Trace metal dynamics in the water column and pore waters in a temperate tidal system: response to the fate of algae-derived organic matter

Tidal and seasonal behaviour of the redox-sensitive trace metals Mn, Fe, Mo, U, and V have been investigated in the open-water column and shallow pore waters of the backbarrier tidal flats of the island of Spiekeroog (Southern North Sea) in 2002 and 2007. The purpose was to study the response of trace metal cycles on algae blooms, which are assumed to cause significant changes in the redox state of the entire ecosystem. Trace metal data were complemented by measurements of nutrients and enumeration of algae cells in 2007. Generally, Mn and V show a tidal cyclicity in the water column with maximum values during low tide which is most pronounced in summer due to elevated microbial activity in the sediments. Mo and U behave almost conservatively throughout the year with slightly increasing levels towards high tide. Exceptions are observed for both metals after summer algae blooms. Thus, the seasonal behaviour of the trace metals appear to be significantly influenced by productivity in the water column as the occurrence of algae blooms is associated with an intense release of organic matter (e.g. transparent exopolymer particles, TEP) thereby forming larger organic-rich aggregates. Along with elevated temperatures in summer, the deposition of such aggregates favours microbial activity within the surface sediments and release of DOC, nutrients and trace metals (Mn, Mo and V) during the degradation of the aggregates. Additionally, pronounced reducing conditions lead to the reduction of Mn(IV)-oxides and Fe(III)-(oxihydr)oxides, thereby releasing formerly scavenged compounds as V and phosphate. Therefore, pore-water profiles show significant enrichments in trace metals especially from July to September. Finally, the trace metals are released to the open water column via draining pore waters (esp. Mo, Mn, and V) and/or fixed in the sediment as sulphides (Fe, Mo) and bound to organic matter (U). Non-conservative behaviour of Mo in oxygenated seawater, first observed in the investigation area by Dellwig et al. (Geochim Cosmochim Acta 71:2745–2761, 2007a), was shown to be a recurrent phenomenon which is closely coupled to bacterial activity after the breakdown of algae blooms. In addition to the postulated fixation of Mo in oxygen-depleted micro-zones of the aggregates or by freshly formed organic matter, a direct removal of Mo from the water column by reduced sediment surfaces may also play an important role.     

Occurrence conditions of hyperpycnal flows, and their significance for organic-matter sedimentation in a Holocene estuary, Niigata Plain, Central Japan

River floods influence sedimentary environments and ecosystems from the terrestrial to the deep-marine. This study documents the occurrence conditions of hyperpycnal flows generated by river floods and related organic-matter sedimentation for Holocene sediments of the Niigata Plain, Central Japan, based on detailed sedimentary facies, total sulfur and total organic carbon content, diatom assemblages and organic-matter composition. Holocene sediments of the Niigata Plain consist of sand, mud and gravel that were deposited in estuarine and fluvial systems during a sea-level rise (15 000–6800 years BP) and stillstand (after 6800 years BP) following the Last Glacial Maximum. Hyperpycnites are present in the upper part of the estuarine lagoon sediments. The depositional age is considered to be about 5000 years BP. The hyperpycnites comprise two successions of a top fining-up unit and a basal coarsening-up unit, and include abundant terrigenous organic matter and freshwater diatoms. A large volume of freshwater is inferred to have flowed into the lagoon during deposition of the upper part of the lagoon sediments. In consequence, hyperpycnal flows may have readily formed in the lagoon, because the halocline was weak. The hyperpycnal flows also produced a layer of concentrated terrigenous organic matter in the uppermost part of the hyperpycnites. The abundant organic matter on the estuarine floor is inferred to have produced anoxic bottom conditions owing to oxidative decomposition by benthic bacteria.     

Using unsteady-state water level data to estimate channel roughness and discharge hydrograph

A novel methodology for simultaneous discharge and channel roughness estimation is developed and applied to data sets available at three experimental sites. The methodology is based on the synchronous measurement of water level data in two river sections far some kilometers from each other, as well as on the use of a diffusive flow routing solver and does not require any direct velocity measurement. The methodology is first analyzed for the simplest case of a channel with a large slope, where the kinematic assumption holds. A sensitivity and a model error analysis are carried out in this hypothesis in order to show the stability of the results with respect to the error in the input parameters in the case of homogeneous roughness and to analyze the effect of unknown roughness heterogeneity on the estimated discharges. The methodology is then extended to the more general case of channels with mild slope and validated using field data previously collected in three Italian rivers: the Arno (in Tuscany), the Tiber (in Latium) and the Vallo di Diana, a small tributary of the Tanagro river (in Southern Italy). The performance of the proposed algorithm has been investigated according to three performance criteria estimating the quality of the match between the measured and the computed stage and discharge hydrographs. Results of the field tests can be considered good, despite the uncertainties of the field data and of the measured values.     

