Landscape pattern and its effect on ecosystem functions in Seoul Metropolitan area:Urban ecology on distribution of the naturalized plant species

During land transformation process in the human history, naturalized plants were introduced to several land use patterns by the different ways of plant itself. Including some naturalized plants that had been contribute to land restoration, many naturalized plants have been invaded to original habitat or landscape for native plants. Once the plants were colonized, they extend their area and population size. Urban developed areas often give an important role of source habitat for naturalized plants and expanding their population size. In recent, this situation is appearing as one of environmental problems about the urban landscape management controlling the naturalized plants that invaded in the developed area and conserving the native vegetation. This paper is focusing on relationships between distribution of habitat of naturalized plants and landscape patch in urban area in Seoul. Gangdong-Gu, one of the administrative areas in Seoul was selected for this study. We examined the recent land use change using LANDSAT TM data and spreading of the representative naturalized plants (Robinia pseudoacacia and Eupatorium rugosum) by Seoul Biotope Mapping Project and field survey in 1999. As a result, these two species were often occurred in the same habitat and distributed in forest edge disturbed by man. Their distribution patterns were related to landscape indices (patch size and shape) in the forest edge.

Rapid Laboratory Comparison Method for Identification of Hazardous Wastes from Illegal Oil Refining

[Objective] This paper aimed to study the rapid identification method of hazardous wastes from illegal oil refining,and provide a new theoretical basis and practical basis for shortening the appraisal cycle and reducing the cost of identification.[Method] The identified substance and the qualified oil products were diluted by carbon disulfide with a ratio of 1∶100 for the gas chromatographic analysis.According to the corresponding national standard,the oil change indexes,such as the moisture content,viscosity,acid value and mechanical impurities of the identified substance,were measured.[Result] By the comparison between the gas chromatogram spectrograms of the identified substance and the qualified oil,it is found that the main component of the identified substance was the mineral oils.And the test results of oil change index showed that the mineral oil was unqualified.[Conclusion] This method was of great significance to save the cost of appraisal and improve the efficiency of case handling.

Influencing factors and contribution analysis of CO_(2) emissions originating from final energy consumption in Sichuan Province,China

Within the context of CO_(2)emission peaking and carbon neutrality,the study of CO_(2)emissions at the provincial level is few.Sichuan Province in China has not only superior clean energy resources endowment but also great potential for the reduction of CO_(2)emissions.Therefore,using logarithmic mean Divisia index(LMDI)model to analysis the influence degree of different influencing factors on CO_(2)emissions from final energy consumption in Sichuan Province,so as to formulate corresponding emission reduction countermeasures from different paths according to the influencing factors.Based on the data of final energy consumption in Sichuan Province from 2010 to 2019,we calculated CO_(2)emission by the indirect emission calculation method.The influencing factors of CO_(2)emissions originating from final energy consumption in Sichuan Province were decomposed into population size,economic development,industrial structure,energy consumption intensity,and energy consumption structure by the Kaya-logarithmic mean Divisia index(LMDI)decomposition model.At the same time,grey correlation analysis was used to identify the correlation between CO_(2)emissions originating from final energy consumption and the influencing factors in Sichuan Province.The results showed that population size,economic development and energy consumption structure have positive contributions to CO_(2)emissions from final energy consumption in Sichuan Province,and economic development has a significant contribution to CO_(2)emissions from final energy consumption,with a contribution rate of 519.11%.The industrial structure and energy consumption intensity have negative contributions to CO_(2)emissions in Sichuan Province,and both of them have significant contributions,among which the contribution rate of energy consumption structure was 325.96%.From the perspective of industrial structure,secondary industry makes significant contributions and will maintain a restraining effect;from the perspective of energy consumption structure,industry sector has a significant contribution.The results of this paper are conducive to the implementation of carbon emission reduction policies in Sichuan Province.

Analysis about the Characteristics and Formation Mechanism of a Serious Pollution Event in Beijing in October 2014

In this paper, atmospheric environmental background, weather conditions and formation mechanism of one typical air pollution episode in Beijing during October 6th -12th, 2014 were investigated by combining observed data with numerical model CAMx. Results showed that the occurrence of heavy air pollution resulted mainly from stable atmospheric conditions regionally or locally. Observed heavy pollution episodes were characterized by a stagnant atmospheric structure with average wind speed of 1.56 m/s, high humidity of 83.13%, large inversion strength of 3.42℃（3/100 m which were disadvantageous to the dispersal of air pollutants. The air pollution episode during October 8th -11th was the most serious with daily average PM2.5 concentration of 264 μg/ms in Beijing, and heavily polluted land area at Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei districts was about 2 × 10^5 km2. Model research showed that regional transmission contributions to the receptor sites in Beijing were between 61% -69% dudng 8th -11th, and regional transportation played a more important role in this serious air pollution episode. Key words Serious pollution incident; Formation mechanism; Regional transportation; Inversion layer; Beijing; PM2.5

