Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Potential: An Assessment of Models and Methods for the Power Sector

The success of the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions requires that there are scientifically sound and usable measurement methods for the emission baseline. Three different methods are investigated in the context of China’s electrical sector: simulation with dispatch analysis, decomposition analysis, and operating and build margin analysis. It is found that dispatch analysis is the best method available as it is able to consider important regional and temporal dimensions, while decomposition analysis can help quantify the potential effects of different energy and environment policy choices.     

A game model for dominance relations among group-living animals

We present here an attempt to understand behaviors of dominant individuals and of subordinate individuals as behavior strategies in an asymmetric “hawk-dove” game. We assume that contestants have perfect information about relative fighting ability and the value of the resource. Any type of asymmetry, both relevant to and irrelevant to the fighting ability, can be considered. It is concluded that evolutionarily stable strategies (ESSs) depend on the resource value (V), the cost of injury (D), and the probability that the individual in one role will win (x). Different ESSs can exist even when values of V, D, and x are the same. The characteristics of dominance relations detected by observers may result from the ESSs that the individuals are adopting. The model explains some characteristics of dominance relations, for example, the consistent outcome of contests, the rare occurrence of escalated fights, and the discrepancy between resource holding potential (RHP) and dominance relations, from the viewpoint of individual selection. Received: 7 May 1997 / Accepted after revision: 17 October 1997     

矿山生态修复及市政污泥稳定化产物应用潜力

对矿山土地的破坏、污染与危害进行了调研和回顾,详细介绍了矿山土地的物理修复、化学修复和植物修复技术,以及含硫矿山所特需的酸性矿山废水（AMD）原位阻断技术,分析其优缺点及使用条件.研究得出矿山土地生态修复技术的选择依据,通过一系列技术阻断污染,修复与改良表层土壤后建立植被,最终实现生态修复.指出提供足够的、符合需求的植物生长基质是矿山土地生态系统修复的关键要素.进一步提出符合标准要求的市政污泥稳定化产物具有替换客土、预防AMD产生、阻断矿山重金属污染、为矿山土地补充维持植物生长所必需的养分、强化矿山土地保水保肥的作用.同时,对于我国目前待修复的矿山面积,市政污泥稳定化产物施用在时间维度上具有长期的可持续性.因此,市政污泥稳定化产物在矿山土地生态修复的应用上具有潜力和优势.     

Oxidative stress in duckweed (Lemna minor L.) caused by short-term cadmium exposure

The mechanisms of plant defence against cadmium toxicity have been studied by short-term exposure of Lemna minor L. (common duckweed) to concentrations of CdCl2 ranging from 0 to 500microM. High accumulation of cadmium was observed (12,320+/-2155microgg(-1) at 500microM CdCl2), which caused a gradual decrease of plant growth, increased lipid peroxidation, and weakened the entire antioxidative defence. Total glutathione concentration decreased significantly; however, the concentration of oxidized glutathione remained stable. The responses of four antioxidant enzymes showed that catalase was the most inhibited after CdCl2 exposure, ascorbate peroxidase and guaiacol peroxidase moderately, and glutathione reductase least. The total antioxidative potential revealed an induced antioxidative network at 0.1microM CdCl2 (137+/-13.2% of the control) and its reduction to only 47.4+/-4.0% of the control at higher cadmium concentrations. The possible application of the examined biomarkers in ecotoxicological research is discussed.     

Local and distant residence times of contaminants in multi-compartment models. Part I: a review of the theoretical basis

In this, Part I of a two-part series, a review is presented of some generally appreciated residence time properties of multimedia models. The novel concept of “distant residence time” (DRT) is developed to provide additional insights into the characterization of environmental transport. DRT is the proportionality constant between the rate of emission of a contaminant into one compartment or region and the mass that results at steady-state in a distant compartment. The concept, which can be viewed as an expression of environmental mobility, is illustrated for various configurations of compartments and is shown to be consistent with the concepts of global fractionation and cold condensation. The dynamic responses of chemical quantities at distant locations to changing emission rates are also discussed. It is shown that approximate solutions for DRTs and their time dependence are useful for characterizing the long-range transport of chemicals and for interpreting monitoring data.     

Local and distant residence times of contaminants in multi-compartment models. Part II: application to assessing environmental mobility and long-range atmospheric transport

In Part I, the concepts of inherent, local and distant residence times (DRTs) were reviewed as metrics of the extent to which chemical discharges or emissions in one region or box are transported to distant regions. In this second part, the concepts are applied to geographically relevant systems to illustrate their applicability to the assessment of chemicals for long-range transport potential (LRTP). It is shown that the relative ranking of chemicals as characterized by the DRT method is similar to that of the characteristic travel distance concept. A DRT source-receptor matrix is developed that can express the chemical-specific potential of source regions to contaminate a specific receptor region of concern such as the Arctic. The matrix can be modified to identify for a specific source region the likely destinations of emissions as well as to assess the relative vulnerability of regions in the global environment to contaminants of concern.     

