Discounting in the presence of scarce ecosystem services

The discount rate for cost-benefit analysis has to take account of future scarcity of ecosystem services in consumption and production. Previous literature focuses on the first aspect and shows the importance of the relative price effect, for given growth rates of consumption and ecosystem services. This paper focuses on intermediate ecosystem services in production and shows that for limited substitutability and a low growth rate of these ecosystem services, the growth rate of consumption, and thus the discount rate, declines towards a low value. Using a Ramsey growth model, the paper distinguishes three cases. If ecosystem services can be easily substituted, the discount rate converges to the usual value in the long term. Secondly, if ecosystem services can be easily substituted in production but not in consumption, the relative price effect is important. Finally, and most interestingly, if ecosystem services cannot be easily substituted in production, the discount rate declines towards a low value and the relative price effect is less important. Another part of the previous literature has shown that a declining discount rate is the result of introducing several forms of uncertainty, but this paper reaches that conclusion from an endogenous effect on the growth rate of the economy.     

Ti3C2纳米层状材料对废水中Cr（Ⅵ）的光催化去除性能

以Ti₃AlC₂为原料,采用HF刻蚀工艺制备出12种Ti₃C₂纳米层状材料,对其形貌进行了表征,并考察了以其作为光催化剂对废水中Cr（Ⅵ）的处理效果。实验结果表明：HF体积分数为80%、刻蚀时间为48 h时得到的MX-80-48的形貌较好;MX-80-48具有类似石墨烯的二维层状结构,纳米层厚度约20~50 nm,孔径2~10 nm,比表面积14.8 m²/g,在400~700 nm可见光范围内表现出强烈的吸光性;当Cr（Ⅵ）的初始质量浓度为40.00 mg/L、MX-80-48投加量为200 mg/L、pH=2、反应时间4 h（暗反应1 h+光照3 h）时,Cr（Ⅵ）去除率可达100%。     

锌在辽宁红沿河核电站的大气腐蚀研究

通过锌在红沿河核电站的大气暴露试验,研究了锌在红沿河地区SO2,Cl-含量较高以及高湿的环境条件下的腐蚀规律。试验结果表明锌的腐蚀质量损失与暴露时间呈线性关系。利用扫描电子显微镜、Fourier变换红外光谱仪以及X射线衍射仪对锌表面腐蚀产物进行了分析,进一步分析了腐蚀质量损失与暴露时间呈线性关系的原因,并探讨了锌在SO2,Cl-含量较高以及高湿的环境条件下的腐蚀机理。     

核电设备射频辐射抗扰度试验方法研究

参考美国核管制委员会(NRC)的行业规范RG 1.180,对比研究该规范中涵盖的两大标准体系,并以射频辐射抗扰度试验作为切入点,深入探讨了MIL-STD与IEC标准在干扰信号特性、试验布局、测试方法以及结果评价等关键技术上的差异。举例说明了具体测试中的技术细节以及试验结果的评估和使用方法。最终,形成试验实施的指导建议,为核电设备电磁兼容试验提供技术支持,并最终实现核电站的安全目标。     

13C在草原土壤呼吸区分中的应用

区分草原土壤呼吸的主要目的在于准确估算草原生态系统土壤碳蓄积和碳源、 汇潜力,为预测气候变化提供科学依据。论文主要论述了稳定同位素¹³C在草原土壤呼吸区分方面的应用。主要在以下几个方面进行了阐述:①碳同位素区分土壤呼吸的两种主要标记方法——脉冲标记法和持续标记法,其中脉冲标记法包括单次脉冲标记法和重复脉冲标记法,持续标记法包括FACE实验标记法和¹³C自然丰度标记法,也介绍了利用核爆产生的¹⁴C标记;②应用碳稳定同位素区分土壤呼吸的理论依据和计算方法;③土壤呼吸稳定同位素组成的取样方法和测定,包括静态箱-Keeling Plot法、 静态箱平衡状态法和动态箱连接红外分析仪法等;④指出了减小静态箱-Keeling Plot法测定土壤呼吸碳同位素值的误差需采取的措施。     

硫磺/石灰石自养反硝化系统脱氮除磷性能研究

为了考察硫磺/石灰石系统对于低C/N的城市污水进行同步脱氮除磷的性能,设计了体积比为1∶1的硫磺/石灰石柱式反应器,以人工配水为处理对象,采用厌氧生物滤池运行方式,研究了HRT、初始磷浓度、pH、温度等因素对其脱氮除磷性能的影响.结果表明,在进水NO 3^--N为30 mg/L左右,PO4^3--P为15 mg/L条件...     

