Mercury concentration in hair samples from Chinese people in coastal cities

This investigation was made to estimate current normal concentrations of total mercury in the hair of Chinese coastal people. Hair samples were collected from 659 healthy inhabitants in the areas along the coast and the rivers (such as Shanghai, Ningbo, Dalian, Xiamen, and Zhoushan) of China from Feb. 2005 to June 2006. Total mercury concentrations in the samples were analyzed by the cold vapor atomic adsorption spectrometry method (CVAAS). The results showed the geometric mean concentration of total mercur...

Countermeasure Research on the Drainage and Water-logging Prevention of Coastal Cities:A Case Study of Yingping District in Xiamen

According to the drainage problems emerging from the several torrential rainstorm in domestic coastal cities in the last two years, especially the issues that the drainage and waterlogging prevention of coastal cities are susceptible to the tide level of open seas, this paper took the reconstruction of Yingping District in Xiamen, a typical coastal area, as a case study, analyzed the main waterlogging causes of the district under the influences of the average annual tide level and storm tide caused by typhoon with the application of drainage model, and came up with reasonable implementation strategies for reconstruction;besides, this paper also assessed and divided the waterlogging risks of the district under the influences of storm tide and applied engineering measures as well as non-engineering measures to prevent the urban cities from water-logging hazards. It is expected that the study would provide reference for the reconstruction of coastal cities in drainage and water-logging prevention.

Preliminary Analysis of Sea Use Planning Strategies in Coastal Cities:A Case Study of Binhai New Area in Tianjin City

Through investigating current sea use in coastal cities of China,and exploring foreign and domestic researches on sea use,this paper took Binhai New Area of Tianjin City for example to analyze major problems of its sea use in ecological security,planar form,land use layout,specialized planning,management and regulatory mechanism,then proposed strategies from 4 perspectives,namely ecological conservation and restoration,optimization of planning planar form,optimization of planning land use layout,and planning management,in order to provide references and instructions for the sea use planning of Chinese coastal cities.

Temporal and spatial characteristics of PM_(2.5) transport fluxes of typical inland and coastal cities in China

Local pollution and the cross-boundary transmission of pollutants between cities have an inevitable impact on the atmosphere. Quantitative assessments of the contribution of transport to pollution in inland and coastal cities are necessary for the implementation of practical, regional, and joint emission control strategies. In this study, the Comprehensive Air Quality Model(CAMx), together with the Weather Research and Forecasting model(WRF), was used to simulate the contributions to pollution of different cities in 2016. The monthly inflow, outflow, and net flux from the ground to the extended layers served as the three main indicators for the analysis of the interactions of PM_(2.5) transport between adjacent cities. Between inland and coastal cities, the magnitude of inflow and outflow are larger in the former than in the latter. The inflow flux in the inland cities(Beijing and Shijiazhuang) was 10.6 and 10.7 kt/day, respectively, while that in the coastal cities(Tianjin, Shanghai, Hefei, Nanjing, and Hangzhou) was 9.1, 3.3, 5.8, 4.4, and 3.7 kt/day, respectively. In terms of variation over the year, the strongest inflow in the BTH region occurred in April, followed by October, July, and January, while that in the coastal cities in YRD occurred in January, followed by October, April, and July. Therefore, based on the flux intensity calculations and the transport flux pathways, effective joint control measures can be provided with scientific support, and a better understanding of the evolutionary mechanism among inland and coastal cities can be acquired.

Ecological Ways to Design the Tropical Coastal Cities

Design with ecology has been a newtrend of design in the world due to the globalenvironmental issues.Tropical coastal cities need to bedesigned according to ecological principles thanks totheir high visual and ecological sensitivity.Ecological de-sign requires designers to respect environmental limita-tion and advantages and to create a diversity of habitat,and hence of opportunities for the coexistence of di-verse organisms (including man himself).This paper ex-pounds the characteristics of the approach,shows sometechniques and suggests the difficulties and some possi-ble ways for designing with ecology in China.

Qingdao A Coastal Opening City

In eastern China, Qingdao is an important coastal opening city and a hub of the economy. Since 1992 the city government has planned a programme to develop Qingdao into a modern international city focussed on an industrial park, three districts and three strips projects. Under a concerted effort the city’s economic construction and opening up has shown vibrant prospects for development.

