Changing effluent chemistry affect survival,growth and physiological function of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Acacia nilotica</Emphasis> seedlings in northwestern region of India

Recycling and conservation efforts for water are the need of the day because of the lack of new water sources and the ever-increasing demand for drinking water. Seedlings of Acacia nilotica L. were irrigated with: canal water (T₁, control); municipal effluent (T₂); textile effluent (T₃); steel effluent (T₄); textile + municipal effluent in 1:1 ratio (T₅); steel + municipal effluent in 1:2 ratio (T₆); steel + textile in 1:2 ratio (T₈) and steel + municipal + textile in 1:2:2 ratio (T₇) with views to observe effluents effect on the seedlings and its adaptability and to recommend safe disposal of these effluents. Seedlings in T₆, T₇ and T₈ showed 50% lesser height and collar diameter than those in control. Seedlings in T₂ attained greatest height, collar diameter, numbers of branches and produced 140 g dry biomass seedling⁻¹. Highest concentration of manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) and lowest concentration of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) in the seedlings of T₄, T₆, T₇ and T₈ resulted in nutritional imbalance, mineral toxicity and reduction in photosynthetic (Pn) and transpiration (E) rates and caused seedling mortality. Seedlings of T₃ had highest sodium concentration and low concentration of Ca, Mg and micronutrients resulting in nutritional imbalance, augmented chlorosis and reduced gas exchange and biomass by half as compared to control. Increased growth, Pn and E and biomass in seedlings of T₅ over T₃ and survival period in T₆, T₇ and T₈ seedlings suggested a beneficial effect of effluents mixing. Unscientific disposal should be avoided and toxic concentration of metal ions␣may be reduced for long-term application and harmless disposal of effluents in afforestation and urban development.     

Features of fatal injuries in older cyclists in vehicle–bicycle accidents in Japan

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify and better understand the features of fatal injuries in cyclists aged 75 years and over involved in collisions with either hood- or van-type vehicles.

Methods: This study investigated the fatal injuries of cyclists aged 75 years old and over by analyzing accident data. We focused on the body regions to which the fatal injury occurred using vehicle–bicycle accident data from the Institute for Traffic Accident Research and Data Analysis (ITARDA) in Japan. Using data from 2009 to 2013, we examined the frequency of fatally injured body region by gender, age, and actual vehicle travel speed. We investigated any significant differences in distributions of fatal injuries by body region for cyclists aged 75 years and over using chi-square tests to compare with cyclists in other age groups. We also investigated the cause of fatal head injuries, such as impact with a road surface or vehicle.

Results: The results indicated that head injuries were the most common cause of fatalities among the study group. At low vehicle travel speeds for both hood- and van-type vehicles, fatalities were most likely to be the result of head impacts against the road surface.

The percentage of fatalities following hip injuries was significantly higher for cyclists aged 75 years and over than for those aged 65–74 or 13–59 in impacts with hood-type vehicles. It was also higher for women than men in the over-75 age group in impacts with these vehicles.

Conclusions: For cyclists aged 75 years and over, wearing a helmet may be helpful to prevent head injuries in vehicle-to-cyclist accidents. It may also be helpful to introduce some safety measures to prevent hip injuries, given the higher level of fatalities following hip injury among all cyclists aged 75 and over, particularly women.     

太湖梅梁湾水体中可见光的衰减、吸收及散射

对太湖梅梁湾沿岸带和敞水区的水体进行了光学特性研究。结果发现，沿岸带的水下光辐射衰减系数(Kd)值较敞水区小；400nm与500nm向上辐照度比值(Eu440／Eu550),沿岸带在1m左右最小,敞水区在0．5m左右最小;沿岸带的水面下向上辐照度与向下辐照度的比值(R)低于敞水区：440、550、670nm的后向散射与吸收的比值(b／a),在沿岸带的1m处最大,敞水区在0．5m处最大。这些结果说明,相对于敞水区而言,沿岸带的光衰减较弱,无机悬浮颗粒的含量较少,最大叶绿素a分布较深。     

三峡工程库区巫山段干支流水质变化分析研究

文章采用巫山县环境监测站2002年到2008年监测资料,对三峡工程蓄水后库区巫山段水质进行了评价与分析。结果表明：蓄水后三峡库区长江干流巫山段总体水质良好;未受到重金属、石油类和挥发性酚类物质污染;总氮和总磷指标偏高;水体处于中营养状态水平。蓄水后一级支流总磷、总氮指标升高,水质类别上升,水质有恶化的趋势;水流变缓,气候条件和营养盐浓度适宜,在一级支流回水敏感区的部分河段爆发了“水华”,富营养化的潜在风险升高。在营养水平和气候条件相当的情况下,支流回水区常爆发“水华”而干流未出现“水华”现象,说明水动力条件是发生水体富营养化的主要诱发因子。     

