Constraining recycled detritus in quartz‐rich sandstones: Insights from a multi‐proxy provenance study of the Mid‐Carboniferous,Clare Basin,western Ireland

Quartz‐rich sandstones can be produced through multiple sedimentary processes, potentially acting in combination, such as extensive sedimentary recycling or intense chemical weathering. Determining the provenance of such sedimentary rocks can be challenging due to low amounts of accessory minerals, the fact that the primary mineralogy may have been altered during transport, storage or burial and difficulties in the recognition of polycyclic components. This study uses zircon and apatite U‐Pb geochronology, apatite trace elements, zircon‐tourmaline‐rutile indices and petrographic observations to investigate the sedimentary history of mineralogically mature mid‐Carboniferous sandstones of the Tullig Cyclothem, Clare Basin, western Ireland. The provenance data show that the sandstones have been dominantly and ultimately sourced from three basement terranes: older Laurentian‐ associated rocks (ca. 900–2500 Ma) which lay to the north of the basin, peri‐Gondwanan terranes (ca. 500–700 Ma) to the south and igneous intrusive rocks associated with the Caledonian Orogenic Cycle (ca. 380–500 Ma). However, the multi‐proxy approach also helps constrain the sedimentary history and suggests that not all grain populations were derived directly from their original source. Grains with a Laurentian or a Caledonian affinity have likely been recycled through Devonian basins to the south. Grains with a peri‐Gondwanan affinity appear to be first cycle and are potentially derived from south/southwest of the basin. Taken as a whole, these data are consistent with input into the basin from the south and southwest, with the reworking of older sedimentary rocks, rather than intensive first‐cycle chemical weathering, likely explaining the compositional maturity of the sandstones. This study highlights the need for a multi‐proxy provenance approach to constrain sedimentary recycling, particularly in compositionally mature sandstones, as the use of zircon geochronology alone would have led to erroneous provenance interpretations. Zircon, together with U‐Pb geochronology from more labile phases such as apatite, can help distinguish first‐cycle versus polycyclic detritus.     

Recycling of Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) in Electronic Waste

The management of used electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) or e‐waste is a significant problem worldwide due to rapid uptake of the technology and early obsolescence of EEE. Cathode ray tubes (CRTs) from used televisions and computer monitors represent a major e‐waste problem as they consist of glass with different compositions. The front panel is a lead‐free barium‐strontium glass whereas parts such as the funnel hidden inside are composed of glass with lead oxides. Regulations require the glass from waste CRTs to be recycled or re‐utilized. Closed‐loop recycling and open‐loop recycling are two principal ways of recycling CRT glass. The aim of this paper is to examine the technical characteristics and composition of the CRTs, its generation, environmental impacts and related regulatory requirements and to review the current technologies and their limitations for recycling CRT glass and its end use.     

Recycling of harbor sediment as lightweight aggregate

Sediment sampled from Taichung Harbor was mixed with local reservoir sediment at different weight ratios to prepare lightweight aggregate at 1050, 1100, and 1150 degrees C. A pressure of 3000 or 5000 psi was used to shape the powder mixtures into pellets before the heating processes. The results indicate that the leaching levels of trace metals from the lightweight aggregate samples are considerably reduced to levels less than Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration regulatory limits. Increasing final process temperature tends to reduce the bulk density and crushing intensity of lightweight aggregate with a concomitant increase in water sorption capability. Lightweight aggregate with the lowest bulk density, 0.49 g cm(-3) for the 5000 psi sample, was obtained with the heating process to 1150 degrees C. Based on the X-ray absorption near edge structure results, FeSO(4) decomposition with a concomitant release of SO(x) (x = 2,3) is suggested to play an important role for the bloating process in present study.     

From salvage to recycling – new agendas or same old rubbish?

Recent years have seen increased attention paid by geographers to the phenomenon of household waste recycling. Much of this attention by geographers has focused on contemporary recycling, especially contemporary policy and behaviour. This article takes a wider temporal perspective and considers the antecedent 'National Salvage Campaign' of the Second World War. It considers the conceptual lessons from this recycling campaign, drawing out the importance of themes of scale, relatedness, civic duty and positive identity. The article explores the socially constructed boundaries that attempt to find an 'appropriate' place for waste and how such boundaries are constantly reconsidered and redefined.     

