Catastrophe theory to assess water security and adaptation strategy in the context of environmental change

Economic development, population growth, urbanization and climate change have led to an increasing water shortage across the globe. Ensuring water security under changing environment will be the greatest challenge for water resources managers in near future. In this paper, catastrophe theory based multi-criteria evaluation model has been proposed to assess water security under different management strategies to recommend the best water management strategy to achieve water security in the context of global environmental change. The assessment model involves future scenarios of climate change, population growth and economic development. Total 16 indicators related to climate, socio-economy and water availability and consumption have been proposed to measure water security under three management strategies viz. business-as-usual, water demand management and water supply management. The model has been applied to Yulin city of North West China to assess water security as well as to identify the water management strategy under changing environment. The results show that under business-as-usual situation the water shortage rate will reach up to 44 % by the year 2020 and up to 70 % by the year 2030 in Yulin. Water supply is required to increase by 41 % to meet the water demand under supply management strategy which is beyond the safe baseline rate. The study reveals that water demand management can reduce the gap between water supply and demand to a reasonable amount and therefore, can be considered as the most effective approach for adapting with environment change.     

人工湿地处理城市污水效能的影响因素分析

为解决人工湿地占地面积大、处理效率低、容易堵塞,往往需要间歇运行等问题,通过对传统的人工湿地进行改造,设计一套新型人工湿地床系统——折流式湿地床 侧流式湿地床,并通过试验对其处理城市污水的运行效能的影响因素进行了研究.研究结果表明,降雨、蒸腾和蒸发、温度、植物收割及堵塞作用对人工湿地运行有不同程度的影响,人工湿地受降雨因素的影响,其出水COD值比降雨前低,同时较人工湿地由于降雨作用所导致的COD稀释浓度高2.4～5.7 mg/L,而降雨使出水SS比降雨前高5.0～7.2 mg/L;堵塞缩短了折流湿地床的运行周期及降低了COD的去除,水力负荷为102.87 cm/d时,运行周期为20 d,水头损失由5.2 cm增至14.8 cm,COD去除率由84.35%降至21.19%;水力负荷为137.16 cm/d时,运行周期为16 d,水头损失由5.0 cm增至15.0 cm,COD去除率由81.26%降至7.35%.     

家庭危险废物管理探讨

家庭产生的危险废物因产生量少、分布广泛、难以管理等原因,尚未纳入危险废物管理体系。家庭危险废物混同生活垃圾进行管理、处置,对地下水、大气、地表水、土壤产生污染。文章对美国及欧洲的家庭危险废物管理方法进行了系统分析,其管理措施为:在法律管理体系下,以分类收集为主,宣传教育为辅,采取无害化处置方式。我国目前对于家庭危险废物的管理尚处于起步阶段,相关的法律法规不健全,处理处置设施也不完善。文章基于对国外管理特点的分析,针对我国国情对家庭危险废物管理提出以下建议:建立相关的法律法规;进一步完善收集、运输和处置系统;通过教育宣传等方法提高全民对家庭危险废物的认识。     

基层环境监测站工作职能的探讨

基层环境监测站工作量大,有的监测站资金供给渠道不畅,机构改革中性质定位不准确,对环境监测工作的开展带来诸多不便.通过对存在困难的分析和泰兴市监测站发展的经验介绍,提出了相应建议.     

废水生物强化中基因工程菌的流失和环境生存状况研究

在废水生物强化处理中,基因工程菌从生物反应器向环境的流失会造成潜在生态风险.在传统活性污泥法反应器(CAS)和膜一生物反应器(MBR)中,考察了1株降解阿特拉津基因工程菌的流失和流失后在模拟自然环境中的生存状况.结果表明,基因工程菌在接种初期从反应器中流失的密度最大.在接种密度为1010CFU/mL时,CAS的最大流失密度接近接种密度,MBR的最大流失密度仅有102CFU/mL.在模拟自然环境中,流失密度是决定基因工程菌生存状况的主要因素.在CAS出水1010CFU/mL流失密度下,高种群密度基因工程菌在水体和土壤中生存时间较长(30 d以上),潜在生态风险较高;在MBR出水102CFU/mL流失密度下.基因工程菌在水体和土壤中很快衰亡,潜在生态风险较小.环境条件对基因工程菌生存状况具有影响,提高土壤的含水率、有机质含量以及环境选择压力的存在有利于基因工程菌生存.     

Quantification of the Exposure–Lag–Response Association Between Air Pollution and Respiratory Disease Morbidity in Chongqing City,China

Environmental Modeling & Assessment - The health effects of air pollution on respiratory disease morbidity and mortality commonly vary with air pollutants’ intensity and latency after...     

Study on the co-effect of maifanite-based photocatalyst and humic acid in the photodegradation of organic pollutant

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - In this study, the co-effect of clay mineral-based photocatalyst and humic acid on the photodegradation of dye was revealed for the first time. The...     

重大工业事故与预警网络的研究

简要介绍并分析了近１０多年发生的一些重大工业事故，讨论了它们的主要表征。重 点分析了危险物质泄漏的影响因素。进而阐述了监控重要危险源的系统结构和各分系统的组成以 及厂区和周围社区、预警与应急一体的网络。     

四湖地区湿地资源及其开发

对四湖地区的湿地资源进行了三个方面的探讨和研究:湿地类型及其特征;湿地开发及其存在的问题;湿地资源合理开发模式研究。     

长江源头区孟宗小流域泥石流危害成因与防治对策浅析

通过对长江源头孟宗流域泥石流成因的调查，列举泥石流危害典型事例，分析了泥石流发生的条件和影响因素及其不同侵蚀类型在泥石流成因中所起的作用，并进一步提出了泥石流危害的防治对策。