Permitting a new mine: Insights from the community debate

When a mining company selects a site for development, the company begins a dialogue with the local community about receiving the necessary approvals for the mining permits. The dialogue focuses on how well the company can use science and technology to manage risk to the local environment, and on how much economic benefit will be gained by the local community for accepting the risk. A useful approach to better understand how the debate affects the outcome of the permitting effort is to use the method of “discourse communities and analysis”. This paper analyzes two efforts by Kennecott (Rio Tinto) and one by Exxon to develop base metal mine sites in the Upper Midwest of the USA. As the three case studies show, the local pro- and anti-mining discourse community members will not be changing their basic positions as the permitting of a new mine is debated. Accordingly, both communities are trying to convince undecided stakeholders rather than talking to each other. Both sides are using ever more sophisticated media methods to communicate their message to the undecided residents of the community. By winning the support of the majority of the undecided residents, political pressure can be used to sway the decision.     

蜈蚣草总黄酮体外抗氧化作用的研究

通过回流法提取蜈蚣草黄酮类化合物,利用分光光度法测定总黄酮的含量,并分析了它对羟基自由基、超氧阴离子自由基的清除作用和总抗氧化能力。结果表明,蜈蚣草总黄酮含量为6.15%,且具有较好的抗氧化能力。     

乳苣总黄酮的提取及抗氧化作用研究

通过乙醇回流提取乳苣中的黄酮类化合物,利用分光光度法测定总黄酮的含量,并分析了对羟基自由基的清除作用和总抗氧化能力。结果表明,乳苣中总黄酮含量为16.8%,具有较好的抗氧化能力。     

蜈蚣草总黄酮提取工艺的优选

采用水浴法提取总黄酮,以蜈蚣草为原料、总黄酮得率为考察指标,通过正交试验研究乙醇浓度、提取时间、提取温度及料液比对提取蜈蚣草总黄酮得率的影响。结果表明,各因素对总黄酮提取率的影响程度为∶乙醇浓度提取时间提取温度料液比;最佳的提取工艺条件为:乙醇浓度60%,料液比1∶15,提取温度60℃,每次3h,提取3次,在此条件下提取的总黄酮得率为6.15%。     

Statistical considerations of progressive value and risk in mineral exploration

Financial markets recognise maximisation of expected value (E), in an essentially risk-neutral context, as the main corporate financial objective of private enterprise. This may be valid for large, integrated mining companies. Yet, most junior and middle-size exploration companies behave in a risk-averse fashion when making decisions about progressively more expensive exploration programs. From their perspective, a potential increase in expected value from either an increase in target value or related probability of discovery, or both, may not be a sufficient incentive to embark in an exploration programme if the resultant increase in expected value is accompanied by a significant increase in possible maximum loss. Risk-averse explorers may be unwilling to bear larger, albeit less probable losses, when the cost of successive exploration programmes is taken into account. The paper provides a practical methodology for such explorers to optimise the decision whether to progress to the next stage of exploration or to farm out a risky project. It uses a decision-tree model incorporating the effectiveness of the proposed exploration programme, the explorer's risk tolerance and related utility values and the probability distribution of the possible value of the exploration target.     

Using exploration expenditures to assess the climate for mineral investment

Countries that rely on private investors to find and exploit their mineral resources need reliable indicators of their investment attractiveness. This study explores the use of exploration expenditures for this purpose, focusing primarily on Chile.     

硫酸钠对白三叶种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响

通过室内沙基培养法测定白三叶种子的发芽率、发芽势、株高、根系活力、叶绿素含量、丙二醛和可溶性糖含量,研究了不同浓度的硫酸钠对白三叶种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响。试验结果表明,白三叶在硫酸钠作用下随着浓度增高,发芽势、发芽率、株高、叶绿素含量、根系活力均表现出下降趋势,对白三叶种子萌发和幼苗生长均表现出抑制作用,而丙二醛和可溶性糖含量表现出上升趋势。     

溶解性有机质对有机污染物环境行为的影响及其环境意义

DOM是陆地及水生生态系统中十分活跃的组分,是土壤圈与相关圈层物质交换的重要形式,对有机污染物质的毒性、迁移转化以及生物降解性等有着重要影响。文章在论述DOM来源、组成及结构特征的基础上,重点阐述了DOM对有机物的环境行为的影响。DOM主要通过氢键、电荷转移、范德华力、配位体交换、疏水分配、共价键结合、螯舍等增强或抑制有机物在土壤的吸附／解吸、生物有效性,阐述了DOM与有机物结合的两重性;同时,DOM不同组分和分子量大小对有机物环境行为的影响有着较大的差别。     

两种不同镉富集能力油菜品种耐性机制

利用水培试验研究了不同浓度镉(cadmium,Cd)胁迫条件下(0、2和5 mg·L~(-1))两种Cd富集能力油菜品种[秦油1号(QY-1)和三月黄(SYH)]生长状况与Cd富集特征的差异,并从Cd亚细胞区隔化和抗氧化酶活性等角度探索了两种油菜Cd富集能力的差异机制,并通过田间试验进行验证.结果表明,水培条件下,这两种油菜在Cd胁迫下生长均未受到明显的抑制.在低浓度Cd(2 mg·L~(-1))处理下,两种油菜地上部Cd含量无显著差异,在高浓度Cd(5 mg·L~(-1))胁迫下SYH的地上部和根部Cd含量均显著高于QY-1,分别提高32. 05%和99. 57%,同时其根部生物富集系数(BCF)也较QY-1显著提高.对两种油菜叶片中Cd亚细胞区隔化研究结果表明,随着Cd处理浓度的增加,QY-1和SYH叶片中Cd在热稳定蛋白和镉富集颗粒组分的分布分别提高了143. 69%、118. 91%和63. 34%、118. 91%,由此可见将Cd区隔在热稳定蛋白和镉富集颗粒体等重金属解毒组分是油菜在亚细胞水平上的重要解毒机制.同时,高浓度Cd胁迫下SYH叶中Cd在细胞碎屑组分的含量达QY-1的4. 41倍,可知Cd在细胞碎屑组分中的分布是导致两种油菜Cd富集能力差异的重要机制.结合对两种油菜抗氧化酶活性研究结果,发现抗氧化酶系统可能是QY-1应对高浓度Cd胁迫的重要解毒机制,而SYH则更多地通过将Cd区隔在金属低活性的亚细胞组分来减轻其毒性.田间试验结果验证表明,SYH地上部和地下部Cd含量均显著高于QY-1,分别是QY-1的2. 34和1. 43倍.综上所述,SYH具有更高的Cd提取量和富集能力,具有应用于中轻度Cd污染农田修复的潜力.     

石油污染土壤植物修复后对陆生高等植物的生态毒性

以经过5a植物修复处理后的石油污染土壤为供试土壤(柴油初始投加量分别为5 000,15 000,30 000 mg/kg),用重量法测定了土壤中残留矿物油含量,同时,以小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)为供试植物,以种子发芽及根伸长试验、早期幼苗生长试验、叶片内细胞色素P450单加氧酶(P450)含量、抗氧化酶(超氧化物歧化酶,SOD;过氧化物酶,POD)活性及脂质过氧化产物(丙二醛,MDA)含量等为指标对受试土壤进行生态毒理学综合评价.化学分析结果表明,各处理土壤中的矿物油均