大都市郊区工业用地减量化适宜性评价方法与实证

工业用地减量化是节约集约用地管理制度下大都市用地转型的必然,也是地方实践在土地整治领域的创新尝试。论文建立大都市郊区工业用地减量化适宜性评价方法,以上海市浦东新区大团镇为例,客观评价其减量化的适宜等级。研究结果表明：1）工业用地减量化的5个影响因素中,污染与能耗因素值差异最大,布局合理性因素值差异最小,主体意愿性因素的空间分布差异最明显;2）218个工业地块划分成5个适宜度等级,随着适宜度提高,相应工业地块零星程度加剧,地块平均规模由适宜度一级的9 507 m²逐渐下降至五级的3 300 m²;3）一级适宜占24.06%,二级适宜占21.51%,三级适宜占29.45%,四级适宜占12.63%,五级适宜占12.35%。适宜等级所占面积的分布接近于正态 分布特征。研究结论：论文所建立方法可作为大都市郊区工业用地退出的评估工具,有助于提高工业用地减量化的统筹协调性。     

First application of preimplantation genetic diagnosis to neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2)

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is a dominantly inherited cancer predisposition syndrome that is caused bymutations in the NF2 gene. We report here the first clinical preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) forNF2. A protocol was developed to simultaneously amplify the mutation and a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) located within the gene. The mutation and polymorphism were analysed by simultaneous fluorescent single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) on an automated DNA sequencer. The mutation, carried by the male partner, was a single base pair substitution affecting a splice site in intron 4 of the gene. The female partner was infertile due to polycystic ovary syndrome and would require IVF to conceive. The couple was found to be informative at a linked intragenic SNP situated in the 5′ untranslated region of the gene. The SNP was included in the assay to reduce the risk of misdiagnosis due to allele dropout (ADO). The couple underwent three cycles of treatment during which a total of 43 blastomeres were biopsied from 31 embryos. Amplification at both loci was obtained in 35 cells (81%). A total of five embryos were transferred, two in the first cycle, two in the second and one in the third. No pregnancy ensued. The results of the diagnoses indicated that, in this couple, the inheritance of the mutation may be non-Mendelian. Out of a total of 32 embryos tested only four were found not to carry the mutation. The reasons for this apparent skew remain unknown. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

脱氮菌剂在低溶解氧黑臭水体中氮代谢特征

研究在低溶解氧浓度下氨化细菌、硝化细菌、反硝化细菌氮代谢能力,明确不同菌剂脱氮效率和氮转化关系,为大湾区黑臭水体治理提供理论依据.通过不同菌剂浓度和不同底物浓度,检测筛选出的氨化细菌(Staphylococcus sp. Ay)、硝化细菌(Microbacterium sp. Xw)和反硝化细菌(Arthrobacter sp. Fy)制成的菌剂在污水处理厂排放的水中的氮代谢特征;然后在低溶解氧条件下,研究不同Ay、Xw和Fy菌剂浓度在同浓度黑臭水体中氮代谢变化情况、以及相同菌剂浓度在不同浓度黑臭水体中的氮代谢特征.结果表明:Ay菌剂细菌浓度增加3倍,氨化效率没有成倍增加,说明增加氨化细菌浓度不是增加氨化速率的最佳方法; Xw菌剂对硝态氮浓度变化影响显著,低菌剂浓度条件下60 h硝态氮浓度增加180%,高菌剂浓度为231%,Fy反硝化效率较高,在较低浓度下能很快去除硝态氮.总氮浓度的适当提高可以增加Ay菌剂的氨化效率,过高会抑制Ay菌剂的氮氮代谢效率.Xw菌剂硝态氮的生成率在总氮浓度25 mg·L~(-1)条件下达到最好效果,浓度提高3 736%; Fy菌剂对氨氮去除效果不明显.总氮浓度为25 mg·L~(-1)时,Fy菌剂对硝态氮的去除达到最好效果.得出:氨化细菌和反硝化细菌原菌剂直接投加,氮代谢速率较高,硝化细菌菌剂浓度增加,可以提高硝态氮生成速率.在一定范围内,增加底物浓度可以增加菌剂氮代谢效率,浓度过高将抑制氮代谢效果,可为大湾区黑臭水体问题的解决提供数据支持.     

Pb,Cd, Zn and cu intakes of Taiwanese subjects ‐ a duplicate portion study

Thirty diet samples from three different social groups were collected both in summer and in winter seasons using duplicate portion technique with three collection days. Toxic element concentrations, including Pb, Cd, as well as some essential elements were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). The average dietary intakes of Taiwanese were estimated as follows (means ± S.D., n = 30): Mg, 175 ± 77 mg/day; Zn, 9.5 ± 11.4 mg/day; Mn, 2.8 ± 1.3 mg/day; Cu, 1.6±1.7mg/day; Ni, 0.13 ± 0.14 mg/day; Cd, 58 ± 62 μg/day, and Pb, 31 ±26 μg/day. The obtained elemental concentrations were scattered due to different dietary habits and cooking methods. In addition, a strong correlation arose between the trace element concentrations in agricultural products and in the diet of regional areas of Taiwan. Analysis results indicated that average intakes are consistently below current US Recommended Daily Allowances (RDAs) for Mg and Zn, within the recommended safe and adequate RDA for Mn, and below the FAO/WHO Provisional Tolerable Daily Intakes (PTDIs) for Pb. The average daily intakes of Cd by regional area of Taiwan markedly exceeded those of other countries and the PTI value during the summer.     

