Physical Characterization and Pre-assessment of Recycled High-Density Polyethylene as 3D Printing Material

3D printing has received lots of attention due to its limitless potential and advantages in comparison to traditional manufacturing processes. This study focuses on the most popular type of home 3D printers, namely fused filament fabrication (FFF) printers, which use plastic filaments as the feedstock. The rather high material cost and large amount of plastic waste generated by FFF 3D printers have driven the need for plastic filaments produced from recycled plastic waste. This study evaluates, in terms of physical characterization, the feasibility of using recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE), one of the most commonly used plastics, as the feedstock for 3D printers, in comparison with the common acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic pellets. In-house extrusion using recycled HDPE pellets and flakes is possible. The diameter consistency and extrusion rate results, along with other physical characterization results, including differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and water absorption, suggest that making filaments from recycled HDPE pellets is a viable option, as the obtained filament has favorable water rejection and comparable extrusion rate and thermal stability. Existing methods for overcoming the warping and adhesion problems in 3D printing with HDPE were also reviewed. In order to increase the market competitiveness of waste-derived filaments, optimization of the extrusion process, studies on the mechanical and aging properties, and development of a standard characterization methodology and database are crucial.     

Impacts of climate change and urban growth on the streamflow of the Milwaukee River (Wisconsin,USA)

Regional Environmental Change - Hydrological impact studies of climate change increasingly take land use changes into account. However, the Midwestern USA is still understudied in this context....     

混合污染物联合毒性评价模型曲线和实际浓度效应曲线之间交叉现象的研究进展

许多研究在使用评价模型进行混合物联合作用模式判别时发现,混合污染物的评价模型曲线和浓度效应曲线之间存在交叉的现象,表现为联合作用模式随混合物浓度发生变化。虽然交叉现象不断被报道出来,但是该现象形成机制的研究却非常欠缺。本文系统分析了文献中出现的交叉现象,探讨了交叉现象可能的形成原因和机制,提出了化合物的hormesis效应是导致交叉现象的关键因素:混合组分中某些化合物在低浓度时会对受试生物的某些蛋白、基因等的表达量产生刺激作用,影响其他化合物对机体产生的效应,从而改变混合组分的联合作用模式。该研究不仅为交叉现象形成机制的进一步探索提供了理论依据,还为混合物的生态毒理评估和环境风险评价提供理论指导。     

泥石流沟道侵蚀初探

泥石流是广泛分布于我国山区、破坏力极强的山地自然灾害之一,对山区经济发展、人民生命财产安全都有着极大的威胁.泥石流沟道侵蚀作为一种特殊的侵蚀类型,与一般水流相比,其侵蚀作用非常强烈,在一次过程中便可刷深沟床数米甚至数十米.泥石流沟道侵蚀的危害(桥梁、堤防基础暴露等)不亚于泥石流淤积.鉴于目前国内外在泥石流沟道侵蚀研究方面仍处于主要对野外观测资料进行简单分析的现状,对泥石流沟道侵蚀的模式和影响因素进行了探讨,建议今后应着重对泥石流沟道侵蚀动力学过程和机理的研究,建立泥石流沟道侵蚀特征与泥石流运动特征(流速、容重等)参数之间的定量关系.     

乌江中上游水库-河流体系夏秋季N、Si分布特征

测定了乌江中上游的洪家渡至乌江渡水库段水体中总氮、氨氮和溶解态硅等营养物质含量,并现场测定水深、温度、溶解氧和叶绿素浓度等理化参数。研究结果表明：在夏秋水库分层现象不断减弱期间,氮、硅的空间分布受水库生物地球化学作用差异的影响,在空间上具有明显不同的分布特征。流域内地表水总氮含量变化不大,水库内垂直分布也较均一;7至9月份河流和水库表层水体总氮含量平均值呈下降趋势,分别为347、317和 3.00 mg/L。7、8月份水库表层水溶解态硅含量明显低于上下游水体,说明水库生物吸收作用强而导致水库滞留溶解态硅;在垂直剖面上,0～30 m 水体溶解态硅含量随水深增加而增加,30～60 m 溶解态硅含量变化不大,这反映了水库上层水体生物对硅的吸收,和下层水体溶解态硅的吸收和释放平衡。     

