scholarly journals Biogeochemical Interactions In The Application Of Biotechnological Strategies To Marine Sediments Contaminated With Metals

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviana Fonti ◽  
Antonio Dell’Anno ◽  
Francesca Beolchini
Keyword(s):  
Marine Sediments ◽  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Sediment Contamination ◽  
Metal Mobility ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Carbonate Content ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressure ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Geochemical Properties

AbstractSediment contamination in coastal areas with high anthropogenic pressure is a widespread environmental problem. Metal contaminants are of particular concern, since they are persistent and cannot be degraded. Microorganisms can influence metal mobility in the sediment by several direct and indirect processes. However, the actual fate of metals in the environment is not easily predictable and several biogeochemical constraints affect their behaviour. In addition, the geochemical characteristics of the sediment play an important role and the general assumptions for soils or freshwater sediments cannot be extended to marine sediments. In this paper we analysed the correlation between metal mobility and main geochemical properties of the sediment. Although the prediction of metal fate in sediment environment, both forex-situbioleaching treatments andin-situbiostimulation strategies, appears to require metal-specific and site-specific tools, we found that TOM and pH are likely the main variables in describing and predicting Zn behaviour. Arsenic solubilisation/increase in mobility appears to correlate positively with carbonate content. Cd, Pb and Ni appear to require multivariate and/or non-linear approaches.

Engineering Properties of Carbonate Marine Sediments

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Horst G. Brandes
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Marine Sediments ◽  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Deep Ocean ◽  
Strength Characteristics ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Carbonate Content ◽  
Frictional Strength

Geotechnical properties of deep-sea sediments are examined in terms of their plasticity, compressibility and frictional strength characteristics, especially in terms of the relative abundance of carbonate and clay fractions. The effect of carbonate content in excess of 40% is to reduce Atterberg limits and compressibility, and to increase peak friction angles, compared to sediments from the deep ocean that have lower carbonate amounts. The presence of carbonate also tends to reduce flocculation and in situ water content.

scholarly journals Low-Input Estimation of Site-Specific Lime Demand Based on Apparent Soil Electrical Conductivity and In Situ Determined Topsoil pH

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (23) ◽  
pp. 5280
Author(s):  
Moritz von Cossel ◽  
Harm Druecker ◽  
Eberhard Hartung
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Soil Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Standard Equipment ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Input Estimation ◽  
Low Input ◽  
North Germany

Site-specific liming helps increase efficiency in agricultural production. For adequate determination of the lime demand, a combination of apparent soil electrical conductivity (ECa) and topsoil pH can be used. Here, it was hypothesized that this can also be done at low-input level. Field measurements using the EM38 MK I (Geonics, Canada) were conducted on three experimental sites in north Germany in 2011. The topsoil pH was measured based on two approaches: on the field using a handheld pH meter (Spectrum-Technologies Ltd., Bridgend, UK) with a flat electrode (in situ), and in the lab using standard equipment (ex situ). Both soil ECa (0.4–35.9 mS m−1) and pH (5.13–7.41) were heterogeneously distributed across the sites. The same was true of the lime demand (−1.35–4.18 Mg ha−1). There was a significant correlation between in situ and ex situ determined topsoil pH (r = 0.89; p < 0.0001). This correlation was further improved through non-linear regression (r = 0.92; p < 0.0001). Thus, in situ topsoil pH was found suitable for map-overlay with ECa to determine the site-specific lime demand. Consequently, the hypothesis could be confirmed: The combined use of data from EM38 and handheld pH meters is a promising low-input approach that may help implement site-specific liming in developing countries.

scholarly journals El preocupante estado de Centronia mutisii (Melastomataceae)

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 243
Author(s):  
Olga Adriana León ◽  
Camilo Esteban Cadena-Vargas ◽  
Mónica Saida Acosta-Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressure ◽  
Single Population ◽  
Threat Level ◽  
Ex Situ Management

