Eutrophication caused by inputs of excess nitrogen(N) has become a serious environmental problem in Hangzhou Bay(China),but the sources of this nitrogen are not well understood.In this study,the August 2019 distributi...Eutrophication caused by inputs of excess nitrogen(N) has become a serious environmental problem in Hangzhou Bay(China),but the sources of this nitrogen are not well understood.In this study,the August 2019 distributions of salinity,nutrients [nitrate(NO_(3)^(-)),nitrite,ammonium,and phosphate],and the stable isotopic composition of NO_(3)^(-)(δ^(15)N and δ^(18)O) were used to investigate sources of dissolved inorganic nitrogen(DIN) to Hangzhou B ay.Spatial distributions of nitrate,salinity,and nitrate δ^(18)O indicate that the Qiantang River,the Changjiang River,and nearshore coastal waters may all contribute nitrate to the bay.Based on the isotopic compositions of nitrate in these potential source waters and conservative mixing of nitrate in our study area,we suggest that the NO_(3)^(- )in Hangzhou B ay was likely derived mainly from soils,synthetic N fertilizer,and manure and sewage.End-member modeling indicates that in the upper half of the bay,the Qiantang River was a very important DIN source,possibly contributing more than 50% of DIN in the bay head area.In the lower half of the bay,DIN was sourced mainly from strongly intruding coastal water.DIN coming directly from the Changjiang River made a relatively small contribution to Hangzhou Bay DIN in August 2019.展开更多
In this study,the nitrogen and oxygen isotope compositions of nitrite in the upper 150 m water column of the Amundsen Sea in the summer of 2019 and 2020 were measured to reveal the distribution and transformation of n...In this study,the nitrogen and oxygen isotope compositions of nitrite in the upper 150 m water column of the Amundsen Sea in the summer of 2019 and 2020 were measured to reveal the distribution and transformation of nitrite in the euphotic zone of the Southern Ocean.We found that primary nitrite maxima(PNMs)are widely present in the Amundsen Sea,where the depth of occurrence deepens from east to west and nitrite concentrations increases.Evidence from dual isotopes suggests that the formation of PNMs in all regions of the Amundsen Sea is dominated by ammonia oxidation.More importantly,the nitrogen and oxygen isotope compositions of nitrite in the Amundsen Sea mixed layer are abnormal,and their depth profiles are mirror symmetrical.Isotopic anomalies exhibit spatial variations,with central surface water having the lowest nitrogen isotope composition(−89.9‰±0.2‰)and western surface water having the highest oxygen isotope composition(63.3‰±0.3‰).Isotopic exchange reaction between nitrate and nitrite is responsible for these isotope anomalies,as both nitrogen and oxygen isotopes have large isotopic fractionation and opposite enrichment effects.This proves that isotopic exchange reaction operates extensively in different regions of the Amundsen Sea.Our study highlights the unique role of dual isotopes of nitrite in deepening the understanding of nitrogen cycle.Further studies on ammonia oxidation and isotopic exchange between nitrate and nitrite are warranted in the future to understand their roles in the nitrogen cycle in the Southern Ocean.展开更多
Using compounds modified by the isotopes carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 helps conduct research in various fields of science, such as medicine, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, agriculture, and others. In the cas...Using compounds modified by the isotopes carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 helps conduct research in various fields of science, such as medicine, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, agriculture, and others. In the case of the availability of reliable, express, and cheap methods, the area of their use will gradually expand. A determination of the atomic fraction of the isotopes carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 directly in glycine, leucine, isoleucine, and alanine is proposed;the modification concerns all centers or one or more identical carbon and nitrogen centers separately, as well as both isotopes at the same time. There are defined mass lines of the mass spectrum of each amino acid, through which the isotopic content of carbon and nitrogen is calculated. The processes that must be taken into account for the determination of the isotopic content are also established. Isotopic analysis of these compounds until now was carried out by transforming them into carbon oxide, dioxide, and molecular nitrogen, and determination of their content in individual centers was impossible.展开更多
