Spain's greatest and most recent mine disaster

On 25 April 1998, the mineral waste retaining wall at the Swedish-owned pyrite mine at Aznalcóllar (Seville, Spain) burst, causing the most harmful environmental and socio-economic disaster in the history of the River Guadiamar basin. The damage was so great that the regional government decided in May 1998 to finance a comprehensive, multidisciplinary research initiative with the objective of eradicating or at least minimising all of the negative social, economic and environmental impacts. This paper utilises a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis to identify eight strategic measures aimed at providing policymakers with key guidelines on implementing a sustainable development model, in a broad sense. Empirical evidence, though, reveals that, to date, major efforts to tackle the negative impacts have centred on environmental concerns and that the socio-economic consequences have not been completely mitigated.     

云南小江流域中上游泥沙特征及模型试验

通过对长江上游小江流域的地质地貌和方文气象背景分析,并结合动力学模型进行了分析试验研究,试验中,对水流、泥沙及其运动过程按野外勘测资料和试验要求进行了合理的简化。通过研究提出了小江流域中上游泥沙的活动规律及产沙条件,为小江引水工程的改造提出了有科学依据的可行的实施方案。     

川渝地区钻井作业清洁生产技术措施浅析

针对目前钻井作业存在的环境影响问题,提出合理的清洁生产措施,是当前钻井作业环境管理的重要工作内容。通过对川渝地区钻井作业过程中产生的主要污染物及其影响程度分析,提出钻井作业各阶段的清洁生产技术措施,着重对钻井废水、废弃泥浆提出控制、削减措施以及有效的处置方案,减少对周边环境和生态的不利影响,实现绿色勘探开发。     

川中丘陵区柏木边坡防护林对相邻农田大型土壤动物群落的影响

为了研究川中丘陵区柏木(Cupressus funebris)边坡防护林对相邻农田中大型土壤动物群落的影响,分别以油菜(Brassica campestris L.)地和玉米(Zea mays L.)地为研究样地,分别调查了有边坡防护林和无边坡防护林农田的大型土壤动物类群数、密度、多样性和生物量。结果显示:共捕获大型土壤动物4 525只,隶属3门8纲18目25科。优势类群为正蚓科、蚁科、链胃蚓科和地幺蚣科,常见类群为铗科、蟋蟀总科、地蜈蚣科、大赤螨科、狼蛛科和跳蛛科。有边坡防护林的农田大型土壤动物类群数、密度、多样性指数和生物量均明显高于无边坡防护林农田(P0.05)。距边坡防护林5 m处的大型土壤动物类群数、密度、多样性指数明显低于0 m处(P0.05)。对大型土壤动物进行功能群划分后发现,边坡防护林明显增加了植食性、捕食性和腐食性土壤动物数量,对杂食性大型土壤动物数量影响不明显。结果表明川中丘陵区柏木边坡防护林促进了相邻农田大型土壤动物群落的发展,但随着距离的增加其对农田大型土壤动物群落的影响逐渐减弱。     

基于水电梯级开发的河流生态健康研究

为进一步了解水电开发对河流健康的影响,本文以雅砻江下游水电梯级开发为例,构建河流健康评价指标体系,选择无人为干扰和干扰较小的河流为参照,以指标变化率衡量水电梯级开发前后河流受扰动程度,分别采用综合评价法和赋值评分法进行了定量评价。综合评价结果显示,雅砻江下游河段的综合健康指数为0.71,该研究区域在丰水期、平水期和枯水期的综合健康指数分别为0.74、0.70和0.69,均处于亚健康状态;赋值评分法结果显示建库前的河流健康指数(River health index,RHI)为19.1,等级为健康,建库后为14.3,等级为亚健康,两种方法评价结果基本一致。本文以期完善河流健康评价体系,并为生态修复提供依据。     

Quantitative catchment profiling to apportion faecal indicator organism budgets for the Ribble system, the UK's sentinel drainage basin for Water Framework Directive research

Under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) 20/60/EC and the US Federal Water Pollution Control Act 2002 management of water quality within river drainage basins has shifted from traditional point-source control to a holistic approach whereby the overall contribution of point and diffuse sources of pollutants has to be considered. Consequently, there is a requirement to undertake source-apportionment studies of pollutant fluxes within catchments. The inclusion of the Bathing Water Directive (BWD), under the list of 'protected areas' in the WFD places a requirement to control sources of faecal indicator organisms within catchments in order to achieve the objectives of both the BWD (and its revision - 2006/7/EC) and the WFD. This study was therefore initiated to quantify catchment-derived fluxes of faecal indicator compliance parameters originating from both point and diffuse sources. The Ribble drainage basin is the single UK sentinel WFD research catchment and discharges to the south of the Fylde coast, which includes a number of high profile, historically non-compliant, bathing waters. Faecal indicator concentrations (faecal coliform concentrations are reported herein) were measured at 41 riverine locations, the 15 largest wastewater treatment works (WwTWs) and 15 combined sewer overflows (CSOs) across the Ribble basin over a 44-day period during the 2002 bathing season. The sampling programme included targeting rainfall-induced high flow events and sample results were categorised as either base flow or high flow. At the riverine sites, geometric mean faecal coliform concentrations showed statistically significant elevation at high flow compared to base flow. The resultant faecal coliform flux estimates revealed that over 90% of the total organism load to the Ribble Estuary was discharged by sewage related sources during high flow events. These sewage sources were largely related to the urban areas to the south and east of the Ribble basin, with over half the load associated with the relatively small subcatchment of the River Douglas. The majority of this load was attributed to two WwTWs that discharge through a common outfall close to the tidal limit of this catchment. Budgets adjusted to accommodate the impact of proposed UV disinfection of these effluents showed that the load from these sources would be reduced significantly during base flow conditions. However, during high flow events loads would still remain high due to the operation of storm sewage overflows from stormwater retention tanks. The study identified untreated storm sewage spills from urban infrastructure and WwTW stormwater retention tanks as the dominant component of the high flow flux of faecal indicators to receiving waters of the Fylde coast and the associated bathing waters.     