阳泉煤炭开采对区域植被影响范围的3S识别

通过遥感解译识别煤矿区矿地的空间分布,利用G IS的空间分析,以遥感植被指数为基础,对山西省阳泉市煤炭开采活动对矿区植被的影响范围进行了研究。结果表明,煤矿区周边的植被指数随着与矿区距离的增加而增大,增大的幅度与距离呈现对数曲线关系,并在400~500 m的距离开始趋于稳定。从植被条件来看,阳泉地区煤炭开采活动的影响范围是在煤矿生产区边缘往外500 m的空间区域。煤矿区的生态恢复和环境治理工作不应仅限于煤矿生产区,还应往外扩展至其对周边生态和环境产生强烈影响的空间范围。     

东北严寒地区村镇环境现状调查研究

在城乡一体化发展背景下,农村内部现代化进程不断加快,而与之配套的社会公共服务设施与管理体制尚不健全,使得农村环境污染不断加剧.经问卷调研,东北严寒地区村镇环境突出的问题是水体和空气污染严重,垃圾围村现象普遍,工业企业生产及道路交通使得噪声污染加剧,工业企业污染较重.探究环境污染形成机制包括:农村粗放的经济发展模式、农民生活形式现代化和模式传统化的矛盾、农民环保意识薄弱以及城乡二元化体制结构使得东北严寒地区村镇环境不断恶化.文章最后提出了针对性的对策建议.     

基于农业自然风险综合评价的高标准基本农田建设区划定方法研究

大规模建设高产稳产、旱涝保收的高标准基本农田是当前土地整治的重要任务,论文从分析区域防灾减灾能力入手,将农业生产自然风险综合评价引入高标准基本农田建设区划定,在识别区域主要风险类型的基础上,应用可变模糊集理论,借助GIS 方法,划分综合风险等级,根据风险强度和整治可行性划定高标准基本农田建设区。结合对关中地区的实例分析,研究表明：①使用可变模糊集理论,综合考虑各单因子风险差异,可减少风险定量化的模糊不确定性;②综合风险由致灾因子危险性和承灾体脆弱性共同决定,风险评价结果可为筛选高标准基本农田建设适宜区提供依据;③综合风险等级、集中连片程度和整治潜力共同确定土地整治时序,可为划定高标准基本农田建设区和确定整治规划提供参考。     

黄土丘陵区不同地貌单元土壤有机碳空间变异的尺度效应

运用地统计学和GIS相结合的方法,研究了黄土丘陵区县域不同地貌单元土壤有机碳空间变异的尺度效应,尺度划分为县域、县域上三种不同的地貌单元以及与地貌单元相对应的乡镇尺度,结果表明：①各个尺度下有机碳含量均偏低,完整地貌单元尺度与乡镇尺度有机碳均值与变异系数大小顺序不同;②高山区随着尺度的变化,自然因素对变异的影响程度没有显著变化,但低山丘陵区与丘陵沟壑区自然因素的影响程度减小,插值图表现出较小的研究面积有机碳含量信息更丰富;③县域尺度上海拔与土壤类型是导致变异的主控因素,在丘陵沟壑区,所研究的自然因素（海拔、土壤类型、土壤侵蚀程度、田面坡度、坡向）对其影响都不显著;在低山丘陵区,地貌单元上主控因子是海拔与土壤类型,而乡镇尺度上转化为田面坡度;在高山区,地貌单元上主控因子是土壤类型,但乡镇尺度上其主要影响因素变为土壤侵蚀程度。     

黄土丘陵区不同土地利用类型下生物土壤结皮的入渗效应

为揭示黄土丘陵区BSCs(生物土壤结皮)的入渗特征,以甘肃省定西市安家沟小流域为例,选择荒草地、沙棘灌丛和油松林3种典型土地利用类型进行采样,采用环刀模拟法研究不同土地利用类型下苔藓结皮和地衣结皮对水分入渗的影响. 结果表明:①不同土地利用类型下的2种BSCs均明显减少初渗速率和达到稳渗所需时间,初渗速率降幅最小值、最大值分别出现在油松林、荒草地下地衣结皮;荒草地、沙棘灌丛苔藓结皮稳渗速率相对裸土分别增加2.4%、10.0%,而二者地衣结皮明显降低稳渗速率,降幅分别为45.2%和55.0%,油松林下苔藓结皮和地衣结皮稳渗速率均增幅为18.2%. ②苔藓结皮在3种土地利用类型下均促进土壤水分入渗,其入渗量调控率在荒草地、沙棘灌丛和油松林下分别是1.0%、10.0%和0.7%;而地衣结皮在荒草地和沙棘灌丛下明显阻碍水分入渗,其入渗量调控率的绝对值分别为43.9%和50.0%,在油松林下的入渗量调控率则为16.5%. ③Horton模型对生物土壤结皮入渗过程拟合效果最好,较适于描述本区具有生物结皮覆盖的土壤入渗特征.      

浙江省造纸行业推行区域性清洁生产审核模式的探索

在浙江省造纸行业比较集中的富阳市,将一批生产白板纸的同类型企业作为一个区域整体,开展清洁生产审核工作。将富阳市8家造纸企业作为区域清洁生产审核模式的示范试点,并进行了初步研究。研究结果认为,区域性的清洁生产审核模式适用于所有行业,具有很强的推广性。