Air quality has been a major health issue in urban areas in recent decades.</span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> Human activities release a large number of...Air quality has been a major health issue in urban areas in recent decades.</span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> Human activities release a large number of pollutants into the atmosphere which ha</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">s</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> a direct impact on plant health and lead</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">s</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> to ecosystem degradation. The objective of this study is to contribute to a better evaluation of the impact of the air quality of the city of Togo on biological resources. The determination of pollutants was done on samples of plant species with a strong link with the source of pollution. The determination of Sulfur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>) was done by the ripper method. The determination of carbon and estimation of CO<sub>2</sub> and CO by the colorimetric method. The determination of nitrogen was done by <span>the Kjeldhal method. The results showed that at the industrial level the</span> amount of CO<sub>2</sub> in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Alternanthera r</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">e</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">pens</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> is high with a value of 53.3911 <span>mg/ml. On the other hand</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> the quantity of CO in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Senna occidentalis</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> is</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> 44.3619 mg/ml. In </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Pithecellobium dulce</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> the quantity of SO<sub>2</sub> and NO<sub>2</sub> are evaluated respectively to 0</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">1588 mg/ml and 0</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">3696 mg/ml. Regarding to the dumps, the quantity of CO<sub>2</sub> in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Newbouldia laevis</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> is very high with a value of 65.8508 mg/ml. On the other hand the amount of CO in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Senna occidentalis</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""> </span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">is 51.6106 mg/ml. The quantity of SO<sub>2</sub> in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Newbouldia laevis</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> is 0.2101 mg/ml and NO<sub>2</sub> in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Ocimum canum</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> is 0.2744 mg/ml. At the level of roads, the quantities of CO<sub>2</sub> and CO in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Eragrostis tenella</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> are very high with values respectively equal to 74.4092</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> mg/ml and 62.2654 mg/ml. On the other hand</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> the amount of NO<sub>2</sub> in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Amaranthus</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> sp is 0.2304 mg/ml and that of SO<sub>2</sub> in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Eragrostis Tenella</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> is 0.1691 mg/ml. The use of a plant bioindicator sensitive to pollutants, allowed concluding that the air of the city of Lome is polluted. The concentration of <span>carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide is much more evident in return </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">when </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">the </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">health of plant species is threatened.展开更多
Twenty-four soil samples of eight ecosystem-types around the Yellow River source area were investigated for the number and specific composition of soil dematiaceous hyphomycetes by dilution plate technique. And then t...Twenty-four soil samples of eight ecosystem-types around the Yellow River source area were investigated for the number and specific composition of soil dematiaceous hyphomycetes by dilution plate technique. And then the co-relationship between genus species of soil dematiaceous hyphomycetes and ecosystem-types was analyzed. The results show that the amount and species distribution of soil dematiaceous hyphomycetes had an obvious variability in different ecosystem-types, and that the dominant genus species varied in the eight ecosystem-types studied, with Cladosporium being the dominant genus in seven of the eight ecosystem-types except wetland. The index of species diversity varied in different ecosystem-types. The niche breadth analysis showed that Cladosporium had the highest niche breadth and distributed in all ecosystem-types, while the genera with a narrow niche breadth distributed only in a few ecosystem-types. The results of niche overlap index analysis indicated that Stachybotrys and Torula, Doratomyces and Scolecobasidium, Cladosporium and Chrysosporium had a higher niche overlap, whereas Arthrinium and Gliomastix, Phialophora and Doratomyces, Oidiodendron and Ulocladium had no niche overlap.展开更多
