Groundwater flushing of solutes at wetland and hillslope positions during storm events in a small glaciated catchment in western New York,USA

While the role of groundwater in flushing of solutes has long been recognized, few studies have explicitly studied the within‐event changes in groundwater chemistry. We compared the changes in groundwater chemistry during storm events for a wetland and hillslope position in a small (1·5 ha) glaciated, forested catchment in western New York. Flushing responses for dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and nitrogen (DON), nitrate (NO₃) and sulfate (SO₄) in wetland and hillslope groundwaters were also compared against the corresponding responses in stream water. Eight storm events with varying intensity, amount, and antecedent moisture conditions were evaluated. Solute flushing patterns for wetland and hillslope groundwaters differed dramatically. While DOC concentrations in wetland groundwater followed a dilution trend, corresponding values for hillslope groundwater showed a slight increase. Concentrations for NO₃ in wetland groundwater were below detection limits, but hillslope groundwaters displayed high NO₃ concentrations with a pronounced increase during storm events. Flushing responses at all positions were also influenced by the size of the event and the time between events. We attributed the differences in flushing to the differences in hydrologic flow paths and biogeochemical conditions. Flushing of the wetland did appear to influence storm‐event stream chemistry but the same could not be said for hillslope groundwaters. This suggests that while a variety of flushing responses may be observed in a catchment, only a subset of these responses affect the discharge chemistry at the catchment outlet. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Seasonal and short-term controls of riparian oxygen dynamics and the implications for redox processes

Riparian zones are highly-dynamic transition zones between surface water (SW) and groundwater (GW) and function as key biogeochemical-reactors for solutes transitioning between both compartments. Infiltration of SW rich in dissolved oxygen (DO) into the riparian aquifer can supress removal processes of redox sensitive compounds like NO₃⁻, a nutrient harmful for the aquatic ecosystem at high concentrations. Seasonal and short-term variations of temperature and hydrologic conditions can influence biogeochemical reaction rates and thus the prevailing redox conditions in the riparian zone. We combined GW tracer-tests and a 1-year high-frequency dataset of DO with data-driven simulations of DO consumption to assess the effects of seasonal and event-scale variations in temperature and transit-times on the reactive transport of DO. Damköhler numbers for DO consumption (DA_DO) were used to characterize the system in terms of DO turnover potential. Our results suggest that seasonal and short-term variations in temperature are major controls for DO turnover and the resulting concentrations at our field site, while transit-times are of minor importance. Seasonal variations of temperature in GW lead to shifts from transport-limited (DA_DO > 1) to reaction-limited conditions (DA_DO < 1), while short-term events were found to have minor impacts on the state of the system, only resulting in slightly less transport-limited conditions due to decreasing temperature and transit-times. The data-driven analyses show that assuming constant water temperature along a flowpath can lead to an over- or underestimation of reaction rates by a factor of 2–3 due to different infiltrating water temperature at the SW–GW interface, whereas the assumption of constant transit-times results in incorrect estimates of NO₃⁻ removal potential based on DA_DO approach (40%–50% difference).     

燃烧氧化-非分散红外吸收总有机碳分析仪测定海水DOC 的不确定度分析

采用实验测定和误差分析的方法, 对燃烧氧化-非分散红外吸收总有机碳分析仪vario TOC cube测定海水DOC 含量的不确定度进行了分析, 对导致测定结果不确定度的各分量进行了量化估算。结果表明, 其测定结果的不确定度主要来源于四个方面, 即样品重复性测量、标准曲线拟合、标准溶液配制(包括称量、定容、移液产生的不确定度, 标准物质纯度和相对原子质量产生的不确定度)及测量仪器本身, 相对标准不确定度分量分别为0.016、0.018、0.0086、0.0079。标准曲线拟合与样品重复性测量是影响海水DOC 测定不确定度的主要因素, 但标准溶液配制和测量仪器所引起的不确定度亦不可忽略。对实际海水DOC 浓度为1.20 mg/L 的样品分析,合成以上四种不确定度分量得到DOC 测定结果的标准不确定度为0.21 mg/L。按照正态分布,取扩展因子k=2, 则扩展不确定度为0.07 mg/L, 此海水样品中DOC 含量的测定结果应为(1.20±0.07) mg/L(k= 2)。     

