Pyrophytic Properties of the Larch Larix gmelinii in Terms of Life Strategies

The pyrophytic properties of the larch Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr. growing in the northern taiga of central Siberia have been studied. It has been found that, although the trees are highly combustible and fire resistance of tree stands is low, the species is highly pyrophytic, which allows it to retain its geographic range. At early stages of postfire successions, the larch exhibits characteristics of pyrogenic explerent and is subject to r-selection. When forest restoration is close to completion, the species passes into the patient state and acquires properties subject to K-selection.     

干气溶胶复折射率的参数化方案

基于成都市2017年10~12月WS600一体式气象站、AURORA-3000积分浊度计、AE-31黑碳仪以及GRIMM180环境颗粒物监测仪的地面逐时观测数据,结合Mie散射理论数值改进算法与免疫进化算法反演了550nm波长处干气溶胶复折射率（DACRI）的实部（n_re）和虚部（n_i）.通过分析DACRI反演结果与颗粒物质量浓度之比（BC/PM₁,BC/PM_2.5,BC/PM₁₀,PM₁/PM_2.5,PM₁/PM₁₀和PM_2.5/PM₁₀）之间的相关性,利用逐步线性回归方法分别构建了n_re和n_i的参数化方案. n_re和n_i的参数化方案拟合值与实测值之间的相关系数（R）分别为0.54和0.85（P<0.0001）,平均相对误差（MRE）分别为2.31%和15.18%.此外,利用该参数化方案计算的DACRI模拟了一次灰霾演化过程中干气溶胶的散射系数b_sp和吸收系数b_ap,其模拟值与实测值之间的相关系数分别为0.98和0.91（P<0.0001）,平均相对误差分别为7.43%和14.97%.     

甘肃张掖市退耕还林(草)工程影响综合评价

利用抽样调查和收集资料得到的数据,对张掖市实施退耕还林（草）工程的影响从社会、经济和生态三个方面进行了评价。结果表明：张掖市退耕还林（草）社会可持续性的评价结果为“较好”;2002—2004年的退耕还林（草）工程在三年内给农户带来了17229．62万元的纯收入;通过三年的退耕还林（草）,能增加植物碳量累积（NPP）170658．11t,NEP总量增加44544．94t。同时,还针对退耕还林（草）政策的完善提出建议：希望继续增加退耕还林（草）面积,在今后的退耕还林（草）工程中安排合理的还草面积,增加退耕还林（草）工程的配套费用。政府有关部门应切实解决退耕农户关心的问题。     

PCDDs, PCDFs emission control by dry scrubbing system

Presently, in Japan there are no limitations on the emission of PCDDs or PCDFs, but in order to study the feasibility of dry type air pollution control, a pilot plant was constructed in 1988 and the removal efficiencies for PCDDs, acid gas and heavy metals were measured.At the same time PCDDs concentration was compared with that of a previously installed electrostatic precipitator (ESP) plus wet scrubber line.In this paper, the following two items are reported.

1. (1) The difference in the amounts of PCDDs and PCDFs produced due to differences in gas temperature and retention time in ESP and fabric filter (FF).

2. (2) Removal efficiencies of PCDDs and PCDFs of fabric filter.

PCDDs concentration, generally 100–200 ng/Nm³ at the boiler outlet (ESP inlet and/or Quench Reactor (QR) inlet), increased several times at the ESP outlet, but it showed almost no increase at the QR outlet due to a sudden temperature drop. The temperature was 280–310°C, and the gas retention time was 12 sec. during passage through ESP so that it is thought that PCDD was formed under these conditions.On the other hand, a removal efficiency of approx. 90% was obtained with the fabric filter, and the PCDD at the bag outlet was at a sufficiently low level.     

太原市五年降尘及降水中主要离子特征

随着我国工业化和城镇化的深入推进,人们对城市大气环境质量关注日益增加。连续五年对山西省太原市5个点位进行监测,考察降水中主要离子时间变异及大气干湿沉降规律。结果表明:太原市五个监测点年均干沉降量排序为太钢工业区坞城(东)桃园(市中)晋祠(景区)上兰(市郊),其中太钢年均沉降量是上兰的三倍。降尘量除了在不同点位差异较大外,相同点上不同季节也有较大波动,表现为各监测点春季和冬季降尘量为全年最高。而夏季由于降雨较多,干沉降最少。总体上,近五年各点干沉降量呈现逐年下降的趋势。湿沉降方面以桃园为市区代表分析,SO_4~(2-)、NO_3~-、Ca~(2+)和NH_4~+是太原市桃园降水中主要的无机离子,其加权平均浓度范围为3.1～19 mg/L,各离子浓度在干燥的冬春季较高,且近五年其浓度及沉降量快速增加。桃园降雨中SO_4~(2-)和NO_3~-仍然是最主要的致酸离子,SO_4~(2-)年均沉降量分别是NO_3~-、Ca~(2+)和NH_4~+的1.7、3.9、5.9倍。Ca~(2+)、NH_4~+和Mg~(2+)的中和因子分别是0.42、0.30、0.14,说明Ca~(2+)、NH_4~+对酸雨缓冲作用大于Mg~(2+)。2013～2017年太原市桃园降雨SO_4~(2-)/NO_3~-和NH_4~+/NO_3~-比值分别为1.7和0.3,表明酸雨类型由硫酸型向混合型发展,主要是近年来NO_3~-浓度增幅大于SO_4~(2-)和NH_4~+。总的来看,近些年太原市政府大力提倡节能减排带来明显效果,但工业厂矿区周边降尘污染依然严重,属于今后城市环境治理的重点。     

