The spatial and temporal distributions of new production vary largely in different sea areas. To understand the level of new production in the sea area studied better, an estimate of new production must be obtained in...The spatial and temporal distributions of new production vary largely in different sea areas. To understand the level of new production in the sea area studied better, an estimate of new production must be obtained in large spatial and temporal scales. The ~234Th/ ~238U disequilibrium is an effective method for the study of new production. Two sampling strategies, vertically integrated sampling ap proach based on trapezoidal integration principle and discrete layer sampling approach, were compared in the studies of the xiamen Bay and the northern South China Sea. The scavenging fluxes and removal fluxes of ~234Th and the residence times for dissolved and particulate ~234Th were calculated. The coinci dent results from two Sampling approach suggest that vertically integrated sampling approach is not only effective and reliable, but also significantly reduces the number and volume of samples. It allows us to study new production by ba ^(234)Th - ^(238)U disequilibria in large spatial scale.展开更多
^(210)Po,^(210)Pb,and^(234)Th were determined in water columns of the East China Sea(ECS)to investigate their biogeochemical behaviors during a severe red tide event.Dissolved^(210)^(210)radionuclides were influenced ...^(210)Po,^(210)Pb,and^(234)Th were determined in water columns of the East China Sea(ECS)to investigate their biogeochemical behaviors during a severe red tide event.Dissolved^(210)^(210)radionuclides were influenced by particle content effect and particle composition based on distribution coefficient(Kd)vs.total suspended matter(TSM)content and Kd vs.ratios of particulate organic carbon and total suspended matter contents(POC/TSM content ratios).The peaks of mass specific activities of^(210)Po,^(210)Pb,and^(234)Th indicated that degraded particles could have an intensified enrichment ability for radionuclides compared with the surficial suspended matters.Fractionation factor of^(210)Po and^(210)Pb(FPo/Pb)(>1)and fractionation factor of^(210)Po and^(234)Th(FPo/Th)(>1)were much higher at algal blooming regions than that at non-blooming stations,indicating that algal blooms promoted the fractionation of^(210)Po against^(210)Pb and^(234)Th,and proving that^(210)Po exhibited a stronger affinity for biogenic particles than^(210)Pb and^(234)Th when POC content increased in the sea.POC/^(210)Po,POC/^(210)Pb and POC/^(234)Th ratios(content/activity ratios)sharply decreased with depth in both algal bloom and non-bloom stations.The outbreak of algal bloom promoted the complexity of suspended particles and increased the variability of POC/tracer ratios(content/activity ratios)in the different depth of the shallow seas.More considerations should be taken to the difficulty of the selection of export interface and the suitable tracers when algal blooming occurs.展开更多
In order to elucidate the regional export variation of participate organiccarbon in the western Arctic Ocean, samples vertically integrated between 0 and 100 m depth orbetween 0 and 30 m/40 m depth were collected for ...In order to elucidate the regional export variation of participate organiccarbon in the western Arctic Ocean, samples vertically integrated between 0 and 100 m depth orbetween 0 and 30 m/40 m depth were collected for total ^(234)Th measurements and those from 30 m/40m or 100 m depth were collected for paniculate ^(234)Th measurements during the Second ChineseArctic Expedition in July— September 2003. The removal fluxes and residence time of ^(234)Th in theupper water column were calculated by using irreversible steady-state scavenging model. The resultsshowed that, total ^(234)Th was deficit relative to its parent ^(238)U in the western Arctic Oceanexcept in the western Chukchi shelf and the slope regions around 160°W, indicating that scavengingand removal processes play an important role in element biogeochemical cycle in the Arctic Ocean. Inthe western Chukchi shelf and the slope regions around 160°W, total ^(234)Th was excess relativeto ^(238)U, ascribing to the horizontal input of ^(234)Th adsorbed by ice-rafted sediments.Thorium-234 removal fluxes decreased from the shelf to the deep ocean, while the residence time of^(234)Th increased from shelf to offshore, demonstrating that particle scavenging and removalprocesses are more active in the shelf regions. The estimated POC export fluxes from 40 m in theshelf regions and from 100 m in the slope and deep ocean varied between 1.6 and 27.5 mmol/(m^2·d),and between 1.8 and 14.4 mmol/(m^2·d), respectively. The averaged POC export fluxes over the entirewater column decreased from the shelf to the deep ocean, indicating that the Chukchi shelf is animportant region for organic carbon sequestration. The high ThE ratios (ratio of POC export fluxderived from ^(234)Th/^(238)U disequilibria to primary production) in the western Arctic Oceansuggested that the biological pump runs actively in high-latitudes.展开更多