渤南低渗透油田污水生化处理室内模拟研究

渤南油田属典型的低渗透油田,注水水质要求达到A1级,而污水中的分散油和乳化油是污水处理的难点和重点。为给污水站的建设提供合适的污水处理工艺单元和最佳参数,通过室内模拟研究,采用生物接触氧化技术处理油田污水。结果表明,当污水停留时间为8 h时,生化系统可将污水含油量由10～25 mg/L降低到1 mg/L以下,去除率高达96.18%,COD稳定在100 mg/L以内,通过生物之间的竞争作用和高浓度的氧,有效地抑制了硫酸盐还原菌的生长,使腐蚀率控制在0.076 mm/a以下。同时,该试验表明,8 h为生物接触氧化处理工艺的最佳停留时间。     

清罐油泥资源化综合利用技术应用

采用清罐含油污泥资源化综合利用技术,处理后的含油污泥经检测其灰渣重金属含量均小于我国GB 15618-1995《土壤环境质量标准》和GB 4284-84《农用污泥中污染物控制标准》,灰渣浸出液达到GB5085.3-2007《危险废物鉴别标准浸出毒性鉴别》二级标准、燃烧后产生的废气和烟尘达到GB 13271-2001《锅炉大气污染物排放标准》。解决了清罐油泥处理难的问题,同时符合国家推行清洁生产,大力发展循环经济的要求,使生产过程中的废物减量化、资源化、无害化,减小了油泥排污费用,具有显著环境效益和社会效益。     

农村女性迁居城镇意愿状态的实证分析——以鄂州、黄石、仙桃三地为例

基于鄂州、黄石、仙桃三地年龄在18岁至45岁之间女性的4 318份实地调查问卷,建立二元Logistic模型,分析三地农村女性迁居城镇意愿状况及其影响因素。研究结果表明:52%的农村女性愿意迁居到城镇,而34.2%的农村女性不愿意迁居到城镇。受教育程度程度越高、年龄越小、未婚、非农收入较高的农村女性更倾向于迁居城市。同时,女性居住地所在区域作为环境外围因素对迁居选择也有重要影响。离大、中城市越近,城市文明影响越深的区域,农村女性迁居城镇意愿越强。值得注意的是,居住在农村集镇的女性,具有较高的迁居愿意,高于居住在县城或纯乡村区域的女性。在现阶段,户籍因素、是否有外出务工经历对女性的迁居意愿的影响不显著。女性迁居城镇意愿是农民工家庭彻底融入城市的关键因素。因此,建议大力提高农村女性受教育水平,加强农村女性的教育培训。同时,在公共政策制定和实施中,需增加农村女性平等竞争机会。     

杜仲人工林生物量和生产力研究

对四川西部和北部兵陵,低山地区的仲人工林分生物量生产力进行了测定和研究。按“平均标准木法”和“样方收获法”分别调查了乔木层、草本地被物层和枯枝落叶层的生物量。根据调查数据,用“相对生长法则”建立了乔木层单株木各器官干重的回归方程,方程的精度在９３．６％以上,具参考价值。     

Understanding Human Development Potentials and Demands for Greenhouse Gas Emissions:with Empirical Analysis using time series and cross-sectional data

Based on an investigation of the meaning of development, the neo-classical economic approach to development, and the post-welfarist theory of development, this paper proposes a conceptual framework for understanding human development potentials, while undertaking empirical analysis using cross-sectional and time series data on human development. Human development is associated with basic necessities for subsistence, the quality of life, and political and civil rights, in addition to income indicators. Our analysis suggests that the concept of human development potentials has two dimensions: the rights of development and limits to human development. Both are largely ignored in the neoclassical theory of development. However, human development is not unbounded, which approaches to a relatively fixed constant at given economic, technological and institutional conditions. This conceptual understanding is supported by results from the empirical examination of the relationships between demands for carbon emis