阳极初始电势对微生物燃料电池产电的影响

在微生物燃料电池中,阳极电势会对产电菌的富集和生长产生影响.为进一步明确阳极电势的作用,确定适合微生物生长的最佳阳极电势,在微生物燃料电池的阳极室中设置附加电路以改变阳极的初始电势,考察阳极初始电势对产电微生物的影响.将阳极初始电势设为350 mV时,产电微生物的生长明显变慢.而阳极初始电势为-200 mV和200 mV时,微生物的生长速度基本相同.稳定运行后,阳极初始电势分别为350、200和-200 mV的微生物燃料电池,阳极内阻分别为71、43和80 Ω.通过变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)分析微生物燃料电池稳定产电前后阳极微生物群落结构,虽然3个微生物燃料电池的阳极初始电势不同,但稳定后微生物群落结构相似,Clostridium sticklandii、Pseudomonas mendocina、Paenibacillus taejonensis在阳极的富集量最多,MFC对这3种细菌的强化富集作用最明显.     

耐盐菌在复合高盐条件下对偶氮染料K-2BP的脱色研究

研究利用耐盐菌CAS,考察其在不同的Na2SO4+NaCl复合高盐条件下对偶氮染料K-2BP模拟废水厌氧脱色情况,并研究不同复合高盐条件下K-2BP生物脱色与氧化还原电位ORP之间的关系。结果表明:耐盐菌CAS在不同Na2SO4+NaCl复合高盐条件下对偶氮染料K-2BP具有很好的脱色效果,且Na2SO4的加入使反应过程中ORP增加,脱色反应更易进行。     

南水北调中线工程总干渠河南段原水中消毒副产物前体物变化规律

以取自南水北调中线总干渠河南段沿线10个分水口门的原水为研究对象,探究了原水中有机物的相对分子质量分布和亲疏水性分布规律;并且研究了原水在氯化和氯胺化条件下消毒副产物生成潜能的变化规律.分离实验结果表明,南水北调沿程原水中的有机物以小分子和强疏水性为主,1×103区间的溶解性有机碳(DOC)所占的比例最大,质量分数约为57%,强疏水性组分的DOC含量最高,占到总量的50%左右;氯化及氯胺化消毒副产物生成潜能分析实验结果表明,氯化及氯胺化后主要生成了两种含碳消毒副产物(三氯甲烷和一溴二氯甲烷)和两种含氮消毒副产物(二氯乙腈和三氯硝基甲烷).氯化三氯甲烷生成潜能约为120μg·L-1,与氯化生成潜能相比,氯胺化三氯甲烷生成潜能减少了90%左右,一溴二氯甲烷减少了84.9%左右,生成的两种含氮消毒副产物增加了,其中二氯乙腈的生成量增加了约2.3倍,但总含氮消毒副产物生成潜能仍旧较低,均小于6μg·L-1.本研究成果可为南水北调中线工程河南段沿线城市的水厂工艺选择和优化提供有效的理论和技术支持.     

不同种类有机肥施用对稻田CH4和N2O排放的综合影响

以麦茬稻田为对象,研究基肥施用不同有机肥对稻田CH₄和N₂O排放的综合影响.结果表明:有机肥施用对稻田CH₄和N₂O排放的季节变化模式无明显影响,但影响其排放量.与施用化肥(化肥处理)相比,施用菜饼+化肥(菜饼处理)促进CH₄和N₂O的排放,其季节排放总量分别增加了252%和22%;施用小麦秸秆+化肥(秸秆处理)和牛厩肥+化肥(牛厩肥处理)明显增加CH₄排放,增加量分别为250%和45%,同时却减少N₂O排放,分别减少18%和21%;施用猪厩肥+化肥(猪厩肥处理)降低CH₄和N₂O的排放,分别降低4%和18%.对CH4和N₂O排放的综合温室效应分析表明,菜饼和秸秆处理的全球增温潜势(GWP)约为化肥处理的2.5倍,牛厩肥和化肥处理基本持平,但施用猪厩肥可减少10%～15%.各处理的GWP从高到低依次为菜饼、秸秆、牛厩肥、化肥和猪厩肥.单位产量的GWP以秸秆处理最高,菜饼次之,牛厩肥比化肥处理略高,猪厩肥处理最低.从本生长季来看,猪厩肥的施用对于实现环境效益与生产效益的协调发展具有一定作用.