Tank-dependence of the functionality and network differentiation of activated sludge community in a full-scale anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic municipal sewage treatment plant

● Environmental parameters affected functional bacteria and network associations. ● The structure and interactions of AS networks changed greatly within tanks. ● Anoxic co-occurrence network was more unstable and easily influenced. ● Composition of functional bacteria had a seasonal succession pattern. ● Tetrasphaera was the major PAO in spring and winter leading a better P removal. Understanding the structures and dynamics of bacterial communities in activated sludge (AS) in full-scale wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is of both engineering and ecological significance. Previous investigations have mainly focused on the AS communities of WWTP aeration tanks, and the differences and interactions between the communities in anaerobic and anoxic tanks of the AS system remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated the structures of bacterial communities and their inter-connections in three tanks (anaerobic, anoxic, and aerobic) and influent from a full-scale WWTP with conventional anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic (A/A/O) process over a year to explore their functionality and network differentiation. High-throughput sequencing showed that community compositions did not differ appreciably between the different tanks, likely due to the continuous sludge community interchange between tanks. However, network analysis showed significant differences in inter-species relationships, OTU topological roles, and keystone populations in the different AS communities. Moreover, the anoxic network is expected to be more unstable and easily affected by environmental disturbance. Tank-associated environmental factors, including dissolved oxygen, pH, and nutrients, were found to affect the relative abundance of functional genera (i.e., AOB, NOB, PAOs, and denitrifiers), suggesting that these groups were more susceptible to environmental variables than other bacteria. Therefore, this work could assist in improving our understanding of tank-associated microbial ecology, particularly the response of functional bacteria to seasonal variations in WWTPs employing A/A/O process.     

颗粒层非稳态过滤捕集效率的研究

为计算颗粒层非稳态过滤效率,通过改进经典过滤理论模型,考虑颗粒在过滤介质中的沉积,理论推导得出非稳态过滤效率的计算公式,而经典颗粒层过滤效率计算公式仅为此计算公式的特例。因为理论计算公式是隐函数,不便于工程实际应用,所以,在常温条件下,对非稳态过滤时的过滤时间、过滤风速、过滤层厚度、粉尘浓度和颗粒层滤料均粒径等五个因素进行了正交实验研究。采用多元回归的方法得出各影响因素与过滤效率呈显性关系的效率关联计算公式,其计算结果与实验测试结果基本吻合。     

Pseudomonas fluorescens Dynamics in the Soil Surface to Subsurface Transect

Microbial displacement in the soil is an important process for bioremediation and dispersal of wastewater pathogens. We evaluated cell movement in surface and subsurface red-yellow podzolic soil driven by advection and microbial motility and also survival of a microbial population at high pressure as is prevalent in deep soil layers. Pseudomonas fluorescens Br 12, resistant to rifampycin and kanamycin, was used as a model organism traceable in non-sterile soil. Our results showed that more than 40% of the P. fluorescens population survived under high pressure, and that microbial motility was not a major factor for its displacement in the soil. Cells were adsorbed in similar amounts to surface and subsurface soils, but more viable cells were present in the leachate of surface than in subsurface soils. The nature of this unexpected cell binding to the subsurface soil was studied by EPR, Mossbauer, NMR, and infrared techniques, suggesting iron had a weak interaction with microbes in soil. P. fluorescens movement in soil resulted mainly from convection forces rather than microbial motility. The transport of this bacterium along the transept toward groundwater encountered restricted viability, although it survived under high pressure conditions simulating those in deep soil layers.     

参与式灌溉管理对农户用水行为的影响

参与式灌溉管理的核心在于保障农业高效、公平用水和农业灌溉的可持续发展.本文通过对甘肃省张掖灌区用水户协会参与灌溉管理制度对农户用水行为影响的实证分析结果表明,用水户协会的成立、排灌系统的完善、农业生产结构的调整和水权市场的建立等因素,在一定程度上提高了农户灌溉水的利用效率,缓解了张掖灌区水资源短缺的局面.然而,由于当前用水者协会"自上而下"的行政管理导致用水户在灌溉管理中并不具有真正的发言权和决策权,用水户对灌溉管理的民主参与并没有达到节约用水的目标.为此,我国应建立完善用水户参与灌溉管理的激励机制和灌溉管理中的民主决策机制,使协会成员真正参与到灌溉工程的建管、灌溉水价的制定和剩余水权的流转和分配中来,保证农户通过参与灌溉管理获得更为可观的效益,是我国未来用水户协会灌溉管理制度改革的一项重要内容.     

