Warm glow from green power: Evidence from Australian electricity consumers

Green electricity products are increasingly made available to consumers in many countries in order to address a number of environmental and social concerns. Most of the literature on this green electricity market focuses on consumers’ characteristics and product attributes that could affect participation. However, the contribution of this environmental consumerism to the overall environmental good does not depend on participation alone. The real impact relies on market participation for green consumers (the proportion of green consumers) combined with the level of green consumption intensity – the commitment levels, or proportion of consumption that is green. We design an online interface that closely mimics the real market decision environment for electricity consumers in Western Australia and use an error component model to analyze consumers’ choice of green electricity products and their commitment levels. We show that product attributes have limited impact on the choice of green products; however, there is still great potential for better participation by improving the design of green electricity programs. When green products are selected, most respondents select the minimum commitment possible, and this is insensitive to the premium being charged on green power, suggesting that we are largely observing a buy-in ‘warm glow’ for carbon mitigation.     

闸控河段水质多相转化模型

针对闸控河段水质转化机理复杂的特点,提出在“水体-悬浮物-底泥-生物体”界面内开展水质多相转化研究的总体思路,推导了描述各种相态水质之间传质过程的数学表达式,构建了具有一定物理机制的闸控河段水质多相转化模型.结合槐店闸调度影响实验数据,对水质多相转化模型进行了参数识别和验证,进而模拟了不同相态水质成分的时空变化过程.结果发现:来水流量和闸门调度方式使闸上和闸下断面各相水质浓度发生变化,同时影响到藻类的生长和富集状态;闸门调度会改变闸上、闸下河段的水质主导反应机制;由于闸门调度增加了对水体的扰动,水体与外界的物质交换效果增强;在实验前期蓝藻数量的变化主要受水流的迁移作用影响,在后期闸上断面主要受闸门阻隔的影响,闸下断面主要受流速、流量和营养物质浓度改变等作用综合影响.     

软岩大变形巷道支护技术及应用

针对三门峡铝土矿软岩巷道大变形难支护的问题,综合现场工程地质调查、软岩水理作用测试、现场测试等手段和方法,对该地区巷道破坏模式和失稳机理进行详细分析,提出了锚喷-砌碹相结合的互补支护技术。按照互补支护参数建立数值模型并进行稳定性分析,数值计算结果表明在此支护方式下巷道各部位围岩收敛变形控制良好,且支护后围岩安全系数较之前明显提高。将新支护方案进行工程试验,巷道变形监测数据表明,支护后的巷道变形得到了良好的控制,混凝土喷层未出现裂缝,围岩变形速度迅速减小;锚喷10天后围岩变形基本稳定,此时进行二次砌碹支护效果最好,可以保证巷道的长期稳定。     

宝钢特种设备计算机管理系统的研究与应用

简述了宝钢特种设备安全管理理念,提出了宝钢特种设备计算机管理系统的总体思路,并对该系统的应用作了一定描述。     

机房安全监控系统软件浅析

计算机机房的安全监控软件可分为本地监控软件和远程监控软件两大类,分别就目前这两类软件的特点及其发展趋势做了比较和分析,为用户选择安全监控软件提供了参考和建议。     

大学生受电脑电磁辐射的研究

为了研究大学生受电脑电磁辐射的实际状况,采用EMR300电磁辐射分析仪,对电脑电磁辐射在100kHz～3GHz的电场强度值(V/m),进行了实验室研究性监测和宿舍、机房内的现场监测.监测的结果表明:宿舍中心处电磁辐射环境强度(100kHz～3GHz频率范围内的综合电场强度)低于0.5V/m;距离显示器屏幕前方0.4m以上操作电脑,则眼睛处辐射强度在安全值内.而目前,机房内台式电脑按行紧密摆放,前排电脑操作者后脑正对后一排电脑显示器突出的后部处,在后脑处辐射强度可超过10V/m;此外,学生宿舍空间拥挤,鼠标、键盘通常与显示器近距离摆放在一起,造成显示器辐射与键盘、鼠标自身辐射叠加,导致在键盘和鼠标处手掌受到的辐射强度大,不容忽视.     

聚合物包膜肥料研究进展

控释肥料具有重要的经济效益和生态效益,目前世界上应用最多的控释肥料是聚合物包膜肥料。简要阐述了聚合物包膜肥料的研究现状和聚合物模型膜,并对养分释放的模拟进行了探讨。影响聚合物包膜肥料养分释放的因素主要有：膜厚、颗粒半径、扩散系数、养分组成及其溶解特性。国内聚合物包膜肥料的应用还处于起步阶段,随着经济的发展,聚合物包膜肥料在国内具有巨大的应用潜力。中国有关聚合物包膜肥料的研究取得了较好进展,但与发达国家相比,仍然处于较低水平。因此,推出具有中国独立知识产权的商品化聚合物包膜肥料要求加强理论基础研究,并加快产业化进程。     

流域尺度的营养物质输移模型研究综述

近几十年来,水体富营养化已成为许多国家密切关注的环境问题,氮、磷等湖泊富营养化营养元素与流域的点源、非点源排放密切相关。随着点源治理水平的逐步提高,非点源污染的比重和危害将逐步增大。对流域的营养物质输移进行数值模拟对于揭示我国浅水湖泊富营养化的机制有重要的意义。国内外对这类模型已经有相当多的研究,形成了种类繁多的各类非点源污染模型。从湖泊营养盐外源输移的研究角度出发,分析了流域尺度的营养盐输移模拟机理性模型的结构特征,并对非点源污染模型在国内外的研究概况、模型的研究动态、主要模型的功能、结构及其特点和发展趋势进行了多视角的综述。     

居民电子废物回收行为影响因素的实证研究

基于对350名城市居民的问卷调查结果,运用验证性因子分析方法对居民的电子废物回收行为、行为意向及其影响因素进行了实证研究.结果表明,基于计划行为理论所建立的结构方程模型可以较为有效地诠释有关研究假设,环境知识、舆论宣传和垃圾分类等情境因素对电子废物回收行为具有调节作用.知觉行为控制对于行为意向转化为行为具有非常重要地促进作用,而便利状况则是影响知觉行为控制的重要因素.     

Trihalomethanes formation in water treatment plants and distribution lines: a monitoring and modeling scheme

Monitoring and modeling of the concentrations of trihalomethanes (THMs) within four water treatment plants (WTPs) and distribution lines in Fayoum City, Egypt, were studied. Sampling sites for raw and treated waters were determined by global positioning system and the Arc geographic information system software was used for mapping. THMs were monitored using 25 sampling points located at the plant exit and through the distribution lines up to the plant extremity. Results indicated that the THMs concentration varied significantly but it was very rarely higher than the allowed maximum contaminant level of 100 μg L^?1. However, at the dead zones in the distribution lines, the THMs increased by about 160% compared to in-plant level. Furthermore, the level of THMs in hot months was about 1.3 times higher than in cold ones. The influence of some independent variables such as temperature, pH, ammonia concentration, total organic carbon and color were investigated by Pearson model to find their correlation with the rate of THMs formation in WTPs. The resulted R values ranged from 0.81 to 0.98. Successful application of the model to a selected region on the distribution lines has resulted in a correlation coefficient of 0.98.