Effects of Small Water Clusters on the Growth and Microcystin Production of Microcystis aeruginosa

Mierocystis aeruginosa FACHB 905 was used as a model organism to study the ellects oI small water clusters （SWCs） on the growth and microcystin （MC） production of toxic cyanobacteria. The results showed that SWCs were able to stimulate the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa, which resulted in increased cell numbers and higher specific growth rates after a 30-d treatment. The cell morphology indicated that Microcystis aeruginosa was in a better state of growth, and it was more prone to divide in SWCs than in normal water clusters. The SWCs treatment up-regulated MC synthesis and exudation in 10 d in Microcystis aeruginosa, and the intra-cellular MC content de- creased after the 20th day subsequently. Moreover, the cellular photosynthetic pigment contents were temporarily stimulated by SWCs. A possible reason is that SWCs stimulated the growth by promoting photosynthesis, whereas the increased MC production was relevant to pigment contents.

Theoretical Study of Small Water Clusters of Sulfur Dioxide

The intermolecular clusters of sulfur dioxide with water, SO2（H2O）n （n = 2～5）, are studied by using B3LYP density functional theory and MP2 ab initio methods along with the large basis sets （6-311＋＋G（d,p） and aug-cc-pVDZ）. The equilibrium geometries, intermolecular binding energies, and anharmonic frequencies of the clusters are calculated and compared with those of pure water clusters and available experiments. SO2 tends to form cyclic hydrogen-bonded complexes with two or three water molecules. In the larger clusters, however, water molecules begin to retain the structure of pure water clusters and segregate from SO2. Infrared absorption assignments for the small clusters are discussed to resolve a possible incorrect assignment in a recent spectroscopic experiment on the clusters.

Socioeconomic Impact of Small Water Impounding Projects in Quirino Province, Philippines

The study was conducted to determine the socioeconomic impact two (2) Small Water Impounding Projects (SWIPs) namely Burgos SWIP in Cabarroguis and Divisoria Norte SWIP in Maddela, both in the Province of Quirino, Philippines. The study made use of structured questionnaire to gather the socio-demographic profile and determined the socioeconomic impact of the SWIPs to the farmer-beneficiaries. Most of the farmer-beneficiaries of Burgos and Divisoria Norte SWIPs are male, 40 - 59 years old, married, have below four household members, Roman Catholic, high school graduates and some are members of cooperatives. They are rice farmers, and have attended one to two training courses related to farming and own a 1.00 to 1.99 hectares farm. “Utilization of water in the reservoir for other purposes like wallowing pool for carabaos” and “integration of fish production and livestock raising” were the identified benefits at the farmer’s level while “introduction of new techniques in farming by the Local Government Units,” “availability of cheap fish and additional income as a result of integration of fish production” and “construction of better roads” were the identified benefits at the community level. The SWIPs have positive impact as confirmed by the increase in the annual mean yield and in the annual gross income of the farmer-beneficiaries. It contributed a significant increase of 2.14 tons/year in the mean yield generating an additional income of PhP 32,113.64 for Burgos SWIP. On the other hand, it contributed a significant increase of 2.08 tons/year giving an additional income of PhP 31,313.60 for Divisoria Norte farmer-beneficiaries. The result of this study will provide strategic information to policy makers of agricultural and irrigation agencies on the existing weaknesses of irrigation systems in the country and determine in a more quantifiable terms level of potential improvement and investment targets.

Research on performance evaluation of small water conservancy facilities construction project in Hebei Province

This paper takes Hebei province of small water conservancy facilities construction project as the research object, the performance evaluation purposes of construction of farmland water conservancy facilities project, the data sources when carry out performance evaluation, performance evaluation procedures and limitations of farmland water conservancy facilities construction project performance evaluation were discussed.

Contract Mechanism of Water Environment Regulation for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Based on Optimal Control Theory

The small and scattered enterprise pattern in the county economy has formed numerous sporadic pollution sources, hindering the centralized treatment of the water environment, increasing the cost and difficulty of treatment. How enterprises can make reasonable decisions on their water environment behavior based on the external environment and their own factors is of great significance for scientifically and effectively designing water environment regulation mechanisms. Based on optimal control theory, this study investigates the design of contractual mechanisms for water environmental regulation for small and medium-sized enterprises. The enterprise is regarded as an independent economic entity that can adopt optimal control strategies to maximize its own interests. Based on the participation of multiple subjects including the government, enterprises, and the public, an optimal control strategy model for enterprises under contractual water environmental regulation is constructed using optimal control theory, and a method for calculating the amount of unit pollutant penalties is derived. The water pollutant treatment cost data of a paper company is selected to conduct empirical numerical analysis on the model. The results show that the increase in the probability of government regulation and public participation, as well as the decrease in local government protection for enterprises, can achieve the same regulatory effect while reducing the number of administrative penalties per unit. Finally, the implementation process of contractual water environmental regulation for small and medium-sized enterprises is designed.

