Environmental Management Systems at the Industrial Park Level in China

Environmental management systems (EMSs), such as International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001, can be used as a tool in China by industrial park managers to improve their environmental performance. This article uses the case of the Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone (DETDZ) to show how to establish a comprehensive environmental management system (CEMS) according to the ISO 14001 standard at the industrial park level by considering local realities. The particularly interesting feature of this case study is the use of a CEMS (in this case, ISO 14001) by the administrative group of the DETDZ to develop a more comprehensive approach to the wide range of environmental issues that they face in running the zone. In essence the goal is to address many of the issues at the level of the zone. The incentives, benefits, and barriers associated with implementing ISO 14001 are described. However, implementation of an EMS should not be thought of as the ultimate objective for an industrial parks environmental management. The next steps include encouraging further public participation and taking an integrated approach leading to an industrial ecosystem, which can realize better environmental performance at the industrial park level. Yong Geng is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Dalhousie University. Raymond Côté is a professor at Dalhousie University.     

Problems and constraints in Philippine municipal fisheries: The case of San Miguel Bay,Camarines Sur

The Philippine fisheries accounted for 3.7% of the gross national product at current prices. The sector employed about 990,872 persons. Of the divisions comprising the industry, municipal fisheries continued to contribute the largest share of fish production. However, the sector is beset with problems, many of which are best examplified by the case of San Miguel Bay (SMB). This paper presents the problems and constraints confronting SMB, a common property resource. This bay's open access condition has led to various problems, such as declining fishery resources, depressed socioeconomic conditions, illegal fishing, increasing population, and conflict among resource users. A poor marketing system, low level of fishing technology, fishermen's noncompliance and authorities' lax enforcement of rules and regulations, as well as lack of alternative sources of income further characterize the condition in SMB. Establishment of fishing rights, improvement of the marketing system, provision of alternative sources of income, and improvement of fishing technology were some of the solutions suggested. One major constraint, however, is financial, Comanagement complemented with other management tools has been proposed in addressing the problems in SMB.     

Assessment of Human Health Risk of Dioxin in Korea

This study assessed the daily exposure to dioxin using comparable approach methods in order to predict the human health risks of dioxin on the general adult population and incinerator workers in Korea. The health risk assessment of dioxin involved four scenarios (General-Direct, General-Breast Milk, General-Blood, and Worker-Blood). The risks were described in terms of the excess cancer risk and the MOEs (Margin-Of-Exposure) for cancer, reproductive dysfunctions, endometriosis, and neurobehavioral effects. The adult daily intake (General-Direct) of dioxin was estimated to be 0.50 pg-TEQ/kg-day based on the dioxin concentrations in the environmental media and foods in Korea. The average dioxin concentrations in General-Breast Milk, General-Blood, and Worker-Blood were 15.13 pg-TEQ/g fat, 14.57 pg-TEQ/g lipid, and 22.90 pg-TEQ/g lipid, respectively. The lifetime average daily doses (LADDs) of dioxin for General-Breast Milk, General-Blood, and Worker-Blood were estimated to be 1.35 pg-TEQ/kg day, 0.99 pg-TEQ/kg day, and 1.15 pg-TEQ/kg day, respectively. Although the estimated risks of cancer and reproductive dysfunctions were not unusually high in any of the four scenarios, the MOE values for the neurobehavioral effects on infants were not sufficiently high to guarantee the safety against this endpoint.     

用灰色系统理论对新疆主要河流水质进行预测和分析

在对新疆河流水质现状进行分析评价的基础上,用GM(1,1)模型对今后五年内的河流水质进行了预测。     

Diurnal models of traffic-generated CO for Penang,Malaysia

Georgetown of Penang, an old city, is noted for its narrow streets. The existing traffic dispersal system is utterly inadequate to cope with the ever increasing number of cars and motorcycles on the road. The principal objective of this study is to build prediction models of CO to be employed as one of the planning tools in the future design of Penang urban traffic dispersal system. This study involves the monitoring of kerbside CO levels at selected sites and the fitting of hourly-averaged CO data to linear regression models incorporating the residual effect of CO emission due to traffic in the earlier periods and also different categories of vehicles. The best overall regression model appears to be the one based upon the total traffic count of motorcycles. This can be accounted for by the fact that the traffic counts of motorcycles and cars are highly correlated in most cases and that the emissions of CO from motorcycles are more readily detected as they travel closer to the kerb. The inclusion of residual CO in the models significantly improves the correlation coefficient from about 0.4 to about 0.7.     

