グリーンランドの氷床のセレニウムと硫黄:化石燃料の燃焼との関係
まとめ
化石燃料の燃焼中にセレニウムを動員することは,主に酸化物化学の違いのために,硫黄よりも著しく低い. これらの元素は,生化学的過程からの揮発性化合物を通じて氷河氷に到達し,陸上の比率を反映しています.
科学分野:
- 環境化学 環境化学
- 地質化学 地質化学
- 大気科学 大気科学
背景:
- 硫黄とセレンは,化石燃料の燃焼中に放出される.
- 彼らの大気動員性は大きく異なっており,セレニウムは硫黄よりもはるかに移動性が低い.
- これらの違いを理解することは,環境影響評価において極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- 化石燃料の燃焼によるセレニウムと硫黄の異なる大気動員の原因を調査する.
- セレニウムと硫黄が氷河の氷に輸送される経路を決定する.
- 氷河氷河におけるセレニウムと硫黄の比率の影響を分析し,陸上の物質の投入を理解する.
主な方法:
- 燃焼中のセレニウムと硫黄の振る舞いの比較分析.
- 四価セレニウムと硫黄酸化物の化学性質の検討.
- 氷河氷のサンプルにおけるセレンと硫黄の比率の地球化学分析.
主要な成果:
- セレニウムは,化石燃料の燃焼中に硫黄よりもはるかに少ない程度に動員されます.
- 彼らの四価酸化物 (SeO2とSO2) の異なる化学的振る舞いは,この格差を説明しています.
- 氷河氷河のセレニウムと硫黄の比率は,陸上の物質の比率を反映しています.
結論:
- 硫黄と比較してセレニウムの空気中の移動性が低いのは,酸化物の化学反応によるものです.
- 揮発性セレニウムと硫黄化合物を形成する生化学的プロセスは,氷河の氷に沈着することを促します.
- 氷河の氷は,陸上のセレニウムと硫黄の輸入比率を反映する貯蔵庫として機能します.
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