Bioremediation of Soil Degraded by Sewage Sludge: Effects on Soil Properties and Erosion Losses

Soils in the Mediterranean area are very prone to erosion due to the loss of organic matter and the consequent lack of protective vegetation. In this experiment a Mediterranean degraded soil with a 15% slope was amended at a rate of 250 t ha^–1 wet weight with sewage sludge and with a mixture of sewage sludge and barley straw (70% carbon from sewage sludge and 30% from the straw) in order to study their influence on soil structure recovery and hence the soilss resistance to erosion processes. Both types of organic amendment led to an improvement in several soil properties (physical, biological, and microbiological) as a result of the spontaneous growth plant covering that became evident three months after amendment. This vegetation remained throughout the two years of the experiment and prevented the water erosion processes that normally precede soil degradation. Amendment by sewage sludge alone reduced soil loss by 80% compared with the control soil, while the mixture that included both sewage sludge and barley straw reduced losses by 84%, both reducing runoff by 57%. The amended soils showed increases in the percentage of stable aggregates, the levels of the total and water-soluble C fractions, microbial biomass C, basal respiration, and the activity of the different enzymes involved in the biogeochemical cycles of C, N, and P. The results confirm the usefulness of sewage sludge as an organic amendment for recovering damaged soils.     

Innate antipredator responses of Arctic charr (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Salvelinus alpinus</Emphasis>) depend on predator species and their diet

The ability to discriminate between more dangerous and less dangerous predators can have serious fitness advantages for fish juveniles. This is especially true for hatchery-reared fish young used for stocking, because their post-release mortality is often much higher than that of wild-born conspecifics. We tested whether two coexisting fish predators and their different diets induce innate behavioral responses in predator-naive Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) young originating from an endangered hatchery-bred population used for re-introductions. We predicted the antipredator responses of charr to be stronger towards chemical cues of brown trout (Salmo trutta) and pikeperch (Stizostedion lucioperca) than towards odorless control water. More pronounced antipredator behavior was predicted in treatments with predators fed on charr than when their diet consisted of another sympatric salmonid, European grayling (Thymallus thymallus), or when they were food-deprived. The Arctic charr young showed strong antipredator responses in all brown trout treatments, whereas odors of the less likely predator pikeperch were avoided with conspecific diet only. Freezing was the most sensitive antipredator behavior, as it was completely absent in control treatments. We found considerable individual variation in the amount and strength of antipredator responses. Although almost half of the charr failed to show antipredator behavior towards the piscivores, those with the innate ability showed highly sensitive recognition of predator odors. Our results indicate that the innate antipredator behavior of the juvenile fish is already finely tuned to respond specifically to chemical cues from different fish predators and even their diets.Communicated by J. Krause     

地震间接经济损失研究

对发生在我国大陆地区的20余次地震中相关的40多个地区地震前后的经济情况进行了统计分析,利用国内生产总值(GDP)的变化估计了地震灾害造成的间接经济损失,对地震间接经济损失与直接经济损失之间的比率关系进行分析研究,可为将来地震间接经济损失估计提供参考。     

上海城市陆上运输化学灾祸评价及对策研究

通过分析90年代以来,上海城市化学危险品陆上运输规律,确定了10条重点路段和二个重点渡口,并对其进行了灾祸评价,提出了上海城市化学危险品陆上运输安全对策．     

从多侧面评估地震灾害的产业关联间接经济损失

以投入产出分析方法作为基本数学分析工具,从机会损失的角度,对地震灾害产业关联间接经济损失从四个不同的侧面进行评估,并提出了相应的评估模型．     

职业病危害及经济损失

我国工业职业病危害严重，造成的经济损失巨大，约占年国民经济总产值的２．５％以上，加强对职业病危害的预防、控制，以减少损失十分必要。为保证我国经济建设的顺利进行，必须完善立法，用经济手段强化对职业病的预防、监控和管理。     

水库下游洪灾淹没损失的估算

本文为评价水库的防洪效益，探讨了水库下游保护区内洪水灾害淹没损失的估算方法，并通过实例进行了检验。这对水库的防洪规划及其它防洪效益定量估算问题有很大的意义。     

用机会成本法测算乡镇砖厂的环境经济损益

乡镇砖厂是乡镇企业中的一大财政支柱，目前，绝大多数的砖厂都生产粘土砖，因此，建成 了制砖取土毁地的现象十分严重，而制砖过程排放的大气污染物对农村环境质量的影响也很大，使农村生态环境逐步恶，本文根据机会成本法对佳木斯市乡镇砖厂毁地作环境经济的损益分析。     

COD分光光度法与标准方法对比实验

ＣＯＤｃｒ分光光度快速测定法具有简便，快速，节能，省试剂等优点。其测定结果与标准方法之间有良好的可比性，最低检测限为５．０ｍｇ／ｌ 。     

化学毒物泄漏灾害宏观控制技术的研究

系统阐述了宏观控制化学毒物泄漏的主要技术问题，包括泄漏危险源的探讨；预警系统的设计；泄漏的预防以及应急救援等。