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Cumulative environmental change: Conceptual frameworks,evaluation approaches,and institutional perspectives 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Cumulative environmental change or cumulative effects may result from the additive effect of individual actions of the same
nature or the interactive effect of multiple actions of a different nature. This article reviews conceptual frameworks of
cumulative environmental change and describes analytical and institutional approaches to cumulative effects assessment (CEA).
A causal model is a common theoretical construct, although the frameworks vary in their emphasis on different components of
the model. Two broad approaches to CEA are distinguished: one scientific and the other planning oriented. These approaches
should not be interpreted as competing paradigms but rather different interpretations of the scope of CEA. Each approach can
provide a distinct but complementary contribution to the analysis, assessment, and management of cumulative effects. A comparison
of the institutional and legislative response to CEA in Canada and the United States shows that Canada is following the American
example of incorporating the analysis and assessment of cumulative effects into regulatory actions and administrative procedures
that also govern environmental impact assessment. 相似文献
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Bioalkylation and colloid formation of selenium during selenate removal in upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) bioreactors was investigated. The mesophilic (30 degrees C) UASB reactor (pH = 7.0) was operated for 175 d with lactate as electron donor at an organic loading rate of 2 g COD L(-1) d(-1) and a selenium loading rate of 3.16 mg Se L(-1) d(-1). Combining sequential filtration with ion chromatographic analysis for selenium oxyanions and solid phase micro extraction gas chromatography mass spectrometry (SPME-GC-MS) for alkylated selenium compounds allowed to entirely close the selenium mass balance in the liquid phase for most of the UASB operational runtime. Although selenate was removed to more than 98.6% from the liquid phase, a less efficient removal of dissolved selenium was observed due to the presence of dissolved alkylated selenium species (dimethylselenide and dimethyldiselenide) and colloidal selenium particles in the effluent. The alkylated and the colloidal fractions contributed up to 15 and 31%, respectively, to the dissolved selenium concentration. The size fractions of the colloidal dispersion were: 4 to 0.45 mum: up to 21%, 0.45 to 0.2 mum: up to 11%, and particles smaller than 0.2 mum: up to 8%. Particles of 4 to 0.45 mum were formed in the external settler, but did not settle. SEM-EDX analysis showed that microorganisms form these selenium containing colloidal particles extracellularly on their surface. Lowering the temperature by 10 degrees C for 6 h resulted in drastically reduced selenate removal efficiencies (after a delay of 1.5 d), accompanied by the temporary formation of an unknown, soluble, organic selenium species. This study shows that a careful process control is a prerequisite for selenium treatment in UASB bioreactors, as disturbances in the operational conditions induce elevated selenium effluent concentrations by alkylation and colloid formation. 相似文献
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B. Brunekreef H.A. Smit K. Biersteker J.S.M. Boleij E. Lebret 《Environment international》1982,8(1-6)
Most houses in the Netherlands are equipped with gas-fired heaters and cooking appliances,since large amounts of natural gas are available within the country since the mid-1960's. Carbon monoxide poisoning due to coal fires has virtually ceased to exist when coal-fired heaters were replaced by gas heaters. However, such poisonings still occur, although to a lesser extent, due to the use of instantaneous water heaters (geisers) that are gas fired. An investigation was carried out to establish the CO production potential of geisers under normal conditions of use. The study involved 254 houses; the results indicated that 17% of the geisers produced a CO level of more than 50 μL/L in the kitchens where they were located, after 15 min of operation. Presence of a flue, burner type, and maintenance system proved to be the main controlling factors. 相似文献
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The Science of Adaptation: A Framework for Assessment 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Smit B. Burton I. Klein R.J.T. Street R. 《Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change》1999,4(3-4):199-213
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change - This paper outlines what is meant by "adaptation" to climate change, and how it might be addressed in the IPCC Assessments. Two... 相似文献
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Radolić V Vuković B Smit G Stanić D Planinić J 《Journal of environmental radioactivity》2005,83(2):191-198
Radon concentrations in air and geothermal water of the spa pools in Croatia were measured and the average values of 40.3 and 4.5 kBq/m3 were obtained, respectively. Great difference between radon concentrations in pool and spring water was considered as a result of mixing normal and geothermal water in the pool as well as the radon decay. Estimation of an effective dose, received by the personnel in the Bizovac spa, gave the value of 0.27 mSv/y. At the location Stubica, the transfer factor of the radon for air and thermal water in the pool was calculated, and the value of 4.9+/-0.7 x 10(-3) was obtained. 相似文献
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The rains are disappointing us: dynamic vulnerability and adaptation to multiple stressors in the Afram Plains, Ghana 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Lisa Westerhoff Barry Smit 《Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change》2009,14(4):317-337
This paper builds on work on the dynamics of vulnerability and multiple stressors through a case study in the Afram Plains
of the Eastern region in Ghana. A vulnerability framework is applied in the community of Mimkyemfre to identify and explain
the multiple underlying political, socioeconomic and environmental forces that influence the ways in which people are exposed
and sensitive to climate, and their capacities to adapt to changing conditions. The results of the study indicate that the
community experiences a range of biophysical and socioeconomic conditions that contribute to its vulnerability. Vulnerability
was found to change over time and in some cases was cyclical, in that certain actions taken for the purposes of adaptation
were found to exacerbate existing vulnerabilities. Processes of vulnerability were also found to occur at several scales and
were experienced unevenly at the community level. The findings of this assessment have important implications for the design
and implementation of successful adaptation initiatives, both in Africa and elsewhere. In particular, they demonstrate the
need to understand the social, economic and institutional challenges to development as a basis for any contemplation of adaptation
to climate change. 相似文献