The behaviour of heavy metals from the Guadalquivir estuary after the Aznalcóllar mining spill: field and laboratory surveys

The spill at `Los Frailes caused a large input of metals intothe riverine, estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Metal behaviourin natural waters can be studied both by performing fieldmeasurements, and by undertaking laboratory simulationexperiments. Here is described the behaviour of the heavymetals Zn, Cd, Pb and Cu in the Guadalquivir estuary usingincubation experiments and the results compared to thoseobtained during field assessments. If the toxic waste water hadbeen discharged untreated into the environment, it could haveraised the heavy metal concentrations in the estuary water tohigh values, such as 20.65 M for Zn and 40 × 10^-3 M for Cd. These values are several times higher than thoseobtained in samples collected in the area during the monitoringof the early impact. The metals present a non-conservative behaviour, with a high loss to waters of low salinity values.     

运用能见度因子对大气稳定度参数的计算及和国标分类法的对比

分析了国际分类法的不足，引入能见度因子对大气稳定度参数进行计算，分别利用两种分类计算方法计算上海市市某气象站１９９６年逐时气象资料，再对比分析不同分类结果后，得出能见度因子对大气稳定度数的计算比国际分类法更接近实际情况。     

影响人类健康的可呼吸性和可吸入颗粒物的研究近况

可呼吸性(粒径小于2.5μm)和可吸入颗粒物(粒径小于10μm)对人体健康的影响越来越引起人们的高度重视,该文将近几年来在可呼吸性和可吸入颗粒物对人类健康影响方面的研究予以评述。     

沈阳和大连市居民血硒水平的评价

采用新极谱法测定了沈阳和大连市健康居民的全血样品的含量。沈阳和大连市分别为296例和300例,全血硒含量分别为153.8±48.5μg/L和146.5±51.0μg/L。沈阳市男性159例,女性137例,全血硒含量分别为157.3±49.6μg/L和149.3±46.6μg/L。大连市男性159例,女性141例,全血硒含量分别为148.1±50.2μg/L和144.7±51.9μg/L。沈阳和大连市居民血硒水平处于营养状态,均比9年前血硒水平显著提高(p<0.001)。     

机动车尾气的产生及对人群健康的影响和防治对策

较详细的介绍了机动车燃料和尾气的关系，全面论述了尾气中主要污染物对人体健康的危害，并对防治尾气的污染提出了建议。     

Toward Sustainable Management of National Parks in Japan: Securing Local Community and Stakeholder Participation

Japan’s national park system constitutes a potentially viable mechanism for securing local community participation and building stakeholder consensus for sustainable park management, although the potential of this system is yet to be fully maximized. This article gives an overview of the system of protecting natural resources in Japan, focusing on the national park system. Parks are managed by zoning and regulation, which is unique in that land is not “set aside” for nature conservation, but designated as national park wherever the need to preserve “scenic beauty” has been recognized, regardless of land ownership or land use. Although resource conservation under this system has been problematic, it has advantages, especially in terms of community participation. This article demonstrates that in order to reach the system’s potential, the park authority must act as coordinator of stakeholders and facilitator of bottom-up approaches to decision-making. In order to do this, steps that must be taken include the following: identifying the various stakeholders in park management and defining the “local community”; clarifying the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder; and supporting consensus-building among stakeholders regarding the objectives and long-term vision of each park. By taking these steps, it would be possible to build a park management system that overrides government boundaries and involves local communities. This will enable the park authority to address the challenges facing Japan’s complex system of conserving natural resources, and move towards sustainable management of natural resources in Japan.     

Trends in Global Protected Area Governance,1992–2002

Governance refers to the interactions among structures, processes, and traditions that determine direction, how power is exercised, and how the views of citizens or stakeholders are incorporated into decision-making. Governance is now recognized as a critical aspect of effective conservation and is a prominent part of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s work program on protected areas. This study reports on a global survey to assess changes in governance of protected area systems between 1992 and 2002 based on responses from 41 countries. Results indicate that substantial changes have taken place with overall trends towards increased participation of more stakeholders, greater use of formal accountability mechanisms, and a wider range of participatory techniques. Many of these changes are supported by legislative and policy requirements and 75% of respondents reported changes in legislation over the past decade. Protected areas are becoming more influenced by global forces. A majority of respondents reported increased involvement of the private sector. Funding is coming from a broader range of sources, with a smaller proportion of income coming from government sources in 2002. Absolute funding amounts have increased, but almost two-thirds report that budgets fall short of requirements. Almost 90% of respondents felt that protected area governance had improved over the last decade; 67% felt that this had also led to improved management effectiveness. Respondents felt that secure funding, capacity building, and increased community involvement were the main governance needs for the future.     

Survey on the status of imported wastes used as raw material in China

 A survey was conducted on the status of imported waste steel–iron scrap and paper–cardboard, and their environmental impacts were analyzed based on the survey results. It was concluded that the importation of wastes will continue, and that it can be helpful to meet the steel–iron and paper-market demands. Some suggestions are offered to address these issues. Received: May 1, 2001 / Accepted: October 1, 2001     

大气颗粒物对人体健康影响的研究情况

本文对大气粒状污染物的成分、流行病学研究及防治对策进展进行了介绍。     

健康风险分析(HRA)在石化工程项目中的应用

结合参加南海石化项目管理承包商 (PMC)的健康、安全、环境 (HSE)管理工作的体会 ,简要介绍了南海石化项目中使用的主要健康风险分析的方法 (HRA) ,包括HRA的意义、范围和方法 ,举例说明了如何进行HRA。同时笔者还提出了HRA和中国设计报批相结合的思路 ,指出HRA可以作为职业卫生专篇的编制依据。通过进行HRA ,找出设计中有可能影响健康的所有因素 ,确定危害部位 ,并初步提出工程控制措施和个人防护措施 ,给出了职业卫生工作在工程设计中的结合点。对今后工程中HSE一体化提供了可行的方法