Biomagnification of persistent chlorinated and brominated contaminants in food web components of the Yellow Sea

Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were measured in 32 species inhabiting the Yellow Sea to assess their bioaccumulation potentials. The concentrations in these samples were lower than those reported for other countries or locations. Relatively high levels of BDE 209 in biota suggest an ongoing source of deca-BDE technical mixing within the Yellow Sea. The accumulation profiles of PCBs were uniform between species, but the concentrations of OCPs and PBDEs varied widely. Pelagic and benthic food-chain components were separated by their δ¹³C values. Significant positive correlations between δ¹⁵N and PCB 153, PCB 138, p,p′-DDE, oxy-chlordane, and trans-nonachlordane were found only for pelagic consumers, indicating that the pelagic food chain is an important bioaccumulation pathway for selected PCB and OCP compounds. The other compounds did not show any biomagnification through benthic and pelagic food chains, suggesting the lower bioaccumulation potentials of these contaminants.     

On the adelphic potentials compatible with a set of planar orbits

Given a planar potentialB=B(x, y), compatible with a monoparametric family of planar orbitsf(x, y)=c, we face the problem of producing potentialsA=A(x, y), adelphic toB(x, y), i.e. nontrivial potentials which have in common withB(x, y) the given set of orbits. We establish a linear, second order partial differential equation for a functionP(x, y) and we prove that, to any definite positive solution of this equation, there corresponds a potentialA(x, y) adelphic toB(x, y).     

Inundation Potentials Analysis for Tsao-Ling Landslide Lake Formed by Chi-Chi Earthquake in Taiwan

Without any omen, massive landslides induced by the Chi-Chi earthquake blocked up gorges of Ching-Shui creek, and produced a new landslide lake.Although emergency spillways have been constructed to prevent dam failures,overtopping and possible breaching may still occur due to excessive inflows in raining seasons. As a result, the downstream valleys will have serious inundation and the safety of people and properties will be in immediate danger. The purpose of this work is to simulate and to analyze the inundation potentials downstream of Tsao-Ling landslide lake using a hydrologic/hydraulic approach and GIS (Geographic Information System) technology. Hydrologic analysis is employed to describe regional rainfall-runoff characteristics andto design rainfall/runoff scenarios. One-dimensional dam break flood routings are performed with different return periods of rainfall events and dam failure durations for downstream creeks. The depletion hydrographs of dam break routings are applied into two-dimensional overland flow simulations for downstream lowlands. The results of hydraulic computations are evaluated with GIS maps for inundation potentials analysis, which can be usedto assist the planning of emergency response measures.     

典型矿集区成矿地质事件研究和填图方法初探

针对中等尺度范围(或中等比例尺)区域成矿潜力和已知矿山的深部及外围资源评价等问题,试图用成矿地质事件方法开展相关研究。成矿地质事件评价方法,就是在恢复矿床形成过程并建立成矿模式的基础上,通过对矿源岩系的构造变形岩相形迹追索来恢复与成矿有重要意义的地质事件及其演化过程,研究在这一系列地质事件中成矿物质的分布规律和逐步富集成矿的标志及程度,并用以进一步探索、指导区域资源潜力评价和填图找矿的方法。应用这一思路对南岭中段锡多金属矿和胶东矿集区金矿进行了区域成矿地质事件研究和地质填(编)图方法的初步探讨。     

北山盆地群侏罗——白垩系生储盖特征及油气远景

北山地区在前寒武纪变质岩及古生代浅变质岩、火山岩基底之上发育了一系列中——新生代沉积盆地,盆内沉积了厚度较大的侏罗——白垩系,发育侏罗系和下白垩统两套生储盖组合。侏罗系组合在中口子盆地、公婆泉盆地和扎格高脑盆地发育较好,是本区寻找侏罗系油气藏的有利地区。下白垩统组合在中口子盆地、公婆泉盆地、扎格高脑盆地和黑鹰山盆地发育较好,但埋藏浅,缺乏区域性盖层,其石油地质条件不如侏罗系组合。油气勘探实践表明,该区含油气远景取决于油气保存条件和区域盖层的发育情况。     

松辽盆地北部生物气成藏特征和资源潜力

对松辽盆地北部生物气形成的地质条件、成藏特征和有利分布区进行了深入研究,认为该盆地北部未熟一低熟源岩分布广,生物气主要分布在源岩有机质丰度高、类型好和泥岩厚度大的地区.松辽盆地北部浅层温度低、压力小、盐度低和NaHCO3型水介质有利于生物气的生成.生物气成藏一般为低丰度、高产的小型气藏,平面上可能具有广泛的分布特征.综合地球化学、地质、录井和测井研究成果,确定了松辽盆地北部生物气的3个有利勘探区带：一是西部斜坡的萨尔图油层;二是古龙和长垣南部的黑帝庙油层;三是三肇凹陷和朝阳沟一长春岭地区的葡萄花油层.     

