Distribution and inventories of fallout radionuclides (239+240Pu, 137Cs) and 210Pb to study the filling velocity of salt marshes in Doñana National Park (Spain)

Within an extensive multinational and multidisciplinary project carried out in Do?ana National Park (Spain) to investigate its preservation and regeneration, the filling velocity of the salt marshes has been evaluated through the calculation of their average sediment accumulation rates. (239+240)Pu and (137)Cs from weapons testing fallout and total (210)Pb distribution profiles and inventories have been determined in some of the most characteristic zones of the park, namely, the ponds (or "lucios") and the waterjets (or "ca?os"). Plutonium inventories range from 16 to 101 Bq m(-2), (137)Cs values fluctuate between 514 and 3,758 Bq m(-2) and unsupported (210)Pb values comprise between 124 and 9398 Bq m(-2). Average sedimentation rates range from 3 to 5 mm y(-1) (1952-2002). These data are higher than those obtained by carbon dating for the period 6,500 AD-present, estimated as 1.5-2 mm y(-1), suggesting an increase in the accumulation of sediments and the alteration of the park's hydrodynamics caused by the re-channeling of the major rivers feeding the salt marshes.     

江西省中小型湖泊富营养化控制指标的建议值

利用在2010年3月~2011年2月江西省25个中小型湖泊水质监测指标的分析数据,采用综合营养状态指数（TLI）法对调查湖泊进行各季节和全年的营养状态评价,并分别计算在各季节和全年内调查湖泊中发生富营养化的概率。在全年营养状态评价的基础上,运用Bootstrap方法,寻找在不同营养状态下的置信区间,并推断富营养化控制指标的建议值。结果表明,在被调查的湖泊中,春、夏季发生富营养化的概率是接近的,秋季是最高的,冬季是最低的。在春、夏和冬季时,调查湖泊的营养状态以中营养为主;在秋季时,中营养状态湖泊所占比例下降,富营养状态湖泊所占比例上升。在全年中,富营养和中营养状态湖泊所占比例分别为32%和68%。江西省中小型湖泊富营养化控制指标透明度（SD）、总磷（TP）、叶绿素a（Chl a）和高锰酸盐指数（CODMn）等的建议值,分别为044 m、005 mg/L、1000 mg/m3和2 70 mg/L。为湖泊富营养化的分区控制与治理提供基础资料和理论依据     

Local Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change and Local Adaptive Strategies: A Case Study from the Middle Yarlung Zangbo River Valley, Tibet, China

Climate change affects the productivity of agricultural ecosystems. Farmers cope with climate change based on their perceptions of changing climate patterns. Using a case study from the Middle Yarlung Zangbo River Valley, we present a new research framework that uses questionnaire and interview methods to compare local farmers’ perceptions of climate change with the adaptive farming strategies they adopt. Most farmers in the valley believed that temperatures had increased in the last 30 years but did not note any changes in precipitation. Most farmers also reported sowing and harvesting hulless barley 10–15 days earlier than they were 20 years ago. In addition, farmers observed that plants were flowering and river ice was melting earlier in the season, but they did not perceive changes in plant germination, herbaceous vegetation growth, or other spring seasonal events. Most farmers noticed an extended fall season signified by delays in the freezing of rivers and an extended growing season for grassland vegetation. The study results showed that agricultural practices in the study area are still traditional; that is, local farmers’ perceptions of climate change and their strategies to mitigate its impacts were based on indigenous knowledge and their own experiences. Adaptive strategies included adjusting planting and harvesting dates, changing crop species, and improving irrigation infrastructure. However, the farmers’ decisions could not be fully attributed to their concerns about climate change. Local farming systems exhibit high adaptability to climate variability. Additionally, off-farm income has reduced the dependence of the farmers on agriculture, and an agricultural subsidy from the Chinese Central Government has mitigated the farmers’ vulnerability. Nevertheless, it remains necessary for local farmers to build a system of adaptive climate change strategies that combines traditional experience and indigenous knowledge with scientific research and government polices as key factors.     

基于建筑信息模型的铁路工程安全管理体系研究

为解决铁路施工现行安全管理强度大、施工准备不足、部门间协作性与联系性较弱、信息滞后、施工保障不足等问题,充分考虑建筑信息模型的优势,结合建筑信息模型对铁路施工进行全生命周期安全管理。利用Revit对工程项目进行建模,结合三维模型对人员进行技术交底与安全教育,导入广联达BIM5D软件对工程项目的即时性管理。研究结果表明:该安全管理体系可以通过可视化设计、施工模拟在施工前充分准备,预先采取针对性安全措施;同时实现信息的全程实时共享,增强各部门之间的协调性和管理的及时性;结合建筑信息模型与云平台充分保障后期的运行与维护,达到对铁路工程进行高效、可行的全生命周期信息化安全管理的目的。     

