The state of bird and nature protection in Croatia

Summary Croatia, as a Mediterranean country in the south-eastern part of Europe, is an area with a characteristic flora and fauna. The ornithofauna of Croatia reflects that it is a breeding area for some of the globally endangered bird species, as well as a site for the spring/autumn passage and the wintering of European migratory birds. Many ornithologically significant localities are designated and there are 20 ornithological reserves and four wetland sites that are on the list of the Ramsar Convention.In Croatia, there are four governmental organizations dealing with scientific research on birds of which the Institute for Ornithology of the Croatian Academy, of Sciences and Arts is that with the longest tradition. There are also many non-governmental organizations dedicated to the protection of environment, but only the Croatian Society for Bird and Nature Protection is dedicated mostly to bird protection. There are not many sources of funding for research and the protection of birds; the chief source being the Ministry of Sciences and Technology of the Republic of Croatia.Croatia has to establish new legislation according to European criteria and The Hunting Law, The Nature Protection Law and The Environment Protection Law have been recently accepted in Parliament. International Conventions, such as Bern, Bonn and Washington, have yet to be adopted. Foreign, hunting tourism, especially organized by fishpond authorities, is believed to be killing large numbers of protected water birds. A red data book exists only for plants and mammals and this makes biological assessments difficult.With the end of military operations and the reintegration of the occupied areas of Croatia, an assessment of the damage to the national parks and nature reserves, and to nature in general, will be necessary. Bird and nature conservation in Croatia remains promising, provided the legal control of the Croatian government over the occupied parts of the country is restored soon and international organizations give assistance.Dr Jasmina Muini is Croatian by birth and she has studied in Paris, Oslo, and Zagred where she gained her PhD. She is a President of the Croatian Society for Bird and Nature Protection, a member of the Croatian Parliament Board for Environmental Protection, vice-president of the Scientific Council of the Zoological Garden in Zagreb, and a member of other Croatian environmental bodies. She is a leading authority on the ornithofauna of the Croatian wetlands.     

γ-射线辐照法改善城市污水厂剩余污泥厌氧消化特性的研究

采用γ-射线辐照法对城市污水厂剩余污泥进行预处理,从固体组分、可溶性组分及厌氧产气量等角度来探讨γ-射线辐照法改善城市污水厂剩余污泥厌氧消化特性的可行性.结果表明,经γ-射线辐照处理后,污泥的平均粒径减小,在辐照剂量为6.51～30.75 kGy范围内,粒径的减小率达30%～50%;可溶性有机组分随着辐照剂量升高而增加,当辐照剂量为19.4 kGy时,SCOD增加率达552.5%;与未辐照相比,污泥经2.48、6.51、11.24 kGy辐照处理后,厌氧消化累计产气量分别增加8.89%、19.74%和35.81%.γ-射线辐照法是一种有效的改善污泥厌氧消化特性的方法,11.24 kGy左右的剂量可作为污泥预处理的最佳剂量.     

热解技术在废旧印刷电路板处理及资源化中的应用

综述了热解技术在废旧印刷电路板（printed circuit board，PCB）处理及资源化中应用的研究状况。热解技术可以改善和提高PCB中金属物质的回收效果，减少污染。同时，以热解为基础的PCB中非金属物质回收技术也有着很好的发展前景。PCB热解动力学的研究表明其在1000℃以下的热解过程可划分为分别服从不同反应机理的2个阶段。PCB热解产物中的油、气产物可以回收作为化工原料或燃料。PCB热解过程中含溴阻燃剂的转化和迁移规律以及热解产物中含溴污染物的控制和脱除、热解技术与其他PCB资源化技术的合理有效整合是今后研究的重点。     

