Efficiency and sustainability analysis of grain production in Jiangsu and Shaanxi Provinces of China

Efficiency and sustainability of grain production has now been an important issue in China. Aiming at analyzing such efficiency and sustainability in different parts of China, the grain production system of Jiangsu and Shaanxi Provinces was analyzed and compared by means of using emergy method in this study. The results showed that deterioration of emergy input structure (inorganic assistant emergy inputs increased drastically while organic ones decreased or increased little) affected the grain production system's efficiency and sustainability of both provinces, and the situation of Jiangsu Province is more serious than that of Shaanxi Province. According to the results of efficiency and sustainability analysis, this paper suggests that we should utilize environmental resources abstemiously and dramatically to reduce the assistant emergy input structure into the grain production system.     

Controlled-release fertilizer(CRF):A green fertilizer for controlling non-point contamination in agriculture

Fertilizers contribute greatly to high yields but also result in environmental non-point contamination, including the emission of greenhouse gas(N2O) and eutrophication of water bodies. How to solve this problem has become a serious challenge, especially for China as its high ecological pressure. Controlled-release fertilizer(CRF) has been developed to minimize the contamination while keeping high yield and has become a green fertilizer for agriculture. Several CRFs made with special coating technology were used for testing the fertilizer effects in yield and environment through pot experiment and field trial. The result indicated that the CRFs had higher N use efficiency, thus reducing N loss through leaching and volatilization while keeping higher yields. Comparing with imported standard CRFs,the test on CRFs showed similar fertilizer effect but with much lower cost. CRFs application is becoming a new approach for minimizing non-point contamination in agriculture.     

Emergy evaluation of the environment and economy of Hong Kong

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三江平原沼泽湿地污水处理的实地模拟研究

现场模拟发现，沼泽湿地生态系统对污水中N、P的净化速度随时间的延长呈指数规律下降，初期净化效果与污水中N、P的含量为正相关关系。毛果苔草（Carex lasiocarpa）生态系统和乌拉苔草（Carex meyeriana）生态系统对N、P的去除量大于纯沼泽水，毛果苔背系统又高于乌拉 苔草，表明植物各类和重量、泥炭土厚度等都影响净化效率。通过统计显示，毛果苔草生态系统不同组分对N的净化能力大小的排列次序为：茎叶＞泥炭＞根系＞枯落物；对P的净化能力排列次序为：根系＞泥炭＞茎叶＞枯落物。按单位质量组分对P的去除量由小到大对比，泥炭：茎叶：枯落物：根第为1.00:1.81:2.95:3.84；而对N的净化效果由小到大对比，泥炭：枯落物：根系：茎叶为1.00:1.62:2.00:5.11。毛果苔果地上部分单位干重对N的吸附量是地下部分的大约2.6倍，表现出N具有从根系向茎叶传递积累的特性；相反，毛果苔草地下部分单位干重对P的吸量是地上部分的大约2.1倍，显示P主要积累于毛苔草的根系中。     

烟束曲霉菌丝球对Cr(Ⅵ)的去除—还原与吸附作用

采用投加烟束曲霉(Aspergillus fumisynnematus)菌丝球的方法去除含铬废水中的Cr(Ⅵ),通过研究模拟含铬废水中Cr(Ⅵ)与总Cr浓度及pH值的变化规律来确定烟束曲霉菌丝球对Cr(Ⅵ)的去除作用.结果表明,烟束曲霉菌丝球对Cr(Ⅵ)的去除作用包括还原与吸附,以还原作用为主,兼有一定程度的吸附.适宜条件(30℃,150 r·min-1,pH=1.30,投加量10.0 g)下菌丝球能在48 h内将100 mL浓度为10～200 mg·L-1Cr(Ⅵ)溶液中的Cr(Ⅵ)全部去除,其中对总Cr的吸附率为30%～50%,对Cr(Ⅵ)的还原率则达到了99%以上,吸附平衡后解吸出来的Cr的形态95%以上为Cr(Ⅲ).考察了溶液初始pH值、Cr(Ⅵ)初始浓度、菌丝球投加量及温度对菌丝球去除Cr(Ⅵ)作用的影响.结果表明,菌丝球只有在低pH值时才能达到对Cr(Ⅵ)较好的去除效果.溶液初始pH值及Cr(Ⅵ)初始浓度的降低、菌丝球投加量及温度的升高均能提高菌丝球对Cr(Ⅵ)的去除率,溶液初始pH值的降低及菌丝球投加量的增加均可提高菌丝球对总Cr的吸附率,温度则主要通过改变菌丝球的结构形态来影响菌丝球对总Cr的吸附作用.菌丝球对Cr(Ⅵ)及Cr(Ⅲ)均存在吸附作用,吸附在菌丝球上的Cr(Ⅵ)在酸性环境下易被还原成Cr(Ⅲ).     

