The Relation Between Sandstorms and Strong Winds in Xinjiang,China

With observational data spanning 1961–1999 from 90 meteorological stations in Xinjiang, China, the spatial and temporal characteristics of sandstorms and strong winds, and the contribution of strong winds to the occurrence of sandstormsare analyzed. Moreover, the dominant wind direction and minimumwind speeds during sandstorm periods are discussed. The research shows that although possessing similar climatic trends, sandstorms and strong winds in Xinjiang have opposite geographical distributions, i.e. places with more sandstorms show fewer strong winds. The contribution of strongwinds to sandstorms in northern Xinjiang is larger than that insouthern Xinjiang. The dominant wind directions clearly indicatethe paths of the weather systems that introduced the sandstorms.The minimum wind speeds in the sandstorms were over 10 ms^-1in northern and eastern Xinjiang and in the Turpan and Yanqi Basins of southern Xinjiang. In Tarim Basin of southern Xinjiang,however, the minimum wind speed was about 6–8 ms^-1, and even 6 ms^-1 at its southern edge.     

工业废弃场地再开发的环境评估：Ⅱ健康风险评估

工业废弃场地往往受到严重的土壤地下水污染,再开发往往会给公众带来潜在健康风险。对河南某城市一工业废弃污染场地进行了健康风险评估。根据未来土地利用状况,分剐对居住场景和建筑场景的健康风险进行了评估。在居住场景下,总石油烃会引起较高的非致癌风险,而苯会通过口腔摄入和呼吸摄入导致较高的致癌风险。假如长期饮用MW—1附近区域的地下水时,苯和总石油烃会给居民带来不可接受的非致癌风险。同时苯还会带来较高的致癌风险。在建筑场景下,由于较短的暴露周期,场地污染不会带来不可接受的风险。为保护未来居民的健康,应当在场地开发为住宅小区前进行污染区域的修复。     

Environmental Conditions of Dust Events in Northern China during 2000–2001

To investigate the large-scale environmental conditions of duststorms occurring in Northern China, a synoptic situation of tendust events in Northern China during 2000–2001 was composed andits dynamic features were identified. The composite synoptic situation showed that the occurrence of the ten dust events was associated with the eastward movement of a strong cold high fromMongolia, and the development of a cyclone in Northeast China, which caused the pressure gradient to intensify considerably in Northern China. The upper level circulation revealed that a 500 hPa trough developed rapidly above Northern China, and diagnosis showed that composite ascending motion was pronouncedabove the Siberian district. The change of vertical motion in themiddle and low troposphere above Mongolia was also related to theoccurrence of the ten dust events. When the descendingcurrent, 12 hr before the occurrence, was completely replacedby the ascending current, the instable atmospheric stratificationof the lower troposphere enabled dry dust to be transported from the surface to high altitudes toward Northern China.     

工业废弃场地再开发的环境评估

由于工业活动地影响,工业废弃场地再开发往往会给公众健康带来许多风险,因此受到各国政府关注.文章对河南某城市进行再开发的工业废弃场地进行了环境调查.结果表明,场地土壤和地下水受到了不同程度的总石油烃和苯系物的污染,部分点位的污染物浓度远远超出了荷兰标准的干涉值水平.作为非水相液体,总石油烃和苯系物会随地下水向场地外迁移.该工业废弃场地未来将作为居住区,居民在该场地上生活会因总石油烃和苯的长期暴露导致健康风险.因此,为保护人体健康,应当在住宅小区建设前进行场地修复.另外,中国还需要进一步修订和完善相应的土壤地下水环境质量标准和污染场地管理的法规.