Correction Factors for Covariance between Concentration and Deposition Velocity on CASTNes HNO3 Deposition Estimates

The covariance between hourly concentration (C) and depositionvelocity (V) for various atmospheric species may act to bias the dry deposition (D) computed from the product of the weeklyaverage C and V. This is a potential problem for the CASTNet filter pack (FP) species, nitric acid (HNO₃). Using ozone (O₃) behavior as a surrogate for HNO₃, correctionfactors (CF) are developed to estimate this bias. Weekly CF for O₃ depend on both site and season, and seasonal average weekly CF for O₃ at a given site may be as high as 1.25.The seasonal magnitude of this CF is generally largest in summerand is ordered: summer fall spring > winter. The CF is drivento a large extent by the diurnal correlation between C andV (i.e., both are generally higher during the day and lower at night). However, since the diurnal C profile at elevated sites is relatively constant, the resulting correlation between C and V is small, and the CF at montane sites is generally negligiblysmall. The sampling protocol using daytime integrated sampling for a week and nighttime integrated sampling for a week capturesthe diurnal correlation between C and V adequately and may be used to aggregate relatively unbiased weekly D estimates. Day-night CF for O₃ are close to unity, and limited results suggest similar behavior for HNO₃. Using these limited FP results, the site- and seasonally-specific weekly CF forO₃are refined to estimate the corresponding CF for HNO₃. Worst-case adjustments for HNO₃ as high as 30% are indicated for summer periods at a given site.     

SAMPLING ACCURACY OF PIT VS. STANDARD RAIN GAGES ON THE FERNOW EXPERIMENTAL FOREST1

ABSTRACT: Catch in standard (unshielded) rain gages exposed 3 feet above the land surface was compared with catch in pit (buried) gages exposed 1 inch above the land surface. These tests confirmed that catch in standard gages under estimates point rainfall in forest openings, as well as in conventional weather stations. Pit gages caught significantly (P=0.05) more rain than did standard gages at each of four locations tested. Catch increases ranged from 2.3 to 3.4 percent.     

Encouraging tribal women to conserve deciduous biodiversity

Before planning conservation strategies, decision-makers should recognize the cultural and social aspects of the people in and around any ecosystem. This might assist effective management. The needs and problems of the habitat often fail to be taken into consideration before planning forest management. Educating and encouraging the participation of local communities, especially tribal women in conservational activities could play an important role.An attempt was made to educate the tribal women of Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary, Panchmahal District (Western India) about conservation of the local deciduous biodiversity. The paper narrates actions taken in the field for conserving this biodiversity, involving tribal women and children as partners of the protected areas. It might serve as an exemplary case for implementation elsewhere in the world.     

On Sustainable Development of Social Forestry in Bangladesh: Experiences from Sal (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Shorea Robusta</Emphasis>) Forests

Sustainability in forestry is a complex amalgam of trade-offs among its various dimensions and there is no easy route to achieve sustainable development. It is important that policy process and implementation strategy of these policies should be based on sound information about these trade-offs. There is a growing consensus amongst key forest decision-makers in Bangladesh that traditional forestry is needed to make the transition to more sustainable forestry, which is likely to involve local people in forest management. As a result, the government has initiated a social forestry program from 1981 with the assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) grant and operated mainly in Sal forest areas. The most important objective of this program is to protect, manage, and develop forests in a sustainable way by involving local communities. Although several studies have focused on the management issues of social forestry, none of these studies has evaluated the indicators of sustainable social forestry. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the criteria of sustainable development of social forestry in Bangladesh. The study is based on primary cross-sectional data collected using the multistage stratified sampling technique. In total, 581 social forestry farmers were selected randomly and interviewed using a pre-tested questionnaire. The study evaluated some important components of sustainable development and identified the following conditions of social forestry in Bangladesh:(i) almost all the components of sustainable development of social forestry, although not at the aspiration level, were at good condition;(ii) participants were interested and committed to work with Forest Department in developing social forestry;(iii) they had been utilizing both hard and soft technology in practicing social forestry, although there exists ample scope of development;(iv) income of participants after involving in social forestry had increased, although not at satisfactory level; and(v) process of producing social and material goods had been under progress.However, there exist plenty of scopes for sustainable social forestry development through improving the sustainable development components more carefully.Readers should send their comments on this paper to: BhaskarNath@aol.com within 3 months of publication of this issue.     

旋转喷雾干燥法(SDA)脱硫工艺系统的应用研究

本文介绍了旋转喷雾干燥法（SDA）脱硫工艺的基本原理、化学过程、主要设备、控制、脱硫副产物、系统运行与维护等,并与石灰石/石膏湿法脱硫工艺、烟气循环流化床工艺进行了比较,给出了脱硫系统投资及运行费用的经济比较。还对SDA脱硫工艺在国内应用中存在的问题进行了探讨。