Oxygen isotope fractionation in TiO2 polymorphs has been calculated by the modi-fied increment method .The results that rutile is enriched in ^18O relative to brookite but depleted in ^18O relative to anatase.Due to t...Oxygen isotope fractionation in TiO2 polymorphs has been calculated by the modi-fied increment method .The results that rutile is enriched in ^18O relative to brookite but depleted in ^18O relative to anatase.Due to the same crystal structure ,oxygen isotope partitioning in the TiO2 polymorphs is determined by the cation-oxygen inter-atomic distances.The theoretical calibrations involving rutile are in fair agreement with known experimental measurements and empirical estimates.Application of the theoretic-cal quartz-rutile calibration to geothermometry of natural eclogite assemblages indicates the preservation of isotopic equilibrium at high temperatures.The isotopic temperatures calculated are only slightly lower than the non-isotopic temperatures,indicating the slow rates of exchange for oxygen diffusion in rutile.The kinetics of exchange for oxygen diffu-sion in rutile is accordingly estimated by reconciling the differences between the isotopic and the non-isotopic temperatures.The rates of exchange for oxygen diffusion in rutile should be smaller than those for hornblende,but may be equal to or greater than those for diopside.展开更多
Stable isotope techniques have been proved useful as tools for studying the carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) biogeochemical cycles of ecosystem. This paper firstly introduced the basic principles and the distribution chara...Stable isotope techniques have been proved useful as tools for studying the carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) biogeochemical cycles of ecosystem. This paper firstly introduced the basic principles and the distribution characteristics of stable isotope, then reviewed the recent advances and applications of stable isotope in the C and N biogeochemical cycles of ecosystem. By applying the 13 C natural abundance technique, ecologists are able to understand the photosynthetic path and CO 2 fixation of plants, the CO 2 exchange and C balance status of ecosystem, the composition, distribution and turnover of soil organic C and the sources of organic matter in food webs, while by using the 13 C labeled technique, the effects of elevated CO 2 on the C processes of ecosystem and the sources and fate of organic matter in ecosystem can be revealed in detail. Differently, by applying the 15 N natural abundance technique, ecologists are able to analyze the biological N 2 -fixation, the N sources of ecosystem, the N transformation processes of ecosystem and the N trophic status in food webs, while by using the 15 N labeled technique, the sources, transformation and fate of N in ecosystem and the effects of N input on the ecosystem can be investigated in depth. The applications of both C and N isotope natural abundance and labeled techniques, combined with the elemental, other isotope ( 34 S) and molecular biomarker information, will be more propitious to the investigation of C and N cycle mechanisms. Finally, this paper concluded the problems existed in current researches, and put forward the perspective of stable isotope techniques in the studies on C and N biogeochemical cycles of ecosystem in the future.展开更多
Thermodynamic oxygen isotope factors for uranium oxides have been calculated by means of the modified increment method. The sequence of 18￣O-enrichment in the uranium oxides with respect to the common rock-forming mi...Thermodynamic oxygen isotope factors for uranium oxides have been calculated by means of the modified increment method. The sequence of 18￣O-enrichment in the uranium oxides with respect to the common rock-forming minerals is predicted as follows: spinel < uraninite brannerite hematite < rutile < pitchblende <cassiterite uranium blacks coffinite sedovite UO3 < illite. Two sets of selfconsistent fractionation factors between the uranium oxides and water and between the uranium oxides and the other minerals have been obtained for 0～ 1200℃. The theoretical results are applicable to the isotopic geothermometry of uranium ores when pairing with other gangue minerals in hydrothermal uranium deposits.展开更多
Fluorocarbonate is one of the most important RE minerals in the earth With the increment model developed by Zheng, oxygen isotope fractionation of RE fluorocarbonates is discussed and the 18 O enrichment orde...Fluorocarbonate is one of the most important RE minerals in the earth With the increment model developed by Zheng, oxygen isotope fractionation of RE fluorocarbonates is discussed and the 18 O enrichment order is obtained as follows: bastnaesite>cordylite>Ca 0 5 BaCe 2(CO 3) 4F>baiyuneboite>huangheite>cebaite Combining with the calculated equation, the oxygen isotopic compositions in RE fluorocarbonate from Bayan Obo ore deposit is discussed, and a better accordance of 18 O enrichment order with actual data on ore forming temperature with the ore deposit geology are found Because Ba RE fluorocarbonate could be considered as a stacking of CeCO 3F and BaCO 3 layers in the direction c , oxygen isotope fractionation in this stacking is discussed, and I in zhonghuacerite and cordylite is predicted with this model展开更多