The study was undertaken in the northern periphery of the country, Tigray region, north-west Tigray zone, Tahitay Adiyabo district from February to March, 2017. For this study, four Kebeles were selected purposively b...The study was undertaken in the northern periphery of the country, Tigray region, north-west Tigray zone, Tahitay Adiyabo district from February to March, 2017. For this study, four Kebeles were selected purposively based on the presence of two major community groups (Tigrayans and Kunama) and presence of camel species and other livestock species. Seventy-two (72) households per district, of which 38 households from two kebeles for Kunama community and 34 households from two kebeles for Tigrayan community groups were selected randomly. A software package of SAS (2008) was employed to generate descriptive statistics for qualitative and quantitative data. As the study revealed, three-fifth and two-fifth of the respondents in the study area were illiterate and attended primary education respectively. The two community groups were significantly (P 0.05) different on educational status and Tigriyans respondents were more educated than the other counterpart. More than 2/3 children (7 - 17 years of age) of the respondents in the study area were attended school. Exceptionally, more than 75% of the children for Tigriyan community group in the district were attended school whereas 3/5th of Kunama community children were attended school education. Average family size per household in the study area was 6.22 ± 0.45 and significant (P 0.05) difference was observed in the two community groups which was higher in Tigriyan community (7.23). Livestock husbandry practices (breeding objectives, herding, milking and marketing) were decided entirely by husband or both and the decision by wife alone was reported to be non-existent in the study area. From all respondents of Kunama community, more than a quarter of them produce household income majorly from their livestock and secondarily from crop. Livelihood diversification (off-farm activities) was almost non-existent in the study area. The study shows that majority of the respondents own ruminant animals and camel. Surprisingly, in the current study, all of the respondents own camel species but camel milk marketing was the main problem of Kunama community. From the Kunama community group, quarter of the respondents own camel and goat only. This study suggested that attention should be given for child education in Kunama community and absence of camel milk marketing may affect the utilization of the species and as a consequence, it would extinct. Hence, in order to conserve this species, camel milk market problem should be solved. Besides, in the study area, camel is the important species for all the communities and attention should be given to improve camel productivity.展开更多
A survey was conducted of the volatile organic compounds(VOCs)released from sources of solvent use,industry activities and vehicle emissions in Guiyang,a capital city of China.Samples were collected by canisters and a...A survey was conducted of the volatile organic compounds(VOCs)released from sources of solvent use,industry activities and vehicle emissions in Guiyang,a capital city of China.Samples were collected by canisters and analyzed by GC-MS-FID.The species profiles of VOCs emitted from sources were obtained.Results showed that xylenes,ethylbenzene,acetone and dichloromethane were the characteristics species for painting,2-propanol and ethyl acetate for printing,α-pinene for solid wood furniture manufacturing,and 2-butanone for biscuit baking.These characteristics species could be as tracers for the sources respectively.In most of samples from the solvent use,the benzene/toluene(B/T)ratio was less than 0.3,indicating that the ratio could be as the indicator for tracing the solvent use related sources.The results also suggested that the toluene/xylene(T/X)ratio be as the indicator to distinguish the VOCs sources of painting(<2)from the printing(>2).Aromatics contributed the most to ozone formation potential(OFP)of most painting and non-paper printing sources,and oxygen-containing VOCs(OVOCs)were major species contributing to OFP of the sources from food production and paper printing.The OFP of the VOCs emissions from vehicle in tunnels and from other manufactures were dominated by both aromatics and alkenes.Theα-pinene could explain 56.94%and 32.54%of total OFP of the VOCs sources from filing cabinet and solid wood furniture manufacturing,which was rarely been involved in previous studies of VOCs source profiles,indicating that the species of concern for VOCs sources are still insufficient at present.展开更多
The objective of this paper is to propose a hybrid approach for the source apportionment of primary and secondary species of PM2.5 in the city of Tangshan. The receptor-based PMF (Positive Matrix Factorization) is i...The objective of this paper is to propose a hybrid approach for the source apportionment of primary and secondary species of PM2.5 in the city of Tangshan. The receptor-based PMF (Positive Matrix Factorization) is integrated with the emission inventory (El) to form the first hybrid method for the source apportionment of the primary species. The hybrid CAMx-PSAT-CP (Comprehensive Air Quality Model with Extensions - Particulate Source App.ortionment Technology - Chemical Profile)approach is then proposed and used for the source apportionment of the secondary species. The PM2.5 sources identified for Tangshan included the soil dust, the metallurgical industry, power plants, coal- fired boilers, vehicles, cement production, and other sources. It is indicated that the PM2.5 pollution is a regional issue. Among all the identified sources, the metallurgy industry was the biggest contribution source.to PM2.5, followed by coal-fired boilers, vehicles and soil dust. The other-source category plays a crucial role for PM2.5, particularly for the formation of secondary species and aerosols, and these other sources include non-specified sources such as agricultural activities, biomass combustion, residential emissions, etc. The source apportionment results could help the local authorities make sound policies and regulations to better protect the citizens from the local and regional PM2.5 pollution. The study also highlights the strength of utilizing the proposed hybrid approaches in the identification of PM2.5 sources. The techniques used in this study show considerable promise for further application to other regions as well as to identify other source categories of PM2.5.展开更多
