河套平原沉积物中铀的赋存形态及其与地下水铀浓度的关系

采用Tessier的五步提取法,对位于河套平原杭锦后旗沙海乡四个钻孔沉积物进行铀的五个赋存形态(包括可交换态、碳酸盐吸附态、铁锰氧化物吸附态、有机物或硫化物吸附态和基质态)分布特征研究。结果发现,铁锰氧化物结合态铀含量为0.140~0.328 mg/kg,占总铀量的34.7%;基质态中铀的含量为0.256~0.405 mg/kg,占44.0%。对于铁锰氧化物结合态,铀含量与铁、锰含量呈正相关性,其中铀与铁线性相关系数0.311~0.482,铀与锰线性相关系数0.506~0.642。表明,沉积物中锰氧化物对铀含量的影响大于铁氧化物对铀含量的影响。进一步研究发现,沉积物岩性对铀含量的影响较大,总铀在细砂中平均含量为0.088 mg/kg,在黏土中平均量为0.260 mg/kg。不同深度地下水中铀浓度和沉积物铀含量的研究表明,随深度增加,地下水中铀浓度与含水层沉积物中铀含量均呈降低的趋势。地下水中铀浓度受含水层中可交换态铀含量的直接影响。     

江汉平原高砷含水层沉积物地球化学特征

选取江汉平原典型地下水砷中毒区仙桃市沙湖原种场为研究区,对3个长50m的钻孔沉积物砷含量与赋存形态及其他化学组成进行了分析。结果表明区内沉积物砷质量分数为1.35~107.5mg/kg(平均值为12.8mg/kg)。黏土或亚黏土层中砷含量较高,这与细粒沉积物中铁锰氧化物、黏土矿物对砷的吸附有关。地下20m左右深度内含水层沉积物中砷含量最高,相应地下水中砷质量浓度高达到1 000μg/L。草酸-草酸铵选择性提取结果指示沉积物中10%~77%(平均38%)的As与无定形铁氢氧化物结合,表明无定形铁氢氧化物还原性溶解可能是控制砷释放与还原的主要地球化学过程,并且有机质生物氧化机制极大地促进了该过程。然而,沉积物中仅1.2%~23%的铁被草酸-草酸铵提取,含水层中砷浓度主要受铁的氢氧化物还原性溶解影响,但其他形式的铁、有机物的吸附作用亦控制着砷的含量。     

大同盆地砷中毒病区沉积物中砷的吸附行为和影响因素分析

沉积物对砷的吸附-解吸作用是控制砷在地下水中的迁移和转化的决定性因素。对砷中毒重病区大同盆地山胡县沉积物中砷的吸附行为和影响因素研究结果表明,沉积物对砷的吸附符合Freundlich吸附等温模式,吸附量主要与沉积物颗粒大小、黏土矿物质量分数和类型、铁铝氧化物质量分数以及沉积物中As的质量分数有关,有机质质量分数对砷的吸附量影响需进一步深入研究。铝硅酸盐、铁铝氧化物质量分数较高且颗粒较细的黏土和亚黏土类沉积物对砷的吸附性较强;而铝硅酸盐、铁铝氧化物质量分数较低且颗粒较粗的细砂和粉砂类沉积物对砷的吸附性较差,其所处的含水层也是形成高砷地下水的主要含水层。pH值为5．5～8．0时,砷的吸附量最大。大同盆地高砷地下水pH条件非常不利于沉积物中砷的吸附,易形成高砷地下水。该区地下水10℃左右的温度条件非常有利于沉积物对砷的吸附,但由于影响因素较多,且地下水的温度在不同季节会发生一定的变化,其产生的影响还有待进一步研究。     

大型金属矿山不同环境介质中重金属元素化学形态分布特征——以甘肃金昌市和白银市为例

重金属元素在环境介质中的存在形态及各形态比例是决定其迁移性和生物可利用性的重要因素.采用BCR法连续提取过程对大型金属矿山周围土壤和水体沉积物中Cd、Cr、Cu、Ni、Pb和Zn化学形态的分析结果表明,土壤和水体沉积物中不同重金属元素化学形态分布有很大差异.总体而言,Cd以弱酸提取态为主(约占60%),Cr以残渣态为主,占90%以上,Cu以可氧化态为主(约占60%),Ni和Pb以可还原态为主,分别约占50%和60%,Zn以残渣态为主,约占45%.不同区域土壤中重金属元素各形态质量分数之和依次为厂区外围>尾矿坝旁>农田,各形态分布也与总量具有相似的变化趋势.金昌市矿山环境介质中重金属以Cu和Ni为主,白银市以Cd、Cu和Pb为主,重金属元素的生物可利用态和潜在可利用态质量分数高,平均约占各金属,总量的60%～90%,对周围环境具有很大的潜在生态危害性.     

