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The green innovation effect of digital transformation —evidence from the Chinese experience 数字化转型的绿色创新效应--来自中国经验的证据
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05426-3
Yinglin Qian, Jin Chen

The global commitment to carbon neutrality signals the decline of the traditional development paradigm since the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of a new green development model. This study analyzes data from Chinese listed companies between 2011 and 2022 to explore the impact of digital transformation on corporate green innovation.Our findings reveal that higher levels of digital transformation significantly enhance corporate green innovation. This influence operates through mechanisms such as improved corporate information transparency, better internal control quality, and increased absorptive capacity. Notably, the green innovation benefits of digital transformation are more pronounced in state-owned enterprises and heavily polluting industries compared to non-state-owned and less polluting industries. Moreover, digital transformation leads to substantial environmental benefits, particularly by significantly reducing corporate carbon emissions over time. These conclusions provide empirical evidence for assessing the green innovation effects of digital transformation and for developing targeted digital empowerment policies to support corporate green and low-carbon transitions.

全球对碳中和的承诺标志着工业革命以来传统发展模式的衰落和新型绿色发展模式的兴起。本研究分析了2011年至2022年间中国上市公司的数据,探讨了数字化转型对企业绿色创新的影响。这种影响通过提高企业信息透明度、改善内部控制质量和增强吸收能力等机制发挥作用。值得注意的是,与非国有企业和污染较少的行业相比,数字化转型对国有企业和污染严重行业的绿色创新益处更为明显。此外,数字化转型还带来了巨大的环境效益,特别是随着时间的推移,企业的碳排放量大幅减少。这些结论为评估数字化转型的绿色创新效应以及制定有针对性的数字化赋能政策以支持企业的绿色和低碳转型提供了经验证据。
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The role of women and the obstacles to biodiversity conservation in developed and developing countries 发达国家和发展中国家妇女的作用以及保护生物多样性的障碍
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05407-6
Helyone Sarita das Mercês Lima, Helenilza Ferreira Albuquerque Cunha

Women play several significant roles in biodiversity conservation, be they linked to conservation’s main activities or decision-making. However, there are countless barriers and disparities capable of affecting the performance of their roles. From this perspective, this study aimed to investigate and compare the roles played by women in the conservation and management of biodiversity. Additionally, it sought to evaluate the obstacles and disparities they face in this process, focusing on both developed and developing countries. We carried out a systematic review of the literature, using the PRISMA Protocol to avoid biased data. We reviewed 400 articles. However, only 73 articles were included in this study, as they met the inclusion criteria. We used the Discursive Textual Analysis method to identify the categories of roles and obstacles found in the articles. We have identified 8 categories of roles played by women in biodiversity conservation and 11 obstacles/difficulties faced by them to perform their role. Developed countries did not show conservation’s main activities, only environmental governance categories, biodiversity management, and others (environmentalist movements). Concerning developing countries, ‘management of natural resources’ was the most cited category in the analyzed studies. There were several main activities related to agriculture in developing countries, mainly agroecology, sustainable agriculture, and agrobiodiversity. Developed countries stood out for double shifts, lack of public policies, lack of financing, gender discrimination, cross-sectional factors, and climatic skepticism, as obstacles to biodiversity conservation. We have concluded that there are differences in the roles played by women in developed and developing countries. We understood that the cross-sectional factors, that is, factors that encompass ethnicity, race, age, geographic location, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and/or the condition of a person with a disability, were the most observed obstacle/difficulty in both developing and developed countries.

