Effects of exposure of crocodiles to sublethal concentrations of Petroleum waste drilling fluid in the Niger Delta basin of Midwestern Nigeria

Static bioassay were carried out using two aquatic crocodiles (the short nosed crocodile, Osteolemus tetraspis and the Nile crocodile, Crocodilus niloticus) as test organisms in soft natural dilution water, with Petroleum waste drilling fluid as the test material, at 28 ± 2 °C. Comparison of results for the control and different concentrations of the waste drilling fluid were made by means of the F-statistic method. Both crocodile species exhibited a high insensitivity to the undiluted waste drilling fluid and the different dilutions. Differences in concentration of waste drilling fluid did not influence the response of crocodiles to the potential toxicant. Percentage of deaths which was never greater than 0.2% in control tanks was not significantly different from that in test tanks where mortality values of organisms was typically 1.6% or less in most cases. There was a delay toxicant – induced mortality effect.     

四川盆地卤水的氢、氧同位素地球化学特征及其成因分类研究

四川盆地地下卤水分布广泛，类型繁多，依据氢、氧同位素地质学方法及其分布规律性，将盆地卤水明确划分出大气水淋滤型、海相沉积型、海相沉积-大气降水叠加型和海相沉积-岩浆水叠加型等四种成因类型。该分类明确，标志明显，有确定的成因涵义，取得了较好的效果。     

历史上的一次溃决洪水--1482年沁河流域大洪水

据沁河流域九女台洪水题刻水位及相关历史文献记载,沁河流域1482年洪水洪峰流量极大,历时甚长,与该流域一般洪水过程的差异迥然.通过地貌调查,并利用14C测年等方法,对沁河九女台河段进行了详细研究,发现其1482年高洪水位是梯沟口泥石流-崩塌堆积物堰塞沁河主河道的结果.当年由于降雨,使梯沟流域发生泥石流,并导致沟口右岸岩壁崩塌,形成堰塞坝,造成沁河河道阻塞,过水断面减小,九女台附近河段水位壅高,并保持了近40天的时间,堰塞坝最终溃决,导致沁河下游怀庆府发生严重的洪水灾害.     

Phreatophytic Vegetation and Groundwater Fluctuations: A Review of Current Research and Application of Ecosystem Response Modeling with an Emphasis on Great Basin Vegetation

Although changes in depth to groundwater occur naturally, anthropogenic alterations may exacerbate these fluctuations and, thus, affect vegetation reliant on groundwater. These effects include changes in physiology, structure, and community dynamics, particularly in arid regions where groundwater can be an important water source for many plants. To properly manage ecosystems subject to changes in depth to groundwater, plant responses to both rising and falling groundwater tables must be understood. However, most research has focused exclusively on riparian ecosystems, ignoring regions where groundwater is available to a wider range of species. Here, we review responses of riparian and other species to changes in groundwater levels in arid environments. Although decreasing water tables often result in plant water stress and reduced live biomass, the converse is not necessarily true for rising water tables. Initially, rising water tables kill flooded roots because most species cannot tolerate the associated low oxygen levels. Thus, flooded plants can also experience water stress. Ultimately, individual species responses to either scenario depend on drought and flooding tolerance and the change in root system size and water uptake capacity. However, additional environmental and biological factors can play important roles in the severity of vegetation response to altered groundwater tables. Using the reviewed information, we created two conceptual models to highlight vegetation dynamics in areas with groundwater fluctuations. These models use flow charts to identify key vegetation and ecosystem properties and their responses to changes in groundwater tables to predict community responses. We then incorporated key concepts from these models into EDYS, a comprehensive ecosystem model, to highlight the potential complexity of predicting community change under different fluctuating groundwater scenarios. Such models provide a valuable tool for managing vegetation and groundwater use in areas where groundwater is important to both plants and humans, particularly in the context of climate change.     

关于中国塔里木河流域若干问题的辨识

塔里木河流域的水量及水质变化 ,生态环境质量的优劣 ,生态需水量的估算、整治目标的确定等问题 ,一直是该流域资源环境和社会经济的核心问题。对其近 40年来水文观测资料的时间序列进行分析 ,三源流区的水资源量逐年递增 2× 1 0 7m3,但干流上游阿拉尔来水量每年递减 3× 1 0 7m3。水质的劣变特征亦较明显。通过构建生态脆弱性指数 ,定量评价流域生态环境质量表明 ,干流下游已属于生态环境严重受损区。用潜水蒸发和定额法的原理估算植被耗水 ,提出了维护干流区生态环境在不同目标年的生态需水量。认为应当在水资源承载力和环境容量的阈限内 ,合理确定科学的保护方案     

