Effects of Regional Reductions in Sulphur Deposition on the Chemical and Biological Recovery of Lakes within Killarney Park, Ontario, Canada

The lakes in KillarneyProvincial Park, located 40–60 km southwest ofSudbury, Ontario, were some of the first lakesin North America to be acidified by atmosphericpollutants. Acidification affected thousandsof fish and invertebrate populations in dozensof lakes. Since the 1970's, water quality hasimproved in response to atmospheric pollutionreductions and some lakes have alreadyrecovered to approximately their pre-industrialpH levels, as inferred from diatom microfossilsin lake sediments. Since the 1970's, fishspecies richness has not changed substantially,but zooplankton species richness has increasedin acidified lakes. The critical sulphur load,the amount of SO₂-derived acid depositionthat can occur while still maintaining suitable water quality, was estimated to beexceeded in 38% of the park area in 1997. Depending on which of four possible NorthAmerican emission control scenarios (CLR =currently legislated reduction; CLR + 25%; CLR+ 50%; CLR + 75%) is achieved by 2010, theprojected critical loads will be exceeded inabout 0-30% of the park area in the future. There are many factors that can affectbiological recovery rates of damaged lakes, butit is expected that biological recovery willlag considerably behind observed chemicalrecovery rates.     

Monitoring the results of Canada/U.S.A acid rain control programs: some lake responses

Aquatic acidification by deposition of airborne pollutants emerged as an environmental issue in southeastern Canada during the 1970s. Drawing information from the extensive research and monitoring programs, a sequence of issue assessments demonstrated the necessity of reducing the anthropogenic emissions of acidifying pollutants, particularly sulphur dioxide (SO₂). The 1991 Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement (AQA) was negotiated to reduce North American SO₂ emissions by 40% relative to 1980 levels by 2010, and at present, both countries have reduced emissions beyond their AQA commitment. In response to reduced SO₂ emissions, atmospheric deposition of sulphate (SO₄ ^2–) and SO₄ ^2– concentrations in many lakes have declined, particularly in south-central Ontario and southern Québec. Sulphate deposition still exceeds aquatic critical loads throughout southeastern Canada however. Increasing pH or alkalinity (commonly deemed recovery) has been observed in only some lakes. Several biogeochemical factors have intervened to modify the lake chemistry response to reduced SO₄ ^2– input, notably release of stored SO₄ ^2– from wetlands following periods of drought and reduction in the export of base cations from terrestrial soils. Three examples from Ontario are presented to illustrate these responses. Significant increases in pH and alkalinity have been observed in many lakes in the Sudbury area of Ontario due to the large reductions in local SO₂ emissions; early-stage biological recovery is evident in these lakes. An integrated assessment model predicts that AQA emission reductions will not be sufficient to promote widespread chemical or biological recovery of Canadian lakes. Monitoring and modeling are mutually supporting assessment activities and both must continue.     

Surfactant dissolution and mobilization of LNAPL contaminants in aquifers

Improper disposal, accidental spills and leaks of non-aqueousphase liquids (NAPL) such as gasoline, fuel oil and creosote result in long-term persistent sources of groundwater pollution.Column and 2-D tanks experiments were conducted to evaluate the use of surfactant-enhanced recovery of light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPL) in groundwater aquifers. These experiments focused on the use of surfactants to promote dissolution and mobilization in addition to evaluating the increase of aqueous phase permeability as residual NAPL is recovered. Further experiments are presented that show the innovative use of surfactants during primary pumping to recover free product canpotentially increase the amount of free product recovered, canpotentially reduce the amount of residual NAPL remaining afterprimary pumping and performs better than the use of surfactantsto mobilize trapped residual NAPL.     

遥感解译监测鞍山市森林资源现状

利用美国陆地资源卫星TM5遥感信息，调查分析了鞍山市森林资源现状。结果表明，鞍山市共有森林资源466933．52hm^2，占全市土地面积的50．32％，其中灌木林占森林面积的81．11％。在此基础上，分析了存在的主要问题，并提出了恢复途径及生态建设模式。     

武汉东湖的生态环境变迁与恢复问题

武汉东湖的治理问题受到了各方面关注。根据东湖多年的环境监测、科学调查的数据、成果,概述东湖水生态环境从20世纪70年代来的演变、恶化和富营养化情况,分析了东湖近十多年来的治理成效,存在的问题。文章的重点在湖泊的恢复,就东湖的特点,在内、外源治理、恢复响应时间、生物控制等介绍了国外的经验,并提出了建议。     

微污染水处理技术研究进展

饮用水水源微污染日益严重,给传统的饮用水处理工艺提出新的挑战.本文阐述了饮用水处理技术的研究进展,包括:强化传统处理工艺、预处理技术、深度处理技术及应用,并给出了各种技术的优缺点.     

城市污水混凝强化处理中污泥的特性探讨

介绍了城市污水处理过程中产生污泥的特点及分类,目前城市污水化学强化一级处理中化学污泥的特性、处置方法以及资源利用等方面的研究成果.     

集中供热-缓解乌鲁木齐大气污染的有效途径

针对乌鲁木齐大气污染的现状,重点介绍了集中供热在治理城市大气污染中发挥的重要作用,阐明了推广热电联产、集中供热以及清洁能源对改善乌鲁木齐市空气环境质量的重要意义.指出在现阶段发展集中供热工程,仍将是缓解和改善乌鲁木齐大气污染的有效途径之一.     

中国洪水灾后恢复重建行动与理论探讨

基于中国洪水灾后恢复重建的实践 ,总结了中国洪灾灾后恢复重建的结构体系 ,并依此讨论了洪水灾后恢复重建的若干理论和实践问题。文章指出 ,应明确洪水灾后恢复重建与备灾和防灾的关系 ,并提出了洪水灾后恢复重建的结构体系与程序。     

浅谈制浆造纸工业水污染处理技术

造纸行业是我国水污染的主要行业。本文分析了我国造纸工业水污染及其治理现状，论述了造纸工业水污染控制对策，提出了造纸工业中中段水采用物化十生化处理、废纸脱墨废水处理采用PE膜处理或气浮＋好氧处理等工艺方法。