Impacts of the Rising Opportunity Cost of Farm Labor on Agricultural Land Use Structure: Theory and Empirical Evidences

Nowadays the rising of opportunity cost of farm labor comes to the forefront of attention in China. In order to understand its impact on agricultural land-use structure, a theoretical framework of household economics is formulated drawn on Low’s model. Under the theoretical framework, the impact of the rising opportunity cost of on-farm on cropping structure is deduced in theory. And then, using statistic and survey data, taking mountain area of southern Ningxia as an example, the theoretical assumes are verified. The results show that the rise of opportunity cost of farm labor leads to less diversified cropping structure.     

亚热带丘陵区集约化养猪场氨气近源沉降的土壤和植物氮素响应

选取中国亚热带丘陵区一集约化育肥猪场为研究对象,采用环形扩散管大气采样系统(DELTA),开展为期1 a养殖场500 m近源区大气氨浓度监测,采用双向交换模型,估算氨沉降量。采集养猪场近源区土壤、植株样品,探究大型集约化养殖场近源区土壤、植物氮素对氨沉降梯度的响应特征。结果表明：养猪场近源区土壤无机氮含量为2.3—32.4 mg·kg^-1(以铵态氮为主),随氨沉降量增加而增加。草本(白茅)盖度随氨沉降量增加而增加,500 m范围内增幅平均可达45.7%;灌木(黄荆)盖度随氨沉降量增加而减小,降幅平均为27.5%。植株叶片氮含量与氨沉降间关系不明显,灌木、苔藓叶片δ¹⁵N值为-13‰—-2‰,且随氨沉降增加而减小。δ¹⁵N可用于识别植物叶片氮素来源,与植株叶片总氮含量相比,植株叶片δ¹⁵N对氨沉降具有更好的生物指示作用。     

Public acceptance of large-scale wind energy generation for export from Ireland to the UK: evidence from Ireland

Although international trade in energy may offer a flexible and cost effective means by which European countries could meet their renewable energy targets, developers in the exporting nation can face local opposition for reasons which are not always clear. Using focus groups and a public survey, we contrast perspectives between local stakeholders and wind farm operators and investigate the community impacts associated with large-scale wind energy for domestic use and export from Ireland to the UK. Although the export of renewable energy from Ireland to the UK is currently on hold, our findings suggest that significant investment is required by the state and wind farm operators in better information provision, trust building, effective instruments to internalise wind farm externalities and co-management arrangements before Ireland can fully capture the benefits of wind exports to the UK.     

Predicting and Mapping Potential Whooping Crane Stopover Habitat to Guide Site Selection for Wind Energy Projects

Migratory stopover habitats are often not part of planning for conservation or new development projects. We identified potential stopover habitats within an avian migratory flyway and demonstrated how this information can guide the site‐selection process for new development. We used the random forests modeling approach to map the distribution of predicted stopover habitat for the Whooping Crane (Grus americana), an endangered species whose migratory flyway overlaps with an area where wind energy development is expected to become increasingly important. We then used this information to identify areas for potential wind power development in a U.S. state within the flyway (Nebraska) that minimize conflicts between Whooping Crane stopover habitat and the development of clean, renewable energy sources. Up to 54% of our study area was predicted to be unsuitable as Whooping Crane stopover habitat and could be considered relatively low risk for conflicts between Whooping Cranes and wind energy development. We suggest that this type of analysis be incorporated into the habitat conservation planning process in areas where incidental take permits are being considered for Whooping Cranes or other species of concern. Field surveys should always be conducted prior to construction to verify model predictions and understand baseline conditions. Predicción y Mapeo del Hábitat Potencial de Descanso de la Grulla Americana para Guiar la Selección de Sitios para Proyectos de Energía Eólica.     

Engineering layout of fuel tanks in a tank farm

The present paper deals with the location of tanks in a tank farm, in chemical and allied industries. Ideally the tanks are so placed and installed that in case of fire, the neighbouring tanks could remain safe. The safe distance of separation among the tanks is calculated in no wind condition, as well as, in the presence of wind. The paper uses the methods available in literature and modifies the point source model to include the effect of wind vector on the flame height during the calculation of safe inter-tank distance. It is found that for wind velocity > 4 m/s, the modified point source model provides appropriate inter-tank distance. However, for no wind and with wind velocity < 4 m/s, the Shokri-Beyler’s method provides safe inter-tank distance.     

