海陵湾沉积物重金属与粒度分布特征

根据 2001 年 12 月 (枯季) 和 2002年 6 月 (洪季) 首次在粤西海陵湾附近海域开展的沉积物地球化学性质调查研究研究资料,分析了表层沉积物中 Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Hg和有机碳、硫化物以及粒度的时空分布特征。结果显示:沉积物的组成洪、枯季变化不明显;表层沉积物中 Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd 和 Hg 总平均浓度分别为 ( 32.1±17.5, 36.1±10.0, 107.0±37.4, 0.26±0.15, 0.109±0.073) ×10 ;有机碳和硫化物的总平均含量分 -6别为 (1.33±0.53 ) %、( 140.13 ±136.42) ×10 ;表层沉积物类型主要为粘土质粉砂和砂,其平均粒径为 -6(4.62±2.36) φ,变化范围为 0.52 φ ～ 7.55 φ;Cu, Pb, Zn 和 Hg 浓度之间及其与有机碳含量和沉积物粒径之间呈显著相关。     

广西海域沉积物重金属、滴滴涕、多氯联苯含量及生态风险分析

在广西近岸海域采集了36个站位的表层沉积物样品,测定了沉积物样品中Cu、Pb、Cd、Zn、Cr、Hg、As共7种重金属和DDTs、PCBs共2种持久性有机污染物的含量,分析了各检测因子的含量和分布特征,对沉积物中7种重金属和DDTs、PCBs进行了综合生态风险评价。结果表明:广西海域沉积物中重金属平均含量(×10-6,干重)顺序为Zn(49.4)>Cr(41.7)> Cu(21.5)>Pb(15.6)>As(9.1)>Cd(0.07)>Hg(0.026),持久性有机污染物平均含量(×10-9,干重)为PCBs(2.97)> DDTs(0.88),重金属、DDTs、PCBs所有站位含量平均值均低于一类标准,广西海域沉积物Cu、Pb、Cd、Zn、Cr、Hg、As、DDTs、PCBs总体含量水平较低;沉积物重金属潜在生态风险程度排序为Hg>As>Cd>Cu>Pb>Cr>Zn,36个监测站位的潜在生态风险指数RI平均值为19.51,广西海域总体潜在风险程度较轻,属低潜在生态风险,位于茅尾海和廉州湾的站位潜在生态风险较高,As和Cu为主要的潜在生态风险因子;沉积物中DDTs、PCBs的残留水平生态风险较低,但部分站位DDTs含量介于其相应的ERL和ERM之间。     

渤海中部和黄海北部表层沉积物重金属含量及生态风险评价

于2015年9月,在渤海中部和黄海北部海域调查并采集表层沉积物样品,对样品的粒度、重金属(Cu、Pb、Zn、Cd、Cr)含量及有机碳含量进行了测定,探讨表层沉积物重金属含量、生态风险及其空间分布特征,分析影响生态风险空间分布的因素。结果表明:受河流输入及海洋沉积环境的影响,沉积物重金属含量较高的区域为河口区、渤海湾口以及北黄海中西部,调查区表层沉积物重金属Cu、Pb、Zn和Cr单因子潜在生态风险程度为低污染水平,Cd达到中等污染水平;表层沉积物重金属综合潜在生态风险均为中等水平。     

珠江口沉积物中重金属及其相态分布特征

分析了在珠江口采集的21个表层柱状沉积物样品重金属(Cu、Pb、Zn、Cr、Cd、As、Hg)的分布特征，并采用连续提取法，首次较系统地对该区沉积物中重金属元素的相态进行了研究。结果表明，珠江口表层沉积物中Zn、Cr、Cu、Cd等重金属含量呈现由西北逐渐向东南递减的变化特点，而Pb、As、Hg等重金属元素的含量分布无明显规律。重金属的相态分布表现为，Cu、Cd以吸附相为主，Cr、Hg以铁锰氧化物和有机结合相为主，Pb、Zn和As则表现为相对较为均匀地分布在3个或4个相态中，其中Pb以有机相稍占优势，Zn以铁锰氧化物相稍占优势，As则以水相稍占优势。重金属含量及相态分布的影响因素主要为污染源的排放(人为因素)和珠江口的水动力条件(自然因素)，如强径流和弱潮所引起的沉积物粒度组成、海水、底质的盐度以及pH、Eh等。     

