215

Initiation and evolution of the South China Sea: an overview
Wei-dong Sun · Chiou-ting Lin · Chan-chan Zhang · Yong-bin Hu · Ming-xing Ling · Xing Ding ·Cong-ying Li · He Li · Kai Wu · Wei-ming Fan

226

Erratum

227

Nuclear field shift effects on stable isotope fractionation: a review
Sha Yang · Yun Liu

240

Characteristics and distributions of atmospheric mercury emitted from anthropogenic sources in Guiyang, southwestern China
Xiaohang Xu · Na Liu · Matthew S. Landis · Xinbin Feng · Guangle Qiu

251

The effects of soil sand contents on characteristics of humic acids along soil profiles
Xinyue Di · Hui Dong · Xianjin An · Haiming Tang · Baohua Xiao

262

Solubilization of potassium containing minerals by high temperature resistant Streptomyces sp. Isolated from earthworm’s gut
DianFeng Liu · Bin Lian · Bin Wang

271

A hydrochemical study of the Hammam Righa geothermal waters in north-central Algeria
Mohamed Belhai · Yasuhiro Fujimitsu · Fatima Zohra Bouchareb-Haouchine · Abdelhamid Haouchine · Jun Nishijima

288

Effect of pH on binding of pyrene to hydrophobic fractions of dissolved organic matter (DOM) isolated from lake water
Yi Mei · Yingchen Bai · Liying Wang

294

Geochemistry of Tertiary sandstones from southwest Sarawak, Malaysia: implications for provenance and tectonic setting
Nasim Ferdous · Atikul Haque Farazi

309

Photosynthetic capability and Fe, Mn, Cu, and Zn contents in two Moraceae species under different phosphorus levels
Deke Xing · Yanyou Wu · Rui Yu · Yansheng Wu · Chuan Zhang · Zheng Liang

Effects of organic acids on dissolution of Fe and Mn from weathering coal gangue
Zuyong Chen · Fang Liu · Tongda Bu · Yuansheng Liu · Jian Zhu