环境知情权的法律保护

环境知情权既是公民参与国家环境管理的前提,又是环境保护的必要民主程序.在阐述环境知情权的概念和美、日、加等国家环境知情权法律保护情况的基础上,分析了中国环境知情权的法律保护现状及存在问题,并借鉴国外经验,提出了中国加强环境知情权的法律对策.     

挥发酚实验用水的探讨

本文对挥发酚实验用水进行探索及改进．直接采用蒸馏水代替无酚水为实验用水。应用于质控考核工作中,取得较理想的显著效果。结果表明．精密度、准确度都符合分析要求,并能降低成本,省时、省电、提高工效,可广泛应用于环境监测工作中,具有普遍实用价值。     

南京市硫酸盐化速率地方标准的制定

研究ＳＯ＿２与硫酸盐化速率的相关关系,以ＧＢ３０９５－８２（大气环境质量标准）中的ＳＯ２标准为基础,并借鉴国外先进国家的标准和硫酸盐化速率植物试验的成果,结合南京市大气环境质量现状,制定适合于南京地区的大气硫酸盐化速率建议标准．     

Embracing diverse worldviews to share planet Earth

Leading societies toward a more sustainable, equitably shared, and environmentally just future requires elevating and strengthening conversations on the nonmaterial and perhaps unquantifiable values of nonhuman nature to humanity. Debates among conservationists relating to the appropriateness of valuing ecosystems in terms of their human utility have eclipsed the more important and impactful task of expressing conservation concerns in terms that are meaningful to diverse stakeholders. We considered the wide global diversity of perspectives on the biosocial complex—the relationships and interactions between all living species on Earth—and argue that humanity's best chance for effective conservation is to take a pluralistic approach that engages seriously with the worldviews of all stakeholders. Many worldviews—particularly those in indigenous cultures—place a higher value on the spiritual and nonmaterial aspects than what is often represented by the discourse surrounding Western conservation policy. Alternative framings of the biosocial complex that recognize nature's intrinsic value can be powerful motivators for social change and for local-scale conservation efforts. At a national and international level, changing ethical framings of human relationships with nature have started influencing conceptions of human rights relating to the environment and of the rights of nature itself. This change has led to an increased role of the judiciary in promoting environmental sustainability and promoting justice for groups who are most often affected by environmental harms. We hope our essay will motivate the scientific community to change its own perception of what a sound and sustainable relationship between humanity and other species should be and will help citizens become active environmental subjects, connected to the ecosystems around them.     

Blade thickness effect on the aerodynamic performance of an asymmetric NACA six series blade vertical axis wind turbine in low wind speed

ABSTRACT

Vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) is an economic and widely used energy converter for converting wind energy into useful form of energy, like mechanical and electrical energy. For efficient energy conversion in low wind speed and to have improved power coefficient of asymmetric blade VAWT, selection of optimum blade thickness is needed thus entailing its detailed investigation with respect to different operating wind speed conditions. Present study methodically explores the impact of thickness to chord (t/c) ratio on aerodynamic performance of a three bladed asymmetrical blade H-Darrieus VAWT at different low wind speed conditions by using 2D unsteady CFD simulations. The optimal t/c is obtained on the basis of maximum power coefficient and average moment coefficient of the turbine. The aerodynamic performance curves are obtained at different operating and t/c conditions and the performance insights are corroborated with the findings from the flow physics study to come to some concrete conclusions on the effects of the thickness to chord ratio. The present study identifies large blade curvature to create a large diverging passage on the blade suction surface as the prominent reason for aerodynamic performance drop at a high t/c ratio.     

Sharing conservation burdens fairly

We examined how, from the point of view of justice, the burdens of paying for conservation should be shared. I resisted simple answers to the question of who should pay for conservation that lean on a single moral principle. I identified 3 relevant principles that relate to who causes conservation challenges, who has greater capacity to carry burdens, and who stands to benefit from conservation. I argue for a distinctive pluralist framework for allocating conservation burdens that grants a proper role to all 3 principles. A multistep process can be used to put the framework into practice. First, identify cases in which conservation is necessary. Second, consider whether people knew or could have been expected to anticipate the consequences of their activities and whether they had reasonable alternatives to acting the way they did. Third, turn to facts about benefits; when no culprit for conservation challenges can be found, ask who benefits from acts of conservation. In the second and third stages, consideration must also be given to ability to pay.     