The oxygen isotope fractionation equations are calculated for major rare earth oxide minerals by using an increment model. The effects of the variation of RE composition, the isomorphic replacement of Ti 4+ , Nb ...The oxygen isotope fractionation equations are calculated for major rare earth oxide minerals by using an increment model. The effects of the variation of RE composition, the isomorphic replacement of Ti 4+ , Nb 5+ , Ta 5+ , and Th 4+ and the metamictization on the oxygen isotope fractionation in minerals are also discussed. The rare earth oxides are not applicable for geothermometry due to their changeable oxygen isotope fractionation coefficients.展开更多
Oxygen isotope fractionation was experimentally studied in the quartz-wolframite-water systemf rom 200 to 420℃.The starting wolframite was synthexized in aqueous solutions of Na2WOR·2H2O+FeCl2·4H2O or MnCl2...Oxygen isotope fractionation was experimentally studied in the quartz-wolframite-water systemf rom 200 to 420℃.The starting wolframite was synthexized in aqueous solutions of Na2WOR·2H2O+FeCl2·4H2O or MnCl2·4H2O.The starting solutions range in salinity from 0 to 10 equivalent wt.% NaCl.Experiments were conducted in a gold-lined stainless steel autoclave,with filling degrees of about 50%.The results showed no significant difference in dquilibrium isotope fractionation between water and wolframite,ferberite and huebnerite at the same temperature(310℃）.The equilibrium oxygen isotope fractionation factors of wolframite and water tend to be equal with increasing temperature above 370℃.but to increase significantly with decreasing temperature below 370℃.展开更多
The Turpan-Hami Basin in eastern Xinjiang is one of the driest regions on Earth and a premier environment to form and preserve nitrate.A large nitrate ore field in this basin was found recently.It is estimated there a...The Turpan-Hami Basin in eastern Xinjiang is one of the driest regions on Earth and a premier environment to form and preserve nitrate.A large nitrate ore field in this basin was found recently.It is estimated there are about 2.5 billion tons of resources of nitrate,and the amount is as much as the Atacama Desert super-scale nitrate deposit in Chile.Nitrate is one of a few minerals with mass-independent fractionation（MIF）,and the oxygen isotope MIF is an effective method to determine the source of nitrate.Theδ^（17）O,δ^（18）O of nitrate were measured by fluorination and thermal decomposition method.The date indicated that this is the first time that oxygen isotope MIF has been located in inland nitrate minerals.The results obtained by two methods are similar,⊿^（17）=δ^（17）O-0.52×δ^（18）O=12‰-17‰.The experiment and observation data proved that oxygen isotope MIF of nitrate are the result of photochemical reactions in the troposphere and stratosphere.Thus, evidence from MIF oxygen isotopic compositions indicate that long term atmospheric deposition of nitrate aerosol particles produced by photochemical reactions is the source of the deposits.展开更多
Isotopic fractionation is the basis of tracing the water cycle using hydrogen and oxygen isotopes. Isotopic fractionation factors in water evaporating from free water bodies are mainly affected by temperature and rela...Isotopic fractionation is the basis of tracing the water cycle using hydrogen and oxygen isotopes. Isotopic fractionation factors in water evaporating from free water bodies are mainly affected by temperature and relative humidity, and vary significantly with these atmospheric factors over the course of a day. The evaporation rate （E） can reveal the effects of atmospheric factors. Therefore, there should be a certain functional relationship between isotopic fractionation factors and E. An average isotopic fractionation factor （ t~＊ ） was defined to describe isotopic differences between vapor and liquid phases in evaporation with time intervals of days. The relationship between or＊ and E based on the isotopic mass balance was investigated through an evaporation pan experiment with no inflow. The experimental results showed that the isotopic compositions of residual water were more enriched with time; tr＊ was affected by air temperature, relative humidity, and other atmospheric factors, and had a strong functional relation with E. The values of 0~＊ can be easily calculated with the known values of E, the initial volume of water in the pan, and isotopic compositions of residual water.展开更多
