Salt-loaded effluents were introduced into the river Wipper during the mining period for almost a century. Beginning with the year 1990, the waste water load was strongly reduced due to the termination of the potash industry. Prior to 1990, monthly means of the chloride concentrations at times exceeded 6,000 mg l−1 in the strongly polluted sections. Maximum concentrations reached twice these values. Up to 1998, mean annual chloride concentrations decreased to values below 2,000 mg l−1. This led to more balanced fluctuations in salinity which had been pronounced before, depending on discharge and short-term changes in production. Similarly, the physiologically adverse ion conditions improved due to decrasing potassium and increasing calcium proportions.
In 1963/64, 1986 and 1998, samples of epilithic, epiphytic and epipsammic diatoms were taken at locations of different salinities along the river and examined for the effects of the salinization on the structure of the diatom assemblages. These structures changed in dependence on salinity. Increasing salt concentrations coincided with decreasing oligohalophilic and increasing mesohalophilic and polyhalophilic species numbers. Above a chloride concentration of about 3,000 mg l−1, the proportion of the latter exceed that of the former (halobion index > 50). Corresponding to different conditions of salinization along the river, characteristic diatom assemblages occur differring from each other and which are specific for the river section. Spring and autumn aspects of the diatom assemblages show also salt-dependent differences. The assemblages found in 1998 after decrease of salinization have changed markedly in comparison to those from 1963/64 and 1986. Halobiontic species predominating formerly occurred only occasionally or not at all. They were replaced by oligohalobic-indifferent forms.
An ecological assessment of the changes was performed based on the halobion index calculated from all the samples. For the strongly salinized section of the river Wipper, a shift from -mesohalobic/polyhalobic conditions in 1963/64 and 1986 to -oligohalobic/β-mesohalobic conditions in 1998 was found. However, constant -oligohalobic conditions are still not given. With regard to the transition from -oligohalobic (limnetic) to β-mesohalobic (brackish) conditions, a maximum chloride concentration of 600 mg l−1 was found. To guarantee -oligohalobic conditions, a maximum chloride concentration of 400 mg l−1 should not be exceeded. 相似文献
It is shown that time compression curve obtained from one-dimensional consolidation curve in the laboratory may include six
phases. These are initial compression, first primary compression, transition from first primary compression to second primary
compression, second primary compression, and transition from second primary compression to creep and lastly creep. This paper
attempts to identify the quantitative beginnings and characteristics of these phases. A mathematical characteristic of all
the soils that follow primary consolidation as per Terzaghi’s one dimensional consolidation theory is derived. It is known
as the constant of primary consolidation. It is used to study the beginning of secondary consolidation and its effects on
primary consolidation. Another characteristic of soils for creep and total absence of primary compression is derived. Methods
are suggested for the determination of coefficients of Primary and Secondary consolidations and the compression index. 相似文献
A prototype multi-purpose index is proposed for use in the evaluation of practices for adaptation to climate variability and
change. The Index of Usefulness of Practices for Adaptation (IUPA) allows the user to assign weights and scores to a set of
user-defined evaluation criteria. Individual criterion scores are aggregated into a final index value. Both the final value
and the individual parameter scores provide useful information for improved decision making in the context of climate change.
An innovative aspect of IUPA is that guidance is given to the user through the inclusion of recommendations on evaluation
criteria and criterion-specific weight factors. These have been defined by a panel of experts from the Latin-American and
Caribbean Region (LAC). Application of the index is demonstrated for an existing adaptation practice from the Coquimbo Region,
Chile. The IUPA tool is recommended for use in the evaluation of adaptation practices in their design, implementation and
post-implementation phase. It is practical for a quick first assessment or when limited financial resources are available,
making the tool especially useful for practitioners in the developing world. The index is flexible both from the perspective
of its construction and use. Additional expert opinions can easily be included in the future versions of the tool. 相似文献