Toxicity of atrazine and chlorsulfuron to algae

Sensitivity of three algal species, Chlorella vulgaris, Scenedesmus acutus and Pseudanabaena galeata to herbicides atrazine and chlorsulfuron was studied using single species toxicity tests. Organisms were exposed to different concentrations of these herbicides and the algal growth was measured by turbidity at 750 nm. Atrazine appeared to be the most inhibitory to algae growth. 96 hr E_bC₅₀ of atrazine was: 1.3, 0.014, 0.014 mg/1 for C. saccharophila, S. acutus and P. galeata, respectively and 96 hr E_bC₅₀ of chlorsulfuron was 74.5 mg/1 for C.saccharophila, 0.19 mg/1 for S. acutus and 21.1 mg/1 for P. galeata     

Selection and characterization of eight freshwater green algae strains for synchronous water purification and lipid production

The objective of this study is to select and characterize the candidate for synchronous water purification and lipid production from eight freshwater microalgae strains (Chlorella sp. HQ, C. emersonii, C. pyrenoidosa, C. vulgaris, Scenedesmus dimorphus, S. quadricauda, S. obiquus, Scenedesmus sp. LX1). The strains Chlorella sp. HQ, C. pyrenoidesa, and S. obliquus showed superiority in biomass accumulation, while the top biomass producers did not correspond to the top lipid producers. S. quadricauda achieved higher lipid content (66.1%), and Chlorella sp. HQ and S. dimorphus ranked down in sequence, with lipid content above 30%. Considering nutrient removal ability (total nitrogen (TN): 52.97%; total phosphorus (TP): 84.81%), the newly isolated microalga Chlorella sp. HQ was the possible candidate for water purification coupled with lipid production. To further investigate the lipid producing and nutrient removal mechanism of candidate microalga, the ultra structural changes especially the lipid droplets under different water qualities (different TN and TP concentrations) were characterized. The results elucidate the nutrient-deficiency (TN: 3.0 mg·L^–1; TP: 0.3 mg·L^–1) condition was in favor of forming lipid bodies in Chlorella sp. HQ at the subcellular level, while the biomass production was inhibited due to the decrease in chloroplast number which could further suppress the nutrient removal effect. Finally, a twophase cultivation process (a nutrient replete phase to produce biomass followed by a nutrient deplete phase to enhance lipid content) was conducted in a photo-bioreactor for Chlorella sp. HQ to serve for algae-based synchronous biodiesel production and wastewater purification.     

太子河流域不同水生态区EPT群落时空分布特征

为了解同一流域不同水生态区EPT〔蜉蝣目(Ephemeroptera)、襀翅目(Plecoptera)、毛翅目(Trichoptera)〕这一敏感类群的时空分布差异及其影响因素,于2009年枯水期(5月)和丰水期(8月)分别对太子河流域3个水生态区进行了野外调查. 结果表明:太子河流域上游区域的水生态Ⅰ区EPT物种数(64种)显著高于中下游区域的水生态Ⅱ区和Ⅲ区,其中,仅毛翅目物种数在丰水期显著高于枯水期. 典范对应分析(canonical correspondence analysis,CCA)结果显示,水生态Ⅰ区影响EPT群落分布的环境要素为电导率和水温,而水生态Ⅱ区、Ⅲ区则为电导率、φ(细沙)、ρ(BOD₅)、ρ(TP)和ρ(NH₃-N). 枯水期影响EPT群落分布的因素为电导率、建设用地面积所占比例和ρ(BOD₅),丰水期为电导率、ρ(SS)、耕地面积所占比例和水温. 偏线性回归(partial linear regression,PLR)分析显示,水生态Ⅱ区物种和环境要素的模型总解释率最高(均约为0.60),其他2个区次之(水生态Ⅰ区、Ⅲ区总解释率分别为0.13~0.43、0.13~0.53),丰水期模型的总解释率为0.33~0.78,而枯水期模型的总解释率为0.43~0.71. 相对于单一环境要素模型,不同类型环境要素的联合模型对太子河流域EPT群落空间变异具有更好的解释效力.      

基于国际河流开发的国家水质标准差异对比分析

就国际河流相邻国家用水特点,分析我国与俄罗斯在地表水用于生活饮用水和农田灌溉水2个方面的水质标准进行对比分析,具体分析这2个标准在两国之间的总体差异和具体指标差异。分析的总体结论是俄罗斯的水质标准在项目分类、具体评价指标方面比我国丰富,具体指标的限值要稍严于我国标准。针对两国水质标准的不同,分析在国际河流开发利用中可能导致的冲突及这种差异对我国的影响,并从社会经济发展需求、水资源开发及相关政策关注重点等方面揭示两国水质标准存在差异的原因,为有效解决由于水质标准差异导致的争端提供科学依据。     

The politics of NGO registration in international protectorates: the cases of Bosnia and Iraq

Following international interventions in Bosnia-Herzegovina(1) and Iraq, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have played a central role in delivering humanitarian relief, encouraging participation in new systems of government, and advocating on behalf of marginalised groups. Although intervening agencies have framed such autonomous organisations as unquestionably virtuous, scholars have increasingly questioned the agency of NGOs, pointing to the constraining effects of funding and regulatory mechanisms. This paper contributes to this body of work by offering a detailed examination of legislation requiring NGOs to register with nascent state institutions. Drawing on case study material from Bosnia and Iraq, it argues that NGO registration should not be dismissed as a technical or legal matter, but that it should be embraced as a significant political practice embedded in relations of power. Registration legislation has increased the transparency of NGO funding origins and institutional practices, yet it has simultaneously acted as a barrier to smaller organisations and led to the transmission of international objectives through civil society entities.     

