Relationship between plant biodiversity and heavy metal bioavailability in grasslands overlying an abandoned mine

Abandoned metal mines in the Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain, are often located in areas of high ecological value. This is true of an abandoned barium mine situated in the heart of a bird sanctuary. Today the area sustains grasslands, interspersed with oakwood formations of Quercus ilex and heywood scrub (Retama sphaerocarpa L.), used by cattle, sheep and wild animals. Our study was designed to establish a relationship between the plant biodiversity of these grasslands and the bioavailability of heavy metals in the topsoil layer of this abandoned mine. We conducted soil chemical analyses and performed a greenhouse evaluation of the effects of different soil heavy metal concentrations on biodiversity. The greenhouse bioassays were run for 6 months using soil samples obtained from the mine polluted with heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb and Cd) and from a control pasture. Soil heavy metal and Na concentrations, along with the pH, had intense negative effects on plant biodiversity, as determined through changes in the Shannon index and species richness. Numbers of grasses, legumes, and composites were reduced, whilst other species (including ruderals) were affected to a lesser extent. Zinc had the greatest effect on biodiversity, followed by Cd and Cu. When we compared the sensitivity of the biodiversity indicators to the different metal content variables, pseudototal metal concentrations determined by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) were the most sensitive, followed by available and soluble metal contents. Worse correlations between biodiversity variables and metal variables were shown by pseudototal contents obtained by plasma emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Our results highlight the importance of using as many different indicators as possible to reliably assess the response shown by plants to heavy metal soil pollution.     

基于图形熵的化工应急响应预案复杂度评价

面对突发化工事故,应急处理是控制事故后果、减少损失的有效措施,应急响应预案是应急处理的依据和指南。应急处理中人与系统的交互作用对于事故的缓解或恶化起着至关重要的作用,目前在应急人因失误的研究中纷纷强调操作员操作经验的重要性,而忽略了由于预案逻辑结构过于复杂、可读性太差导致操作员因不能完全理解预案而造成的操作失误,因此讨论了预案复杂度的评价方法。基于图形熵的概念,将文本预案转化为相应的图形,通过计算图形的一、二阶熵确定步骤的5个复杂度因子,进而通过合并步骤复杂度计算任务复杂度。最后,以化工＂切换备用泵＂的应急操作实例对计算方法进行了验证和说明,并针对计算结果给出了减小复杂度的具体措施。实践证明,该方法是有效的。     

基于生态服务功能的土地利用结构分析——以福州市为例

为了区域的土地可持续利用和人地关系的和谐,以福州市为例,利用1993、2004和2009年土地利用变更调查数据,在Shannon信息熵公式的基础上,提出以土地生态系统服务功能价值指标代替面积指标计算土地利用结构信息熵,对土地利用功能结构进行分析.结果表明:福州市在1993、2004和2009年土地生态服务功能结构信息熵逐渐降低;各县市(区)的土地生态服务功能结构信息熵表现出明显的空间异质性特征,其中近郊区属于信息熵高值区,而中心区和远郊区属于信息熵中值区;各土地利用类型的生态服务空间结构信息熵也有较明显的差异,且随时间变化规律不明显;Pearson相关分析表明,林地、水域、耕地和建设用地是影响福州市土地生态系统服务功能结构信息熵的主要因素.研究表明,提出的土地生态服务功能结构信息熵不但能反映土地利用结构特征,而且能够反映土地的生态服务功能特征.     

信息熵理论在安全系统中的应用探讨

简要地介绍了有关信息熵理论的概念，讨论了安全系统的构成与性质，从墙的角度描述了系统中事故发生的不确定性及其外部条件和内部机制，探讨了信息熵理论在安全系统中的应用。     

Effect of shape of nanoparticle on heat transfer and entropy generation of nanofluid-jet impingement cooling

ABSTRACT

Al₂O₃/water nanofluid has been numerically examined for the first time with different nanoparticle shapes including, cylindrical, blade, brick, platelet and spherical, on the flat and triangular-corrugated impinging surfaces. The volume fractions of 1.0%, 2.0% and 3.0% nanoparticles have been used. The Reynolds number is between 100–500 depending on the slot diameter. The finite volume method is utilized to determine the governing equations. The study is analyzed to determine how the flow features, heat transfer features and entropy production were affected by the diversity of nanoparticle shape, nanoparticle volume fraction, and shape of impinging surface. Darcy friction factor and Nusselt number are studied in detail for different conditions. The temperature contours are presented in the case of different nanoparticle volume fractions, nanoparticle shapes and both impinging surfaces. The results of the study suggest that the nanoparticle shape of the platelet shows the highest heat transfer development due to the thinner thermal boundary layer. Heat transfer augments with increasing volume fraction of nanoparticles. In addition, the study is consistent with the results of the literature on heat transfer and flow properties.     

