块状型煤中甲烷的非等温吸附-解吸试验研究

为揭示煤中甲烷非等温吸附解吸规律,利用实验室试验方法,以块状型煤为研究对象,研究不同温度和压力下的甲烷吸附解吸过程。试验结果表明:相同温度条件下,随着压力的增高,吸附量增加并逐渐趋于平缓;同一压力下,解吸量小于吸附量,解吸出现滞后现象;相同条件下,型煤吸附量小于煤粉试样。不同温度区间,吸附解吸规律不同。在10～30℃,同一压力下,随着温度的升高,吸附量和解吸量下降幅度较大;在30～50℃,吸附量和解吸量出现先升高后降低的趋势,但变化幅度较小,温度变化对于吸附量和解吸量的影响较小。在10～30℃,温度是影响吸附解吸的主要因素。     

基于Matlab软件的突发事故水质解析模型与应用

为快速分析突发性水污染事故可能造成的水环境影响,建立了基于Matlab软件的突发事故水质解析模型。以浙江省某河流为例,分析了上游突发水污染事故形成的污染团在河流中的迁移扩散规律、影响范围、事故下游各断面水质变化过程以及取水口等敏感点的超标时间及超标程度。同时详细分析了近岸和远岸边界对污染物反射所造成的浓度叠加影响、合理的边界反射次数,以及水流流速、扩散系数、降解系数等主要水文水质参数对污染团扩散的影响。     

Assessment of the state of agroecosystem sustainability using landscape indicators: a comparative study of three rural areas in Greece

The research was based on a comparative study of three representative rural areas (Dovras, Larissa, and Messapia) in Greece. Remote sensing data were collected (maps, aerial photographs) for the landscape analysis and elaborated using GIS linked with economic and social parameters regarding land use. By using a selected core set of landscape indicators, this research aims at providing a useful tool for assessing agroecosystem management at territorial level and hopefully assist decision-making for the promotion of sustainability. The selected tool showed that the study area of Messapia presented the highest level of environmental sustainability, while the area of Dovras showed the best combination of agricultural productivity and landscape management. Results showed that the ecoregions of Dovras, Larissa, and Messapia presented a landscape composed of important ecological function areas in the percentages of 40%, 15%, and 70%, respectively, and of cultivated areas in the percentages of 55%, 71.19%, and 19.75%, respectively.     

Adaptive cluster double sampling with post stratification with application to an epiphytic lichen community

The implementation of an adaptive cluster sampling design often becomes logistically challenging because variation in the final sampling effort introduces uncertainty in survey planning. To overcome this drawback, an inexpensive and easy to measure auxiliary variable could be used in a two-phase survey strategy, called adaptive cluster double sampling (Félix-Medina and Thompson in Biometrika 91:877–891, 2004). In this paper, a two-phase sampling strategy is proposed which combines the idea of adaptive cluster double sampling with the principle of post-stratification. In the first-phase an adaptive cluster sample is selected by means of an inexpensive auxiliary variable. Networks from the first phase sampling are then post-stratified according to their size. In the second-phase, the network structure is used to select a subsample of units by means of stratified random sampling. The proposed sampling strategy employs stratification without requiring an a priori delineation of the strata. Indeed, the strata sizes are estimated in the course of the two-phase sampling process. Therefore, it is suitable for situations where stratification is suspected to be efficient but strata cannot be easily delineated in advance. In this framework, a new type of estimator for the population mean which mimics the stratified sampling mean estimator and an estimator of the sampling variance are proposed. The results of a simulation study confirm, as expected, that the use of post-stratification leads to gain in precision for the estimator. The proposed sampling strategy is applied for targeting an epiphytic lichen community Lobarion pulmonariae in a forest area of the Northern Apennines (N-Italy), characterized by several species of conservation concern.     

Historical maps and satellite images as tools for shoreline variations and territorial changes assessment: the case study of Volturno Coastal Plain (Southern Italy)

Anthropic pressure has caused severe variations of Mediterranean coastal areas currently hosting about 480 million people. The replacement of natural land covers with crops and urban environment coupled with the reduction of sediment supply to the coast, subsidence, Relative Sea Level Rise and the high frequency of storm events, have caused severe shoreline erosion. In this paper, we stress the key role of historical maps, topographic maps and free satellite images to forecast the rates of coastline changes and to recognize the main features of past landscapes as tools for risk reduction. This data was recorded into a Geographical Information System dedicated to coastal management that allows to compare different coastal zones and elaborate maps. The analysis was applied to the case study of Volturno Coastal Plain (VCP), extending from the town of Mondragone to Patria Lake (Campania Region, Southern Italy). Indeed, the intense territorial modification that occurred between the seventies and eighties, coupled with the exposure to coastal erosion, make the VCP a good test area. The spatial analysis algorithms allowed to outline the main features of past landscapes and how they changed from roman times to present while the coastal evolution (erosion, accretion) and possible future coastal trend was assessed with the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software. Starting from the Bourbon domain, the reclamation caused the first great territorial change (e.g. wetlands were transformed into agricultural lands, regimentation of surperficial water) but the negative effects of antrophic pressure, as the intense urbanization of the coastal belt, emerged in the seventies of the last century. The shoreline position was defined for 9 time intervals (from 1817 to 2012) as the ratio of the distance between two shorelines and the relative elapsed time. Moreover, for the 1957–1998 and 1998–2012 time windows, the shoreline trends were calculated with the weighted linear regression method. The first trend pointed out an intensive erosional phase (mean value: 5 m/yr) for a wide sector close to the Volturno River mouth, the eroded sediment nourished the beaches of other coastal sectors. This phase was related to the reduction of River sediment supply mainly due to the construction of the Ponte Annibale dam on the Volturno River. The second (1998–2012) showed an alternation of erosion and accretion sectors due to a sediment starved condition to deltaic zone and to a sequence of 52 sea protection works in the Gaeta Gulf. Furthermore, the regression values of more recent time interval, was assumed as a scenario to draw the probable shoreline position in 2022. The overlay of this shoreline on the Technical Maps of Campania Region at 1:5000 scale highlighted the urban area that could be exposed to damages.     

