A MODEL FOR PREDICTING LAKE SEDIMENT OXYGEN DEMAND FOLLOWING HYPOLIMNTETIC AERATION1

ABSTRACT: Hypolimnetic aeration is a widely used technique for lake restoration and fisheries enhancement. However, system design still depends on application of “safety factors” to observed oxygen demand rates, in large part because actual oxygen demand may be greater after aeration than before. Laboratory incubations of sediment show that sediment oxygen demand (SOD) rates follow mixed order kinetics, with an initial period of zero order reaction, followed by first order kinetics. The transition from zero to first order kinetics may correspond to the transition from laminar to turbulent flow. This suggests that SOD reaction kinetics are governed by thickness of the diffusive sublayer adjacent to the sediments. Therefore, zero and first order reaction regions correspond with oxygen diffusion limitation and substrate limitation, respectively. Such a mechanism would account for the induced oxygen demand observed following hypolimnetic aeration and would reconcile differences in SOD reaction orders noted in the literature. This paper describes development of equations based on laboratory SOD incubations for predicting induced oxygen demand following hypolimnetic aeration.     

EVALUATION OF URBAN STREAM CORRIDOR RESTORATION DESIGN ALTERNATIVES USING HEC-21

ABSTRACT: The rehabilitation of urban stream channels and riparian areas involves a potentially large number of design alternatives. When substantial modifications are planned, water surface profile models (e.g., HEC-2) provide a means for a thorough and efficient evaluation of many design variations. The rehabilitation of a reach of Paradise Creek, Idaho, utilized the REC-2 model to verify the appropriateness of a new channel geometry and explore the consequences of variable floodplain geometries and excavation depths. The desirability of habitat diversity, coupled with the constraints of minimized earthwork costs and adequate flow capacity, framed the floodplain design question. The final design geometry was iteratively approached using the HEC-2 model to mimic the existing channel capacity. This modeling framework produces as output computed water surface elevations for the design channel and floodplain under any discharge. Hence, the method provides the means for demonstrating that rehabilitation designs will (or will not) cause increases in flood elevations, an assessment that is generally required for project approval.     

PHOSPHORUS ASSIMILATION IN A STREAM SYSTEM OF THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE BASIN1

ABSTRACT: The ability to predict how streams and wetlands retain phosphorus (P) is critical to the management of watersheds that contribute nutrients to adjacent aquatic systems such as lakes. Field and laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the P assimilatory capacity of a stream (Otter Creek) in the Taylor Creek/Nubbin Slough Basin located north of Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Dominant soils in this basin are sandy Spodosols; landuse is primarily dairy farms and beef cattle pastures. Estimates of P assimilation show that sediments assimilate approximately 5 percent of the P load. Phosphorus assimilation rates in the stream were estimated using first-order relationships based on the total P concentration of the water column as a function of distance from the primary source. This method assumes minimal lateral inputs. Stream lengths required for one turnover in P assimilation were estimated to be in the range of 3–16 km. Laboratory studies using intact sediment cores indicated a P assimilation rate of 0.025 m day^?1, and equilibrium P concentration of 0.16 ± 0.03 mg L^?1 in the water column. Dissolved P concentration gradients in the sediments showed upward flux of P at water column P concentration of <0.16 mg L^?1. Approximately 56–77 percent of the P assimilated in the above-ground vegetation during active growth was released or translocated within six months of senesence, suggesting short-term storage in above-ground vegetation. Bottom sediments and recalcitrant detrital plant tissue provide for long-term P assimilation in the creek. Although stream sediments have the potential to adsorb P, high flow rate and low contact period between water and sediment limits this process.     

