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Since China claimed to achieve carbon emission peak around 2030 in the “China-U.S. Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change,” whether or not the target can be accomplished has become the focus of discussion. Thus, the aim of this study is to forecast the carbon emissions peak of Hebei Province in China (as a case study) for the period of 2016-2030 through the historical data of 1990-2015 using...
Archaea communities widely exist in mangrove forest sediments, but their spatial variations among different distribution areas with salinity gradient in mangrove forest sediments is not well understood. This study used 16S rRNA Miseq sequence to investigate the sediment archaeal community structure and diversity of Bruguiera gymnoihiza mangrove forest in China along three different distribution areas...
The issues of energy shortage and environmental pollution caused by energy subsidies are more serious in a massive energy-consuming country like China. Since the Group of 20 summit meeting on September 4, 2016, government leaders have confirmed that they will phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies. In this paper, we construct a computable general equilibrium model to analyze the impact of different...
Nowadays, with the depletion of fossil energy and deterioration of environmental quality, solar energy is perceived to be a renewable and clean energy. While developing rapidly all over the world, solar energy is also faced with many challenges resulting from its inherent properties. In order to reduce the impact on the grid and facilitate scheduling, it is a growing problem to build a feasible model...
Accurate short-term power load forecasting is becoming more and more important for the stable operation and improved economic benefits of electric power systems. However, when affected by various factors the power load shows non-linear and non-stationary characteristics. In order to forecast power load precisely, we propose an extreme learning machine (ELM) combined with variational mode decomposition...
With the effect of CO₂ emissions being the primary cause of the greenhouse effect, a selection and analysis study of driving factors of CO₂ emissions is vital to controlling growth from the source. This paper decomposes CO₂ emissions based on the logarithmic mean division index (LMDI) from three industries and residential consumption in China during the period 2000-14. A genetic algorithm-support...
Bioretention is a typical low-impact development (LID) technology. This work used four different filler combinations of bioretention tank pilot test devices. Experiments on influence factors and intermittent operation were conducted. A continuous-run experiment was also performed to determine the purification ability of bioretention system on heavy metals. Results showed that the removal efficiency...
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and governing pollutant emissions would cause real synergy. Therefore, China has proposed achieving the target of reducing fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) concentrations to 35 ug/m3 , as it pollutes the most. The prioritized purpose of this dissertation is aimed at constructing a comprehensive framework by integrating the PM₂.₅ target, influencing factors, and countermeasures...
This manuscript first gives a separate decomposition analysis on the factors that affect regional energy efficiency in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, China, during 2005-12 based on the logarithmic mean divisia index (LMDI) model, and then makes an in-depth investigation on impact factors in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region of China. Energy efficiency is decomposed into carbon productivity, carbon...
The mixotrophic denitrification desulfurization process was adopted in an upflow attached-growth bioreactor for wastewater treatment. The microorganisms in the system were acclimated to remove sulfide, nitrate, nitrite, and organics simultaneously while the contaminants were finally converted to element sulfur, nitrogen gas, and carbon dioxide. The 16S rDNA clone library technique was utilized to...
We investigated the Cr(VI) adsorption characteristics of bentonite under different modifi cation patterns by using a mixture of BS-12 (dodecyl dimethyl betaine) and DTAB (dodecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide). DTAB was used to compositely modify 25%, 50%, and 100% BS-12-modifi ed bentonite (three modifi ed modes of bentonite with BS-12). In addition to these modifi cation modes, variations as functions...
This study investigated the concentrations of 11 metals in soils sampled in 1994 and 2014 from 17 cities throughout Anhui Province in China. Among the tested metals, Mn had the highest concentration and Hg the lowest. In the past 20 years, soil Cd, Co, Mn, and Cu concentrations demonstrated an increasing trend. In 1994, only Tongling City had a total metal concentration over 1,000 mg/kg, but in 2014,...
In our work a two-stage A/O system consisting of two independent A/O subsystems was used to remove high concentrations of COD, nitrogen, and toxic matter from mixed wastewater discharged by a comprehensive chemical group. The mixed liquid return was not adopted, and the sludge return ratio was kept at a high value of 100-200% to maintain high usable activated sludge concentration. Adequate NaHCO₃...
Antibiotics, as special pollutants in piggery wastewater, have negative effects on wastewater treatment processes. However, it is difficult to obtain a clear understanding of the toxic potency of antibiotics using the common inhibitory experiments of wastewater because of their low concentrations. Therefore, this study for the first time reports research on examining the toxic strength of piggery...
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