Evaluating Green Productivity Gains with the Exponential By-Production Technology: an Analysis of the Chinese Industrial Sector

Environmental Modeling & Assessment - The conventional convexity assumptions frequently placed on piecewise linear frontiers of production technologies modeled using data envelopment analysis...     

PAHs in the urban air of Sarajevo: levels,sources, day/night variation,and human inhalation risk

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic pollutants derived from pyrolysis and pyrosynthesis processes. Industrial activity, motor vehicle emission, and domestic combustion are the main sources of PAHs in the urban atmosphere. In this work, samples collected during the day and night in the urban area of Sarajevo are analyzed separately for gaseous and particle-bound PAHs; the possible origin of PAHs at the receptor site was suggested using different methods applied to the solid phase and to the total PAHs (gaseous + particulate phase). Finally, the risk level in Sarajevo associated to the carcinogenic character of the studied PAHs has been assessed. The result of this study suggests that (a) the total PAH concentrations were higher than those reported in other European cities; (b) the PAH daytime concentrations are higher than nocturnal concentrations: the sum of the PAH day/night ratios is 1.52 (gas) and 1.45 (particle phase); (c) stationary combustion and traffic were suggested to be the main sources of PAHs; (d) the average particle-bound benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) concentration (5.4 ng/m³) is higher than EU target annual value (1 ng/m³); and (e) PAH cancer risk exceeds the carcinogenic benchmark level recommended by the EPA mainly due to BaP during both the day and night periods.     

Pollution levels, composition characteristics and sources of atmospheric PM2.5 in a rural area of the North China Plain during winter

The pollution levels,composition characteristics and sources of atmospheric PM_2.5 were investigated based on field measurement at a rural site in the North China Plain(NCP) from pre-heating period to heating period in winter of 2017.The hourly average concentrations of PM_2.5 frequently exceeded 150 μg/m³ and even achieved 400 μg/m³,indicating that the PM_2.5pollution was still very serious despite the implementation of stricter control measur...     

Chemical constituents of Prunella vulgaris

Nine compounds were isolated from the spikes of Prunella vulgaris by various kinds of chromatography. Their structures were established on the basis of spectral analysis as polygalacerebroside (1), ursolic acid (2), β-amyrin (3), quercetin (4), quercetin-3-O-β-D-galactoside (5), α-spinasterol (6), stigmasterol (7), β-sitosterol (8), daucosterol (9). Compound 1 was isolated from this genus for the first time. Phytochemical investigation on the spikes of P. vulgaris provided chemical constituents diversity, which were performed to facilitate further development and utilization of P. vulgaris pharmaceutical resource.     

城市绿地系统植物生态功能评价及其应用——以苏州市为例

城市绿地植物作为城市生态系统的重要组成,在改善城市生存环境和维持生态平衡方面发挥着重要作用,在城市生态系统中具有其他子系统不可替代的特殊生态功能。文章以苏州市为例,采取分层随机抽样调查的方法选取了道路、公园、居住小区共计30个具有代表性的样本区进行调查,并结合苏州市实际情况,筛选出吸硫能力、滞尘能力、抗污能力、增湿能力、环境卫生等9个评价指标,运用综合指数评价法对30个样本区中40种常见植物进行评价。结果表明苏州市绿地系统植物生长现状及其总体生态功能较好,绿化植物综合评价指数达到中等以上水平的占80％,其中乔木占所调查乔木总数的100％。文章最后对苏州市绿地系统结构优化及植物物种配置等方面提出了建议。     

Sustainable development in the Spanish region of Valencia and the social responsibility of SMEs. A multi-stakeholder vision on the role of public administrations

The complexity associated with the public and private management of sustainable development is causing the increasing involvement of various European Union governments in issues related to the social responsibility of organisations. However, the debate about the nature of this involvement is still open. The study here shows the results of a survey conducted in the Spanish region of Valencia among businesses and social agents, paying special attention to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The outcomes of the interviews display the nascent state of CSR implementation both in the companies of the region and the government initiatives related to encouraging the development of the concept.     

Chemistry of the sternal gland secretion of the Mediterranean centipede Himantarium gabrielis (Linnaeus, 1767) (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Himantariidae)

The Science of Nature - The geophilomorph centipede, Himantarium gabrielis, when disturbed, discharges a viscous and proteinaceous secretion from the sternal glands. This exudate was found by gas...     

蓝藻水华防治技术研究综述

蓝藻水华是严重威胁水源地安全、影响社会可持续发展和社会稳定的重要生态灾害,一直受到政府部门和社会各界的高度重视,开展蓝藻水华防治技术与示范研究,保障引水安全已到了刻不容缓的地步。对目前国内外蓝藻水华的防治措施进行了综述,从当前的水华防治技术发展现状来看,不同的技术措施各有利弊,适应的条件也不尽相同,因此除了要求各种方法自身进行技术革新和进步外,将不同的防治措施进行技术集成将是今后蓝藻水华防治的发展趋势。     

我国民用机场建设运营的突出环境保护问题及解决对策

本文从我国民用机场的工程特点和环境影响分析入手,探究解决民用机场环境影响的对策措施,进而识别出民用机场建设运营的突出环境保护问题,重点探讨机场建设运营突出环境保护问题的解决对策措施,并提出我国民用机场建设运营在环境保护方面还存在哪些亟待解决的问题。