An ecosystem model for estimating potential shellfish culture production in sheltered coastal waters

A generic ecosystem model has been developed for estimating the potential production of shellfish culture and the effect of that cultivation on the pelagic ecosystem in sheltered coastal waters. The model describes the dynamics of a simple food web, nutrient cycling and growth of shellfish. The design of the model is closely tied to the temporal and spatial scales that are important in determining the sustainable production level for a particular embayment. The pelagic ecosystem, mussel energetics, population dynamics and hydrodynamics are coupled to allow fully dynamic predictions of the effect of the shellfish density. When applied to Beatrix Bay, an intensive culture embayment in the Pelorus Sound of New Zealand, the model successfully captured main features of the observed system behaviour. The hydrodynamic regime of the bay controls mussel growth and production. Although high fluxes of water into the bay suppress nutrient and carbon cycling signals in the system, the model simulations demonstrated that the mussel cultivation can have considerable effects on the ecosystem of the bay including food depletion and nutrient cycling. One of the most obvious effects is nutrient enhancement through mussel excretion at low cultivation densities, which promotes primary production particularly during the N-limitation period in summer. The sensitivity analysis identified uncertainty in some parameters and indicated areas for which experimental studies could lead to model improvement. The modelling exercise has established a primary predictive tool for managing mussel aquaculture of a coastal embayment to estimate relationships between the stock level and the growth rate of mussels, and the potentially achievable harvest and stocking density.     

The Effects of the Level of Alertness During the Rest Period on Subsequent Performance

The aim of this study was to examine how to take an effective rest to prevent a decline in alertness at work. The relationship between alertness during the rest period and subsequent task performance were investigated. The electroencephalogram (EEG) during the rest period was classified into 3 types, and these types had a significant effect on performance after the rest period. Type 1 (increasing in theta, alpha 2, and beta 1 power) was the best one for carrying out the task, whereas performance gradually declined in Type 3 (no change in EEG activity). In the case of Type 1, the method that would relieve sleep inertia had a more positive impact on performance after the rest period.     

Calculating ecological carrying capacity of shellfish aquaculture using mass-balance modeling: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Increasing growth in the aquaculture industry demands ecosystem-based techniques for management if that growth is to be ecologically sustainable and promote equity among users of the ecosystems in which it occurs. Models of carrying capacity can be used to responsibly limit the growth of aquaculture in increasingly crowded coastal areas. Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA is one such crowded coastal region experiencing a rapid increase in bivalve aquaculture. An ecosystem mass-balance model was used to calculate the ecological carrying capacity of bivalve aquaculture. Cultured oyster biomass is currently at 0.47 t km⁻² and could be increased 625 times without exceeding the ecological carrying capacity of 297 t km⁻². This translates to approximately 38,950 t of harvested cultured oysters annually which is 4 times the total estimated annual harvest of finfish. This potential for growth is due to the high primary productivity and large energy throughput to detritus of this ecosystem. Shellfish aquaculture has potential for continued growth and is unlikely to become food limited due, in part, to the large detritus pool.     

美国煤矿安全管理发展的研究与分析

为借鉴发达国家在煤矿安全管理的成功经验和失败教训,尽快提高我国煤矿的安全管理水平,采用数量统计和归纳总结等方法,分析美国煤矿安全生产水平与其社会政治、经济、法制、文化、科技、装备等的关系,讨论美国在不同社会发展阶段的社会政治经济特征;根据不同发展阶段的社会生态类型、安全诉求和安全观念对煤矿安全的影响,总结归纳美国由煤矿安全事故高发期向事故快速稳定下降期转变所采取的不同的煤矿安全管理策略。提出煤矿安全发展过程具有明显的阶段性特点,指出在由农业社会向工业化社会发展阶段,事故快速上升是必然的过程,通过完善法律法规等办法可加快煤矿安全向稳定好转的方向发展。     

全面安全管理-6 Sigma方法论

概述了最新全面管理工具 6Sigma方法论的概念、原理 ,以及 6Sigma持续循环的 5个阶段在现代企业全面安全管理中的应用     

皂素工业废水CODCr排放限值的研究

皂素工业是近几年来迅速发展的一个重要生物医药化工行业,我国皂素主产区位于南水北调中线工程水源汉江上游,其排放的大量高浓度含酸有机废水给水源保护带来严重威胁,急需制定我国的皂素工业水污染物排放标准.采用三段式两相厌氧为核心的二级生化组合工艺技术从实验室试验、现场工业性试验和示范工程三方面对皂素工业废水COD_Cr排放限值进行了研究,皂素废水二级生化处理出水中残留COD_Cr总量(以质量浓度计)约为400～500 mg/L,其中溶解性微生物代谢产物(SMP)质量浓度约为240～280 mg/L.综合考虑技术可达性和经济可行性,将现有企业COD_Cr排放限值规定为400 mg/L;为引导企业对废液综合利用,推进皂素行业清洁生产,规定新建企业和现有企业的第二时段的限值为300 mg/L.提出了丹江库区相应的COD_Cr总量指标及皂素规模限额.执行该标准后,全国每年可削减COD_Cr 71　400 t,其中南水北调中线工程水源汉江上游至少可削减60　690 t,可以满足中线调水水源区的环境保护要求.      

