世界银行贷款云南环境项目中的移民问题

工程项目带来的移民是一个破坏性非常大的复杂过程，关系着工程建设与营运的成败。世行移民政策的目标是保证受工程影响的人能从工程中受益。以滇池污染治理为主体的世行贷款云南并存项目，通过系统规划和预先编制行搬迁动计划，并通过方案比较和设计调整，使征地和受影响人数量减少到最低限度，保证了项目的顺利评估。     

Fungal laccase-catalyzed degradation of hydroxy polychlorinated biphenyls

Hydroxy polychlorinated biphenyls (hydroxy PCBs) are toxic metabolites of PCBs. Their toxicity such as strong endocrine disruption demands effective remediation methods. Laccases from Trametes versicolor and Pleurotus ostreatus were tested to degrade hydroxy PCBs. Optimum pHs for both enzymes were around 4.0. Laccase from T. versicolor degrades hydroxy PCBs more rapidly than that from P. ostreatus. The enzymatic activities remained little changes in up to 10% organic solvents, but decreased rapidly in more than 10% acetone, acetonitrile or DMSO. Degradation rate constants decreased with increase of chlorination and no degradation was observed with tetra-, penta- and hexa-chloro hydroxy PCBs in non-mediated reactions. However, the tetra- to hexa-chloro hydroxy PCBs were degraded by laccase from T. versicolor in the presence of the mediator 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxy radical. The other mediators, 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol, 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline sulfonic acid) diammonium salt and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole and humic acid, also enhanced degradation of all the hydroxy PCBs except 4-hydroxy-2',3,3',4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl. The results showed that 3-hydroxy biphenyl was more resistant to laccase degradation than 2- or 4-hydroxy analogues. Significant linear-correlations (coefficient of determination, r2 = 0.9097 and 0.8186 for laccases from P. ostreatus and T. versicolor, respectively) were found between the ionization potentials and the removal rate constants of hydroxy PCBs.     

Microbiological aspects of humid husk composting

The feasibility of composting as disposal practice of husk mixed with olive mill wastewaters (OMW) was studied in the present research. The process was investigated with regards to some reliable and easy to be determined microbial activity parameters such as the ATP content, the activity of a pool of enzymes and the viable counts, keeping in mind the well known bias of this last technique. Two different composting technologies were compared: static pile and reactor by studying the cured composts obtained. Among the bioindicators tested, the composting process trend was described better by the ATP content and the activity of some enzymes. In fact, the ATP content showed an increase during the thermophilic phase in both the pile and the reactor, and decreased at the end of the process, it was also higher in the bioreactor-pile technology than in the pile. With regard to the enzymatic activity, with the reactor technology experiment, two peaks were evidenced in the thermophilic phase and during the curing phase in pile, and a drop during the transfer of material from the reactor to the pile. The quality of the cured product obtained using the reactor technology has been evaluated considering phytoxicity and hygienic features: the stabilised compost resulted to have neither phytoxical effect, nor faecal indicator contaminants.     

抗大气复合污染的城市森林植物初步筛选

大气复合污染成为我国最主要的城市病之一.城市森林建设的植物选择除了达到景观要求和色彩效果外,根据各城市需求选择对污染物综合抗性阈值大的树种,成为当今环境污染背景下维持城市森林生态功能可持续发展的保障.综合分析我国常见城市森林537种植物对二氧化硫、二氧化氮、氟化氢、氯气、臭氧和颗粒物这6种大气污染物的吸附吸收能力,并对植物进行抗性赋值和综合因子分析,得出对大气复合污染综合抗性能力较强的树种主要为桑树、侧柏和臭椿等;对大气复合污染综合抗性中等的树种主要为毛白杨、五角枫、圆柏、山桃、垂柳、泡桐和油松等;对大气复合污染综合抗性相对较弱的树种主要为刺槐、加杨、银杏、核桃、悬铃木、栾树、紫薇和连翘等.根据中国南北方各城市气候背景、经济结构和空气污染特点,因地制宜选择对当地主要空气污染物吸收量较大的植物种类,充分发挥城市森林群落对复合空气污染物的最大净化效果.     

