Infiltration and redistribution of perchloroethylene in partially saturated, stratified porous media

Contamination of the subsurface by nonaqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) is a widespread problem. To investigate the behavior of a nonspreading, dense NAPL (DNAPL) in the vadose zone, we conducted perchloroethylene (PCE) infiltration experiments in nominally 1- and 2-dimensional (D), stratified porous media. In addition, the usefulness and limitations of a multifluid flow simulator to describe PCE infiltration and redistribution under the experimental conditions were tested. The physical simulations were conducted in a column (1-D) and a flow container (2-D) which were packed with two distinct layers of coarse-grained sand and a fine-grained sand layer in between. Volumetric water and PCE contents were determined with a fully automated dual-energy gamma radiation system. While migrating through the drier parts of the coarse-grained sand layers, PCE appeared to wet the water–air interface rather than displacing any water. In the wetter parts of the porous medium, PCE displaced water and behaved as a true nonwetting fluid. PCE showed a limited response to gradients in capillary pressure and rather high values for the volumetric PCE content were measured in the fine-grained sand layers. This was attributed to the nonspreading nature of PCE. The multifluid flow simulator appeared to predict the initial PCE movement in the vadose zone reasonably well. However, the model was not capable of predicting the final amounts of PCE retained in either the unsaturated or saturated part of the flow domain, mainly because the simulator does not consider the nonspreading flow behavior of NAPLs.     

Sustainable energy generation using hybrid energy system for remote hilly rural area in India

Hybrid energy systems are renewable energy system combined in a complementary fashion to ensure dependable power supply at competitive cost. Diesel generators (DGs) are also added here as a back-up source of supply. For remote areas far from a transmission grid, these systems can provide a reliable and cost-effective supply. Addition of DG could instigate environmental pollution in such remote unpolluted areas. In the present work, optimal sizing of hybrid energy system has been attempted for a remote village cluster of Uttarakhand (India) to make available desired power supply at minimum environmental effluence. Hybrid Optimization Model for Electrical Renewable (HOMER) software from National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA has been employed to attain the objective. The software offered several feasible systems, ranked on the basis of net present cost (NPC). All such systems are further analysed for emissions they have made in the environment. Hence, the optimal system fulfilling the criteria of minimal environmental degradation with sufficiently minimum NPC has been searched for. In the present work, the most appropriate system offered on the basis of NPC is the one which has five wind turbines (10 kW each), one DG (65 kW) and 25 batteries (6 V, 6.94 kW h each). The NPC of the system is $1,252,018, whereas its initial capital cost and levelised cost of energy (COE) are $94,233 and $0.292/kW h, respectively. After further analysis of all the feasible systems on the basis of environmental effluence, the most feasible system explored is the one which has minimal emissions of various pollutants such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide. The system has been obtained on a compromised NPC of $1,270,921 with a capital cost of $148,133 and COE of $0.296/kW h. Components of the system include five wind turbines (10 kW), a 9 kW PV panel and a 65 kW DG along with 30 batteries (6 V, 6.94 kW h each). The system so obtained would prove to be a feasible, optimally sized and sustainable power supply alternative for remote unelectrified hilly rural area.     

浅谈电磁辐射对人体的危害与防护

电磁辐射对人体的危害作用表现为热作用、非热作用、刺激作用及累积作用。对电磁波辐射进行控制采取的技术对策主要包括两个方面：一是通过优化电路设计、配线分离，包括含接地线的线路板设计；二是采用各种防护材料。最后，对电磁辐射的个人防护提出几项建议。     

Oasis land-use change and its effects on the oasis eco-environment in Keriya Oasis,China

Land-use change in oases of arid zones play a significant role in the sustainable development and stability of oases. This paper presents a typical case of successful efforts to mitigate land-use change, its drivers and effects on the oasis eco-environment at Keriya Oasis in the western arid zone of China using remotely-sensed data, official statistics, and data collected by field investigation. Mathematical models were developed to quantify important elements related to land-use change, including net change and total change. The results indicate that: (1) approximately 17% of land-use types of Keriya Oasis changed between 1991 and 2002; (2) socioeconomic development, climate change, and economic polices contributed to land-use change in the oasis; (3) inappropriate human activities were the main cause of land-use change and eco-environmental degradation in the oasis; and (4) the stability of the oasis is threatened by land-use change and unexpected eco-environmental changes in the oasis and oasis–desert ecotone. The study suggests irrational human activity in arid zones, and that caution should be exercised to maintain stability and sustainable development of oases.     

