城镇化、居民生活能源消费与生活碳排放之间关系的实证研究

利用中国1995年－2012年居民生活能源消费数据,通过协整检验、格兰杰因果关系检验等方法对城镇化、居民生活能源消费与碳排放之间关系进行了实证研究,结果发现：城镇化、居民生活能源消费与碳排放存在长期均衡关系;城镇化程度的提高会降低CO2排放;生活能源消费的增加是CO2排放提高的重要原因。居民生活能源消费与CO2排放之间存在着双向格兰杰因果关系。提出稳步推进新型城镇化进程、合理进行生活能源消费、调控城乡居民生活能源消费等建议。     

能源消费、能源效率与中国经济增长的协整分析研究

利用协整理论和基于误差修正模型的Granger因果关系检验分析了中国能源消费、能源效率和经济增长的关系。协整检验表明这三者之间存在长期协整关系,GDP和能源消费之间存在双向因果关系,而GDP和能源效率之间不存在因果关系。进一步脉冲响应函数分析结果表明,能源消费和GDP在长期内存在较强的双向正向效应;中国GDP在长期内对能源效率将会产生较强的正向效应,而能源效率则对GDP存在微弱的负向效应。     

人均GDP、能源强度与碳排放的面板数据分析

利用2000年-2009年中国各省市的面板数据,考察了人均GDP与能源强度对碳排放的影响。在单位根检验的基础上,对这三个变量进行了协整关系检验,实证结果显示,三个变量间存在长期的均衡关系,并以碳排放为被解释变量,能源强度和人均GDP分别作为解释变量进行回归分析。能源强度和人均财富的提高都会增加二氧化碳的排放量。     

我国经济增长与环境污染双向作用关系研究——基于PVAR模型的区域差异分析

采用PVAR模型,应用31个省份1985—2011年的面板数据,研究了我国经济增长与环境污染之间双向动态作用关系的时空特征.分别在东、中、西部三大区域,用计量经济学方法检验面板数据的有效性,以及变量间的协整性,基于PVAR模型研究了包含工业性和生活性污染、废水和废气污染的12项污染物排放指标与人均GDP之间的动态冲击响应特征.结果表明,不仅经济增长是污染物排放变化的重要原因,污染物排放对经济发展的反向作用也非常显著,并且这种双向作用关系存在显著的区域差异性,西部地区经济增长与环境质量之间的矛盾最为突出,中部地区次之,东部地区相对较为弱化.方差分解的结果表明,目前我国经济增长对环境污染的预测方差贡献度较大,而环境污染对经济增长反馈和约束的贡献度相对较小.     

北京市能源消费与经济增长关系的协整检验分析

采用协整分析并建立向量误差修正模型（VECM）检验了北京市1980～2008年能源消费与经济增长之间的因果关系.结果表明,北京市能源消费与经济增长之间存在长期均衡状态,体现为从经济增长到能源消费单向的因果关系.经济对能源的长期与短期弹性分别为0.44和0.12,北京市1980～2008年GDP年均每增长1%,带动能源消费增长约0.4%.经济发展对能源消费提升是滞后的,能源消费并不是经济增长的一个强的外生变量.研究结论能够对北京市制定节能减排目标以及促进区域经济发展提供重要参考依据.     

上海市能耗与GDP大气污染的协整关系研究

采用计量经济学中的协整理论考察上海市能源消费量与经济增长、废气排放量、二氧化硫排放量之间的关系。结果显示,上海市能源消费只与经济增长、废气排放量之间存在长期协整关系,并建立了相应的长期均衡方程及误差修正模型。另外,对1978～2003年的能源消费与经济增长之间进行Granger因果关系检验,提出实现上海市经济-能源-环境和谐发展的措施。     