以城市污水为水源和肥源对荒漠化土壤的修复效果

为了同步实现城市污水净化和荒漠化土壤修复,以荒漠化土壤(沙土)作为人工湿地基质(基质深度分别为0.1和0.6 m),分析不同运行条件(植物种类、水力负荷、基质深度、季节变化等)下湿地对净化城市污水、修复荒漠化土壤的效果. 结果表明:经过2 a的修复,城市污水中污染物作为荒漠化修复的肥源可以快速富集到荒漠化土壤中. 与原沙相比,沙土中w(有机质)、w(TN)、w(碱解氮)、w(TP)、w(速效磷)及电导率均极显著增加(P<0.01),而pH并无显著变化(P>0.05). 沙土容重极显著降低(P<0.01),孔隙率极显著增大(P<0.01). 当城市污水作为荒漠化土壤修复水源时,即使水力负荷低至0.0075 m3/(m2·d),植物仍能正常生长. 基质深度为0.1 m的潜流湿地在不同水力负荷时对污水中COD_Cr、TN、TP的最低平均去除率分别为59.46%、77.45%、62.36%;基质深度为0.6 m的潜流湿地对污水中三者的平均去除率分别为59.24%、32.02%、57.89%;基质深度为0.6 m的表面流湿地对污水中三者的平均去除率则分别为80.40%、14.00%、29.31%. 研究显示,以城市污水为水源和肥源对荒漠化土壤修复2 a后,沙土中养分含量均显著增加,沙土结构也得到明显改善,各湿地在夏秋季对污水中COD_Cr、TN、TP均有较好的去除效果.      

溪流生态系统次生盐化的生态学研究进展

溪流次生盐化是人类活动干扰导致可溶性盐向水体迁移从而造成盐浓度异常增高的现象,由于干扰类型(如农业生产、河岸带植被破坏、采矿废水与污水排放等)的不同,溪流次生盐化呈现出溶解性无机离子组成复杂、盐浓度间歇性波动等特点. 已有研究发现:①溪流次生盐化会造成藻类、底栖动物和鱼类的群落结构产生变化,主要包括物种丰度、生物量、生物多样性、功能摄食类群等方面;②高盐环境对非耐盐物种产生胁迫从而降低其出现频率,敏感底栖动物会增加漂移行为以选择低盐环境,而敏感鱼类则消失;③耐盐物种应对高盐胁迫有不同策略,如卵胎生的产卵方式以减少在高盐环境中的时间,或拥有较强的渗透调节能力维持体内渗透平衡. 主要问题:①影响水生生物的可能是单一离子又或是离子组合,不同盐化水体所增加的离子类型及浓度都有很大差别,而要逐一探明单一离子及离子组合的影响需要巨大的工作量;②野外研究常以电导率或ρ(TDS)(TDS为总溶解性固体)表征盐化程度,而电导率或ρ(TDS)会改变有机污染物、重金属的生物毒性,也会与营养盐、悬浮物等因子产生交互作用,难以确定盐化对水生生物的独立影响. 因此,今后需关注全球变暖背景下次生盐化与营养盐、重金属的耦合作用,注重我国本土水生生物的耐受性及其适应调节机制,并重视基于野外调查与室内试验两类不同数据所获得水生生物适盐范围的对比验证;同时为满足水生生物健康保护,应加强对溪流次生盐化有指示作用的水质监测指标的开发及阈值的制订.      

Carbonyl compounds in dining areas, kitchens and exhaust streams in restaurants with varying cooking methods in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Eighteen carbonyl species in C₁–C₁₀ were measured in the dining areas, kitchens and exhaust streams of six different restaurant types in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. Measured results in the dining areas show that Japanese barbecue (45.06 ppb) had the highest total carbonyl concentrations (sum of 18 compounds), followed by Chinese hotpot (38.21 ppb), Chinese stir-frying (8.99 ppb), Western fast-food (8.22 ppb), Chinese–Western mixed style (7.38 ppb), and Chinese buffet (3.08 ppb), due to their different arrangements for dining and cooking spaces and different cooking methods. On average, low carbon-containing species (C₁–C₄), e.g., formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone and butyraldehyde were dominant and contributed 55.01%–94.52% of total carbonyls in the dining areas of all restaurants. Meanwhile, Chinese–Western mixed restaurants (45.48 ppb) had high total carbonyl concentrations in kitchens mainly because of its small kitchen and poor ventilation. However, high carbon-containing species (C₅–C₁₀) such as hexaldehyde, heptaldehyde and nonanaldehyde (16.62%–77.00% of total carbonyls) contributed comparatively with low carbon-containing compounds (23.01%–83.39% of total carbonyls) in kitchens. Furthermore, Chinese stir-frying (132.10 ppb), Japanese barbecue (125.62 ppb), Western fast-food (122.67 ppb), and Chinese buffet (119.96 ppb) were the four restaurant types with the highest total carbonyl concentrations in exhaust streams, indicating that stir-frying and grilling are inclined to produce polluted gases. Health risk assessments indicate that Chinese hotpot and Japanese barbecue exceeded the limits of cancer risk (10^− 6) and hazard index (= 1), mainly due to high concentrations of formaldehyde. The other four restaurants were below both limits.     