地方依恋有助于提高农户村庄环境治理参与意愿吗?——基于湖北省调查数据的分析

在农村社会转型背景下,从人地关系视角探讨农户地方依恋对其村庄环境治理参与意愿的影响,对剖析农村环境治理难题意义重大。以湖北省为例,利用1074份农户微观调查数据,从环境心理学视角下的人地关系出发,探讨了地方依恋对农户村庄环境治理参与意愿的影响,并进一步运用工具变量法(IV-Oprobit)进行内生性处理与稳健性检验。结果表明:①农户地方依恋水平整体一般,通过提高农户对村庄的依恋水平,可显著提升其村庄环境治理参与意愿。具体而言,农户地方依恋水平每提高1个单位,可使其环境治理“非常愿意”参与的概率提升35.51%。②社会信任在地方依恋对农户村庄环境治理参与意愿影响中发挥显著的调节和中介作用。一方面,地方依恋对农户村庄环境治理参与意愿的影响会随着农户社会信任水平的提高而不断增强;另一方面,地方依恋能够显著增强农户社会信任水平,从而提升其村庄环境治理参与意愿,即社会信任是地方依恋影响农户村庄环境治理参与意愿的重要传导中介,中介效应占总效应的比重为23.37%。③代际差异分析表明,在新生代和老一代农民群体中,地方依恋对其村庄环境治理参与意愿影响均显著。此外,性别、环保意识和环保态度等对农户村庄环境治理参与意愿也产生显著影响。据此,应加强村庄基础设施和文化建设等,不断增强农户的村庄认同感和依恋感,进而在美丽乡村建设中提升农户村庄环境治理参与水平。     

骆马湖水质变化异常及潜在生态风险分析

骆马湖是南水北调东线工程的重要调蓄湖泊,其水质状况直接影响着南水北调输水安全.为分析骆马湖近年来水质变化,于2016年1月—2019年12月对骆马湖10个样点开展逐月水质生态监测并进行统计分析,探究骆马湖水质变化规律及驱动因素.结果表明：骆马湖水体总氮浓度较高,多年平均浓度为2.09 mg·L^-1,为劣Ⅴ类水;磷为浮游藻类生长主要限制因子之一,总磷多年平均浓度达到0.0526 mg·L^-1,为Ⅳ类水;高锰酸盐指数(COD_Mn)和叶绿素a（Chl-a）浓度均值分别为4.56 mg·L^-1和18.48μg·L^-1;综合营养状态指数（TLI）均值为52.76,属于轻度富营养.监测显示,在8月骆马湖氮磷营养盐浓度、高锰酸盐指数、叶绿素a浓度等水质指标均会出现异常增高的现象,2016—2019年的8月TN平均浓度达到3.99 mg·L^-1,TP平均浓度达到0.109 mg·L^-1,约为年平均值的2倍.相关性分析表明,水质指标的异常变化与入湖河流...     

热光法测量扬尘碳组分的激光分割点偏移

为探讨热光法测量扬尘碳组分的激光分割点偏移（LSPS）的特点和原因,并提出偏移数据的处理方法,选择西宁市、沈阳市、淄博市、十堰市和新疆乌昌石地区共607个扬尘（道路扬尘、城市二次扬尘、土壤扬尘）样品,通过再悬浮采样器获取PM_2.5滤膜样品,使用DRI2001A型碳分析仪结合透射法测量碳组分.结果表明：道路扬尘和城市二次扬尘在碳分析过程中会有不超过10%的样品发生前偏现象,该现象主要受碳酸盐碳（CC）和元素组分的影响;当CC占总碳（TC）的百分比大于9%时,加酸方法可解决前偏问题.土壤扬尘中有40%~90%的样品会发生后偏现象,原因是其元素碳（EC）含量过低（EC/TC<10.7%）,导致灼烧过程残留的耐热物质Fe₂O₃对激光的干扰大于EC对激光的吸收.针对以上偏移问题,采用归零法和替代法对偏移数据进行处理.基于与参比值比较,归零法和替代法得到的OC相对偏差分别为0.1%~10.3%和0.1%~2.9%,EC相对偏差分别为2.1%~52.5%和0.1%~20.6%,远低于偏移引起的相对偏差（0.6%~13.8%和66.6%~149.6%）,且替代法处理效果优于归零法.     

Attitude towards the incorporation of the selective collection of biowaste in a municipal solid waste management system. A case study

European waste legislation has been encouraging for years the incorporation of selective collection systems for the biowaste fraction. European countries are therefore incorporating it into their current municipal solid waste management (MSWM) systems. However, this incorporation involves changes in the current waste management habits of households. In this paper, the attitude of the public towards the incorporation of selective collection of biowaste into an existing MSWM system in a Spanish municipality is analysed. A semi-structured telephone interview was used to obtain information regarding aspects such as: level of participation in current waste collection systems, willingness to participate in selective collection of biowaste, reasons and barriers that affect participation, willingness to pay for the incorporation of the selective collection of biowaste and the socioeconomic characteristics of citizens who are willing to participate and pay for selective collection of biowaste. The results showed that approximately 81% of the respondents were willing to participate in selective collection of biowaste. This percentage would increase until 89% if the Town Council provided specific waste bins and bags, since the main barrier to participate in the new selective collection system is the need to use specific waste bin and bags for the separation of biowaste. A logit response model was applied to estimate the average willingness to pay, obtaining an estimated mean of 7.5% on top of the current waste management annual tax. The relationship of willingness to participate and willingness to pay for the implementation of this new selective collection with the socioeconomic variables (age, gender, size of the household, work, education and income) was analysed. Chi-square independence tests and binary logistic regression was used for willingness to participate, not being obtained any significant relationship. Chi-square independence tests, ordinal logistic regression and ordinary linear regression was applied for willingness to pay, obtaining statistically significant relationship for most of the socioeconomic variables.