗模型的裂隙岩石渗透系数确定方法

针对裂隙岩体提出了一种基于双重逾渗模型的渗流系数分析方法。通过变参数研究,考察了岩体中渗流和孔压分布的不均匀;根据裂隙长度的不同将岩体分为孔隙控制渗流模式和裂隙控制渗流模式。这种模型不仅能够同时考虑孔隙和裂隙的作用,而且在模拟大规模裂隙网络时更加快捷简便。