Trace elements in some South Australian terra rossa and rendzina soils

1959 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
RM McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
South Australia ◽  
The State ◽  
The South ◽  
Terra Rossa ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Copper And Zinc ◽  
Nickel Copper ◽  
Lower South ◽  
Cobalt Copper

The concentrations of cobalt, zirconium, nickel, copper, vanadium, molybdenrun, manganese, and zinc have been determined in 10 profiles of terra rossas and 9 of rendzinas from South Australia. The soils from the lower south-eastern part of the State contain lower concentrations of all these elements than do those near Adelaide, particularly for cobalt, copper, and zinc. This difference is reflected in the concentrations found in the underlying calcareous material, and can account for the widespread deficiencies in cobalt and copper which occur ill the South-East.

scholarly journals Oil spill modelling methods: application to the south–eastern part of the Baltic Sea

Baltica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (special) ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Kileso ◽  
Boris Chubarenko ◽  
Petras Zemlys ◽  
Igor Kuzmenko
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
The State ◽  
The South ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Modelling Methods ◽  
State Of Art

The state-of-art in oil spill modelling methods is summarized, focusing on development since 2000. Some recommendations for possible application of these methods to the south–eastern part of the Baltic Sea are prepared. Particular attention is paid on the methods of parameterization of volume of oil spill and calculation of advection of the oil spills. Consideration is also given to methods used in oil weathering models.

scholarly journals POSITION OF AMBASSADORS OF THE BELZ VOIVODESHIP AT THE TORUN SEJM OF 1576

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-90
Author(s):  
Mariia Motuz
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Joint Movement ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Universal Order

The author explores the peculiarities of the functioning of parliamentarism in the Ukrainian lands during their stay in the Commonwealth. The county Sejm of the Belz Voivodeship in the 1570s is used as an example. Particular attention is paid to the activities of representatives of this region at the Toruń Sejm in 1576. As a result of the research, it is established that the Belz ambassadors were consolidating with the representatives of the Ukrainian voivodeships and the crown nobility in the main issues considered during this Sejm. Thus, the nobility demanded the establishment of the Crown Tribunal and the strengthening of the defense of the south-eastern borders of the state. Instead, the newly elected monarch insisted on the need to convene a joint movement to quell the uprising in Gdansk and adopt new taxes. Due to the different positions of the king and the Chamber of Ambassadors, the Sejm ended without the adoption of the Constitution and the Universal Order.

scholarly journals Field biology of the platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus ): historical and current perspectives

1998 ◽  
Vol 353 (1372) ◽  
pp. 1081-1091 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. R. Grant ◽  
P. D. Temple–Smith
Keyword(s):  
South Australia ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
The State ◽  
General Distribution ◽  
Late Winter ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
Field Biology ◽  
Ornithorhynchus Anatinus ◽  
Eastern Australia

The field biology of the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus , was first studied by a number of expatriate biologists who visited the Australian colonies to collect specimens in the 1800s. Their work was followed in the early to mid–1900s by a group of resident natural historians and later by an increasing number of academic biologists. All of these workers contributed significantly to the current understanding of the field biology of this unique Australian species. The platypus occupies much the same general distribution as it did prior to European occupation of Australia, except for its loss from the state of South Australia. However, local changes and fragmentation of distribution due to human modification of its habitat are documented. The species currently inhabits eastern Australia from around Cooktown in the north to Tasmania in the south. Although not found in the west–flowing rivers of northern Queensland, it inhabits the upper reaches of rivers flowing to the west and north of the dividing ranges in the south of the state and in New South Wales and Victoria. Its current and historical abundance, however, is less well known and it has probably declined in numbers, although still being considered as common over most of its current range. The species was extensively hunted for its fur until around this turn of this century. The platypus is mostly nocturnal in its foraging activities, being predominantly an opportunistic carnivore of benthic invertebrates. The species is homeothermic, maintaining its low body temperature (32°C), even while foraging for hours in water below 5°C. Its major habitat requirements include both riverine and riparian features which maintain a supply of benthic prey species and consolidated banks into which resting and nesting burrows can be excavated. The species exhibits a single breeding season, with mating occurring in late winter or spring and young first emerging into the water after 3—4 months of nurture by the lactating females in the nesting burrows. Natural history observations, mark and recapture studies and preliminary investigations of population genetics indicate the possibility of resident and transient members of populations and suggest a polygynous mating system. Recent field studies have largely confirmed and extended the work of the early biologists and natural historians.