呼和浩特市大气污染主要因子分析--灰色关联度法

灰色系统理论是环境污染趋势预测及评价模型常用的一种方法。本文运用灰色系统理论关联度的分析方法，对呼和浩特市大气污染成因进行分析。     

中亚热带次生林成林规律及经营技术研究——Ⅰ.次生林环境背景分析与类型划分

本文分析了湖南省中亚热带次生林优势种群间的联结和环境梯度。通过研究,将全省次生林划分为8大类型即暖性针叶林、温性针叶林、干热性常绿阔叶林、干暖性常绿阔叶林、暖湿性常绿阔叶林、温湿性常绿阔叶林、暖性落叶阔叶林和温性落叶阔叶林等。     

开展职业培训 服务发展大局

再生资源行业职业技能培训鉴定适应循环经济的要求，对提高从业人员素质、规范行业管理，促进再生资源产业发展具有重要作用。应充分利用行业协会平台，不断推进培训鉴定工作，全面提高再生资源行业的员工素质。     

沪苏通三角区产业经济一体化时空演变及其影响机制

以沪苏通三地为例,研究了三地之间产业经济一体化的时间和空间过程,从空间相互作用理论视角探讨了地区之间的互补性、可运输性和介入性等因素的影响机制。研究认为改革开放以来沪苏通三地构成的三角区产业经济一体化经历了由弱到强、简单到复杂的关系,特别是2005年以后,在区域竞争和合作的大背景下,上海藉由定位转向和结构升级重塑区域地位的战略取向使得沪苏通三地产业经济关系步入了一体化重构轨道。三地之间未来要形成3边均强的网络化的产业经济一体化格局,应通过加强地区之间的合作,放大各地之间的互补性,通过减少地区之间非理性的竞争,改善地区之间空间分割。     

Identifying Habitat Variables Important to the Rare Columbia Spotted Frog in Utah (U.S.A.): an Information-Theoretic Approach

Abstract:  We identified habitat associations of the rare Columbia spotted frog (  Rana luteiventris ). We used an information-theoretic approach that encouraged careful consideration of previous studies, demanded a priori formulation of hypotheses and models, and provided interpretable results while avoiding some criticisms of traditional statistical analyses. We formulated hypotheses about habitat associations based on conductivity, emergent vegetation, littoral zone depth, pond hydrology, and water temperature. We modeled hypothesized associations with logistic regression and used Akaike's information criterion to quantify evidence for models, weigh the relative importance of each habitat variable, and select predictive models. Although variable, results suggested that spotted frogs are more likely to occur in ponds that do not shrink in size seasonally, maintain relatively constant seasonal water temperature, and have high emergent vegetation cover. Associations we identified will assist actions in Utah that may be critical to local persistence of spotted frogs. Moreover, this approach for identifying associations has great potential for other rare species.     

不同空间尺度的江苏省区域经济差异研究

运用基尼系数、空间自相关等方法分析改革开放以来县域和地级市空间尺度下的江苏省区域经济差异变化及其空间机制。研究表明:改革开放以来江苏省县域和地级市尺度的区域经济差异在2008年前均呈扩大趋势,以后差距缩小,且县域尺度大于地级市尺度。在县域和地级市尺度上江苏省区域经济差异均存在明显的空间正相关关系,且不断增强,在县域尺度空间集聚更强。在地级市水平上,苏北的低水平集聚是其产生区域差异的主要原因,而在县域尺度上则苏南的高水平集聚是江苏区域差异主要原因。针对江苏省区域经济差异重点关注县域尺度的区域差异,在地级市尺度上侧重提升落后地区发展水平,而在县域空间尺度上以促进高水平地区的空间扩散为主。