Evaluating grassed waterway efficiency in southeastern Iowa using WEPP

Properly calibrated, single storm event, model simulations can be valuable quantitative tools for evaluating the effectiveness of grassed waterways (GWWs) and identifying a threshold length for an effective GWW. Current specifications for GWW lengths in Iowa are lacking. The key objective of this study is to employ the well-established Water Erosion Prediction Project model (WEPP) for determining an effective (or threshold) GWW length for reducing runoff and sediment yields under a wide range of hydrologic and management conditions in an agricultural Iowa watershed, namely Clear Creek, IA. The advantage of this physically based, distributed-parameter model is its ability to replicate processes at the hillslope scale where GWW performance is mostly evaluated. Overall, 84 WEPP runs were performed for assessing (i) the effect that GWW length has on reducing runoff and sediment yields within a representative test hillslope, and (ii) the effect of the gradient of the drainage area on GWW efficiency. Results show that the GWW efficiency for all GWW lengths is governed by hydrology, expressed as Q_peak. The results suggest that the threshold length for an effective GWW is 500 m for the hydrologic conditions in this study and for a representative drainage area of approximately 27 ha. For all storm events, a threshold drainage area gradient of approximately 3% was found above which the GWW efficiency was independent of topographic steepness. The results demonstrate similar trends to other studies although the relative increases in reduction in runoff and sediment delivery differ between sites and are very much dictated by Q_peak and hydrologic soil group. The effectiveness of models to evaluate GWW efficiency for nearly saturated conditions and shallow flows is discussed.     

规模化养猪废弃物农用资源化关键技术与效果评价

选择某商品猪场将沼液的资源化利用与农业和林业生产相结合,进行废弃物处理模式及效果的探讨。结果表明,沼气池→沉淀池→废水外排→生态水沟→稻田灌溉系统处理模式能彻底降解猪场废弃物,其远低于畜禽养殖业污染物排放标准,是较好的因地制宜养猪废弃物处理模式。沼气池排出的沼液在一沉淀池及二沉淀池的作用下CODCr、氨氮、总磷的浓度分别降解了96.10%、82.50%、98.12%,沼气池及沉淀池对养猪废弃物有较好的降解效果;此后,在生态草沟及稻田的作用下,得到彻底降解。搞好沼液农用和林用,足以消化猪场排出的沼液,既降低猪场的排污成本,消除对环境的污染,又增加作物的产量。     

Implementing Sustainable Forest Management Using Six Concepts in an Adaptive Management Framework

Certification and principles, criteria and indicators (PCI) describe desired ends for sustainable forest management (SFM) but do not address potential means to achieve those ends. As a result, forest owners and managers participating in certification and employing PCI as tools to achieving SFM may be doing so inefficiently: achieving results by trial-and-error rather than by targeted management practices; dispersing resources away from priority objectives; and passively monitoring outcomes rather than actively establishing quantitative goals. In this literature review, we propose six concepts to guide SFM implementation. These concepts include: Best Management Practices (BMPs)/Reduced Impact Logging (RIL), biodiversity conservation, forest protection, multi-scale planning, participatory forestry, and sustained forest production. We place these concepts within an iterative decision-making framework of planning, implementation, and assessment, and provide brief definitions of and practices delimited by each concept. A case study describing SFM in the neo-tropics illustrates a potential application of our six concepts. Overall our paper offers an approach that will help forest owners and managers implement the ambiguous SFM concept.     

Metal levels in street sediment from an industrial city: spatial trends, chemical fractionation, and management implications

Background, aim and scope  Street sediment samples were collected at 50 locations in a mixed land use area of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and metal levels were analyzed using a sequential extraction procedure for different particle size classes to provide an estimate of potential toxicity as well as the potential for treatment through best management practices (BMPs). Methodology  The street sediment samples were dry sieved into four different particle size categories and a sequential extraction procedure was done on each size category following the methodology proposed by Tessier et al. 1979 using a Hitachi 180-80 Polarized Zeeman Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Results and discussion  Analysis of variance, post hoc least-significant difference tests, and kriging analysis showed that spatially Mn and Fe levels were associated with a well-defined heavy industrial area that includes large iron- and steel-making operations; Cu and Pb were associated with both the industrial and high-volume traffic areas, while Zn tended to be more associated with high-volume traffic areas. The potential bioavailability of the metals, based on the sum of chemical fractions 1 (exchangeable) and 2 (carbonate-bound), decreased in order: Zn > Cd > Mn > Pb > Cu > Fe. Based on aquatic sediment quality guidelines, there is some concern regarding the potential impact of the street sediment when runoff reaches receiving waters. Conclusions  It is possible that a combination of BMPs, including street sweeping and constructed wetlands, could help to reduce street sediment impact on environmental quality in the Hamilton region. The data presented here would be important in developing and optimizing the design of these BMPs.     

