Carbon isotopes in the rivers from the Lesser Antilles: origin of the carbonic acid consumed by weathering reactions in the Lesser Antilles

In this paper, we use carbon isotopes in the dissolved load of rivers from the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc (Guadeloupe, Martinique and Dominica islands) to constrain the source of the carbon dioxide (CO₂) involved in the neutralization reactions during water–rock interactions. The δ¹³C data span a large range of variations, from –19‰ to –5 · 2‰ for DIC (dissolved inorganic carbon) concentrations ranging from 11 μM to 2000 μM. Coupled with major element concentrations, carbon isotopic ratios are interpreted as reflecting a mixture of magmatic CO₂ (enriched in heavy carbon (δ¹³C ≈ –3 · 5‰) and biogenic CO₂ produced in soils (enriched in light carbon (δ¹³C < –17‰)). Carbon isotopes show that, at the regional scale, 23 to 40% of CO₂ consumed by weathering reactions is of magmatic origin and is transferred to the river system through aquifers under various thermal regimes. These numbers remain first‐order estimates as the major uncertainty in using carbon isotopes as a source tracer is that carbon isotopes can be fractionated by a number of processes, including soil and river degassing. Chemical weathering is clearly, at least, partly controlled by the input of magmatic CO₂, either under hydrothermal (hot) or surficial (cold) weathering regimes. This study shows that the contribution of magmatic CO₂ to chemical weathering is an additional parameter that could explain the high weathering rates of volcanic rocks. The study also shows that a significant part of the carbon degassed from the Earth's interior is not released as CO₂ to the atmosphere, but as DIC to the ocean because it interacts with the groundwater system. This study calls for a better understanding of the contributions of deep carbon to the hydrosphere and its influence on the development of the Critical Zone. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A new fuzzy linear regression approach for dissolved oxygen prediction

Abstract

A new method for fuzzy linear regression is proposed to predict dissolved oxygen using abiotic factors in a riverine environment, in Calgary, Canada. The proposed method is designed to accommodate fuzzy regressors, regressand and coefficients, i.e. representing full system uncertainty. The regression equation is built to minimize the distance between fuzzy numbers, and generalizes to crisp regression when crisp parameters are used. The method is compared to two existing fuzzy linear regression techniques: the Tanaka method and the Diamond method. The proposed new method outperforms the existing methods with higher Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency, and lower RMSE, AIC and total fuzzy distance. The new method demonstrates that nonlinear membership functions are more suitable for representing uncertain environmental data than the typical triangular representations. A result of this research is that low DO prediction is improved and consequently the approach can be used for risk analysis by water resource managers.

Editor D. Koutsoyiannis; Associate editor T. Okruszko     

山西夏县中心地震台断层逸出气氡、溶解水氡测值干扰因素分析

山西夏县中心震台断层逸出气氡及溶解水氡分别观测中条山山前断裂土壤逸出气氡及热水井的水中溶解氡值。观测灵敏度高、信息量大,但易受其他因素的干扰。通过对观测值进行分析,发现,夏县台断层逸出气氡测值与气温呈正相关,与气压呈负相关;气温、气压对夏县台热水井溶解水氡测值几乎没有影响,但受水位的影响较明显。     

泡沫油稳定性主控因素实验研究

泡沫油在天然能量开采过程中具有"原油粘度高、生产气油比低、原油日产水平高、产量递减慢、天然能量开采采收率高"等特有的开采特征;而泡沫的稳定性是决定"泡沫油现象"存在时间长短的最关键因素。为定量描述泡沫稳定性的主控因素,自主研制了高温高压泡沫油可视化稳定性测试模型,并利用该模型开展了温度、溶解气油比、降压速度及孔隙尺寸对泡沫稳定性的单因素影响规律评价实验。实验结果表明,泡沫油中泡沫稳定存在的最高温度为60℃,最低极限原始溶解气油比为5 m3/m3,最低降压速度为0.08 MPa/min;同时发现,在越接近油藏实际孔隙尺寸的多孔介质中,泡沫的存在时间越长,表明在实际油藏天然能量开发过程中,"泡沫油现象"将会长期存在。以上认识有效地指导了MPE-3油藏天然能量开发,对于类似稠油/超稠油油藏确定合理的开发操作策略,实现经济高效开发具有重要指导意义。     

泰国—老挝呵叻高原钾盐矿床研究现状及展望

泰国—老挝境内的呵叻高原马哈萨拉堪组钾盐矿床是世界上最大的钾盐矿床之一。综合研究表明,马哈萨拉堪组赋钾蒸发岩形成于晚白垩世,其成盐物质来自海水。该含盐建造很可能形成于陆相环境中,为"海源陆相"沉积。在蒸发岩沉积过程中及沉积后,一直伴随着水—岩(盐)作用的发生,钾盐沉积之后往往受到该作用的改造。溢晶石的出现是该地区"异常"蒸发岩的表现特征之一,它的形成很可能与海水的变质作用有关,但其形成机制尚未得到合理解释。兰坪—思茅盆地勐野井组与呵叻高原马哈萨拉堪组联系密切且具有共同之处,但二者在时代、成盐期次对比等问题上存在较大争议。最后,针对今后该地区钾盐研究提出了一些新的研究思路与方法。     

