北京市大气OH自由基测量结果及其特征

利用2种基于高效液相色谱技术的大气OH测量方法测定了北京城市大气中OH自由基,得到了其浓度水平和日变化情况.测得夏季日间最大OH浓度为～8×10⁷ cm^-3,秋季日间最大浓度为2×10⁷～4×10⁷cm^-3,并根据同步测量光强和其它污染物的浓度,分析了OH浓度与这些条件的相关性.结果表明,OH浓度与UV-B相对强度、O₃和HNO₂的浓度具有一定的正相关性     

Measurement of sustainability performance in Brazilian organizations

In recent years, sustainability issues are gaining greater prominence among organizations and their stakeholders around the world. This paper aims to verify the sustainability performance of Brazilian organizations in performance measures and to propose sustainable guidelines with the intention of directing future efforts to the transition to sustainable development. The research utilized a triangulated approach by collecting qualitative and quantitative data acquired through multiple collection methods of a theoretical literature review, documentary analysis of corporate reports, questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews with industry professionals and academic researchers. The results show that internal organizational factors are the main inductors of the sustainable environment in organizations, and sustainability must be tied to strategic planning, starting from upper management to lower levels. It is essential to use sustainable performance measurement systems in order to respond to external and internal levers and serve as benchmarking for future corporate operations and strategies. In addition, it is the responsibility of organizations to focus their efforts on environmental protection, reduction of energy, corporate reputation, quality management, customer satisfaction and investor relations, as they are considered to be more important and have a relationship of dependence on organizational sustainability. The findings will be of value to professionals and academics who want to start measuring and for continuously improving the sustainability performance of their organizations according to the technical, economic, environmental, social and governance dimensions. This research work also helps to understand the perceptions and expectations of stakeholders.     

静态顶空气相色谱法测定海水中溶解的N2O

采用自行设计的静态顶空气相色谱法测定大亚湾海水中N2O含量,取得了较为满意的结果。该法具有设备简单、操作便捷、分析速度快、用样量小等优点。其检测限为6×10-8,重现性为1.7%,可以满足测定海水中溶存N2O浓度和研究海—气界面N2O通量的需要。我们使用该法测定了大亚湾2004年春季海水中N2O浓度,结果表明大亚湾海水中的N2O浓度在11.1~37.6 nmol/L,处于过饱和状态,饱和度在144%~497%,且明显受到人类活动的影响。     

东海近海水质油类测定中的不确定度探讨

分析探讨了东海近海水质油类测定中不确定度的影响因素.其中,考虑到海洋环境监测的一些特殊性,在建立评定不确定度分量的数学模型时,引入了重复性实验校正因子f,并根据2002～2003年东海区海洋环境监测中的内控质量数据（原始平行样测定）资料以A类方式评定量化重复性实验校正因子f的不确定度;同时,以A类或B类的方式对近海水质油类测定中的其他各个不确定度分量进行了评定.结果表明,重复性实验校正因子f是近海水质油类测定中不确定度的主要来源.在此基础上,计算了东海近海水质油类测定中的相对合成标准不确定度约为0.12.     

功能区对热岛发生频率及其强度的影响

通过定点观测的方法对商业区、工业区、社区和森林公园的热岛发生频率及其强度进行了研究.结果显示,功能区对热岛发生频率及其强度具有明显的影响,但在各季节影响规律各不相同.总体来说,商业区和森林公园对热岛发生频率及其强度影响较大,商业区对热岛效应具有正效应.而森林公园对其则趋向于负效应.结果表明,城市各功能区的热岛效应可以通过生态型功能区规划和特殊管理方式进行缓解.     

Estimating the total exposure to air pollutants for different population age groups in Hong Kong

Given that Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated cities in the world, the exposure of the Hong Kong people is one of the interesting research areas. In this study, an indirect approach was used to estimate the exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), respiratory dust (PM10) and carbon monoxide (CO) pollutants experienced by different age groups of people in Hong Kong. The average concentrations of the 20 major microenvironments obtained from our measurement survey data, together with the people activity pattern data obtained from 7-day recall questionnaires, were used to predict frequency distributions to exposure assessment. Our results showed that Hong Kong people spent more than 86% of their time indoors. Homes were shown to be the one of the major exposure sites to NO2, CO and PM10 for all age groups. Our results also indicate that the 24-h NO2 exposure for individuals, irrespective of age, spending more than 2 h in commuting daily, was observed to be exceeding the 24-h NO2 exposure standards. This study was one of the pioneering studies with valuable contribution for modeling the estimates of exposures to NO2, PM10 and CO of different age groups in Hong Kong.     

Measuring the impact of rehabilitation services on the quality of life of disabled people in Cambodia

The present study aimed to measure the quality of life (QOL) of disabled people in Cambodia and the impact of rehabilitation services. The categories of services were: physical rehabilitation (prosthetics/orthotics with physiotherapy); community-based rehabilitation; and (3) labour market assistance. The 164 respondents were from a range of urban and rural settings. The results suggest that QOL was substantially lower among disabled Cambodians who had received no rehabilitation services compared to those who had received one of the three categories of rehabilitation services. QOL scores tended to be highest, however, among those who had received a combination of all three services. The results also highlighted the vulnerability of certain sub-groups who may need specific provision in planning, policy-making and service delivery. The present study suggests that an integrated approach may be the best way to maximise the impact of individual rehabilitation services in Cambodia.     

The development of an instrument measuring unintentional injuries in young children in low-income settings to serve as an evaluation tool for a childhood home injury prevention program

PROBLEM: Responding to the lack of standardized instrumentation, especially as applied in low-income contexts, the researchers decided that an instrument should be developed to serve as an evaluation tool for a childhood (unintentional) injury prevention program as well as a tool from which injury risks (poisonings, burns and falls) could be identified within households. METHODS: Cross-sectional samples of 521 households in four low-income sites in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa, participated in the three phases of the study. The generation of an item pool based on a table of specifications, subsequent scientific item reduction procedures, reviews from experts and pilot tests were used to develop the scales for measuring the injury risks. RESULTS: The developed instrument complies with all the requirements for a valid and reliable measurement instrument. CONCLUSION: The instrument allows valid comparison of risks between communities, as well as before and after comparisons for an intervention program. IMPACT: The provision of this instrument may bring enormous benefits to research studies. It can also provide proactive, rather than reactive, information about injury risks before they develop into injuries and thus allows focusing of safety efforts for improvement of problematic areas in the households.     

RIVER DYE GAGING1

Procedures have been developed (a) to inject a tracer at a constant rate below the water surface at selected points across a stream and (b) to deal with suspended sediment. Mixing remained far from complete in relatively long channels, owing to channel and flow divergence with uncertainty where to sample downstream and which marginal sample values to include for flow calculation. These problems are encountered when mixing is largely dependent on transverse diffusion. Accurate and replicable results were obtained where dye was injected upstream and detected downstream from riffles that induced thorough turbulent mixing. Dye gaging should be practical in gorges or wherever flow is turbulent across the whole width of a channel.     

USE OF STATE ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES IN WATER RESOURCE SYSTEM MODELING1

ABSTRACT. A relatively straightforward illustration of the potential uses of State Estimation techniques in water resources modeling is given. Background theory for Linear and Extended Kalman Filters is given; application of the filter techniques to modeling BOD and oxygen deficit in a stream illustrates the importance of model conceptualization, model completeness, uncertainty in model dynamics and incorporation of measurements and measurement errors. Potential applications of state estimation techniques to measurement system design; model building, assessment and calibration; and data extension are explored.