SARS疫情应急管理系统研究

研究了具有分区预警减灾功能的SARS疫情应急管理系统的结构、模型与开发问题,这个系统被确定具有分区疫情预警、区域减灾对策评估功能.文章首先分析了系统的功能需求和结构体系,进一步讨论了系统的决策分析模型,最后讨论了基于GIS技术建立SARS疫情应急管理系统的技术问题.     

SETAC GLB and SETAC Europe SAC: a liaison promoting the next generation of ecotoxicologists and environmental chemists

This commentary is an introduction for students to the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) and its Student Advisory Council (SAC). As young academics face challenges while trying to develop their careers, SETAC and the SAC help facilitate student involvement in the various communities within the society that can help to develop the students’ careers within the environmental sciences [e.g. the German Language Branch (GLB)]. This piece would also like to emphasize and pay homage to the continual cooperation between the SAC and the ESEU, which provides a scientific platform to communicate internationally and beyond the borders of SETAC, as well as offer heartfelt congratulations from the SAC to the GLB for their “20 Years SETAC GLB” and deep gratitude for their strong advocacy and support of the SAC.     

基于柔度指标的系杆拱桥损伤识别与寿命预测

提出了一种柔度曲率差变化率的损伤识别指标,通过试验验证指标的有效性,并应用于系杆拱桥算例损伤识别,进而预测其构件剩余寿命。利用系杆拱桥算例中吊杆、拱肋与横撑的多种损伤工况验证了新指标的有效性与抗噪性,基于所提损伤指标建立损伤评估函数并构造相应曲线,用于精确定量评估损伤程度,并采用损伤评估函数预测构件剩余寿命。结果表明,柔度曲率差变化率可有效用于系杆拱桥损伤评估且噪声鲁棒性好,运用结构不同阶段的有损模态信息构建损伤评估函数的方法可行、合理,所提寿命预测方法考虑了损伤非线性累积,意义明确。建议在使用该方法诊断下承式拱桥吊杆时,宜采用拱肋振型向量构建损伤指标,实桥试验时应将振型传感器置于拱肋处。     

Genetic and DNA-methylation changes induced by potassium dichromate in Brassica napus L

This study evaluated genetic and DNA methylation alteration induced by potassium dichromate in Brassica napus L. plants. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and selective amplification of polymorphic loci (SAMPL) tests revealed dose-related increases in sequence alterations in plantlets exposed to 10-200 mg/l potassium dichromate. Individual plantlets exposed to chromium under similar conditions showed different AFLP and SAMPL DNA profiles. These observations suggest random DNA mutation in response to potassium dichromate and argue against preferential sites for mutation. DNA methylation changes in response to chromium treatment were also evaluated. Two complementary approaches were applied: (i) immunolabelling, using a monoclonal antibody against 5-methylcytosine; and (ii) methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP). Immunolabelling showed cytosine-hypermethylation in the Brassica napus L. genome when plants were treated with potassium dichromate. MSAP analysis showed extensive methylation changes in CCGG-sequences, with the net result being genome-wide hypermethylation. These results showed a clear DNA alteration in plants as a response to chromium exposure and the effect was dose-dependent. DNA polymorphism detected by different markers supports the effectiveness of the use of these tools for the investigation of environmental toxicology and for evaluating the concentration of pollutants by DNA analysis in plants.     

Enhancement of photocatalytic activity of sprayed nitrogen-containing ZnO powders by coupling with metal oxides during the acetaldehyde decomposition

Colored N-containing MOx-ZnO (M = W, V) composite powders with high surface area were synthesized by spray pyrolysis. The nitrogen content was controlled from 600 to 3000 ppm by changing the powder ingredients and the spray pyrolysis temperature. Ultraviolet-visible spectra indicated that the N-containing MOx-ZnO powders absorbed not only ultraviolet light like pure ZnO powder, but also some visible-light. Acetaldehyde decomposition was used as a probe reaction to evaluate the photocatalysis of these MOx-ZnO powders. The photocatalytic activity of the N-containing ZnO powder was pronouncedly enhanced by the WO3 or V2O5 addition under both UV and visible-light irradiation. This enhancement was ascribed to the MOx acting as a sink for photogenerated electrons in the UV case, and to a synergistic effect of N-doping and MOx-ZnO coupling in the case of visible-light.