哈尔滨市松江湿地保护现状及生态修复策略研究

松江湿地是中国面积最大的河流型城市湿地.然而,随着城市化进程加快,生态功能正在逐步退化.目前,从实地调研情况看,松花江哈尔滨段下游湿地保护较好;而上游湿地保护工作不到位,大量湿地丧失,生态系统退化严重;整体看来,松江湿地生态系统受人为干扰严重,湿地片段化、斑块化现象严重.针对这一现状,列出了湿地目前存在的问题并分析退化和受损的原因,同时,筛选出了适合松江湿地的修复技术及生态恢复方案.     

平朔露天煤矿排土场植被恢复树木短期死亡动态研究

以平朔露天煤矿排土场0.8 hm2刺槐+油松混交林复垦模式下固定监测样地为研究平台,以2010年和2015年两次调查数据为基础,分析了五年间样地内主要树种的短期死亡动态.结果表明:样地内所有树木总个体数由1026株减少到947株,死亡个体79株,占2010年总个体数的7.7%,刺槐和油松的平均胸径增量分别为1.44 cm和1.92 cm,样地内所有树木的胸高断面积增加2.3 m2·hm-2,中径级个体(7 cm相似文献   

巢湖流域水环境治理回顾及治理对策研究

巢湖是中国重点治理的"三湖"之一.自"九五"以来巢湖流域的治理已投入大量资金,采取了污染源控制、基础设施建设等多种工程措施,但水质呈现轻度富营养化状态.通过对巢湖流域污染治理历程及措施的梳理可见,虽然治理措施侧重点已发生变化,但仍存在生态建设、管理能力建设投资不足等问题.巢湖流域水环境治理应从增强全流域统筹调控、加大流域生态修复力度和能力建设力度等方面着力改善,才能应对流域水环境保护的严峻压力.     

Prioritizing Stream Barrier Removal to Maximize Connected Aquatic Habitat and Minimize Water Scarcity

Instream barriers, such as dams, culverts, and diversions, alter hydrologic processes and aquatic habitat. Removing uneconomical and aging instream barriers is increasingly used for river restoration. Historically, selection of barrier removal projects used score‐and‐rank techniques, ignoring cumulative change and the spatial structure of stream networks. Likewise, most water supply models prioritize either human water uses or aquatic habitat, failing to incorporate both human and environmental water use benefits. Here, a dual‐objective optimization model identifies barriers to remove that maximize connected aquatic habitat and minimize water scarcity. Aquatic habitat is measured using monthly average streamflow, temperature, channel gradient, and geomorphic condition as indicators of aquatic habitat suitability. Water scarcity costs are minimized using economic penalty functions while a budget constraint specifies the money available to remove barriers. We demonstrate the approach using a case study in Utah's Weber Basin to prioritize removal of instream barriers for Bonneville cutthroat trout, while maintaining human water uses. Removing 54 instream barriers reconnects about 160 km of quality‐weighted habitat and costs approximately US$10 M. After this point, the cost‐effectiveness of removing barriers to connect river habitat decreases. The modeling approach expands barrier removal optimization methods by explicitly including both economic and environmental water uses.