紫外高级氧化工艺降解水溶液中的人工甜味剂

人工甜味剂（ASs）作为一类新兴污染物在世界范围内的各种水体中被广泛检出,本文选取具有代表性的糖精（SAC）作为研究对象,探讨了紫外/过氧化氢（UV/H₂O₂）和UV/过硫酸盐（PS）两种高级氧化工艺（AOPs）降解SAC的动力学、影响因素、矿化率、转化产物和降解机制.结果表明：单独的UV、PS和H₂O₂对SAC的去除效果有限（去除率<5%）,UV/H₂O₂和UV/PS工艺对SAC的去除效果良好（去除率>99%）且降解符合伪一阶动力学,速率分别为0.38 min^-1和0.09 min^-1.降低溶液pH值、增大PS浓度均可促进SAC降解;但随着H₂O₂浓度的升高,SAC降解效率先增加后减小.相比UV/PS工艺,UV/H₂O₂工艺降解SAC的矿化率更高（可达43%）.产物鉴定结果表明,两种UV-AOPs氧化降解SAC均会生成开环产物,表明反应会破坏SAC分子中的N—S结构.此外,UV/H₂O₂工艺更易生成羟基化产物,二聚体产物仅在UV/PS工艺中被检测到.     

A nanofilter composed of carbon nanotube-silver composites for virus removal and antibacterial activity improvement

We have developed a new nanofilter using a carbon nanotube-silver composite material that is capable of efficiently removing waterborne viruses and bacteria.The nanofilter was subjected to plasma surface treatment to enhance its flow rate,which was improved by approximately 62%.Nanoscale pores were obtained by fabricating a carbon nanotube network and using nanoparticle fixation technology for the removal of viruses.The pore size of the nanofilter was approximately 38 nm and the measured flow rate ranged from 21.0 to 97.2 L/(min·m~2)under a pressure of 1–6 kgf/cm~2 when the amount of loaded carbon nanotube-silver composite was 1.0 mg/cm~2.The nanofilter was tested against Polio-,Noro-,and Coxsackie viruses using a sensitive real-time polymerase chain reaction assay to detect the presence of viral particles within the outflow.No trace of viruses was found to flow through the nanofilter with carbon nanotube-silver composite loaded above 0.8 mg/cm~2.Moreover,the surface of the filter has antibacterial properties to prevent bacterial clogging due to the presence of 20-nm silver nanoparticles,which were synthesized on the carbon nanotube surface.     

Adaptive management of marine mega-fauna in a changing climate

Management of marine mega-fauna in a changing climate is constrained by a series of uncertainties, often related to climate change projections, ecological responses, and the effectiveness of strategies in alleviating climate change impacts. Uncertainties can be reduced over time through adaptive management. Adaptive management is a framework for resource conservation that promotes iterative learning-based decision making. To successfully implement the adaptive management cycle, different steps (planning, designing, learning and adjusting) need to be systematically implemented to inform earlier steps in an iterative way. Despite the critical role that adaptive management is likely to play in addressing the impacts of climate change on marine mega-fauna few managers have successfully implemented an adaptive management approach. We discuss the approaches necessary to implement each step of an adaptive management cycle to manage marine mega-fauna in a changing climate, highlighting the steps that require further attention to fully implement the process. Examples of sharks and rays (Selachimorpha and Batoidea) on the Great Barrier Reef and little penguins, Eudyptula minor, in south-eastern Australia are used as case studies. We found that successful implementation of the full adaptive management cycle to marine mega-fauna needs managers and researchers to: (1) obtain a better understanding of the capacity of species to adapt to climate change to inform the planning step; (2) identify strategies to directly address impacts in the marine environment to inform the designing step; and (3) develop systematic evaluation and monitoring programs to inform the learning step. Further, legislation needs to flexible to allow for management to respond.     

Carbonaceous resin capsule for vapor-phase monitoring of volatile hydrocarbons in soil: partitioning and kinetic model verification

The resin capsule system (RCS) was tested as a means of providing data on the presence and forms of volatile hydrocarbons. Results indicated that resin capsules provided data showing sensitivity to soil variables (texture and moisture content) and time. The objectives of this paper are to evaluate the RCS methodology and to determine whether carbonaceous resin capsules provide results that can be described by fundamental chemical partitioning and kinetic principles. Findings revealed a significant relationship between quantities of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene adsorbed on the capsule and quantities partitioned into the vapor phase. Kinetic evaluation indicated that the vapor adsorption by the resin capsule is regulated by diffusion processes. No verification of rate-limiting processes was possible due to limitations imposed by the experimental design, but it appears that during early stages, adsorption rate was limited by vapor diffusion through the soil. The resin capsule data also reflected differences that would be expected due to properties of the organic liquids present. These results provide further evidence that the RCS could be developed to suggest direct in situ monitoring to reveal quantities and nature of organic substances in soils.