In recent years,emergent pollutant’s accidents have occurred frequently in China,causing serious harm to the ecological environment.In this study,the impact of an accidental fire and explosion at Tianjin Port in 2015...In recent years,emergent pollutant’s accidents have occurred frequently in China,causing serious harm to the ecological environment.In this study,the impact of an accidental fire and explosion at Tianjin Port in 2015 on the atmosphere over the Bohai Sea was explored.Results showed sharp increases in the concentrations of several important components of fine particulate matter(e.g.NO3−,SO42−,NH4+,organic carbon,elemental carbon)over Beihuangcheng Island after the explosion.Among them,NO3−was most affected(about 10 days),with a maximum concentration of 16.45μg m−3.Theδ15N-NO3−ranged from−1.58‰to+8.74‰,with an average of+2.79‰±3.32‰.Influenced by the explosion,δ15N-NO3−decreased significantly,which was in accordance with the industrial processes of explosives.Theδ18O-NO3−varied between+49.40‰and+69.52‰,and showed a marked increase(+66.62‰±3.92‰)in the explosion-affected period.Using Monte Carlo simulation,the•OH pathway for NO3−formation was 51.79%±10.94%at that time—much lower than in the regular period.The elevated dry deposition of NO3−caused by the explosion was 266.08μmol N m−2 d−1 over the Bohai Sea—again,much higher than in the regular period.With the dry nitrogen deposition of NH4+(42.41μmol N m−2 d−1),the total nitrogen deposition increased by 308.49μmol N m−2 d−1,leading to severe ecological risk.Through the inverse computation of the dry deposition flux of NO3−,the affected area over the Bohai Sea was less than 1.42×104 km2,which is about 20%of the total area.展开更多
Oxygen isotope fractionation is studied during the synthesis of kaolinite under controlled conditions of temperature and time. Equilibrium conditions have been established and its relationship with temperature has bee...Oxygen isotope fractionation is studied during the synthesis of kaolinite under controlled conditions of temperature and time. Equilibrium conditions have been established and its relationship with temperature has been studied. Kaolinite was hydrothermally precipitated starting from non-crystalline aluminosilicate gels. The amount of kaolinite obtained increases up to a limited constant value and in all cases coexists with the amorphous starting gels. It can be seen that the data obtained at 48 hours of synthesis can be considered as quasi-equilibrium, since the total isotopic equilibrium has not been reached, only the sample obtained at 24 hours should be discarded for studies in equilibrium. This would allow us, with the samples obtained at 720 hours, to try to establish a relationship between isotopic fractionation and temperature, provided that we know the water in equilibrium with the synthesized kaolinite. Two equations have been obtained that show correlation coefficients with a high statistical significance.展开更多
Tenorite is an oxide of cupper which has been well documented on its structure, force constants and spectrum. Based on the isotopic shifts of its spectrum calculated from the force constants of tenorite, its reduced p...Tenorite is an oxide of cupper which has been well documented on its structure, force constants and spectrum. Based on the isotopic shifts of its spectrum calculated from the force constants of tenorite, its reduced partition function ratios were calculated, from which an oxygen isotopic fractionation curve between tenorite and water was obtained:10sin.= 2. 51X2 - 14. 87X + 6. 31 (X = 103/T) Oxygen isotopic fractionation of tenorite was also calculated with the modified increment method of Zheng (1991), and another equation was obtained: 10sin.= 2. 89X2 - 13. 10X + 3. 92 (X = 103/T) Calculated results of the two different models were fitted and possible deviation involved in the calculation was also discussed.展开更多
基金The Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.LZ22D060002the Key R&D Program of Zhejiang under contract No.2022C03044the National Key Research and Development Program of China under contract No.2021YFC3101702。
文摘Eutrophication caused by inputs of excess nitrogen(N) has become a serious environmental problem in Hangzhou Bay(China),but the sources of this nitrogen are not well understood.In this study,the August 2019 distributions of salinity,nutrients [nitrate(NO_(3)^(-)),nitrite,ammonium,and phosphate],and the stable isotopic composition of NO_(3)^(-)(δ^(15)N and δ^(18)O) were used to investigate sources of dissolved inorganic nitrogen(DIN) to Hangzhou B ay.Spatial distributions of nitrate,salinity,and nitrate δ^(18)O indicate that the Qiantang River,the Changjiang River,and nearshore coastal waters may all contribute nitrate to the bay.Based on the isotopic compositions of nitrate in these potential source waters and conservative mixing of nitrate in our study area,we suggest that the NO_(3)^(- )in Hangzhou B ay was likely derived mainly from soils,synthetic N fertilizer,and manure and sewage.End-member modeling indicates that in the upper half of the bay,the Qiantang River was a very important DIN source,possibly contributing more than 50% of DIN in the bay head area.In the lower half of the bay,DIN was sourced mainly from strongly intruding coastal water.DIN coming directly from the Changjiang River made a relatively small contribution to Hangzhou Bay DIN in August 2019.
基金The Impact and Response of Antarctic Seas to Climate Change under contract Nos IRASCC 02-01-01 and IRASCC 01-01-02Cthe National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.41721005.
