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Paleodepositional Environment And Sequence Stratigraphy Of Miocene Sediments In Well Tn-1, Coastal Swamp Depobelt, Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria, Jerry Osokpor, Efetobore G Maju-Oyovwikowhe

Tanzania Journal of Science

This research focused on the interpretation of paleodepositional environment and development of a sequence stratigraphic framework for the well TN-1 section, located in the coastal swamp depositional belt of the Niger Delta Basin. Integration of interpreted litho- and biofacies data sets that facilitated the interpretation of the paleodepositional environment enabled the erection of a sequence-stratigraphic framework. Three lithotypes (sand, clay, and shale) distributed within fourteen facies variants were integrated with palynomorph components to delineate five paleodepositional cycles ranging from distal delta plain to bathyal. Eight systems tracts (closely related to depositional cycles, but transcended depositional boundaries in some intervals) that …

Optimal Design Of Hybrid Renewable Energy For Tanzania Rural Communities, Ester T Marcel, Joseph Mutale, Aviti T Mushi

Tanzania Journal of Science

Rural communities in developing countries lack access to electricity due to high costs of grid extension. This paper proposes a hybrid system of renewable energy (HRES) as solution. The HRES consists of solar, wind, and battery energy storage (BES). The village called Ngw’amkanga in Shinyanga region of Tanzania, East Africa is selected as a case study. An iterative method to determine the size of wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) generation required assuming a project life of 25 years at minimum annualised cost of the system ( ) is proposed. The project life time is fixed on the life span of …

Analysis Of The Current And Future Land Use/Land Cover Changes In Peri-Urban Areas Of Dar Es Salaam City, Tanzania Using Remote Sensing And Gis Techniques, Erick T Mnyali, Silvia F Materu

Tanzania Journal of Science

A rapid increase in population and urban development has direct impacts on the natural environment of peri-urban areas of big cities, especially in the developing countries. This study examined land use and land cover changes (LULCC) of peri-urban areas of Kinondoni Municipality in Dar es Salaam city for the period between 1999 and 2019 and predicted future changes by 2039. The specific objectives were to; (i) map the spatial-temporal land use and cover changes (ii) analyze settlements (built-up areas) patterns and factors influencing their changes (iii) predict changes that might happen for the next two decades. LULCC for 1999 to …

Environmental Noise Pollution And Its Impacts On The Hearing Ability Of Men And Women In Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, Afolabi M. Tunde, Salamat Abdulquadri

Tanzania Journal of Science

Noise is an environmental disturbance that has harmful effects on the physiological and psychological lives of human beings and animals. This work examined the perceived health implications associated with noise pollution on both genders in Ilorin, Nigeria. It specifically identified the major sources of noise pollution, assessed noise pollution levels in the selected areas and determined the differences in the impacts of noise pollution on the health of both genders in Ilorin. A total of 384 respondents were sampled. Sound Level Meter (SLM) was used to ascertain the levels of noise in the study areas. Descriptive statistics and ANOVA were …

Biodiesel Generation From Palm Kernel Biomass Via An In-Situ Transesterification Approach, Chikaodili D Ikechukwu, Ikhazuagbe H Ifijen, Nyaknno U. Udokpoh

Tanzania Journal of Science

This study investigated an in-situ transesterification of palm kernel biomass at variable reaction times (4 h, 5 h and 6 h) and catalyst loading (2 wt%, 3 wt.% and 5 wt.%). The biodiesel yields were observed to vary with these parameters. GC-MS analysis showed high fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) contents for all the prepared biodiesel samples (C-18:1, C-14:0, C-16:0, and C-18:0). 2 wt.% catalyst loading and 4 h reaction time were observed to be the best reaction conditions from the experimented parameters that gave the best biodiesel yield at 300 rpm mixing intensity. The in-situ method recorded a higher …

Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site 2022 Draft Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Interim Site-Wide Groundwater Monitoring Qapp. Consent Decree- Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

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Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Npl Site, Trec Inc., A Woodard And Curran Company

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

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Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Npl Site, Trec Inc., A Woodard And Curran Company

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

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Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Npl Site 2022 Draft Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Interim Site-Wide Groundwater Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp), 11/16/21, Nikia Greene

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

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Dynamic Relationship Study Between The Observed Seismicity And Spatiotemporal Pattern Of Lineament Changes In Palghar, North Maharashtra (India), Biswajit Nath, Ramesh P. Singh, Vineet K. Gahalaut, Ajay P. Singh

