Assessing Ecotourism from a Multi-stakeholder Perspective: Xingkai Lake National Nature Reserve,China

Ecotourism development is closely associated with the sustainability of protected natural areas. When facilitated by appropriate management, ecotourism can contribute to conservation and development, as well as the well-being of local communities. As such, ecotourism has been proposed and practiced in different forms in many places, including China. This study assesses ecotourism development at Xingkai Lake National Nature Reserve in Heilongjiang Province, China. Key informant interviews were conducted with representatives from the provincial Forestry Department, the Nature Reserve, and the local community. Observation was undertaken on three site visits and secondary data were collected. The potential for providing quality natural experiences is high and tourism development is occurring rapidly. However, current relationships between people, resources, and tourism have yet to provide mutual benefits necessary for successful ecotourism. The multi-stakeholder management style and the ambiguity of landownership within the nature reserve constitute structural difficulties for ecotourism management and operation. Although participation in ecotourism could provide a livelihood opportunity and interests in involvement in tourism have been identified among the local fishing community, current involvement is limited mainly due to the lack of mechanisms for participation. Therefore, it is recommended that management programs and government policies should be established to provide a platform for community participation in ecotourism. Then, a positive synergistic relationship between tourism, environment, and community could be developed. Planning and policy requirements are discussed for ecotourism development in protected areas in China.     

西部地区SO_2总量控制方案合理性评估

通过新增工业产值、农用地面积、降雨强度和环保投资4个指标,引入信息熵对各指标进行权重分配,科学界定基尼系数合理性范围,构建了以改良基尼系数为度量标准的二氧化硫总量控制方案分配合理性的评价体系,并将其应用于"十二五"西部地区二氧化硫排放总量控制规划方案合理性评价工作中。研究结果表明,西部地区"十二五"SO2总量控制方案存在不合理,可优先考虑针对环保投资进行调整。     

长江上游曲麻莱至玉树段春秋季浮游植物群落结构及多样性评价

于2012年春季（4月）和秋季（10月）对长江上游曲麻莱至玉树段的浮游植物进行初步研究。结果显示：浮游植物共3门62种（属），以硅藻门最多，42种（属），占678%，其次是绿藻门11种（属），占177%，蓝藻门9种（属），占145%。浮游植物优势种为普通等片藻（Diatoma vulgare）、长等片藻（Diatoma elongatum）、尖针杆藻（Synedra acus）、曲壳藻（Achnanthes sp）、舟形藻（Navicula sp）、桥弯藻（Cymbella sp）、脆杆藻（Fragilaria sp）、直链藻（Melosira sp）、异极藻（Gomphonem sp）、菱形藻（Hantzchia sp）、小环藻（Cyclotella sp）、小颤藻（Oscillatoria tenuis）、席藻（Phormidium sp）和小球藻（Chlorella sp）14种，其中硅藻门12种（属），占优势种类的786%。浮游植物种类组成的季节变化不明显，春季（4月）和秋季（10月）均以硅藻为优势种群。浮游植物平均数量3487×104 cells/L，平均生物量0138 8 mg/L，硅藻数量和生物量分别占8786%和9668%,为优势种群。浮游植物现存量表现为春季高于秋季，支流高于干流。Shannon Wiener指数平均值251，Pielou指数平均值070，Marggalef指数平均值089，Shannon Wiener指数、Pielou指数和Marggalef指数是秋季高于春季。结合浮游植物各项评价指标，得出长江上游曲麻莱至玉树段浮游植物群落结构比较稳定，种类分布较为均匀，水体属贫营养型，水域生态环境良好     

Oxidative stress and genotoxicity of 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride on loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)

This study was a preliminary step to evaluate the acute toxicity of 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride ([C₈mim]Cl) on loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) by determining the effects on hepatic antioxidant enzyme activities and by the comet assay. The results showed that [C₈mim]Cl had acute toxicity at concentrations above 20 mg L^?1, inducing oxidative stress and genotoxicity on fish liver cells. In respect to enzyme activities, [C₈mim]Cl induced changes in the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione content the livers of fish exposed at 20–80 mg L^?1. [C₈mim]Cl at the same exposure level caused a remarkable increase in malondialdehyde level. The comet assay indicated that [C₈mim]Cl at 20–80 mg L^?1 induced genotoxicity in liver cells. With increased exposure concentration and time, the two comet parameters trailing rate and tail moment were significantly increased, with significant differences (P < 0.05) observed between control group and each treatment group. The present study shows that ionic liquids can be a threat to the health of aquatic organism when accidentally released to aquatic ecosystems.     

Recovery of Cu and Fe from Printed Circuit Board waste sludge by ultrasound: Evaluation of industrial application

The paper presents a novel cleaner process for metal recovery from the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) waste sludge by assistance of ultrasound. The process can effectively recover heavy metals at low cost with high separation and recovery efficiency, produce high quality products and also achieve zero waste discharge with operation at industrial scale. With the PCB waste sludge containing (wet content) 3.14–4.85% copper and 3.71–4.23% iron, copper recovery efficiency of 95.2–97.5% and iron recovery efficiency of 97.1–98.5% were achieved, while the purity of copper sulfate produced by the process was 98.0% and the produced ferric chloride had a satisfied quality for using as a coagulant material for the plant on-site wastewater treatment. The process had been successfully scaled up to the industrial scaled applications in a heavy metal recovery plant in city of Huizhou, China for more than two years. The novel cleaner heavy metal recovery process has a great prospect on the applications of resources recovery and environmental protection practices.     

我国小型矿山的可持续发展战略

目前 ,我国小型矿山普遍存在着缺乏规划、设备简陋、工艺落后、管理和技术水平低、安全保障条件差、运销不畅以及职工素质低等问题 ,并由此造成的浪费资源、污染环境十分严重。当前 ,经济建设中 95%的能源和 80 %的原料依赖矿产资源供给 ,矿产资源探明的储量已显不足。进入 2 1世纪后 ,保证经济可持续发展的矿产资源更加不足 ,尤其是小型矿山要在 2 1世纪保持可持续发展成为一项非常艰巨的任务。     

中药废水处理工程实例

在中药的生产过程中会排放大量的废水.目前,国内有关中药废水处理的文献较少,因此有必要对中药废水的处理进行研究.在此介绍了某中药废水处理的工程实例.该中药废水具有水量水质变化较大,排放无规律的特点.采用水解酸化-CASS-BAF-组合净水池工艺对其进行处理；平均进水p(CODCr,)=2 500 mg/L,平均出水p(CODCr)=47 mg/L,CODCr平均去除率为98.1％.实践结果表明:该工艺处理效果较好,占地省,便于维护管理,运行稳定,出水水质达到北京市地方标准DB 11/307-2005《水污染物排放标准》表1中二级限值标准.