A simple model is established to describe the fate of particle-reactive pollutants in the Xiamen Bay. Based on the conditional distribution coefficients (Kd ) of chemicals and residence times of particle and waters, t...A simple model is established to describe the fate of particle-reactive pollutants in the Xiamen Bay. Based on the conditional distribution coefficients (Kd ) of chemicals and residence times of particle and waters, the model can be used to predict the fractions of pollutants which would be scavenged to sediments and would escape from the system. The model is calibrated using scavenging data derived from 234 Th - 238U disequilibrium. The fate of a potential pollutant which will be scavenged is a function of the properties of the chemical, of the particle dynamics, and of the waters dynamics in the environment. It is inappropriate to overlook any factor.展开更多
The paper describes the solvent extraction of trace thorium from hydrochloric acid media by1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-benzoyl-5-pyrazolone (PMBP) using a radioactive tracer technique. The percent extraction ofthorium was stu...The paper describes the solvent extraction of trace thorium from hydrochloric acid media by1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-benzoyl-5-pyrazolone (PMBP) using a radioactive tracer technique. The percent extraction ofthorium was studied as a function of acidity, PMBP concentration and equilibrium time. The back-extraction behaviorof thorium from the organic phase was also tested. Separation of thorium was performed from fission products pro-duced in 14 MeV neutron bombardment of natural uranium by employing the PMBP extraction procedure. Thegamma-ray spectra of the separated thorium fractions show that thorium can be separated from most of fission prod-ucts and a large amount of uranium.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China! 49676296National Scientific and Technical Project! 97-926-04-02.
文摘The spatial and temporal distributions of new production vary largely in different sea areas. To understand the level of new production in the sea area studied better, an estimate of new production must be obtained in large spatial and temporal scales. The ~234Th/ ~238U disequilibrium is an effective method for the study of new production. Two sampling strategies, vertically integrated sampling ap proach based on trapezoidal integration principle and discrete layer sampling approach, were compared in the studies of the xiamen Bay and the northern South China Sea. The scavenging fluxes and removal fluxes of ~234Th and the residence times for dissolved and particulate ~234Th were calculated. The coinci dent results from two Sampling approach suggest that vertically integrated sampling approach is not only effective and reliable, but also significantly reduces the number and volume of samples. It allows us to study new production by ba ^(234)Th - ^(238)U disequilibria in large spatial scale.
基金The Science Research Foundation of Third Institute of Oceanography,Ministry of Natural Resources under contract Nos 2017017 and 2019004the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under contract No.2021M693780+1 种基金the Foundation of Xiamen Institute of Marine Development under contract No.K201301the Science and Technology Plan Projects of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region under contract No.2017AB30024。
文摘^(210)Po,^(210)Pb,and^(234)Th were determined in water columns of the East China Sea(ECS)to investigate their biogeochemical behaviors during a severe red tide event.Dissolved^(210)^(210)radionuclides were influenced by particle content effect and particle composition based on distribution coefficient(Kd)vs.total suspended matter(TSM)content and Kd vs.ratios of particulate organic carbon and total suspended matter contents(POC/TSM content ratios).The peaks of mass specific activities of^(210)Po,^(210)Pb,and^(234)Th indicated that degraded particles could have an intensified enrichment ability for radionuclides compared with the surficial suspended matters.Fractionation factor of^(210)Po and^(210)Pb(FPo/Pb)(>1)and fractionation factor of^(210)Po and^(234)Th(FPo/Th)(>1)were much higher at algal blooming regions than that at non-blooming stations,indicating that algal blooms promoted the fractionation of^(210)Po against^(210)Pb and^(234)Th,and proving that^(210)Po exhibited a stronger affinity for biogenic particles than^(210)Pb and^(234)Th when POC content increased in the sea.POC/^(210)Po,POC/^(210)Pb and POC/^(234)Th ratios(content/activity ratios)sharply decreased with depth in both algal bloom and non-bloom stations.The outbreak of algal bloom promoted the complexity of suspended particles and increased the variability of POC/tracer ratios(content/activity ratios)in the different depth of the shallow seas.More considerations should be taken to the difficulty of the selection of export interface and the suitable tracers when algal blooming occurs.