Vegetation history and water fluctuations at Lake Leake, south-eastern South Australia. 1. 10,000 B.P. to present

1974 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 719 ◽  
Author(s):  
JR Dodson
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
Pollen Analysis ◽  
Vegetation History ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Lake Basin ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Lower South ◽  
Western Victoria

The stratigraphy and detailed pollen analysis of the top 4 m of sediment in Lake Leake were used to describe the vegetation history and past changes in the water level in the lake basin. Some of the changes described have climatic significance. Six radiocarbon dates are used to place a chronology on these events and the results are used to compare previous work carried out in western Victoria. It is suggested that in south-eastern South Australia, immediately prior to 10,000 B.P., conditions were drier than at present and that after this time conditions became wetter, the wettest period of the last 10,000 years occurring between 6900 and 5000 B.P. After this time conditions became drier, marginally wetter again between 2000 and 1300 B.P., then relatively dry until the present day. Keys to aid in the identification of pollen of the Casuarinaceae, Myriophyllum and the Myrtaceae for species growing in the Lower South-East of South Australia are given.

The hydration status of lambs after lairage at two Australian abattoirs

2006 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 909 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Jacob ◽  
D. W. Pethick ◽  
E. Ponnampalam ◽  
J. Speijers ◽  
D. L. Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
The State ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Urine Specific Gravity ◽  
Hydration Status ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Carry Over

Urine samples were collected from lambs slaughtered at 2 abattoirs, 1 in Western Australia (WA) and 1 in Victoria (Vic.), for the purpose of estimating hydration status at the time of slaughter. Collections were made from 219 consignments at WA and 57 consignments at Vic., over a 12-month period commencing in July 2003 and finishing in June 2004. The average consignment urine specific gravity was high, suggesting subclinical dehydration was common at both abattoirs. Consignment urine specific gravity was higher at Vic. than WA during the months from January to June. Analyses of demographic data collected at WA suggested that average consignment urine specific gravity was higher in sucker lambs than carry over lambs, highest in August and lowest in January, and higher in lambs from the south-eastern districts compared with other districts within the state.

scholarly journals Assessment of source apportionment and composition of trace elements in rainwater in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Arif Hossen ◽  
Md Salauddin ◽  
Asiful Hoque ◽  
Sudip Kumar Pal
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Trace Metals ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Elements In Rainwater

<p>Rainwater is considered as a dependable potable and non-potable water source, used for domestic purposes as well as for human consumption in many cases. While it is usually believed that rainwater is safe for drinking purposes, many studies have explored the existence of trace metals in harvested rainwater, which can impose a serious health risk to human beings when present in relatively high concentrations. The concentration of trace elements in atmospheric precipitation including rainwater also provides a good indication of the environmental pollution caused by anthropogenic activities.</p><p>Chattogram, located in the south-eastern side of Bangladesh, is the busiest port city and the second-largest city in the country with a population of around 4.5 million people. With the presence of high salinity and arsenic in groundwater and poor quality of surface water in the region, rainwater harvesting is the most sustainable solution to be considered in the water system management for the area, particularly given annual mean precipitation of 2488 mm during the rainy season. In recent years, extensive studies have been carried out on the potential application of different rainwater harvesting systems across the region, but there have been very few studies devoted to the identification of the composition of trace elements in rainwater considering site-specific influences in the trace metal distribution in the rainwater.</p><p>The purpose of this study was to investigate the composition and source appointment of trace metals (Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb, Mn, Cr, and Cd) in rainwater in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. To determine their sources and relative contributions in rainwater, a total of ninety-five rainwater samples were collected in this study from five different locations representing different land-use patterns (industrial, commercial, urban, and sub-urban) within the study area, from June 2018 to October 2019. The collected water samples were analyzed for Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb, Mn, Cr, and Cd using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer maintaining standard protocols. The measured trace elements from the collected rainwater samples were then compared with the WHO and Bangladesh drinking water standards.</p><p>The resulting concentration of trace metals in this study was found within the allowable limits in accordance with WHO and Bangladesh drinking water standards, confirming the suitability of rainwater as a potable water source for human consumption. The average concentration of trace metals in rainwater was found in the order of Zn ˃ Cu ˃ Fe ˃ Cr ˃ Mn ˃ Pb ˃ Cd for the tested samples. Overall, the trace metal concentrations of Cu and Zn were predominantly observed in rainwater samples collected from the industrial area, indicating the influence of anthropogenic activities on atmospheric pollution. The concentrations of the trace elements in this work were found to be overall higher when compared to those reported in other investigations around the world. The measurements of this study would provide an indication of atmospheric pollution in rainwater caused by the anthropogenic origins of trace metals as well as provide a database of trace metals in rainwater for further relevant research studies across the country.</p>

scholarly journals Zapobieganie i walka z epidemiami na południowo-wschodniej granicy Rzeczypospolitej za czasów króla Stanisława Augusta Poniatowskiego