岚山港临时海洋倾倒区表层沉积物重金属污染分布及影响因素分析

以2009年9月岚山港临时海洋倾倒区表层沉积物监测数据为基础,分析了该倾倒区海域表层沉积物重金属污染分布情况,发现该倾倒区海域表层沉积物重金属Cu、Pb、Zn、Cd、Cr、Hg污染分布大致表现为倾倒区范围内含量高,倾倒区外围含量低的趋势,可能是疏浚物的倾倒造成的这种分布特征。分析了岚山港临时海洋倾倒区表层沉积物重金属含量与有机碳、粒度的相关性,发现重金属含量与有机碳含量具有较高的正相关性,其中Cr与有机碳含量显著相关(P<0.01),重金属含量与粒度(沉积物黏土含量)呈正相关性。     

常见重金属在翅碱蓬(Suaeda heteroptera)根际沉积物系统季节迁移变化

应用原子吸收光谱法(AAS)和电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)对翅碱蓬-根际沉积物系统常见重金属(Cu、Pb、Zn和Cd)总量和不同化学形态含量进行了季节跟踪测定。结果表明,系统中Cu、Zn、Pb和Cd环境化学行为呈现显著季节变化。从化学形态上看,根际沉积物中Cu和Pb在生理周期内均以残渣态为主,有机结合态在夏季和秋季达较高值。Zn在生理周期内均以交换态为主且随季节变化明显,碳酸结合态和铁锰结合态随季节变化不明显。Cd以残渣态为主,交换态在春季达最高。从总量上看,根际沉积物中的Cu、Zn、Pb的总量在夏季和秋季具有较高值。从系统迁移情况看,植物对Cu和Pb吸收量均为冬季春季秋季夏季,且大部分限制于地下;其体内分布除秋季Pb为根叶茎外,其它时期均为根茎叶。Zn吸收量为秋季夏季冬季春季,且绝大部分被吸收至地上。Zn吸收和分布取决于根际沉积物生物有效含量;总之,春季植物体重金属向根际沉积物迁移。夏季和秋季,Cu、Pb和Cd由根际沉积物向植物体迁移变化并不明显,而Zn正好相反。4种元素在冬季均为根际沉积物向植物体内迁移。     

珠江口贫氧区沉积物中微量金属元素的地球化学特征

研究了珠江口贫氧区表层沉积物中Cu,Pb,Zn,Cd,Fe和Mn含量的相互关系;探讨它们在迁移和固-液平衡过程相互作用的特征;研究了沉积物的环境因素和重要组分对其沉积-溶解作用的影响;研究了表层沉积物对它们的富集作用。结果发现,沉积物对Cu,Pb,Zn和Cd的富集系数(K)排列次序为K_(Cd)>K_(Pb)>K_(Cu)>K_(Zn)。K_(Cd)大于对照区和长江口的相应值。此结果说明,上述区域的表层沉积物中可能有自生的CdS。且贫氧水的表层沉积物中Fe,Mn,Cu,Pb和Cd的地球化学特性尚未有显著的改变。     

福建罗源湾海区表层沉积物重金属的含量与分布

根据2005年11月对罗源湾海域的环境调查资料,着重分析了表层沉积物重金属的含量以及分布,并与福建省内各主要港湾的沉积物重金属含量进行对比.结果表明:沉积物中Hg、As、Pb、Cd、Cu、Zn、Cr(总铬)的含量均小于<海洋沉积物质量>一类评价标准的含量,质量状况良好;罗源湾的Pb、Cd、Cu、Zn、Cr平均含量与其它海域相应的重金属含量比较,含量水平无明显差异;湾内水域的沉积物重金属含量大于湾口水域,湾内近岸水域的沉积物重金属含量大于中心水域.罗源湾沉积物未受到重金属的污染.     