论环境安全视角下的我国灾害防治法制建设

当今社会面临的日趋严重且类型众多的灾害，构成了对生态环境安全的巨大威胁，为此各国都在致力于发挥法制手段在灾害防治中的不可替代的作用。我国是个多灾国家，在减灾法治方面虽已取得了一定成就，但总体上还比较薄弱，因此进一步加强该领域的法制建设十分重要。从我国环境安全保障角度及与国际经验的比较来看，完善我国减灾法制建设的基本工作涉及到减灾法制体系的理论研究、立法模式的选择及其充实方向、行政体制的理顺及执法司法功能的强化等多个方面。     

Impact of invasive ant species on native fauna across similar habitats under global environmental changes

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Biotic invasions can predominantly alter the dynamics, composition, functions, and structure of natural ecosystems. Social insects, particularly ants,...     

Exploring soil erosion trajectories and their divergent responses to driving factors: a model-based contrasting study in highly eroded mountain areas

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Soil erosion threatens environmental sustainability worldwide. Exploring the trajectories of soil erosion and associated drivers is of great...     

水铁矿及其胶体对砷的吸附与吸附形态

采用吸附实验,通过吸附动力学和吸附等温模型,研究了水铁矿及其胶体对As(Ⅲ)和As(Ⅴ)的吸附能力.在此基础上,使用连续提取和As化学形态提取技术分别对水铁矿及其胶体固相上吸附As的结合形态和化学形态进行提取分析.吸附动力学研究以及Langmuir和Freundlich两种吸附等温模型拟合结果表明,水铁矿及其胶体对As的吸附为多层吸附,且易于进行.水铁矿胶体对As(Ⅲ)和As(Ⅴ)的吸附量分别为194.8 g·kg~(-1)和107.3 g·kg~(-1),而水铁矿对As(Ⅲ)和As(Ⅴ)的吸附能力分别为155.2 g·kg~(-1)和104.4 g·kg~(-1),均低于水铁矿胶体.水铁矿及其胶体吸附的As以专性吸附As、无定形铁氧化物结合As和晶型铁氧化物结合As形式存在,胶体上未形成残渣态As.因此,水铁矿胶体吸附As的牢固程度低于吸附As后形成残渣态As的水铁矿,且所吸附的As容易重新释放到环境中,增加环境风险.水铁矿单独存在时不具有将As(Ⅴ)还原为As(Ⅲ)的能力.     

香蒲浮床有机物去除能力及根表微生物群落结构

为探讨植物浮床有机物去除能力和根表细菌群落组成特点,选择香蒲为研究对象,通过对根系诱导扩增,构建根系覆盖度（遮光率）分别为50%、70%和90%的香蒲浮床系统,并对其COD_Cr去除能力及根系微生物群落结构开展系统研究.结果表明,3个覆盖度系统的根系体积分别达到1.74、3.48、4.30 L/m2.经过适应驯化,3个系统都可以有效地对人工模拟生活污水有机物进行去除,COD_Cr的单位面积负荷平均去除速率分别为8.28、8.78、13.46 g/（m2·d）;系统根系体积增加或加入一定体积的软性纤维填料都可以提高有机物去除能力.基于各系统根系和填料表面微生物样品高通量测序结果显示,根系与填料表面细菌多样性及组成都有较大差异,根系细菌丰度及多样性均小于填料.但在门水平上,根系和填料表面细菌优势类群相同,前2个优势菌门为变形菌门（Proteobacteria）和厚壁菌门（Firmicutes）.根系表面细菌群落优势菌种类（OTUs）较单一,各系统根表微生物仅由1~3个相对丰度在10%以上种类构成了优势种群,并且根系和填料优势种类具有较大的不同.根系优势种类为Enterobacter、Acinetobacter、Clostridium属,代表序列OTUs2、OTUs4、和OTUs8,分别与Enterobacter ludwigii、Acinetobacter soli、Clostridium diolis有着100%的匹配度;填料优势种为Bacillus、Pseudomonas属,代表序列OTUs3和OTUs11分别与Bacillus funiculus NAF001、Pseudomonas argentinensis具有非常高的相似度.研究显示,根系经过诱导扩增的植物浮床系统对有机物具有较高的去除能力,与常规颗粒填料人工湿地相当,但根表微生物群落多样性较低,优势菌较单一,抗冲击负荷潜在能力较低.