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

The Palghar region (north Maharashtra, India), located in the northwestern part of the stable continental region of India, experienced a low magnitude earthquake swarm, which was initiated in September 2018 and is continuing to date (as of October 2021). From December 2018 to December 2020, ~5000 earthquakes with magnitudes from M1.2 to M3.8 occurred in a small region of 20 × 10 km². These earthquakes were probably triggered by fluid migration during seasonal rainfall. In this study, we have used multi-temporal Landsat satellite data of the year 2000, 2015, 2018, 2019, and 2020, extracted lineaments, and studied the …

Development And Validation Of A New Scale To Assess Air Quality Knowledge (Aqiq), Alessandro Del Ponte, Lina Ang, Lianjun Li, Noah Lim, Wilson Wai San Tam, Wei Jie Seow

Political Science Faculty Articles and Research

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Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Npl Site, Trec Inc., A Woodard And Curran Company

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

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Response To Agency Comments Received December 15 On Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site 2022 Draft Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Interim Site-Wide Surface Water Monitoring Quality Assurance Project Plan. Consent Decree- Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Sbc/Butte Area Npl Site Final Bpsou Interim Site-Wide Surface Water Monitoring Qapp 2020 And 2021 Monitoring Period, 10/14/20, Nikia Greene

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

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Environmental Impacts Of Seawater Desalination On The Marine Environment In The Kingdom Of Bahrain, Waleed Al-Zubari, Alaa Elsadek, Mohamed Khadim

Emirates Journal for Engineering Research

The main water planning and management challenge facing Bahrain is in how to balance water availability and water use on a long-term basis in the face of increasing demands under the least economic and environmental costs and without endangering socio-economic development. To meet escalating municipal water demands desalination is becoming inevitable, which is associated with substantial financial, economic, and environmental costs. In this research, the environmental impact of seawater desalination on the surrounding marine environment is assessed at a government-owned MSF desalination plant (Sitra Power and Water Station (SPWS)). The assessment used a number of environmental indicators, namely temperature and …

Saxs-Based Nano-Scale Pore Structure Characteristics Of Coals With Different Metamorphic Degrees, Zhang Yu, Li Yong, Wang Yanbin, Wang Zhuangsen, Zhao Shihu, Han Wenlong

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to reveal the characteristics of nano-scale pores in coals with different metamorphic degrees, the small-angle X-ray scattering method (SAXS) is used to obtain the porosity, pore size distribution, specific surface area and fractal dimension of 15 samples whose vitrinite reflectance R_max is 0.31%-6.24%, and the low temperature CO₂ and N₂ adsorption DFT model results are used to verify the pore size distribution. The results show: during coalification process, when R_max is < 0.5%, the porosity and the specific surface area of coal increase with the increase of metamorphic degree, the micropores(< 2 nm) content increases seldomly, the mesoporous(2-50 nm) and microporous(50-100 nm) content increase greatly, and the surface of coal is gradually smooth. When R_max=0.5%-1.4%, the porosity and the specific surface area decrease, and each type of pore content is reduced, and the surface of …

Cbm Well Drainage Data-Based Dynamic Inversion Study Of Reservoir Gas Content, Ma Dongmin, Ji Yusong, Chen Yue, Zheng Chao, Teng Jinxiang, Ma Zhuoyuan, Xiao Jialong

Coal Geology & Exploration

The gas content of coal reservoir is the core parameter of coalbed methane production. There is an error between the measured gas content and the real gas content of coal reservoir. In this paper, based on the gas production of Haishiwan coalbed methane wells in different periods and the decrease of the "constant volume" of the gas content of coal reservoirs, the real-time gas content of coal reservoirs is inverted, and the change rule of the real-time gas content in the process of coalbed methane well drainage is explored. The results show that: (1) The gas content of coal reservoir …

3d Seismic Physical Modeling Acquisition Technology And Its Application, Liu Qiang, Shi Xianxin, Hu Jiwu, Dong Ruijing, Lian Chenguang

Coal Geology & Exploration

Seismic physical modeling acts as a bridge between the research on seismic theoretical methods and actual seismic exploration, which is an important means of studying the propagation law of the elastic wave field and verifying the processing and interpretation methods. It plays an important role of theoretical supporting in the field of oil & gas seismic exploration. There is a great difference between coalfield and oil & gas in seismic exploration attributes, and no professional automatic seismic physical modeling system has been built in the field of coal field seismic exploration. Therefore, a large professional 3D seismic physical modeling system …