Biofilm responses to marine fish farm wastes

The changes in the biofilm community due to organic matter enrichment, eutrophication and metal contamination derived from fish farming were studied. The biofilm biomass, polysaccharide content, trophic niche and element accumulation were quantified along an environmental gradient of fish farm wastes in two seasons. Biofilm structure and trophic diversity was influenced by seasonality as well as by the fish farm waste load. Fish farming enhanced the accumulation of organic carbon, nutrients, selenium and metals by the biofilm community. The accumulation pattern of these elements was similar regardless of the structure and trophic niche of the community. This suggests that the biofilm communities can be considered a reliable tool for assessing dissolved aquaculture wastes. Due to the ubiquity of biofilms and its wide range of consumers, its role as a sink of dissolved wastes may have important implications for the transfer of aquaculture wastes to higher trophic levels in coastal systems.     

霾不同发展阶段下污染气体和水溶性离子变化特征分析

为探讨霾不同阶段下大气污染物的变化特征,使用MARGA观测了2018年11月18日～12月7日长三角地区一次区域霾过程中前体污染气体(NH_3、HNO_3、SO_2)和8种水溶性离子浓度.结合环保数据(PM_(2.5)、NO_2、CO、O_3)和气象数据,分析此次区域霾过程的成因、大气污染物的日变化特征以及在霾不同阶段下大气污染物的分布特征.结果表明,此次霾过程中长三角地区主要受到高压脊控制,天气形势稳定,有利于大气污染物累积.霾天时PM_(2.5)、NO_2、NO_3-、SO_24-、NH_4+、Cl-和Na+的浓度分别为(118. 91±39. 23)、(61. 62±26. 34)、(45. 64±16. 01)、(18. 80±8. 02)、(20. 82±7. 16)、(3. 02±2. 25)和(0. 23±0. 22)μg·m-3,分别是干净天的2. 73、1. 63、2. 64、1. 94、2. 50、2. 05和2. 56倍;霾天CO的浓度为(1. 34±0. 39)mg·m-3,是干净天的1. 86倍.不同大气污染物的日变化特征不同.霾不同阶段下大气污染物的分布特征不同.SO_2的浓度在霾发生阶段最高; PM_(2.5)、NO_2、NH_3、CO和SNA的浓度在霾发展阶段最高; O_3、Cl-、Na+和K+的浓度在霾消散阶段最高.SNA在霾不同阶段下对PM_(2.5)的相对贡献可达94%～96%,且在发展阶段的增速最大,增速排序为NO_3- NH_4+ SO_24-. SNA在干净天、发生阶段和发展阶段以NH_4NO_3为主,在消散阶段(NH_4)2SO4为主.此次霾过程主要由NO_3-增长导致,NO_3-在霾发生、发展和消散阶段对PM_(2.5)的相对贡献分别为51. 06%、51. 85%和48. 22%,主要通过气相均相反应生成.     

光合细菌净化养殖池水质的模拟研究

从淡水养鱼池塘底泥中分离得到１株光合细菌。在实验室模拟研究了菌液投加量、光照条件、温度、盐度、常用水产杀虫剂硫酸铜、敌百虫用量对净化养殖池水质效果的影响，结果表明：菌表明：菌液适宜投加量为１０ｍｇ／Ｌ；光照状态下净化效果优于黑暗状态；温度低于１５℃，氯化钠投加量高于１００００ｍｇ／Ｌ，硫酸铜投加量高于０．４ｍｇ／Ｌ，敌百申诉凤加量高于２．０ｍｇ／Ｌ时，净化效果均明显下降。     

西北干旱区水资源开发利用阶段及潜力

根据中国西北干旱区山前平原地区水资源转化和开发利用历史、现状与未来的趋势,可以将水资源开发利用划分为３个阶段：地表水开发利用阶段、地表水与地下水联合开发利用阶段和可用水资源的经济利用阶段。３个阶段前后衔接,相互交叉,较客观地反映了干旱区水资源开发利用层次随社会、技术进步不断提高的规律和过程。其中节水实际上在整个水资源开发利用过程中都要贯彻,但第三阶段的经济用水内涵不同于前两个阶段,特别是在灌溉农业上,包含摆脱传统观念和进行变革,具有更深层次的意义。根据调查和计算,干旱地区现净用的水量仅１６０×１０^８ｍ３,只占水资源总量的１８％,还处在地表水资源开发利用不充分阶段；如完成第一阶段,可用水量能增加９１％,完成第二阶段,则可增加２１６％,潜力很大。