Associations and mobility of uranium in soils near a depleted uranium （DU） weapons testing site, SW Scotland

Natural uranium has three isotopes, ^238U, ^235U and ^234U, with natural abundances of 99.27 atom %, 0.72% and 0.0055%, respectively. Only ^235U is fissile and the production of nuclear fuel and nuclear weapons involves enrichment of uranium in ^235U. This process also results in separation of ^234U from ^238U, leaving depleted uranium （DU）, with typical ^234U/^238U and ^235U/^238U activity ratios of about 0.19 and 0.013, respectively, as a waste product. The high density, high melting and boiling points and chemical stability of uranium and the availability of DU in relatively pure form mean that DU has many uses, including armour-piercing munitions. Such munitions have been developed in the UK since the 1960s and testing has been carried out by the Ministry of Defence （MoD） at firing ranges such as Dundrennan, SW Scotland and Eskmeals, NW England. The firing of DU munitions can result in the dispersion of DU and its combustion products （oxides） as aerosols or as larger fragments, with the potential for human exposure either directly at the site of detonation or via post-depositional migration in the environment. The aim of this work was to investigate the potential environmental mobility of DU by characterizing the associations of U in soil porewaters with increasing distance from a firing site. To this end, several soil cores located down-wind of the firing site at Dundrennan, near Kirkcudbright, SW Scotland, were collected in May 2006. These were sectioned on-site into 1- or 2-cm depth intervals and porewaters were isolated by centfifugation （10 minutes; 8873 g） on return to the laboratory. Following filtration through 0.2-micron cellulose nitrate filters, the porewaters were analyzed by ICP-QMS （U concentration） and ICP-OES （Fe, Al, Ca, Mg, Mn concentrations）. Sub-samples were also subjected to centrifugal ultrafiltration （100, 30, and 3 kD） and to gel electrophoretic fractionation （agarose; 0.045 M Tris-borate; 20 mA, 30 minutes）. Results showed that U was present at up to 4 μg/L in the soil porewater and that the associations of U varied with sample location and soil depth.     

Water chemical behavior at Yangtze （Changjiang） River estuary

Geochemical cycling has received wide attention due to the need to understand the pathways of pollutants through our present environment. In this regard the Yangtze River plays a significant role in putting those pollutants into the East China SeafWorld Oceans. The Yangtze River is of high sedimentation rate and water discharge. The watershed covers variable climate regions from temperate to subtropical and from semiarid to humid. Twenty three （23） sampling locations at the estuary have been selected for understanding the dynamic relationships. The elements （Cl^-, SO4^2-, Na^＋, K^＋, and Ca^2＋） show conservative behavior during mixing of fresh water with saline water whereas Mg^2＋, Mn^2＋ show a non-conservative pattern . The relationships between Na^＋/SO4^2- and Cl^-/SO4^2- molar ratios show a mixing of more than two water sources.     

江苏全力推动建筑节能

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松溪县域城镇体系发展研究

城镇体系建设是当今加快城市化进程的重要组成部分。本文通过对松溪县域城镇现状的调查,从城镇体系的等级规模结构、空间布局结构、职能结构3个方面剖析其发展中存在的一些问题。从建设社会主义新农村、改善人居环境的角度出发,提出相应的发展思路和建议,为松溪县“十一五”期间制定城镇发展战略提供一定的参考。     

建立激励机制 推进企业向纵深发展

在企业竞争日益激烈的今天,怎样建立起大企业的用人激励机制,发挥人才的作用?是提高企业竞争力的重要环节。通过薪酬福利制度、员工持股物质激励等,满足员工的物质需要;通过尊重员工、重视与员工的沟通与协调等精神激励,满足员工的精神需要; 通过发展激励,重视员工的个体成长和职业生涯设计、团队精神的培养和建立宽松的企业氛围,满足员工的发展需要,从而建立良好的激励机制。必将从根本上激活企业,使企业立于不败之地。     

新课程背景下的好课应该是什么样的

长期以来，我们一直以目的明确、内容正确、方法适当、教学基本功好等作为评价课堂教学的标准，主要看教师在课堂上如何引入、如何过渡、如何掀起高潮、如何画龙点睛做小结。这种评价理念关注的是教师能否酣畅淋漓地表演完自己预设的“课本剧”，关注的是以师为本的教学活动的开展情况。毫无疑问，这不符合当前课程改革倡导的诸多先进教育理念。那么，在新课程背景下，评价一节好课的标准究竟是什么，好课到底应该是什么样的呢？     

广州地区残积土层侧限压缩模量与标准贯入数线性相关关系探讨

利用广州地区已施工的工程勘察资料,选用风化红色残积土层中标准贯入击数与侧限压缩Es建立线性关系模型,并对线性关系模型进行检验.     

桩锚支挡体系在广西寨-任二级公路高边坡治理工程中的应用

(六)寨-(水)任二级公路施工后,滑坡、坍塌、崩塌现象甚多,边坡治理迫在眉睫。桩锚支挡体系是一项主动性加固边坡技术,具结构轻巧、用材合理、施工简单、工期短、费用低等特点。论文通过其在(六)寨-(水)任二级公路K56段高边坡治理工程中的应用,对桩锚支挡体系的设计及施工要点作了介绍。     

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