Keep swimming but stop peeing in the pools

正Swimming is excellent exercise and offers many health benefits.However,the"chlorine smell"in swimming pools may be a turn-off for some people.Although this smell is often thought to be of chlorine,it actually comes from volatile compounds that are produced from unintended reactions between disinfectants(e.g.,chlorine)and organic matter in     

Response surface modeling-based source contribution analysis and VOC emission control policy assessment in a typical ozone-polluted urban Shunde, China

To develop a sound ozone (O₃) pollution control strategy, it is important to well understand and characterize the source contribution due to the complex chemical and physical formation processes of O₃. Using the “Shunde” city as a pilot summer case study, we apply an innovative response surface modeling (RSM) methodology based on the Community Multi-Scale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling simulations to identify the O₃ regime and provide dynamic analysis of the precursor contributions to effectively assess the O₃ impacts of volatile organic compound (VOC) control strategy. Our results show that Shunde is a typical VOC-limited urban O₃ polluted city. The “Jiangmen” city, as the main upper wind area during July 2014, its VOCs and nitrogen oxides (NO_x) emissions make up the largest contribution (9.06%). On the contrary, the contribution from local (Shunde) emission is lowest (6.35%) among the seven neighbor regions. The local VOCs industrial source emission has the largest contribution comparing to other precursor emission sectors in Shunde. The results of dynamic source contribution analysis further show that the local NO_x control could slightly increase the ground O₃ under low (10.00%) and medium (40.00%) reduction ratios, while it could start to turn positive to decrease ground O₃ under the high NO_x abatement ratio (75.00%). The real-time assessment of O₃ impacts from VOCs control strategies in Pearl River Delta (PRD) shows that the joint regional VOCs emission control policy will effectively reduce the ground O₃ concentration in Shunde.     

赣南凝灰岩残积土物理力学与应力-应变特性研究

凝灰岩残积土广泛分布于赣南一带,研究其工程特性对当地工程建设以及地质灾害的防治具有重要意义。在赣南地区采取典型的凝灰岩残积土原状样和重塑样,进行了基本的物理力学性质试验以及三轴固结不排水剪切试验,对其基本物理力学性质、抗剪强度特性以及结构等方面的工程特性进行了研究。试验结果表明:凝灰岩残积土依据其塑性指数和颗分曲线,可定名为粉质黏土,其孔隙比为0.91,土体渗透系数为2.25×10-7 m/s,渗透能力较差;凝灰岩残积土原状样的抗剪强度参数为c=14kPa、φ=15.63°,c′=7.83、φ′=28°,重塑样的抗剪强度参数为c=11.99kPa、φ=22.6°,c′=5.08、φ′=30.58°;凝灰岩残积土原状样的总内聚力、有效内聚力均略大于重塑样,而原状样的总内摩擦角、有效内摩擦角均略小于重塑样。     

乡村湿地景观的设计研究

随着社会经济的发展,中国农村面貌发生了巨大变化.以宁夏泾源县上胭村湿地工程设计方案为例,依据水生态治理与景观提升相结合、提高区域水源涵养能力的设计理念,探讨乡村湿地景观设计的原则、水土保持与景观设计的关系和融合地域特征的景观设计的必要性.并由此认识到在水土保持工程设计中融入风景园林内容,将小河道生态景观重建与整治设计相结合,可有效提升水土保持生态建设层次.     

Use of contract models to improve environmental outcomes in transport infrastructure construction

The type of contract model may have a significant influence on achieving project objectives, including environmental and climate change goals. This research investigates non-standard contract models impacting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in transport infrastructure construction in Australia. The research is based on the analysis of two case studies: an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract and a Design and Construct (D&C) contract with GHG reduction requirements embedded in the contractor selection. Main findings support the use of ECIs for better integrating decisions made during the planning phase with the construction activities, and improve environmental outcomes while achieving financial and time savings.     

