The hazard of forest fires in southern France

The annual hazard of fire in the forest, maquis and garrigue of southern France is related both to the fragile nature of the Mediterranean ecosystem and to man's activities. The Mediterranean vegetation is adapted to withstand the aridity of the summer months, but the combination of high temperatures, low precipitation, critical soil-moisture levels and occasional bouts of strong winds (mistral) desiccate the vegetation cover and create conditions in which outbreaks of forest fires are inevitable. Although the annual incidence and impact of forest fires are related to the occurrence of extreme weather conditions they are also exacerbated by depopulation of the remoter rural areas, the spread of urbanization and the growth of tourist facilities in the more accessible coastal zones, and above dl by man's carelessness. This article reviews the factors affecting the nature and severity of forest fires and discusses the attempts being made to prevent and control forest fires in the Mediterranean zone of southern France     

Brominated-chlorinated diphenyl ethers formed by thermolysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers at low temperatures

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a group of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) used mainly as additives in different kinds of plastic material. Various PBDEs are found in all environmental compartments as well as in tissue and blood serum of animals and humans due to their persistence and tendency to bioaccumulate. Emission of PBDEs into the environment can occur during recycling of PBDE-containing plastic material or during their uncontrolled or insufficient combustion as e.g. in accidental fires or landfill fires. Under these circumstances, PBDEs can also function as precursor molecules for the formation of polybrominated dibenzodioxins (PBDDs) and dibenzofurans (PBDFs). In this study, we qualitatively investigated the reaction of two PBDE congeners, 2,2′,4,4′-tetrabromo diphenyl ether (BDE 47) and 2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexabromo diphenyl ether (BDE 153), as well as hexabromobenzene (HBB), a flame retardant used in the past, when exposed to temperatures between 250 °C and 500 °C. The formed reaction products were analysed by high resolution gas chromatography–low resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC-LRMS). Among others brominated–chlorinated diphenyl ethers were formed by chlorodebromination of the PBDEs. In addition, thermolysis of BDE 47 and BDE 153 in the presence of tetrachloromethane as model substance for an organic chlorine source was studied. Thermal treatment of HBB resulted in the formation of brominated–chlorinated benzenes.     

电子废弃物资源化技术现状

随着电子废弃物数量的日益增加和对电子废弃物资源化利用要求的提高,电子废弃物经历了由堆存到资源化利用的发展过程.目前电子废弃物资源化技术主要包括物理处理法、化学处理法和热处理法等方法,实现电子废弃物的资源化.     

林火在空间上的波动性及其对全球变化的响应(Ⅰ)

研究表明,林火在时间方向具有一定的周期性,表现为一定频率的火周期。该文应用黑龙江省1980～1999年林火数据,分别计算出每年火灾发生的火点的质心经纬度坐标和火场面积质心的经纬度坐标,用波谱分析研究其质心随年份的波动现象。结果表明,1980-1999年的黑龙江省林火的火场质心分别是以东经126.97°,北纬49.63°为轴作东西、南北波动,波动具有明显的同期性,经度方向和纬度方向的周期均为3.3a,其东西南北波动的最大最小值分别为东经128.68°,北纬52.82°,东经123.08°,北纬46.86°。火点的质心分别以东经127.90°,北纬48.69°为轴作东西、南北方向的波动,波动不具有明显的周期性,其东西南北波动的最大最小值分别为东经129.22°,北纬50.37°,东经125.18°,北纬47.28°。     

林火在空间上的波动性及其对全球变化的响应(Ⅱ)

应用黑龙江省1980～1999年林火数据，分别计算出每年火灾发生的火点的质心经纬度坐标和火场面积质心的经纬度坐标，用其质心坐标与同期的年平均气温和年降水量进行回归分析。结果表明：年降水量和年平均气温对火点和火场质心的波动性具有明显的影响，降水对火场与火点质心在纬度方向的波动影响不敏感，气温对其影响敏感。气温和降水对火场和火点质心在经度方向的波动性均表现敏感。气温升高，火场和火点质心均向北、向西移动，反之，则向东、南移动。火场和火点质心随降水量增加会向西和向南移动，反之，则向东、北移动。     

电导率温度校正计算方法的改进

通过实验，用分段函数较精确的表示出温度校正系数与温度的关系，对现行电导率温度校正公式进行了改进，可以简化测量过程，提高计算精度。     

基于ELPI的南京城区大气可吸入颗粒物现状分析

采用电称低压冲击器(ELPI)对南京城区可吸入颗粒物粒径分布和质量浓度进行连续在线测量,得到了南京城区大气可吸入颗粒物的日变化特征,表明其呈现双峰、双谷分布,夜间高,白天低,上午高,下午低;结合气象参数,研究了大气可吸入颗粒物浓度变化与气象因子的相关性;此外,对可吸入颗粒物粒径分布特征也进行了研究,可以看出,南京地区可吸入颗粒物的主要成分是细颗粒(PM2.5),粒径在0.028～2.31μm的颗粒物占可吸入颗粒物的98%～99%。     

Mapping probability of fire occurrence in San Jacinto Mountains,California, USA

An ecological data base for the San Jacinto Mountains, California, USA, was used to construct a probability model of wildland fire occurrence. The model incorporates both environmental and human factors, including vegetation, temperature, precipitation, human structures, and transportation. Spatial autocorrelation was examined for both fire activity and vegetation to determine the specification of neighborhood effects in the model. Parameters were estimated using stepwise logistic regressions. Among the explanatory variables, the variable that represents the neighborhood effects of spatial processes is shown to be of great importance in the distribution of wildland fires. An important implication of this result is that the management of wildland fires must take into consideration neighborhood effects in addition to environmental and human factors. The distribution of fire occurrence probability is more accurately mapped when the model incorporates the spatial term of neighborhood effects. The map of fire occurrence probability is useful for designing large-scale management strategies of wildfire prevention.     

一种计算粒子电迁移率的新模型

近几年来,粒子电迁移率引起了更多学者的注意。因为它是表征带电粒子在电场中运动的重要参数之一。在这方面,人们已作了大量的研究工作,提出了一些计算粒子电迁移率的理论和半经验模型。基于前人的研究,本文提出了一种计算粒子电迁移率的新模型,并用前人的实验结果和本研究的实验结果对此模型进行了检验。计算结果和实验数据很吻合。就某种意义上讲,此模型是对以前模型的扩展和改进,它可广泛应用于溶胶的研究和工业应用。