The Effects of Precipitation on Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems: A Proposed Precipitation Chemistry Network

Precipitation is one of the most important factors determining the nature and productivity of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Detailed historical and contemporary records are available indicating the amount of water deposited at thousands of locations throughout the world. Comparatively, however, knowledge of the changing chemistry of precipitation has developed only recently and is still very fragmentary. Our present ignorance of the total impact of changes in precipitation quality on the productivity and stability of ecosystems is especially profound. This paper has a fourfold purpose: (1) to describe the myriad of trace chemical constituents transferred from the atmosphere into the biosphere of the earth; (2) to define the range of beneficial and injurious ecological effects of perturbations in atmospheric deposition; (3) to explain the concepts of sensitive areas, life stages, and life forms; and (4) to describe briefly plans for a National Deposition Network and associated research on the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of the United States.     

Desulfurization of Flue Gases in A Fluidized Bed of Modified Limestone

This publication concerns the dry removal of SO₂ from gases using limestone absorbents. It reports bench-scale experiments made with commercial samples of powdered limestone (CaCO₃) activated by addition of a cheap substance, namely CaCl₂. The absorption was carried out in a fluidized bed traversed by the flue gases, between 600° and 900° C. The degree and rate of transformation of CaCO₃ to CaSO₄ in the presence of SO₂ and air have been compared for unmodified and modified absorbents. Initial rates of reaction, and the variation of the rate of absorption with time have been measured. The influence of the SO₂ content of the gas has been assessed. At 700° C, the maximum degree of transformation of activated limestone to sulfate exceeds 90%, whereas untreated CaCO₃ transforms only to 16–20%. At the same temperature, more than 90% of SO₂ contained In a gas carrying 0.35% SO₂ is removed. Because of the much smaller quantity of solid absorbent required, dry absorption processes based on the modified absorbents might get renewed interest. The modified absorbents might also be used for in situ absorption in fluidized bed combustion, in which the temperatures are in the range studied in the present paper.     

Urban-Center CO Air Quality Projections

The distribution of mutagenic activity and nitroaromatic components of polycyclic organic matter (POM) in ambient air at industrial, urban, suburban, rural, and remote sites was studied using organic extracts from high volume aerosol samples. Direct-acting mutagens including 1-nitropyrene (1-NP), dinitropyrenes (DNP), and hydroxynitropyrenes (HNP) were measured by high performance liquid chromatography while the mutagenicity was determined in the Salmonella bioassay with strain TA-98. Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), one of the possible precursors of nitroaromatic compounds in POM, was also measured. In comparing samples from a range of sites, TSP and the concentration of BaP per mass of particulate matter decreased, as expected, at greater distances from urban and industrial combustion sources. However, the concentrations of polar nitroaromatic POM compounds per mass of particles were higher at a remote site than in nonindustrial urban and suburban areas. The mutagenicity in particulate matter extracts from the remote area was predominantly (>90 percent) in the very polar fractions. There were also high atmospheric levels of nitroaromatic compounds and mutagenicity in heavily industrialized areas. These observations may reflect the influences of source emissions, atmospheric transformations of POM compounds, and ther atmospheric processes on the composition of ambient suspended particulate matter.     

吸能让位防冲支护结构与围岩协同作用体系研究

为防治冲击地压危害,减小人员伤亡与经济损失,采用数值计算方法建立吸能让位防冲液压支架与围岩协同作用体系模型,计算支架和围岩组合体系在静载和冲击载荷作用下的受力状态.结果表明:静载条件下,受煤层影响巷道右侧拱肩位置应力值与塑性应变相对最大,此处最易发生破坏;吸能装置在静载条件下没有发生压缩变形,表明吸能装置不会影响支架正...     