江汉平原浅层含水层中土著硫酸盐还原菌对砷迁移释放的影响

硫酸盐还原菌是厌氧环境中参与砷形态转化的重要微生物种群,其介导的生物地球化学循环过程对铁氧化物表面吸附态砷迁移转化的影响亟待深入研究.选取江汉平原典型高砷含水层原位沉积物分离纯化出一株严格厌氧硫酸盐还原菌Desulfovibrio JH-S1,对其进行砷和铁还原能力鉴定,并通过模拟培养实验探究硫酸盐还原菌参与下的铁矿物相转化对吸附态砷迁移的影响.Desulfovibrio JH-S1具有Fe(III)还原能力,无硫和有硫体系中Fe(III)均能被还原,但在硫酸盐充足条件下铁还原量显著增加;该菌株不具备As(V)还原能力,但添加硫酸盐的培养体系中As(V)去除率可达96%以上.Desulfovibrio JH-S1能够还原硫酸盐从而促进载砷的水铁矿还原转化为纤铁矿,并导致吸附的砷释放.江汉平原高砷含水层土著硫酸盐还原菌兼具硫酸盐/铁还原功能,参与了高砷含水层系统中砷-铁-硫耦合循环,对高砷地下水的形成具有重要作用.      

贵州铜仁坝黄磷矿中铀赋存状态的逐级化学提取研究

贵州铜仁坝黄磷块岩矿床富集放射性元素铀,利用逐级化学提取分析方法对该地区黄磷矿中铀的赋存状态进行探究,有助于进一步探讨磷块岩型铀矿的分布规律、成矿机理及铀资源的综合开发。本文采用经修改的Tessier法流程,提取了水溶态、可交换离子态、碳酸盐结合态、铁锰氧化物结合态、有机质黄铁矿态、强酸提取态和残渣态等七种不同形态的铀。研究发现:黄磷矿中的铀主要以独立铀矿物和类质同象置换的形式存在,分别占37.83%、37.21%,少量铀(占24.96%)以分散吸附形式存在。分析表明:独立铀矿物在富磷、黄铁矿脉和镜面擦痕发育的岩层中含量较高,说明热液活动有利于独立矿物形式铀的富集;类质同象铀与黄磷矿中的磷含量呈正相关关系,铀元素可能是以离子置换的方式赋存于胶磷矿的晶格缺陷中;吸附形态铀的含量受到岩石中黏土矿物含量和黄铁矿脉的影响,有机质黄铁矿态是吸附形态铀存在的主要方式,少量铀通过扩散作用吸附于黏土矿物表面。除类质同象铀因其存在形式不易被提取利用外,独立铀矿物及吸附形态铀对于未来优化资源配置具有现实意义。     

