POTENTIAL OF EPISODIC FLOWS IN SOME FOUR REPRESENTATIVE NON-PERENNIAL RIVER FLOW CATCHMENTS IN SEMI ARID LAIKIPIA DISTRICT, KENYA

The purpose of this study was to establish the water resources of thenon-perennial streams in providing supplementary water needs inLaikipia district. This district has undergone remarkable land usechanges resulting in water use stress of perennial river abstractions andgroundwater exploitation in the semi arid environment.Over a three year period extending from January 1989 to December1991, hydrological variables were monitored in four non-perennial flowcatchments within the district. These catchments have been shown tohave potential of about 8000 m³/km²/year except forlong dry spells during the observation period and high sediment lossesand evaporation rates calling for proper conservation measures in orderto exploit productively the water resources potential of such catchments.     

Indoor Air Quality at Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad, India

Deterioration of art objects at Salarjung Museum has been noticed such as blackening of white and pink pigments of Indian miniature paintings and other objects like pigments, paints, varnishes, coatings, silver ware, zari works, textiles, which are displayed in museum galleries. The cause of deterioration of the artifacts is attributed to air pollution. The outdoor air pollution levels with respect to suspended particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, ammonia, aldehydes and oxidants are observed to be high when compared with background environment and ambient air quality standards for sensitive areas. The indoor air quality levels in terms of various parameters including temperature and relative humidity (RH) observed to be more than the threshold limits. The climatic conditions coupled with polluted indoor air are the main causes for the deterioration of art objects. Hence remedial measures are suggested to avoid further deterioration of objects.     

室内空气污染物的净化

本文通过对造成室内空气污染的原因和现有净化技术的比较分析 ,提出采用高效空气过滤技术和浸渍活性炭吸附技术相结合的空气净化方法 ,是一项经济、有效的方法     

MODELKEY. Models for assessing and forecasting the impact of environmental key pollutants on freshwater and marine ecosystems and biodiversity (5 pp)

BACKGROUND: Triggered by the requirement of Water Framework Directive for a good ecological status for European river systems till 2015 and by still existing lacks in tools for cause identification of insufficient ecological status MODELKEY (http:// www.modelkey.org), an Integrated Project with 26 partners from 14 European countries, was started in 2005. MODELKEY is the acronym for 'Models for assessing and forecasting the impact of environmental key pollutants on freshwater and marine ecosystems and biodiversity'. The project is funded by the European Commission within the Sixth Framework Programme. OBJECTIVES: MODELKEY comprises a multidisciplinary approach aiming at developing interlinked tools for an enhanced understanding of cause-effect-relationships between insufficient ecological status and environmental pollution as causative factor and for the assessment and forecasting of the risks of key pollutants on fresh water and marine ecosystems at a river basin and adjacent marine environment scale. New modelling tools for risk assessment including generic exposure assessment models, mechanistic models of toxic effects in simplified food chains, integrated diagnostic effect models based on community patterns, predictive component effect models applying artificial neural networks and GIS-based analysis of integrated risk indexes will be developed and linked to a user-friendly decision support system for the prioritisation of risks, contamination sources and contaminated sites. APPROACH: Modelling will be closely interlinked with extensive laboratory and field investigations. Early warning strategies on the basis of sub-lethal effects in vitro and in vivo are provided and combined with fractionation and analytical tools for effect-directed analysis of key toxicants. Integrated assessment of exposure and effects on biofilms, invertebrate and fish communities linking chemical analysis in water, sediment and biota with in vitro, in vivo and community level effect analysis is designed to provide data and conceptual understanding for risk arising from key toxicants in aquatic ecosystems and will be used for verification of various modelling approaches. CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVE: The developed tools will be verified in case studies representing European key areas including Mediterranean, Western and Central European river basins. An end-user-directed decision support system will be provided for cost-effective tool selection and appropriate risk and site prioritisation.     

Detection of indoor PCB contamination by thermal desorption of dust. A rapid screening method?