厦门城市防护林体系的规划与建设

通过对厦门城市防护林现状和存在问题的分析,提出了防护林建设的原则、树种选择和规划。

Effects of Urban Metabolism on the Well Water Quality in Cotonou (Benin) and Lomé(Togo)

Urban metabolism, a process of material, energy and water flows, consumption or transformation in the cities and outflows of wastes, has impacts on the shallow groundwater. This study addressed the relationship between the urban metabolic system and well water physicochemical and bacteriological quality in the coastal cities of Cotonou and Lomé. A participatory transdisciplinary approach, involving non-academics and academics stakeholders was used to analyse urban inflows and outflows related to groundwater quality. Standard methods were used to measure well water quality from 100 seasonal samples. Waste management revealed poor sanitation and hence a linear urban metabolism with no solid and liquid wastes and excreta recycling. This form of city metabolism reinforced by the seawater inflow is the main source of groundwater quality deterioration in Cotonou and Lomé. The principal water types Ca2+–Mg2+–Cl-– SO2-4 (48.21%), Na+–K+–Cl-–SO2-4 (65.9%) and the Gibbs diagram suggested water-rock interactions and dominance of cations exchange on the hydrogeological compositions, also seasonally controlled by saltwater intrusion or anthropogenic salinization. The water quality index on the range of 35.90 to 169.60 in Cotonou and 82.94 to 364.68 in Lomé indicated well water very poor quality to unsuitable for drinking. Moreover, the bacteriological quality was bad due to total coliforms (112 - 1812;1 - 1000 UFC/100 mL respectively in Cotonou and Lomé), Escherichia coli (40 - 780;1 - 112 UFC/100 mL), faecal enterococci/streptococcus (18 - 736;1 - 118 UFC/100 mL). The findings could help to sustain groundwater quality by controlling the pollution sources linked to urban metabolism.

Evaluating the influence of air pollution on solar radiation observations over the coastal region of Alicante(Southeastern Spain)

The present study evaluates ground-based downward surface shortwave radiation (Rs) over the coastal region of Alicante (Southeastern Spain).Hourly measurements collected over the eleven-year period 2010-2020 are used.Two weather stations located over the region capital,Alicante,have been selected as representative of urban and suburban typologies.Two additional weather stations far from the city have been selected representing rural typologies.Rs is significantly reduced over the urban station during the morning hours within the winter season compared to the observations recorded over the suburban and rural stations,with a global mean difference of-81 and-120 W/m^(2)at 10 LT,respectively.However,no significant differences are obtained during the midday sun,with a global mean difference of-20 W/m^(2)between the urban and rural stations.With the aim of explaining these differences,the current paper investigates the relationship between Rsand different air pollutants:NOx,SO_(2),and fine particulate matter (PM_(2.5)and PM_(10)) as well as the wind field measured at the urban and suburban stations.The results found in this work point towards a close relationship between Rsand NOxconcentrations annual cycles,which are also influenced by the prevailing wind circulations observed over the study area.A global mean NOxconcentration of 107μg/m^(3)is observed over the urban station at 10 LT during the winter season.In contrast,these high concentrations are significantly reduced over the suburban station,with global mean value of 40μg/m^(3)at 10 LT,for this period of the year.

Water-soluble matter in PM_(2.5)in a coastal city over China:Chemical components,optical properties,and source analysis

Although marine and terrestrial emissions simultaneously affect the formation of atmospheric fine particles in coastal areas,knowledge on the optical properties and sources of water-soluble matter in these areas is still scarce.In this work,taking Qingdao,China as a typical coastal location,the chemical composition of PM_(2.5)duringwinter 2019was analyzed.Excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy was combined with parallel factor analysis model to explain the components of water-soluble atmospheric chromophores of PM_(2.5).Our analysis indicated that NO_(3)^(-),NH_(4)^(+)and SO_(4)^(2-)ions accounted for 86.80%of the total ion mass,dominated by NO_(3)^(-).The ratio of[NO_(3)^(-)]/[SO_(4)^(2-)]was up to 2.42±0.84,suggesting thatmobile sources play an important role in local pollutants emission.The result of positive correlation between Abs_(365)with K^(+)suggests that biomass burning is an important source of water-soluble organic compounds(WSOC).Six types of fluorophores(C1-C6),all humic-like substances,were identified in WSOC.Humification index,biological index and fluorescence index in winter were 1.66±0.34,0.51±0.44 and 1.09±0.78,respectively,indicating that WSOC in Qingdao were mainly terrestrial organic matters.Overall,although the study area is close to the ocean,the contribution of terrestrial sources to PM_(2.5),especially vehicle exhaust and coal combustion,is still much higher than that of marine sources.Our study provides a more comprehensive understanding of chemical and optical properties of WSOC based on PM_(2.5)in coastal areas,and may provide ground for improving local air quality.

