Effects of climate and landcover change on stream discharge in the Ozark Highlands,USA

Stream discharge of a watershed is affected and altered by climate and landcover changes. These effects vary depending on the magnitude and interaction of the changes, and need to be understood so that local water resource availability can be evaluated and socioeconomic development within a watershed be pursued and managed in a way sustainable with the local water resources. In this study, the landcover and climate change effects on stream discharge from the Jacks Fork River basin in the Ozark Highlands of the south-central United States were examined in three phases: site observation and data collection, model calibration and simulation, and model experiment and analysis. Major results of the study show that climate fluctuations between wet and dry extremes resulted in the same change of the basin discharge regardless of the landcover condition in the basin. On the other hand, under a specified climate condition landcover change from a grassland basin to a fully forested basin only resulted in about one half of the discharge change caused by the climate variation. Furthermore, when landcover change occurred simultaneously with climate variation, the basin discharge change amplified significantly and became larger than the combined discharge changes caused by the climate and landcover change alone, a result indicating a synergistic effect of landcover and climate change on basin discharge variability. Agricultural Research Division, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Contribution Number 13437.Qi Hu: Corresponding author: Dr. Qi Hu, Climate and Bio-Atmospheric Sciences Group, School of Natural Resource Sciences, 237 L.W. Chase Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0728, USA. E-mail: qhu2@unl.edu.     

Organochlorine pesticides in the surface water and sediments from the Peacock River Drainage Basin in Xinjiang, China: a study of an arid zone in Central Asia

Fourteen surface water and nine surface sediment samples were collected from the Peacock River and analyzed for organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) by gas chromatograph?Celectron capture detector (GC-ECD). All the analyzed organochlorine pesticides, except o,p ^??-DDT, were detected in sediments from the Peacock River; but in the water samples, only ??-HCH, HCB, p,p ^??-DDD, and p,p ^??-DDT were detected at some sites. The ranges for total OCPs in the water and sediments were from N.D. to 195 ng l^???1 and from 1.36 to 24.60 ng g^???1, respectively. The only existing HCH isomer in the water, ??-HCH, suggested that the contamination by HCHs could be attributed to erosion of the weathered agricultural soils containing HCHs compounds. Composition analyses showed that no technical HCH, technical DDT, technical chlordanes, endosulfans, and HCB had been recently used in this region. However, there was new input of ??-HCH (lindane) into the Peacock River. The most probable source was water flowing from Bosten Lake and/or agricultural tailing water that was returned directly into the Peacock River. DDT compounds in the sediments may be derived mainly from DDT-treated aged and weathered agricultural soils, the degradation condition was aerobic and the main product was DDE. HCB in the sediment might be due to the input from Bosten Lake and the lake may act as an atmospheric deposition zone. There was no significant correlation between the concentrations of OCPs (including ??HCH, ??DDT, chlordanes, endosulfans, HCB and total OCPs) and the content of fine particles (<63 ??m). The concentrations of OCPs were affected by salinity.     

重点环保城市二氧化硫总量控制目标值的研究

根据城市的输送扩散污染特性和污染源排放结构制订出低、中、高和理想4种二氧化硫排放控制方案。根据高、中、低架源污染物排放 与地面环境质量之间的关系以及各重点城市年平均扩散系数,可以算出重点城市二氧化硫2010年总量控制方案对应的控制目标值。      

CA固定化亚硝化细菌氨氮去除能力的实验研究

采用纳氏试剂分光光度法,在不同温度、pH值、葡萄糖浓度和锰离子浓度条件下,观察游离亚硝化细菌和CA固定的亚硝化细菌对亚硝化菌培养液中氨氮的去除效果。结果表明,CA固定的亚硝化细菌比游离亚硝化细菌有较强的氨氮去除能力,并且其氨氮去除能力还表现出一定的抗高温、抗酸、抗葡萄糖干扰和抗锰离子毒害的作用。     

The drivers for contractors’ green innovation: an industry perspective

In the construction industry, contractors have been facing the challenge to meet the emerging needs related to the reduction of environmental impacts during the construction process. Generally, the commitment of efforts and resources from contractors to meet these needs is motivated by the influence exerted from environmental regulations and stakeholder demands. However, managerial environmental concerns and size of firms also account as key factors affecting the adoption of green construction practices. Therefore, the aim of this research is to identify those factors influencing contractors to adopt green construction practices by using data gathered from a survey. From the results, it has been found that managerial concern is the most important driver for the adoption of green practices. Significant relationships have also been found between government regulations and business size with the adoption of green construction practices. However, there is no significant evidence on the relationship among the adoption of green construction practices with perceived stakeholders’ pressures. The findings from this study are significant in the understanding on the factors of green construction management. This knowledge may contribute to better decision-making towards implementing green construction practices.     