<p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Objective.</strong> Our study was intended to detail aspects of <em>Centronia mutisii </em>such as its distribution, population status and propagation, due to the anthropogenic pressure on its habitat which is restricted to a localized area in Cundinamarca and the District Capital, and because it is listed as a vulnerable species (VU) by the IUCN. <strong>Materials and methods.</strong> We identified the potential distribution of <em>C. </em><em>mutisii</em> (niche modeling), assessed the conservation status of the population, and applied plant propagation ex situ management treatments. <strong>Results.</strong> The potential geographic distribution is restricted and until now a single population has been recorded in a locality.  There is a marked edge effect on the population structure and propagation is difficult. <strong>Conclusions</strong>. We propose this species as a conservation priority due to its extremely localized distribution and population structure being affected by processes that affect its habitat, and also to begin a discussion on the reclassification of its current threat level. Decision makers should include <em>C. mutisii</em> in research and investment agendas to develop in situ and ex situ conservation strategies.</p> <p><strong>Key words: </strong>Sumapaz; IUCN; Maxent; Cundinamarca; Colombia</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p>

An in situ and ex situ TEM study of the formation of thin cobalt silicide films by molecular beam epitaxy on the silicon (100) surface

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 884-885
Author(s):  
D. Loretto ◽  
J. M. Gibson ◽  
S. M. Yalisove ◽  
R. T. Tung
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Beam Epitaxy ◽  
Molecular Beam ◽  
Defect Density ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Ultra High Vacuum ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Metal Base ◽  
In Situ Experiments ◽  
Potential Applications

The cobalt disilicide/silicon system has potential applications as a metal-base and as a permeable-base transistor. Although thin, low defect density, films of CoSi2 on Si(111) have been successfully grown, there are reasons to believe that Si(100)/CoSi2 may be better suited to the transmission of electrons at the silicon/silicide interface than Si(111)/CoSi2. A TEM study of the formation of CoSi2 on Si(100) is therefore being conducted. We have previously reported TEM observations on Si(111)/CoSi2 grown both in situ, in an ultra high vacuum (UHV) TEM and ex situ, in a conventional Molecular Beam Epitaxy system.The procedures used for the MBE growth have been described elsewhere. In situ experiments were performed in a JEOL 200CX electron microscope, extensively modified to give a vacuum of better than 10-9 T in the specimen region and the capacity to do in situ sample heating and deposition. Cobalt was deposited onto clean Si(100) samples by thermal evaporation from cobalt-coated Ta filaments.

The use of transmission and analytical electron microscopy in studying reactions and phase transformations in thin film

1993 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 842-843
Author(s):  
K. Barmak
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Phase Transformations ◽  
Analytical Electron Microscopy ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Multilayer Thin Films ◽  
Absolute Concentration ◽  
Analytical Electron ◽  
Deposition Step

Generally, processing of thin films involves several annealing steps in addition to the deposition step. During the annealing steps, diffusion, transformations and reactions take place. In this paper, examples of the use of TEM and AEM for ex situ and in situ studies of reactions and phase transformations in thin films will be presented.The ex situ studies were carried out on Nb/Al multilayer thin films annealed to different stages of reaction. Figure 1 shows a multilayer with dNb = 383 and dAl = 117 nm annealed at 750°C for 4 hours. As can be seen in the micrograph, there are four phases, Nb/Nb3-xAl/Nb2-xAl/NbAl3, present in the film at this stage of the reaction. The composition of each of the four regions marked 1-4 was obtained by EDX analysis. The absolute concentration in each region could not be determined due to the lack of thickness and geometry parameters that were required to make the necessary absorption and fluorescence corrections.

