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Record W4412711084 · doi:10.1016/j.ijsrc.2025.07.006

Investigation into the existence and genesis of fluid mud in Lake Taihu, China

2025· article· en· W4412711084 on OpenAlex

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Bibliographic record

VenueInternational Journal of Sediment Research · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldEnvironmental Science
TopicCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
Canadian institutionsUniversity of Victoria
FundersNational Key Research and Development Program of ChinaChina Scholarship CouncilMinistry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
KeywordsChinaGeologyEnvironmental scienceHydrology (agriculture)OceanographyPetroleum engineeringGeotechnical engineeringGeography

Abstract

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Fluid mud, characterized by a bulk density < 1.2 g/cm 3 , has various adverse environmental effects; furthermore, it can pose challenges for maritime navigation, as fluid mud is an important factor for determining the depth of navigation channels. Notably, the formation of fluid mud by mixing sand and clay is a complex process. Fluid mud typically occurs on the surface of sediment beds in river estuaries; where the confluence of freshwater and saltwater in such regions promotes particle flocculation. The current study is the first to document the occurrence of fluid mud in Lake Taihu, China. The formation mechanisms were investigated through a comprehensive field and laboratory characterization program. The presence of large flocs was confirmed through this program, prompting further investigation into the role of organic matter. The results indicated that polysaccharides played a crucial role in promoting the aggregation of inorganic particles into flocs. In Lake Taihu, cyanobacterial accumulation zones, which are rich in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), were primarily found in downwind bays, which also served as the sediment deposition areas. Notably, flocs with a size of ∼80 μm contributed to the formation of highly loose fluid mud in the region, with the density varying from 1.09 to 1.13 g/cm 3 . Overall, the current study advances the current literature on hydrogeology and sedimentology, particularly with respect to the characterization and formation of fluid mud in lakes.

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Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.002
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Observational · Consensus signal: Observational
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.036
Threshold uncertainty score0.262

Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0020.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.000
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0000.000
Open science0.0000.000
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0000.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.022
GPT teacher head0.318
Teacher spread0.296 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it