关于在风电场安全评价中增加信息安全评价内容的建议

我国风力发电业发展迅速,风电场建设规模不断扩大,风电场并网运行对电网的影响会越来越显著。风力发电受自然条件影响比较大,具有随机性、间歇性特点,给电网运行调度带来很大困难。为了更好的调度风电场,适应电网安全稳定运行要求,对风电场的自动化和信息化水平要求越来越高。由于对风电场信息安全的了解和认识不够充分,忽视了一些信息安全的基础性工作,导致其系统信息网络内部存在种种风险和潜在隐患。一旦信息系统受到黑客攻击或恶意破坏,可能引发区域性大面积停电,威胁电网运行。鉴于风电场＂三同时＂安全评价的综合性、全面性的特点,建议在风电场安全评价中增加信息安全评价内容,以做到防患于未然。     

天津市规模化奶牛养殖场废水中典型抗生素处理效果及生态风险评估

为了解天津市规模化奶牛养殖场废水处理前后典型抗生素的浓度水平及处理效果,使用固相萃取-超高效液相色谱-串联三重四极杆质谱仪(SPE-UPLC-MS/MS)技术,对天津市12家规模化奶牛养殖场废水中7种典型抗生素进行调查监测.结果表明,12家规模化奶牛养殖场废水处理前后均不同程度地检测出抗生素残留.废水处理前,替米考星(TIL)、盐酸土霉素(OTC)、司帕沙星(SPA)、磺胺噻唑(STZ)、氧氟沙星(OFL)和盐酸沙拉沙星(SAR)检出率均为100%,磺胺嘧啶(SDZ)检出率为83. 33%.其中替米考星和盐酸土霉素为未处理废水中主要的抗生素成分,浓度为25. 21μg·L~(-1)和9. 87μg·L~(-1).处理后废水中磺胺嘧啶和氧氟沙星的检出率下降至25. 00%和41. 66%,主要成分为替米考星和盐酸土霉素,但浓度有着明显地降低,分别为11. 30μg·L~(-1)和3. 71μg·L~(-1).不同的规模化奶牛养殖场对于抗生素的处理效果在24. 95%～81. 05%之间.厌氧-缺氧-好氧(AAO)处理工艺的综合处理效果优于厌氧好氧(AO)处理工艺.氧氟沙星、盐酸沙拉沙星、盐酸土霉素为处理后废水中主要的高风险污染物,各规模化奶牛养殖场都含有一种或多种RQs 1的抗生素,其排放对环境构成一定的生态风险.     

Scale and self-governance in agri-environment schemes: experiences with two alternative approaches in the Netherlands

Agri-environment schemes in the Netherlands have been criticized for their lack of effectiveness. Explanations were sought in the limited size of the individual farm and in the shallowness of the measures. We distinguish three scale problems: in the spatial dimension (from farm element to landscape), in the management dimension (from add-on measure to farming system) and in the governance dimension (from little to much space for self-governance by farmers). These scale concepts are used to translate insights from ecology and agro-economy to governance approaches. We analyse case studies of two new approaches: an area approach with group contracts and spatial coordination of agri-environmental measures, and a farming system with substantial adaptations of the farming concept. Both approaches have elements of increased self-governance and could offer inspiration for schemes elsewhere. We propose that appropriate space for self-governance is necessary when choosing another scale approach for making agri-environment schemes more effective.     

病死猪热解炭化物的特性及其对水中Cu2+的去除

研究了病死猪热解炭化物对水中Cu~(2+)的去除效果,并借助扫描电子显微镜、X射线光谱仪及傅里叶红外光谱仪等分析手段对病死猪热解得到的炭化物理化学性质进行了表征,分析了其微观结构及官能团.结果发现,病死猪热解炭化物内部具有大量孔状结构,表面出现了PO3-4等结构.最后,利用热解得到的炭化物对水中的Cu~(2+)进行处理研究,考察了初始p H值、反应温度、吸附时间等对水中Cu~(2+)去除效果的影响.结果表明,病死猪热解炭化物对水中Cu~(2+)的吸附效果较好,最佳初始p H值为5.0,温度的升高有利于热解炭化物对Cu~(2+)的去除.通过对实验数据进行动力学及吸附等温线分析,发现实验中使用的病死猪热解炭化物对Cu~(2+)的吸附动力学数据符合准二级吸附动力学方程,Langmuir模型能较好地描述Cu~(2+)在猪热解炭化物上的吸附行为.     

Availability estimation of a multi-state wind farm in fuzzy environment

Wind is one of the fastest growing renewable energy resources in the electric power system. Availability of wind energy is volatile in nature due to the stochastic behavior of wind speed and non-linear variation of the wind power curve of wind turbine generator. Because of this impression and uncertainty, the availability estimation of wind power has become a challenging issue. In this paper, Markov Fuzzy Reward technique has been proposed for finding out the reliability of wind farm by assessing the availability of wind power. According to this technique, availability of the wind power has been estimated considering wind farm and demand both as a multi-state system. In addition to the availability, different reliability indices such as the number of absolute failures, mean time to deficiency, and probability of failures of a wind farm have been assessed in a time horizon, which can provide useful information for the power system planner at wind farm installing stage. A comparison of this study reveals the efficacy of the proposed Markov Fuzzy Reward approach over the conventional Markov Reward approach.