Recent advances in catalytic decomposition of ozone

Ozone (O₃), as a harmful air pollutant, has been of wide concern. Safe, efficient, and economical O₃ removal methods urgently need to be developed. Catalytic decomposition is the most promising method for O₃ removal, especially at room temperature or even subzero temperatures. Great efforts have been made to develop high-efficiency catalysts for O₃ decomposition that can operate at low temperatures, high space velocity and high humidity. First, this review describes the general reaction mechanism of O₃ decomposition on noble metal and transition metal oxide catalysts. Then, progress on the O₃ decomposition performance of various catalysts in the past 30 years is summarized in detail. The main focus is the O₃ decomposition performance of manganese oxides, which are divided into supported manganese oxides and non-supported manganese oxides. Methods to improve the activity, stability, and humidity resistance of manganese oxide catalysts for O₃ decomposition are also summarized. The deactivation mechanisms of manganese oxides under dry and humid conditions are discussed. The O₃ decomposition performance of monolithic catalysts is also summarized from the perspective of industrial applications. Finally, the future development directions and prospects of O₃ catalytic decomposition technology are put forward.     

From proposal to decision: Suggestions for tightening up the “NEPA process”

Although the process of documenting compliance with NEPA (the National Environmental Policy Act) requires no drastic revisions, it can be managed more rigorously. Suggestions for revision can be grouped under five major steps: 1) getting a complete proposal from the applicant; 2) getting the decision-making process onto the right decision-making path; 3) modifying the applicant's proposal 4) going down a shorter path through the EA/FONSI (environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact) or through categorical exclusion review; and 5) going down the longer path through the EIS. Step 2 is perhaps the most critical, because there a decision must be made whether to write an EA/FONSI or an EIS, on the basis of whether the proposal would “significantly affect … the … environment.” In the past, this decision has not always been made promptly or rigorously. Accordingly, we suggest that the agency responsible for NEPA compliance should develop a system (a “black box”), consisting of a core group of specialists working with an interdisciplinary team, using sophisticated techniques for modeling impacts and directing both their research and their writing according to the concept of significance. By determining more efficiently and reliably whether the impacts of a proposal would be significant, such an approach would improve management of the total process.     

沪杭高速公路嘉善段道路声屏障的设计及降噪效果

在详细调查沪杭高速公路喜善张家浜中桥路段（试验路段）未建道路声屏障噪声情况的基础上，介绍了试验路段工程概况及道路声屏障的设计，并分析了声屏障的现场降噪效果，试验路段声屏障的声学指标达到预期目标，具有良好的环境效益。     

太旧高速公路中央分隔带绿化树种选择研究

针对太旧高速公路中央分隔带、边坡等绿化的实际绿化建设及管理工作状况。针对太旧高速公路中央分隔带及边坡的立地条件特点，阐述了树种选择的原则、程序和所使用的主要树种及各类花卉、草坪品种，并对高速公路中央分隔带绿化工作提出了建议。     

西北地区高速公路建设中的水土保持

就西北地区高速公路建设的水土流失特点进行了分析，并提出了工程防范措施。     

公路环境评价发展现状及对策初探

“八五”、“九五”期间，中国公路建设事业得到了迅速的发展，与此同时公路建设项目的环境影响评价也得到了相应的发展，初步形成了一套较为完善的环境评价体系，但同时也存在着法规，技术、规范体系比较落后，评价仅局限在环境影响评价层次，人员素质不高等问题，因此需从完善公路环境评价体系，完善公路环境法规及技术规范体系，积极探索新技术与新方法，加强佬培训等方面进一步完善公路环境评价。     

不同声学元件在公路声屏障中的应用

通过对公路声屏障不同声学元件声学性能的比较研究，阐明了两种声学元件在治理交通噪声中的差别，指出吸声共振型声学元件将是未来公路声屏障的发展方向，该研究结论对于开展公路声障声学设计有较为重要的参考价值     

元磨高速公路边坡生物防护技术研究

对云南元磨高速公路的边坡生物防护的植物筛选技术和施工工艺进行了研究。试验探索了湿法喷播中草灌的比例问题，发现了短萼灰叶(山毛豆)是适宜的灌木种，并提出了“两步施工法”。     

妨碍国有工业企业推行清洁生产的几个问题

分析不利于国有工业企业推行清洁生产的六方面问题：认识偏差，缺乏激励机制，缺乏足够的资金，技改中新技术含量低，缺乏人才和政府执行力度不够，结合实际情况初步探讨解决办法。     

宁沪高速公路句容段两侧土壤磁化率特征

汽车尾气排放导致高速公路两侧土壤中重金属元素含量升高的现象已逐渐被人们所认识,传统的化学分析方法准确直观,但具有费时及价格昂贵的缺点,本文通过利用土壤磁化率的检测手段,查明高速公路两侧土壤的磁化率异常变化的特征以及与重金属元素的相关关系,寻找一种既方便快捷又廉价的重金属评价方法。