Small water bodies in China:Spatial distribution and influencing factors

Inland water bodies,including ponds,lakes,reservoirs,and rivers,provide extensive ecosystem services for human beings.Among these,small water bodies(SWBs),such as ponds and small reservoirs,are more common landscape features and important biogeochemical reactors.SWBs can significantly influence biogeochemical processes and hydrologic cycles.However,due to their small size,SWBs(<10 ha)have been largely ignored in natural resource surveys,leading to a limited understanding of their spatial distribution in China.Insufficient geospatial datasets of SWBs limit the accurate assessments of resource utilization and fluxes of biogenic elements in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.To address this,in this study,we applied a convolutional neural network and a visual interpretation approach to extract SWBs from high-resolution satellite images from Google Earth.The spatial distribution of SWBs in China was mapped,and drivers of the spatial pattern of SWBs were also identified.As a result,a total of 5.18 million water bodies with a surface area larger than 0.1 ha,including ponds,lakes,and reservoirs,were identified.These water bodies(>0.1 ha)cover approximately 179300 km^(2),which is approximately 1.8%of the land area in China.In addition,the combined shoreline length of the water bodies was approximately 2157400 km.Of these water bodies,96.85%were SWBs,accounting for 17.85%of the total water area and 76.4% of the total shoreline length.Precipitation,terrain,and human activity cumulatively explained 45% of the variance in SWB distribution,with precipitation being the strongest climatic explanatory factor.Our results provide important data for determining the roles of SWBs in biogeochemical cycles,habitat protection,and hydrological cycles.

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CAVITATION EFFECTS ON FLOW CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL ORIFICES AND VALVES IN WATER HYDRAULICS

The flow characteristics and cavitation effects of water passing throughsmall sharp-edged cylindrical orifices and valves of different shapes in water hydraulics areinvestigated. The test results using orifices with different aspect ratios and different diametersshow that the flow coefficients in the case of non-cavitating flow are larger than that of flow inthe case of cavitation occurrence. The flow coefficients of flow with cavitation initially decreaseas Reynolds number increases and ultimately tend to be of constant values close to contractioncoefficient. Large aspect ratio has an effect of suppressing cavitation. The experimental resultsabout disc valves illustrate that the valves with sharp edge at large opening are less affected bycavitation than that at small opening. Throttle with triangle notch has better anti-cavitationability than that with square notch. The flowrate of the throttle with square notch is significantlyaffected by the flow direction or the flow passage shape.

Morphological and molecular response of small intestine to lactulose and hydrogen-rich water in female piglets fed Fusarium mycotoxins contaminated diet