最佳管理措施评估方法研究进展

针对流域非点源污染的关键源区,进行最佳管理措施(BMPs)的配置,是非点源污染控制的有效途径.污染削减效率的准确识别对于BMPs在目标流域内的有效实施具有非常重要的意义.通过综合对比和分析实地监测、养分平衡、风险评估以及模型模拟等四类最佳管理措施评估方法的有效性、特点、适用条件及其局限性,得出以下结论:养分平衡法较为简便且易于使用,相较于其他方法,所需时间短且又可以消除评估效果的滞后效应,但对污染物削减的时间效应和传输过程影响考虑较少.风险评估和模型模拟方法可以更好地应对不同时空尺度下削减措施效率的评估,但需要大量实测数据的支持,同时模型模拟中普遍存在的时空不确定性影响很难消除.由于各种评估方法都有一定的适用条件,单一方法难以有效地完成评估目标,需要综合应用各类方法,才能最大程度地发挥这些方法的潜在功能和有效性,进而实现BMPs措施使用的成本-效益目标.     

应用细菌磁颗粒实时荧光RT-PCR检测南瓜花叶病毒

 A novel real-time RT-PCR method, BMPs based real-time RT-PCR which integrated with magne-tic separation technique of bacterial magnetic particles(BMPs), was set up for detection of Squash mosaic virus(SqMV).After SqMV particles in crude sap were concentrated by BMPs, viral RNAs were released and detected by real time RT-PCR.The results indicated that BMPs based real-time RT-PCR was efficient, and the detection sensibility was equivalent to that of the Trizol based real-time RT-PCR, of which Trizol reagent was used for viral RNAs extration.Comparing to Trizol-based method, the BMPs-based method had advantages of simplicity on operation, time saving for RNA extraction and without using noxious organic chemicals.     

Sodium Chloride Effects on Water and Nutrient Uptake Efficiency in Sarcocornia fruticosa Containerized Production

The ability to produce native plants well adapted to the saline conditions without the production of nutrient-rich runoff will be a boon to nurseries hoping to reduce their environmental contamination impact and water use while at the same time producing quality plants to be used in the restoration of saline lands. Sarcocornia fruticosa plants were grown for 8 weeks in plastic containers with a source of sphagnum peat moss and perlite (80:20 v/v) to evaluate the effect of two salinity levels (2.0 (low-salinity treatment) and 7.5 dS m^?1 (high-salinity treatment)) on plant growth, nutrient concentration in leachate and water and nutrient uptake efficiency and their losses. Leachate was collected to determine the runoff volume and composition, which included nitrate-nitrogen (NO₃^–N), phosphate-phosphorus (PO₄^3–P) and potassium (K⁺) concentrations. Plant dry weight (DW) and nutrient content were determined in plants at the beginning and at the end of the experiment to establish the nutrient balance. Increasing salinity levels of irrigation water did not reduce either the plant DW or the water-use efficiency (WUE), but increased the volume of leachate per plant. The nutrient concentrations in leachates without significant differences between salt treatments exceeded the thresholds established by environmental guidelines, leading to a great risk of pollution. Based on nutrient balance, the irrigation with a higher salinity level reduced the plant nutrient uptake efficiency (10%, 18% and 12% for nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), respectively) and increased the nutrient losses (6% N, 7% P and 8% K), resulting in the recommendation to grow this species with the low salinity level based on the highest nutrient-use efficiency and the lowest levels of nutrient losses.     

骨形态发生蛋白与骨代谢

骨形态发生蛋白（bone morphogenetic protein,BMPs）是乙型转化生长因子（TGF-β）超家族的成员之一,BMPs能诱导促进软骨和骨的形成,对造骨细胞、造骨基因和造骨功能均具有调节作用。BMPs同其细胞微环境中的激素和局部信号一起决定骨髓间充质干细胞的分化方向,对BMPs调节的基因及调节BMPs的基因的进一步研究,将会为探讨人和动物骨代谢疾病的发生机制及相关治疗带来新的方向。     

应用细菌磁颗粒real-time RT-PCR检测百合无症病毒

为研究细菌磁颗粒分离提取不同样本材料中的植物病毒RNA的效果,以及结合实时荧光 RT-PCR技术检测LSV的灵敏性,选取感染病毒的西葫芦叶片（CGMMV和SqMV）、大豆种子（BPMV）与百合叶片（LSV和ArMV）3种样本材料,利用细菌磁颗粒分别提取这5种病毒RNA,与Trizol方法提取效果进行比较,同时与Trizol real-time RT-PCR检测LSV的灵敏度进行了比较。结果表明：BMPs方法能够从3种植物样本中提取病毒RNA,其检测LSV的灵敏性与Trizol方法相当。