饱和多孔介质中DNAPL污染源区结构及质量溶出

为探究重非水相液体（DNAPL）在地下水中的运移和溶出行为,选取四氯乙烯（PCE）为代表,采用透射光法动态监测PCE在二维砂箱中的运移和分布,并以顶空气相色谱法监测其质量溶出,在此基础上通过乙醇冲洗来改变PCE分布,对比分析相应源区结构和溶出浓度的变化.结果表明：PCE的运移以垂向入渗为主,并伴随由毛细管力引起的横向迁移;污染源区面积和溶出浓度的变化具有明显一致性,均先迅速增大而后趋于平稳,由于泄露量小,70.7%的PCE以ganglia态残留在运移路径上.乙醇主要通过增溶作用改变污染源区结构,对PCE的空间展布影响弱,乙醇冲洗后ganglia态PCE占比增至99.6%,GTP值从2.4增至257.随着乙醇冲洗体积的增加,PCE源区面积从100cm²减至50cm²,对应溶出浓度从114mg/L减至12mg/L,二者呈较好的线性关系（R²=0.76）.此外,连续监测结果显示,在本研究的实验条件下,无论是否经过乙醇冲洗,PCE污染源区结构和其相应的质量溶出可以在一定时间内（至少16PVs）保持稳定.     

复杂DNAPL污染源区溶解相污染通量的升尺度计算

重非水相液体(DNAPL)污染场地中NAPL相污染物会持续溶解于地下水中,释放出溶解相污染羽,对人体健康产生威胁.准确评估DNAPL污染场地源区下游的溶解相污染通量至关重要.由于介质的非均质性常形成复杂DNAPL污染源区,其溶解相污染通量往往呈现出阶段性变化.目前溶解相污染通量计算普遍采用Christ等提出的双域升尺度模型,但该模型仅适用于弱非均质性的污染源区.本文基于大量强非均质性条件下的污染源区数值算例,修正了Christ双域模型中污染源区衰减指数的经验公式,将该模型的适用范围推广至强非均质性的复杂污染源区.通过蒙特卡罗数值算例及两个二维砂箱试验数据验证了修正模型的适用性和精度.对比结果表明:修正模型可广泛适用于不同结构的复杂DNAPL污染源区,与以往的计算方法相比,修正模型计算的溶解相污染通量精度提高了约35%.     

生活垃圾焚烧发电厂的环境风险评价

垃圾焚烧技术兼具环境效益和经济效益,环境风险评价的结论是该类项目选址的关键问题之一。在分析中国城市生活垃圾排放现状和生活垃圾焚烧项目环境风险的基础上,分析了二恶英风险事故的环境影响及环境防护距离的计算方法与传统卫生防护距离的差异,并以秦皇岛生活垃圾焚烧发电厂为实例进行了计算。结果表明:在不同工况下人体经呼吸每日最大摄入二恶英的量均远小于允许摄入量参考标准值,环境防护距离确定方法更为科学和人性化,有利于消除公众对此类建设项目的误解。     

三峡水库澎溪河消落带植物群落物种丰富度格局

通过样地调查和Spearman相关分析,研究了澎溪河消落带植物群落物种丰富度格局. 结果表明:沿河流纵向梯度,总物种丰富度、灌木层和草本层物种丰富度均表现出抛物线型,乔木层物种丰富度表现出直线型;沿河流侧向梯度,总物种丰富度和草本层物种丰富度随高程的增加先升高后降低;乔木层和灌木层物种丰富度随高程的升高而增加. 在纵向梯度上,底质类型与物种丰富度显著相关,距河口的空间距离对物种丰富度有重要的控制作用;在侧向梯度上,淹水时间、土壤含水量、底质异质性对群落空间格局有重要影响. 总体来说,消落带植物物种丰富度格局仍受原河流地貌及洪水格局的影响,但由于水位季节性变动,已形成与水位变动相适应的分布格局.      

黄河三角洲生态区土壤石油污染及其对碱蓬萌发的生态影响

基于黄河三角洲生态区内的油田生产区中石油污染土壤的调查取样,分析石油污染状况,并在实验室人工控制条件下,研究土壤中不同质量分数的石油污染对该区先锋植物——碱蓬（Salsola glauca Bung）的种子萌发影响。结果表明,油田区土壤受到了不同程度的石油污染;溢油处石油的质量分数最高达6.230 g·kg^-1。另外,萌发实验说明在土壤污染情况下种子萌发率具有不确定性,土壤石油污染质量分数为5～40 g·kg^-1时,对碱蓬种子的萌发无明显抑制作用。该研究对黄河三角洲生态区土壤石油类污染敏感指示指标的筛选和植物的生物修复具有重要意义。     