广西钦州湾沉积物重金属污染现状及潜在生态风险评价

对钦州湾沉积物进行采集,测定了沉积物中的Zn、Pb、Cu、Hg、Cd、As重金属的含量。用单因子指数法和Hakanson潜在生态风险指数法评价了沉积物中重金属综合污染效应。研究结果表明:钦州湾沉积物中Zn、Pb、Cu、As、Cd、Hg的平均含量分别为60.0×10-6、31.3×10-6、19.8×10-6、11.31×10-6、0.083×10-6、0.046×10-6。沉积物质量评价结果表明:各种重金属单因子指数污染程度依次为Cu(1.15)Pb(1.14)As(0.93)Cd(0.92)Zn(0.90)Hg(0.51),多种污染物综合效应指数为5.56,为较低的中等程度污染;各种重金属的潜在生态危害参数大小顺序为Cd(27.71)Hg(20.58)As(9.32)Cu(5.75)Pb(5.69)Zn(0.90),其潜在生态风险指数RI平均值为69.95,属于低潜在生态危害的范畴。     

惠州海域沉积物重金属污染与潜在生态风险

为了解惠州近岸海域沉积物重金属的污染特征,于2016-08采集表层沉积物12个,分析了沉积物中Cu,Zn,Pb,Cd,Cr,Hg,As的含量,采用地积累指数法(Igeo)和潜在生态风险指数法(Eir)进行重金属污染现状和生态风险评价。结果表明:参照国家《海洋沉积物质量》标准(GB 18668—2002),惠州近岸海域沉积物质量整体良好,沉积物中7种重金属元素含量符合第一、二类标准。地积累指数法和潜在生态风险指数法评价结果显示,惠州近岸海域沉积物7种重金属元素的污染程度为CdZnAsCuPbHgCr,Cd在所有样点都是偏中度污染及以上,Pb,Cr,Hg三种元素皆为无污染;沉积物中7种重金属元素的潜在生态风险系数(E_r~i)由高到低依次为CdHgAsCuPbZnCr,Cd具有极强生态风险,沉积物重金属处于强生态风险状态(RI平均值为370.22),Cd是主要的生态风险贡献因子。沉积物中Cu,Zn,Pb,Cr四种元素显著相关,具有同源性;有机碳显著作用于沉积物重金属含量和分布。     

Microbial Biomass and Organic Nutrients in the Deep-Sea Sediments of the Central Indian Ocean Basin

In order to assess the impact of deep-sea mining on the in situ benthic life, we measured the microbial standing stock and concentration of organic nutrients in the deep-sea sediments of the Central Indian Ocean Basin in the Indian pioneer area. Sediments were collected using box core and grab samples during September 1996. The total bacterial numbers ranged from 10 10 -10 11 cells per g -1 dry weight sediment. There was a marginal decrease in the number of bacteria from surface to 30 cm depth, though the subsurface section registered a higher number than did the surface. The highest numbers were encountered at depths of 4-8 cm. The retrievable number of bacteria were two orders less in comparison with the direct total counts of bacteria. An almost homogeneous distribution of bacteria, total organic carbon, living biomass, and lipids throughout the depth of cores indicates active microbial and benthic processes in the deep sea sediments. On the other hand, a uniform distribution of total counts of bacteria, carbohydrates, and total organic carbon in all the cores indicates their stable nature and suggests that they can serve as useful parameters for long-term monitoring of the area after the benthic disturbance. Further studies on temporal variability in this region would not only verify the observed norms of distribution of these variables but would also help to understand restabilization processes after the simulated benthic disturbance.     

