第8届雨水收集利用国际学术会议概况

第８届国际雨水收集利用大会１９９７年４月２１至２５日在伊朗德黑兰召开，有４０多个国家的１３００余名代表参加，提交论２７４篇，出版论集４卷。会议内容丰富，有大会交流和１０个专题报告，会后代表分６条路线对伊朗考察。我国到会１９人，提交论１２篇，考察西北冷凉半干旱区，下届国际雨水收集利用大会定于１９９９年在巴西召开。     

15th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements Successfully Held

<正>With Pedosphere being one of the sponsors, the15th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (ICOBTE), organized by Nanjing Agricultural University, in cooperation with the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nanjing University, has been successfully held in May     

Global Mercury Pollution and its Expected Decrease after a Mercury Trade Ban

The high toxicity of methyl mercury (MeHg) is well known, as is the existence of transformations between metallic Hg and MeHg. As a consequence the industrialised countries have adopted Hg-free products and processes, because a continued use of Hg would result in diffuse emissions even if used Hg isrecycled. However, Western Europe exports about 100 tons of Hg to Brazil each year, where it is emitted over the Amazon. The export from Europe began during the 1980s, when a gold mining boom spread like wildfire in the Amazon. Mercury agglutinates gold grains by forming an amalgam. Later on the gold is purified from the Hg by heating. The Hg evaporatesinto the air and is subsequently deposited onto land and in surface waters. Another important Hg polluter is China, whichhas increased its burning of coal without appropriate smoke cleaning devices and is also importing considerable amounts of Hg for industrial use and for use in gold mining. RegionalHg emissions contribute to global Hg pollution due to the mobility of Hg. A ban on the Hg trade in Europe and North America would significantly diminish global Hg pollution. A ban would also result in the closing of the state-owned Hg mine (MAYASA) in Almadén, Spain, the world's most important anthropogenic Hg source.     

Interactions Between Sediments and Water Summary of the 7th International Symposium

The interactions between sediments and water have received increased emphasis over the last two decades, leading to a greater understanding of physical, chemical and biological processes in a wide range of aquatic systems including river, lake, estuarine and coastal systems. This new understanding has fostered research and assessment projects, and focused awareness on the implications of sediment/water interactions for policy and regulation. The international symposium on “The Interactions Between Sediments and Water” held in Baveno, Italy from 22–26 September 1996 was the seventh in a series of symposia held since 1976. All focused on issues relating to processes which occur near the sediment/water interface as well as responses to interactions between sediments and water. Previous symposia were held in Amsterdam in 1976, Kingston (Canada) in 1982, Geneva in 1984, Melbourne in 1986, Uppsala in 1990 and Santa Barbara in 1993. Almost 200 oral and poster presentations were made by attendees representing 27 nations, including dozens of participants from developing countries. The scientific sessions were organized around the following themes: sediment/water dynamics, contaminant interactions, sediment/nutrient relationships, sediments as historical records of deposition, sediment/water science in remote areas, sediment/organism interactions, and novel methods and analytical quality control. This paper attempts to summarize the key highlights of the various sessions.     

农业工程技术国际联合大会会议征文通知

题目:农业工程持续发展主办:孟加拉日期:1997年12月15～18日地点:达卡(孟加拉首都)筹委会征集下列有关内容的论文及广告1.电力、机械及农机;2.灌溉、防洪及水资源管理;3.土壤和水;4.收获后处理技术;5.食品工程、工艺的发展:6.果蔬生产、管理、加工和包装;7.生物质的物理和化学特性;     

Monitoring of Atmospheric Mercury at a Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW) Site on An-Myun Island, Korea

In order to investigate the regional background concentration levels of mercury (Hg), measurements were routinely recorded on An-Myun Island off the coast of Korea (December 2004 to April 2006). The mean concentration of Hg computed from the entire measurement period was 4.61?±?2.21 ng m^?3 with a range of 0.10–25.4 ng m^?3 (N?=?10,485). Using these data, we inspected various aspects of Hg behavior from the relatively remote island of An-Myun in Korea. Inspection of the seasonal patterns of Hg indicated that its concentration levels generally peaked in spring, while reached a minimum in summer. The summertime deficiency of Hg along with the lack of diurnal variation suggests that the environmental behavior of Hg at the study site was strongly suppressed by heavy precipitation during specific period. The diurnal variations of Hg, typically characterized by a relative daytime dominance, are distinguishable between seasons so that such patterns disappear during the summer. The results of our analysis, when inspected in terms of long-range transport of airborne pollutants, imply that Hg concentration levels can be affected intensively by trans-boundary input processes over certain period of time. Its springtime dominance hence suggests the combined effects of various local source processes and the meteorological conditions favorable for the massive air mass transport phenomenon (such as Asian Dust storms) during that time period.     

Soil and Foliar Mercury Emission as a Function of Soil Concentration

The goal of this study was to investigate net mercury flux associated with seedlings of two species (Populus tremuloides and Pinus ponderosa) grown in three soil exposure concentrations (0.010 ± 0.001, 6.15 ± 0.86, and 25.56 ± 2.10 µg Hg g^-1) and to determine if mercury flux from vegetation was directly correlated with mercury concentration in the soil. Net mercury flux was measured using a gas exchange system. Mercury emission from foliage was not influenced by mercury concentration in the soil. Experiments were also done to assess the significance of mercury emission from vegetation relative to that occurring from associated soils. Mean soil mercury emissions were 1 to 3 orders of magnitude higher than that from plants grown in similar soil mercury concentrations. Light and the addition of water were found to significantly increase mercury emission from soils, and the magnitude of the flux response to watering was correlated with soil mercury concentration.