Mercury

摘要： Due to the harmful impacts on the ecosystem and even human health,mercury(Hg)compounds in the environment deserve serious concern.Atmospheric mobilization and exchange at the air-sea interface are important processes in biogeochemical cycling of Hg.Relying on the 30th(2013/2014),31st(2014/2015),and 33rd(2016/2017)Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition aboard R/V Xuelong,we found significant rising gaseous elemental mercury(GEM)concentrations over the equatorial Central Indo-Pacific region.Excluding the contribution of anthropogenic,volcanic and biomass burning emissions,the enhanced GEM in marine boundary layer was likely due to the combined actions of two driving factors drove by the Inter-Tropical Conversion Zone(ITCZ):(1)intense wet deposition of Hg,followed by subsequent rapid photoreduction and vast evasion from the surface sea;and(2)the regional low-level convergence of airflow that caused the mass accumulation of GEM in air.In addition,apparently higher GEM concentration level in the equatorial Central Indo-Pacific than in the Southern Ocean was observed in one cruise.Further investigation suggests that apart from the ITCZ corresponded mechanisms,the effects of spatial differences in anthropogenic emissions and more significant GEM oxidation in Antarctic sea should play roles in this phenomenon.

摘要： Correlations between the rotations of the terrestrial planets in our solar system and the magnetic field of the Sun have been previously noted. These correlations account for the opposite rotation of Venus as a result of the magnetic field of the Sun being dragged across the conducting core of Venus. Currently, the Sun’s magnetic field is not sufficiently strong to account for the proposed correlations. But recently meteorite paleomagnetism measurements have indicated that during the Sun’s formation the magnetic field of the Sun was of sufficient strength to have resulted in the observed correlations. Also, dating back to the Sun’s formation are measurements showing that the Sun’s core rotates four times faster than the Sun’s surface. Both the counter rotation of Venus and the initial period of strong Sun magnetic fields are believed to be relics of the time period when the Sun’s core to surface differential rotation was established. As a part of these correlations, it was hypothesized that for a terrestrial planet to exhibit a magnetosphere, the average density must be ≥5350 ± 50 kg/m3. On this basis, only the Earth and Mercury would have formed initial magnetospheres, while Venus, Mars, and the “Moon” would not have developed magnetospheres. For such correlations to still be present today requires our Sun to have been formed as a sole star and with what might be termed a friendly Jupiter. Otherwise, the observed correlations would have been disrupted over time.

摘要： The behavior and fates of environmental pollutants within the cryosphere and the associated environmental impacts are of increasing concerns in the context of global warming.The Tibetan Plateau(TP),also known as the"Third Pole",represents one of the most important cryospheric regions in the world.Mercury(Hg)is recognized as a global pollutant.Here,we summarize the current knowledge of Hg concentration levels,pools and spatio-temporal distribution in cryospheric environments(e.g.,glacier,permafrost),and its transfer and potential cycle in the TP cryospheric region.Transboundary transport of anthropogenic Hg from the surrounding heavily-polluted regions,such as South and Southeast Asia,provides significant sources of atmospheric Hg depositions onto the TP cryosphere.We concluded that the melting of the cryosphere on the TP represents an increasing source of Hg and brings a risk to the TP environment.In addition,global warming acts as an important catalyst accelerating the release of legacy Hg from the melting cryosphere,adversely impacting ecosystems and biological health.Furthermore,we emphasize on the remaining gaps and proposed issues needed to be addressed in future work,including enhancing our knowledge on some key release pathways and the related environmental effects of Hg in the cryospheric region,integrated observation and consideration of Hg distribution,migration and cycle processes at a key region,and uses of Hg isotopic technical and Hg models to improve the understanding of Hg cycling in the TP cryospheric region.

摘要： Lagoons of West African countries are seriously threatened by rapid artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) that exposes lagoons to mercury pollution. In this study, the mercury level in the sediments of the Tendo and Aby lagoons in Côte d’Ivoire had been evaluated. A total of 87 samples from 25 stations located on Tendo and Aby lagoons were analyzed by atomic fluorescence spectrometry. The mean Hg concentrations obtained in the sediments of Tendo and Aby lagoons were 0.89 ± 0.26 mg⋅kg-1 and 0.70 ± 0.18 mg⋅kg-1, respectively. Hg concentrations evaluated in the bays of Tendo and Aby during the dry season were 1.38 ± 0.45 mg⋅kg-1 and 1.07 ± 0.31 mg⋅kg-1, respectively. The minimum and maximum total Hg concentrations in the sediments from 25 stations were 0.04 and 3.56 mg⋅kg-1, respectively. Mercury contamination in lagoons during ASGM poses risks of pollution for the lagoon ecosystem and also poses health risks for the population living near these lagoons.

摘要： 针对晶体结构教学的抽象性,运用Mercury软件辅助教学,该软件具有读取晶体信息文件、显示或编辑多种样式的晶体结构图等功能,能实现晶体配位数、晶体堆积方式、晶胞模型建构、晶胞微观结构分析等知识点的可视化教学,使教学有据可依,有助于发展学生宏观辨识与微观探析、证据推理与模型认知的化学学科核心素养,是信息技术与学科教学整合的有效应用。

摘要： 针对晶体结构教学的抽象性,运用Mercury软件辅助教学,该软件具有读取晶体信息文件、显示或编辑多种样式的晶体结构图等功能,能实现晶体配位数、晶体堆积方式、晶胞模型建构、晶胞微观结构分析等知识点的可视化教学,使教学有据可依,有助于发展学生宏观辨识与微观探析、证据推理与模型认知的化学学科核心素养,是信息技术与学科教学整合的有效应用.

摘要： The flesh of guinean and blackchin tilapia,and mullet found in Choba river were collected for elemental studies of mercury,cadmium,lead,arsenic,nickel and speciated forms.Analytical method of X-ray fluorescence(XRF)was used for the elemental studies while Gas chromatographymass spectrometer(GC-MS)was used for the speciated forms.4.3 mg/kg was the highest concentration of cadmium observed in blackchin tilapia.The three fish species all contained about 0.5 mg/kg of arsenic and 1 mg/kg of mercury.1.7 mg/kg of lead was detected in mullet while 7.3 mg/kg of nickel was detected in blackchin tilapia.Organometallic compounds found were nickel tetracarbonyl,borane carbonyl in guinean tilapia,nickel tetracarbonyl,borane carbonyl and germanium(iv)pthalocyanine dichloride in blackchin tilapia and[μ-(ƞ6-benzene)]bis(ƞ5-2,4-cyclopentadien-yl)di-μ-hydrodi-vanadium.Borane carbonyl was found in mullet.

摘要： The astronomy lecture was as dull as ditchwater.Finally the professor said:"Having spent an half hour with Mercury,and an half hour with Venus,and an half hour with Mars,we come now to Jupiter—what place shall we assign to Jupiter?"Then a student sleepily arose and said:"I don’t know who Jupiter is,but he can have my place.I’m going home."

摘要： 荷兰皇家Niestern Sander船厂和俄罗斯Mercury Sakhalin公司与Pola公司组建的合资企业已经签署了一份协议,将建造全球首艘浅吃水破冰步行工作(walk-to-work)船,计划将于2021年12月交付,将由Mercury Sakhalin公司用于在俄罗斯Sakhalin东海岸运营,服务海上石油和天然气行业。