Prevention And Control Technology Of Goaf Water Hazard In Unauthorized Mining Areas Of Extremely Soft And Medium-Thick Coal Seams, Li Zhi, Zheng Shitian, Shi Zhiyuan, Wang Yuhang

Coal Geology & Exploration

Unauthorized mining in coal pit is common in China's coal industry. As the scope of unauthorized mining and the amount of accumulated water are hard to determine, the goaf water seriously threatens the safety of mining in adjacent large coal mines. In order to explore the unauthorized boundary of coalpits quickly and accurately and prevent the threat of goaf water, the long distance drilling technology of ground bedding borehole in medium and thick coal seam is proposed based on the controllable trajectory and accurate positioning of ground directional drilling, which mainly includes precise drilling in extremely soft and medium-thick coal …

Research On The Coal Thickness Prediction Method Based On Vmd And Svm, Zeng Aiping, Zhang Jiawei, Ren Enming, Liu Tao, Jiang Fei, Liu Xingjin, Su Huairui

Coal Geology & Exploration

Changes in coal thickness have an important impact on safe and efficient coal mining. In order to solve the problem of large errors in coal thickness prediction results when the 3D seismic data contains noise, a method in which variable modal decomposition(VMD) and support vector machine(SVM) methods are combined for coal thickness prediction is proposed. Firstly, a coal-thickness wedge model is constructed and seismic forward modeling is performed on it. Based on the condition of thin coal seam thickness, the amplitude attribute and bandwidth attribute have a good positive correlation with the coal thickness, while the instantaneous frequency attribute has …

Research And Application Of The Prediction Method For Cbm Enrichment Area Of Low Rank Coal, Luo Zhongqin, Liu Peng, Meng Fanbin Research Institute Of Coal Geophysical Exploration, China National Administration Of Coal Geology, Zhuozhou 072750, China

Coal Geology & Exploration

The exploration of low rank coal coalbed methane(CBM) faces the problems of low resource exploration rate and low single well production. And medium and low rank coal CBM exploration is still in the primary stage. In order to improve the predition accuracy of the low rank coal CBM enrichment area, the laboratory test data of 652 coal samples from 56 wells in Hancheng, Jincheng Baode, Ji'ergalangtu Qinshui Basin, Huainan, Huaibei and other places were collected to compare the relationship between gas content and elastic parameters of high, medium and low rank coal samples. The results indicated that the correlation between …

Characteristics Of The Shale Gas Reservoirs And Evaluation Of Sweet Spots In Wufeng Formation And Longmaxi Formation In Jingmen Exploration Area, Li Xiaoming, Liu Jirong, Lin Wen, Ma Lihong, Liu Dexun, Chen Yujie

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to further clarify the resource potential of shale gas from Wufeng Formation to Longmaxi Formation in Jingmen exploration area, sweet spots were selected. The shale in Wufeng Formation and 1th Member of Longmaxi Formation of the well X was taken as the research object in this study. Using sliced kerogen, X-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, micro nano CT scanning, geochemical analysis and other testing methods, combined with logging interpretation results, based on the petrology, organic geochemical and mineral composition, physical properties, pore types and structure characteristics and hydrocarbon content, the reservoir characteristics of Wufeng-1^th Member of the …

Analysis Of Organic Matter Maturity Of Sapropel Coal In Oil Layer A Of Haishiwan Mine Field Of Yaojie Mining Area, Song Xiaozhong, Zhang Bingzhong, Lei Ying, Song Yanqiang

Coal Geology & Exploration

The vitrinite reflectance is recognized as the only comparable evaluation index of organic matter maturity of source rock in the exploration and development of oil and gas, shale gas and coalbed methane resources. Current research was done to determine the organic matter maturity of sapropel coal in oil layer A in Haishiwan mine field more accurately. Coal samples were collected from boreholes and observation of the optical characteristics of reflected light and fluorescence microscopic components were studied under the microscope. It was found that there are two different characteristic vitrinites in sapropel coal in oil layer A. One was fluorescent …

Prediction Of Fracture Distribution And Evaluation Of Shale Gas Preservation Conditions In Longmaxi Formation In Dongxi Area, Xie Jiatong, Fu Xiaoping, Qin Qirong, Li Hu

Coal Geology & Exploration

Commercial development of shale gas confirmed that mature shale has great potential for exploration, southeast Sichuan is the strategic pilot area of shale gas exploration and development in southern China, cracks are the key factor of shale gas preservation and development deployment, for the structural environment complex and special basin edge area, increasing the difficulty of shale crack research, but also provides a new direction for shale gas exploration and development. As a new field of oil and gas exploration in China, shale gas exploration has not yet developed a mature crack evaluation system. Taking Dongxi area of the southeast …

