滨海湿地退化区鸟类刨坑觅食行为促进植被的恢复

鸟类是滨海湿地生态系统中非常重要的组成部分,也是能够通过自身行为影响非生物环境以及生物过程的生态系统工程师。了解鸟类在滨海湿地生态系统中的生态系统工程效应,对于开展滨海湿地的生态修复具有重要作用。通过野外调查研究由灰鹤（Grus grus）和斑嘴鸭（Anas poecilorhyncha）主导的滨海鸟类的刨坑觅食行为对植被退化区的地形以及土壤环境理化指标的影响,进而促进盐地碱蓬（Suaeda salsa）植被的恢复。结果表明：鸟类在植被退化区的刨坑觅食行为改变了退化区的微地形及土壤环境,使得土壤硬度和土壤盐度显著降低,而土壤含水率和土壤碳氮营养指标则显著高于未经鸟类影响的退化平坦区域;另外,鸟类活动改善的凹坑微地形环境能够显著提高盐地碱蓬的种子保留量、幼苗定植量和成株存活量,有效促进盐地碱蓬在植被退化区域的恢复。通过鸟类改变微地形进而促进植被恢复的启发,提出可以尝试人为模拟改造退化区的微地形环境,以通过人为干预的方式促进滨海湿地退化区的植被恢复,对滨海湿地的生态修复具有重要指导意义。     

Interactions between engineered nanoparticles and dissolved organic matter: A review on mechanisms and environmental effects

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is ubiquitous in the environment and has high reactivity. Once engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) are released into natural systems, interactions of DOM with ENPs may significantly affect the fate and transport of ENPs, as well as the bioavailability and toxicity of ENPs to organisms. However, because of the complexity of DOM and the shortage of useful characterization methods, large knowledge gaps exist in our understanding of the interactions between DOM and ENPs. In this article, we systematically reviewed the interactions between DOM and ENPs, discussed the effects of DOM on the environmental behavior of ENPs, and described the changes in bioavailability and toxicity of ENPs caused by DOM. Critical evaluations of published references suggest further need for assessing and predicting the influences of DOM on the transport, transformation, bioavailability, and toxicity of ENPs in the environment.     

鄱阳湖区PAHs的多介质迁移和归趋模拟

为分析鄱阳湖区PAHs(多环芳烃)的多介质迁移和归趋行为,以可获取模型验证数据的BaP(苯并芘)、BaA(苯并蒽)、Chr()、Pyr(芘)、Fla(荧蒽)、Phe(菲)6种典型PAHs为研究对象,采用逸度模型Level Ⅲ,预测和模拟鄱阳湖区环境多介质中PAHs的分布和归趋状况. 结果表明:鄱阳湖区水相中ρ(BaP)、ρ(BaA)、ρ(Chr)、ρ(Pyr)、ρ(Fla)、ρ(Phe)的计算值分别为0.043 3、0.050 9、0.021 4、0.149 0、0.122 0、0.295 0 μg/L,与实测值基本一致. 气相、土壤相及沉积物相中6种PAHs的计算值与实测值吻合较好,模型可靠. 土壤相和沉积物相中PAHs残留量(以n计)占该区总残留量的92.6%,远高于气相和水相. PAHs在鄱阳湖区多介质中的相间迁移通量以气相→土相、水相→沉积物相、沉积物相→水相为主. 鄱阳湖区各介质中高环PAHs主要源于外来污水和外来废气输入,外来污水输入量(以n计)和外来废气输入量分别占59.4%和33.6%. 中环和低环PAHs主要源于当地的废气排放和外来污水输入. 土壤相和沉积物相是鄱阳湖区PAHs主要的汇,由土壤和沉积物的内源释放而可能引起的二次污染应引起重视.      

大气中过氧化氢的生成、污染特征及其影响因素

过氧化氢(H₂O₂)是自由基的源和汇,是对流层大气中重要的氧化剂. 采用文献研究法对1990年以来H₂O₂的文献进行搜集整理,对其生成途径、污染特征及其影响因素进行了研究. 结果表明:H₂O₂在大气、云水和颗粒物中均有存在,大气中的H₂O₂主要通过O₃和甲醛光解、VOC同OH·/O₃等反应生成. 大气中φ(H₂O₂)一般在nd～8×10-9内波动,晴天φ(H₂O₂)呈早晚低、午后高的日变化特征;φ(H₂O₂)随φ(O₃)、太阳辐射和气温的增加而升高,随φ(NO_x)、φ(VOCs)和相对湿度的升高而降低;H₂O₂氧化SO₂为SO₄2-是液相化学中最重要的反应,可以导致酸沉降以及二次气溶胶浓度的升高. 在气相光化学反应中,H₂O₂/HNO₃(体积分数比)可以指示O₃生成是VOCs控制还是NO_x控制. 今后需对OH·浓度、NO₂和O₃的光解速率等影响H₂O₂关键因素开展监测研究,此外,还需对我国特殊大气环境下H₂O₂对SO₄2-生成的贡献、不同地区H₂O₂/HNO₃指示O₃生成对NO_x或VOCs敏感性等方面开展更多的研究.      

