Suspended sediment in rapid subsurface stormflow on a large field plot

The occurrence of rapid movement of suspended sediment in subsurface stormflow on a large field plot in California is described. Concentrations of over 1000mgl^?1 were recorded in storms of only low to moderate intensity. The observed sediment was composed of uniformly fine-sized particles 4 to 8 μm in diameter. The mode of transport seems different from processes previously reported. Differences in sediment concentrations in different events, levels of ¹³⁷Cs on the sediment, and several other types of evidence indicate that the sediment was detached and entrained at the ground surface by raindrop impact and that the water and sediment flow occurred mainly through macropores in the soil. As conditions similar to those at the study site are not uncommon, it seems probable that the phenomenon may occur in many regions.     

青海共和盆地土壤风蚀的^137Cs法研究（I）——^137Cs分布特征

土壤风蚀作为土地沙漠化的首要环节,对其准确测定和评估是十分迫切和必要的。放射性核素137Cs作为人类核试验的产物,以其独特的理化性质而成为研究土壤侵蚀和泥沙沉积一种良好的示踪源。137Cs法在水蚀研究领域已取得了显著的进展,而在风蚀研究中的应用却相对不足,目前尚处于探索阶段。作者选择青海共和盆地作为研究区,探讨137Cs法在土壤风蚀研究中应用的可行性。通过对共和盆地不同类型土壤剖面的137Cs取样分析,基本查清了区域137Cs分布的若干特性,测定出不同类型土地137Cs活度的排序为:林地>干湖盆>高寒草原>旱作农田≈干草原>固定沙丘>荒漠草原>流动沙丘>风蚀地,137Cs总量的排序为:干湖盆>林地>流动沙丘>高寒草原>旱作农田≈干草原>固定沙丘>荒漠草原>风蚀地。并分析了一些典型剖面的137Cs深度分布及其机制,将137Cs深度剖面划分为正常剖面、沉积剖面、侵蚀剖面和人为扰动剖面4种型式。沙丘砂由于遭受反复吹失和沉积,其137Cs含量逐渐减小,趋于微量的均匀化;而高寒草原的137Cs含量在区域上也较为均匀,在深度分布上,接近负指数分布曲线保存了相对完好的137Cs初始沉积剖面,是理想的137Cs背景值样点。     

卤水中分离提取铷、铯的研究进展

对采用沉淀法、离子交换法和溶剂萃取法从卤水中提取铷、铯进行了综述,对所述技术的优缺点进行了探讨,指出离子交换法具有实际的应用价值。     

Soil erosion prediction at the basin scale using the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) in a catchment of Sicily (southern Italy)

Soil erosion by water is a serious problem in southern Italy, particularly in Sicily which is one of the Italian administrative regions prone to desertification. Soil erosion not only affects soil quality, in terms of agricultural productivity, but also reduces the availability of water in reservoirs. This study was conducted in the Comunelli catchment in south-central Sicily, to predict potential annual soil loss using the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) and to test the reliability of this methodology to predict reservoirs siltation. The RUSLE factors were calculated for the catchment using survey data and rain gauge measurement data. The R-factor was calculated from daily, monthly and annual precipitation data. The K-factor was calculated from soil samples collected in May and November 2004. The LS topographic factor was calculated from a 20 m digital elevation model. The C- and P-factors, in absence of detailed data, were set to 1. The results were compared with those obtained from another soil loss estimation method based on ¹³⁷Cs and with the soil loss estimated from the sediment volume stored in the Comunelli reservoir between 1968 and 2004.     

花岗岩裂隙中~(134)Cs表面活度直接测量

测定岩石中放射性核素的浓度分布 ,是研究放射性核素在处置库周围岩石中的迁移、扩散和滞留规律 ,从而确定处置库隔离能力的必要手段。本文研究了花岗岩裂隙表面 13 4Cs活度的直接测定方法 ,并对有关影响因素进行了讨论     

Distribution of Cs and Pu in the surface waters of the East Sea (Sea of Japan)

Surface and subsurface water samples for ¹³⁷Cs and ^239,240Pu analysis were collected in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) during August 1993. The ¹³⁷Cs levels of the surface waters are quite homogeneous in the East Sea (average = 3.1±0.2 mBq kg⁻¹). The ^239,240Pu levels vary from 6 to 10 μBq kg⁻¹ in the surface. ^239,240Pu to ¹³⁷Cs ratios in the surface water are within 0.002 to 0.003. The East Sea may be regarded as a part of the North Pacific Ocean in terms of ¹³⁷Cs dispersal in the surface, where the ¹³⁷Cs contents of the surface seawater seem to be controlled primarily by the atmospheric input. However, since our sampling was made just two months prior to the widely publicized Russian dumping incident on the 17th October 1993, our measurements may provide background data to assess the immediate impact of the Russian dumping on the levels of ¹³⁷Cs and ^239,240Pu in the East Sea.     