天鹅洲长江故道湿地地下水砷的时空分布特征及控制机理

高砷地下水不仅直接危害供水安全,还可通过与湿地之间的交互作用,影响湿地水质进而威胁湿地生态安全.长江中游河湖平原已被报道广泛分布有高砷地下水,而位于长江中游故道区域的天鹅洲湿地地下水中砷的空间分布特征尚不明确,湿地与地下水的交互作用对地下水中砷季节性动态的控制机理尚不明确.本研究在天鹅洲湿地采集2个水文地质钻孔的35件沉积物样品、12个分层监测井不同季节的共72组地下水样和18组地表水样,通过水位-水化学监测、沉积物地球化学组成分析和砷、铁形态表征探究天鹅洲湿地地下水中砷的时空分布规律及控制机理.研究发现天鹅洲湿地地下水砷含量为1.08~147 μg/L,牛轭湖外侧浅井（10 m）地下水砷含量普遍高于深井（25 m）和牛轭湖内侧浅井（10 m）、深井（25 m）地下水,枯水期和平水期的砷含量高于丰水期.牛轭湖外侧浅层地下水系统具有更厚的粘土、亚粘土沉积,沉积物中总砷、强吸附态砷和易还原的铁氧化物的含量更多,吸附砷的水铁矿等无定形铁氧化物还原性溶解导致砷释放进入地下水中.枯水期天鹅洲湿地底部向牛轭湖外侧浅层含水层输送不稳定的有机质,使天鹅洲湿地地下水-地表水界面成为砷释放的热点区域.丰水期时牛轭湖外侧含水层受长江补给的影响,还原环境发生改变使地下水中的砷和铁被氧化固定从而不利于砷向地下水释放.      

淮南潘集采煤沉陷区土壤及煤矸石镉环境地球化学特征

以淮南潘集采煤沉陷区土壤、煤矸石为研究对象,采用电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)测定样品中重金属镉(Cd)含量,探讨其空间分布特征;利用Tessier五步形态提取法,研究样品中Cd赋存形态,分析其生物可利用性;最后采用地累积指数法评价沉陷区土壤和煤矸石中Cd污染程度。结果表明:潘集采煤沉陷区土壤Cd含量是淮南土壤背景值4.17倍,煤矸石中Cd含量是淮南土壤背景值和煤背景值5.33倍;潘集采煤沉陷区土壤和煤矸石中残渣态Cd占绝大部分,可交换态Cd含量低,但潜在生物可利用态含量高;地累积指数法结果表明,淮南潘集采煤沉陷区土壤和煤矸石中Cd中度污染,应采取措施优先治理控制。     

高砷含水层沉积物矿物学特征及砷的活化

利用X射线衍射和X射线荧光分析、沉积物序列提取试验及矿物饱和度的计算,对采自江汉平原中部沙湖地区典型高砷含水层钻孔沉积物样品矿物学进行了分析,并讨论了控制含水层中砷释放和迁移的地球化学机制.对矿物在沉积物与土壤中的分布及组成的对比分析,在一定程度上指示了矿物赋存环境和/或高砷水形成的环境背景:土壤与沉积物中高岭石以低于其他3种粘土矿物的含量普遍存在,指示了含水层沉积物形成过程江汉平原存在一定的湿热古气候环境;沉积物绿泥石含量低于土壤中绿泥石,恰恰反映了土壤比沉积物略强的碱性环境;沉积物中黄铁矿的存在,显示了含水层局部的强还原性环境,指示地下水中广泛存在的Fe2+容易与二价硫发生沉淀并结合砷.砷主要以无定形铁锰氧化物结合态(平均在31％以上)形式存在,其次以碳酸盐和有机质结合态存在.无定形铁锰氧化物的还原溶解可能是控制砷迁移到地下水中主要的地球化学机制.相对高含量的绿泥石容易在含水层中发生风化,其溶解过程可以将铁释放到地下水中,从而成为影响地下水中砷活化的潜在因素.     

呼和浩特市大气降尘中镉赋存形态分析

采用Tessier连续提取法对呼和浩特市不同区域的9个大气降尘样品中镉的赋存形态进行了研究。结果表明,各形态含量在总镉中所占比例由大到小排列顺序依次是:铁锰氧化物结合态>残渣态>碳酸盐结合态>强有机结合态>可交换态。大气降尘中镉的5种形态占总镉的平均质量分数由大到小为:铁锰氧化物结合态31.80%,残渣态24.42%,碳酸盐结合态19.04%,强有机结合态14.61%,可交换态10.13%;铁锰氧化物结合态是主要存在形态;铁锰氧化物结合态镉、有机结合态镉、残留态镉这三种形态镉生物有效性很低,但当环境改变时可能发生镉释放,应予以关注。汽油和煤的燃烧以及工厂排放镉能加大城市大气降尘中的镉含量。     