Changes in the Urban Surface Thermal Environment of a Chinese Coastal City Revealed by Downscaling MODIS LST with Random Forest Algorithm

Analysis of the formation and evolution of urban surface thermal environment is crucial for urban planning and improving the environment of a settlement.Qingdao was selected in this study as a typical coastal city undergoing rapid urbanization,and the spatiotemporal dynamic characteristics of its urban surface thermal environment from2010 to 2019 were evaluated.The random forest(RF)algorithm was adopted to obtain its land surface temperature(LST)map with 30-m resolution by downscaling the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer(MODIS)LST product;the remote sensing indices emphasizing different land cover types,LST calculated by the radiative transfer equation,and elevation were used as input variables in the algorithm.The heat island intensity(HII),urban heat island(UHI)volume,and UHI grade were used to analyze the spatiotemporal dynamic characteristics of the urban surface thermal environment in Qingdao.The results show an increasing trend in average HII between 1.1 and 2.52°C in the study area over the past 10 years.The northern city appeared to have the highest UHI volume,while change of the UHI volume in Huangdao District of southwestern Qingdao was the most significant.The areas with high HII have gradually expanded during the last 10 years,and the areas with a 10-yr persistently high HII are distributed mainly in old urban areas with high building density and a dense population.Different factors may influence UHI,such as artificial heat sources,surface heat sources,and hybrid heat sources.Finally,adjusting the urban structure,increasing the vegetated area,and changing building colors are proposed to mitigate UHI in the areas with continuously high HII.

Multi-temporal remote sensing of land cover change and urban sprawl in the coastal city of Yantai, China

The importance of accurately mapping and monitoring land cover changes over time is increasing,especially in rapidly growing coastal cities.In this study,three pairs of Landsat images of Yantai,a representative coastal city in China,from 1989,1999,and 2009 were selected to monitor land cover changes and urban sprawl dynamics.To improve the classification accuracy,three classification methods together with the minimum noise fraction(MNF)and pixel purity index(PPI)calculations were performed on the images.The classification results showed that the overall five-class classification accuracies averaged 91.38%for the 20-year period,which produced an accuracy of 83.78%for change maps.The analysis of change maps indicated that from 1989 to 2009,the percentage of urban area increased from 31.41%to 50.28%of the total area,and the newly urbanized area was mainly located in residential areas and the reclaimed harbor region.Analysis of the relationships between urban area and its driving forces obtained from statistical data found that the urban sprawl of Yantai before 2000 was relatively extensive,which is consistent with the conclusion drawn by using remote sensing techniques.The research results could be used as inputs for sustainable urban management and establishing Digital Earth database.

Environmental remediation promotes the restoration of biodiversity in the Shenzhen Bay Estuary,South China

Background:Rapid urbanization has greatly changed land-use patterns in many estuarine areas around the world,including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area(GBA)resulting in serious water pollution and ecosystem degradation.Shenzhen City has conducted comprehensive ecological management and restoration in the Shenzhen Bay since 2007.The natural vegetation consisting of mangroves,semi-mangroves,wetland plants,and terrestrial plants were restored from the bund to the inner bank of the Fengtang River.Rain and sewage flow diversion systems were established.The non-point source and point-source sewage are now treated in municipal sewage treatment plants,then naturally flow through the constructed wetland,and then through a natural wetland,restored natural embankment,and finally through mangrove communities substantially improving water quality.Result:The restoration of the wetland has increased animal and microbial diversity and has supported the establishment of a complex and stable food web.With water purification and habitat restoration,the number of alien invasive plants in the estuarine ecosystem has decreased,and the diversity of native species of birds,fish,macrobenthos,amphibians,and reptiles has increased.Conclusion:These improvements indicate that human beings and nature can coexist in support of the sustainable development of Shenzhen City.

Generalized Goal Programming and Its Application in Water Environmental System

This paper presents the concept of generalized goal programming (GGP), the characteristics of the programming model is "designing optimum system". Firstly, based on the synthesis of goal programming and Denovo programming, one type of generalized goal programming model is established. In the paper the properties of feasible region is studied. Secondly, GGP is enlarged to the case that fuzzy parameters and fuzzy goal sets exist in the GGP model, the solution methods using fuzzy set theory for GGP with fuzzy parameters are provided. Finally, this approach has been used to analyse a water environmental system in coastal city, thus proving its usefulness.