Barriers to evidence use for sustainability: Insights from pesticide policy and practice

Calls for supporting sustainability through more and better research rest on an incomplete understanding of scientific evidence use. We argue that a variety of barriers to a transformative impact of evidence arises from diverse actor motivations within different stages of evidence use. We abductively specify this variety in policy and practice arenas for three actor motivations (truth-seeking, sense-making, and utility-maximizing) and five stages (evidence production, uptake, influence on decisions, effects on sustainability outcomes, and feedback from outcome evaluations). Our interdisciplinary synthesis focuses on the sustainability challenge of reducing environmental and human health risks of agricultural pesticides. It identifies barriers resulting from (1) truth-seekers’ desire to reduce uncertainty that is complicated by evidence gaps, (2) sense-makers’ evidence needs that differ from the type of evidence available, and (3) utility-maximizers’ interests that guide strategic evidence use. We outline context-specific research–policy–practice measures to increase evidence use for sustainable transformation in pesticides and beyond.     

Foresight science in conservation: Tools,barriers, and mainstreaming opportunities

Foresight science is a systematic approach to generate future predictions for planning and management by drawing upon analytical and predictive tools to understand the past and present, while providing insights about the future. To illustrate the application of foresight science in conservation, we present three case studies: identification of emerging risks to conservation, conservation of at-risk species, and aid in the development of management strategies for multiple stressors. We highlight barriers to mainstreaming foresight science in conservation including knowledge accessibility/organization, communication across diverse stakeholders/decision makers, and organizational capacity. Finally, we investigate opportunities for mainstreaming foresight science including continued advocacy to showcase its application, incorporating emerging technologies (i.e., artificial intelligence) to increase capacity/decrease costs, and increasing education/training in foresight science via specialized courses and curricula for trainees and practicing professionals. We argue that failure to mainstream foresight science will hinder the ability to achieve future conservation objectives in the Anthropocene.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13280-022-01786-0.     

城市土地资源中生态环境承载力指标体系的构建及应用——以北京市为例

根据DPSIR模型构建了城市土地资源中生态环境承载力的指标体系,该体系的创新之处在于通过结构化的指标设计将生态环境与人口、经济、社会发展和管理等其他要素纳入统一分析框架,充分考察了各要素之间的密切关联。在实证分析方面,以北京市为例,对其2011—2014年土地资源中生态环境承载力的相关指标变动趋势情况进行分析。结果表明:人口增长与经济增长两大驱动力指标持续上升,对土地资源带来的压力持续存在且逐年增大;城市建设用地的压力不断增大,居住用地造成的压力最为显著;从反应指标和状态指标看,北京市在努力加强城市绿化和生态保护工作,但影响指标目前尚无显著改善,大气污染和水资源短缺等情况仍不容乐观。最后,针对如何评价和提升城市土地资源中生态环境的承载力提出了政策建议。     

适用于我国农村地区的低温空气源热泵采暖技术

基于我国农村特点提出采用清洁能源利用技术——低温空气源热泵采暖方式替代农村传统的散煤燃烧取暖方式。低温空气源热泵采用较为成熟可靠的补气增焓技术。研究表明:在蒸发温度为-30 ℃、冷凝温度为45 ℃、补气比为0.6的模拟工况下运行,低温空气源热泵理论制热性能系数(COP)大于2.25,系统能效比(EER)高于1.90。在实际应用过程中,低温空气源热泵机组可解决不同场合下需依靠不同介质(热风或热水)采暖的问题,预计全面推广后,我国农村地区每年可减少二氧化碳、二氧化硫、氮氧化物和粉尘排放分别约3.86亿、0.115亿、0.057亿和1.05亿t,其可作为淘汰农村传统采暖方式的优先选择。     

强化混凝技术处理二沉池出水的正交试验研究

某城市污水处理厂二沉池出水拟采用强化混凝技术进行深度处理后用作邻近发电厂的冷却用水。为了指导生产运行,采用正交试验对强化混凝技术的主要影响因素进行了研究。结果表明：影响因素的主次顺序为助凝剂投加量>搅拌转速>接触污泥浓度>絮凝阶段的pH。强化混凝技术处理该二沉池出水的最佳运行工况：PAM浓度为0.3 mg/L,接触污泥浓度为2.5 g/L,搅拌转速为80 r/min,pH为6.0。在最佳运行工况下,浊度由10.0 NTU降至0.5 NTU以下,TP浓度由1.5 mg/L左右降至1.0 mg/L以下,最低可达0.2 mg/L,优于GB/T 19923—2005《城市污水再生利用 工业用水水质》的相关要求。     

亚热带丘陵区人工湿地底栖动物群落特征研究

以湖南长沙亚热带丘陵区为研究区域,以处理农村综合污水(含畜禽养殖废水、农村生活污水及农田排水)为主要目的,通过野外小区控制试验,设置梭鱼草(Pontederia cordata)、绿狐尾藻(Myriophyllum elatinoides)、梭鱼草+绿狐尾藻组合(Pontederia cordata +Myriophy...     

Petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations in eight mollusc species along Tamilnadu coast, Bay of Bengal, India

Eight mollusc species and sediment samples collected from three different stations along Tamilnadu coast, Bay of Bengal, India were analysed for the levels of petroleum hydrocarbons to elucidate the status of the petroleum residues in mollusc meant for human consumption. The concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons in sediments along Tamilnadu coast varied from 5.04–25.5 g/g dw (dry weight). High concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons in the sediment of Uppanar estuary (25.5 1.45 g/g dw) was perhaps land and marine based anthropogenic sources of this region. The petroleum hydrocarbon residues in eight mollusc species collected from Uppanar, Vellar and Coleroon estuaries varied between 2.44–6.04 g/g ww (wet weight). Although the concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons in sediment of the Uppanar region was markedly higher than the background, the petroleum hydrocarbon residues in mollusc collected from Uppanar estuary did not suggest bioaccumulation. The results signified that industrial growth has affected the aquatic environments and regular monitoring will help to adopt stringent pollution control measures for better management of the aquatic region.     

聚合铝铁对A2/O系统 EPS及生物絮凝性能的影响

通过向实验室构建的A2/O模型好氧池末端投加聚合铝铁(PAFC)来强化系统的生物除磷,使得出水总磷达到《城市污水处理厂污染物排放标准GB 18918-2002》中的一级A标准,并重点分析投加的PAFC对A2/O系统中活性污泥胞外聚合物(EPS)和活性污泥生物絮凝性能的影响.结果表明,随着PAFC投药量的增加,A2/O系统活性污泥EPS总量变化不大,但EPS组分中蛋白/多糖含量的比值逐渐降低,由投药前的3.30降低至投药后的2.30;EPS中金属离子含量逐渐增加,在厌氧-缺氧-好氧的运行周期内,各处理单元污泥的EPS中金属铝离子含量增加.投加PAFC后,活性污泥颗粒变大,二沉池出水的Zeta电位明显降低,由投药前-15.83 mV降低至-21.20 mV,污泥产量增加.因此,适量投加PAFC后,生物絮凝性能得到改善,出水中悬浊颗粒减少,出水水质变好.     

微生物强化处理与堆制强化处理含油污泥对比试验

为探索含油污泥的高效处理方法,对含油量为12.68%的污泥进行微生物菌剂强化处理和堆制强化处理现场试验.在第1、15、30d分别向微生物强化处理单元投加微生物菌剂和营养液;同时向堆制强化单元投加10kg畜禽粪便来提供共降解物质,强化堆制处理过程.结果表明,微生物强化处理单元含油量持续下降,56d后下降至6.42%,去除率达到47%;强化堆制单元处理效果较好,56d后含油量下降至6.98%,去除率达到31%;对照单元含油量则变化很小,56d后含油量为10.15%.对照单元的pH基本保持不变,最高为8.28,最低为7.93,微生物强化处理单元pH最低达到7.33,一般稳定在7.8左右,菌剂的添加对pH影响明显.堆制强化处理单元温度随着农家肥的添加而剧烈升高,最高达到54℃.试验进行过程中监测了样品中微生物总数的变化情况.通过气谱-质谱分析,可以明显地看出2种方法处理后,含油污泥中石油成分的差异,对碳原子数小于21的烃类有着良好的去除效果.     

Consumption of rice and fish in an electronic waste recycling area contributes significantly to total daily intake of mercury

<正>Mercury is a global pollutant due to its widespread use,emission,and long-range transport(Blum,2013;Pacyna et al.,2010).It is considered a priority pollutant due to its neurological toxicity,persistence,and bioaccumulation(Pacyna et al.,2010;Sharma et al.,2015).Mercury pollution can occur when products that contain mercury are improperly disposed of and mercury is released into the air,water,and soil(Zhang and Wong,2007).An estimated 22%of the annual world usage of mercury is in electrical equipment such as batteries,thermometers,and discharge lamps,and electronic devices such as monitors and