Evaluating conservation dogs in the search for rare species

Detecting rare species is important for both threatened species management and invasive species eradication programs. Conservation scent dogs provide an olfactory survey tool that has advantages over traditional visual and auditory survey techniques for some cryptic species. From the literature, we identified 5 measures important in evaluating the use of scent dogs: precision, sensitivity, effort, cost, and comparison with other techniques. We explored the scale at which performance is evaluated and examined when field testing under real working conditions is achievable. We also identified cost differences among studies. We examined 61 studies published in 1976–2018 that reported conservation dog performance, and considered the inconsistencies in the reporting of scent dog performance among these studies. The majority of studies reported some measure of performance; however, only 8 studies reported all 3 aspects necessary for performance evaluation: precision, sensitivity, and effort. Although effort was considered in 43 studies, inconsistent methods and incomplete reporting prevented meaningful evaluation of performance and comparison among studies. Differences in cost between similar studies were influenced by geographical location and how the dog and handler were sourced for the study. To develop consistent reporting for evaluation, we recommend adoption of sensitivity, precision, and effort as standard performance measures. We recommend reporting effort as the total area and total time spent searching and reporting sensitivity and precision as proportions of the sample size. Additionally, reporting of costs, survey objectives, dog training and experience, type of detection task, and human influences will provide better opportunities for comparison within and among studies.     

硫化学发光检测器-气相色谱法测定废气中挥发性硫化物

采用硫化学发光检测-宽口径石英毛细管柱气相色谱法,建立了废气中羰基硫、硫化氢、二硫化碳、甲硫醇、乙硫醇、甲硫醚、乙硫醚、丙硫醇、异丙硫醇、噻吩及二甲二硫等11种挥发性硫化物的分析方法。硫化学发光检测器的灵敏度、选择性及线性范围均优于传统的火焰光度检测器。进样体积为0.2 ml时,硫化物的检出限为0.03～0.1 mg/m3。实际样品5次测定的相对标准偏差小于5.1%,加标回收率为83.7%～108.8%。测定了某炼油厂酸性水罐尾气、污油罐尾气及瓦斯气中挥发性硫化物,为其恶臭控制与治理提供检测手段和基础数据。     

Arrival time and magnitude of airborne fission products from the Fukushima, Japan, reactor incident as measured in Seattle, WA, USA

We report results of air monitoring started due to the recent natural catastrophe on 11 March 2011 in Japan and the severe ensuing damage to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactor complex. On 17-18 March 2011, we registered the first arrival of the airborne fission products ¹³¹I, ¹³²I, ¹³²Te, ¹³⁴Cs, and ¹³⁷Cs in Seattle, WA, USA, by identifying their characteristic gamma rays using a germanium detector. We measured the evolution of the activities over a period of 23 days at the end of which the activities had mostly fallen below our detection limit. The highest detected activity from radionuclides attached to particulate matter amounted to 4.4 ± 1.3 mBq m⁻³ of ¹³¹I on 19-20 March.     

基于EBK插值预测和GDM模型的襄州区耕地土壤重金属时空分布及来源变化分析

为探讨襄州区重金属空间格局时空变化及其来源变化,于2009年11月和2019年11月分别在襄州区耕地土壤采集395个和326个土壤样品,测得两年铬（Cr）、铅（Pb）、砷（As）、汞（Hg）和镉（Cd）含量,采用经验贝叶斯克里金法（EBK）得出两年5种土壤重金属含量空间格局情况及变化量分布情况,并利用地理探测器模型（GDM）计算19种环境因子和5种重金属含量q解释力并比较两年变化情况.结果表明,与2009年相比,2019年襄州区Cr、Pb、Hg和As这4种土壤重金属含量整体趋于降低,Cd整体含量增加;2019年襄州区土壤重金属含量空间分异情况较2009年趋于复杂,Pb、Hg和Cd在南部、Hg在中部市区及周边地区也表现为含量增加;各元素向北及西北部地区表现为含量降低.2019年自然因子和污染企业距离对5种土壤重金属含量单因子解释力均有所下降,且单因子主控下对其含量的影响力显著性降低,而人类活动因子尤其是居民点用地距离、道路距离、污染企业用地和环境因子对土壤重金属元素的叠加影响力增强.说明2019年土壤重金属来源变化由以结构性因素为主要影响因素趋于复杂,污染企业的排放对重金属元素影响力降低,而人类活动对重金属含量影响增加.     