文摘In this study,the nitrogen and oxygen isotope compositions of nitrite in the upper 150 m water column of the Amundsen Sea in the summer of 2019 and 2020 were measured to reveal the distribution and transformation of nitrite in the euphotic zone of the Southern Ocean.We found that primary nitrite maxima(PNMs)are widely present in the Amundsen Sea,where the depth of occurrence deepens from east to west and nitrite concentrations increases.Evidence from dual isotopes suggests that the formation of PNMs in all regions of the Amundsen Sea is dominated by ammonia oxidation.More importantly,the nitrogen and oxygen isotope compositions of nitrite in the Amundsen Sea mixed layer are abnormal,and their depth profiles are mirror symmetrical.Isotopic anomalies exhibit spatial variations,with central surface water having the lowest nitrogen isotope composition(−89.9‰±0.2‰)and western surface water having the highest oxygen isotope composition(63.3‰±0.3‰).Isotopic exchange reaction between nitrate and nitrite is responsible for these isotope anomalies,as both nitrogen and oxygen isotopes have large isotopic fractionation and opposite enrichment effects.This proves that isotopic exchange reaction operates extensively in different regions of the Amundsen Sea.Our study highlights the unique role of dual isotopes of nitrite in deepening the understanding of nitrogen cycle.Further studies on ammonia oxidation and isotopic exchange between nitrate and nitrite are warranted in the future to understand their roles in the nitrogen cycle in the Southern Ocean.
文摘Using compounds modified by the isotopes carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 helps conduct research in various fields of science, such as medicine, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, agriculture, and others. In the case of the availability of reliable, express, and cheap methods, the area of their use will gradually expand. A determination of the atomic fraction of the isotopes carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 directly in glycine, leucine, isoleucine, and alanine is proposed;the modification concerns all centers or one or more identical carbon and nitrogen centers separately, as well as both isotopes at the same time. There are defined mass lines of the mass spectrum of each amino acid, through which the isotopic content of carbon and nitrogen is calculated. The processes that must be taken into account for the determination of the isotopic content are also established. Isotopic analysis of these compounds until now was carried out by transforming them into carbon oxide, dioxide, and molecular nitrogen, and determination of their content in individual centers was impossible.
基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences within the framework of the project"Stable Isotope Geochem-istry of the Earth’s Crust and Mantle"
文摘Oxygen isotope fractionation in TiO2 polymorphs has been calculated by the modi-fied increment method .The results that rutile is enriched in ^18O relative to brookite but depleted in ^18O relative to anatase.Due to the same crystal structure ,oxygen isotope partitioning in the TiO2 polymorphs is determined by the cation-oxygen inter-atomic distances.The theoretical calibrations involving rutile are in fair agreement with known experimental measurements and empirical estimates.Application of the theoretic-cal quartz-rutile calibration to geothermometry of natural eclogite assemblages indicates the preservation of isotopic equilibrium at high temperatures.The isotopic temperatures calculated are only slightly lower than the non-isotopic temperatures,indicating the slow rates of exchange for oxygen diffusion in rutile.The kinetics of exchange for oxygen diffu-sion in rutile is accordingly estimated by reconciling the differences between the isotopic and the non-isotopic temperatures.The rates of exchange for oxygen diffusion in rutile should be smaller than those for hornblende,but may be equal to or greater than those for diopside.
基金Under the auspices of Knowledge Innovation Programs of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. KZCX2-YW-223)National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40803023)+1 种基金Key Program of Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No. ZR2010DZ001)Talents Foundation of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. AJ0809BX-036)
文摘Stable isotope techniques have been proved useful as tools for studying the carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) biogeochemical cycles of ecosystem. This paper firstly introduced the basic principles and the distribution characteristics of stable isotope, then reviewed the recent advances and applications of stable isotope in the C and N biogeochemical cycles of ecosystem. By applying the 13 C natural abundance technique, ecologists are able to understand the photosynthetic path and CO 2 fixation of plants, the CO 2 exchange and C balance status of ecosystem, the composition, distribution and turnover of soil organic C and the sources of organic matter in food webs, while by using the 13 C labeled technique, the effects of elevated CO 2 on the C processes of ecosystem and the sources and fate of organic matter in ecosystem can be revealed in detail. Differently, by applying the 15 N natural abundance technique, ecologists are able to analyze the biological N 2 -fixation, the N sources of ecosystem, the N transformation processes of ecosystem and the N trophic status in food webs, while by using the 15 N labeled technique, the sources, transformation and fate of N in ecosystem and the effects of N input on the ecosystem can be investigated in depth. The applications of both C and N isotope natural abundance and labeled techniques, combined with the elemental, other isotope ( 34 S) and molecular biomarker information, will be more propitious to the investigation of C and N cycle mechanisms. Finally, this paper concluded the problems existed in current researches, and put forward the perspective of stable isotope techniques in the studies on C and N biogeochemical cycles of ecosystem in the future.