从汶川大地震看减灾国际合作

汶川大地震给中国造成了严重的损失,也再一次提醒国内外的决策者和研究人员必须注重发挥科学技术和国际合作在灾害防治和抗灾救助中的巨大作用。从当前国际减灾救援所面临的挑战出发,通过总结中国减灾国际合作的发展过程、发展现状以及在这次汶川大地震中减灾国际合作所发挥的作用,论述了在中国加强国际减灾合作的必要性及下一步的工作重点,以期为灾区的恢复重建和科学总结抗震救灾经验提供参考。     

基于知识图谱法的国际生态旅游研究分析

论文采用“web of science ^TM核心合集”2005—2015年的面板数据,运用知识图谱法（CiteSpace）对国际生态旅游的研究文献进行实证分析,研究结果表明：1）国际生态旅游的研究规模逐渐扩大,且多集中在经济发达和生态资源丰富的地区。2）旅游、保护和管理是生态旅游研究的核心：“旅游”研究内容包括旅游资源、旅游活动影响和游客环境教育,“保护”研究内容包括生态资源保护和保护区研究,“管理”研究内容包括社区管理、管理指导原则和评价方法。3）学科发展经历了资源导向、社区经济和发展旅游三个阶段：资源导向阶段（2008—2010年）,自然和文化资源是生态旅游目的地选址的重要条件;社区经济阶段（2010—2012年）,广泛开始对社区生态旅游经济效益的分析;发展旅游阶段（2013—2014年）,生态旅游市场研究、生态旅游者行为分析成为学科研究的又一重要方向。4）生态旅游活动的普及与地域性研究的深化、生态旅游市场化的研究和跨学科方法的运用将是未来生态旅游发展的三大趋势。     

甲萘威的淡水水生生物水质基准研究

为保护我国淡水水生生物,收集、筛选出5门23科44个物种的急性毒性数据和1门1科2个物种的慢性毒性数据,分别采用毒性百分数排序法和物种敏感度分布法,对我国甲萘威的淡水水生生物水质基准进行推导. 结果表明:我国淡水水生生物物种的急性毒性平均值范围为2.25～27 609 μg/L,甲壳纲急性毒性平均值范围为2.25～1 000 μg/L,鱼纲急性毒性平均值范围为700～27 609 μg/L,最敏感的物种为棘爪网纹溞,最不敏感的物种为胡鲶. 毒性百分数排序法推导出的基准最大浓度和基准连续浓度均为2.6 μg/L,物种敏感度分布法推导出的短期危险浓度和长期危险浓度分别为3.3和1.6 μg/L. 中美甲萘威的水质基准值差异归因于两国生物区系的不同. 甲壳纲对甲萘威的敏感度大于鱼纲. 初步统计表明,在22个天然水体样品中,有50%样品的甲萘威浓度高于淡水水质基准,存在环境风险.      

Phosphorus accumulation and eutrophication in feed-supply freshwater fishponds

The rapid growth and intensification of freshwater fishery can cause imbalances between phosphorus （P） input in feed and its output in produce. This aquaculture can result in enriching exogenous P in fishponds and, consequently, accelerates the process of eutrophication. To assess relations among input, accumulation, release of P and as a consequence degrading water quality in terms of chlorophyll-a （Chl-a） in freshwater fishponds, fourteen fishponds with feed supply, nine fishponds without feed supply, and five nonfish ponds in Shaoxing Plain, southeast China were selected for comparing P accumulation in their waters and surface sediments. Surface sediment samples were collected from each pond to evaluate their total P, water soluble P, Olsen P, algal available P, and P fractions. Water samples were also collected from the ponds to measure concentrations of dissolved P and Chl-a. Total P in the sediments ranged from 0.88 to 1.73 g/kg in the fishponds with feed supply, that in the non-fish ponds ranged from 0.47 to 0.86 g/kg. Organic P, accounted for 23% to 60% of total P in the sediments, was an important P fraction and increased linearly with increasing organic matter. Long-term application of feeds resulted in increased P availability in the bottom sediments and degradation of water quality in the freshwater fishponds. Compared with non-fish ponds, sediments from the feed-supplied fishponds contained considerably higher Olsen P, algal available P, and water soluble P. Higher proportions of the labile P （NH4Cl-P） and potentially labile P （NaOH-IP） were also found in the sediments from the fishponds. High solubility of P in the sediments resulted in elevation of P and chlorophyll-a concentration in the pond water. The dissolved P concentration in the pond water increased in the order of non-fish ponds （12μg/L） 〈 fishponds without feed supply （24 μg/L） 〈 fishponds with feed supply （66 μg/L）. Linear correlations between concentrations of total P, Olsen-P, algal available P, water-soluble P and P concentration in saturation extracts in the sediments and dissolved P in the pond water indicated that there was a buffering action of the sediment constituents on the dissolved P.     

水环境中微囊藻毒素研究进展

随着水体污染和富营养化进程的加剧,淡水水华暴发的频率和强度亦趋严重,笔者综述了有毒水华发生过程中释放的主要次级代谢物——微囊藻毒素的研究现状。该毒素是一类具有多种异构体的环状多肽物质。由于其毒性大、分布广、结构稳定,从而成为水环境中的潜在危害物质。对微囊藻毒素的产生、迁移及转化途径的研究已成为关注热点。微囊藻毒素作为安全性评价的风险因子,其分析方法主要有液相色谱和酶联免疫法等。为改善水源水质,逐步发展了包括物理、化学、生物等手段的控制方法。在总结国内外研究的基础上,根据我国实情,提出了微囊藻毒素在大型富营养化湖泊治理中的研究内容和方向。