Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1996. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-243).

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Canterbury, 2007. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 60-64). Also available via the World Wide Web.

La mesure des champs électromagnétiques très basses fréquences en mer est utilisée pour de nombreuses applications, dont les principales sont militaires et géophysiques. Les besoins pour ces applications sont des capteurs capables d'effectuer des mesures à très basses fréquences avec un niveau de bruit inférieur au nV.m^(-1).Hz^(-1/2).Les électromètres commerciaux et académiques utilisés actuellement pour la mesure des champs électriques en mer sont à mesure de tension. Leur inconvénient majeur est une remontée de bruit aux basses fréquences, due à l'électronique d'amplification du signal. Une autre méthode de mesure des champs électriques en mer consiste à mesurer le courant traversant un dispositif de faible impédance. Nous avons conçu un électromètre à mesure de courant et magnétomètre au sein du même capteur, en essayant de pallier les défauts des électromètres passés et actuels.Dans un premier temps, nous décrivons le milieu dans lequel le capteur sera amené à fonctionner, puis les applications auxquelles il est destiné, et enfin l'état de l'art des capteurs existant et leurs limites.Nous décrivons ensuite de manière détaillée le comportement du capteur. En particulier, nous déterminons par simulation et de manière expérimentale les différentes fonctions de transfert du capteur, en fonction de ses caractéristiques géométriques et de son environnement.Après avoir présenté plusieurs architectures possibles d'électromètres répondant aux objectifs fixés, nous utilisons les résultats obtenus au chapitre précédent pour dimensionner un électromètre dont la conductivité équivalente n'est pas forcément égale à celle de l'eau de mer. Ce degré de liberté supplémentaire par rapport aux contraintes de conception des électromètres à mesure de courant passés permet d'améliorer les performances du capteur. Enfin nous proposons deux méthodes de calibration de l'électromètre, sans connaissance a priori de son environnement.Enfin nous caractérisons les différents éléments d'un prototype de laboratoire, et nous présentons les résultats des tests de ce prototype complet. / The measurement of electric and magnetic fields at sea is of great interest for many applications (geophysics, oil prospection, vessels detection, etc.) In all cases, measurements at very low frequency with a very low noise are required.Most marine electrometers measure the potential difference between two separated electrodes. Their noise level is very good but increases when frequency decreases, due to amplification electronics. Another type of electrometers is based on a low impedance current measurement system. We designed a current based electrometer, which is as well able to simultaneously measure the magnetic field, trying to solve the problems of former devices.First, we describe the medium in which the sensor will be used, the applications for which it is intended, and the state of the art of existing sensors and their defects.We then describe in detail the behavior of the sensor. In particular, we determine by simulation and experimentally the different transfer functions of the sensor, depending on its geometrical characteristics and its environment.After presenting several potential architectures of electrometers meeting the targets, we use the results obtained in the previous chapter to scale an electrometer, whose equivalent conductivity is not necessarily equal to that of seawater. This additional degree of freedom in comparison with the design constraints of the former current measurement electrometers enables us to improve the performance of the sensor. Finally we propose two calibration methods of the electrometer, without prior knowledge of its environment.Finally we characterize the different elements of a laboratory prototype, and we present the results of the tests of the complete prototype.