文摘Thermodynamic oxygen isotope factors for uranium oxides have been calculated by means of the modified increment method. The sequence of 18￣O-enrichment in the uranium oxides with respect to the common rock-forming minerals is predicted as follows: spinel < uraninite brannerite hematite < rutile < pitchblende <cassiterite uranium blacks coffinite sedovite UO3 < illite. Two sets of selfconsistent fractionation factors between the uranium oxides and water and between the uranium oxides and the other minerals have been obtained for 0～ 1200℃. The theoretical results are applicable to the isotopic geothermometry of uranium ores when pairing with other gangue minerals in hydrothermal uranium deposits.
文摘Fluorocarbonate is one of the most important RE minerals in the earth With the increment model developed by Zheng, oxygen isotope fractionation of RE fluorocarbonates is discussed and the 18 O enrichment order is obtained as follows: bastnaesite>cordylite>Ca 0 5 BaCe 2(CO 3) 4F>baiyuneboite>huangheite>cebaite Combining with the calculated equation, the oxygen isotopic compositions in RE fluorocarbonate from Bayan Obo ore deposit is discussed, and a better accordance of 18 O enrichment order with actual data on ore forming temperature with the ore deposit geology are found Because Ba RE fluorocarbonate could be considered as a stacking of CeCO 3F and BaCO 3 layers in the direction c , oxygen isotope fractionation in this stacking is discussed, and I in zhonghuacerite and cordylite is predicted with this model
文摘The oxygen isotope fractionation equations are calculated for major rare earth oxide minerals by using an increment model. The effects of the variation of RE composition, the isomorphic replacement of Ti 4+ , Nb 5+ , Ta 5+ , and Th 4+ and the metamictization on the oxygen isotope fractionation in minerals are also discussed. The rare earth oxides are not applicable for geothermometry due to their changeable oxygen isotope fractionation coefficients.
基金This projects was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
文摘Oxygen isotope fractionation was experimentally studied in the quartz-wolframite-water systemf rom 200 to 420℃.The starting wolframite was synthexized in aqueous solutions of Na2WOR·2H2O+FeCl2·4H2O or MnCl2·4H2O.The starting solutions range in salinity from 0 to 10 equivalent wt.% NaCl.Experiments were conducted in a gold-lined stainless steel autoclave,with filling degrees of about 50%.The results showed no significant difference in dquilibrium isotope fractionation between water and wolframite,ferberite and huebnerite at the same temperature(310℃）.The equilibrium oxygen isotope fractionation factors of wolframite and water tend to be equal with increasing temperature above 370℃.but to increase significantly with decreasing temperature below 370℃.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China(No:40543013, 40873003)and Key Laboratory of Isotope Geology, Ministry of Land and Resources
文摘The Turpan-Hami Basin in eastern Xinjiang is one of the driest regions on Earth and a premier environment to form and preserve nitrate.A large nitrate ore field in this basin was found recently.It is estimated there are about 2.5 billion tons of resources of nitrate,and the amount is as much as the Atacama Desert super-scale nitrate deposit in Chile.Nitrate is one of a few minerals with mass-independent fractionation（MIF）,and the oxygen isotope MIF is an effective method to determine the source of nitrate.Theδ^（17）O,δ^（18）O of nitrate were measured by fluorination and thermal decomposition method.The date indicated that this is the first time that oxygen isotope MIF has been located in inland nitrate minerals.The results obtained by two methods are similar,⊿^（17）=δ^（17）O-0.52×δ^（18）O=12‰-17‰.The experiment and observation data proved that oxygen isotope MIF of nitrate are the result of photochemical reactions in the troposphere and stratosphere.Thus, evidence from MIF oxygen isotopic compositions indicate that long term atmospheric deposition of nitrate aerosol particles produced by photochemical reactions is the source of the deposits.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No.50679024,40901015,and 41001011)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grants No.B1020072 and B1020062)+2 种基金the Ph. D. Programs Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (Grant No.20090094120008)the Special Fund of the State Key Laboratory of China (Grant No.2009586412)the Science Foundation of the HydroChina Chengdu Engineering Corporation (Grant No.P058)
文摘Isotopic fractionation is the basis of tracing the water cycle using hydrogen and oxygen isotopes. Isotopic fractionation factors in water evaporating from free water bodies are mainly affected by temperature and relative humidity, and vary significantly with these atmospheric factors over the course of a day. The evaporation rate （E） can reveal the effects of atmospheric factors. Therefore, there should be a certain functional relationship between isotopic fractionation factors and E. An average isotopic fractionation factor （ t~＊ ） was defined to describe isotopic differences between vapor and liquid phases in evaporation with time intervals of days. The relationship between or＊ and E based on the isotopic mass balance was investigated through an evaporation pan experiment with no inflow. The experimental results showed that the isotopic compositions of residual water were more enriched with time; tr＊ was affected by air temperature, relative humidity, and other atmospheric factors, and had a strong functional relation with E. The values of 0~＊ can be easily calculated with the known values of E, the initial volume of water in the pan, and isotopic compositions of residual water.