妇女在生物多样性保护方面发挥着多种重要作用,无论是与保护的主要活动有关, 还是与决策有关。然而,有无数的障碍和差异会影响她们发挥作用。从这一角度出发,本研究旨在调查和比较妇女在生物多样性保护和管理中发挥的作用。此外,研究还以发达国家和发展中国家为重点,试图评估她们在这一过程中所面临的障碍和差距。我们采用 PRISMA 协议对文献进行了系统回顾,以避免数据偏差。我们审查了 400 篇文章。然而,由于符合纳入标准,只有 73 篇文章被纳入本研究。我们采用了辨证文本分析法来确定文章中的角色和障碍类别。我们确定了妇女在生物多样性保护中扮演的 8 类角色,以及她们在发挥作用时面临的 11 种障碍/困难。发达国家没有显示保护的主要活动,只有环境治理类别、生物多样性管理和其他(环保运动)。关于发展中国家,"自然资源管理 "是分析研究中引用最多的类别。发展中国家有几项主要活动与农业有关,主要是生态农业、可持续农业和农业生物多样性。发达国家在双重转变、缺乏公共政策、缺乏资金、性别歧视、跨部门因素和气候怀疑论方面表现突出,成为生物多样性保护的障碍。我们得出的结论是,在发达国家和发展中国家,妇女发挥的作用存在差异。我们了解到,横断面因素,即包括民族、种族、年龄、地理位置、性别、宗教、性取向和/或残疾人状况的因素,是发展中国家和发达国家最常见的障碍/困难。
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Dynamic strategies for collaborative governance of rural environments: a simulation study on the most effective mechanisms 农村环境合作治理的动态战略:关于最有效机制的模拟研究
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05335-5
Xuehai Jiang, Wanqiong Zheng

Rural environmental governance is one of the important tasks in China’s rural revitalization strategy. Currently, relying solely on government governance cannot effectively solve the environmental governance needs of nearly 700 thousand administrative villages in China. Building a collaborative governance model of “government regulation + villagers’ supervision” is the key to achieving successful rural environmental governance. Previous literature mainly used the evolutionary game model under the static reward and punishment mechanism (SRPM) to study the strategy evolution dynamics of village enterprises, the government and villagers. However, the simple model setting makes it difficult for the game system to accurately depict complex real-world problems, and it is concluded that the evolutionary stable strategy (ESS) of the game system can only be pure strategy Nash equilibrium (PSNE). In fact, it is difficult to see the stable strategy of “either this or that”, and most of the strategy combinations with asymptotic stability are mixed strategy Nash equilibrium (MSNE) rather than PSNE, which indicates that the model construction based on the SRPM is problematic. Therefore, this paper expands the SRPM and studies the strategic evolution dynamics of village enterprises, the government and villagers under the dynamic reward and punishment mechanism (DRPM). Theoretical research has shown that MSNE may indeed be the system’s ESS under the DRPM, and a mathematical proof was provided. System simulation has shown that under the SRPM, village enterprises, the government, and villagers all exhibited a periodic strategy selection mode, and the strategies of all parties cannot achieve asymptotic stability. However, under the DRPM, the strategies of all parties eventually tend to stabilize over time, and MSNE is the system’s ESS. This indicates that there is indeed a situation where MSNE is the system’s ESS, and also confirms that the DRPM is indeed a stability improvement compared with the traditional SRPM. Finally, it is suggested that the government should focus on raising the upper limit of punishments for illegal emissions by village enterprises, and should carefully raise the upper limit of rewards for active supervision by villagers.

农村环境治理是我国乡村振兴战略的重要任务之一。当前,单纯依靠政府治理无法有效解决我国近 70 万个行政村的环境治理需求。构建 "政府监管+村民监督 "的协同治理模式是实现乡村环境治理成功的关键。以往文献主要采用静态奖惩机制(SRPM)下的演化博弈模型来研究村企、政府和村民的战略演化动态。然而,简单的模型设定使得博弈系统难以准确刻画复杂的现实问题,并得出博弈系统的演化稳定策略(ESS)只能是纯策略纳什均衡(PSNE)的结论。事实上,我们很难看到 "非此即彼 "的稳定策略,大多数具有渐近稳定性的策略组合都是混合策略纳什均衡(MSNE)而非纯策略纳什均衡(PSNE),这说明基于 SRPM 的模型构建存在问题。因此,本文对 SRPM 进行了拓展,研究了动态奖惩机制(DRPM)下村企、政府和村民的战略演化动态。理论研究表明,在 DRPM 下,MSNE 可能确实是系统的 ESS,并给出了数学证明。系统模拟表明,在 SRPM 下,村企、政府和村民都表现出周期性的策略选择模式,各方的策略都无法达到渐进稳定。然而,在 DRPM 条件下,各方策略最终趋于长期稳定,MSNE 成为系统的 ESS。这说明确实存在 MSNE 是系统 ESS 的情况,也证实了 DRPM 与传统的 SRPM 相比确实提高了稳定性。最后,建议政府重点提高对村办企业违法排污行为的处罚上限,并谨慎提高对村民积极监督行为的奖励上限。
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Thermal decomposition behaviour and kinetics of food waste and low density polyethylene during microwave copyrolysis 厨余和低密度聚乙烯在微波复制分解过程中的热分解行为和动力学
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05413-8
Shukla Neha, Neelancherry Remya