中国化石能源消费碳排放与经济增长关系研究

化石能源过度消费导致的气候变化问题引发了全世界对经济发展模式的关注,论文运用计量经济学方法研究了中国化石能源消费碳排放与经济增长的关系,测算了中国1953-2010年化石能源消费引起的碳排放总量,建立了碳排放总量和国内生产总值的时序计量经济模型,通过协整检验、误差修正模型、基于VAR模型的脉冲响应函数、因果关系检验,分析了二者之间的长短期关系,结果表明:1953-2010年,我国的化石能源消费碳排放总量和国内生产总值之间存在长期均衡的协整关系和短期动态调整机制,通过短期调节,可以自动实现二者之间的长期均衡。当期GDP对碳排放总量的当期波动有显著性影响,每增加1%的GDP便会增加0.719%的碳排放量,上期误差对碳排放总量的当期波动调整幅度较大,单位调整比例为-0.102。利用脉冲响应函数波形图对碳排放量与经济增长之间的影响及响应进行了20期的详细刻画,揭示了二者之间复杂的短期动态关系。1953-2010年,存在从碳排放总量到GDP的单向Granger因果关系,碳排放是经济增长的Granger原因,而经济增长不是碳排放的Granger原因,说明从过去58 a的整体状况来看,高碳排放推动了经济增长,而经济增长并未导致明显的碳排放增加。研究结果将对中国制定节能减排和碳减排政策提供依据和支撑。     

陕西省经济增长与碳排放关系的实证研究

研究使用协整检验、Granger因果检验、脉冲响应函数等计量方法,本文基于相关理论,应用协整检验、格兰杰因果检验、脉冲响应函数及方差分解对陕西省碳排放与经济增长之间的关系进行了实证研究,对陕西省1993年-2012年的相关数据进行实证分析,结果表明:陕西省的经济增长和碳排放量之间,存在长期均衡的关系,且经济增长对碳排放量的增加有着正向的拉动作用,陕西省应该通过优化产业结构和提高能源利用率来推动低碳经济的发展.     

河南省经济增长与能源协整关系模型分析

在环境经济系统中,能源是经济活动的驱动要素,是经济活动的自然基础。本研究以河南区域的资源经济关系为研究对象,选取改革开放以来,河南省1978年-2010年样本区间内国内生产总值和能源生产总量和消耗总量数据,运用协整检验、Granger因果关系检验和误差修正等计量经济统计模型,研究河南省的国内生产总值和能耗生产总量与能源消耗总量在时序维度的长期均衡和短期动态性关系,揭示河南省经济增长与能源生产和能源消费存在的关系,探寻能源与经济的作用关系。通过实证分析表明,在河南省经济增长过程中,能源生产与能源消费和国内生产总值存在着长期的动态均衡关系,Granger因果检验表明能源生产总量、能源消费总量是国内生产总值的Granger原因,能源消费总量是能源生产总量的Granger原因。以上研究结果表明,河南省的经济增长与能源供给的长期依赖关系依然存在。     

上海市闵行区城市发展与COD排放关系研究

利用上海市闵行区1996~2008年的经济、人口、COD排放量数据,在设计两种COD预测方案的前提下,基于VAR计量技术,通过变量平稳性检验和协整检验,格兰杰因果检验,预测方差分解分析,对相应每种方案下的上海市闵行区城市发展与污染物排放动态关系进行了分析,结果表明:(1)经过基于残差的ADF协整检验,工业增加值与工业COD排放量具有长期稳定的负协整关系,常住人口与生活COD排放量具有长期稳定的正协整关系,人均GDP与COD排放总量具有长期稳定的正协整关系;(2)经过格兰杰因果检验以及预测方差分解分析得到,工业增加值、常住人口、人均GDP均为影响相应COD排放量的主要因素;(3)方案一和方案二对COD排放量的解释度均较高,可以作为预测"十二五"上海市闵行区COD排放量的备选方案。     

Toxic effects of acetochlor, methamidophos and their combination on nifH gene in soil