大同盆地高砷地下水系统沉积物环境磁学特征

为了研究高砷含水层沉积物中砷与磁性矿物的关系, 对大同盆地高砷地区含水层钻孔样品进行了环境磁学和地球化学分析, 结果表明亚铁磁性矿物是决定含水层沉积物磁性特征的主要磁性矿物.通过对比砷和磁性参数在垂向上的变化趋势发现, 高砷含量往往对应着低的饱和等温剩磁(SIRM) 值, 揭示出砷和顺磁性矿物之间也存在联系.沉积物砷含量与磁性参数的相关系数均小于0.5 (α=0.05), 表明砷和亚铁磁性矿物及不完整反铁磁性矿物之间不存在明显的联系.在所有磁性参数中磁化率(χ)和砷含量之间相关性最显著, 相关系数均在0.4 (α=0.05) 左右, 低的相关系数与亚铁磁性矿物和不完整反铁磁性矿物对顺铁磁性矿物的稀释有关.该地区高砷地下水的形成可能与水铁矿及纤铁矿等砷的赋存矿物在还原条件下的还原溶解有关.      

Arsenic content, fractionation, and ecological risk in the surface sediments of lake

The Nansi Lake has been seriously affected by long-term intensive industrial and urban activities. The objectives of this study were to determine the content, distribution, and ecological risk of arsenic and investigate the geochemical relationships between arsenic forms and sediment mineral phases of the Nansi Lake. Twenty samples of surface sediments were collected and analyzed for arsenic contents and chemical forms. Results indicated that total content of arsenic in the sediment samples averaged 13.45?mg/kg and ranged from 8.27 to 21.75?mg/kg. The arsenic was mostly associated with iron oxides (67.3%), followed by the association with the residual fraction (19.2%). In addition, total content of arsenic was positively correlated with the organic matter and iron contents in the sediment. The molar ratios of iron oxide bound arsenic content to iron content are lower than the maximal molar ratios of arsenic to iron for natural hematite, magnetite, and goethite. The total content of arsenic in the sediment samples was usually higher than threshold effect concentration of 9.79?mg/kg, but lower than probable effect concentration of 33.0?mg/kg for arsenic in freshwater sediments. Adverse effects or toxicity to the aquatic organisms, caused by arsenic in the sediments of the Nansi Lake, will likely occur at these levels of arsenic contamination.     

Biogeochemical transformation of Fe minerals in a petroleum-contaminated aquifer

The Bemidji aquifer in Minnesota, USA is a well-studied site of subsurface petroleum contamination. The site contains an anoxic groundwater plume where soluble petroleum constituents serve as an energy source for a region of methanogenesis near the source and bacterial Fe(III) reduction further down gradient. Methanogenesis apparently begins when bioavailable Fe(III) is exhausted within the sediment. Past studies indicate that Geobacter species and Geothrix fermentens-like organisms are the primary dissimilatory Fe-reducing bacteria at this site. The Fe mineralogy of the pristine aquifer sediments and samples from the methanogenic (source) and Fe(III) reducing zones were characterized in this study to identify microbiologic changes to Fe valence and mineral distribution, and to identify whether new biogenic mineral phases had formed. Methods applied included X-ray diffraction; X-ray fluorescence (XRF); and chemical extraction; optical, transmission, and scanning electron microscopy; and Mössbauer spectroscopy.All of the sediments were low in total Fe content (≈ 1%) and exhibited complex Fe-mineralogy. The bulk pristine sediment and its sand, silt, and clay-sized fractions were studied in detail. The pristine sediments contained Fe(II) and Fe(III) mineral phases. Ferrous iron represented approximately 50% of Fe_TOT. The relative Fe(II) concentration increased in the sand fraction, and its primary mineralogic residence was clinochlore with minor concentrations found as a ferroan calcite grain cement in carbonate lithic fragments. Fe(III) existed in silicates (epidote, clinochlore, muscovite) and Fe(III) oxides of detrital and authigenic origin. The detrital Fe(III) oxides included hematite and goethite in the form of mm-sized nodular concretions and smaller-sized dispersed crystallites, and euhedral magnetite grains. Authigenic Fe(III) oxides increased in concentration with decreasing particle size through the silt and clay fraction. Chemical extraction and Mössbauer analysis indicated that this was a ferrihydrite like-phase. Quantitative mineralogic and Fe(II/III) ratio comparisons between the pristine and contaminated sediments were not possible because of textural differences. However, comparisons between the texturally-similar source (where bioavailable Fe(III) had been exhausted) and Fe(III) reducing zone sediments (where bioavailable Fe(III) remained) indicated that dispersed detrital, crystalline Fe(III) oxides and a portion of the authigenic, poorly crystalline Fe(III) oxide fraction had been depleted from the source zone sediment by microbiologic activity. Little or no effect of microbiologic activity was observed on silicate Fe(III). The presence of residual “ferrihydrite” in the most bioreduced, anoxic plume sediment (source) implied that a portion of the authigenic Fe(III) oxides were biologically inaccessible in weathered, lithic fragment interiors. Little evidence was found for the modern biogenesis of authigenic ferrous-containing mineral phases, perhaps with the exception of thin siderite or ferroan calcite surface precipitates on carbonate lithic fragments within source zone sediments.     