水体主要成分对表观光学量的影响

遥感反射率是水色遥感中很重要的表观光学量,它和水中色素物质含量有很密切的关系,尤其是在二类水体中,对研究和反演水色3要素：浮游植物色素、总悬浮物、可溶性有机物的浓度起着很重要的作用。通过对分析模型进行模拟分析,同时利用2003年春季黄东海试验的实测数据,对3要素不同含量和相应的遥感反射率之间的关系进行初步探讨,得出一些结果。     

基于辐射传递模拟及人工神经网络技术的二类水体光学组分的反演

介绍了一种基于辐射传递模拟和人工神经网络技术(ANN)的二类水体水色要素(CHL,SPM,CDOM)的反演算法.在辐射传递模拟计算中,纯海水吸收和散射、浮游植物吸收的数据或模型是已发表的被广泛采用的结果.黄色物质和非浮游植物颗粒吸收以及海洋颗粒物的散射模型从COASTLOOC数据中导出.另外,还利用了一个新的海洋颗粒物后向散射概率模型,在该模型中颗粒物后向散射概率是颗粒有机物与SPM比值和波长的甬数.把上述定义的固有光学性质作为输入,经过辐射传递模拟得到海表面以下辐照度反射比数据集,然后将该模拟数据集用于训练不同的人工神经网络,获取水色和水色要素浓度之间甬数关系的最佳近似.利用以上建立的基于人工神经网络的算法,把COASTLOOC数据集和PMNS数据集的辐照度反射比作为输入进行水色要素反演,通过比较反演值和真实测量值来评价算法性能.结果显示,建立的基于ANN的二类水体水色要素反演算法具有很好的性能.     

Pathogenic agents in freshwater resources

Numerous pathogenic agents have been found in freshwaters used as sources for water supplies, recreational bathing and irrigation. These agents include bacterial pathogens, enteric viruses, several protozoans and parasitic worms more common to tropical waters. Although infected humans are a major source of pathogens, farm animals (cattle, sheep, pigs), animal pets (dogs, cats) and wildlife serve as significant reservoirs and should not be ignored. The range of infected individuals within a given warm-blooded animal group (humans included) may range from 1 to 25%. Survival times for pathogens in the water environment may range from a few days to as much as a year (Ascaris, Taenia eggs), with infective dose levels varying from one viable cell for several primary pathogenic agents to many thousands of cells for a given opportunistic pathogen. As pathogen detection in water is complex and not readily incorporated into routine monitoring, a surrogate is necessary. In general, indicators of faecal contamination provide a positive correlation with intestinal pathogen occurrences only when appropriate sample volumes are examined by sensitive methodology. Pathways by which pathogens reach susceptible water users include ingestion of contaminated water, body contact with polluted recreational waters and consumption of salad crops irrigated by polluted freshwaters. Major contributors to the spread of various water-borne pathogens are sewage, polluted surface waters and stormwater runoff. All of these contributions are intensified during periods of major floods. Several water-borne case histories are cited as examples of breakdowns in public health protection related to water supply, recreational waters and the consumption of contaminated salad crops. In the long term, water resource management must focus on pollution prevention from point sources of waste discharges and the spread of pathogens in watershed stormwater runoff.     

Efficacy of adapted estuarine fish-based multimetric indices as tools for evaluating ecological status of the marine environment

The assessment of ecological status of marine fish communities required by the marine strategy framework directive (MSFD) emphasises the need for fish-based ecological indices in marine waters. In this study we adapt five estuarine multimetric indices to the marine environment and apply them in three types of substrates, analysing the metrics responsible for the obtained patterns of ecological status. The results show inefficiency of the community degradation index (CDI) and the biological health index (BHI) in ecological status assessment and disagreement between the estuarine biotic integrity index (EBI), the estuarine fish community index (EFCI) and the transitional fish classification index (TFCI). Analysis of individual metrics suggests lack of representativeness and consideration for the particularities of each substrate’s typical fish communities. None of the tested indices were efficient on the marine environment, urging the need for new marine indices that account for differences between types of substrate and depth.     

珠江磨刀门河口亚潮频率水位的控制论研究

本文应用现代控制论研究河口非潮汐海平面变化及其与影响要素的关系。两年连续的水位及水文气象要素资料表明,在0.01—0.50cpd的频带上水位有相当高能的波动,这些波动的能量主要直接或间接来自风应力、河流径流以及河口外的海平面波动。本文应用1982年时间序列辨识了五个二阶的MISO CAR模型,系统输出是河口亚潮频率海平面;系统输入是河流人注流量、风应力和气压。模型检验后对1983年亚潮频率海平面进行一步和多步后报,符合良好。系统仿真定量地估计了各控制因素对水位的相对重要性。频域和时域分析都表明河口水位系统具有振荡特性。     

许氏平鲉Sebastes schlegeli(Hilgendorf)及欧氏六线鱼Hexagrammos otakii Jordan et Starks核型研究

采用PHA体内注射肾细胞直接制片法研究青岛近海常见的许氏平鲉和欧氏六线鱼的核型,核型公式分别为2n=48,2m+46t,NF=50和2n=48,6m+16sm+20st+6t,NF=70。许氏平鲉的t组的第20对(t20)染色体和欧氏六线鱼t组第3对(t3)染色体分别为各自核型中具随体的特征性染色体。此外,在两种鱼中均未发现有异形性杂色体存在。