Implications of sustainable aquaculture in future technology transfer: The Oceanic Institute experience

SUMMARY

Aquaculture has provided an alternative animal protein source for people for decades. The transfer of improved aquaculture technology has assisted economic growth in less developed countries by such donor countries as the USA, Japan, the European economic communities, Canada and Australia. Donor agencies provided funding for purchasing advanced equipment, professional training, professional consultation, and experts to advise recipient countries. The level of success varied for each project.

The Oceanic Institute (OI) in Hawaii has engaged in aquaculture development in many regions for decades. The successful transfer of finfish fry production technology has been demonstrated recently in Indonesia and Egypt. Past experience provides a foundation for the next generation of technology transfer, involving consideration of socioeconomics.

This paper examines the difficulties encountered in traditional technology transfer, and the need for sustainable aquaculture development in recipient countries.     

经济全球化能够有效抑制“一带一路”沿线国家的生态足迹吗?——来自动态门槛面板模型的经验证据

基于1993-2013年“一带一路”沿线55个国家的平行面板数据,运用Hansen动态面板门槛模型,以经济发展水平（人均GDP）为门槛变量,检验经济全球化与生态足迹之间的关系。研究结果表明：在不同的经济门槛范围内,经济全球化对生态足迹存在不同的影响。当经济发展水平小于等于3905美元时,经济全球化水平的提高能够显著降低生态足迹;当经济发展水平超过第一门槛值3905美元时,经济全球化水平对生态足迹的影响从显著抑制转变为促进作用,但是不显著;而当经济发展水平跨越第二门槛值8778美元时,经济全球化水平的提高能够显著刺激生态足迹的提高。当前“一带一路”沿线国家主要集中在第一门槛区间和第三门槛区间,经济全球化对生态足迹的影响出现两极分化态势,其中在第三门槛区间的国家在参与全球化的过程中应对资源的可持续利用引起充分重视,这关系到全球化的可持续发展和“一带一路”建设的顺利推进。     

Risk-based inspection for large-scale crude oil tanks

Periodic Internal Inspection Method often results in under-inspection or over-inspection for large-scale crude oil tank. Therefore, how to determine reasonable internal inspection interval (INTII) has great significance on balancing the safe operation requirement and inspection cost for crude oil tanks. Here, RBI (risk-based inspection) technology is used to quantitatively assess the risk of crude oil tanks in an oil depot in China. The risk comparison between tank shell and bottom shows that the risk of tank depends on the risk of tank bottom. The prediction procedure of INTII for crude oil tanks is also presented. The INTII predicted by RBI method is gradually extended with the increasing of the acceptable risk level. The method to determine the acceptable risk of crude oil tanks is proposed, by which 3.54E+04 are taken as the acceptable risk of the oil depot. The safety factor of 0.8 is proposed to determine the final INTIIs for 18 crude oil tanks. The INTII requirement in China code SY/T 5921, 5-7 years, is very conservative and lower than predicted service life of tanks. The INTIIs predicted by Gumbel method are smaller than by RBI method for tanks with short INTII. Therefore, this paper recommends RBI method to predict the INTII for crude oil tanks.     

三峡大坝附近地区反季节蔬菜生产及其产业化战略

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Quantification of land use/land cover changes in Pearl River Delta and its impact on regional climate in summer using numerical modeling

This study quantified land use/land cover (LULC) changes in Pearl River Delta (PRD) of South China and its impact on regional climate over the last two decades. The LULC change analyses were accomplished by applying a change detection method to a set of Landsat imagery and ancillary data acquired from 1970s to 2000. The results indicate that the urban expansion is the prevailing LULC change in the PRD. Impact of LULC change on regional climate was simulated by using a mesoscale climate model. Two different land cover datasets circa 1990 and 2000 were input to the model to investigate the impact of urbanization on regional weather and climate condition in summer 2005. The simulation results show that rapid urban expansion can substantially alter regional climate conditions in the PRD region including monthly mean temperature, precipitation, moisture, and surface heat fluxes.     

近50年辽宁省作物生长季气候条件变化及对农业生产的影响

利用辽宁省35个气象观测站点1956-2005年的逐月地面观测资料,对辽宁省近50年的农业气候条件的长期变化情况和空间分布特征进行了详细的分析,并初步分析了农业气候条件的变化对农业生产的影响。结果表明：近50年辽宁省生长季（4-9月）日照时数明显减少,每10年减少29.4 h;生长季日照百分率减少也很明显,平均每10年减少1.2%;生长季降水量呈微弱的减少趋势,蒸发量明显减少,平均每10年减少17.3 mm。潜在蒸发量也呈明显的减少趋势。生长季≥10℃界限温度的积温值在近50年明显增加,且全省≥10℃界限温度开始的日期明显提前,大部分地区近50年提前6 d左右。辽宁省生长季3 350℃积温等值线在最近的10年里有明显的北移和东移。     

Genotoxicity of water from the Songhua River, China, in 1994-1995 and 2002-2003: Potential risks for human health

A previous study showed that the cancer mortalities are higher for residents who lived nearby the Songhua River heavily polluted by organic contamination. It is important to determine its risk of carcinogenic potential. Short-term genotoxic bio-assays using Salmonella, Sister Chromatid Exchange (SCE), and Micronuclei (MN) assays were employed to examine the genotoxic activity of ether extracts of water samples taken from the Songhua River. The results of the Salmonella bioassay indicated that there were indirect frame-shift mutagens in the water samples. A dose-response relationship for the SCE and MN assays was obtained. These results showed that organic extracts of water samples have genotoxic activity and the risk of carcinogenic potential to human health. The mutagenesis of water samples had changed compared to the results in 1994-1995. An increasing trend of risk of carcinogenic potential in the Songhua River after ten years should be noted and needs to be studied further.     

"十二五"环境规划中应对气候变化问题的思考

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应用生态系统方法研究鄱阳湖枯水调节

2003年以来,鄱阳湖枯水期水位连创新低,持续时间延长,导致水质恶化、湿地生态系统遭受破坏、候鸟栖息地受到威胁;生产生活用水、农田灌溉、航运和水产捕捞受到严重影响。为了改变鄱阳湖枯水期持续处于低水位状态,确保江湖水系健康,利用生态系统方法,提出了鄱阳湖枯水调节的基本原则：改善生态环境为主要目的,调枯不调洪;从整体出发,做到江湖两利;以简单工程进行调节,趋利避害;保持工程运用的灵活性,实施适应性管理。同时,初步规划了鄱阳湖枯水调节工程的地点、规模和运行方式。作为一个以保护和改善生态环境为主的水利工程具有改善水环境、保护水生态、维护水安全,保护鄱阳湖湿地的生态环境和候鸟越冬条件,缓解长江下游枯水期低水位状态和促进湖区经济社会发展等方面的效益。     

医用电气设备的环境试验

国家标准GB9706.1-2007《医用电气设备第1部分：安全通用要求》中10.1和10.2明确规定了医用电气设备的运输和储存、运行等环境条件,具体试验方法则依据国家标准GB/T14710-93《医用电气设备环境要求及试验方法》。