Incidence of stress in benthic communities along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts within different ranges of sediment contamination from chemical mixtures

Synoptic data on concentrations of sediment-associated chemical contaminants and benthic macroinfaunal community structure were collected from 1,389 stations in estuaries along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts as part of the nationwide Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP). These data were used to develop an empirical framework for evaluating risks of benthic community-level effects within different ranges of sediment contamination from mixtures of multiple chemicals present at varying concentrations. Sediment contamination was expressed as the mean ratio of individual chemical concentrations relative to corresponding sediment quality guidelines (SQGs), including Effects Range-Median (ERM) and Probable Effects Level (PEL) values. Benthic condition was assessed using diagnostic, multi-metric indices developed for each of three EMAP provinces (Virginian, Carolinian, and Louisianian). Cumulative percentages of stations with a degraded benthic community were plotted against ascending values of the mean ERM and PEL quotients. Based on the observed relationships, mean SQG quotients were divided into four ranges corresponding to either a low, moderate, high, or very high incidence of degraded benthic condition. Results showed that condition of the ambient benthic community provides a reliable and sensitive indicator for evaluating the biological significance of sediment-associated stressors. Mean SQG quotients marking the beginning of the contaminant range associated with the highest incidence of benthic impacts (73–100% of samples, depending on the province and type of SQG) were well below those linked to high risks of sediment toxicity as determined by short-term toxicity tests with single species. Measures of the ambient benthic community reflect the sensitivities of multiple species and life stages to persistent exposures under actual field conditions. Similar results were obtained with preliminary data from the west coast (Puget Sound).     

碱性固硫剂的固硫效果分析

本文描述了各种碱性氧化物固硫效果选择实验结果,论述了煤种,燃烧温度、钙/硫比、Fe_2O_3对固硫效果的影响。     

3S技术在灾害监测预测中的应用及展望

本文分析了现代灾害的特点及3S技术的发展,总结了国内外利用3S技术在灾害监测预警中应用的现状,探讨了未来3S技术在这一领域应用的趋势及重点研究问题.     

基于JSP技术的机务段安全管理信息系统的设计

根据铁路提速带来的安全问题,笔者结合机务段安全管理,采用先进的JSP技术,设计了基于B/S(浏览器/服务器)模式的机务段安全管理信息系统。该系统运用计算机及网络技术,实现了安全管理信息资源的合理运转和共享,建立了一个安全信息管理、安全生产监督、事故预防的信息平台,为管理决策提供决策服务,同时辅助企业管理的科学化、现代化,提高了机务段经济效益和社会效益。介绍了课题的背景、系统结构与功能、JSP技术特点,然后具体说明了应用JSP技术实现系统的设计思路和方法,重点给出了系统的三级体系结构,数据库的设计与连接,系统的软件实现以及所达到的效果     

16Mn钢疲劳过程中的声发射特性研究

根据有关标准,设计加工了16Mn钢试样,并运用LOCAN320声发射仪、MTS810疲劳实验机和声发射传感器,用3种不同的试验方案,采集16Mn钢材料疲劳过程中的声发射(AcousticEmission,AE)信号特征参数,用于分析其疲劳过程中的声发射特性。重点探讨了16Mn钢材料在低周疲劳全过程中释放的声发射信号特征参数变化规律,得出声发射技术可用来评估16Mn钢材料的损伤程度,进而预测其疲劳寿命的结论。此外,充分利用试验中得到的不同疲劳载荷条件下试样的疲劳寿命,根据成组法修正了矩形截面试样16Mn钢材料的S-N曲线,经验证与实际结果吻合性较好。     

Bacterioplankton Community Structure and Dynamics in Enclosures During Bioremediation Experiments in an Acid Mining Lake

In an acid mining lake (pH 2.6) enclosure experiments wereperformed with the addition of different concentrations oforganic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. SSCP-communityfingerprints, based on 16S rRNA gene amplicons, were performed tomonitor changes in the structure of the total bacterialcommunity and the sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) in themesocosms. Total bacterial cell counts, as assessed byepifluorescence microscopy, were increased in the mesocosmsamended with organic carbon. The addition of carbon alsoincreased the number of abundant bacterial taxa substantiallyalong depth. Sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) could be detected inall enclosures and all parts of the water column. These SRBbelonged to genus Desulfobacter as indicated bycoroborating molecular data.     

信息技术在环境保护信息系统中的应用

本文论述了信息技术(3S技术、模型技术、多媒体技术、人工智能技术、仿真技术和互联网技术)在以环境在线监测数据为主要数据来源的环境保护信息系统的应用，提出了信息技术在环境保护信息系统中应用的关键问题。     

阻燃高抗冲聚苯乙烯/有机改性蒙脱土纳米复合材料阻燃效应的研究(Ⅰ)--传统阻燃剂与改性蒙脱土的阻燃协效性

运用"一步熔融共混法"制备了包含十溴联苯醚(DBDPO)-氧化锑(Sb2O3)和蒙脱土(MMT)-十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(C16BrN)阻燃体系的高抗冲聚苯乙烯(HIPS)复合材料,并通过X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、UL 94垂直燃烧测试和锥形量热计等测试手段对其结构形貌和燃烧性能进行了表征.结果表明,在传统阻燃剂DBDPO存在前提下,仍然获取了具有插层结构的高抗冲聚苯乙烯/蒙脱土(HIPS/MMT)纳米复合材料.燃烧特性实验发现两种阻燃体系在HIPS基体中具有良好协效性,复合材料热释放速率大幅下降.这种效应为减少溴系阻燃剂用量以降低生产成本和减轻不良环境效应提供了依据,对于发展绿色环保型高性能聚合物阻燃复合材料非常有意义.     

氧化剂对土壤中石油污染物去除率的影响

以FeSO_4-柠檬酸为催化剂,探讨了不同氧化剂的类型、浓度、与催化剂的比例等因素对土壤中石油污染物去除率的影响。实验结果表明:各氧化剂体系的石油去除率大小顺序为KMnO_4CaO_2≥H_2O_2K_2S_2O_8;随着反应时间的延长,各体系的石油去除率均呈现出先快速增涨、再缓慢增加后略有降低的趋势;在氧化剂浓度相同条件下,H_2O_2体系和Na_2S_2O_8体系的石油去除率分别比对照增加了145.5%~238.7%和112.6%~167.5%;在催化剂用量相同条件下,H_2O_2体系和Na_2S_2O_8体系达到最高石油去除率时的n(氧化剂)∶n(催化剂)分别为50∶1和100∶1;H_2O_2体系对残油族组分的去除率大小顺序为非烃芳烃饱和烃沥青质。     

The legacy of lead pollution: (dis)trust in science and the debate over Superfund

Lead contamination is a significant health hazard in communities around the world, but this environmental toxin often remains unknown to residents living near hazardous sites. This research investigates a unique case where residents were informed of lead contamination but rejected official and scientific narratives regarding environmental risks. The case study involves a decommissioned smelter in Colorado. Drawing from data collected over three years, the researchers examine how officials and experts communicated the severity of environmental health hazards. Despite these efforts, residents opposed the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to place the site on the National Priorities List for federal cleanup. The government’s framing of science and environmental risk failed to resonate with homeowners, despite the known and significant scientific evidence confirming environmental health hazards, and residents’ perceptions of lead contamination were mitigated by material concerns, including property values and community stigma. Implications for future research on lead contamination, environmental risk, and trust in science are discussed.