森林火灾对亚马逊地区垃圾和土壤中稳定同位素组成的影响
Larissa Richter1, David Amouroux2, Emmanuel Tessier2
1Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Chemosphere
|August 11, 2023
概括
稳定的同位素可以追踪森林火灾排放. 较高的火灾严重程度会导致同位素分离,为热带森林火灾创造独特的同位素指纹.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 大气化学 大气化学
背景情况:
- 森林火灾,特别是在亚马逊等热带地区,是大气中的重要贡献者.
- 目前用于追踪来自火灾的排放的方法存在不确定性.
- 燃烧过程中稳定同位素的分离是一种已知的现象,主要研究煤炭.
研究的目的:
- 调查 (Hg) 稳定同位素在追踪森林火灾排放中的潜力.
- 为了确定火灾严重程度对森林火灾残留物中Hg同位素组成的影响.
- 为了确定热带森林火灾产生的排放的同位素指纹.
主要方法:
- 在巴西亚马逊地区进行了小规模和大规模的处方燃烧实验.
- 在火灾前后的垃圾,土壤和灰样本中分析了同位素组成 (δ202Hg, Δ200Hg, Δ199Hg).
- 评估了火灾严重程度和燃烧温度对Hg同位素分离的影响.
主要成果:
- 在小规模火灾实验中没有观察到显著的Hg同位素分离.
- 大规模的火灾实验显示了土壤和灰中显著的质量依赖分化 (MDF).
- 更高的燃烧温度导致更轻的Hg同位素的优先释放,用更重的同位素丰富灰.
- 没有观察到质量独立的分化,类似于煤炭燃烧.
结论:
- 森林火灾的严重程度会影响稳定同位素的分离.
- 稳定的Hg同位素显示出可以追踪热带森林火灾产生的排放的潜力.
- 建立了热带森林火灾Hg排放的同位素指纹,反映了垃圾和土壤同位素签名的混合.
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