Background: Following the intake of Fusarium mycotoxin-contaminated feed,small intestines may be exposed to high levels of toxic substances that can potentially damage intestinal functions in livestock.It is well known that Fusarium mycotoxins will lead a breakdown of the normally impeccable epithelial barrier,resulting in the development of a "leaky" gut.H2 administration with different methods has been proved definitely potentials to prevent serious intestinal diseases.The goal of this study is to investigate the roles of lactulose(LAC) and hydrogenrich water(HRW) in preventing intestinal dysfunction in piglets fed Fusarium mycotoxin-contaminated feed.Methods: A total of 24 female piglets were evenly assigned to 4 groups: negative control(NC) group,mycotoxincontaminated(MC) feed group,MC feed with LAC treatment(MC + LAC),and MC feed with HRW treatment(MC +HRW),respectively.Piglets in the NC group were fed uncontaminated control diet,while remaining piglets were fed Fusarium mycotoxin-contaminated diet.For the NC and MC groups,10 mL/kg body weight(BW) of hydrogen-free water(HFW) was orally administrated to piglets twice daily;while in the MC + LAC and MC + HRW groups,piglets were treated with the same dose of LAC solution(500 mg/kg BW) and HRW twice daily,respectively.On d 25,serum was collected and used for biochemical analysis.Intestinal tissues were sampled for morphological examination as well as relative genes and protein expression analysis.Results: Our data showed that Fusarium mycotoxins induced higher serum diamine oxidase(DAO) activities(P < 0.05),D-lactic acid levels(P < 0.01),and endotoxin status(P < 0.01),lower villus height(P < 0.01) and ratio of villus height to crypt depth(P < 0.05) in small intestine,greater apoptosis index and higher mRNA expression related to tight junctions(P < 0.05).In addition,the distribution and down-regulation of claudin-3(CLDN3) protein in the small intestinal was also observed.As expected,oral administrations of HRW and LAC were found to remarkably provide beneficial effects against Fusarium mycotoxin-induced apoptosis and intestinal leaking.Moreover,either HRW or LAC treatments were also revealed to prevent abnormal intestinal morphological changes,disintegrate tight junctions,and restore the expression and distribution of CLDN3 protein in the small intestinal mucosal layer in female piglets that were fed Fusarium mycotoxins contaminated diet.Conclusions: Our data suggest that orally administrations of HRW and LAC result in less Fusarium mycotoxininduced apoptosis and leak in the small intestine.Either HRW or LAC treatments could prevent the abnormal changes of intestinal morphology and molecular response of tight junctions as well as restore the distribution and expression of CLDN3 protein of small intestinal mucosa layer in female piglets that were fed Fusarium mycotoxins contaminated diet.

Biological Evaluation Based Quality Management of Water Resources in Small Xingkai Lake

Taking the water ecosystem of Small Xingkai Lake as research object,through the survey and analysis of aquatic organism indicators,this paper established an ecosystem integrity evaluation system with the biological integrity as the criterion layer. Using the index of biological integrity and comprehensive health index,it evaluated the health status of water ecosystem of Small Xingkai Lake.

Health Risk Assessment of Centralized Drinking Water Sources in Small Towns of Chongqi City: A Case Study of Beibei District

Based on the health risk assessment model of water quality recommended by United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the health risk of five centralized drinking water sources in small towns of Beibei District, Chongqing City was evaluated. The results showed that the risk of health hazard of chemical carcinogen arsenic did not exceed the acceptable level recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)(5.0×10 -5 a -1 ), but was still at the same order of magnitude as the recommended value of ICRP. The risk of the highest health hazard was 127 times higher than the maximum acceptable level recommended by Sweden EPA and Holland EPA (1.0×10 -6 a -1 ). The health risk of As in genetic toxic substances at monitoring points A, B, and C accounted for 99.99% of the total risk, showing that As was the main pollutant that posed the health risk, so priority should be given to the prevention and control of As pollution in the centralized drinking water sources in Chongqing towns.

Relationship Between the Spatiotemporal Distribution of Dominant Small Pelagic Fishes and Environmental Factors in Mauritanian Waters

The relationship between the spatiotemporal distribution of three dominant small pelagic fishes,including chub mackerel(Scomber japonicus),horse mackerel(Trachurus trecae)and round sardinella(Sardinella aurita),and the environmental factors in Mauritanian waters were analyzed by using 4 years of logbook data of commercial purse seine fisheries to improve the efficiency of fishery and management of sustainable exploitation.A Tweedie-generalized additive model(GAM)of 8-day average catches and the monthly geostatistical analysis of daily catches were used in this study to analyze the influence of environmental factors on catch per unit of effort(CPUEs)and to map the spatial distribution of three mixed dominant small pelagic fishes,respectively.A 10'×10' grid was used,and environmental factors were processed from remote sensing,including 8-day average sea surface temperature(SST),the nearest distance between SST fronts and CPUE position(Df),chlorophyll-a(Chl-a)concentration,salinity,and eddy kinetic energy.Results showed that 1)the distribution of three dominant small pelagic fishes might be related to the intensity of upwelling in Mauritanian waters;2)oceanic fronts might play a key role in the ecology of chub mackerel,horse mackerel,and round sardinella;3)Chl-a concentration might be associated with the feeding grounds of chub mackerel;4)the target species distribution appeared sensitive to gradient changes in the amount of salinity;5)three zones(northern,central,and southern)with variable abundances were delineated;and 6)a high concentration of the center of gravity in the central zone might be related to the strong upwelling of nutrient-rich waters.This study can provide new insights to enhance the fishery efficiency and sustainable exploitation management of purse seiners in certain area off Mauritania.