Although PCB in caulking materials has been forbidden for many years in most of Europe, including Denmark, there has been continued interest to measure PCB levels in the air of contaminated buildings and blood of the occupants (Mengon and Schlatter 1993, Fromme et al. 1996, Ewers et al. 1998, Currado and Harrad 1998, Gabrio et al. 2000). The relatively low priority for investigations of this contamination is probably due to the small quantities inhaled compared to exposure via food, and the rapid metabolism of the most volatile congeners demonstrated by low concentrations of all congeners in the blood of exposed persons (Ewers et al. 1998, Gabrio et al. 2000). There is, however, evidence that PCB containing caulking materials have been used even during the '90s (Fromme et al. 1996). In Denmark, it is estimated that 75 t PCB is still in buildings (Organization of Sealant Branch's Manufacturers and Distributors 2000). During an investigation of dust from buildings with excessive microbial growth (including 35 rooms from 9 buildings), the analysis of semivolatile compounds by thermal desorption-GC/MS of samples from a single building surprisingly revealed large amounts of PCBs containing 3, 4 and 5 chlorine atoms, 10-20 times the amounts found in samples from other buildings. Extraction of the dust by SFE followed by GC/ECD analysis for 12 PCB congeners showed that there was approximately 20 times the total PCB concentrations in dust from the polluted building compared to the levels in the other buildings. Subsequent headspace analysis of caulking material from the polluted building revealed this to be the source. Shelf dust functions as a passive sampling medium and, thus, can be used as a screening method to detect PCB and other semivolatile pollution indoors.     

基于人工神经网络的森林资源管理模型研究

介绍了人工神经网络方法，建立了森林资源管理的三层前馈反向传播神经网络模型，并与Ｌｏｇｉｓｔｉｃ函数进行了比较。仿真结果表明，人工神经网络模型优于Ｌｏｇｉｓｔｉｃ模型，可应用于森林资源动态模拟。     

不同放牧强度对红三叶、黑麦草草地植被和土壤养分的影响

对不同放牧强度下草地植物和土壤的变化规律进行了研究，结果表明：３年强度放牧使土壤的全氮含量和草地的组成和结构发生了较大的变化，使牧草产量下降１７．１％，草地主要种红三叶的重要值降低了３３．８％，均质度系数增加５１．１％，土壤的氮磷比升高１．３。轻度放牧使草地全氮含量降低０．０９６％，红三叶的均质度系数增加２１．０％。中度放牧并未使草地牧草产量和红三叶的重要值降低，同时使草地红三叶均质度系数保持在远低于１．０水平以下，但使土壤全氮含量下降０．０８５％。根据以上结果，中度放牧是保持草地持续高产的最好的放牧管理选择。     

室内空气污染的危害及其主要成因

室内空气污染状况日趋严重,会形成几种危害人体的症状,已成为对人类健康的10大威胁之一。室内空气污染主要来自装饰材料、家具和建筑物自身、室外污染物、燃烧产物和人体挥发等因素也不容忽视。应注重现代住宅的5项卫生标准加以防治。     

室内环境空气中甲醛的污染与分析

本文在对各类民用工程建筑室内环境空气污染物进行检测的基础上,分析了室内环境空气中检出率最高的甲醛污染物的来源,并阐述了对人体所产生的危害以及降低室内环境空气中甲醛浓度的措施.     

论石材工业废渣中人造金刚石的回收

人造金刚石是锯切石材最理想的材料。通过对锯片金刚石脱落及金刚石在废渣中赋存状态的分析，论述从废渣中回收金刚石的必要性、可能性和客观条件；利用金刚石特有的物理化学性质及其与造岩矿物之间的物性差异，采用筛分祛清洗废渣、矿物分离、金刚石提纯、选形分级等方法，可获得纯度为99％以上的人造金刚石，回收率可达10％一15％；通过对回收金刚石强度的测定和再利用，证明完全具有重新使用价值。从废渣中回收人造金刚石的方法可靠，工艺合理，成本约占产值的30％左右，具有较好的社会经济效益。在国内外属首创的回收入造金刚石方法具有良好的推广应用价值。