Inibidores de corrosão são substâncias que quando adicionadas a um meio agressivo, diminuem ou previnem a reação de oxidação de um metal com este meio e/ou as reações de redução de espécies presentes no meio. Para a inibição da corrosão de cobre e suas ligas em meios ácidos ou neutros, o inibidor mais empregado é o benzotriazol (BTAH), o qual forma complexos com os íons Cu (I) e Cu (II) na superfície do metal, diminuindo o processo corrosivo. A preocupação com a preservação ambiental e a toxicidade de inibidores de corrosão vem sendo discutida na literatura. Vários estudos têm-se intensificado usando aminoácidos, como proposta para substituição ao BTAH, considerado tóxico. Entre os aminoácidos estudados, dois apresentavam enxofre em suas moléculas (cisteína e metionina) e um outro sem heteroátomo na cadeira lateral (glicina). As concentrações variaram entre 10-2 a 10-4 mol/L e pH da solução entre 7,2 e 8,4. Foram realizadas medidas gravimétricas (ensaios de imersão total) e técnicas eletroquímicas, tais como polarização potenciodinâmica e espectroscopia de impedância eletroquímica. A caracterização morfológica da superfície do substrato após os ensaios de imersão total (743 horas) foi feita por meio de microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), espectroscopia de raios X por dispersão de energia (EDS ou EDX) e difração de raios X (DRX). Embora os resultados com aminoácidos tenham sido sempre muito inferiores àqueles obtidos na presença de BTAH, comportamentos semelhantes em função da concentração dos aminoácidos puderam ser observados pelos diagramas de Nyquist. Contudo, com exceção dos resultados verificados para o meio contendo cisteína 10-2 mol/L, todas as eficiências de inibição para os meios contendo aminoácidos, obtidas pelos ensaios de imersão total, foram negativas, mostrando que o tempo de exposição também pode ser relevante para o desempenho destes inibidores. Entre todos os aminoácidos testados, os meios contendo glicina apresentaram os piores desempenhos anticorrosivos, inclusive acelerando o processo de dissolução anódica do cobre. Esse resultado pode estar relacionado à faixa de pH das soluções testadas e à solubilidade dos complexos de cobre formados com os aminoácidos, mostrando que uma faixa ótima de pH também deve ser assegurada para aprimorar a ação destes aminoácidos como inibidores de corrosão / Corrosion inhibitors are substances that, when added to an aggressive medium reduce or prevent the oxidation reaction of a metal with such medium and / or the reduction reactions of specimens present in the medium. For inhibiting the corrosion of copper and copper alloys in acidic or neutral media, the most widely used inhibitor is benzotriazole (BTAH), which forms complexes with the Cu (I) and Cu (II) ions on the metal surface, decreasing the corrosive process. The concern for environmental preservation and the toxicity of corrosion inhibitors have been discussed in the literature. Several studies havebeen intensified using amino acids as a proposal to replace the BTAH, which is considered toxic. Among the amino acids studied, two presented sulfur in their molecules (cysteine and methionine) and another without heteroatom in the side chair (glycine). The concentrations ranged from 10-2 to 10-4mol/L and the pH of the solution variedbetween 7,2 and 8,4. Gravimetric measurements (total immersion tests) and electrochemical techniques, such as potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, were performed. The morphological characterization of the substrate surface after the immersion tests (743 hours) was made by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-rays spectroscopy energy dispersive (EDS or EDX) and X-rays diffraction (XRD ).This effect was probably due to the increased concentration of molecules adsorbed on the metal surface. Although the results with amino acids were always lower than those obtained in the presence of BTAH, similar behaviorsas a function of the amino acid concentration could be observed for the Nyquist diagrams. However, except for the results observed for the cysteine medium containing 10-2mol/L, all the inhibition efficiencies of the media containing amino acids, obtained by total immersion tests, were negative, showing that exposure time may also be relevant to the performance of these inhibitors. Among all amino acids tested, the medium containing glycine showed the worst corrosion performance, accelerating the process of anodic dissolution of copper. This result may be related to the pH range of tested solutions and to the solubility of the copper complexes formed with amino acids, showing that an optimal range of pH must also be provided to enhance the action of these amino acids as corrosion inhibitors