Diagenetic control on arsenic partitioning in sediments of the Meghna River delta,Bangladesh

A stratigraphic profile of solid phase As was measured to investigate the diagenetic cycling of arsenic and related elements in fluvial sediments of the Meghna River delta plain. The distributions of Fe, Mn, and Al are typically characterized by surficial solid phase enrichment, and As is distributed down to 36.6 m showing similar alternate layers of maxima and minima with Fe, Mn and TOC, which reflects the diagenetic remobilization and periodical differences in source materials of As. Lithological characteristics and geochemical data suggest that elevated levels of As are found in organic-matter-rich clay and silty sand rather than sand samples, with occasionally enriched As content in iron-oxyhydroxide-coated sand grains. Arsenic demonstrates a positive and significant co-variation with total organic carbon in sediments, which suggests the important role of particulate and colloidal organic matter and biological activity in controlling the distribution of arsenic in the Bengal delta. However, the concentrations of Fe and Mn weakly correlate with As contents, whereas Al contents show no relationship with As. The results of this study suggest that reactive oxides or hydroxides of Fe and Mn, rather than Fe and Mn with other minerals, might control arsenic distribution.     

Environmental geochemistry of high arsenic groundwater at western Hetao plain, Inner Mongolia

Environmental geochemistry of high arsenic groundwater at Hetao plain was studied on the basis of geochemical survey of the groundwater and a core sediment. Arsenic concentration in groundwater samples varies from 76 to 1093 μg/L. The high arsenic groundwater mostly appears to be weakly alkaline. The concentrations of NO₃⁻ and SO₄²⁻ are relatively low, while the concentrations of DOC, NH₄⁺, dissolved Fe and sulfide are relatively great. Analysis of arsenic speciation in 21 samples shows that arsenic is present in the solution predominantly as As(III), while particulate arsenic constitutes about 10% of the total arsenic. Methane is detected in five samples with the greatest content being 5107 μg/L. The shallow aquifer in Hangjinhouqi of western Hetao plain is of strongly reducing condition. The arsenic content in 23 core sediment samples varies from 7.7 to 34.6 mg/kg, with great value in clay and mild clay layer. The obvious positive relationship in content between Fe₂O₃, Mn, Sb, B, V and As indicates that the distribution of arsenic in the sediments may be related to Fe and Mn oxides, and the mobilization of Sb, B and V may be affected by similar geochemical processes as that of As.     

福建近岸浅海沉积物元素丰度及含量变化特征

通过福建省沿海经济带生态地球化学调查,在福建近岸浅海区域共采集479件沉积物样品,分析测试了52种化学元素以及pH值和有机碳等指标。总结了该区域浅海沉积物化学元素的丰度、含量变化及其区域分布,并分不同沉积物类型统计有害元素的污染起始值。福建近岸浅海沉积物与中国浅海沉积物对比,大部分元素的含量高于中国浅海沉积物,含量变化基本遵循“元素的粒度控制律”,除Si元素相反外,Al、Fe、Cu、Co、Ni等绝大多数元素的含量随沉积物粒度变细（砂→粉砂→泥）而升高,有些元素在泥质沉积物中的含量常高出砂质的数倍;其高值、高背景区的区域分布也总是与细粒沉积物有关,而低值、低背景区则明显地与砂质沉积物的分布相关。     

