Non-market values of forest biodiversity and the impact of informing the general public: Insights from generalized multinomial logit estimations

Apart from the ethical argument around trade-off that individuals have to make between monetary and non-monetary value, application of stated preference method was exposed to another criticism related to the complexity of biodiversity issue and the capacity of the general public to provide accurate responses to willingness to pay elicitation survey. This paper tests how providing information about the ecological processes underlying forest management scenarios affects public preferences and their valuation of biodiversity in publicly owned forest land in France. The generalized multinomial logit models applied to choice experiment data suggests that all respondents adopt the same heuristics based on easily visible aspects of forest landscape, to reveal their use and nonuse values of biodiversity. However, when they receive additional ecological information, only those who are familiar with the biodiversity concept, have awareness of issues at stake, and have a regular use of forest tend to attach higher values to less known biodiversity component (fallen deadwood in this case). The paper concludes that “mass media campaign” has to be completed by environmental literacy programs, to improve people’s awareness and understanding of what biodiversity means from ecological functioning, then making economic valuation a useful tool from a conservation perspective.     

Estimating the non-market benefits of climate change adaptation of river ecosystem services: A choice experiment application in the Aoos basin,Greece

Mountains are important global reservoirs of water resources. However they are highly vulnerable to climate change as limited alterations in temperature and precipitation may cause harmful effects to water systems. Southern Europe and especially Greece are expected to undergo a drought trend over the next decades, resulting in less recharge for the aquifers and water services reduction. Thus, climate change may distort both natural and socioeconomic characteristics of freshwater ecosystem services deteriorating the general social welfare related to them. This paper examines the economic impacts of climate change on river uses of the Aoos basin in Greece. In this regard, a choice experiment is conducted to estimate the value changes in different ecological and economic services in a mountain community. The econometric simulations using conditional logit, random parameters logit and latent class models reveal that despite existing preference heterogeneity, respondents on average derive positive and significant welfare effects from climate change adaptation measures. The findings of the survey may assist in adaptation planning for the Aoos River basin, with possible extensions to other river systems enduring similar climate change indications.     

放射性污染植物修复技术田间试验及前景分析

概括了放射性污染的植物修复技术田间应用研究状况,总结分析了放射性核素的生物可利用性及超富集植物筛选等因素对田间植物修复效果的影响。推导建立了保守清除模型,估算出植物修复的数十年的修复应用时间;结合环境治理的需求,分析了放射性污染的植物修复应用前景。     

混凝法处理造纸废水的实验研究

利用以水玻璃、硫酸、硫酸铝和废铁屑为原料研制出的聚硅酸硫酸铝铁类混凝剂 ,在静态处理造纸废水的基础上 ,使用自行设计的动态模拟实验装置 ,对贵州省某造纸厂总排口废水进行混凝处理。在最佳水力条件下 ,造纸废水色度去除率达 96.9% ,CODCr去除率达 92 .5 % ,出水水质低于国家造纸工业污染物排放一级标准 ,说明复合型聚硅酸铝铁类混凝剂对造纸废水有着优异的去除效果     

地形对日本福岛核事故放射性粒子扩散影响的敏感性研究

利用FLEXPART-WRF粒子扩散模式和Stohl等给出的福岛核事故137Cs排放数据,对日本福岛核事故放射性粒子扩散情况进行了数值模拟和有、无地形的敏感性试验;同时假定核污染物排放源位于日本高崎市的RN38站(36.3°N、139.1°E),对向东开口的V型特殊地形进行了敏感性试验. 福岛核事故数值模拟结果表明:放射性污染物的扩散路径、范围和强度既与天气形势有关,还与地形密切相关,不同天气或不同盛行风向条件下,地形的绕流和抬升作用对核污染物扩散输送态势的影响具有明显差异;在偏东气流影响下,由于地形作用,相比无地形时核污染物扩散偏西1个经度左右,偏高约0.5km. V型特殊地形敏感性试验结果表明:在合适的环流形势下(边界层为偏东风,中、高层为偏西风),由于V型地形的阻挡作用,可形成强烈上升运动区,核污染物主要向上、向东扩散输送,向上可扩散至3.0km以上,向东可扩散至145°E左右;而无地形时核污染物向上、向东影响范围减小,向东扩散至140°E,向上扩散至1.5km,但由于无地形阻挡和偏东风影响,向西扩散范围有所增加. 讨论了天气和地形条件对核电站选址的影响,不同天气形势下地形对核污染物扩散的影响并不相同,因此核电站选址应首先考虑选址地的大气环流背景和常见的天气系统,在此基础上再考虑地形的影响.      