文摘Air quality has been a major health issue in urban areas in recent decades.</span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> Human activities release a large number of pollutants into the atmosphere which ha</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">s</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> a direct impact on plant health and lead</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">s</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> to ecosystem degradation. The objective of this study is to contribute to a better evaluation of the impact of the air quality of the city of Togo on biological resources. The determination of pollutants was done on samples of plant species with a strong link with the source of pollution. The determination of Sulfur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>) was done by the ripper method. The determination of carbon and estimation of CO<sub>2</sub> and CO by the colorimetric method. The determination of nitrogen was done by <span>the Kjeldhal method. The results showed that at the industrial level the</span> amount of CO<sub>2</sub> in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Alternanthera r</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">e</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">pens</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> is high with a value of 53.3911 <span>mg/ml. On the other hand</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> the quantity of CO in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Senna occidentalis</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> is</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> 44.3619 mg/ml. In </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Pithecellobium dulce</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> the quantity of SO<sub>2</sub> and NO<sub>2</sub> are evaluated respectively to 0</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">1588 mg/ml and 0</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">3696 mg/ml. Regarding to the dumps, the quantity of CO<sub>2</sub> in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Newbouldia laevis</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> is very high with a value of 65.8508 mg/ml. On the other hand the amount of CO in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Senna occidentalis</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""> </span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">is 51.6106 mg/ml. The quantity of SO<sub>2</sub> in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Newbouldia laevis</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> is 0.2101 mg/ml and NO<sub>2</sub> in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Ocimum canum</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> is 0.2744 mg/ml. At the level of roads, the quantities of CO<sub>2</sub> and CO in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Eragrostis tenella</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> are very high with values respectively equal to 74.4092</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> mg/ml and 62.2654 mg/ml. On the other hand</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">,</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> the amount of NO<sub>2</sub> in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Amaranthus</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> sp is 0.2304 mg/ml and that of SO<sub>2</sub> in </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><i></span></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"">Eragrostis Tenella</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:""></i></span></i></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> is 0.1691 mg/ml. The use of a plant bioindicator sensitive to pollutants, allowed concluding that the air of the city of Lome is polluted. The concentration of <span>carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide is much more evident in return </span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">when </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">the </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:"">health of plant species is threatened.
基金Project (No. 30670014) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Twenty-four soil samples of eight ecosystem-types around the Yellow River source area were investigated for the number and specific composition of soil dematiaceous hyphomycetes by dilution plate technique. And then the co-relationship between genus species of soil dematiaceous hyphomycetes and ecosystem-types was analyzed. The results show that the amount and species distribution of soil dematiaceous hyphomycetes had an obvious variability in different ecosystem-types, and that the dominant genus species varied in the eight ecosystem-types studied, with Cladosporium being the dominant genus in seven of the eight ecosystem-types except wetland. The index of species diversity varied in different ecosystem-types. The niche breadth analysis showed that Cladosporium had the highest niche breadth and distributed in all ecosystem-types, while the genera with a narrow niche breadth distributed only in a few ecosystem-types. The results of niche overlap index analysis indicated that Stachybotrys and Torula, Doratomyces and Scolecobasidium, Cladosporium and Chrysosporium had a higher niche overlap, whereas Arthrinium and Gliomastix, Phialophora and Doratomyces, Oidiodendron and Ulocladium had no niche overlap.