日本住宅的保温节能现状

1.引言日本真正推行住宅保温节能方针是从第二次石油危机为契机的1979年开始。该年日本制定了“关于合理使用能源的法律”。根据日本的气候条件,除北海道、东北、北陆等地区外,其它地区即使不装暖气冬季生活也不会发生大的问题,但是,近年来由于对住宅条件要求高了,除寒冷地区外,其它地区也都把装暖气看作必要的设施。到目前为止,住宅保温节能方针制定已有10年了,现在为适应社会环境和生活环境的变化,应对原有的标准进行修订,并进一步普及住宅保温节能方针。

Changes in annual CO_2 fluxes estimated from inventory data in South Korea

Using a slightly modified IPCC method, we examined changes in annual fluxes of CO2 and contributions of energy consumption, limestone use, waste combustion, land-use change, and forest growth to the fluxes in South Korea from 1990to 1997. Our method required less data and resulted in a larger estimate of CO2released by industrial processes, comparing with the original IPCC guideline. However, net CO2 emission is not substantially different from the estimates of IPCC and modified methods. Net CO2 emission is intimately related to GDP as Koreaneconomy has heavily relied on energy consumption and industrial activities, which are major sources of CO2. Total efflux of CO2 was estimated to be 63.6 Tg C/ain 1990 and amounted to 112.9 Tg C/a in 1997. Land-use change contributed to annual budget of CO2 in a relatively small portion. Carbon dioxide was sequesteredby forest biomass at the rate of 6.5 Tg C/a in 1990 and 8.5 Tg C/a in 1997. Although CO2 storage in the forests increased, the sink effect was overwhelmed by extensive energy consumption, suggesting that energy-saving strategies will be more effective in reducing CO2 emission in Korea than any other practices. It is presumed that plant uptake of CO2 is underestimated as carbon contained in plant detritus and belowground living biomass were not fully considered. Furthermore, the soil organic carbon stored in forest decomposes in various ways in rugged mountains depending on their conditions, such as slope, aspect and elevation, which could have an effect on decomposition rate and carbon stores in soils. Thus, carbon sequestration of forests deserves further attention.

Maximal methane potential of different animal manures collected in northwest region of China

Maximum methane potential(B0)is an important parameter used in assessing suitability of a substrate for biogas production.This study examined maximum methane potential of different manures generated from three major Chinese livestock,namely chicken,hog and cattle,and evaluated the important factors that affect the maximum methane potential of a substrate.The livestock manures collected from the local farms were incubated under a thermophilic anaerobic condition(55℃).The results showed that the maximum methane potential(B0)of cattle,hog and chicken manures were 292.0 mL/g VS,272.0 mL/g VS and 266.4 mL/g VS,respectively.The B0 value decreases with increasing contents of crude protein and crude fat,while increases with increasing the contents of carbohydrates and crude fiber in manures.The content of NH4+-N in chicken manure was significantly higher during the digestion period,reached as high as 1962.5 mg/L by the end of incubation period.Heavy metals of Cu and Zn in the manure also affect the B0.Empirical relationships that describe the B0 decrease in response to increase of Zn and Cu contents in manure were developed and used as a simple tool to assess the effects of these metals on the B0.It was concluded that the protein,Cu and Zn contents of manure are most important chemical compositions that negatively affect maximum methane potential.Based on the three experimental manures,the maximum methane potential was limited by either ammonium content or Cu and Zn content in the manure.For a commercial biogas production facility using these manures as main feedstock,one should consider to add co-substrate or co-substrates to reduce concentration of these chemicals to maximize biogas production.

Tanning capacityof Tessmannia burttii extracts:thepotentialeco-friendlytanning agents fortheleatherindustry

In the present study,the tannins from stem and root barks of Tessmannia burttii Harms(Caesalpiniaceae),a plant species abundantly growing in Tanzania and other parts of Africa,were investigated for their suitability in hides tanning.Tannin powder was extracted at selected temperatures(30,50 and 80°C)and the influence of each temperature on the crosslinking capacity was evaluated.The interaction mechanism between hide powder collagen and the tannins was studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry(DSC),trinitrobenzensulfonic(TNBS)acid assay and amino acid hydrolysis methods.Extraction temperatures showed low influence on crosslinking capacity of the tannins.However,extract obtained at 50°C exhibited best performance in terms of gap size between T onset and T peak.The stem bark extract yield was higher than that from the root bark,but both were within the recommended ranges.The tannin content(61%)of T.burttii stem bark extract was above recommended value(10%),whereas its total phenolic content and total flavonoic content were found to be above that of commercial Acacia mearnsii tannin.The study of cross-linking parameters as a function of pH showed cross-linking to occur via a covalent mechanism at the basic amino groups.However,the bonds were not resistant to acid hydrolysis.The observed interaction mechanism indicated that tannins from stem and root barks of T.burttii belong to the condensed tannin,similar to A.mearnsii(black wattle),a commercial tannin source that was used in this study as a reference.Findings from this study depict that T.burttii extracts are auspicious eco-friendly alternative source of vegetable tannins to overcome the use of chromium salts in the leather industry.