Toxic effects of two agrochemicals on nifH gene in agricultural black soil were investigated using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis （DGGE） and sequencing approaches in a microcosm experiment. Changes of soil nifH gene diversity and composition were examined following the application of acetochlor, methamidophos and their combination. Acetochlor reduced the nifH gene diversity （both in gene richness and diversity index values） and caused changes in the nifH gene composition. The effects of acetochlor on nifH gene were strengthened as the concentration of acetochlor increased. Cluster analysis of DGGE banding patterns showed that nifH gene composition which had been affected by low concentration of acetochlor （50 mg/kg） recovered firstly. Methamidophos reduced nifH gene richness that except at 4 weeks. The medium concentration of methamidophos （150 mg/kg） caused the most apparent changes in nifH gene diversity at the first week while the high concentration of methamidophos （250 mg/kg） produced prominent effects on nifH gene diversity in the following weeks. Cluster analysis showed that minimal changes of nifH gene composition were found at 1 week and maximal changes at 4 weeks. Toxic effects of acetochlor and methamidophos combination on nifH gene were also apparent. Different nifH genes （bands） responded differently to the impact of agrochemicals： four individual bands were eliminated by the application of the agrochemicals, five bands became predominant by the stimulation of the agrochemicals, and four bands showed strong resistance to the influence of the agrochemicals. Fifteen prominent bands were partially sequenced, yielding 15 different nifH sequences, which were used for phylogenetic reconstructions. All sequences were affiliated with the alpha- and beta-proteobacteria, showing higher similarity to eight different diazotrophic genera.     

Arsenic uptake by arbuscular mycorrhizal maize （Zea mays L.） grown in an arsenic-contaminated soil with added phosphorus

The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus (Glomus mosseae) and phosphorus (P) addition (100 mg/kg soil) on arsenic (As) uptake by maize plants (Zea mays L.) from an As-contaminated soil were examined in a glasshouse experiment.Non-mycorrhizal and zero-P addition controls were included.Plant biomass and concentrations and uptake of As,P,and other nutrients,AM colonization,root lengths,and hyphal length densities were determined.The results indicated that addition of P significantly inhibited root colonization and development of extraradical mycelium.Root length and dry weight both increased markedly with mycorrhizal colonization under the zero-P treatments,but shoot and root biomass of AM plants was depressed by P application.AM fungal inoculation decreased shoot As concentrations when no P was added,and shoot and root As concentrations of AM plants increased 2.6 and 1.4 times with P addition,respectively.Shoot and root uptake of P,Mn,Cu,and Zn increased,but shoot Fe uptake decreased by 44.6%,with inoculation, when P was added.P addition reduced shoot P,Fe,Mn,Cu,and Zn uptake of AM plants,but increased root Fe and Mn uptake of the nonmycorrhizal ones.AM colonization therefore appeared to enhance plant tolerance to As in low P soil,and have some potential for the phytostabilization of As-contaminated soil,however,P application may introduce additional environmental risk by increasing soil As mobility.     

Degradation of metabolites accumulated of benzo[a]pyrene by coupling Penicillium Chrysogenum with KMnO4

Several main metabolites of benzo[a]pyrene （BaP） formed by Penicillium chrysogenum, Benzo[a]pyrene-1,6-quinone （BP 1,6- quinone）, trans-7,8-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene （BP 7,8-diol）, 3-hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene （3-OHBP）, were identified by high-performance liquid chromatography （HPLC）. The three metabolites were liable to be accumulated and were hardly further metabolized because of their toxicity to microorganisms. However, their further degradation was essential for the complete degradation of BaP. To enhance their degradation, two methods, degradation by coupling Penicillium chrysogenum with KMnO4 and degradation only by Penicillium chrysogenum, were compared; Meanwhile, the parameters of degradation in the superior method were optimized. The results showed that （1） the method of coupling Penicillium chrysogenum with KMnO4 was better and was the first method to be used in the degradation of BaP and its metabolites; （2） the metabolite, BP 1,6-quinone was the most liable to be accumulated in pure cultures; （3） the effect of degradation was the best when the concentration of KMnO4 in the cultures was 0.01% （w/v）, concentration of the three compounds was 5 mg/L and pH was 6.2. Based on the experimental results, a novel concept with regard to the bioremediation of BaP-contaminated environment was discussed, considering the influence on environmental toxicity of the accumulated metabolites.     

