2003—2010年中国对流层CO2时空分布研究

利用2003年到2010年的美国宇航局（National Aeronautics and Space Administration,NASA）的AIRS（Atmosphere InfraRed Sounder）官方反演的对流层中层（500 hPa）左右一段气柱内的CO2体积混合比产品分析中国地区对流层的CO2体积分数分布时空变化特征。所用数据是对AIRS L3产品2°×2.5°网格数据进行处理分析得到。经过对这8年的观测数据（2003年1月—2010年12月）的数据分析研究发现：中国地区平均CO2的体积分数在空间分布上极不平衡,总体高值集中于北部。CO2对流层中层的高值区集中在35°—45°N,形成东北平原、内蒙古中西部地区、塔克拉玛干沙漠和塔里木盆地4个高值中心,而云南地区和西藏南部上空的CO2值偏低。与中国地区8年平均CO2体积分数变化特征大体一致,每月（8年平均值）分布趋势也呈北部地区和东部地区高而南方体积分数值相对低的特征。CO2月平均体积分数的最高值一般出现在每年的4月或者5月,而每年的最低值则出现在每年的1月。对流层中层CO2体积分数呈现明显季节变化,总体上来说,从2003年到2010年这8年中,平均春、夏两季对流层中CO2含量较高,而秋、冬季CO2低于春夏两季。     

广东省土壤硒空间分布及潜在环境风险分析

利用广东省260个土壤剖面数据,开展区域尺度下的土壤总硒（Se）质量分数的空间分布研究。结果表明,研究区内土壤硒含量变异性较强,符合对数正态分布特征,其几何质量分数为0.23 mg·kg-1,高于全国平均水平。表层土壤硒基线质量分数范围为0.13到0.41 mg·kg-1,处于硒缺乏与中等含量水平之间。土壤硒的空间分布格局与区域成土母质密切相关,表现为：高硒质量分数的土壤主要位于石灰岩和砂页岩区域,而低硒质量分数的土壤主要位于紫色页岩和花岗岩地区。土壤硒缺乏可能是影响研究区人体健康的重要问题。此外,研究区由土壤退化和土壤侵蚀引发的流入周边水体的土壤硒每年可高达23 t。     

主成分分析和GIS技术在沈阳大气环境时空特征研究中的应用

在广泛收集整理相关资料和数据基础上,运用主成分分析法和GIS SuperMap技术对沈阳市2002—2010年大气污染物SO2、NO2、PM10年均值和8个环境监测站点2002—2010年的SO2、NO2、PM10年均值进行分析,结果表明:在时间变化方面,大气主要污染物的年均值在逐年下降,大气质量在近9年间逐渐转好,2007—2009年污染指数的月平均值变化曲线清晰呈现出两头高中间低的"U"字型变化趋势;在空间变化方面,从市中区到近郊区再到远郊区有逐渐减弱的趋势,市中心的太原街、小河沿的环境质量逐年转好,但市郊区的环境质量在逐年下降。     

太湖水体多环芳烃生态风险的空间分布

以太湖梅梁湾、贡湖湾和胥口湾水体多环芳烃(PAHs)含量水平为基础,通过物种敏感度分布曲线计算三湖湾水体PAHs对水生生物的潜在危害比例,以此表征PAHs对太湖三湖湾水体的生态风险,并对其空间分布特征进行讨论.结果表明:PAHs对太湖三湖湾水体的生态风险大小依次是:Flua(1.1641%),Phe(0.2206%),Pyr(0.1633%),BaP(0.0175%),Ant(0.0021%),Flu(0.0005%), Ace(0.0000%),∑7PAH的联合生态风险(3.0954%)大于单体PAHs的生态风险. Ant, BaP和∑7PAH对梅梁湾(0.0209%,0.1237%和4.1018%)的生态风险显著高于贡湖湾(0.0023%,0.0085%,3.0414%)和胥口湾(0.0002%,0.0015%,2.3899%)(P0.05);Flu和Phe对胥口湾(0.0004%,0.1553%)的生态风险显著低于梅梁湾(0.0011%,0.2999%)和贡湖湾(0.0009%,0.2681%)(P0.05);Pyr和Flua对梅梁湾(0.3268%,1.7156%),贡湖湾(0.1697%,1.2386%)和胥口湾(0.1044%,0.8339%)水生生物的生态风险具有显著性差异(P<0.05).空间分布表明:梅梁湾西北部PAHs的生态风险最大,贡湖湾北部次之,胥口湾最小.     

声电氧化处理亚甲基蓝废水的研究

采用电沉积法制备了稀土和氟树脂等共掺杂的新型二氧化铅电极,并用于声电氧化体系中作为阳极处理典型模拟染料废水.考察了声电耦合氧化条件下的协同因子变化,发现PbO2/Ti电极和La-PbO2/Ti电极作阳极时,协同因子分别为1.29、1.36.考察并优化了该氧化镧掺杂电极用于声电氧化体系的作用因素,结果表明,在功率为49.58W/cm2、频率为50Hz、阳极电极为La-PbO2/Ti电极、电流密度为71.43mA/cm2、硫酸钠为14.2g/L的条件下,200mg/L的亚甲基蓝模拟废水经过2h后去除率达到89.51%.通过GC-MS、IC等分析手段检测了中间产物,提出了亚甲基蓝可能的降解途径.     