Le platine (Pt) est un élément technologique critique (ETC) et un contaminant émergent dans les compartiments environnementaux. Peu de données existent concernant ses concentrations, sa distribution et sa dynamique dans le milieu naturel. Ce travail combine des résultats d'expérimentation en laboratoire à des observations de terrain afin d'étudier la biogéochimie de Pt dans les systèmes côtiers (Océan Atlantique et Méditerranée). Une expérimentation exposant des huîtres à une large gamme de concentrations de Pt a produit les premières données de cinétique d’accumulation de Pt dans les bivalves marins et reflète l’assimilation de Pt constatée in situ. À des niveaux d’expositions réalistes (50 et 100 ng.L-1), la relation linéaire positive entre les niveaux d'exposition et celles des tissus justifie l'utilisation des huîtres comme sentinelles des niveaux de Pt dans l’eau de mer. À forts niveaux de Pt (10 000 ng.L-1), des effets délétères sur l’état physiologique des huîtres (e.g. augmentation du stress oxydatif et mobilisation du stock énergétique) sont observés. A partir d’études de terrain dans des sites contrastés les bruits de fond géochimiques régionaux dans l’eau de mer des côtes atlantique et méditerranéenne (0,05 ng.L-1 et 0,08 ng.L-1 respectivement) et les facteurs de bioconcentration dans le phytoplancton (~ 10^4) et dans les bivalves (huîtres et moules, ~ 10^3) ont été établis. La répartition spatiale des niveaux de Pt dans l’eau de mer, le plancton et les bivalves reflète une contamination plus élevée de la côte nord-ouest méditerranéenne, particulièrement dans les zones semi-fermées et fortement urbanisées / industrialisées (baie de Toulon et port de Gênes). Les enregistrements historiques dans les sédiments (~ 1900 - 2010) et dans les bivalves (1980 à aujourd’hui) en Gironde et de la baie de Toulon ont montré une contamination ancienne de Pt liée aux activités industrielles (métallurgie, raffinage du pétrole, charbon), tandis que la forte augmentation récente provient de sources émergentes telles que les pots catalytiques, les rejets hospitaliers et les eaux usées. L’observation à haute résolution temporelle de la distribution de Pt entre la phase dissoute et particulaire et des paramètres environnementaux majeurs (O2, salinité, Chl-a, nutriments etc.), suggèrent l’importance des processus biogéochimiques, comprenant la production et dégradation du phytoplancton, dans le comportement et le devenir du Pt en milieu côtier. / Platinum (Pt) is a Technology-Critical Element (TCE) and an emerging contaminant increasingly released into all Earth compartments, but its environmental occurrence, distribution, and dynamics are under- documented. The present research combines laboratory observations and field monitoring studies on Pt biogeochemistry in coastal systems (Atlantic Ocean and northwestern Mediterranean Sea), including its distribution between seawater, particles, and living organisms. Exposure experiments with oysters facing a wide range of exposure levels provide the first Pt accumulation kinetics in marine bivalves, supporting uptake of Pt from seawater in line with field observations. At environmentally-relevant Pt levels (50 and 100 ng.L-1), the positive linear relation between exposure and Pt accumulation in tissues justifies the use of oysters as integrative sentinels for seawater Pt contamination. At relatively high Pt levels (10,000 ng.L-1), deleterious physiological effects (e.g. increased oxidative stress and energetic stock mobilization) occurred in oysters. Field observations at contrasting sites have provided regional background Pt concentrations in seawater in the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts (0.05 ng.L-1 and 0.08 ng.L-1, respectively) and bioconcentration factors for phytoplankton (~ 104), and bivalves (oysters and mussels ~ 103). Spatial distribution of Pt levels in seawater, plankton and bivalves suggest higher contamination along the northwestern Mediterranean coast, especially in semi-enclosed, industrialized/urbanized systems (Toulon Bay and Genoa Harbor). Historical records in sediments (~ 1900 - 2010) and bivalves (1980 to present) from the Gironde watershed and the Toulon Bay showed past Pt contamination due to industrial (metallurgic, oil-refining, coal) activities, whereas the strong recent increase in Pt contamination originates from emerging Pt sources, e.g. car catalytic converters, hospital effluents, and sewage. High temporal resolution observation of Pt partitioning, together with environmental master variables (O2, Salinity, Chl-a, nutrients etc.), suggests that in coastal systems, biogeochemical processes including phytoplankton production and degradation may play an important role in Pt behavior and fate.

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