温带森林土壤溶液溶解性N2O和CO2含量特征及其影响机制

利用陶瓷头土壤溶液收集器采集2006年7月～2007年8月问长白山阔叶红松天然林不同深度(15cm和60 cm)土壤溶液,探讨应用气液萃取平衡-气相色谱法测定森林土壤溶液中溶解性气体N_2O和CO_2浓度的可行性,并利用此方法研究林地不同深度土壤溶液中两种气体含量特征及其影响机理.研究结果显示观测期内林地15 cm和60 cm深度土壤溶液中溶解性CO_2浓度的变化范围分别为5.26～10.71μg·mL~(-1)(C)和3.13～6.16 μg·mL~(-1)(C),溶解性N_2O浓度的变化范围分别为2.44～13.40 ng·mL~(-1)(N)和3.23～27.98 ng·mL~(-1)(N).阔叶红松天然林土壤溶液中溶解性CO_2和N_2O浓度均呈现出明显的季节性变化.春融后的降水促进了土壤溶液中溶解性N_2O产生,尤其在60 cm深度.与60 cm深度相比,林地15 cm深度溶液中溶解性CO_2浓度的季节性变化更明显,尤其在植物生长旺季.逐步回归分析显示,水溶性有机碳含量可以解释林地不同深度溶液中溶解性CO_2浓度变化的29%;水溶性有机氮含量可以解释林地60 cm深度溶解性N_2O浓度变化的34%.因此,水溶性有机碳和有机氮分别是长白山阔叶红松林土壤溶液溶解性CO_2和N_2O形成的重要因子.同时研究结果表明本文实验方法对于测定林地不同深度土壤溶液中溶解性N_2O和CO_2含量均有较好的适用性,连续三次萃取后所获得的气体浓度可有效反映溶液中的实际气体浓度.     

The effects of dissolved organic matter on the aqueous partitioning of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons

The partitioning of six polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons into aqueous solutions containing dissolved organic matter from various coastal environments was investigated by liquid chromatography. Specific hydrocarbon-organic matter interactions were observed. The greatest interactions occurred with the very low solubility hydrocarbons and with organic matter of terrestrial origin. Ultrafiltration experiments suggested that it was the relatively high (greater than approximately 500) molecular weight organic matter that was interacting with the hydrocarbons.     

CALCULATION FOR THE DISSOLVED QUANTITIES OF OIL SPILLED AT SEA

Laboratory and field experiments on the dissolution of oil showed that the quantity of the dissolvedoil component in the seawater depends on its solubility, concentration in the pertroleum, and theenvironmental conditions. The vertical oil concentration in calm sea decreases exponentially with depth.The vertical diffusion coefficients and dissolution constants of the N-pareffin from C_(12) to C_(21), totaliso-paraffin, cycle-paraffin and aromatic components in calm sea were calculated, and the oil dissolution in-to seawater was determined to be about 0.52% in 48 h for No. 0 light diesel oil.     