泄压点火不同端管道内甲烷爆炸特性数值模拟

结合气体爆炸传播机理,利用FLACS软件对泄压点火不同端两种方式(泄压口通径为25 mm和泄压口完全开放)下甲烷的爆炸过程进行数值模拟,获得了5种体积分数甲烷的爆炸特性参数,分析得出:两种不同泄压方式下,10%,9.5%,11%体积分数的甲烷爆炸特性变化趋势接近,7%,8%的甲烷较前三者有所延迟;5种甲烷在管道中心处的最大爆炸压力、最大爆炸压力上升速率、最大爆炸压力下降速率、温度峰值都随甲烷体积分数的增大而逐渐上升,在10%时达到最大,继续增加甲烷体积分数则出现下降趋势,最大爆炸压力时间变化趋势与其相反;管道中心处的爆炸产物浓度随着甲烷体积分数的增大而增大,与泄压方式无关;增大管道泄压口面积有利于爆炸压力以及爆炸高温高压气体的释放,使得各体积分数甲烷的最大爆炸压力、最大爆炸压力上升速率、最大爆炸压力下降速率、温度峰值均下降,到达最大爆炸压力的时间均增大。     

矿井通风网络数据可靠性检验

进行矿井通风阻力测定时,由于受环境的温度、湿度、压力传递存在时间差以及测点处标高不准确等因素的影响,根据实测数据,计算所得矿井巷道基础数据存在一定的误差,常用的测量数据检验方法只能对若干条通路进行闭合回路检验,而不能对全矿井通风网络基础参数进行可靠性检验。本文中所介绍的检验方法将风网基础数据输入通风网络解算软件,以实测风量和经过计算所得巷道风阻为基准,实测风量为目标条件,进行计算机通风网络模拟,对全矿井巷道风阻进行连续的优化调整,使通风网络模拟结果与实际测定各巷道风量基本符合,从而实现全矿井风网基础数据的可靠性检验。该方法在某矿进行了实际应用,实践证明此方法科学、准确的获得了全矿巷道风阻参数,为矿井的通风改造奠定了技术基础。     

浅析我国建筑安全管理与对策

建筑业在世界各国都是重要的国民经济生产部门,对于发展中国家更是如此。伴随着我国经济建设的快速发展和固定资产投资的大规模增长,建筑施工行业在国民经济中的支柱作用地位越来越明显,目前,我国正在进行大规模的基本建设,建筑业总产值从2003年的23083．87亿元到2006年已突破4万亿元。2003年建筑从业人数为2414．3万人,     

天然黏土矿物原位钝化修复镉污染土壤的研究

采用盆栽试验,研究了海泡石、膨润土和高岭土对镉污染土壤的钝化修复作用.结果表明,投加3种天然黏土矿物均未能显著提高油菜的生物量,但从变化趋势来看,海泡石处理的增产作用优于高岭土和膨润土处理.供试矿物均能有效降低油菜体内Cd质量比,其中海泡石处理对油菜地上部Cd质量比降低效果最为显著,降低率最大为27.88%; 而膨润土处理对油菜根部Cd质量比降低效果最好,降低率最大为25.94%; 高岭土对油菜体内Cd质量比的降低效果最差.投加海泡石显著提高土壤pH值,使土壤有效态Cd质量比显著降低; 而添加高岭土则使土壤pH值略有下降,对土壤有效态Cd质量比无显著影响; 投加膨润土对土壤pH值无显著影响,但可以显著降低土壤有效态Cd质量比.施加海泡石和膨润土后,土壤交换态和碳酸盐结合态Cd质量比显著降低,残渣态Cd质量比显著升高; 而施用高岭土仅使碳酸盐结合态Cd质量比显著升高.综合试验结果,3种天然黏土矿物钝化修复土壤Cd污染的能力从大到小依次为海泡石、膨润土、高岭土.     

Importance of incorporation of personal communication devices in evacuation simulators

The importance of the incorporation of personal communication devices in emergency evacuation simulators will be discussed. Four case studies are examined to identify usage statistics and human behavior when using the devices in an emergency. The case studies are: 9/11 World Trade Center Attacks, London train bombings, Virginia Tech shooting and United Flight #93. The case studies’ findings are implemented into the Vacate evacuation simulator, which uses particle swarm optimization to mimic human pedestrian behavior. The physical actions of using a device, as well as the reaction to the information transmitted during usage, are examined. Findings show that the effects of the personal communication devices can affect individuals that are close to the user of the device, as well as those not in the local vicinity of the user. These effects, combined with the rapid mainstream acceptance of communication technologies, justify the implementation of personal communication devices into evacuation simulators.