降雨促渗对地表径流污染物负荷影响模拟试验研究

建立模拟降雨装置，研究降雨条件下功能性材料与聚合物对降水土壤渗透性与地表径流污染负荷的影响。研究证实，沸石与PAM不仅能够促进降雨土壤水的人渗、延缓并减少地表径流．而且使土壤渗液和地表径流水质TSS、TN、TP、COD污染物负荷降低。以3kg／hm^2PAM、3kgPAM与7．5t／hm^2沸石、6kg／hm^2 PAM3种方式处理，径流COD负荷为对照的39．12％-69．76％、26．14％-46．63％和20．60％-28.09％；TN、TP与TSS负荷较对照分别减少44．36％-96．47％、66．63％-98．99％、93．71％-99．62％和50．46％～98．40％、83．30％～99．3l％、94．91％～99．72％和31．06％～77．23％、46．82％，86．22％、83．54％-95.33％。聚合物与功能性材料改良土壤是一种削减地袁降雨径流非点源污染的有效手段。     

高浓度废水处理技术在柴油碱渣处理中的应用

炼厂柴油碱渣废水中含有成分复杂的酚及硫化物,因而其浓度较高。大港石化公司运用高浓度废水处理技术进行生物前期处理,其装置试运及柴油碱渣标定应用表明该技术先进。在生物处理过程中,工艺系统运行安全可靠,各项技术指标都达到或超过设计目标。其中,CODCr由处理前的34744mg/L降低到370mg/L,氨氮控制在50mg/L以下。高浓度废水处理技术流程简单,对周边环境无污染。     

污水深度处理及回收利用的可行性分析

大庆炼化公司从单一化工污水深度处理及回收利用发展为炼油、化工、生活污水统一处理和回用于循环水,既充分利用了现有污水处理场的处理余量,同时由于生活污水中含有比例适当的微生物需要的营养物质,对炼油和化工污水起到补充和稀释作用。这种处理方法既降低了工业污水对污水处理场的冲击,又起到了稳定水质的作用。     

A Framework for Designing Ecological Monitoring Programs for Protected Areas: A Case Study of the Galachos del Ebro Nature Reserve (Spain)

The assessment of management effectiveness in protected areas, i.e., the evaluation of whether management strategies are actually helping to achieve stated goals, is becoming a priority. In any such evaluation, accurate information concerning the dynamics of the managed system is required—information that is gathered through monitoring. Few protected areas, however, have well-developed monitoring plans, and reserve managers are faced with a shortage of protocols for their design. This paper proposes a methodology, applicable to a wide range of situations, for designing such plans. The process begins with the precise definition of the aims of the monitoring plan, followed by the identification of key ecological processes and management objectives for the area, and finally the selection of a reduced set of indicators. These indicators are represented at three levels of growing complexity, allowing the plan to be followed in a modular fashion and in agreement with available resources.     

北京东郊土壤中某些重金属的含量、形态、相互关系及其在环境质量评价中的意义

本文讨论了土壤中某些重金属的含量、形态、它们之间的关系以及它们在环境质量评价中的意义.在野外情况下.残留态是镉的主要形态.用NH_4OAC提取的六种重金属百分率的序列为:Cd(12.97)>Cu(1.32)>Ni(1.06)>Zn(0.51)>Pb(0.24)>Cr(0.09).DTPA提取的序列为:Cd(33.10)>Cu(20.52)>Zn(4.25)>Ni(1.19)>Pb(0.93)>Cr(0.16).土壤中镉的存在形态取决于应用到土壤中的镉化物的种类.北京东郊土壤中相当一部分镉是以较易溶解的镉化物存在的.土壤中重金属的总量之间,NH_4OAC提取的、DTPA提取的量和总量之间都显著相关.用相关方程计算的六种重金属的含量进行了一次土壤质量综台评价.计算的评价值与实际评价值十分一致     

沱江氮污染物转化规律及污染容量

本文研究氮污染物在沱江水体中的转化规律及其主要的影响因素。通过实验室模拟试验和野外现场水团追踪试验求得氨氮在沱江水中的总消失速度常数k_T、硝化速度常数k_N、温度校正系数θ以及氨氮的耗氧系数f_n。在参数计算方法上较前人有所改进。建立了计算沱江氮污染容量的数学模式,并用该模式估算了沱江在不同流量和不同水温条件下所能容纳氮污染物的负荷量。