城市环境熵模型的建立及其在城市化环境影响评价研究中的应用

城市化是20世纪以来的一个全球性进程,与此同时,城市化对环境的影响也日益明显,并逐渐成为社会各界关注的焦点之一。文章在简单介绍热力学原理的基础理论、城市化概念特别是城市化对环境影响的基础上,从系统的角度深入分析了城市化对环境的影响与热力学熵原理的相似性。由此提出在城市化环境影响评价研究中借鉴热力学方法,提出了城市化环境影响评价的新概念和新方法——"城市环境熵"模型。最后,以珠江三角洲经济区城市化河水质量影响评价为例,运用"城市环境熵"模型进行了具体计算,结果表明,用此模型的评价结果与用均值化综合污染指数法的评价结果基本一致,相对误差为6.67%。可以认为用城市环境熵模型法来评价城市化对城市环境的影响是可行的。     

Molecular and ecological characterisation of plant populations from limed and metal-contaminated sites in Northern Ontario (Canada): ISSR analysis of white birch (Betula papyrifera) populations

The Greater Sudbury region in Northern Ontario is known as one of Canada's most ecologically disturbed regions because of the effects of heavy metal pollution. The main objectives of the present study were to assess the effects of soil liming of sites contaminated with metals on species richness and abundance, forest health in general, and to determine the level of genetic variability in white birch populations from Northern Ontario. Shannon-Wiener diversity index and tree species richness values were higher in populations from limed and control sites compared to the unlimed areas. A significant improvement in forest population health (measured using a scale of 1 to 10) in limed sites over the unlimed areas was observed. Key results revealed no significant difference for metal content in white birch (Betula papyrifera) leaves from limed compared to unlimed sites. But higher levels of Al, Ca, Mg, Mn, Ni, Sr, and Zn in leaves compared to the bioavailable amount in soil were observed. The levels of genetic variability in white birch populations were moderate to high, ranging from 30% to 79% of polymorphic loci. A high level of genetic variability such as observed in the present study is usually associated with long term sustainability in plant populations. No association was found between metal accumulation in soil or plants and the levels of genetic variation.     

基于信息熵的灰色模型在地质灾害评价中的应用——以四川青川县为例

地质灾害的发生是由地层岩性、地质构造、地形地貌、气象条件和人类工程活动等诸多因素综合作用的结果,依靠知识与监测无法完全认识其复杂的演变机制,是一种典型的"灰色系统"。基于灰色理论的模型在区域地质灾害危险性评价中得到了广泛的应用,但是由于地质灾害的复杂性,这种以模型为核心的评价方法难以抽象或概化出模型所需的条件,因此出现了评价方与评价对象之间的"不兼容"现象。传统的方法是利用人为的主观判断来获取评价模型所需的条件,不可避免地带来评价的随意性与主观性。通过引入信息熵理论,对传统的灰色模型进行修正,建立了基于信息熵的灰色模型,很好地解决了这个问题。以四川青川县为例,对该模型的正确性进行了应用,取得了较好的效果。     

Canopy slope effect on the performance of the solar chimney power plant

Solar chimney power plants constitute an impressive construction by its size and its output seems low for its dimensions. Although many works have been carried out on the subject, there is still much scientific and technical improvement to be done. In the present work, we consider the modeling of turbulent flow under the effect of natural convection within a solar chimney power plant (SCPP) by performing numerical simulation using the Saturne Code coupled with Syrthes code. The objective of the study is the analysis of the collector cover slope influence on the performance of the SCPP in two cases. In the first case, the storage system considered is composed solely of the ground under the collector. For the second case, the storage system is made, in addition to the ground, of a 10 cm thick tub filled with water, covering the entire surface of the collector. The concept of minimizing the entropy production is also studied with the objective of optimizing the geometric configuration as well as the effect of the collector cover slope on the efficiency of SCPP. The boundary conditions are defined according to the meteorological data for a typical day available on the site of Adrar, Algeria. The results allow us to focus on the storage system influence on the SCPP performance and the duration of its operation after sunset. This leads to the improvement of the global efficiency of the SCPP. Results show the positive impact of the extra storage media use and the configuration which improves the velocity at the chimney entrance.     

国家可持续发展实验区政策实施效果评价研究

探索科学有效的评价方法,量化评价实验区建设的实施效果,对推进国家可持续发展实验区与国家可持续发展议程创新示范区战略,进一步提升实验区与示范区建设质量具有重要意义。本文将创新驱动维度引入可持续发展评价体系,构建了包含三级指标、四大维度、五种权重方案的实验区可持续发展水平评价框架,使用熵值法与主观赋权法、灰色聚类法、序参量法三类各有侧重又相互关联的方法,以25个地级市型实验区及其所在省份2013—2016年发展成果的量化评估,探究了实验区政策的实施效果。本文使用的三类评价方法在实验区政策效果评价方面具有一致性,研究发现:各实验区可持续发展水平均有显著提升;与所在省份相比,实验区整体上跳出了传统发展空间锁定的发展模式,发展协调度提升更为显著;实验区在某些维度下可持续发展水平进步速率更快,但仍有部分实验区尚未探究出环境、经济等多维度协调发展的路径。