2006年结案的11起特别重大事故

近几年来人们普遍感到各种事故越来越多,尤其是恶性事故的频发率很高,造成重大的人员伤亡和财产损失愈发厉害,让人惊恐不安。据国家安全生产监督管理总局、监察部的通报,在2006年处理结案特别     

EKC analysis for studying economic growth and environmental quality: a case study in China

Compared with the extensive research on the relationship between economic growth and environmental quality in developed countries, there is a paucity of an empirical research on studying the relation for developing countries. Based upon the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) theory, this paper develops regression models for investigating the relationship between economic growth and environmental quality in China. The EKC analysis based on six pollution indices is illustrated with a case study in Jiaxing of Zhejiang, China.     

Ex situ treatment of MTBE‐containing groundwater by a UV peroxide system

This article describes the design, implementation, and operating results for an ex situ ultraviolet/hydrogen peroxide (UVP) system to treat methyl tert‐butyl ether (MTBE) in extracted groundwater. The UVP modification was designed to reduce the operation and maintenance costs of an existing groundwater pump‐and‐treat treatment system that relied on air stripping and carbon adsorption. The UVP system is relatively inexpensive and can easily be scaled to cope with different groundwater extraction rates up to 80 gpm by adding UV lamps in series or in parallel at the higher groundwater extraction rates. The MTBE concentration in the effluent from the UVP system to the carbon vessels decreased from an average of 590 μg/L to approximately 2 μg/L on average over 33 months of operation of the UVP. Incorporation of this UVP modification as a second‐stage treatment to the groundwater pump‐and‐treat/soil vapor extraction system, after the air stripper and prior to the carbon vessels, significantly increased the usable life of the carbon (from two months previously to about two years after installation) and completely resolved the issue of frequent MTBE breakthroughs of the carbon that had plagued the remediation system since its inception. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Response of three dominant shrubs to soil water and groundwater along the oasis-desert ecotone in Northwest China

The ecotone from oasis to desert is an important area for combating sandy desertification. Three dominant desert shrubs (Nitraria tangutorum, Calligonuum mongolicum, Haloxylon ammodendrori) were selected in Minqin Oasis, Northwest China, to determine the groundwater level; soil water potential; and change of the three shrubs in density, coverage, and biomass along the natural and seminatural oasis-desert ecotone (ODE), respectively. The results indicated that traits of desert plant interaction with the topsoil water and groundwater depth along the ODE play an important role in generating complex desert vegetation spatial dynamics. Some natural desert plant species with shallow root systems will distribute themselves according to distribution of topsoil water. Thus, the distribution of Nitraria tangutorum had a decreasing trend in distribution along ODE. Calligonuum mongolicum occurs in different trends in natural and seminatural ODE due to utilizing groundwater as well as topsoil water. Some plant species with deep roots, such as Haloxylon ammodendron, will show more degradation near oases and will exhibit an ascending trend along ODE. Therefore, it is of primary importance to protect the integrity of groundwater depth in order to protect the stability of the oasis-desert ecotones. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

耕地流转补偿的影响因素实证分析

在对江西省42个县74个行政村的《耕地流转现状及农户耕地流转意识》专题调研基础上，采用向后逐步回归的分析方法，从区位条件、资源禀赋和经济发展水平3方面，对当前农村耕地流转补偿的影响因素进行了实证分析。其中，反映区位条件水平的指标包括离县城距离、离交通主干道距离、地貌；反映资源禀赋的指标包括常年在家务农的劳动力比例、耕地破碎度、人均承包耕地面积；反映经济发展水平的指标包括人均年收入、人均耕地收入、耕地收入占年收入的比重。研究表明：耕地离县城距离越近，其流转补偿额会越高；随着地貌的复杂化，〖JP2〗耕地流转补偿相对就较少；人均承包耕地面积越多，耕地流转时补偿费用就越低；家庭耕地收入比重越大，补偿费用也越高.