Experimental Study On Transient Electromagnetic Method With A Conical Source, Yang Haiyan, Liu Zhixin, Zhang Hua, Chen Xiao, Lian Zhe, Wang Ling, Yang Fujie

Coal Geology & Exploration

A new transmitter device-conical source has been proved theoretically to have several advantages for transient electromagnetic sounding. To verify application ability of conical source, two kinds of transmitter devices were designed and made, and the experimental studies on surface and in mine roadway were carried out. By applying high density resistivity achievements in surface experiment, the detecting results using conical source and multi-coils were compared. The results show that the description of strata resistivity with conical source is better than that with multi-coils. One fault was identified and the strike and position of which matches the high density resistivity result …

Development And Prospect Of Intelligent Drilling Technology And Equipment For Underground Coal Mines In China, Li Quanxin, Liu Fei, Fang Jun Xi'an Research Institute Co., Ltd., China Coal Technology And Engineering Group Corp., Xi'an 710077, China, Liu Jianlin, Chu Zhiwei

Coal Geology & Exploration

The intelligent drilling technology and equipment are important part of the intelligent construction of coal mine, and it is the advanced technology and equipment urgently needed by coal mine enterprises to further promote the work of reducing personnel and increasing efficiency. The phased achievements of underground intelligent drilling technology and equipment during the 13th five-year plan are systematically summarized, and the development status of key technical equipment such as automatic drilling rig, parameter monitoring of measurement while drilling(MWD) system, rotary steerable system are introduced. The key factors restricting the research and development (R & D) and application of intelligent drilling …

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Coal Geology & Exploration

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Geochemical Characteristics Of Marine-Continental Transitional Facies Shale And Shale Gas In Linxing Area, Chen Xin, Wu Peng, Gao Jixian, Hu Weiqiang, Ding Wangui, Li Yangbing, Liu Xueqing, Ma Litao, Liu Cheng, Kong Wei, Cao Di, Chen Jianqi, Li Yong

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to reveal the geochemical characteristics of shale and shale gas on the east edge of Ordos Basin, thin section identification, full rock and clay content, scanning electron microscope, organic carbon, rock pyrolysis, kerogen macerals, and kerogen carbon isotopes were tested, and the gas component and carbon isotopes composition of shale were analyzed. The results show that the mineral component of the transitional facies shale in Linxing area is mainly quartz and clay minerals, containing a small amount of calcite, plagioclase, potassium feldspar, dolomite and pyrite. Affected by the mineral genesis and deposition environment, different mineral components and organic …

Geological Characteristics And Reservoir-Forming Potential Of Shale Gas Of Transitional Facies In Linxing Area, Eastern Margin Of Ordos Basin, Wu Peng, Cao Di, Zhu Guanghui, Liu Xueqing, Li Yong, Li Yangbing, Hu Weiqiang, Liu Zaizhen, Kong Wei, Fei Jingliang

Coal Geology & Exploration

Shale gas of transitional facies is the important replacing area for increase of shale gas reserves and production. On the basis of the experiment and research data of shale of transitional facies of Linxing area in the eastern margin of Ordos Basin, by selecting the strata series of Shanxi Formation, Taiyuan Formation and Benxi Formation as the research object, from the sedimentary environments, shale distribution, organic geochemical characteristics, mineralogy, physical characteristics and gas-bearing characteristics, etc., the geology characteristics of the shale gas transitional facies in the study area were summarized and dissected systematically to analyze its enrichment and reservoir-forming potential. …

Qualitative-Quantitative Multi Scale Characteristics Of Shale Pore Structure From Upper Paleozoic Coal-Measures In Linxing Area, Liu Cheng, Ding Wangui, Zhang Jian, Chen Xin, Wu Peng, Liu Xueqing, Li Yangbing, Ma Litao, Hu Weiqiang, Kong Wei, Li Yong

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to reveal the micro-pore structure characteristics of marine-continental transitional shale and its main controlling factors in the eastern margin of Ordos Basin, and to enrich the understanding of pore development characteristics and pore structure of marine-continental transitional coal-bearing shale in the block, scanning electron microscope, high-pressure mercury injection and liquid nitrogen adsorption analysis were used to characterize the micro-pore structure characteristics of shale in Linxing area. Furthermore, porosity, total content of organic carbon, mineral content, clay relative content and organic matter maturity were tested to study the main controlling factors of development of shale pore structure. The results …