文摘The study was undertaken in the northern periphery of the country, Tigray region, north-west Tigray zone, Tahitay Adiyabo district from February to March, 2017. For this study, four Kebeles were selected purposively based on the presence of two major community groups (Tigrayans and Kunama) and presence of camel species and other livestock species. Seventy-two (72) households per district, of which 38 households from two kebeles for Kunama community and 34 households from two kebeles for Tigrayan community groups were selected randomly. A software package of SAS (2008) was employed to generate descriptive statistics for qualitative and quantitative data. As the study revealed, three-fifth and two-fifth of the respondents in the study area were illiterate and attended primary education respectively. The two community groups were significantly (P 0.05) different on educational status and Tigriyans respondents were more educated than the other counterpart. More than 2/3 children (7 - 17 years of age) of the respondents in the study area were attended school. Exceptionally, more than 75% of the children for Tigriyan community group in the district were attended school whereas 3/5th of Kunama community children were attended school education. Average family size per household in the study area was 6.22 ± 0.45 and significant (P 0.05) difference was observed in the two community groups which was higher in Tigriyan community (7.23). Livestock husbandry practices (breeding objectives, herding, milking and marketing) were decided entirely by husband or both and the decision by wife alone was reported to be non-existent in the study area. From all respondents of Kunama community, more than a quarter of them produce household income majorly from their livestock and secondarily from crop. Livelihood diversification (off-farm activities) was almost non-existent in the study area. The study shows that majority of the respondents own ruminant animals and camel. Surprisingly, in the current study, all of the respondents own camel species but camel milk marketing was the main problem of Kunama community. From the Kunama community group, quarter of the respondents own camel and goat only. This study suggested that attention should be given for child education in Kunama community and absence of camel milk marketing may affect the utilization of the species and as a consequence, it would extinct. Hence, in order to conserve this species, camel milk market problem should be solved. Besides, in the study area, camel is the important species for all the communities and attention should be given to improve camel productivity.
基金the Guiyang Research Academy of Eco-Environmental Science for partial support of this project。
文摘A survey was conducted of the volatile organic compounds(VOCs)released from sources of solvent use,industry activities and vehicle emissions in Guiyang,a capital city of China.Samples were collected by canisters and analyzed by GC-MS-FID.The species profiles of VOCs emitted from sources were obtained.Results showed that xylenes,ethylbenzene,acetone and dichloromethane were the characteristics species for painting,2-propanol and ethyl acetate for printing,α-pinene for solid wood furniture manufacturing,and 2-butanone for biscuit baking.These characteristics species could be as tracers for the sources respectively.In most of samples from the solvent use,the benzene/toluene(B/T)ratio was less than 0.3,indicating that the ratio could be as the indicator for tracing the solvent use related sources.The results also suggested that the toluene/xylene(T/X)ratio be as the indicator to distinguish the VOCs sources of painting(<2)from the printing(>2).Aromatics contributed the most to ozone formation potential(OFP)of most painting and non-paper printing sources,and oxygen-containing VOCs(OVOCs)were major species contributing to OFP of the sources from food production and paper printing.The OFP of the VOCs emissions from vehicle in tunnels and from other manufactures were dominated by both aromatics and alkenes.Theα-pinene could explain 56.94%and 32.54%of total OFP of the VOCs sources from filing cabinet and solid wood furniture manufacturing,which was rarely been involved in previous studies of VOCs source profiles,indicating that the species of concern for VOCs sources are still insufficient at present.
文摘The objective of this paper is to propose a hybrid approach for the source apportionment of primary and secondary species of PM2.5 in the city of Tangshan. The receptor-based PMF (Positive Matrix Factorization) is integrated with the emission inventory (El) to form the first hybrid method for the source apportionment of the primary species. The hybrid CAMx-PSAT-CP (Comprehensive Air Quality Model with Extensions - Particulate Source App.ortionment Technology - Chemical Profile)approach is then proposed and used for the source apportionment of the secondary species. The PM2.5 sources identified for Tangshan included the soil dust, the metallurgical industry, power plants, coal- fired boilers, vehicles, cement production, and other sources. It is indicated that the PM2.5 pollution is a regional issue. Among all the identified sources, the metallurgy industry was the biggest contribution source.to PM2.5, followed by coal-fired boilers, vehicles and soil dust. The other-source category plays a crucial role for PM2.5, particularly for the formation of secondary species and aerosols, and these other sources include non-specified sources such as agricultural activities, biomass combustion, residential emissions, etc. The source apportionment results could help the local authorities make sound policies and regulations to better protect the citizens from the local and regional PM2.5 pollution. The study also highlights the strength of utilizing the proposed hybrid approaches in the identification of PM2.5 sources. The techniques used in this study show considerable promise for further application to other regions as well as to identify other source categories of PM2.5.