Impact of atrazine and nitrogen fertilizers on the sorption of chlorotoluron in soil and model sorbents

Sorption of chlorotoluron in ammonium sulfate, urea and atrazine multi-solutes system was investigated by batch experiments. The results showed application of nitrogen fertilizers to the soil could affect the behavior of chlorotoluron. At the same concentration of N, sorption of chlorotoluron decreased as the concentration of atrazine increased on the day 0 and 6 in soil, respectively. The sorption of chlorotoluron increased from 0 to 6 d when soils were preincubated with deionized water, ammonium sulfate and urea solution for 6 d. That indicated incubation time was one of the most important factors for the sorption of chlorotoluron in nitrogen fertilizers treatments. The individual sorption isotherms of chlorotoluron in rubbery polymer and silica were strictly linear in single solute system, but there were competition sorption between pesticides or between pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers. That indicated the sorption taken place by concurrent solid-phase dissolution mechanism and sorption on the interface of water-organic matter or water-mineral matter.     

Potential of plant polyphenol oxidases in the decolorization and removal of textile and non-textile dyes

In this study an effort has been made to use plant polyphenol oxidases; potato （Solanum tuberosum） and brinjal （Solanum melongena）, for the treatment of various important dyes used in textile and other industries. The ammonium sulphate fractionated enzyme preparations were used to treat a number of dyes under various experimental conditions. Majority of the treated dyes were maximally decolorized at pH 3.0. Some of the dyes were quickly decolorized whereas others were marginally decolorized. The initial first hour was sufficient for the maximum decolorization of dyes. The rate of decolorization was quite slow on long treatment of dyes. Enhancement in the dye decolorization was noticed on increasing the concentration of enzymes. The complex mixtures of dyes were treated with both preparations of polyphenol oxidases in the buffers of varying pH values. Potato polyphenol oxidase was significantly more effective in decolorizing the dyes to higher extent as compared to the enzyme obtained from brinjal polyphenol oxidase. Decolorization of dyes and their mixtures, followed by the formation of an insoluble precipitate, which could be easily removed simply by centrifugation.     

Removal of heavy metals from sewage sludge by low costing chemical method and recycling in agriculture

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Isolation and preliminary characterization of a 3-chlorobenzoate degrading bacteria

A study was conducted to compare the diversity of 2-, 3-, and 4-chlorobenzoate degraders in two pristine soils and one contaminated sewage sludge. These samples contained strikingly different populations of mono-chlorobenzoate degraders. Although fewer cultures were isolated in the uncontaminated soils than contaminated one, the ability of microbial populations to mineralize chlorobenzoate was widespread. The 3- and 4-chlorobenzoate degraders were more diverse than the 2-chlorobenzoate degraders. One of the strains isolated from the sewage sludge was obtained. Based on its phenotype, chemotaxonomic properties and 16S rRNA gene, the organism S-7 was classified as Rhodococcus erythropolis. The strain can grow at temperature from 4 to 37℃. It can utilize several （halo）aromatic compounds. Moreover, strain S-7 can grow and use 3-chlorobenzoate as sole carbon source in a temperatures range of 10-30℃ with stoichiometric release of chloride ions. The psychrotolerant ability was significant for bioremediation in low temperature regions. Catechol and chlorocatechol 1,2-dioxygenase activities were present in cell free extracts of the strain, but no （chloro）catechol 2,3- dioxygenase activities was detected. Spectral conversion assays with extracts from R. erythropolis S-7 showed accumulation of a compound with a similar UV spectrum as chloro-cis,cis-muconate from 3-chlorobenzoate. On the basis of these results, we proposed that S-7 degraded 3-chlorobenzoate through the modified ortho-cleave pathway.     

