Cost-Effective Suppression and Eradication of Invasive Predators

Abstract: Introduced predators can have pronounced effects on naïve prey species; thus, predator control is often essential for conservation of threatened native species. Complete eradication of the predator, although desirable, may be elusive in budget‐limited situations, whereas predator suppression is more feasible and may still achieve conservation goals. We used a stochastic predator–prey model based on a Lotka‐Volterra system to investigate the cost‐effectiveness of predator control to achieve prey conservation. We compared five control strategies: immediate eradication, removal of a constant number of predators (fixed‐number control), removal of a constant proportion of predators (fixed‐rate control), removal of predators that exceed a predetermined threshold (upper‐trigger harvest), and removal of predators whenever their population falls below a lower predetermined threshold (lower‐trigger harvest). We looked at the performance of these strategies when managers could always remove the full number of predators targeted by each strategy, subject to budget availability. Under this assumption immediate eradication reduced the threat to the prey population the most. We then examined the effect of reduced management success in meeting removal targets, assuming removal is more difficult at low predator densities. In this case there was a pronounced reduction in performance of the immediate eradication, fixed‐number, and lower‐trigger strategies. Although immediate eradication still yielded the highest expected minimum prey population size, upper‐trigger harvest yielded the lowest probability of prey extinction and the greatest return on investment (as measured by improvement in expected minimum population size per amount spent). Upper‐trigger harvest was relatively successful because it operated when predator density was highest, which is when predator removal targets can be more easily met and the effect of predators on the prey is most damaging. This suggests that controlling predators only when they are most abundant is the “best” strategy when financial resources are limited and eradication is unlikely.     

陕西省淳化县农户生活垃圾处理方案的比选与分析

通过问卷调查和现场勘查对陕西省淳化县农村生活垃圾污染及处理现状进行分析,采用层次分析法对户用沼气池、户用堆肥池和小型焚烧炉3种主要处理方案进行经济效益、能源效益和资源环境效益的综合评价,结果表明户用沼气池的综合效益最高.选用成本效益分析、财务现金流分析和敏感度分析方法着重对户用沼气池推广的优势因素和限制因素进一步分析,结果表明,当农户有足够的资金、土地资本和垃圾产量时,应采用沼气池,同时应重视对沼气建设技术人员和维护管理沼气池农户的技术培训,以求保证建池质量;当农户资金、土地资本和垃圾产量有限时,也可以采用户用堆肥池,同时要注意堆肥池规格的设计,以求达到最高的综合效益.     

A~2/O法应用于酒店污水处理工程的实例

某酒店污水处理工程设计规模 80 0m3 d ,进水CODCr2 50～ 30 0mg L ,BOD51 50～ 1 0 0mg L ,SS 1 4 0～ 1 2 0mg L ,氨氮2 5mg L ,动植物油 50mg L。采用处理工艺 ,2年来的运行效果显示 ,出水水质稳定达到广东省《水污染物排放限值》(DB4 4 2 6 2 0 0 1 )第二时段第一级标准。     

水解-好氧工艺处理生活污水

采用水解 好氧工艺 ,替代了WSZ F地埋式设备处理生活污水。既解决了设备腐蚀 ,又克服了停留时间不足的问题 ,同时提高了处理效果。     

沈阳市北部污水处理厂工艺设计的特点

详细介绍了污水处理厂的设计规模、SDAO污水处理工艺、各个单体构筑物的主要设计参数,SDAO工艺采用圆形曝气池,在工艺和结构设计上有所创新。污泥采用消化处理,污泥加热方式比较科学。     

预处理-水解酸化-AO工艺处理印染废水

常州某染织有限公司采用预处理 水解酸化 AO工艺处理棉布、棉纱印染废水。运行结果表明,该工艺处理效果良好,且适应多种水质的处理。出水水质达到《中华人民共和国综合排放标准》(GB8978 1996 )中的一级标准,废水处理站的运行成本为1 85 1元t。     

较高负荷条件下活性污泥-生物膜联合系统对氮磷的去除

中试试验条件下,考察了较高的有机负荷对活性污泥-悬浮载体生物膜联合系统对氮磷去除效果的影响。试验表明,水温为20~33℃时,在联合系统污泥龄为4~9d,有机负荷达到0.18~0.55kg/kg.d条件下,对磷的去除效果稳定在90%左右,氨氮的去除率达到80%以上,出水总氮平均为11mg/L,达到《城镇污水处理厂污染物排放标准》(GB18918-2002)中一级排放标准。同时,试验过程中也发现了联合系统的好氧池中存在明显的同步硝化反硝化现象,并初步分析了其原因与影响因素。     

长江三角洲地区臭氧生成过程分析

建立了二维空气质量模式模拟长江三角洲地区臭氧体积分数,模拟结果和实测值吻合较好.并以常熟地区为例分析了臭氧生成过程.结果表明:干沉降对大气臭氧有明显的去除作用,平均为2.1 μL/(m3·h);水平输送过程对臭氧的影响和化学臭氧生成速率P(O₃)具有明显的日变化特征;总体来说,水平输送对臭氧有净的去除,平均为1.9 μL/(m3·h);化学生成过程则增加臭氧体积分数,净生成速率为5.3 μL/(m3·h),表明该地区大气有较强的氧化性;计算了该地区的臭氧生成效率,结果表明1分子NO_x从排放到去除期间可以生成7.5分子O₃.      

非定态SO2制酸工艺在铅精矿烧结烟气治理中的应用

介绍了非定态SO2制酸工艺的特点、流程及其在铅精矿烧结烟气治理中的应用效果.该工艺具有良好的社会效益、环境效益和较好的经济效益,具有较高的推广应用价值.     

污水处理一体化装置的研究现状与展望

污水处理一体化装置具有投资省、占地少、能耗低、处理效果好及管理简便等优点,是现代污水处理的新方向,有着广阔的应用前景。本文结合几种典型的污水处理工艺对污水处理一体化装置进行了概括性的介绍与展望。