Crop residue removal and fertilizer N: Effects on soil organic carbon in a long-term crop rotation experiment on a Udic Boroll

Biofuels can be produced by converting cellulose in crop residues to ethanol. This has recently been viewed as a potential supplement to non-renewable energy sources, especially in the Americas. A 50-yr field experiment was analyzed to determine the influence of (i) removing approximately 22% of the above-ground wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) residue each crop year, and (ii) N and P fertilization on soil carbon (C) in the top 15 cm depth of a fallow–wheat–wheat (F–W–W) rotation. The study was conducted from 1958 to 2007 on a clay soil, at Indian Head in sub-humid southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. Soil C concentrations and bulk densities were measured in the 0–7.5 and 7.5–15 cm depths in 1987, 1996 and 2007 and soil C changes were related to C inputs estimated from straw and root yields calculated from regressions relating these to grain yields. Two soil organic matter models [the Campbell model and the Introductory Carbon Balance Model (ICBM)] were also used to simulate and predict the effects of the treatments on soil C change over time, and to estimate likely soil C change if 50% or 95% of above-ground residues were harvested each crop year. Crop residue removal reduced cumulative C inputs from straw and roots over the 50-yr experiment by only 13%, and this did not significantly (P > 0.05) reduce soil C throughout the experiment duration. However, after 50 yr of applying N fertilizer at recommended rates, soil C increased significantly by about 3 Mg ha⁻¹ compared to the non-fertilized treatment. The simulated effect of removing 50% and 95% of the above-ground residues suggested that removing 50% of the straw would likely have a detectable effect on the soil C, while removing 95% of the straw certainly would. Measurements and model simulations suggest that adoption of no-tillage without proper fertilization will not increase soil C. Although it appears that a modest amount of residue may be safely removed from these Udic Borolls (Black Chernozems) without a measurable effect on soil C, this would only be feasible if accompanied by appropriate fertility management.     

The transport and retention of CQDs-doped TiO2 in packed columns and 3D printed micromodels

CQDs-doped TiO₂（C-TiO₂） has drawn increased attention in recent because of its excellent catalytic performance.Understanding the transport of C-TiO₂ in porous media is necessary for evaluating the environmental process of this new nanomaterial.Column experiments were used in this study to investigate ionic strength（IS）,dissolved organic matter（DOM）and sand grain size on the transport of C-TiO₂.The mobility of C-TiO₂ was inhibited by the incr...     

共固定化菌藻对市政污水中氮磷去除的研究

以PVA为主要包埋材料,将活性污泥和蛋白核小球藻共固定化,用气升式反应器连续处理模拟生活污水,结果表明:共固定化菌藻共生系统适于处理高有机负荷、低氮磷浓度的市政污水,NH+4-N的最高去除率可接近100%,P的最高去除率可达到93.6%。24h无光照对NH+4-N、P的去除没有影响,但缺少光照多于36h则影响较大。     

四种饵料微藻对海水养殖水体N、P的去除研究

为了探索采用微藻处理与综合利用技术净化工厂化海水养殖水体的可行性,研究测定了一些常用饵料微藻对水体N、P的去除能力.主要以绿色巴夫藻(Pavlova viridis)、青岛大扁藻(Platymonas sp.)、三角褐指藻(Phaeodactylum tricornutum)和塔胞藻(Pyramimonas sp.)为...     

水溶态Cd、Zn及其复合污染对3种豆类胚根生长的影响

采用水培实验,研究了Cd、Zn单一及其Cd（20 mg·kg-1）、Zn（5、10、15、20 mg·kg-1）复合污染对3种豆类胚根生长的影响.结果表明,Cd溶液处理,Cd2＋浓度为2 mg·kg-1时,3种豆类发芽数（粒）高于对照组,黄豆的发芽数随处理浓度增加而减少,呈负相关,对绿豆和豌豆的发芽没有明显影响,对3种...