Work conditions in agriculture as risk factors of spinal pain in postmenopausal women

The aim of the study was to evaluate the risk factors for spinal pain in Polish postmenopausal women working in agriculture. The study included 1751 randomly selected postmenopausal women aged 45–65?years. The women were exposed to hazardous work conditions, in particular the use of force and heavy lifting, often more than 10?kg and with frequency of at least once a day. Two-thirds of them suffered from spinal pain, mostly in the lumbar spine and less frequently in the cervical and thoracic spine. The prevalence of spinal pain depended on exposure to health risks associated with overwork, early onset of menopause and increasing age. The prevalence of pain in the lumbar spine correlated positively with higher frequency of heavy lifting and using excessive force during agricultural work. The severity of spinal pain correlates positively with the age of pain onset and negatively with level of education.     

Mitigating the impact of oil‐palm monoculture on freshwater fishes in Southeast Asia

Anthropogenic land‐cover change is driving biodiversity loss worldwide. At the epicenter of this crisis lies Southeast Asia, where biodiversity‐rich forests are being converted to oil‐palm monocultures. As demand for palm oil increases, there is an urgent need to find strategies that maintain biodiversity in plantations. Previous studies found that retaining forest patches within plantations benefited some terrestrial taxa but not others. However, no study has focused on aquatic taxa such as fishes, despite their importance to human well‐being. We assessed the efficacy of forested riparian reserves in conserving freshwater fish biodiversity in oil‐palm monoculture by sampling stream fish communities in an oil‐palm plantation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Forested riparian reserves maintained preconversion local fish species richness and functional diversity. In contrast, local and total species richness, biomass, and functional diversity declined markedly in streams without riparian reserves. Mechanistically, riparian reserves appeared to increase local species richness by increasing leaf litter cover and maintaining coarse substrate. The loss of fishes specializing in leaf litter and coarse substrate decreased functional diversity and altered community composition in oil‐palm plantation streams that lacked riparian reserves. Thus, a land‐sharing strategy that incorporates the retention of forested riparian reserves may maintain the ecological integrity of fish communities in oil‐palm plantations. We urge policy makers and growers to make retention of riparian reserves in oil‐palm plantations standard practice, and we encourage palm‐oil purchasers to source only palm oil from plantations that employ this practice.     

海峡两岸碳汇农业研究与交易平台建设的思考与对策——以闽台农业碳汇交易中心规划研究为例

在全球气候变化的大背景下,发展低碳经济已经成为全球性共识;同时作为发展低碳经济前沿领域的碳交易市场也得以迅速发展。本文简要综述了我国农业碳汇交易研究和碳交易市场发展的现状及其存在的问题,分析了在福建建立海峡两岸农业碳汇交易平台的政策机遇和区域优势,提出了构建闽台农业碳汇交易中心的规划设想,并结合规划设想提出了要加强碳汇农业理论与节能减排技术、低碳农业发展规划与综合评估体系、农业碳汇交易机制、监测及其认证体系等农业碳汇研究的方向与建议。     

上海市水灾风险分析

利用1949-1990年上海市郊水灾历史灾情资料,分析其时空分布特征显示,自1949年以来,水灾受灾指数和相应粮食减产率呈阶段性下降,尤其自1977年水利控制片贯彻实施后,二者呈大幅度下降。各区县中,综合考虑水灾频次和受灾面积两个因素,得出南汇灾情最为严峻。最终,针对历史灾情资料缺乏、小样本数据使用传统统计模型进行风险分析精度不高的特点,基于信息扩散原理,利用正态信息扩散技术将单一的样本观测值变为一模糊集的模糊数学方法,对各区县受灾指数进行了风险分析,结果显示:南汇、浦东在受灾指数较低时,超越概率较高,即风险较高;崇明、金山在任一受灾指数下,风险都显示最高,受灾指数达0.8的超越概率为0.03345和0.01243,分别达到30年一遇和100年一遇。     

农作物秸秆资源化利用技术与发展方向探讨

农业秸秆作为一种可再生能源资源,充分开发利用可促进当地经济发展和能源结构调整,其经济效益是十分可观的。大力发展农作物秸秆利用产业,对于充分利用作物再生资源,增加农民收入,推进科技创新,建立循环经济发展模式和环境友好型社会,具有重要的经济意义和深远的社会意义。     

市场经济下发展循环农业的思考——建立循环农业环境贡献量银行

由政府出资,成立循环农业环境贡献量银行,收购和交易循环农业环境贡献量,是市场经济下鼓励和发展循环农业的重要举措之一。循环农业环境贡献量银行的建立要遵循＂4R＂原则,其收购和交易的循环农业产品构成可以分为减量化贡献、再循环贡献、再利用贡献和可控制贡献,通过对循环农业环境贡献量的测算和定价可以实现其收购和交易。     

童工在农业活动中接触农药的危害

本文以"鹿特丹公约"缔约方第五次会议为背景,主要介绍了联合国粮食农业组织(FAO)和国际劳工组织(ILO)共同组织的有关"童工在农业活动中接触农药的危害"专题会议内容和意义。同时,通过儿童会接触到农药的具体例子,说明儿童接触有毒物质比成年人更易受到危害。     

预处理方法对玉米芯作为反硝化固体碳源的影响

分别用1.5%NaOH、1%H2SO4、1.5%H2O2和碱性双氧水(含有1.5%H2O2的NaOH溶液)并联合紫外照射对玉米芯进行预处理,将预处理后玉米芯作为反硝化固体碳源和微生物载体进行静态释碳和静态反硝化实验,考察预处理后玉米芯释碳、反硝化性能及微生物附着情况.结果表明,经过碱和碱性双氧水预处理后的玉米芯碳源可利用性和反硝化效率均有显著的改善,尤其是碱预处理方法,静态反硝化反应至41 d时,仍能保持90%以上的硝酸盐去除率.因此,碱预处理方法可以改善玉米芯释碳性能,有利于微生物的附着和碳源的利用.     

论《诗经》的防灾救灾思想

我国是一个自然灾害发生比较频繁的国家,而中华民族防灾救灾的思想意识也是源远流长、极为丰富的。这些思想构成了中国优秀传统文化的重要组成部分。《诗经》中也有很多与防灾救灾思想相关的内容,如在天命禳弭、仓储备荒、疏导灌溉等方面都给我们留下一笔宝贵财富,对于我们今后的防灾救灾也将产生积极的启迪。     

不同土地利用方式下冬季N2O排放及其影响因素

由于冬季气温低,温室气体的排放往往被忽视.而最新研究结果显示,土壤冬季仍然持续排放N2O.研究不同土地利用方式下冬季N2O排放规律对于评估农田土壤N2O排放有重要意义.在中国科学院桃源农业生态试验站选择4种不同的土地利用方式包括冬闲稻田、油菜地、蜜柚园和撂荒地,采用静态箱采集和气相色谱法结合监测N2O排放动态.结果表明,冬闲稻田和油菜地N2O排放量明显高于蜜柚园和撂荒地,其顺序为:油菜地>冬闲稻田>蜜柚园>荒地.N2O的累积排放量分别为0.502、0.392、0.162、0.075 kg·hm-2.冬闲稻田和油菜地的累计排放量占全年排放量的贡献较大而蜜柚园和荒地则较小.相关性分析结果表明,对于不同的土地利用方式,当土壤温度>5℃时,冬季N2O排放通量与土壤温度都有显著指数正相关,而与水分没有相关性.本研究表明,当土壤温度>5℃,土壤温度是冬季桃源不同土地类型N2O排放的主导因素;当土壤温度<5℃时,土壤温度和其他环境因素综合影响了N2O的排放.