Sediment microbial fuel cell with floating biocathode for organic removal and energy recovery

A sediment microbial fuel cell (SMFC) with three dimensional floating biocathode (FBC) was developed for the electricity generation and biodegradation of sediment organic matter in order to avoid negative effect of dissolved oxygen (DO) depletion in aqueous environments on cathode performance and search cost-effective cathode materials. The biocathode was made from graphite granules with microbial attachment to replace platinum (Pt)-coated carbon paper cathode in a laboratory-scale SMFC (3 L in volume) filled with river sediment (organic content 49±4 g·kg^-1 dry weight). After start-up of 10 days, the maximum power density of 1.00W·m^-3 (based on anode volume) was achieved. The biocathode was better than carbon paper cathode catalyzed by Pt. The attached biofilm on cathode enhanced power generation significantly. The FBC enhanced SMFC performance further in the presence aeration. The SMFC was continuously operated for an over 120-day period. Power generation peaked within 24 days, declined gradually and stabilized at a level of 1/6 peak power output. At the end, the sediment organic matter content near the anode was removed by 29% and the total electricity generated was equal to 0.251 g of chemical oxygen demand (COD) removed.     

基于能值分析的陕西省榆林市绿色GDP动态研究

绿色GDP是在扣除自然资源消耗与环境损耗之后的GDP,是衡量城市可持续发展的重要指标。资源型城市作为以资源开发利用为主的城市,对自然资源消耗以及环境资源损耗更为严重,因此对其绿色GDP进行研究具有更加深刻的意义。论文利用Odum生态经济系统能值理论和方法,以资源型城市陕西省榆林市为例,对其2005—2012年间国民经济生产过程中消耗的不可更新资源和环境损耗进行定量分析,计算消耗的不可更新资源和环境损耗的能值及其能值-货币价值,从而核算了榆林市2005—2012年间的绿色GDP变化,结论如下：1）榆林市绿色GDP占比由81.2%下降到44.1%,并且这种趋势在持续扩大;2）不可更新能源的利用几乎以每年10%的速率递增,不可更新能源占GDP的比重由2005年的13.35%上升到2012年的44.8%,是造成榆林市绿色GDP偏低的主要原因;3）榆林市不可更新能源消耗仍以煤炭为主,煤炭利用达到化石能源利用的90%以上,辅助伴有石油与天然气;4）榆林市环境损耗主要是由废气、废水和固体废弃物3部分组成,其中废气的组成占80%以上。     

植被恢复工程对黄河中游土地利用/覆被变化的影响

剧烈的人类活动可快速地改变土地利用/覆被变化（LUCC）格局,并对地表参量和水文要素产生深刻的影响。论文以退耕还林/还草生态工程（Grain for Green Project, GGP）的重点区黄河中游为例,利用5期土地利用数据,定量分析了区域LUCC的过程与趋势,并探讨了GGP对下垫面地表参量及水文要素的影响。结果表明：1）GGP并未显著地改变研究区土地利用空间分布格局,但改变了各土地类型的转换速度和平衡状态。GGP实施前各类型间相互转换频繁,处于动态平衡态势,而 GGP实施后以土地类型单向转换为主,处于不平衡态势,以耕地单向转为林草地为主。2）不同子流域间LUCC存在差异。GGP前汾河流域变化速度较其他区域快,呈准平衡状态;工程实施后的前期,河龙区间与渭河流域的净变化率以及总变化率较快,而后期差异不显著,呈不平衡状态。3）GGP显著地改变了下垫面地表参量和水文要素。GGP的实施使得NDVI、LAI和发射率显著增加,而反照率显著下降,以河龙区间尤为显著;径流系数显著下降,而蒸散发系数显著增加,尤以河龙区间表现显著。     

炭素焙烧炉沥青烟静电除尘技术

针对炭素焙烧炉含尘低浓度高温沥青烟，优化设计方案，采用干式、湿式预处理和静电净化两级处理，先除去大粒径烟尘，降低烟尘温度，降低电阻率，后静电净化沥青烟。系统具有自动控制，节电节能，除尘效率高等特点。     

