建设可持续基础设施,支持城市未来发展

目前全球超过50%的人口居住在城市.20世纪,城市区域不断扩大,其扩展速度更甚于人口增长速度.城市对资源的需求量以及对自然环境的影响不断上升,城市社会也不断演变,多元化的文化、高密度的人口、日益增长的服务需求,使得人类城市系统越加复杂.城市系统与基础设施体系互相影响,在基础设施的设计、建设和管理过程中必须考虑社会和环境的因素,同时也要为未来城市发展留出余地.     

城市引领气候变化行动

近年来,全球应对气候的焦点都被放在了国家层面,几乎没有成功达成任何协议或推进任何行动.与之形成鲜明对比,很多城市正在努力地开展风险评估,并制定温室气体减排目标并承诺采取实际行动.作为超过50%世界人口的     

环保信息

丹麦公布汽车环保新法案丹麦环境部12月7日公布一项新法案,规定丹麦市政府、公共机构以及部分私人公司在购买汽车时必须上缴环保税,同时在采购新车时,尽量使用清洁能源汽车.     

北京转河河岸带生态修复对河流水质的影响

以北京转河为例,探讨一系列河岸带生态修复措施(尤其是河漫地和护岸的改造)对河流水质的影响.于2009年7～9月进行实地调查,沿河岸选取13个采样点,并定期采集水样,测定其中营养物质和溶解氧(DO)等的浓度.结果表明,转河氨氮(NH4+-N)、硝氮(NO3--N)、总磷(TP)和DO的浓度均有非常明显的季节变化.在居民用...     

苏州建再生资源产业园,回收网点覆盖城区 10万t旧瓶子废轮胎有家可归

一度被视为垃圾的旧塑料瓶、废轮胎可以做什么?近日,总投资达4.87亿元的江苏省苏州市再生资源产业园举行奠基仪式.据预计,首批投产运行的生产线将实现苏州市每年近10万t旧塑料瓶、废轮胎的重新利用.     

垃圾渗滤液的膜生物反应器与传统生物工艺述评

采用文献调研法比较评价了膜生物反应器与传统生物工艺对垃圾渗滤液的处理效果。结果表明,渗滤液的水质特征(主要指COD)主要由渗滤液年龄决定,B/C值和渗滤液年龄对COD去除有重要影响。传统生物处理常采用多级组合工艺,渗滤液特性、工艺单元数、水力停留时间和有机负荷率等是影响COD去除的重要参数。近年来,MBR工艺的应用日益广泛,对于B/C值较低的老龄渗滤液,MBR工艺可获得更好的COD去除效果,也有利于废水的膜深度处理。     

Carbonyl sulfide and dimethyl sulfide fluxes in an urban lawn and adjacent bare soil in Guangzhou, China

Carbonyl sulfide (COS) and dimethyl sulfide (DMS) fluxes from an urban Cynodon dactylon lawn and adjacent bare soil were measured during April–July 2005 in Guangzhou, China. Both the lawn and bare soil acted as sinks for COS and sources for DMS. The mean fluxes of COS and DMS in the lawn (–19.27 and 18.16 pmol/(m2 sec), respectively) were significantly higher than those in the bare soil (–9.89 and 9.35 pmol/(m2 sec), respectively). Fluxes of COS and DMS in mowed lawn were also higher than those in bare soils. Both COS and DMS fluxes showed diurnal variation with detectable but much lower values in the nighttime than in the daytime. COS fluxes were related significantly to temperature and the optimal temperature for COS uptake was 29°C. While positive linear correlations were found between DMS fluxes and temperature. COS fluxes increased linearly with ambient COS mixing ratios, and had a compensation point of 336 ppt.     

Methanotrophic community structure of aged refuse and its capability for methane bio-oxidation

Aged refuse from waste landfills closed for eight years was examined and found to contain rich methanotrophs capable of biooxidation for methane. Specially, community structure and methane oxidation capability of methanotrophs in the aged refuse were studied. The amount of methanotrophs ranged 61.97 103–632.91 103 cells/g (in dry basis) in aged refuse from Shanghai Laogang Landfill. Type I and II methanotrophs were found in the aged refuse in the presence of sterilized sewage sludge and only Type I methanotrophs were detected in the presence of nitrate minimal salt medium (NMS). The clone sequences of the pmoA gene obtained from the aged refuse were similar to the pmoA gene of Methylobacter, Methylocaldum, and Methylocystis, and two clones were distinct with known genera of Type I methanotrophs according to phylogenetic analysis. Aged refuse enriched with NMS was used for methane biological oxidation and over 93% conversions were obtained.     

再生水助力城市节水:以城市景观用水为例

中国北方城市一般都存在缺水的问题。同时,城市规划中景观的作用是至关重要的。但由于缺水,景观用水与生产、生活用水的矛盾越来越突出。近年来,再生水的作用越来越广阔,而对于城市景观用水来说,再生水是经常使用的一种水源。特别是     

保护海洋:你能做些什么?

地球表面的2/3为海洋所覆盖,我们生存所需的氧70%由海洋提供,面对气候变化及其他威胁,我们该如何去保护海洋呢?做下面的测试去找找答案吧。1、珊瑚白化是指:A.专业的潜水员为游客清洗和漂白珊瑚礁。B.珊瑚虫排出藻类致使珊瑚礁变白的过程。C.年深日久珊瑚会掉