A process‐based conversion model for caesium‐137 derived erosion rates on agricultural land: an integrated spatial approach

There is increasing recognition that ¹³⁷Cs data remain one of the few sources of spatially distributed information concerning soil erosion. However, many of the conversion models that have been used to convert ¹³⁷Cs data into soil redistribution rates failed to account for some of the key factors affecting the redistribution of ¹³⁷Cs in agricultural landscapes. The conversion model presented in this paper aims to overcome some of the limitations associated with existing models and therefore to provide more realistic estimates of soil erosion rates on agricultural land. The conversion model aims at coupling soil redistribution processes directly with ¹³⁷Cs redistribution. Emphasis is placed on the spatial representation of soil redistribution processes and the adequate simulation of tillage processes. The benefits of the presented model arise from the two‐dimensional spatial integration of mass balance models with soil erosion models. No a priori assumptions about the intensity of any soil redistribution process are necessary and the level of agreement between observed and simulated ¹³⁷Cs inventories enables us to evaluate the performance of the model. The spatial implementation and the use of fuzzy parameter sets also allow us to assess the uncertainties associated with soil erosion estimates. It was shown that an adequate simulation of tillage processes is necessary and that simplified tillage models may lead to erroneous estimates of soil redistribution. The model was successfully applied to a study site in the Belgian Loam Belt and the results indicated that tillage is the dominant process. Furthermore, the uncertainties associated with the estimation of water erosion rates were much higher than those associated with tillage, especially for depositional areas. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The transport and mass balance of fallout radionuclides in Blelham Tarn, Cumbria (UK)

Although lake sediment archives are widely used for reconstructing historical records of atmospherically delivered pollutants, the quantitative relationship between fallout levels and their record in the sediments is complex and not well known. The original input signal from the atmosphere can be significantly distorted by mediating transport processes in the catchment, through the water column and within the sediments themselves. Since these processes also affect the fallout radionuclide ²¹⁰Pb commonly used to date sediments, a better understanding of their impact is also important to improving the accuracy and reliability of sediment dating. Blelham Tarn has been the subject of a number of palaeolimnological investigations using radiometric dating techniques since the early 1970s. More recently it was the site of a major study carried out within the EU Transuranics project concerning the long-term fate of fallout radionuclides in catchment/lake systems. This paper reviews the radiometric data from this study and uses the results to determine mass balances for fallout ²¹⁰Pb, ¹³⁷Cs and ^239+240Pu in Blelham Tarn, and their spatial distribution over the bed of the lake. Atmospheric fluxes were determined by measuring concentrations in rainwater and cumulative inventories in soil cores from non-eroding sites. Sediment records in a grid of 16 cores were used to determine the spatial distribution over the bed of the lake, and net inputs from the catchment. Mass balance calculations indicate that c. 47% of ²¹⁰Pb in the sediments derives from erosive inputs from the catchment. For ^239+240Pu the figure rises to 61%. Reduced amounts of ¹³⁷Cs in the sediments are attributed to greater losses of this radionuclide from the water column via the outflow due to its greater solubility. Inputs of radionuclides from the catchment are concentrated near one of the major input streams. Away from this part of the lake the sediment record is dominated by direct atmospheric fallout, though the detailed pattern is influenced by sediment focussing. A one parameter catchment/lake transport model is developed that incorporates the assumption that transport rates will decline with time as fallout on the catchment diffuses into the soil and becomes less available for removal. Values of the transport parameter were calculated for ²¹⁰Pb and ^239+240Pu and found to be comparable. The results suggest that it will take c. 11000 years to remove 50% of ^239+240Pu from the catchment to the lake.     

137Cs技术定量侵蚀速率常用模型及其讨论

土壤侵蚀将导致严重的土地退化和其它环境危害，侵蚀危害的评估需要关于侵蚀速率和侵蚀的时空分布模式的大量信息。^137Cs具有独特的输入来源和地球化学性质，使其它为研究自^137Cs首次沉降以来约30年的平均土壤侵蚀速率的最优示踪剂。比例模型、简化的质量平衡模型、基于^137Cs地表富集的质量平衡模型、剖面分布模型是近年来常用的几种模型，各有其优势和局限性。这些模型都是在一些假设的基础上推导出来的，这些假设是否成立需要理论论证和实验验证，文章对多数定量模型所含的假设条件进行讨论。