Single and joint effects of pesticides and mercury on soil urease

The influence of two pesticides including chlorimuron-ethyl and furadan and mercury （Hg） on urease activity in 4 soils （meadow burozem and phaeozem） was investigated. The soils were exposed to various concentrations of the two pesticides and Hg individually and simultaneously. Results showed that there was a close relationship between urease activity and organic matter content in soil. Chlorimuron-ethyl and furadan could both activate urease in the 4 soils. The maximum increment of urease activity by chlorimuronethyl was up to 14%-18%. There was almost an equal increase （up to 13%-21%） in the urease activity by furadan. On the contrary, Hg markedly inhibited soil urease activity. A logarithmic equation was used to describe the relationship （P〈0.05） between the concentration of Hg and the activity of soil urease in the 4 tested soils. Semi-effect dose （ED50） values by the stress of Hg based on the inhibition of soil urease in the 4 soils were 88, 5.5, 24 and 20 mg/kg, respectively, according to the calculation of the corresponding equations. The interactive effect of chlorimuron-ethyl or furadan with metal Hg on soil urease was mainly synergic at the highest tested concentrations.     

Organochlorine pesticides in soils under different land usage in the Taihu Lake region, China

A field study was conducted in the Taihu Lake region, China in 2004 to reveal the organochlorine pesticide concentrations in soils after the ban of these substances in the year 1983. Thirteen organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were analyzed in soils from paddy field, tree land and fallow land. Total organochlorine pesticide residues were higher in agricultural soils than in uncultivated fallow land soils. Among all the pesticides, ΣDDX (DDD, DDE and DDT) had the highest concentration for all the soil samples, ranging from 3.10 ng/g to 166.55 ng/g with a mean value of 57.04 ng/g and followed by ΣHCH, ranging from 0.73 ng/g to 60.97 ng/g with a mean value of 24.06 ng/g. Dieldrin, endrin, HCB and α-endosulfan were also found in soils with less than 15 ng/g. Ratios of p,p'-(DDD DDE)/DDT in soils under three land usages were: paddy field ＞ tree land ＞ fallow land, indicating that land usage inlfuenced the degradation of DDT in soils. Ratios of p,p'-(DDD DDE)/DDT ＞1, showing aged residues of DDTs in soils of the Taihu Lake region. The results were discussed with data from a former study that showed very low actual concentrations of HCH and DDT in soils in the Taihu Lake region, but according to the chemical half-lives and their concentrations in soils in 1980s, the concentration of DDT in soils seemed to be underestimated. In any case our data show that the ban on the use of HCH and DDT resulted in a tremendous reduction of these pesticide residues in soils, but there are still high amounts of pesticide residues in soils, which need more remediation processes.     

Alterations of organ histopathology and metallolhionein mRNA expression in silver barb, Puntius gonionotus during subchronic cadmium exposure

Common silver barb,Puntius gonionotus,exposed to the nominal concentration of 0.06 mg/L Cd for 60 d,were assessed for histopathological alterations(gills,liver and kidney),metal accumulation,and metallothionein(MT)mRNA expression.Fish exhibited pathological symptoms such as hypertrophy and hyperplasia of primary and secondary gill lamellae,vacuolization in hepatocytes,and prominent tubular and glomerular damage in the kidney.In addition,kidney accumulated the highest content of cadmium,more than gills and liver.Expression of MT mRNA was increased in both liver and kidney of treated fish.Hepatic MT levels remained high after fish were removed to Cd-free water.In contrast,MT expression in kidney was peaked after 28 d of treatment and drastically dropped when fish were removed to Cd-free water.The high concentrations of Cd in hepatic tissues indicated an accumulation site or permanent damage on this tissue.