Remediation and restoration of metal-contaminated sites： Concepts and appfications to mining areas

Metals, including heavy metals and metalloids, are a common group of environmental contaminants. Their sources in the environment are geogenic or anthropogenic. The growing trend in global industrialization ensures that more metals could be dispersed even in pristine ecosystems. To fuel industrialization, more metal ore mines have to be discovered and explored. These explorations often result in landscape disturbance, soil degradation and environmental contamination by unwanted mining constituents. Mine tailings brought up to the ground surface often serve as the main source of contaminants when these pyrite-rich materials oxidize. The oxidation of mine tailings results in proton generation, coupled with the dissolution of metals and other cations Unwanted anionic constituents are also produced. The so-called ＂acid mine drainage＂ may affect the productivity of farmlands and stability of receiving streams and other bodies of water-acidifying the waters and enriching the ecosystem with metals, i.e., high total dissolved solids. The acidified overburden materials become inhospitable to plant and microbial life as they are typically low in organic matter content and infertile. This exposes the landscape to runoff and erosion.     

Influence of humic acid on bioavailability of heavy metals in sediments

The mimetic ocean environment and chemical method were used to research the bioavailability effect of humic acid on five heavy metals in sediment, including Cd, Cu, Zn, Pb and Ni. The sediment was separated into four containers with artificial seawater, and each of them had different concentrations of humic acid. The values of concentrations covered the whole range found in natural sediment （0.1%-10%）. According to the 48 hours LC50 of clam and distribution coefficient, metals were added in artificial seawater, and their speciation was determined at first and then after two days＇ incubation. It was found the bioavailability of heavy metals was reduced in the presence of humic acid. The obvious negative effect on Zn was observed, but the influence on Cd was not remarkable. In addition, the contents of Pb and Ni increased obviously in organic phase, and they are correlative with the concentrations of humic acid.     

世界主要国家的废纸利用率

随着原油价格的不断高涨以及原材料成本的持续上升，具有十分显循环利用价值的废纸利用，再次受到了各国政府和民间的高度关注。     

信息要览

淳字县设立“产出奖”提高土地利用率；许昌市清查批而未供土地限期完成处置工作；毫州市地籍管理做到“三透明”；海南出台土地违法案件立案规定；桂平市加力建设国土所；贵州集体土地所有权发证率达93.34%。     

科技形变资料的管理模式

科学的进步使地形变监测事业得到长足发展，市场经济的繁荣催生出形变监测行业独有的管理之道。形变监测行业是个介于科研、IT及服务行业三者之间的特殊行业，因此，它的发展必须具有一定的科学性、前瞻性和服务性。     

大连逐步开展岸线修复整治工程

近些年,大连市海岸线利用率越来越高,在带来可观经济效益的同时,部分海岸线生态环境受到影响。为保护海岸动态平衡,2011年大连市将海岸带整治修复作为工作重点,目前,包括普兰店湾在     

虚拟能--解析中国能源消费超常规增长的新视角

为了说明我国能源消费近年来高速增长的深层原因,提出了虚拟能的概念和计算方法,并计算出我国2002和2003年对外贸易中虚拟能净出口量分别为18 838.5万吨标煤和24 661.7万吨标煤。结论指出,我国虚拟能净出口量快速增长是导致我国近年来能源消费增长速度高于GDP增长速度的直接原因。     

湖南省建设用地集约利用评价

1建设用地集约利用内涵及评价意义1.1建设用地集约利用的内涵建设用地集约利用是指在建设用地上合理增加物质劳动投入,以提高土地收益的经营方式。集约用地主要针对人类主动的社会经济活动而言,是指通过增加生产要素的投入、提高土地利用率、优化土地利用结构等措施,从而使土地     

首届全国人造天体摄影大赛奖项规则

特等奖1名:立方星教学套件(价值12800元,九天微星提供)说明1:该奖项仅对在校学生开放(小学、初中、咼中)符合条件的参赛者,须在投稿时注明学校名称和年龄说明2:立方星教学套件可实现局域组网定位、环境监测、光线成分强度测量、能源利用率测量、温湿度测量,用于在教学过程中验证卫星系统功能.     

对废弃非金属矿山的再次开发利用的优点

随着经济发展对建筑材料的需求促使非金属矿山的开采,随着矿山矿产资源的枯竭,一些矿山面临关闭,一般闭坑矿山需投入大量资金进行恢复治理。对于废弃非金属矿山再次开发利用可节约土地资源,优化矿产资源利用,且具有良好的经济效益,因此具有良好的前景。