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (1 (237)) ◽  
pp. 25-40
Author(s):  
Ewa Danowska
Keyword(s):  
18Th Century ◽  
The State ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
The Times ◽  
The Military

Prevention and Struggle Against Epidemics on the South-Eastern Borderlands of the Commonwealth in the Times of Stanisław August Poniatowski Epidemics posed serious threat in the 18th century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Their most common appearance was evidenced in the south-eastern borderlands, and they often spread towards the center of the state with the movement of merchants and the military. In order to prevent the spread of these, a special quarantine houses were established on the borders. It were mainly the borderland magnates, as well as the state territorial administration headed by the Committee of Royal Treasury, that took a lead in work towards prevention of the epidemics. In the times of Stanisław August Poniatowski the most important quarantine houses functioned in Mohylew, Bałta, Białogród, Żwaniec and Jampol.

scholarly journals A new ammonoid fauna from the Gattendorfia-Eocanites Genozone of the Anti-Atlas (Early Carboniferous; Morocco)

Fossil Record ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bockwinkel ◽  
V. Ebbighausen
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Early Carboniferous ◽  
The State ◽  
Wird Eine ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Ammonoid Fauna

From the eastern part of the Tafilalt (Anti-Atlas, Morocco), rich assemblages of ammonoids of the <i>Gattendorfia-Eocanites</i> Genozone are described. The detailed investigation of an outcrop near Mfis in the south-eastern Tafilalt yielded a diverse fauna with 24 species, of which 13 are new. The genus <i>Weyerella</i> n. gen. is newly erected with <i>Weyerella protecta</i> n. sp. as type species. Furthermore, the following new species are described: <i>Paragattendorfia aboussalamae</i> n. sp., <i>Acutimitoceras hollardi</i> n. sp., <i>Acutimitoceras posterum</i> n. sp., <i>Acutimitoceras mfisense</i> n. sp., <i>Acutimitoceras occidentale</i> n. sp., <i>Imitoceras oxydentale</i> n. sp., <i>Kazakhstania nitida</i> n. sp., <i>Zadelsdorfia debouaaensis</i> n. sp., <i>Weyerella minor</i> n. sp., <i>Eocanites simplex</i> n. sp., <i>Eocanites rtbeckeri</i> n. sp., and <i>Eocanites dkorni</i> n. sp. The state of preservation of the ammonoids as limonitic steinkern specimens permits a detailed study of sutures and conch ontogeny. <br><br> Aus dem östlichen Tafilalt (Anti-Atlas, Marokko) wird eine Ammonoideen-reiche Abfolge aus der <i>Gattendorfia-Eocanites</i> Genus-Zone beschrieben. Ein im Detail untersuchtes Profil bei Mfis hat eine individuenreiche und diverse pelagische Fauna mit 24 Arten geliefert, von denen 13 neu sind. Die Gattung <i>Weyerella</i> n. gen. wird mit <i>Weyerellaprotecta</i> n. sp. als Typusart aufgestellt. Weitere neue Arten sind: <i>Paragattendorfiaaboussalamae</i> n. sp., <i>Acutimitocerashollardi</i> n. sp., <i>Acutimitocerasposterum</i> n. sp., <i>Acutimitocerasmfisense</i> n. sp., <i>Acutimitocerasoccidentale</i> n. sp., <i>Imitocerasoxydentale</i> n. sp., <i>Kazakhstanianitida</i> n. sp., <i>Zadelsdorfiadebouaaensis</i> n. sp., <i>Weyerellaminor</i> n. sp., <i>Eocanitessimplex</i> n. sp., <i>Eocanitesrtbeckeri</i> n. sp. und <i>Eocanitesdkorni</i> n. sp. Die in Limonit erhaltenen Steinkerne erlauben eine Detailuntersuchung der Lobenlinien und der Gehäuse-Ontogenie. <br><br> doi:<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mmng.200600003" target="_blank">10.1002/mmng.200600003</a>

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