海上大直径钢管桩打桩过程中桩周土强度弱化研究

海上大直径钢管桩打桩过程中,桩周土体受到强烈扰动而发生强度弱化,掌握桩周土体强度弱化规律对于准确预测打桩过程、保证工程安全具有重要意义。为研究土体强度弱化规律,开展了环剪试验模拟打桩对桩周土体的扰动,测试土体强度随剪切速率的变化规律,建立了描述土体强度弱化规律的拟合公式,引入到打桩分析软件中。研究结果表明：土体的强度折减程度不仅与土体本身的性质有关还受到土体的埋深和剪切速率的影响,埋深越深土体强度折减程度越低,剪切速率越高土体强度折减越高,在打桩分析中可采用这里推荐的线性折减方法来模拟不同深度处土体强度的折减规律。     

Geoacoustic Inversion via Genetic Algorithm and Its Application to Manganese Sediment Identification

An acoustic inversion method using a wide-band signal and two near field receivers is proposed and applied to multiple layered seabed models including a manganese sediment. The inversion problem can be formulated into a probabilistic model comprised of signals, a forward model, and additive noise. The forward model simulates wide-band signals, such as chirp signals, and is chosen to be the source-waveletconvolution plane wave modeling method. The wavelet matching technique, using weighted least-squares fitting, estimates the sediment sound-speed and thickness on which determination of the possible numerical ranges for a priori uniform distribution is based. The genetic algorithm is applied to a global optimization problem to find a maximum a posteriori solution for determined a priori search space. Here the object function is defined by an L 2 norm of the difference between measured and modeled signals. Not only the marginal pdf but also its statistics are calculated by numerical evaluation of integrals using the samples selected during importance sampling process of the genetic algorithm.     

A Review of Some Environmental Issues Affecting Marine Mining

This article reviews information recently available from existing marine and coastal mining for responses to environmental issues affecting marine mining at different depths. It is particularly but not exclusively concerned with those issues affecting seabed biodiversity impact and recovery. Much information has been gathered in the past 10 years from shallow mining operations for construction aggregate, diamonds, and gold, from coastal mines discharging tailings to shallow and deep water, and from experimental deep mining tests. The responses to issues identified are summarized in a series of eight tables intended to facilitate site-specific consideration. Since impacts can spread widely in the surface mixing layer SML, and can affect the biologically productive euphotic zone, the main issues considered arise from the depth of mining relative to the SML of the sea. Where mining is below the SML, the issue is whether it is environmentally better to bring the extraction products to the surface vessel for processing (and waste discharge), or to process the extraction products as much as possible on the seabed. Responses to the issues need to be sitespecific, and dependent on adequate preoperational environmental impact and recovery prediction. For deep tailings disposal from a surface vessel, there are four important environmental unknowns: (1) the possible growth of "marine snow" (bacterial flocs) utilizing the enormous quantities of fine tailings particles (hundreds or thousands of metric tons per day) as nuclei for growth, (2) the possibility that local keystone plankton and nekton species may migrate diurnally down to and beyond the depth of deep discharge and hence be subjected to tailings impact at depth, (3) the burrow-up capability of deep benthos and their ability to survive high rates of tailings deposition, and (4) the pattern and rate of dispersion of a tailings density current through the deep water column from discharge point to seabed. Actions to obtain relevant information in general and site-specifically are suggested.     

Increased Particle Fluxes at the INDEX Site Attributable to Simulated Benthic Disturbance

Particle fluxes were measured 7 m above the sea bottom during the predisturbance, disturbance, and postdisturbance periods by using time series sediment traps attached to seven deep-sea moorings deployed in the INDEX experiment site in the Central Indian Basin. The predisturbance particle fluxes varied between 22.3 to 55.1 mg m -2 day -1 . Increased and variable particle fluxes were recorded by the sediment traps during the disturbance period. The increase observed was 0.5 to 4 times more than the background predisturbance fluxes. The increases in particle fluxes (~4 times) recorded by the sediment trap located in the southwestern direction (DMS-1) were the greatest, which could be the result of preferential movement of resuspended particles generated during the deep-sea benthic disturbance along the general current direction prevailing in this area during the experimental period. Also, the traps located closer to the disturbance area recorded greater fluxes than did the traps far away, across the Deep Sea Sediment Resuspension System path. This variability in recorded particle fluxes by the traps around the disturbance area clearly indicates that physical characteristics such as grain size and density of the resuspended particles produced during the disturbance had an important effect on particle movement. The postdisturbance measurements during ~5 days showed a reduction in particle fluxes of ~50%, indicating rapid particle settlement.     