污泥烧结轻骨料调质影响研究

研究了污泥添加不同比例的SiO₂,Al₂O₃,CaCO₃和Na₂CO₃后的烧结体建材性能,并从晶体相反应机理角度讨论了添加剂改变烧结体建材性能的作用机理.结果表明,添加硅、铝能显著提高烧结体的抗压强度,硅是玻璃体成陶组分,对提高烧结体的抗压强度主要发挥物理作用;铝主要与污泥中的磷反应生成类似石英结构的AlPO₄高强晶体. 添加钠能增加烧结体的熔融液相,降低烧结体的吸水率,但烧结体变脆抗压强度降低. 添加钙增大吸水率,降低抗压强度. 此外,硅、铝会导致烧结体烧结温度提高,钠则能显著降低烧结温度.      

延迟焦化装置的定量风险评估

通过长岭分公司延迟焦化装置的定量风险评估,明确了装置中的主要危险设备,量化出装置的整体风险水平,促进了企业的安全生产.     

高铝粉煤灰综合利用节能减排对比分析

高铝粉煤灰是近年来在我国内蒙古中西部地区发现的一种粉煤灰新类型,特别是鄂尔多斯高原东北缘的准格尔煤田,煤中富铝矿物燃烧后产生的粉煤灰中氧化铝含量达到50％左右,相当于我国中级品位铝土矿中氧化铝的含量。本文首先介绍了我国铝土矿的资源现状,然后叙述了目前国内外利用高铝粉煤灰提取氧化铝主要生产工艺及工艺特点,并对不同工艺的能源消耗和节能减排进行了对比分析。     

医院空调回风口滤网积尘中抗生素抗性基因污染的比较

为了解医院环境中抗生素抗性基因(ARGs)的污染情况与分布特征,于2018年11月至2021年4月期间分批次采集了武汉市两家医院部分病房空调回风口滤网积尘样本127份,对其进行β-内酰胺类ARGs (mecA、bla_TEM、bla_CTX-M、bla_SHV)和碳青霉烯类ARGs (bla_KPC、bla_NDM-1、bla_IMP、bla_VIM、bla_OXA-51)及一类整合酶基因intI 1的定性与定量检测与评价.结果表明,医院不同科室及ICU空调滤网积尘中可检出以上9种β-内酰胺类,碳青霉烯类ARGs及intI 1,平均检出率分别为55.12%、37.64%和81.89%.ICU的β-内酰胺类与碳青霉烯ARGs的平均检出率显著高于外科与内科(P<0.05);4种β-内酰胺类ARGs中的bla_TEM、mecA检出率及其相对丰度在内科、外科最高(P<0.05);ICU的bla_SHV检出率及其相对丰度高于内科、外科(P<0.05).5种碳青霉烯类ARGs中的bla_NDM-1检出率及其相对丰度在内科、外科显著高于bla_KPC、bla_IMP(P<0.05).intI 1与9种ARGs的相对丰度均呈显著正相关(P<0.05).研究结果表明,两家医院不同科室病房空调滤网积尘中存在β-内酰胺类和碳青霉烯类ARGs以及一类整合酶基因intI 1的污染,内科、外科、ICU均以bla_TEM、mecA、bla_NDM-1为主,由此可认为医院不同科室空气及相关环境中可能存在与此等ARGs相关的耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌、产ESBLs肠杆菌科细菌、耐碳青霉烯大肠埃希菌与鲍曼不动杆菌等耐药菌的现时与既往污染,并且存在ARGs水平转移的风险;ICU空调滤网积尘中β-内酰胺类与碳青霉烯ARGs的污染较内科、外科严重,其中bla_SHV污染高于内科、外科,由此表明,ICU是ARGs及相关耐药菌污染的高风险科室.     

TiO2纳米粉体材料的制备及其脱除Hg蒸气污染物的研究

燃煤电站产生的汞污染物,是最难控制的巨毒、痕量污染物之一,已引起国内外广泛的研究兴趣.通过液相法制备了两种TiO2纳米粉体材料,对其结构和形貌采用TEM、BET和XRD进行了表征测试,在固定床反应器条件下初步测定了TiO2纳米粉体对单质汞Hg0污染物的脱除效果,研究表明,脱除效率随温度的升高而增加,最高可达60%.