试论开放体系中P_(CO_2)对CaCO_3溶解量的影响

本文从化学平衡的角度讨论了开放体系中二氧化碳的分压(Pco_2)对CaCO_3溶解量的影响。根据定量计算的结果,CaCO_3的溶解量之所以随着Pco_2的升高而增大,主要是由于以下三方面的原因所造成的:首先,随着Pco_2的升高,水溶液的pH将会降低,从而使水溶液中CO_3~(2-)的含量减小,因此溶液中CaCO_3的浓度积将会减小,结果便导致了CaCo_3的溶解;其次,随着Pco_2的升高,水溶液中HCO_3~-的含量将会增大,这样便使得以CaHCO_3~+的形式结的Ca~(2+)的含量增多,这也导致了CaCO_3溶解量增的大;第三,CaCO_3解量增大的结果,使溶液的离子强度增加,这又导致了各离子活度系数的减小,从而也促进了CaCO_3的溶解。文章最后还讨论了应该怎样去定性地解释Pco_2对CaCO_3溶解量的影响,并认为使用反应; CaCO_3+H_2O + C_2OCa~(2+)+2HCO_3~-来定性地解释Pco_2对CaCO_3溶解量的影响,存在有以下两个方面的问题:第一,该反应没有反映出Pco_2升高或降低过程中水溶液中最重要的因素之一的〔H~+〕的变化;第二,对于与CaCO_3相平衡的水溶液,当Pco_2升高时,用该反应来解释会导致矛盾的结果。     

The summertime net transport of dissolved oxygen,salt and heat in a salt marsh basin,North Inlet,S.C.

This study addresses the impact marshes have on the dissolved oxygen content of tidal waters, particularly during summer when respiratory demand for oxygen in adjacent coastal waters is at a maximum and the solubility of oxygen is lowest. The net transports of dissolved oxygen, salt and heat have been measured for 65 tidal cycles during late spring and summer for a small (0·14 km²) salt marsh basin near North Inlet, S.C. The results indicate that export of dissolved oxygen occurs only on tidal cycles that begin between 2:00 am and 10:00 am such that high tide occurs within 4 h of noon. The largest exports of oxygen and heat are produced by spring tides beginning near sunrise. Although the time window for oxygen export is only about 8 h in duration, there is a more or less overall long-term balance between export and import because the magnitude of oxygen export is about 25% greater than import. The magnitude of heat export similarly exceeds heat import but because the time windows for heat export and import are equal, there is an overall export of heat. This study thus suggests that in summer salt marshes of the Atlantic coast export heat and are in balance with respect to the export and import of dissolved oxygen. However, because of the interaction of the diurnal tide with the daily cycle of solar radiation, transient dissolved oxygen concentrations in tidal waters can range from 1.5 to 10.0 ppm. Thus loading of additional oxygen consuming materials to these waters possibly could lead to significant periods of anoxia.     

Sorption Model for Dissolved Aluminium in Freshwaters

A series of aluminium speciation measurements were madein the freshwaters of the Yare and Great Ouse rivers (England). Samples were analysedfor dissolved and particulate Al, suspended particulate matter (SPM), and other alliedchemical species in order to assess the role of sorption processes on the suspended phasesin controlling dissolved Al levels. Partitioning of Al occurs between solid andsolution phases with a distribution coefficient (K_d) which varies over about one anda half orders of magnitude for suspended particle concentrations of comparablemagnitude. A sorption model is proposed for dissolved Al concentrations in thesefreshwaters with most of the data fitting the model defined by a zone with K_dvalues of 0.316 × 10⁶ and 10⁷. However, a few data points lie outside thiszone, suggesting that other processes may also influence dissolved Al distributions.Nevertheless, the model may serve as a starting point for predicting concentrations ofdissolved Al in rivers where SPM levels are moderate to high (>1 mg l^-1 but< 75 mg l^-1), and indeed, this model works reasonably well for the Conway system(Wales). Further, the empirical distribution coefficient, K_d, decreases withincreasing suspended particle concentration, which may be due in part to colloidal phenomena.     

Groundwater quality in the Niva River basin, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India

 This study was made to assess the groundwater quality in relation to agricultural and domestic uses in a part of the Peninsular Archean granite and gneissic complex of India. Water samples were collected from the existing wells in the Niva River basin, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India and analysed for major ions. The analytical data, processed and interpreted acoording to the WHO standards, reveal that, in general, the groundwater is suitable for both agricultural and domestic uses, exept in a few locations. High concentration of nitrates were observed in some of the wells (both agricultural and domestic) that are affected by the impact of industrial effluents. Multiple regression analysis was performed and used as a positive predictive tool in understanding the chemistry of the groundwater. Received: 2 May 1996 / Accepted: 14 October 1996