超声波多普勒隔水管气侵监测系统设计与海上测试

为了研究超声波多普勒隔水管气侵监测测量原理的正确性和海上应用的可行性,开展了室内实验和现场试验。通过室内实验,得到了油基钻井液在不同含气情况下超声波多普勒信号与含气率之间的关系,验证了利用多普勒信号畸变进行气侵识别的有效性和适用性;通过开展陆上井现场试验,确定了隔水管气侵监测系统设计的关键参数,验证了超声波多普勒设备对大壁厚环空内部流动监测的可行性;设计并加工了隔水管气侵监测系统样机。通过在海上钻井过程中的实际应用,测试了监测系统的稳定性,得到了隔水管内部流动状态的监测信号,验证了隔水管气侵监测系统在海上现场应用的可行性。     

人工神经网络模型在地震安全评价中的应用

地震影响系数是地震安全评价的一个重要参数 ,其分布受到场地条件和基岩条件的共同影响 ,对场地影响的考虑相对比较成熟 ,对基岩的影响则相对考虑较少 ,难以满足城市和重大工程设防的要求。综合考虑基岩条件和场地条件的地震影响系数计算 ,关键在于确定基岩裂缝、能量、位移、场地等指标的分布与地震影响系数之间的关系 ,由于这种非线性关系需要构建多元非线性模型 ,故通过应用人工神经网络方法 ,得到地震影响系数计算模型。以唐山市为实例 ,进行了计算并分析了计算结果 ,为城市规划和工程建设提出了几点建议     

Effect of manure on Escherichia coli attachment to soil

Attachment of bacteria to soil is an important component of bacterial fate and transport. Escherichia coli are commonly used as indicators of fecal contamination in the environment. Despite the fact that E. coli are derived exclusively from feces or manure, effect of the presence of manure colloids on bacteria attachment to agricultural soils was never directly studied. The objective of this work was to evaluate the magnitude of the effect of manure on E. coli attachment to soil. Escherichia coli attachment to soil was studied in batch experiments with samples of loam and sandy clay loam topsoil that were taken in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Escherichia coli cells were added to the water-manure suspensions containing 0, 20, and 40 g L(-1) of filtered liquid bovine manure, which subsequently were equilibrated with air-dry sieved soil in different soil to suspension ratios. The Langmuir isotherm equation was fitted to data. Manure dramatically affected E. coli attachment to soil. Attachment isotherms were closer to linear without manure and were strongly nonlinear in the presence of manure. The maximum E. coli attachment occurred in the absence of manure. Increasing manure content generally resulted in decreased attachment.     

Continuous-flow fractionation of trace metals in environmental solids using rotating coiled columns. Some kinetic aspects and applicability of three-step BCR leaching schemes

The applicability of the three-step BCR leaching scheme to the continuous-flow fractionation of trace metals (TM) using rotating coiled columns (RCC) has been investigated taking soil and sediment reference samples (SRM-2710, CRM-601, BCR-701) as examples. A particulate sample was retained in the rotating column as the stationary phase under the action of centrifugal forces while different eluents, used according to the original and optimised BCR protocols, were continuously pumped through. The whole procedure required 3-4 h instead of at least 50 h needed for the traditional sequential extraction. It has been shown that in comparison with batch sequential extraction procedures (SEP), the recoveries of Cd, Zn, Cu, and Pb at the first stage (most mobile and potentially dangerous acid soluble forms) are somewhat higher, if a dynamic extraction in RCC is used. Nevertheless, the distribution patterns for TM in the first two leachable fractions (acid soluble and reducible forms) are similar in most cases. Since no heating is used in RCC, the recoveries of TM at the third stage (when hydrogen peroxide is applied to oxidize the organic matter) may be incomplete and matrix-dependent. The effect of eluent volume and flow rate on the recovery of TM in different forms has been investigated. It has been shown that the kinetics of heavy metal leaching vary significantly with samples. Hence, investigating the elution profiles can provide additional important information for risk assessment of TM mobilization.     

Tritium in surface waters of the Yenisei River basin

This paper reports an investigation of the tritium content in the surface waters of the Yenisei River basin near the Mining and Chemical Combine (MCC). In 2001 the maximum tritium concentration in the Yenisei River did not exceed 4 +/- 1 Bq l(-1), which is consistent with the data of 1998-99. However, it has been found that there are surface waters containing enhanced tritium as compared with the background values for the Yenisei River. For instance, in the Ploskii Stream and the Shumikha River the maximum tritium concentrations amount to 168 and 81 Bq l(-1), respectively. The source of tritium in these surface waters is the last operating reactor at the MCC, which still uses the Yenisei water as coolant. In water and sediment samples of the Bolshaya Tel River (a tributary of the Yenisei River) the tritium content turned out to be at least 10 times higher than the background values for the Yenisei River. The measurements conducted at the RPA RADON (Moscow) revealed not only tritium but also the artificial radionuclide (14)C in the Bolshaya Tel samples. The data obtained suggest that the Bolshaya Tel River receives the major part of tritium from sediments rather than from the water catchment area. This allows the conclusion that there is water exchange between the surface waters and the radioactively contaminated underground horizons of the "Severny" testing site.