The impact of anthropogenic eutrophication on the productivity and metabolism of estuarine sediments has received relatively little attention. In this study, we investigated the separate and combined effects of decreased light availability and sediment nutrient enrichment, 2 of the most important impacts of anthropogenic eutrophication, on sediment primary production and metabolism in 2 eutroph...

Abstract The Ningxia reach of the Yellow River (NRYR) is wide and shallow, instability damages are likely to occur at its vulnerable zone. In this study, based on one‐dimensional hydro‐sediment dynamics, two‐dimensional dynamics zone stability analysis model, a coupled model was established analyze scouring risk zones in NRYR during flood season. Considering morphological change bank slope caus...

Data and computer simulations are reviewed to help better define the timing and magnitude of human influence on sediment flux--the Anthropocene epoch. Impacts on the Earth surface processes are not spatially or temporally homogeneous. Human influences on this sediment flux have a secondary effect on floodplain and delta-plain functions and sediment dispersal into the coastal ocean. Human impact...

water and sediment samples were collected from six different stations, located along the nil river between february and june 2015. concentrations of cadmium, lead, zinc, and copper were determined. the extent of the sediment pollution was assessed, using the multiple pollution indices, namely contamination factor (cf), pollution load index (pli), and the geoaccumulation index (igeo). the result...

We investigated the mechanisms leading to rapid death of corals when exposed to runoff and resuspended sediments, postulating that the killing was microbially mediated. Microsensor measurements were conducted in mesocosm experiments and in naturally accumulated sediment on corals. In organic-rich, but not in organic-poor sediment, pH and oxygen started to decrease as soon as the sediment accumu...

Small check dams are widely used in the Republic of Korea to mitigate and prevent sediment-driven damages by mountain torrents. This study aimed quantify combined effects debris-flow impact forces earth pressures from dam sedimentations on structural stability a incorporating change longitudinal profile channel bed owing sediment deposition. A simulation model (Hyper Kanako) was reproduce behav...

Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of contaminant fate and transport modeling have received considerable attention in the literature. In this study, our objective is to elucidate the uncertainty pertaining to micropollutant modeling in the sediment-water column interface. Our sensitivity analysis suggests that not only partitioning coefficients of metals but also critical stress values for co...

The mud shrimp Austinogebia edulis, being abundant in the intertidal zone of western Taiwan, constructs deep burrows (>1 m). This study highlights the potential of mud shrimps to modify sediment characteristics of the tidal flat by its burrowing behavior. We studied the structure of the burrow wall, compared the difference in the sediment composition of the burrow and the background sediment, a...

Fusarium spp. damages the roots of crops, its control is with synthetic fungicides, however, marine actinomycetes can be an option to use agrochemicals. The objective this work was identification and morphological characterization as antagonists solani (Mart.) Sacc. isolated from diseased tomato plants mangrove sediment actinomycetes, both identified through taxonomic keys molecular techniques....