Problems for water resources development in typical small karst drainage basins and countermeasures

In karst area water deficit is one of the main factors constraining sustainable economic development. In 1979 the comprehensive karstic observational field station was set up in Houzhai drainage basin located,\ in Puding county of Guizhou Province, which can represent most of the small karst drainage basins on the dividing line of the Guizhou Plateau. Geomorphology, water resources and water chemistry were investigated and observed. Based on comparisons of water supply with water demand and analysis of the main problems in water exploitation and utilization. it is found out that the water deficiency was not directly caused by the scarcity of natural water resources. The true reason is the insufficient capacity of water supply caused by the dismatch of the water and soil water resources which can be dealt with by building more irrigation works. Some solutions such as to build scientific basis for water exploitation and utilization and sustainable economic development in karst drainage basins on dividing line of the Guizhou Plateau.

基于机器学习的寒区渠道冰情的遥感监测方法

寒区渠道冬季运行时常出现冰情,控制平封的封冻过程会大幅降低渠道输水能力,调控不当甚至可能产生冰塞、冰坝等灾害。国内外开展了大量渠道冰情研究,以期提升渠道冰期输水能力,但受限于观测资料的时空密度,数值模拟结果难以验证,调度决策缺少依据。遥感技术因其具有监测范围大、时效性高的特性,在渠道冰情监测中具有较大的应用潜力。为探索适用于寒区渠道冰情遥感监测的方法,该研究以南水北调中线京石段明渠段为研究区,基于Sentinel-2影像的11个波段反射率构建了完全特征、优选特征和组合特征3类特征空间数据集,作为支持向量机(support vector machine,SVM)、最大似然估计(maximum likelihood estimation,MLE)、随机森林(random forest,RF)分类算法输入,训练得到了9个地物分类器,用于渠道结冰范围识别,并采用北拒马闸前影像渠道结冰范围提取试验,对比不同分类算法和输入特征组合下的分类性能。结果表明:在渠道结冰范围识别中,近红外、可见光和短波红外是关键波段。在样本数量有限的条件下,SVM算法结冰范围识别精度最高,不同特征输入下制图精度(producer’s accuracy,PA)可达85.10%~87.91%,错分误差(commission error,CE)为10.84%~16.08%;RF算法在完全特征和优选特征输入下分类精度与SVM接近,PA为84.67%~86.61%,CE为13.76%~14.41%,但其在组合特征下分类结果严重偏离实际;MLE算法在3类特征下的分类精度均较低,不适宜作为渠道结冰范围识别算法。综合来看,SVM算法对特征空间敏感性较低,在不同的特征输入下均能实现渠道结冰范围的高精度提取;RF算法对特征空间敏感性较高,当输入特征发生变化时,结冰范围识别精度不稳定。最后以完全特征下的SVM算法为例,进行了分类器的时空泛化性验证,结果表明模型在不同时间、不同渠段下,制图精度不低于82.09%,错分误差不高于13.82%,分类模型精度均较好,能有效识别渠道结冰范围。该研究方法可为寒区输水工程冰情监测提供新思路,亦可为类似工作提供参考。

贫数据小型水利工程结构安全分析

我国小型水库数量多,溃坝多发,运行风险大。为了保障水库的安全稳定运行,有必要对小型水库的结构安全分析和评估进行深入研究。由于小型水库大多建于20世纪50—70年代,各类工程资料匮乏,难以进行结构安全分析工作。以北京地区一小型拱坝为例,采用地面三维激光扫描测绘技术对大坝进行扫描,将所得点云数据集进行编辑、配准、拼接处理,生成三维模型导入有限元分析计算软件进行结构稳定分析。坝体建模网格及单元划分质量高,满足计算精度的要求,分析计算成果与客观规律一致,这为资料匮乏的小型水利工程结构安全分析提供了一种新思路。

基于改进YOLOX的水库水面漂浮物目标检测算法

针对目前水库水面小目标漂浮物检测识别精度低的问题,提出基于改进YOLOX的水库水面漂浮物目标检测算法。此算法引入新型dark2模块融入主干网络并拓展主干网络的分支输出结构,提升主干网络对图片的特征提取能力。在此基础上,提出改进特征融合模块(ZL-FPN),用于增强特征图信息融合,提高对水库水面小目标漂浮物的检测精度。结果表明:改进后算法的mAP值比YOLOv4和原YOLOX算法分别提升了29.93%和12.11%,有效提升了水库水面漂浮物检测精度。研究成果可为提升水库智能化管理水平提供有效技术支撑。

