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Reveiw
by Samuel Olatunde Popoola, Akintunde Adewole Adegbite, Esther Karo Oghenede, Solomon Mordi
2024,
11(2);
doi: 10.18686/jaoe.v11i2.9790
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Marine sediments found in the Mid-Ocean Ridges serve as repositories for both naturally occurring (geogenic) and human-generated (anthropogenic) metals. Understanding the geochemistry and processes of these sediments is crucial for assessing their source, compositional end-members, and environmental impact. This study applied geochemical ratios and proxies to representative samples from the Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean, to determine the influence of hydrothermal circulations on the near-vent hydrothermal sediments (NVS) and ridge flank sediments (RFS) and the potential effect of toxic trace metals on the benthic ecosystems. The bulk chemical compositions of seven representative hydrothermal indicator metals (Ca, Al, Ti, Fe, Mn, Cu, and Zn) and seven representative toxic trace metals (Pb, Ni, Co, Cr, As, Cd, and Co) were analyzed at the A laboratory services in Guangzhou, China, by Agilent 7700 Inductively Couple Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICPMS). The geochemical signatures Fe/(Al + Fe + Mn) > 0.5; Al/(Al + Fe + Mn) < 0.3; (Fe + Mn)/Al > 2.5; and (Fe + Mn)/Ti > 25 affirm the proximity of the NVS and the distal position of RFS to the Wocan vent site in the Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean. The pollution indices, ecological risk index, and sediment quality guidelines showed low to moderate contamination, low to moderate severity, and low to moderate ecological risk of As, Cd, Sb, Pb, Ni, Co, and Cr to the benthic ecosystems at RFS. This is an indication of low to moderate anthropogenic influence from hydrothermal venting to the ridge flank sediment (RFS). This study has shown that an understanding of background and threshold concentrations can guide the development of strategies to reduce the impact of human activities on marine ecosystems.
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Original Research Article
by Xiaolin Zhang
2023,
11(2);
doi: 10.18686/jaoe.v11i2.9793
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The profound influence of the Antarctic Ocean freshening on the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) is investigated in this study by utilizing a series of fully coupled ocean-atmosphere 400-year-modeling experiments. The simulated results derived from the Fast Ocean-Atmosphere Model (FOAM) can reasonably identify the spatial pattern and time period (10–20 years and 20–50 years) of the observed PDO with slightly weak amplitudes. In the sensitivity experiment (Southern Ocean Water Hosing), 1.0 Sv (Sverdrup, 1Sv = 1.0 × 106 m3/s) freshwater flux is uniformly imposed over the Antarctic Ocean for 400 years. As a response to this Antarctic Ocean freshening, the Tropical Pacific Ocean displays a normal “La Niña pattern”, while the low-frequency variability within the North Pacific Ocean is much weakened. Preserving the PDO’s spatial pattern, the multidecadal (20–50 years) magnitude becomes weak and shifts toward higher frequency. In contrast, the decadal magnitude of the PDO (10–20 years) is slightly reinforced and also shifts towards higher frequency. Dynamical analysis indicates that the shortening of the PDO multidecadal variability is mainly caused by the acceleration of the first-baroclinic-mode Rossby waves. The spreading of the fresh anomalies and associated increasing stratification in the North Pacific Ocean result in the shortening of the long Rossby wave propagation to cross the subtropical North Pacific basin. A heat budget analysis further shows that the upper-ocean thermodynamic variability in relationship to the stratification oscillation in the North Pacific Ocean is mainly associated with the anomalous behaviors of the meridional advection, heat flux and ocean mixing. |
Original Research Article
by Dhaneshwari Sahu, Hemant Kumar Awasthi, Nyaypati Venkat Ravi Shekhar
2024,
11(2);
doi: 10.18686/jaoe.v11i2.10458
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Vermicompost is a great choice for organic manures as a soil amendment input. Female entrepreneurship is one of the most significant contributors to the growth of any economy. New businesses contribute to the construction of a successful business environment through economic growth, the creation of novel employment possibilities, and innovations in methods of production and products. Even though the share of women-owned and operated businesses in India has been growing gradually over the years, their overall representation continues to be very low. In this research, a computational analysis of the socioeconomic status of 134 women vermicompost producers was evaluated by using a pre-tested questionnaire to interview these women about various key independent and dependent characteristics. The findings were separated, correlated, and evaluated with averages and percentages as needed. The study concluded that vermicomposting improved rural women’s societal power, as demonstrated by their ability to pay for their families’ educational requirements and their economic contribution.
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