大同盆地高砷地下水稀土元素特征及其指示意义

对大同盆地典型高砷地下水开展了稀土元素地球化学研究.研究表明: 高砷地下水具有低∑REE含量及富集重稀土(HREEs)特征.地下水中低含量∑REE与含水层沉积物中Fe-Mn氧化物/氢氧化物对REEs的吸附有关.地下水中重稀土元素相对于轻稀土元素的富集可能是吸附作用和碳酸根离子同REEs发生络合作用的共同结果.采用平均大陆上地壳标准化的地下水稀土元素分布表现出显著的Ce及Eu正异常.地下水Ce/Ce*值及Eu含量与Fe+Mn具有显著相关性, 表明铁锰氧化物还原性溶解是控制Ce/Ce*值及Eu含量特征的主要因素.Ce/Ce*值及Eu含量与As浓度的关系表明, Ce异常及Eu含量特征能对地下水中As的富集进行有效指示.      

Authigenic associations between selected rare earth elements and trace metals in lacustrine sediments

Surficial sediment samples were collected at 47 stations in Little Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan, to determine the geochemical associations between certain rare earth elements (REE's) and trace metals. Each sample was analyzed for carbonate carbon, organic carbon, grain size, and the elements Al, Ca, Ce, Co, Cr, Eu, Fe, Hf, La, and Mn. Two distinct Ce subpopulatins were identified by graphical analysis, and an R-mode factor analysis was applied to data from the “enriched” Ce subpopulation (18 samples). Results show that the REE's and trace metals are primarily enriched in the authigenic phase of these sediments. Partial correlation analyses indicate that the REE's are primarily associated with hydrous Fe oxides relative to organic matter in this phase. The ratio of Ce/La concentrations increased markedly from the bay margins to the central trough of the bay, indicating that Ce, similar to Fe, exhibits a variable oxidation state in the authigenic phase of nearshore fine-grained sediments. The results of the present study suggest that the REE's and trace metals behave coherently in the authigenic phase of recent lacustrine sediments, and the REE's may be useful as geochemical tracers to differentiate between trace metal enrichments in surface sediments as a result of diagenesis and pollution loadings.     

高砷含水层沉积物含铁矿物特性及其对砷的水文地球化学作用

含水层沉积物中含铁矿物的特征与活性会影响砷的迁移转化行为。通过内蒙古含水层沉积物含铁矿物的溶解、还原动力学实验,研究了沉积物含铁矿物特征和活性及其与砷运移的关系。结果表明,沉积物中具还原活性的铁氧化物总量(m0)与岩性有关,细砂为52 μmol/g,黏土为45 μmol/g。初始还原速率k′均在10-5 s-1的数量级。表征活性均匀度的参数γ值介于合成铁氧化物矿物和表层沉积物之间。沉积物中Fe(Ⅲ)氧化物的还原活性主要介于人造纤铁矿与针铁矿的活性水平范围内。沉积物中可能存在两类活性水平不同的Fe(Ⅲ)氧化物。As更倾向于吸附在活性较强的Fe(Ⅲ)氧化物上。还原环境中,活性较强的Fe(Ⅲ)氧化物的还原性溶解,促进了沉积物中砷的释放。     

蒲阳河流域地下水水化学及同位素特征

保定西部山前地区位于太行山及华北平原交界带,为缓解极端气候灾害对生产生活的影响,维持地下水资源的可持续开发利用,开展相关的地下水水化学及同位素特征研究。研究区地下水化学类型以HCO3—Ca·Mg、HCO3·SO4—Ca·Mg及SO4·HCO3—Ca·Mg为主,区内地下水主要来源于大气降水,流域内地表水补给地下水;地下水中化学成分为Ca2＋、Mg2＋、HCO-3、SO2-4,主要来源于岩石风化作用,同时受到人类活动的影响,地下水中硝酸盐含量明显升高;由于受到褶皱构造的控制,流域的上游及平原区均出现年龄大于60年的地下水,多数岩溶水年龄较复杂,从现代水到大于60年的水均有分布。研究成果为流域内水资源的合理开发利用提供建议,区内岩溶地下水的开发将在一定程度上缓解极端天气的影响。