青岛市可持发展环境优势与战略对策

作为北京奥运的唯一伙伴城市,面对历史性的机遇和挑战,青岛市在加快建设和发展步伐的同时,坚持人与自然和谐、山海城协调、历史与现代交融、经济社会全面进步的可持续发展原则,不断推进青岛的生态城市建设,可以预见,青岛市完全符合举办一流奥运会的要求将成为现实。     

A STRIP MODEL APPROACH TO PARAMETERIZE A COUPLED GREEN‐AMPT KINEMATIC WAVE MODEL1

ABSTRACT: Infiltration processes at the plot scale are often described and modeled using a single effective hydraulic conductivity (Kg) value. This can lead to errors in runoff and erosion prediction. An integrated field measurement and modeling study was conducted to evaluate: (1) the relationship among rainfall intensity, spatially variable soil and vegetation characteristics, and infiltration processes; and (2) how this relationship could be modeled using Green and Ampt and a spatially distributed hydrologic model. Experiments were conducted using a newly developed variable intensity rainfall simulator on 2 m by 6 m plots in a rangeland watershed in southeastern Arizona. Rainfall application rates varied between 50 and 200 mm/hr. Results of the rainfall simulator experiments showed that the observed hydrologic response changed with changes in rainfall intensity and that the response varied with antecedent moisture condition. A distributed process based hydrologic simulation model was used to model the plots at different levels of hydrologic complexity. The measurement and simulation model results show that the rainfall runoff relationship cannot be accurately described or modeled using a single Kg value at the plot scale. Multi‐plane model configurations with infiltration parameters based on soil and plot characteristics resulted in a significant improvement over single‐plane configurations.     

香港特区建筑安全管理的探讨与借鉴

近年来 ,香港特区的建筑业安全状况有了长足进步 ,由于香港的发展既长期受到西方国家先进技术和知识的影响 ,同时又具有中国的传统文化背景 ,因此 ,研究其成功的经验对内地的建筑安全工作有着十分重要的借鉴意义。笔者主要从香港政府部门 (劳工处和环境运输工务局 )对建筑安全的管理和非政府机构 (职业安全健康局、绿十字会等 )对建筑安全的作用两方面进行探讨 ,总结香港特区在建筑安全方面的成功做法 ,最后对内地的建筑安全工作提出了一些建议。     

Using public procurement to achieve social outcomes

The use of public procurement to achieve social outcomes is widespread, but detailed information about how it operates is often sketchy and difficult to find. This article is essentially a mapping exercise, describing the history and current use of government contracting as a tool of social regulation, what the author calls the issue of ‘linkage’. The article considers the popularity of linkage in the 19^th century in Europe and North America, particularly in dealing with issues of labour standards and unemployment. The use of linkage expanded during the 20^th century, initially to include the provision of employment opportunities to disabled workers. During and after World War II, the use of linkage became particularly important in the United States in addressing racial equality, in the requirements for non‐discrimination in contracts, and in affirmative action and set‐asides for minority businesses. Subsequently, the role of procurement spread both in its geographical coverage and in the subject areas of social policy that it was used to promote. The article considers examples of the use of procurement to promote equality on the basis of ethnicity and gender drawn from Malaysia, South Africa, Canada, and the European Community. More recently, procurement has been used as an instrument to promote human rights transnationally, also by international organizations such as the International Labour Organisation. The article includes some reflections on the relationship between ‘green’ procurement, ‘social’ procurement, and sustainable development, and recent attempts to develop the concept of ‘sustainable procurement.’     

苏州地区典型输变电工程电磁环境影响分析

结合电磁场的生态效应、输变电电磁辐射的环境影响分析度评价等，分析了苏州地区典型输变电工程电磁辐射的污染状况。说明220kV输变电工程电磁辐射没有超过居民区工频电场以度磁感应强度标准。     

某水电站消防设备布置与控制的探讨

预防火灾和减少火灾危害,保护公民人身、公共财产的安全,维护公共安全是水电站建设管理的一个重要组成部分.笔者通过从水电站周围环境、地形条件、消防车道、消防水源、总平面布置、防火区划分等的分析探讨,为切实增强水电站抗御火灾提供依据.