纳米颗粒在水环境中的团聚行为和毒性效应研究

随着纳米技术的快速发展,纳米颗粒以其特殊的物理化学性质在生产及生活的各个领域中被广泛使用。纳米颗粒具有较高的表面活性,会与环境中的物质发生相互作用造成表面结构的改变,从而对环境产生诸多影响。因此,纳米颗粒带来的健康风险及可能造成的环境危害,逐渐受到人们的关注。通过概述纳米颗粒的来源及性质,列举了几类应用较广的纳米颗粒的最新研究进展,总结了纳米颗粒在水环境中团聚的影响因素包括内部因素和外部环境因素,归纳了毒性效应及其检测技术,并探讨了纳米颗粒环境行为和毒性效应研究存在的问题。     

An empirical study of spatial-temporal growth patterns of a voluntary residential green infrastructure program

Voluntary residential green infrastructure (GI) stormwater management retrofit programs can help cities comply with environmental regulations while also improving quality of life. Previous research has identified influential factors in residents’ willingness to adopt GI, but few have simultaneously studied the spatial and temporal dynamics of GI. I use a six-year record of participation in a voluntary residential GI program in Washington DC to explore how neighborhood characteristics and social influence affect GI adoption over time. Statistical regression and Monte Carlo permutation resampling techniques are used to explain the spatial-temporal patterns of growth of the program. I demonstrate empirical evidence that participation location is increasingly determined by the locations of previous participants. These findings suggest that past participants will increasingly influence spatial clustering of GI in the city.     

核电厂防人因失误管理有效性探讨

介绍了核电人因管理的发展历史,在国际核电业界防人因失误管理标准的基础上,结合部分国内外核电厂的防人因失误管理实践,探讨了影响核电厂人因管理的模型,对业界普遍存疑的概念进行了辨析,分析了影响人因管理有效性的关键因素,提出了提高核电厂防人因失误管理有效性的建议以及良好实践。     

Analyzing the relationships between travel mode indicators and the number of passenger transport fatalities at the city level

Objective: A number of efforts have been conducted on travel behavior and transport fatalities at the neighborhood or street level, and they have identified different factors such as roadway characteristics, personal indicators, and design indicators related to transport safety. However, only a limited number of studies have considered the relationship between travel behavior indicators and the number of transport fatalities at the city level. Therefore, this study explores this relationship and how to fill the mentioned gap in current knowledge.

Method: A generalized linear model (GLM) estimates the relationships between different travel mode indicators (e.g., length of motorway per inhabitants, number of motorcycles per inhabitant, percentage of daily trips on foot and by bicycle, percentage of daily trips by public transport) and the number of passenger transport fatalities. Because this city-level model is developed using data sets from different cities all over the world, the impacts of gross domestic product (GDP) are also included in the model.

Conclusions: Overall, the results imply that the percentage of daily trips by public transport, the percentage of daily trips on foot and by bicycle, and the GDP per inhabitant have negative relationships with the number of passenger transport fatalities, whereas motorway length and the number of motorcycles have positive relationships with the number of passenger transport fatalities.     

The more I want,the less I have left to give: The moderating role of psychological entitlement on the relationship between psychological contract violation,depressive mood states,and citizenship behavior

Research has emphasized the negative effects of organizations' broken promises and failed obligations on employee attitudes and behaviors. However, not all employees respond in the same manner. This paper integrates research on psychological contracts and psychological entitlement to examine how individuals with exceedingly high demands and expectations react to a perceived letdown by the organization. Drawing on conservation of resources theory, we argue that a psychological contract violation is associated with employee depressive mood states, which, in turn, influence the amount of citizenship behavior displayed. We further posit that psychological entitlement moderates the link between contract violation and depressive mood states. Using Hayes' PROCESS macro to assess a moderated mediation model, findings from a multi‐source field study support our predictions. This research contributes to the work on psychological contracts and psychological entitlement on multiple fronts. Suggestions for future research and practical implications for managers are discussed. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Drink driving and risky behavior among university students in southwestern Nigeria—Implications for policy development

Background: Drink driving contributes significantly to road traffic injuries. Little is known about the relationship between drink driving and other high-risk behaviors in non-Western countries. The study aimed to assess the relationship between drink driving and other risky behaviors including making phone calls, sending text messages, nonuse of protective gear, and driving against traffic.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of risky behavior among undergraduates was conducted. A stratified random sampling method was used to identify young undergraduates who had driven a motorized vehicle in the past year. The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) and other tools developed by researchers were used to identify the risky behaviors.

Results: Of 431 respondents, 10.7% had engaged in drink driving in the past 12 months. The most common risky behavior was making phone calls (63.7%), followed by nonuse of helmets (54.7%), driving against traffic (49.2%), nonuse of seat belts (46.8%), and sending text messages (26.1%). Alcohol use was significantly associated with making phone calls (U = 1.148; P < .0001), sending text messages (U = 1.598; P = .021), nonuse of helmets (U = 1.147; P < .0001), driving against traffic (U = 1.234; P < .0001), and nonuse of seat belts (U = 3.233; P = .001). Drink driving was associated with all risky behaviors except nonuse of seat belts (U = 1.842; P = .065).

Conclusion: Alcohol use and drink driving were associated with multiple risky driving behaviors. This provides useful insight for policy development and presents additional challenges for traffic injury prevention.