Transmission Electron Microscopy of Epitaxial silicides grown by ultra high vacuum deposition

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 462-463
Author(s):  
D. Loretto ◽  
J. M. Gibson ◽  
S. M. Yalisove
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Diffraction ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Energy Electron ◽  
Ultra High Vacuum ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Transmission Electron

The silicides CoSi2 and NiSi2 are both metallic with the fee flourite structure and lattice constants which are close to silicon (1.2% and 0.6% smaller at room temperature respectively) Consequently epitaxial cobalt and nickel disilicide can be grown on silicon. If these layers are formed by ultra high vacuum (UHV) deposition (also known as molecular beam epitaxy or MBE) their thickness can be controlled to within a few monolayers. Such ultrathin metal/silicon systems have many potential applications: for example electronic devices based on ballistic transport. They also provide a model system to study the properties of heterointerfaces. In this work we will discuss results obtained using in situ and ex situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM).In situ TEM is suited to the study of MBE growth for several reasons. It offers high spatial resolution and the ability to penetrate many monolayers of material. This is in contrast to the techniques which are usually employed for in situ measurements in MBE, for example low energy electron diffraction (LEED) and reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED), which are both sensitive to only a few monolayers at the surface.

Atomic Layer Deposition of LiF and Lithium Ion Conducting (AlF3)(LiF)x Alloys Using Trimethylaluminum, Lithium Hexamethyldisilazide and Hydrogen Fluoride

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Younghee Lee ◽  
Daniela M. Piper ◽  
Andrew S. Cavanagh ◽  
Matthias J. Young ◽  
Se-Hee Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Mass Gain ◽  
Alloy Film ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Layer Deposition ◽  
Ion Conducting ◽  
Good Agreement

<div>Atomic layer deposition (ALD) of LiF and lithium ion conducting (AlF<sub>3</sub>)(LiF)<sub>x</sub> alloys was developed using trimethylaluminum, lithium hexamethyldisilazide (LiHMDS) and hydrogen fluoride derived from HF-pyridine solution. ALD of LiF was studied using in situ quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) and in situ quadrupole mass spectrometer (QMS) at reaction temperatures between 125°C and 250°C. A mass gain per cycle of 12 ng/(cm<sup>2</sup> cycle) was obtained from QCM measurements at 150°C and decreased at higher temperatures. QMS detected FSi(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> as a reaction byproduct instead of HMDS at 150°C. LiF ALD showed self-limiting behavior. Ex situ measurements using X-ray reflectivity (XRR) and spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) showed a growth rate of 0.5-0.6 Å/cycle, in good agreement with the in situ QCM measurements.</div><div>ALD of lithium ion conducting (AlF3)(LiF)x alloys was also demonstrated using in situ QCM and in situ QMS at reaction temperatures at 150°C A mass gain per sequence of 22 ng/(cm<sup>2</sup> cycle) was obtained from QCM measurements at 150°C. Ex situ measurements using XRR and SE showed a linear growth rate of 0.9 Å/sequence, in good agreement with the in situ QCM measurements. Stoichiometry between AlF<sub>3</sub> and LiF by QCM experiment was calculated to 1:2.8. XPS showed LiF film consist of lithium and fluorine. XPS also showed (AlF<sub>3</sub>)(LiF)x alloy consists of aluminum, lithium and fluorine. Carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen impurities were both below the detection limit of XPS. Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) observed that LiF and (AlF<sub>3</sub>)(LiF)<sub>x</sub> alloy film have crystalline structures. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and ionic chromatography revealed atomic ratio of Li:F=1:1.1 and Al:Li:F=1:2.7: 5.4 for (AlF<sub>3</sub>)(LiF)<sub>x</sub> alloy film. These atomic ratios were consistent with the calculation from QCM experiments. Finally, lithium ion conductivity (AlF<sub>3</sub>)(LiF)<sub>x</sub> alloy film was measured as σ = 7.5 × 10<sup>-6</sup> S/cm.</div>

To Eliminate Curtain Effect of FIB TEM Samples by a Combination of Sample Dicing and Backside Milling