低C/N条件下MUCT工艺数学模型的参数校正与验证

基于ASM2d模型建立了稳定运行的MUCT工艺营养物质去除过程的动力学反应模型,比较各种COD、TN、NH 4＋-N、TP的实测值和模拟值,以确定系统在低C/N条件下运行时的动力学和化学计量学参数.模拟结果表明,稳态模型中的动力学参数qPHA、KA、KPP、YPO3-4、μAUT和ηNO-3分别取值2.90 g.（g.d）-1、3.85 g.m-3、1.35 g.（g.d）-1、0.35、1.6和0.8.其他的动力学和化学计量学参数可采用IWA给出的默认值.     

Effect of land management on soil microbial N supply to crop N uptake in a dry tropical cropland in Tanzania

In Sub-Saharan Africa, conservation of available soil N during early crop growth, when N loss by leaching generally occurs, is important to improve crop productivity. In a dry tropical cropland in Tanzania, we assessed the potential role of soil microbes as a temporal N sink-source to conserve the available soil N until later crop growth, which generally requires substantial crop N uptake. We evaluated the effect of land management [i.e., no input, plant residue application before planting (P plot) with or without fertilizer application, fertilizer application alone, and non-cultivated plots] on the relationship between soil N pool [microbial biomass N (MBN) and inorganic N] and crop N uptake throughout the ∼120-d crop growth period in two consecutive years. In the P plot, MBN clearly increased (∼14.6-29.6 kg N ha⁻¹) early in the crop growth period in both years because of immobilization of potentially leachable N, and it conserved a larger soil N pool (∼10.5-21.2 kg N ha⁻¹) than in the control plot. Especially in one year in which N leaching was critical, increased MBN maintained a larger soil N pool in the P plot throughout the experimental period, and a delay of increased MB C:N ratio and a substantial decrease in MBN was observed, indicating better soil microbial N supply for crop N uptake during later crop growth. Therefore, plant residue application before planting should enhance the role of soil microbes as a temporal N sink-source, leading to the conservation of potentially leachable N until later phase of crop growth, especially in years in which N leaching is relatively severe. Although further studies are necessary, our results suggest that plant residue application before planting is a promising option to achieve better N synchronization.     

A~2/O-曝气生物滤池工艺处理低C/N比生活污水脱氮除磷

以低C/N比实际生活污水为研究对象,重点考查了A2/O-曝气生物滤池生化系统的脱氮除磷特性.同时,考虑到A2/O工艺的主要功能是除磷及反硝化,而曝气生物滤池则以硝化为目的.因此,通过缩短A2/O的泥龄,可将硝化过程从A2/O中分离出去,让曝气生物滤池完成硝化,实现硝化菌和聚磷菌的分离,并解决了硝化菌和聚磷菌泥龄之间的矛盾.试验结果表明,该生化系统可实现有机物、氮和磷的同步去除.在平均C/N比为4.2,内回流比R为250%的条件下,平均进水COD、TN、TP分别为239.9、57.3和5.1mg·L-1,平均最终出水COD、TN、TP分别为34.1、13.3和0.1mg·L-1,去除率分别为85.8%、76.9%和98.3%.曝气生物滤池对氨氮几乎保持了100%的去除率.序批试验表明,反硝化聚磷菌占聚磷菌的比例为40.5%.     

低碳氮比猪场废水短程硝化反硝化-厌氧氨氧化脱氮

针对低碳氮比猪场废水传统脱氮法碳源不足的问题,采用SBBR反应器进行短程硝化反硝化-厌氧氨氧化联合脱氮.实验表明,短程硝化反硝化预处理可为厌氧氨氧化创造良好的进水条件;经预处理的猪场废水厌氧氨氧化脱氮效果显著,氨氮、亚硝态氮和总氮的平均去除率分别为91.8%、 99.3%、 84.1%,废水中残留有机物未对厌氧氨氧化效果产生明显影响,氨氮、亚硝态氮、硝态氮平均变化量之比为 1∶1.21∶0.24.色质联用分析结果显示,猪场废水中有机物成分在厌氧氨氧化反应前后未发生明显变化,主要化合物为酯类和烷烃类物质;特殊功能菌种检测结果表明,实验条件下的微生物系统是一个厌氧氨氧化菌与硝化菌、亚硝化菌和反硝化菌共存的系统,厌氧氨氧化菌是该系统主要脱氮功能菌.