下刚果盆地油气成藏条件及勘探潜力分析

下刚果盆地油气资源非常丰富,有较大勘探前景。但由于其储层是碳酸盐岩储层,受复杂的盐岩活动影响,其构造特征及油气成藏特征也非常复杂,因此给地质认识带来了很大的困难。此文通过对该区区域地质背景、油气成藏条件和勘探潜力的综合分析,认为下刚果盆地构造演化经历了前裂谷期、同裂谷期、过渡期和漂移期四个时期。主要发育盐下和盐上两套主力烃源岩。盐上及盐下地层均具有良好的储盖组合。盐上地层构造经历了三期构造演化和两个演化序列。研究区主要发育盐下生-盐下储、盐下生-盐上储、盐上生-盐上储共三种成藏组合。认为白垩系碳酸盐岩构造具有良好的勘探前景,盐上地层是下一步勘探需要重点关注的区域,盐下构造也是较好的潜在勘探领域。研究成果对我国石油公司参与下刚果盆地或类似盆地的研究和油气勘探具有一定的借鉴意义。     

基于Lorenz规范条件下磁矢势和标势耦合方程的频率域电磁法三维正演

为了克服空气层和地表耦合以及避免一次场计算,开发适合不同类型场源、不同应用范围的频率域三维正演模拟统一平台,本文从麦克斯韦基本方程出发,推导基于Lorenz规范条件的磁矢势和标势耦合方程;通过将不同类型场源分解成一系列短导线（电性）源组合,采用交错网格采样和有限体积技术对方程进行离散得到对称大型稀疏线性方程组,并采用Jacobi迭代预处理QMR（Quasi-Minimum-Residual,拟最小残差）算法进行求解,我们成功实现不同类型场源、不同应用范围的频率域电磁法三维正演模拟.通过层状模型下大地电磁法以及有限长接地导线和大回线磁性源激发下的电磁场响应模拟,并与一维解析解对比验证算法的有效性.进而,我们利用该算法平台的模拟结果对典型地电模型在不同场源激发下频率域电磁法响应特征进行对比分析.本文算法研究及实现为建立频率域电磁法三维正反演统一框架打下基础.     

Influence of water pressure dynamics and fluid flow on the streaming‐potential response for unsaturated conditions

Streaming‐potentials are produced by electrokinetic effects in relation to fluid flow and are used for geophysical prospecting. The aim of this study is to model streaming potential measurements for unsaturated conditions using an empirical approach. A conceptual model is applied to streaming potential measurements obtained from two drainage experiments in sand. The streaming potential data presented here show a non‐monotonous behaviour with increasing water saturation, following a pattern that cannot be predicted by existing models. A model involving quasi‐static and dynamic components is proposed to reproduce the streaming potential measurements. The dynamic component is based on the first time derivative of the driving pore pressure. The influence of this component is investigated with respect to fluid velocity, which is very different between the two experiments. The results demonstrate that the dynamic component is predominant at the onset of drainage in experiments with the slowest water flow. On the other hand, its influence appears to vanish with increasing drainage velocity. Our results suggest that fluid flow and water distribution at the pore scale have an important influence on the streaming potential response for unsaturated conditions. We propose to explain this specific streaming potential response in terms of the behaviour of both rock/water interface and water/air interfaces created during desaturation processes. The water/air interfaces are negatively charged, as also observed in the case of water/rock interfaces. Both the surface area and the flow velocity across these interfaces are thought to contribute to the non‐monotonous behaviour of the streaming potential coefficient as well as the variations in its amplitude. The non‐monotonous behaviour of air/water interfaces created during the flow was highlighted as it was measured and modelled by studies published in the literature. The streaming potential coefficient can increase to about 10 to 40 when water saturation decreases. Such an increase is possible if the amount of water/air interfaces is increased in sufficient amount, which can be the case.     

Estimates of fishery potentials of the EEZ of India

An attempt has been made to estimate the fishery potentials of the EEZ of India on the basis of data on primary and secondary production. The total column primary production and zooplankton production have been calculated to be 265·9 and 9 million tonnes of carbon per year, respectively. From these values the fishery potential has been estimated as 2·5 million tonnes per year. To this, if we add the estimated demersal fish catch, being 1·2 million tonnes per year, the total potential yield comes to 3·7 million tonnes per year. Since the present average total catch is about 1·6 million tonnes in a year, the fish catch could be doubled.