基于TRMM卫星资料揭示的长江流域梅雨季节降水日变化

利用1998~2013年热带测雨卫星TRMM 3B42降水率资料以及NCEP/CFSR温度场、气压场和风场等再分析格点资料等,从气候学角度揭示了长江流域梅雨季节降水和对流的日变化特征,探讨了典型和非典型梅雨锋年降水日变化差异,分析了大气环境场要素的日变化特征及其对降水和对流日变化影响。结果表明:(1)强降水在夜间发生在长江上游,白天发生在长江中下游。降水日变化特征显著,长江上游、盆地以东的中游以及中下游的沿江以南地区降水日峰值分别出现在午夜、清晨08时以及傍晚17时。沿江以北地区降水表现出半日循环,具有08时和17时两个峰值,午后峰值明显强于清晨。(2)长江中游地区降水日位相较上游地区延迟约6 h,下游地区日位相进一步向后推移,同时下游地区降水强度和范围明显强于上游,降水日较差也更明显。(3)典型梅雨锋年和近15年梅雨季节平均的降水日变化分布特征较为一致,非典型梅雨锋年较前两者日峰值出现时间明显提前。(4)短时强降水和深对流有较好的对应关系,白天高发区位于长江下游,夜间位于上游。(5)大气温压场在梅雨锋两侧显著的日变化差异使梅雨锋强度和结构在昼夜形成了差异,并使低层风场的辐合位置产生了日变化,这些大气环境场的日变化最终导致了梅雨期对流和降水的日变化。     

论赤水河流域资源环境的开发与保护

通过对赤水河流域的资源环境综合考察,提出赤水河流域在资源环境方面的价值归结为生态河、美景河、美酒河和英雄河四大特点,具有重要的保护价值。从长江流域水资源开发、利用和保护的角度和视野．建议在长江流域选择1～2条自然生态支流,在开发利用长江水资源的同时,给长江留下1～2条不修大坝的自然生态河流。分析认为,赤水河具备了作为自然生态河流的条件和优势。在此基础上,提出建立具有流域性和综合性为特点的“赤水河流域综合性自然保护区”,保护对象包括赤水河两岸的陆生植物、水生生物特别是鱼类、自然景观和人文景观。从多个层面和角度阐明了建立流域性和综合性自然保护区的意义和作用。分析了当前赤水河流域开发和保护面临的主要矛盾,提出了“赤水河流域综合性自然保护区”的主要内容。最后,提出了国家应加强对赤水河流域的支持力度的具体措施。     

南水北调中线水源地汉江上游流域主要生态环境问题及对策

汉江上游是南水北调中线水源地,流域生态环境建设是保障水源地水质安全的关键.针对上游流域水环境污染、土地利用以及水土流失等重大生态环境问题,结合流域数字高程模型及水质调查对其进行了系统分析.结果表明:(1)丹江流域、库区流域及汉中盆地水质较差,COD<,Mn>和氨氮成为水源区主要污染物;(2)各子流域区植被覆盖占各自面积的71.2%～95.7%,表明流域植被覆盖较好,但沿河岸100 m范围内农业用地占29.2%～43.4%,且多为坡耕地;(3)流域水土流失严重,2000年左右流域侵蚀图显示汉江源头、秦岭南及大巴山北均出现了大片年均侵蚀模数>2 200 t/km2的区域,且有日益增强的趋势.提出加大水环境污染整治力度、加强农业用肥管理及河岸带建设、水土保持建设以及加强流域水环境及水土保持监测和科研工作等对策.     

基于水足迹的流域生态补偿标准模型研究

流域水资源是一种公共物品,其系统的整体性以及资源外部性等特征要求各相关区域应共同承担环境保护.如何衡量各区域水资源开发利用与环保投入的关系,建立合理的生态补偿标准模型,已成为流域管理研究领域普遍关注的问题.本文运用水足迹理论和方法,界定流域水足迹内涵,通过反映流域沿岸各区域水生态服务耗费情况判断分析水生态系统安全状态,提出流域生态补偿标准计量流程及不同情况下的流域生态补偿标准测算模型,从而客观、准确地量化流域生态补偿额度,为管理者正确分析和解决流域各区域间利益冲突提供科学的决策依据与支持.同时本文以碧流河为案例,收集并分析了2002-2006年间碧流河沿岸各行政区水足迹和环保投入情况,理清各区域生态系统状态及相互关系,计算补偿标准,进而验证模型的可行性.