便携式气相色谱-氢火焰离子化检测器法测定低浓度总烃的氧气干扰特征研究

研究了采用便携式气相色谱-氢火焰离子化检测器法测定气体中的总烃浓度时,氧气浓度对测定结果的影响,并采用多元线性回归模型对总烃的测定结果进行了校准。当总烃的实际浓度不低于9 mg/m³时,氧气的干扰较小(相对标准偏差≤2%)。在试验的所有总烃实际浓度下(1~200 mg/m³),当氧气浓度为1%~7%时,也无需考虑氧气干扰的影响(相对标准偏差≤2%)。当总烃的实际浓度低于9 mg/m³且氧气浓度为9%~21%时,需依据多元线性回归分析原理并采用模型对测得的总烃浓度进行校准。线性回归方程分析结果显示,模型拟合情况良好(R²=0.999),可以用来修正测试结果,从而得到更加准确的总烃实际浓度。     

可燃气体报警器的使用维护和故障分析

介绍了可燃气体报警器的工作原理及使用维护方法,对常见故障进行了简要分析,为及时发现可燃气体泄漏,减少和防止事故的发生提供了可靠的保障.     

液-液微萃取气相色谱法测定小量水样中痕量硝基苯

使用 FID检测器和 DB-1大口径毛细柱不需要对有机相进行干燥处理。借助 1 0 ml容量瓶和自制的玻璃吸管 ,不必进行两相分离操作 ,萃取和取样操作均可在容量瓶中一次完成。利用有溶剂效应的柱温程序提高了柱效和检测灵敏度。 1 0 ml水样可获得 0 .5 μg/ L的检测下限。方法的精密度优于 4 % ,回收率大于 95 %。     

气相色谱-脉冲氦离子化检测法(GC-PDHID)分析大气中分子氢(H2)浓度

在商用Agilent7890A型气相色谱的基础上,通过自组装、集成及调试,建成了基于气相色谱-脉冲氦离子化检测器(GCPDHID,gas chromatography-pulsed discharge helium ionization detector)观测大气中H2浓度的高精度分析系统.系统采用保留时间定性,峰高定量,最低检测限约为1×10-9(摩尔分数,下同).对浓度约为600×10-9的标气重复进样140次用峰高定量的标准偏差优于0.3×10-9.系统对409.30×10-9~867.74×10-9浓度范围的大气H2具有较好的线性响应.系统使用2瓶标气定量,满足世界气象组织/全球大气观测计划(WMO/GAW)对本底大气H2观测的比对目标.2013年1~11月在广州城区开展大气H2采样观测,采集的样品运回北京实验室利用所建系统进行浓度分析,结果表明该城区大气H2浓度在450×10-9~700×10-9之间波动,观测到最低值出现在每日14:00(北京时,下同),最高值在20:00,其大气H2季节变化趋势与北半球同纬度站点情况类似.     

船舶感烟探测器探测时间与布置间距近似计算

为计算船舶感烟探测器的探测时间和布置间距,在现有感烟探测器迟滞现象研究成果基础上,根据临界速度法,建立感烟探测器探测时间计算模型,提出探测器布置间距的近似计算方法.计算结果表明,对于平整顶棚,感烟探测器探测时间随着布置间距的增大呈线性增大,而对于走廊(或下有横梁的顶棚),当探测间距大于走廊宽度时,在规范规定的最大间距范...     

GC-MS和GC-ECD同时在线观测本底大气中的HCFC-142b

2010年5月～2011年5月,利用自组装气相色谱-质谱联用法(GC-MS)和气相色谱-电子捕获检测法(GC-ECD)在线观测系统,在北京上甸子区域大气本底站开展了二氟一氯乙烷(HCFC-142b)在线观测对比实验,GC-MS和GC-ECD系统分析精度分别为0.23%和0.88%.观测期间HCFC-142b浓度变化范围约为21×10-12～355×10-12;通过独立样本T检验P>0.05,表明两种方法获得的HCFC-142b浓度数据无显著性差异;对两套系统观测浓度数据的差值分析表明,造成两套系统观测浓度间微小差别的主要因素是空气样品时间分辨率和观测精度.利用局部近似回归法进行本底值筛分,GC-MS和GC-ECD法获得的本底浓度均值差、中值差、25和75百分位数值差均优于系统观测精度.两种方法捕获HCFC-142b污染过程一致,污染浓度均具有夏秋高冬低的特点;两种方法观测HCFC-142b污染浓度的年变化趋势一致.