秦皇岛近海褐潮高发区浮游植物的碱性磷酸酶活性分析

碱性磷酸酶(Alkaline phosphatase,AP)是浮游植物在磷胁迫状态下表达的一种水解有机磷源的胞外酶,可用于指示海区浮游植物的磷胁迫状态。本研究于2013年7月,对秦皇岛近海抑食金球藻(Aureococcus anophagefferens)褐潮发生期间浮游植物的碱性磷酸酶活性(AP activity,APA)进行研究,结合其他理化参数,分析藻华发生时浮游植物的磷营养状态及其对海水中磷源的水解与利用情况。结果表明,褐潮发生时,抑食金球藻细胞密度高达108个/L,溶解有机磷(Dissolved organic phosphorus,DOP)成为浮游植物生长利用的主要磷源。抑食金球藻的细胞密度受到海水中NO3–、DOP、溶解无机磷(Dissolved inorganic phosphorus,DIP)浓度等的显著影响。浮游植物大量表达AP水解DOP,平均APA高达217.72 nmol/(μg·h)±90.86 nmol/(μg·h)(350.44 nmol/(L·h)±130.57 nmol/(L·h)),且APA随浮游植物生物量增大而显著增加。该结果表明抑食金球藻褐潮发生时,海区遭受严峻的磷胁迫甚至限制。磷源,尤其是有机磷源的可利用性可能在秦皇岛海区抑食金球藻褐潮的发生和维持中起关键作用。     

悬浮泥沙在长江口铀非保守行为中的重要作用

利用高精度的电感耦合等离子体质谱仪对2014年1月长江口表层水中溶解铀浓度及其234U/238U比值、2013年3月长江口表层沉积物中各矿物组分的铀含量及其234U/238U比值进行了测定,研究了其空间分布特征和影响因素。结果表明:除了长江径流和海水之外,长江口还有其他的溶解铀来源。水体中过剩铀与悬浮颗粒物浓度呈现显著相关性（r2=0.96）。对长江口表层沉积物进行的序列提取实验进一步表明,水体中悬浮颗粒物或沉积物中可解吸态和碳酸钙结合态铀可以在河口区域释放进入水体,而铁锰氧化物和有机物结合铀比较稳定,不受河口区混合过程的影响。每千克颗粒物或沉积物能够释放约2 μmol颗粒态铀,使其转化为溶解态。然而,铁氢氧化物和细颗粒物的絮凝吸附作用也可使溶解铀同时从河口水体中清除。在低盐度区,铀的清除和添加过程速率相近,使溶解铀呈现暂时的"伪保守"现象:颗粒态释放的铀具有明显低的234U/238U比值,导致水体的234U/238U低于保守混合值。在中高盐度区域,溶解铀呈现明显的富集现象。但是由于水相和颗粒相中的铀交换,可释放颗粒态铀的234U/238U接近溶解铀的234U/238U比值,从而导致水体的234U/238U比值呈现出保守性。长江口颗粒物的铀释放通量为（3.48±0.41）×105 mol/a,约占输入的总颗粒态铀通量（1.80±0.17）×106 mol/a的19.3%。长江口输入东海的溶解铀总通量（河流溶解态铀与河口添加铀之和）为（2.68±0.13）×106 mol/a,约为世界河流入海铀通量的11.7%。     

阿舍勒铜矿水敏地层防斜纠斜钻进工艺

新疆阿勒泰地区阿舍勒铜矿地层是以凝灰岩、角闪岩为主的典型蚀变性水敏地层,地层倾角较大,岩石各向异性明显,钻进过程中极易造成钻孔偏斜。该矿区坑道钻探施工中缩径、坍塌、掉块卡钻等钻探事故频发,制约了防斜、纠斜钻进工艺的选取,使该矿区钻探施工很难满足快速、经济的地质找矿要求。通过对已施工钻孔水敏地层防斜、纠斜工艺进行研究,提出了一套水敏地层防斜、纠斜等提高钻孔质量的工艺措施。     

Stable isotope geochemical characteristics of dissolved inorganic carbon in the Jiulong River Estuary,Fujian Province,China

The isotopic composition of dissolved inorganic carbon （DIC） in estuarine environments has been studied for its significant role in determining the isotopic composition of inorganic/organic matter and its applications to the study of various natural processes. In this paper, based on the stable isotope geochemical characteristics of dis- solved inorganic carbon in the Jiulong River Estuary, the following conclusions are drawn： （1） δ13CDIC values are mainly controlled by the mixing ratio of fresh water and sea water; （2）δ13Cphytoplankton values are linearly related to the δ13CDIC values; （3） δ13CpoM values for the Jiulong River Estuary are affected by anthropogenic pollution signifi- cantly; and （4） the comprehensive analysis of δ13Cphytoplankton, δ13CpoM and δ13CDIc shows that along with increasing salinity, the proportion of POM derived from the degradation of phytoplanktons gradually increases.     

The Phase Diagram of Lithium Salt Systems and Its Application in Extraction of Lithium from Salt Lake Brine

正At present,the extraction of lithium from salt lake brine is the new trend of the salt lake industrialization.The saltine lake lithium resources are extremely rich in western china,especially in Qinghai-Tibetan plateau.Brine of salt