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Shing Luo ◽  
Hsiu Ting Lee
Keyword(s):  
Sample Preparation ◽  
Focused Ion Beam ◽  
Preparation Method ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Sample Preparation Method ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Dual Beam ◽  
Transmission Electron

Abstract Several methods are used to invert samples 180 deg in a dual beam focused ion beam (FIB) system for backside milling by a specific in-situ lift out system or stages. However, most of those methods occupied too much time on FIB systems or requires a specific in-situ lift out system. This paper provides a novel transmission electron microscopy (TEM) sample preparation method to eliminate the curtain effect completely by a combination of backside milling and sample dicing with low cost and less FIB time. The procedures of the TEM pre-thinned sample preparation method using a combination of sample dicing and backside milling are described step by step. From the analysis results, the method has applied successfully to eliminate the curtain effect of dual beam FIB TEM samples for both random and site specific addresses.

A New Method of Wafer Level Plan View TEM Sample Preparation by DualBeam

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyoung H. Kang ◽  
Michael A. Gribelyuk ◽  
Oliver D. Patterson ◽  
Steven B. Herschbein ◽  
Corey Senowitz
Keyword(s):  
Sample Preparation ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Wafer Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Plan View ◽  
Manufacturing Line ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Thin Lamella ◽  
Preparation Techniques

Abstract Cross-sectional style transmission electron microscopy (TEM) sample preparation techniques by DualBeam (SEM/FIB) systems are widely used in both laboratory and manufacturing lines with either in-situ or ex-situ lift out methods. By contrast, however, the plan view TEM sample has only been prepared in the laboratory environment, and only after breaking the wafer. This paper introduces a novel methodology for in-line, plan view TEM sample preparation at the 300mm wafer level that does not require breaking the wafer. It also presents the benefit of the technique on electrically short defects. The methodology of thin lamella TEM sample preparation for plan view work in two different tool configurations is also presented. The detailed procedure of thin lamella sample preparation is also described. In-line, full wafer plan view (S)TEM provides a quick turn around solution for defect analysis in the manufacturing line.

PROPUESTA DE CONSERVACIÓN DE TRES ESPECIES MEXICANAS DE PICEA EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCIÓN

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Mendoza-Maya ◽  
Judith Espino-Espino ◽  
Carmen Z. Quiñones-Pérez ◽  
Celestino Flores-López ◽  
Christian Wehenkel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ex Situ

Picea mexicana Martínez, P. chihuahuana Martínez y P. martinezii Patterson son especies endémicas de México en peligro de extinción. Se presenta una síntesis de su situación actual y una propuesta de manejo para su conservación in situ y ex situ, con base en la diversidad y estructura genética de las poblaciones y la ubicación de las áreas en donde se predice existirá el hábitat climático que les es propicio en el futuro (años 2030, 2060 y 2090; al promediar los modelos Canadiense, Hadley y Geofísica de Fluidos con escenarios de emisiones A y B). Para la conservación in situ se plantea la protección, el incremento de la diversidad genética y la expansión de las tres únicas poblaciones de P. mexicana, las cuatro únicas de P. martinezii y ocho poblaciones designadas prioritarias de las 40 poblaciones de P. chihuahuana, mediante la plantación de individuos originados de otras poblaciones hasta alcanzar un tamaño mínimo de población genéticamente viable (entre 1035 a 3836 individuos). Para la conservación ex situ se propone el establecimiento de poblaciones en sitios fuera del rango de distribución natural de las especies, en donde se ha proyectado que ocurrirá el clima que les es propicio, con al menos 3606 individuos de P. mexicana en el volcán Cofre de Perote, Veracruz; 2431 individuos de P. chihuahuana en el municipio de Guanaceví, Durango; y 3092 individuos de P. martinezii en la región de Tlatlauquitepec, Puebla, con plantas originadas de una mezcla de semillas colectadas de árboles al azar de poblaciones específicas.

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