内蒙古沙漠化草原生物源挥发性有机物排放特征

2017年7月,采用动态箱采样法对内蒙古沙漠化草原的生物源挥发性有机物（BVOC）进行了研究,同时记录了温度、湿度和光合有效辐射等参数.结果表明：沙漠化草原羊草和冰草均排放了异戊二烯、α-蒎烯、β-蒎烯、α-水芹烯、3-蒈烯、α-萜品烯、对伞花烃、柠檬烯、γ-萜品烯、萜品油烯、罗勒烯和崁烯等12种挥发性有机化合物,羊草和冰草排放的BVOC平均排放通量分别为：（578.76±92.39）,（35.51±20.23）,（23.62±5.62）,（380.48±206.97）,（15.70±4.72）,（36.21±10.53）,（62.46±10.36）,（36.63±22.83）,（85.44±48.33）,（5.59±5.33）,（17.62±3.32）,（173.39±201.97）μg/（m²·h）和（587.36±298.57）,（7.24±0.28）,（80.09±0.32）,（204.49±122.10）,（4.64±0.83）,（9.96±3.32）,（18.86±5.73）,（4.49±4.37）,（63.02±27.51）,（7.26±5.09）,（23.06±1.86）,（32.30±26.29）μg/（m²·h）;羊草和冰草BVOC排放通量与温度和光合有效辐射变化规律呈现一致性,但各草种所受影响因子不尽相同,且其排放过程复杂,除冰草异戊二烯排放通量在15：00和17：00达到峰值外,其余BVOC排放通量与羊草BVOC排放通量均在11：00和15：00达到峰值.     

O3/UV反应体系的有机物消解动力学模型

为了提高O₃/UV（臭氧协同紫外）反应体系对有机物的消解效率,降低能源消耗,基于O₃分解的SHB机理和O₃、有机物在紫外辐射下的光解机理,并考虑该反应体系中存在的3种可能的有机物消解途径和反应器出口处O₃气体浓度变化,建立了O₃/UV反应体系的动力学模型.将该模型用于消解过程中有机物消解率变化规律的研究,进一步优化消解工艺参数.结果表明:使用苯酚和乙酸作为目标有机物,以该模型进行仿真,从理论上验证了O₃气体浓度与紫外辐射间存在协同作用和不同工艺参数下所建立模型的灵敏性;将该模型与其他模型、试验测量值进行对比,验证了其优越性和准确性;对比不同pH下的3种消解途径各自贡献率的仿真结果,发现O₃/UV反应体系的pH对其消解有机物效率具有重要影响.研究显示:在O₃/UV反应体系中,紫外辐射强度和投加的O₃气体浓度二者间具有协同作用,同时调节可获得更好的消解效果;在酸性条件下有机物消解以O₃直接氧化为主,碱性条件下则以自由基间接氧化为主.      

成都主城区电磁环境频谱构成及来源分析

本文通过对电磁环境中电磁辐射设施(设备)的频率特征、传播方式进行分析,根据对成都市主城区电磁环境频谱进行的大量点位监测,对照分析监测结果及谱图,分析论证了成都市区电磁环境频谱的主要构成情况及其来源。     

城区电力设施电磁影响与低频段电磁环境频谱

通过对电力设施电磁环境影响的形成机理、特征分析,对照低频段电磁环境频谱,分析论述城市区域中电力设施对电磁环境的影响特征以及在频谱中的反映和贡献。本文结论有助于掌握城市区域低频电磁环境的主要影响源,以支撑电磁环境监管。     

Modeling Carbon and Water Budgets in the Lushi Basin with Biome-BGC

Abstract

In this article, annual evapotranspiration (ET) and net primary productivity (NPP) of four types of vegetation were estimated for the Lushi basin, a subbasin of the Yellow River in China. These four vegetation types include: deciduous broadleaf forest, evergreen needle leaf forest, dwarf shrub and grass. Biome-BGC—a biogeochemical process model was used to calculate annual ET and NPP for each vegetation type in the study area from 1954 to 2000. Daily microclimate data of 47 years monitored by Lushi meteorological station was extrapolated to cover the basin using MT-CLIM, a mountain microclimate simulator. The output files of MT-CLIM were used to feed Biome-BGC. We used average ecophysiological values of each type of vegetation supplied by Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group (NTSG) in the University of Montana as input ecophysiological constants file. The estimates of daily NPP in early July and annual ET on these four biome groups were compared respectively with field measurements and other studies. Daily gross primary production (GPP) of evergreen needle leaf forest measurements were very close to the output of Biome-BGC, but measurements of broadleaf forest and dwarf shrub were much smaller than the simulation result. Simulated annual ET and NPP had a significant correlation with precipitation, indicating precipitation is the major environmental factor affecting ET and NPP in the study area. Precipitation also is the key climatic factor for the interannual ET and NPP variations.     

电磁污染及电磁辐射防护材料

电磁辐射被称为是“隐形杀手”,简述了电磁污染的现状及电磁辐射的危害,详细论述了电磁波防护材料的研究进展,并针对目前存在的问题提出了防护电磁污染的对策。