Environmental Geochemistry of the Irrawaddy Delta, Burma

描述：该奖项旨在将马来西亚河口的地球化学研究扩展到缅甸的主要河流伊洛瓦底江。弗吉尼亚大学的Bruce Nelson博士将首先对仰光河的一条支流进行初步研究，包括季风和后季风时期的盐度和悬浮沉积物。物理测量将把化学研究与水文和沉积物运输测量结合起来。缅甸港口公司将为实地研究提供船只运输，并为样品制备和简单分析提供一个岸上实验室。大多数分析将在弗吉尼亚大学的微量元素实验室进行，使用一系列仪器。研究范围：地球化学计算是海洋污染监测项目科学基础的重要组成部分。联合国环境规划署（环境规划署）和政府间海洋学委员会（海洋学委员会）强调了对河流流入海洋的基本了解的重要性。对热带河口系统的研究很少。他们对马来西亚小河流的研究表明，通过对热带河口的仔细研究，可以收集到大量的基本信息。这项研究还可通过提供有关港口淤积的资料，应用于实际的发展需要。这是发展中国家科学项目的建议。

Description: This is an award to extend the study of the geochemistry of an estuary in Malaysia to the major river of Burma, the Irrawaddy. Dr. Bruce Nelson of the University of Virginia will first conduct a pilot study on one of its tributaries, the Rangoon River, including salinity and suspended sediments during the monsoon and post-monsoon periods. The physical measurements will combine chemical studies with hydrographic and sediment transport measurements. The Burma Ports Corporation will provide boat transport for field research, and a shore laboratory for sample preparation and simple analyses. Most analyses will be conducted at the University of Virginia, in the trace element laboratories, with a range of instruments. Scope: Geochemical calculations are a significant part of the scientific basis for a program of marine pollution monitoring. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) have emphasized the importance of fundamental understanding of river inputs to the sea. There are few studies in tropical estuarine systems. Their work on small Malaysian rivers shows that there is a store of fundamental information to be gleaned from a careful study of tropical estuaries. This research can also be applied to practical development needs, by providing information on harbor siltation. It is recommended under the Science in Developing Countries Program.