基金This research was financially supported by a project funded by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation[grant numbers 2017LH020 and 2017M622815]the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant numbers 41977190 and 41907198].
文摘In recent years,emergent pollutant’s accidents have occurred frequently in China,causing serious harm to the ecological environment.In this study,the impact of an accidental fire and explosion at Tianjin Port in 2015 on the atmosphere over the Bohai Sea was explored.Results showed sharp increases in the concentrations of several important components of fine particulate matter(e.g.NO3−,SO42−,NH4+,organic carbon,elemental carbon)over Beihuangcheng Island after the explosion.Among them,NO3−was most affected(about 10 days),with a maximum concentration of 16.45μg m−3.Theδ15N-NO3−ranged from−1.58‰to+8.74‰,with an average of+2.79‰±3.32‰.Influenced by the explosion,δ15N-NO3−decreased significantly,which was in accordance with the industrial processes of explosives.Theδ18O-NO3−varied between+49.40‰and+69.52‰,and showed a marked increase(+66.62‰±3.92‰)in the explosion-affected period.Using Monte Carlo simulation,the•OH pathway for NO3−formation was 51.79%±10.94%at that time—much lower than in the regular period.The elevated dry deposition of NO3−caused by the explosion was 266.08μmol N m−2 d−1 over the Bohai Sea—again,much higher than in the regular period.With the dry nitrogen deposition of NH4+(42.41μmol N m−2 d−1),the total nitrogen deposition increased by 308.49μmol N m−2 d−1,leading to severe ecological risk.Through the inverse computation of the dry deposition flux of NO3−,the affected area over the Bohai Sea was less than 1.42×104 km2,which is about 20%of the total area.
文摘Oxygen isotope fractionation is studied during the synthesis of kaolinite under controlled conditions of temperature and time. Equilibrium conditions have been established and its relationship with temperature has been studied. Kaolinite was hydrothermally precipitated starting from non-crystalline aluminosilicate gels. The amount of kaolinite obtained increases up to a limited constant value and in all cases coexists with the amorphous starting gels. It can be seen that the data obtained at 48 hours of synthesis can be considered as quasi-equilibrium, since the total isotopic equilibrium has not been reached, only the sample obtained at 24 hours should be discarded for studies in equilibrium. This would allow us, with the samples obtained at 720 hours, to try to establish a relationship between isotopic fractionation and temperature, provided that we know the water in equilibrium with the synthesized kaolinite. Two equations have been obtained that show correlation coefficients with a high statistical significance.
文摘Tenorite is an oxide of cupper which has been well documented on its structure, force constants and spectrum. Based on the isotopic shifts of its spectrum calculated from the force constants of tenorite, its reduced partition function ratios were calculated, from which an oxygen isotopic fractionation curve between tenorite and water was obtained:10sin.= 2. 51X2 - 14. 87X + 6. 31 (X = 103/T) Oxygen isotopic fractionation of tenorite was also calculated with the modified increment method of Zheng (1991), and another equation was obtained: 10sin.= 2. 89X2 - 13. 10X + 3. 92 (X = 103/T) Calculated results of the two different models were fitted and possible deviation involved in the calculation was also discussed.