我国北方地区降水再循环率的初步评估

利用1976~1995年的20年月平均NCEP/NCAR再分析资料, 对我国北方地区降水再循环率进行了评估, 结果表明:黄河流域总的降雨只有19%来自当地的水汽蒸发, 其他81%降水来自外部的水汽流；黄河上游降水主要由来自青藏高原较强的水汽所提供，因此这里的降水再循环率小于15%。但黄河上游的降水蒸发后，在西风的输送下, 为黄河下游提供了大量的水汽，通过汇合南北方向来的水汽，在黄河下游形成了降水再循环率达到30%以上的椭圆形区域。评估结果显示:降水再循环率随季节变化差异较大, 8月份的降水再循环率最高, 达31%, 而在11、12、1月份3个月的降水再循环率不到5%。结果还显示蒸发率和降水率的空间分布以及它们的年际变化都对应得很好，表明我国北方地区蒸发受降水影响较强。蒸发率、降水率和降水再循环率在20年中均有增加, 表明气候变暖对我国北方地区的水汽循环的影响已经显现。     

河北省三河市矿产资源开发及生态环境问题的思考

矿产资源是社会经济发展的重要物质基础。文章阐述了三河市矿产资源开发利用现状及存在的问题，指出要站在战略高度，坚决关闭小矿山，保护环境，加快科技进步，树立矿业兴市和循环经济的思想，从而确保三河市经济的可持续发展。     

磷灰石中磁黄铁矿出溶结构的发现

中国东部苏鲁地区(江苏赣榆)出露大理岩-榴辉岩块体,其菱镁矿大理岩中保存的白云石分解结构表明地壳物质俯冲深度达到-200公里。在与该大理岩共生的榴辉岩中,我们发现了磷灰石的磁黄铁矿出溶结构。磷灰石是该榴辉岩的主要副矿物,其自形程度较高,与石榴石共生。样品中几乎所有磷灰石均发育出溶结构,至少存在两组相互垂直的出溶棒,它们各自严格沿同一个方向分布。出溶棒形状规则,宽度相近(<1μm),但长度变化大(5-50μm)。利用高分辨能谱仪测定其能谱,结果表明,出溶棒主要由Fe和S两种元素组成,但不能准确地确定其Fe/S比值。我们把这种出溶棒初步确定为磁黄铁矿(Fe1-xS)。磷灰石由于含大量稀土元素和挥发性组分如OH、F、Cl等以及我们所观察到的S,它的深循环因此可能对地球的水、硫以及其它挥发性组分的全球平衡具有重要影响。本文报道的磷灰石中磁黄铁矿出溶结构为深入探讨这个基本科学问题提供了一个新的突破口。     

固体废弃物再生陶瓷的实验研究

为了使垃圾焚烧发电后的二次垃圾得到合理利用,从而彻底消灭垃圾,利用长春市鑫祥垃圾焚烧发电厂的二次垃圾与适量的高岭土和石英相配比,采用干法压制成型和低温快烧工艺,制备出了性能优异的陶瓷制品。力学性能测试结果显示制品的抗弯强度为41~99.25MPa,吸水率为0.13%~6.95%。XRD、FTIR等测试分析其主晶相是石英。并在正交实验的基础上优选出了再生陶瓷的最佳配方为:二次垃圾∶高岭土∶石英=34∶39∶27,最佳烧成温度是1120℃左右。与相关标准对照可知,制品的主要研发方向为无釉陶瓷地砖、无釉瓷质砖和釉面内墙砖。     

The complexity of sediment recycling as revealed by common Pb isotopes in K-feldspar

Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology has become the gold standard in evaluating source to sink relationships in sedimentary basins. However, the physical and chemical robustness of zircon, which make it such a useful mineral for provenance studies, is also a hindrance as zircon can be recycled through numerous sedimentary basins, thus obscuring the first cycle source to sink relationship. An elegant approach to addressing this potential issue is to compare the Pb isotope composition of detrital K-feldspar, a mineral which is unlikely to survive more than one erosion-transport-deposition cycle, with that of magmatic K-feldspar from potential basement source terranes. Here we present new in situ Pb isotope data on detrital K-feldspar from two Proterozoic arkosic sandstones from Western Australia, and magmatic K-feldspar grains from potential igneous source rocks, as inferred by the age and Hf isotope composition of detrital zircon grains. The data indicate that the detrital zircon and K-feldspar grains could not have been liberated from the same source rocks, and that the zircon has most likely been recycled through older sedimentary basins. These results provide a more complete understanding of apparently simple source to sink relationships in this part of Proterozoic Western Australia.     

高浓度示差分光光度法测定钢厂循环管道除垢污水中的总磷

循环水及污水中总磷的国家标准方法是用分光光度法测定,当样品中有机磷含量高时,分解易碳化,操作繁琐,分析误差大.本文应用磷钼黄显色示差分光光度技术测定某钢厂循环管道除垢污水中的总磷,通过正交实验确立了采用硝酸-高氯酸消解样品,将样品中聚磷酸盐、有机磷酸盐转化为正磷酸盐,在硝酸溶液中,正磷酸盐与钒钼酸铵作用生成可溶性黄色磷钒钼酸配合物,基于其颜色强度与磷的浓度成正比测定高浓度磷的含量.实验对使用的氧化剂用量、溶解温度、显色条件、测定波长进行优化,结果表明,磷含量在10.0 ～ 40.0 mg/L范围符合朗伯-比尔定律,方法精密度(RSD)＜1.0％(n=5),加标回收率为98.8％～105.0％.建立的示差光度法比一般光度法相对误差小,准确度更高;与电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法的测定结果基本吻合,且测定成本更低.