不同干扰强度对沙质海岸带植物物种β多样性的影响

选择东山岛沙质海岸带4种不同干扰强度林分作为空间演替系列,采用样方法研究其β多样性的变化,结果表明：（1）不同干扰强度林分的植物组成和重要值差别较大,在天然次生林的乔木层和灌木层中,潺槁木姜子（Litsea glutinosa）均是第一优势种,重要值分别为98和137,群落结构稳定;择伐干扰群落中,潺槁木姜子变为乔木层第三优势种,重要值为33,灌木层中仍为第一优势种,重要值为128;皆伐干扰群落中其优势地位逐渐降低,乔木层已无潺槁木姜子的分布,群落结构简单、稳定性差;（2）β多样性（CJ、CS、βWS、βC、βR、CN、CMH）测度表明,随着干扰强度的增大,群落间物种更替速率由低到高呈现增大趋势,物种变化较大,共有种逐渐减少;研究结果支持了＂初始植物区系＂学说,为选择合适树种构建稳定高效的沿海防护林体系提供了基础资料。     

基于主体功能区划和机会成本的生态补偿标准分析

要保证全国及各省、市、县主体功能区规划的顺利实施,首先要确保被"限制"或"禁止"发展(主要针对工业)的特定区域得到最基本的经济补偿——其标准足以弥补因限制或放弃发展机会而付出的机会成本。为此论文基于各地经济社会发展的实际情况,从工业基础薄弱和相对雄厚这两种情况出发,通过建立生态补偿与机会成本的计量模型,并以广东佛冈为样本进行实证分析,得到了工业发展减速后理应得到的生态补偿水平。研究表明:全国主体功能区规划实施的成败取决于生态补偿能否顺利实施,而生态补偿实施的关键又在于其补偿标准的合理量化。     

Combining heat-transfer and energy budget models to predict thermal stress in Mediterranean intertidal mussels

Recent studies have emphasised that organisms can experience physiological stress well within their geographic range limits. Developing methods for mechanistically predicting the presence, absence and physiological performance of organisms is therefore important because of the ongoing effects of climate change. In this study, we merged a biophysical–ecological (BE) model that estimates the aquatic (high tide) and aerial (low tide) body temperatures of Mytilus galloprovincialis with a Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) model to predict growth, reproduction and mortality of this Mediterranean mussel in both intertidal and subtidal environments. Using weather and chlorophyll-a data from three Mediterranean sites along the Italian coasts, we show that predictions of sublethal and lethal (acute) stress can potentially explain the observed distribution (both presence and absence) of mussels in the intertidal and subtidal zones, and the maximum size of animals in the subtidal zones. Importantly, our results suggest that different mechanisms limit the intertidal distribution of mussels, and that these mechanisms do not follow a simple latitudinal gradient. At the northernmost site (Palermo), M. galloprovincialis appears to be excluded from the intertidal zone due to persistent exposure to lethal aerial temperatures, whereas at the southernmost sites (Porto Empedocle and Lampedusa) sublethal stress is the most important driver of mussel intertidal distribution. Our predictions provide a set of hypotheses for future work on the role of climate change in limiting intertidal distribution of mussels in the Mediterranean.     

Organic matter composition in sediments of the Oman Margin

The quantity and biochemical composition of organic matter (OM) in the sediments underlying and below oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) in the Arabian Sea were studied to provide information on the diagenetic processes of organic carbon under different environmental conditions. Concentrations of total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN) and total hydrolysable amino acids (THAA) were significantly higher in sediments within rather than below OMZ, while those of total carbohydrates (TCHO) were slightly lower in the latter, suggesting the presence of a larger supply of labile compounds into the sea bottom at the shallower site (i.e. within OMZ). Hydrolysable amino acid and carbohydrate contribution to TOC were even lower (about 10% in surficial sediments) than the values obtained from the abyssal oligotrophic North Pacific, suggesting that OM food availability in the Oman Margin sediments within OMZ was lower than that observed at abyssal depths. The presence of the highest THAA and TCHO concentrations in the top 40?mm of the sediment core at both sites reflected the presence of bioturbation processes. In contrast with the general view of the deep sea as a stable and constant system, below OMZ in the Arabian Sea sediments, some differences were observed in the two investigated cores indicating the presence of a certain spatial variability in OM content and diagenesis.     

Biosorption of Cu (II) ions by indigenous copper-resistant bacteria isolated from polluted coastal environment

The concentrations of copper in water and sediment samples of Cuddalore coastal area, Tamil Nadu, India were examined. The isolation, characterization, screening, and metal sorption capabilities of copper-resistant bacteria (CURB) also were investigated. Biosorption capabilities and growth time varied among the resistant isolates. All isolates reduced more than 80% of copper from copper-treated broth. However, Bacillus cereus CURB-4 strain absorbed more copper ions (99.9%) than other resistant isolates. Changes in structural group position and synthesis of extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) of CURB-4 strain under copper stress and controlled conditions also were examined. Under copper stress condition, CURB-4 produced more EPS (71 ± 0.6%) compared to control conditions (66 ± 0.4%). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed that the changes in functional group position of EPS were observed in stressed condition. Overall, synthesis of EPS in bacteria is a protective barrier against environmental stress.