基金supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of China under contract No.NCET-04-0593 and the Chinese Second Arctic Expedition Foundation.
文摘In order to elucidate the regional export variation of participate organiccarbon in the western Arctic Ocean, samples vertically integrated between 0 and 100 m depth orbetween 0 and 30 m/40 m depth were collected for total ^(234)Th measurements and those from 30 m/40m or 100 m depth were collected for paniculate ^(234)Th measurements during the Second ChineseArctic Expedition in July— September 2003. The removal fluxes and residence time of ^(234)Th in theupper water column were calculated by using irreversible steady-state scavenging model. The resultsshowed that, total ^(234)Th was deficit relative to its parent ^(238)U in the western Arctic Oceanexcept in the western Chukchi shelf and the slope regions around 160°W, indicating that scavengingand removal processes play an important role in element biogeochemical cycle in the Arctic Ocean. Inthe western Chukchi shelf and the slope regions around 160°W, total ^(234)Th was excess relativeto ^(238)U, ascribing to the horizontal input of ^(234)Th adsorbed by ice-rafted sediments.Thorium-234 removal fluxes decreased from the shelf to the deep ocean, while the residence time of^(234)Th increased from shelf to offshore, demonstrating that particle scavenging and removalprocesses are more active in the shelf regions. The estimated POC export fluxes from 40 m in theshelf regions and from 100 m in the slope and deep ocean varied between 1.6 and 27.5 mmol/(m^2·d),and between 1.8 and 14.4 mmol/(m^2·d), respectively. The averaged POC export fluxes over the entirewater column decreased from the shelf to the deep ocean, indicating that the Chukchi shelf is animportant region for organic carbon sequestration. The high ThE ratios (ratio of POC export fluxderived from ^(234)Th/^(238)U disequilibria to primary production) in the western Arctic Oceansuggested that the biological pump runs actively in high-latitudes.
文摘A simple model is established to describe the fate of particle-reactive pollutants in the Xiamen Bay. Based on the conditional distribution coefficients (Kd ) of chemicals and residence times of particle and waters, the model can be used to predict the fractions of pollutants which would be scavenged to sediments and would escape from the system. The model is calibrated using scavenging data derived from 234 Th - 238U disequilibrium. The fate of a potential pollutant which will be scavenged is a function of the properties of the chemical, of the particle dynamics, and of the waters dynamics in the environment. It is inappropriate to overlook any factor.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10075063 and 10175079)by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(TK95T-03)
文摘The paper describes the solvent extraction of trace thorium from hydrochloric acid media by1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-benzoyl-5-pyrazolone (PMBP) using a radioactive tracer technique. The percent extraction ofthorium was studied as a function of acidity, PMBP concentration and equilibrium time. The back-extraction behaviorof thorium from the organic phase was also tested. Separation of thorium was performed from fission products pro-duced in 14 MeV neutron bombardment of natural uranium by employing the PMBP extraction procedure. Thegamma-ray spectra of the separated thorium fractions show that thorium can be separated from most of fission prod-ucts and a large amount of uranium.