Determination of In Situ Sediment Shear Strength from Advanced Piston Corer Pullout Forces

The advanced piston corer (APC) has been used by the Ocean Drilling Program since 1985 for recovering soft sediments from the ocean floor. The pullout force measured on extracting the core barrel from the sediment is shown to correlate with the average shear strength of the sediment core measured in the ship's laboratory. A simple rule of thumb is derived relating the shear strength of the sediment to the pullout force. Multiple APC holes at individual sites allow the consistency of the pullout measurements to be assessed. The effects of different operational procedures during APC coring are also explored. Although generally applicable, the correlation between pullout force and laboratory measurements of shear strength breaks down for some APC holes, possibly because of the disturbance of some sediment types during the APC coring process. A better understanding of the physical process of APC coring, and its effect on the properties of the sediment both inside and immediately outside the core barrel, would indicate what confidence can be put on the measurement of pullout force as a way of evaluating the in situ shear strength of deep sea sediments.     

Phylogenetic diversity and phenotypic characterization of cultivable bacterioplankton isolated from polar oceans

A set of 27 marine planktonic bacteria isolated from the polar regions was characterized by 16S rDNA sequencing and physiological and biochemical testing. More than half of these bacteria were positive for caseinase, gelatinase and 13-glucosidase, and could utilize glucose, maltose or malic acid as carbon source for cell growth. Twelve isolates expressed nitrate reduction activities. Except for one antarctic isolate BSwlO175 belonging to Actinobacteria phylum, these isolates were classified as γ-Proteobacteria, suggesting that γ-Proteobacteria dominated in cultivable marine bacterioplankton at both poles. Genus Pseudoalteromonas was the predominant group in the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea, and genus ShewaneUa dominated in cultivable bacterioplankton in the Prydz Bay. With sequence similarities above 97%, genus Psychrobacter was found at both poles. These 27 isolates were psychrotolerant, and significant 16S rDNA sequence similarities were found not only between arctic and antarctic marine bacteria （ 〉 99% ）, but also between polar marine bacteria and bacteria from other aquatic environments （ ≥ 98.8% ）, including temperate ocean, deep sea, pond and lake, suggesting that in the polar oceans less temperature-sensitive bacteria may be cosmopolitan and have a bipolar, even global, distribution at the species level.     

Deep-Sea Sediment Compression Curves: Some Controlling Factors, Spurious Overconsolidation, Predictions, and Geophysical Reproduction

Oedometer tests have been carried out on 70 undisturbed surficial clays (at approximately 250 mm below the mudline), mostly collected by free-fall corers from sites widely scattered throughout the deep-sea North Atlantic. Acoustic measurements were also made, initially on contiguous samples and ultimately on the same sample using a geophysically instrumented oedometer which also collected electrical resistivity data. Apart from those quiescent areas below the carbonate compensation depth, such as north of the West Indies where very fine clays exist, most of the samples are silty clays whose geotechnical-geophysical properties are dependent on the type of clay minerals present (and their ability to take in moisture), the sand-size fraction, and the quantity of carbonate present. Thus the pure clays have high compressibilities which decrease on the addition of coarse particles, while the converse is true for the acoustic parameters, these increasing with the sand fraction. Using the notion of the intrinsic compression line for all samples, and comparison to it of the measured compression curves, it is clear that, contrary to some previously held ideas, most deep-sea clays are normally consolidated; the addition of carbonate has the effect of creating an open, stronger sediment skeleton. Interestingly, where information is available, the variation with depth of a sample's acoustic velocity follows the void ratio pressure relationship of the compression curve. This allows the construction of an in-situ sediment compression curve using the in-situ geophysical observations.