Comprehensive health condition assessment on partial sewers in a southern Chinese city based on fuzzy mathematic methods

A self-developed sewer health assessment system using the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation and analytical hierarchy process was applied to give a comprehensive health condition evaluation on part of the local sewers in a southern Chinese city based on the sewer video data collected by a sewer inspection closed circuit television （CCTV） robot. Aside from the overall condition evaluation, the structure, function, and stability status of the sewer were also analyzed using the method. A comprehensive index H was proposed to give the overall health condition of pipes with different defects, and Ht, Hs, and If were used to quantify the defects affecting the tightness, stability, and function of the pipe, respectively. Results show that 48% of the inspected pipes were in good condition （0〈H〈0.25）, and about 33% of the sewer pipes analyzed were categorized to be at severe or urgent condition levels （H 〉 0.5）, although most of the pipes were installed only within five years. Frequent sedimentation affects the function of the sewer, and deformation and joint damage affect the structure of the sewer.     

Comparative study on the efficiency and environmental impact of two methods of utilizing polyvinyl chloride waste based on life cycle assessments

Two processes of utilizing polyvinyl chloride （PVC） waste, an incineration process and a vacuum pyrolysis process, for energy conversion were compared to determine their efficiency and environmental perfor- mance. We carried out a life cycle assessment with each of the two processes to evaluate their environmental impact and defined the goals and limits of our remit. As well, we established an inventory of PVC waste from incineration and vacuum pyrolysis based on process analysis, data collection and calculations. The results show that electrical power output per unit mass of PVC waste in the incineration process was twice as high as that of the vacuum pyrolysis process. Incineration had a larger total environmental impact potential than vacuum pyrolysis. The total environmental impact potential of PVC waste from incineration was three times higher than that from vacuum pyrolysis. Incineration of PVC disposed 300 ng. 100 kgI of dioxins and vacuum pyrolysis 98.19 ng- 100 kgI of dioxins. As well, we analyzed the data for their uncertainty with results quantified in terms of three uncertainties： basic uncertainty, additional uncertainty, and computational uncertainty. The coefficients of variation of the data were less than 25% and the quality of the inventory data was acceptable with low uncertainty. Both PVC waste disposal processes were of similar quality and their results comparable. The results of our life cycle impact assessment （LCIA） showed considerable reliability of our methodology. Overall, the vacuum pyrolysis process has a number advantages and greater potential for development of PVC disposal than the incineration process.     

区域生态环境服务价值评估 --以延安市宝塔区为例

将小尺度行政区域作为研究对象,建立区域生态环境服务价值评估模型。模型重点考虑了2个方面:第一,主体生态系统对区域生态环境服务价值的贡献大小及主体生态系统之间的相互影响;第二,估算主体生态系统价值时考虑直接使用价值、间接使用价值、非使用价值的重复或遗漏及生态环境服务价值随社会经济的变化。以陕西延安市宝塔区为例进行评估,得到2002年宝塔区生态环境服务价值为118322.214万元。     

基于ODS2002超声波检测技术的高温炉管寿命评估

高温炉管是电站锅炉的重要部件之一,其工作环境为高温高压,在此条件下长期运行,其材料性能会明显下降,从而加剧炉管寿命的缩短,因此对长期使用的高温炉管进行状态检查和寿命评估是十分必要的.本文利用ODS2002氧化皮厚度测量仪及寿命预测装置,对山东某电厂高温炉管开展氧化层厚度检测,评估其剩余寿命,为电厂年度大修提供理论依据与...     

2002~2009年兰州PM10人体健康经济损失评估

参考近年来公开发表的国内外流行病学文献,筛选出PM10的健康效应终点和适合于兰州地区的暴露-反应关系系数,对2002~2009年兰州地区PM10人体健康经济损失进行了计算.结果表明2002年以来兰州地区PM10人体健康经济损失并未明显升高,而是逐年波动;年损失值均在10亿元以上,其中2009年最高为16.6亿元; PM10人体健康经济损失与GDP的比值呈明显下降的趋势.     

专家质疑评估混合物的不确定性系数

2013年7月11日来源:环境卫生权威混合物毒理学专家认为,不能假定在评估对单独化学物质的暴露构成的健康风险时通常使用的缺省不确定性系数,以免遭受化学混合物的潜在有害影响。不确定性系数长久以来被用于将毒理学结果由实验动物研究外推到人类。由Andreas Kortenkamp领     

芦山7.0级地震震害

本文作者以第一时间在芦山7.0级地震现场开展震害调查、损失评估、烈度调查工作所收集到的实际震害资料为基础,对本次地震的震害加以简要概述,并提出一些建议。     

访大气环境保护专家——黄浩云

正黄浩云,男,1971年出生,硕士,正高级工程师,现任天津市环境保护科学研究院环境规划研究室主任、天津市大气污染防治重点实验室主任、天津市清洁生产委员会副主任委员、天津市环境工程评估中心专家、天津市工程咨询协会会员、天津市政府采购中心评标专家、环境科学学会会员,多年从事科研、环境保护规划编制、规划和区域环评、重     

天津市排污权交易评估与分析

在简要介绍天津市排污权交易试点的开展历程与现状的基础上,对天津市排污交易试点进行了评估。分析了排污交易试点过程中存在的主要问题,即排污权交易难以为环境管理服务,其执行状况与实施初衷不完全相符,基础数据的现状尚不支持交易的有效进行,交易跟踪系统尚不健全,初始排污权分配技术方法不成熟。针对以上问题,对＂十二五＂期间天津市排污交易试点开展提出了建议。     

长江三角洲城市内河环境治理的居民支付意愿比较研究 ——上海、南京与杭州实例调查

应用意愿价值评估法(CVM)的技术调查上海、南京和杭州城市内河环境治理的居民支付意愿,并探讨研究结果是否在城市间保持稳定.基于1258份问卷的统计分析,结果显示:上海、南京和杭州居民的支付意愿均值分别为20.5,25.4,20.3元/(户×月);进一步的线性对数模型分析结果表明,收入、环境意识等变量在3城市都呈现显著影响,而户籍、教育等因素在各城市模型中存在显著性差异;3城市混合数据模型显示,南京样本支付意愿显著高于其他2城市样本,杭州与上海调查样本无显著性差异.上述结果揭示了不同城市居民对城市内河治理的支付意愿呈现稳定性,为意愿价值评估法在我国不同区域间的“效益转移”研究提供了实证支持.但另一方面,参数模型表现出一定的差异,需要对模型作进一步的优化.