New birds on the block: new neighbors increase defensive costs for territorial male willow ptarmigan

Previous researchers have hypothesized that site-faithful animals may benefit from the presence of familiar neighbors. This study compares the relative costs of territorial defense against new and former neighbors by male willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus). Territorial defense against new neighbors appeared to require a greater expenditure of both time and effort than did defense against former neighbors. Territorial males that had several new neighbors spent a higher proportion of time fighting than did males with fewer new neighbors, and males with both new and former neighbors spent a greater amount of time fighting with their new neighbors, on average, than with their former neighbors. In addition, fights with new neighbors occurred relatively more frequently and were longer than fights with former neighbors. Finally, fights involving new neighbors tended to escalate to higher levels than fights between former neighbors. Reduced defensive costs for site-faithful, territorial males may provide one explanation for the tendency of males to be more site-faithful than females in many species.     

上海部分城市污水处理厂现状调查

对上海市部分城市水污水处理厂的工艺特点，处理能力，污染物去除率，废水排放达标率进行了调查与分析，指出，必须加强对城市污水处理厂的监督监测，并就污水处理厂的建设，改造提出了一些建议。     

青岛市大沽河河口区生态环境现状研究

在野外调查的基础上,利用2005年的遥感影像,并结合20世纪80年代至2005年的监测数据,分析了青岛市大沽河口区的生态环境现状,探讨了该区域主要环境问题并对污染源进行了分析,对区域环境开发和保护提出了对策。     

上海设施蔬菜主要品种污染物含量调查评估

通过对上海郊区单栋大棚、连栋大棚和现代化智能温室生产的叶菜类和茄果类设施蔬菜的主要品种污染物（农药和硝酸盐）含量抽样调查，并以附近大田蔬菜作为对照，分析结果发现，上海郊区设施蔬菜农药和硝酸盐的污染物含量普遍高于大地蔬菜，且超标状况比较严重。究其因，设施蔬菜生产较常规大田蔬菜生产农药与化肥使用水平高，而且在封闭环境条件下污染物降解速度慢，容易残留或积累超标。     

敖汉旗生态示范区调查研究对固阳县生态建设的启迪

通过参观学习提高自身认识，拓思路，产生构想，为做好本职工作奠定了基础，增强了信心。     

洛阳分公司恶臭污染调查及防治

分析了洛阳分公司恶臭污染源，提出了解决恶臭污染的常用方法及对洛阳分公司恶臭污染源的控制及治理途径。     

发达农村生活垃圾特性调查及治理技术探讨

为了了解我国发达地区农村垃圾特征,以丹阳市群楼村为研究对象,通过现场调查和问卷调查的方式分析了群楼村的垃圾特性,并对群楼村垃圾的集运方式、处理措施以及当地居民对垃圾的认识进行了调查。表明群楼村的垃圾已经具有城市垃圾的特征,但垃圾配套处理措施及居民意识远远没有达到要求。根据调查的结果探讨了适合群楼村以及发达地区农村生活垃圾集运方式与管理模式。     

碳酸锶废水对生态环境的影响调查及治理方案

碳酸锶因电子工业飞速发展而身价百倍，但其生产废水的直接排放则造成了严重的环境污染，本文通过对水体、农业、渔业、人体健康和水生生物等多种因素调查，掌握了碳酸锶废水污染成因，同时提出了资源再利用方案。     

锦州市典型畜禽养殖场周边土壤污染状况调查分析

采用综合污染指数法对锦州市农村两家畜禽养殖场区周边土壤监测数据进行评估,分析了畜禽粪便对畜禽养殖场周边土壤中重金属污染的影响。     

The consequences of failure should be considered in siting geologic carbon sequestration projects

Geologic carbon sequestration is the injection of anthropogenic CO₂ into deep geologic formations where the CO₂ is intended to remain indefinitely. If successfully implemented, geologic carbon sequestration will have little or no impact on terrestrial ecosystems aside from the mitigation of climate change. However, failure of a geologic carbon sequestration site, such as large-scale leakage of CO₂ into a potable groundwater aquifer, could cause impacts that would require costly remediation measures. Governments are attempting to develop regulations for permitting geologic carbon sequestration sites to ensure their safety and effectiveness. At present, these regulations focus largely on decreasing the probability of failure. In this paper we propose that regulations for the siting of early geologic carbon sequestration projects should emphasize limiting the consequences of failure because consequences are easier to quantify than failure probability.