关中盆地地-气系统灾变的节律性及耦合关系

依据丰富而系统的历史资料，建立了关中盆地历史地震与旱涝灾害两个数据库，分析了近2000a来地-气系统环境灾变的节律性及耦合关系。结果发现：(1)地震活动具有一定的节律性，并先后经历了3个平静期和3个活跃期，平静期与活跃期呈交替出现，具有3～4个世纪的周期；(2)较为严重的干旱、洪涝灾害亦具有一定的周期性，先后经历了2个洪涝期和3个干旱期，其较长尺度的转换周期亦为3～4个世纪；(3)在世纪尺度上，地震活动与旱涝灾害具有某种耦合关系，表现为在地震活动的活跃期，旱涝灾害呈多发性，而在地震活动的平静期，旱涝灾害较为稀少；(4)以较大级别的地震群发为节点，地气系统环境灾变的耦合关系具有先旱→后震→再涝的演替特征。基于上述事实，提出了一个地-气系统环境灾变的概念模型，对地震与旱涝灾害的耦合关系给出了确定性解释。为关中盆地世纪尺度的环境灾变群发性预测提供了新的依据。     

珠江流域人群对典型EDCs的暴露及致癌风险评价

研究以珠江流域为例,结合美国EPA致癌风险评估模型,通过构建多介质-多途径暴露模型,定量评估了该区域居民暴露于镉(Cd)、滴滴涕(DDT)和多氯联苯(PCBs)等典型EDCs污染物的致癌风险,分析风险来源、暴露介质及暴露途径,并探讨不同环境介质的致癌风险贡献率.结果表明:Cd、DDT和PCBs的暴露剂量达2.36×10-4,6.46×10-5,4.62×10-5mg/(kg·d);暴露途径中经口摄入是最主要途径;总致癌风险为2.04×10-4,高于国内外所规定的可接受致癌风险水平上限(1×10-4),环境介质中蔬菜和大米对致癌风险贡献较大,区域主要典型EDCs污染物Cd和PCBs对致癌风险贡献率较大(分别达44%、45%).     

基于AWRSEI的岱海流域生态环境质量时空演变及驱动因子分析

流域是重要的生态安全屏障和社会经济发展区域,为了更加客观准确地评价干旱和半干旱区流域生态环境质量,基于遥感生态指数（RSEI）引入盐度指标构建适用于干旱和半干旱区流域的遥感生态指数（AWRSEI）并以岱海流域为例分析其适用性.基于AWRSEI模型,采用4期Landsat TM/OLI合成影像,对2001~2020年岱海流域的生态环境质量进行定量评价,通过变异系数和空间自相关分析岱海流域生态环境质量时空演变规律,并通过地理探测器进行成因分析和驱动因子解释力分析.结果表明：①AWRSEI与各生态因子的平均相关系数为0.860,比单个指标分量更具代表性;第一主成分的荷载正负值和排序与RSEI一致,特征值贡献率比RSEI高3.69%,评价结果与真实地表情况更为接近,适合用于干旱区流域的生态环境质量评价.②岱海流域2001~2020年AWRSEI指数的年均值为0.427,生态环境质量基础较差,期间AWRSEI的均值呈现波动上升的趋势,并且在2020年均值达到最高0.502.整体生态环境质量明显好转,恶化区域减少了20.51%,改善区域增加了12.71%.空间分布上,岱海流域南部和西北部高海拔地区的林地生态环境质量优,北部和南部中海拔地区生态环境质量较差,湖区北侧生态环境质量优于南侧.③岱海流域AWRSEI变异系数平均值为0.280,生态环境质量状况稳定,整体变化波动较小,高波动主要集中在湖区南侧和居民点区域.岱海流域生态环境质量存在显著的空间自相关性,高-高集聚区主要分布在高海拔的林地区域和低海拔耕地区域;低-低集聚区零星分布在中海拔区域.④2001~2020年岱海流域生态环境的提升主要由于NDVI提高,NDBSI和NDSI降低.NDVI和NDBSI是交互作用最强的组合,对生态环境的解释力最强.土地利用是AWRSEI的主导因子,解释力最强.土地利用和气象因子的组合是交互作用最强,且各驱动因子之间均为增强关系.     

基于MODIS和GIS的洪水识别及淹没区土地利用信息的提取

介绍了MODIS数据晴空和薄云下水体的有效识别算法——CH2/CH1比值方案,并应用于2007年淮河流域大洪水事件,选取泄洪前、泄洪期和退水期3时相的MODIS数据进行水体识别分析,有效确定洪水淹没区。利用GIS技术提取洪水淹没区土地利用信息,进一步统计安徽省沿淮县市淹没区土地利用各类型的面积,从而为区域洪水灾害评估提供参考依据。相关研究成果已在ArcGIS中建成模型,为洪水监测业务服务。     

福州青年运动会环境空气质量状况及原因分析

利用2015年10月福州市国控点位空气质量常规6项参数(SO_2、NO_2、CO、O_3、PM_(10)、PM_(2.5))、NCEP/NCAR再分析逐日高度场、风场资料、温度场资料(垂直方向为17层,分辨率为2.5°×2.5°),对10月及福州第一届青年运动会(以下简称"青运会")期间空气质量进行分析与评价,并结合采取的相关管控措施和气象条件情况,分析福州市空气质量变化原因。结果表明,2015年10月福州市空气质量达到优良水平,各项污染物指标均达到一级标准,浓度较2014年同期明显下降,同时青运会期间污染物浓度较10月显著降低,这与对重点工业源、流动源、扬尘源等采取的管控措施密不可分,而且青运会前期受台风"巨爵"外围气流影响,福州温度较常年偏高,有利于空气垂直湍流运动,青运会后期的降水清洁过程,易于污染物清除。