Wetland Mitigation Compliance in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan

The Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) is generally responsible for the implementation of federal Clean Water Act wetland regulations. It therefore plays an important role in the protection of wetlands within the United States. Unfortunately, past evaluators of ACEs implementation of these regulations found low rates of regulatory compliance. However, the fact that two states have taken responsibility for the implementation of these regulations within their boundaries provided the opportunity to assess whether one of these states might be doing a better job of enforcement. This paper reports on compliance with some of these regulations within one Michigan region. We evaluated permittee compliance with paperwork filing requirements related to wetland mitigation projects. Sixty-seven percent of county road commission permittees were out of compliance with at least one filing requirement. Forty percent of private and non-county government permittees were out of compliance. Our results therefore suggest that serious problems exist with Michigans implementation of wetland regulations. They do not suggest that compliance in this state is significantly better than in states under ACE administration. We believe that increased agency monitoring and enforcement would improve compliance.     

ECO-ENGINEERING-THE CHALLENGE OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT1

It is presumed that the present environmental thrust is not a wholly transitory fad; that there will be a residual impact on American society which will demand greater consideration in the future of ecological and environmental values by resource developers and public works agencies. An example is cited to show the validity of the environmental thrust and the severe consequences of ignoring it under the present emphasis on this aspect of resource development. An attempt is made to understand some of the reasons for the dramatic change in public attitude toward the environment and opposition to projects of apparent benefit to society. It is suggested that basic changes in philosophy and concept will be necessary in the field of resource development. Some broad ecological and developmental guidelines are provided in the interest of implementing environmental considerations. Finally, those involved in resource development and public works are challenged to accept the concept of eco-engineering; a concept combining the competing elements of resource development and conservation.     

水环境红线划定技术与管控措施初探

国家水环境红线是国家环境质量安全底线这一生态保护红线体系的三大要素之一,是国家生态保护红线中非常重要的组成部分.本文系统总结了国家水环境红线的概念、内涵和特征,重点阐述了国家水环境红线的划定流程和技术方法,并从“质量-排放-风险”全面介绍了国家水环境红线的管控措施,提出了加快推进国家水环境红线管理的3点建议.     

底泥调控剂对感潮河涌沉积物中重金属的影响

以典型的电器工业区重污染感潮河道——佛山市顺德区容桂街道内河涌为研究对象,选取一段河道,投加含硝酸钙的调控剂,采用BCR形态提取法研究调控剂对感潮河涌沉积物中重金属的影响,以评价调控剂对重金属的稳定化效果.结果表明,①调控剂使得重金属Cu、Zn、Pb和Cr的可还原态和可氧化态占总量的百分比降低;②调控剂能有效促进底泥中的重金属Cu、Zn、Pb和Cr向残渣态转化,投加调控剂处理22 d后,重金属Cu、Zn、Pb和Cr的残渣态占总量的质量分数分别升高了4%、20%、21%和23%,这在不同程度上降低了底泥Cu、Zn、Pb和Cr的可生物利用性;③调控剂能使Cu、Pb和Cr的弱酸提取态增加,而使Zn的弱酸提取态下降,即增加了Zn的稳定度而降低了Cu、Pb和Cr的稳定度.总体上,调控剂对底泥重金属Cu、Pb和Cr的稳定化效果并不理想,而对底泥重金属Zn有一定的稳定化效果,但效果不明显.     

聚磷菌生物除磷机理研究进展

废水中过量磷酸盐是引起水体富营养化的主要原因之一,生物除磷是一项新型的水处理技术。聚磷菌生物在多聚磷酸盐的合成和降解过程中发挥重要作用。文章综述了目前聚磷菌生物除磷的生化机理,聚磷过程中涉及的主要酶类及磷酸盐转运过程相关基因的表达调控。     

我国中小型燃煤锅炉SO2排放特征与控制对策

 基于87台中小型燃烟煤层燃炉(£70MW)的燃料特性分析数据和SO2排放实测数据,研究了锅炉出力、过量空气系数、燃煤硫含量对燃烧过程中SO2初始排放浓度的影响,分析了燃煤锅炉SO2排放现状,讨论了我国中小型燃煤锅炉SO2排放管理控制的潜力和可行性.结果表明,在锅炉运行负荷³80%的条件下,SO2初始排放浓度与燃煤硫含量之间具有显著的线性相关性,与锅炉出力和过量空气系数无关;分别有94%和87%的实测锅炉可以满足国家现行排放标准规定的第I和第II时段SO2最高允许排放浓度.     

国内外环境空气质量模型法规化现状与对比研究

系统总结了国内外环境空气质量模型的法规化现状及最新进展,分析对比了国内外典型国家和地区环境空气质量模型法规化现状与特点,在总结我国环境空气质量模型法规化的主要问题的基础上,提出了我国模型法规化建设的具体方向,对我国环境空气质量模型法规化制度和框架建设具有指导意义。     

从协调到协同：跨区域环境治理中的监管体制改革与路径——基于万达开川渝统筹发展示范区视角

区域环境协同治理理论可为跨区域环境监管体制改革提供重要理论支撑。在政策和法律法规的推动下,近年来我国跨区域环境治理取得了一定成效,但是仍存在中央与地方权责划分不明,跨区域环境监管缺乏权威性,环境监管垂管制度改革不彻底等问题。现有机制无法有效支撑地方政府开展跨区域环境监管和深层次的环境协同高效治理。为进一步突破现有的制约障碍,提高跨区域环境协同治理效率,应当进一步加快中央层面的跨区域统一立法和地方层面的跨区域协同立法,以法律保障跨区域环境监管体制改革向纵深推进,将中央与地方政府环境保护的权责在法律中进行明确和细化,中央政府成立专门的跨区域环境治理机构,地方层面成立跨区域环境治理协同机构,理顺跨区域环境治理中的纵向和横向关系,进而推进我国生态文明体制建设。     

广东省电磁辐射环境污染监管现状及对策建议

结合广东省电磁辐射环境污染防治工作调研结果和"十三五"电磁辐射环境污染防治工作实施成果,从监管能力、监测网络、法规标准、监管制度建设和信访投诉处理等方面梳理了广东省电磁辐射污染防治工作的现状,总结经验,查找不足,并提出解决的对策建议。     

Interpersonal emotion regulation strategies: Enabling flexibility in high-stress work environments

While scholars have demonstrated that emotions play a central role in cognition, behavior, and decision making, most of the studies on emotions in work contexts show that emotions, or their expression, are often suppressed. We thus investigated how workers in high-stress work environments deal with emotions and remain functional by focusing on the range of extrinsic regulation strategies used by workers in these environments. Drawing from participant observations and in-depth, semistructured interviews, we show how police officers are flexible in their choices of emotion-regulation strategies and how contextual factors emerge as the crux of this process. We contribute to the understanding of regulatory flexibility—defined as the process of matching emotion regulation strategies to environmental circumstances as they unfold in real work situations—by identifying two main enabling factors: coregulation and third party interference.