泰州市姜堰区淤溪小流域综合治理效果分析

通过实地调查、测量和地面观测等多元化方法,对淤溪小流域综合治理项目的防治责任范围、工程措施、林草措施、耕作措施、区域水质等情况进行全过程监测,充分掌握建设过程中水土流失情况和对周围环境的影响,并对监测数据进行整理计算分析,通过全过程精细化监测和数据精准处理,科学评估淤溪小流域综合治理成效。

基于5G通信技术农作物喷洒浇灌行走机器人的设计

结合农业灌溉和喷洒技术现状,设计了一种集灌溉功能和喷洒功能于一体的基于5G通信技术的作物喷灌行走机器人。该机具有体积小、适应性强、技术要求低、操作方便、成本低等特点,既能精准浇灌,又能立体、全方位地喷洒农药,减少水资源浪费,具有一定的推广应用价值。

改进YOLOv8的水面小目标检测算法

针对水面目标检测中的噪声干扰和小目标的漏检问题,提出一种改进YOLOv8的水面小目标检测算法YOLOv8-WSSOD(YOLOv8-water surface small object detection).首先,为降低水面复杂环境在主干网络下采样过程中产生的噪声干扰,提出基于BiFormer双层路由注意力机制构建的C2fBF(C2f-BiFormer)模块,在特征提取过程中保留细粒度的上下文特征信息;其次,针对水面小目标的漏检问题,新增一个更小的检测头,提升网络对小目标的感知力,并在Neck端引入GSConv和Slim-neck,减轻模型复杂度并保持精度;最后,使用MPDIoU损失函数解决CIoU损失函数的局限性,以提高模型检测准确率.实验结果表明,相较于原始YOLOv8算法,该算法在水面小目标上平均准确率mAP@0.5提升了4.6%,mAP@0.5:0.95提升了2.2%,并且改进后的算法检测速度达到86f/s,能有效实现对水面小目标快速、准确的检测.

夏县红沙河片区生态清洁小流域综合治理

红沙河片区存在河源区保护力度弱、沟道水系连通状况差、水资源和土地资源利用率低、农村基础设施差等问题。通过在预防保护区进行封禁治理,综合治理区布置坡改梯工程、保土耕作、林草工程、泉水利用工程等水保工程,同步推进面源污染防治、人居环境整治和文旅工程建设,生态修复区对赤峪河、吴家峪沟进行沟槽整治、边坡治理、岸边绿化等措施,将片区建设成为生态旅游型生态清洁小流域,可完善区内农业灌溉设施,提高了区内泉水利用率、土地生产力及沟道行洪能力,可有力促进当地特色产业、特色旅游业的发展,实现山青、水净、村美、民富的目标。工程建设亦可为同类工程建设提供借鉴和参考。

太湖区小微水体氮素内源释放-沉降动态规律

为探究小微水体氮素内源释放-沉降的动态规律,本研究于2023年1月至11月期间,在太湖平原水网区选取了5个具有代表性的沟、塘、浜等小微水体进行连续监测。每月定期对上覆水体、沉积物以及沉降颗粒物样品进行采集,并同步测定氮浓度及理化因子。基于孔隙水扩散模型,计算了沉积物-水界面NH_(4)^(+)、NO_(3)扩散通量,并同步计算了NH_(4)^(+)、NO_(3)沉降通量和NH_(4)^(+)、NO_(3)内源释放通量。研究结果表明,太湖平原水网区小微水体的氮素内源释放以NH_(4)^(+)为主,NH_(4)^(+)内源释放总量在224~9631 kg·km^(-2)·a^(-1)之间,扩散通量介于50~312 kg·km^(-2)·a^(-1),对水体氮浓度的贡献率为2.2%~15.1%。相较于河流、湖泊等大型水体,小微水体的内源贡献占比相对较低。进一步分析表明,上覆水与沉积物之间的浓度差以及流速等因素,是影响小微水体内源释放的关键。小微水体氮素内源污染较为严重,为有效降低氮素内源污染,应强化沉积物管理,严格把控外源污染物的输入,积极提升水体的自然净化能力,合理调控水体流速,并构建完善的监测与预警体系。