Reconciling models and measurements to assess trends in atmospheric mercury deposition

Changes in atmospheric mercury deposition are used to evaluate the effectiveness of regulations controlling emissions. This analysis can be complicated by seemingly incongruent data from different model runs, model types, and field measurements. Here we present a case study example that describes how to identify trends in regional scale mercury deposition using best-available information from multiple data sources. To do this, we use data from three atmospheric chemistry models (CMAQ, GEOS-Chem, HYSPLIT) and multiple sediment archives (ombrotrophic bog, headwater lake, coastal salt marsh) from the Bay of Fundy region in Canada. Combined sediment and modeling data indicate that deposition attributable to US and Canadian emissions has declined in recent years, thereby increasing the relative significance of global sources. We estimate that anthropogenic emissions in the US and Canada account for 28-33% of contemporary atmospheric deposition in this region, with the rest from natural (14-32%) and global sources (41-53%).     

Equilibrium partitioning theory to predict the sediment toxicity of the anionic surfactant C(12)-2-LAS to Corophium volutator

The study of the effect of the sorption of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS) on the bioavailability to marine benthic organisms is essential to refine the environmental risk assessment of these compounds. According to the equilibrium partitioning theory (EqP), the effect concentration in water-only exposure will be similar to the effect concentration in the sediment pore water. In this work, sorption and desorption experiments with two marine sediments were carried out using the compound C₁₂-2-LAS. The effect of the sediment sorption on the toxicity of benthic organisms was studied in water-only and in sediment bioassays with the marine mud shrimp Corophium volutator. In addition, three common spiking methods were tested for its application in the toxicity tests, as well as the stability of the surfactant during the water-only and sediment-water test duration. LC50 values obtained from water-only exposure showed a good correspondence with the pore water concentrations calculated from the sorption and desorption isotherms in the spiked sediments.     

Fate of linear alkylbenzenes and benzothiazoles of anthropogenic origin and their potential as environmental molecular markers in the Pearl River Delta, South China

The mass emissions of linear alkylbenzenes (LABs), benzothiazole (BT), and 2-[4-morpholinyl]benzothiazole (24MoBT) from anthropogenic activities within one year were estimated according to the population and the number of automobiles in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), South China. Based on the estimation, the distribution of these compounds among various environmental media was simulated with a mass balance box model established in the present study. The results showed that 79% of LABs generated in the PRD was stored in sediment while only 1.3% of LABs was presumably transported to the adjacent South China Sea (SCS). On the contrary, 47% of BT and 77% of 24MoBT generated in the region were carried with riverine runoff to the coastal ocean. The results from the present study suggest that hydrophobic compounds tend to stay in the watershed of the PRD, whereas hydrophilic ones mainly outflow to the coastal ocean.     

我国合成洗涤剂生产废水治理技术研究

综述了近年来我国合成洗涤剂生产废水的特性;化学混凝法、泡沫分离法和生物接触氧化法处理合成洗涤剂生产废水的最佳工艺条件及其处理效果;工程应用实例及经济分析等。生产运行结果表明,处理后出水水质全面达到国家排放标准。化学混凝法,泡沫分离一混凝法其设备、流程简单、去除效率高、占地少,但运行费用较高。生物接触氧化－臭氧氧化法其出水可以回用、工艺先进、可靠、运行费用低、无二次污染。     

生态数学模型在人口预测中的应用——以大庆市为例

运用线性回归模型、Logistic增长模型和灰色系统GM(1,1)模型,对黑龙江大庆市2008-2020年人口发展规模进行了预测,结果表明:3种模型在本案例中均能取得较好的效果;而灰色系统GM(1,1)模型的平均相对误差最小,故最终采用该预测模型,预测2010年大庆市人口数将达到284.27万人,2020年将达到325.74万人.     

石羊河流域1959年至2008年风速变化特征分析

利用线性拟合、Mann-Kendall方法、小波分析对石羊河流域五个测站空间平均的近50年来的逐日风速资料进行了倾向、周期、突变等特性分析。研究结果表明:1959年至2008年间,整个石羊河流域风速呈减小趋势,变化率约为-0.004m/(s.a),而上游风速呈现明显的上升趋势。四个季节中冬季风速降低速度最大,而夏季风速呈现上升趋势。风速的长期变化还具有一定的突变性,年平均风速在1988年出现了由高到低的突变,表明风速开始下降。复值Morlet小波分析的结果显示,风速变化存在6a、13a、19a、25a四个峰值,其中19a的时间尺度为第一主周期。     

太湖蓝藻水华的自动监测和手工监测比对分析

对夏季太湖野外水华蓝藻样本进行梯度稀释,将自动监测法与手工监测法(人工镜检法和分光光度法)进行比对分析,同时通过对野外样品的连续监测对实验结果进行验证.结果表明,对于以微囊藻为绝对优势种的夏季太湖水体,YSI-6600型和EXO2型便携式水质监测仪测得的叶绿素与人工镜检法测得的藻密度的调整后相关系数(R2adj)均值分...     

农田氮素流失模型的构建与应用

农田氮素流失一直是困扰农业生产发展和影响生态平衡的一个重要问题，当前世界各国致力于研究提高氮肥利用率和减少氮素损失的方法与途径，但是仍没有一个普遍适用的模型能定量化地阐明氮素流失的规律与特征。综述近年来国内外在农田氮素流失方面的定量方法与模型构建等研究成果，同时提出该领域亟待解决的问题。