Hybrid Bottom Line: another perspective on the sustainability of organizations

In recent years, there has been a growing concern and an increasing number of proactive initiatives from various stakeholders on issues related to the environment, social matters, and economic aspects and this has been the main driving force toward sustainability. However, most players that are deeply involved with environmental and social agendas indicate that these actions have been more of a temporary palliative for the current unsustainability problems than real structural solutions, especially in what concerns the relationship between short-term actions and long-term structural planning. Even though the general literature on sustainability is comprehensive, there is a paucity of papers which look at it at the organizational level, and under a cross-sectoral perspective. This paper is an attempt to address this gap. It presents the concept of ‘Hybrid Bottom Line’ as a new perspective in understanding and sustainability at the organizational level.     

浙江省地方环境标准建设对策

分析了加强地方环境标准建设在弥补国家环境标准建设的不足、增强地方政府环境保护责任、为制定国家环境标准提供实践基础、提高地方执行和实施环境标准的能力等方面的重要意义,总结了浙江省地方环境标准建设现状和存在问题,明确了地方环境标准建设原则和主要内容,并从制定规划、完善地方环境标准管理制度、加强环境标准研究队伍建设等方面提出了加强浙江省地方环境标准建设的建议。     

Individual particle analysis of aerosols collected at Lhasa City in the Tibetan Plateau

To understand the composition and major sources of aerosol particles in Lhasa City on the Tibetan Plateau (TP), individual particles were collected from 2 February to 8 March, 2013 in Tibet University. The mean concentrations of both PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ during the sampling were 25.7 ± 21.7 and 57.2 ± 46.7 μg/m³, respectively, much lower than those of other cities in East and South Asia, but higher than those in the remote region in TP like Nam Co, indicating minor urban pollution. Combining the observations with the meteorological parameters and back trajectory analysis, it was concluded that local sources controlled the pollution during the sampling. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) combined with energydispersive X-ray spectra (EDS) was used to study 408 particles sampled on four days. Based on the EDS analysis, a total of 8 different particle categories were classified for all 408 particles, including Si-rich, Ca-rich, soot, K-rich, Fe-rich, Pb-rich, Al-rich and other particles. The dominant elements were Si, Al and Ca, which were mainly attributed to mineral dust in the earth's crust such as feldspar and clay. Fe-, Pb-, K-, Al-rich particles and soot mainly originated from anthropogenic sources like firework combustion and biomass burning during the sampling. During the sampling, the pollution mainly came from mineral dust, while the celebration ceremony and religious ritual produced a large quantity of anthropogenic metal-bearing particles on 9 and 25 February 2013. Cement particles also had a minor influence. The data obtained in this study can be useful for developing pollution control strategies.     

Observations of atmospheric pollutants at Lhasa during 2014–2015: Pollution status and the influence of meteorological factors

Atmospheric pollutants including SO₂, NO₂, CO, O₃ and inhalable particulate matter (PM_2.5 and PM₁₀) were monitored continuously from March 2014 to February 2015 to investigate characteristics of air pollution at Lhasa, Tibetan Plateau. Species exhibited similar seasonal variations except O₃, with the peaks in winter but low valleys in summer. The maximum O₃ concentration was observed in spring, followed by summer, autumn, and winter. The positive correlation between O₃ and PM₁₀ in spring indicated similar sources of them, and was assumed to be turbulent transport. Temperature was the dominant meteorological factor for most species in spring. High temperature accelerates O₃ photochemistry, and favors air disturbance which is conductive to dust resuspension in spring. Relative humidity (RH) and atmospheric pressure were the main meteorological factors in summer. RH showed negative correlations with species, while atmospheric pressure posed opposite situation. Wind speed (WS) was the dominant meteorological factor in autumn, the negative correlations between WS and species indicated diffusion by wind. Most species showed non-significant correlations with meteorological factors in winter, indicating the dependence of pollution on source emission rather than restriction by meteorology. Pollution weather character indicated that emissions were from biomass burning and dust suspension, and meteorological factors also played an important role. Air stream injection from the stratosphere was observed during O₃ pollution period. Air parcels from Southwest Asia were observed during air pollution period in winter. An enhancement in air pollutants such as O₃ would be expected in the future, more attention should be given to countermeasures for prevention of air pollution in the future.     

Assessing Conservation Value Using Centers of Population Density

We present an index of centers of density for identifying areas of high conservation value. This index represents the average importance of an area to species occurring there as measured by comparisons of relative densities of each species among areas. We evaluated the index using collections of stream fishes from the Clinch River system above Norris Reservoir in Virginia and Tennessee (U.S.A.). A strong correlation between index values measured at the same sites at different times suggested that the index could be applied to sites without replicated samples in the region and still allow centers of density to be distinguished from noncenters. Species richness showed no relationship to the index, suggesting that conservation priorities based solely on species richness can be inadequate. A species-accumulation curve based on the index performed nearly as well as one based on an algorithm for identifying the minimum number of sites in which all species in the region are represented. This pattern reflected the tendency of the index to weight regionally rare species more heavily than common species. But sites with high index values were not necessarily those selected by the algorithm because the algorithm used only presence/absence, whereas the index used the additional information present in relative densities. Our index represents an additional tool for identifying "hot spots" of diversity, but conservation of biodiversity over the long term will also require that the ecological integrity of regional landscape be maintained.     

Fuel Economy and Motor Vehicle Emissions

The conventional wisdom is that there is no relationship between fuel economy and motor vehicle emissions, at least for new cars. The requirement that all vehicles meet a common emission standard in terms of grams per mile effectively breaks whatever link there might have been between fuel economy and emissions in uncontrolled (preregulatory) vehicles. As cars age, however, the emission control equipment tends to break down, providing reason to think that the conventional wisdom might do the same. This paper reports on an empirical examination of this proposition, by linking EPA fuel economy certification data to a large database of motor vehicle emission measurements collected by remote sensing. It is found that better fuel economy is strongly associated with lower emissions of CO and HC and that the effect gets stronger as vehicles age.