典型环境内分泌干扰物的来源、环境分布和主要环境过程

内分泌干扰物(EDCs)作为一种新兴污染物,具有憎水性、低剂量效应和半衰期长等特征,在全球的土壤/沉积物中已被广泛检测到,并发现已给环境带来了严重的威胁。本文重点综合评述了近10年来土壤/沉积物中EDCs的来源、浓度水平、空间分布及吸附特性的研究。结果发现,EDCs来源涉及农业、工业和生活等多个方面;空间分布上,一般呈近海地区沉积物中EDCs浓度水平较河流底泥及土壤低,而高度工业化、城市化地区土壤/沉积物中EDCs浓度亦较高;EDCs的吸附受土壤/沉积物理化性质、EDCs自身性质和环境条件的共同影响,一般土壤有机质的含量和成熟度、土壤颗粒的比表面积与其吸附能力呈正相关,黏土矿物类型对EDCs的吸附也有重要的影响;EDCs的吸附能力与其自身的疏水性和结构特征有关;温度升高和溶液p H值增加都不利于EDCs的吸附,而溶液离子强度的增加对其吸附起着促进作用。土壤/沉积物对EDCs的吸附是一个复杂的过程,因此对其吸附特性需要进一步的探讨。     

某金属冶炼企业土壤As污染特征及潜在生态风险评价

以某金属冶炼企业原址用地土壤为研究对象,采用单因子污染指数法、地累积指数法、潜在生态危害指数法探讨土壤As污染累积、潜在生态风险和空间分布特征。结果表明：研究区土壤采样点位超标率为98.85%,2.5~14.0 m深度范围土壤As污染较重、潜在生态风险较高,尤以6.0~10.0 m深度范围内相对最高。从As污染成因看,0~1.0 m深度范围土壤As污染主要受企业生产活动影响;1.0~14.0 m深度范围土壤As污染除受企业生产活动影响外,还与大量回填的含As较高的硫铁矿渣、极强碱性土壤环境、土壤渗透性有关。从As污染空间分布特征看,垂直方向上As污染浓度在0~10.0 m深度范围内随深度增加呈升高趋势,地表10.0 m以下随深度增加呈下降趋势。水平方向上,地表以下5.0、10.0、12.0 m剖面深度处As污染羽分布随深度增加呈增大趋势,12.0 m以下呈减小趋势。土壤As污染分层评价结果与地表以下特定剖面深度处土壤As污染评价结果一致性较好,土壤As污染较重的区域潜在生态风险亦相对较高。可见,采用单因子污染指数法、地累积指数法、潜在生态危害指数法综合评价土壤As污染与潜在生态风险,具有较高的可靠性。     

Unregulated urban sprawl and spatial distribution of fire events: evidence from Greece

Fire events are an annual phenomenon in Greece with damages and even casualties, making their understanding and management important. In this paper, we present fire events provided by NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System and place them along a number of spatial types defined by relief and land cover classes. Results demonstrate that the occurrence of fire events is related more to some land cover classes than others. The most important in terms of overall frequency in all types of terrain is ‘Agricultural Areas’, as a result of farming practices that involve fire. The second more important type of areas is ‘Artificial Surfaces’, especially in low lying areas. These events are related to urban growth and sprawl and are very often a direct outcome of speculation practices with land properties, encouraged by the absence or poor implementation of spatial planning.     

How aerosol direct effects influence the source contributions to PM2.5 concentrations over Southern Hebei,China in severe winter haze episodes

The aerosol direct effects result in a 3%–9% increase in PM_2.5 concentrations over Southern Hebei. These impacts are substantially different under different PM_2.5 loadings. Industrial and domestic contributions will be underestimated if ignoring the feedbacks. Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area is the most air polluted region in China and the three neighborhood southern Hebei cities, Shijiazhuang, Xingtai, and Handan, are listed in the top ten polluted cities with severe PM_2.5 pollution. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the impacts of aerosol direct effects on air quality over the southern Hebei cities, as well as the impacts when considering those effects on source apportionment using three dimensional air quality models. The WRF/Chem model was applied over the East Asia and northern China at 36 and 12 km horizontal grid resolutions, respectively, for the period of January 2013, with two sets of simulations with or without aerosol-meteorology feedbacks. The source contributions of power plants, industrial, domestic, transportation, and agriculture are evaluated using the Brute-Force Method (BFM) under the two simulation configurations. Our results indicate that, although the increases in PM_2.5 concentrations due to those effects over the three southern Hebei cities are only 3%–9% on montly average, they are much more significant under high PM_2.5 loadings (~50 μg·m⁻³ when PM_2.5 concentrations are higher than 400 μg m⁻³). When considering the aerosol feedbacks, the contributions of industrial and domestic sources assessed using the BFM will obviously increase (e.g., from 30%–34% to 32%–37% for industrial), especially under high PM_2.5 loadings (e.g., from 36%–44% to 43%–47% for domestic when PM_2.5>400 μg·m⁻³). Our results imply that the aerosol direct effects should not be ignored during severe pollution episodes, especially in short-term source apportionment using the BFM.     

Special needs hurricane shelters and the ageing population: development of a methodology and a case study application

Recent experience of hurricanes, particularly in the southeast United States, has heightened awareness of the multifaceted nature of and the challenges to effective disaster relief planning. One key element of this planning is providing adequate shelter at secure locations for people who evacuate. Some of these individuals will have ‘special needs’, yet there is little research on the relationship with shelter space. This study designed a geographic information systems‐based network optimisation methodology for the siting of special needs hurricane relief shelters, with a focus on the transportation component. It sought to find new locations for shelters that maximise accessibility by vulnerable populations, given capacity constraints, concentrating on the ageing population. The framework was implemented in a medium‐sized metropolitan statistical area in the state of Florida where data suggest a possible deficit in special needs shelter space. The study analysed options for increasing special needs shelter capacity, while considering potential uncertainties in transportation network availability.