济南市机动车排放因子的确定

对机动车典型排放因子进行分散分析 ,并引用各地的典型因子 ,采取算术平均和加权平均的方法来确定济南市的各类机动车的排放因子。     

溶气浮选系统运行中常见问题及改进

通过克拉码依石化公司污水处理场射流加压溶气浮选系统的工艺及运行状况，并针对该单元存在的常见问题。提出了技术改进方案解决了运行中的常见问题。而且节约了可观设备维修及运行费用。对于污水处理场具有一定的借鉴作用。     

Some properties of calcium-activated adenosine triphosphatase from the hermatypic coralGalaxea fascicularis

Samples of the hermatypic coralGalaxea fascicularis were collected between April 1987 and April 1990 from coral reefs off Singapore (103 °45E; 1 °13N). Ca²⁺-activated adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity was detected in the plasma-membrane-enriched heavy microsomal fraction ofG. fascicularis. The high affinity component hadKm andVmax values of 0.0021 mM and 0.050 µmol Pi mg^–1 protein min^–1, respectively; corresponding values for the low affinity component were 0.15 mM and 0.85 µmol mg^–1 protein min^–1. The activity of the high affinity component was inhibited 80 and 50%, respectively, by the anticalmodulin drugs calmidazolium and chlorpromazine. The low affinity component of the Ca²⁺-ATPase may represent activities of alkaline phosphatase, Ca²⁺-ATPase from membranes of mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum, or calmodulin-dissociated plasma membrane Ca²⁺-ATPase resulting from the removal of Ca²⁺ by EDTA during the isolation process. The high affinity Ca²⁺-ATPase is probably the enzyme responsible for Ca²⁺ extrusion from the cells ofG. fascicularis. The high and low affinity components of this Ca²⁺-ATPase could use ATP and ADP as substrates. Maximum activities of both components were registered at pH 7 and at 45°C. Ruthenium red, a specific inhibitor of Ca²⁺-ATPase, inhibited the activities of the high and low affinity Ca²⁺-ATPase by 100 and 60%, respectively. Inhibition of the activities of both components was also observed with sulphydryl reagents (PCMB and mersalyl). However, DCMU, diamox, dinitrophenol, iodoacetate, fluoride, cyanide, ouabain, oligomycin B and L-phenylalanine had no effect on the enzyme activities.     

气象因素对江苏区域城市火灾发生的影响

火灾作为一个开放系统必然受到自然现象的影响,其中气象因素对火灾的发生、防治和损失控制方面有着重要的影响。笔者针对江苏省南京市和无锡市1997～2 0 0 1年的城市火灾数据,采用相关分析的方法,研究了城市火灾数据与月平均降雨量和月平均温度等气象因素之间的关系,对火灾数据进行2～5个月的滞后分别进行回归分析,对比不同滞后时间分别得到不同的回归方程;然后比较不同的回归方程,找到最为拟合的方程,即可知道气候因素对火灾的滞后影响。研究结果表明:气象因素与火灾的发生关系密切,可能对滞后2个月后的火灾形势影响较大。     

浅谈土地资源开发利用中存在的问题及对策

土地资源现状存在的问题:耕地不断减少、土地利用结构不合理、土地营养失调、土地污染严重.保护措施:科学编制土地利用规划,严格使用审批手续;有效控制土地减少趋势,抑制交通,城建用地过快增长,合理开发荒地、闲散废弃地和复垦;完善法制建设,严格依法管理、调整现行土地税费体系;采取有力措施防治乡镇、企业水污染、化肥污染、应用薄膜污染等.