Microwave (MW) pyrolysis showed a promising and efficient mean of deriving energy from food waste (FW). This study evaluated the thermal decomposition characteristics of FW and commingled FW (FW mixed with low density polyethylene; LDPE (87:13)) using the thermogravimetric analyzer and the MW copyrolysis reactor. Thermograms of commingled FW (up to 892 K) using different MW susceptors (Granular Activated Carbon (GAC), Cement, Silica gel, Flyash, and Biochar) demonstrated complete devolatilization within 700–1100 s of heating time. A maximum weight reduction of 89.3 wt% was achieved for the commingle FW at 753 ± 1 K within 700 s using GAC as the MW susceptor. The MW absorptive capacity of different MW susceptors strongly influenced the thermal decomposition characteristics of FW and LDPE, and the activation energy of the MW copyrolysis; accordingly, the activation energy varied 7.01–12.03 kJ/mol with different MW susceptors. Thermal decomposition of commingled FW in MW copyrolysis could be best represented with the Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose (KAS) method (R2 = 0.85–0.95). Gibbs free energy (104.60–148.15 kJ/mol), free entropy (600.520–601.662 J/mol/K), free enthalpy (1.055–6.412 kJ/mol) showed non-spontaneity, low randomness and endothermic behaviour of the process. Overall, the low activation energy of the MW copyrolysis process (7.01 kJ/mol) achieved with the biochar as the MW susceptor showed a promising future for MW copyrolysis in developing efficient, environmental-friendly and sustainable conversion technology for commingled FW processing.

微波(MW)热解是从厨余垃圾(FW)中提取能源的有效方法。本研究使用热重分析仪和微波复制分解反应器评估了厨余垃圾和混合厨余垃圾(厨余垃圾与低密度聚乙烯混合;低密度聚乙烯(87:13))的热分解特性。使用不同的水分吸收剂(颗粒活性炭 (GAC)、水泥、硅胶、粉煤灰和生物炭)对混合的 FW(最高温度为 892 K)进行的热图显示,在 700-1100 秒的加热时间内,FW 完全脱溶。使用 GAC 作为水分吸收剂,在 753 ± 1 K 的温度下,混合 FW 在 700 秒内实现了 89.3% 的最大减重。不同水分吸收剂的水分吸收能力对 FW 和 LDPE 的热分解特性以及水分复制分解的活化能有很大影响;因此,不同水分吸收剂的活化能在 7.01-12.03 kJ/mol 之间变化。基辛格-阿卡希拉-苏诺塞(KAS)法(R2 = 0.85-0.95)最能反映共混 FW 在 MW 复制分解过程中的热分解。吉布斯自由能(104.60-148.15 kJ/mol)、自由熵(600.520-601.662 J/mol/K)和自由焓(1.055-6.412 kJ/mol)显示了该过程的非自发、低随机性和内热行为。总之,以生物炭作为水分吸收剂的水分复制分解过程活化能较低(7.01 kJ/mol),这表明水分复制分解在开发高效、环保和可持续的混合废水处理转化技术方面前景广阔。
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How can biochar and polyamine treatments mitigate salt toxicity by changing the physiological traits in garlic plants? 生物炭和多胺处理如何通过改变大蒜植物的生理特性来减轻盐毒?
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05386-8
Saeid Ghassemi, Yaghoub Raei

An experiment was conducted in 2018 to investigate the effect of polyamine and biochar treatments on physiological traits of garlic under saline conditions. Salinity increased the activities of the enzymes (2.38-166.66%), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) (3.72–8.32%) and 2,2-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) (7.88–9.85%) radical scavenging activity, malondialdehyde (MDA) (32-59.15%), proline (21.39–45.29%) and soluble sugars contents (35.58–71.67%), ion leakage (22.95–62.01%) and also leaf temperature (LT) (13.18–39.37), but decreased leaf water content (LWC) (2.17–14.90%), chlorophylls (Chl a (32–45%), Chl b (26–54%) and chlorophyll index (CCI)) contents (10.67–21.78%), chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm) (9.06–16.44%) and total phenolic concentration (33.19–64.24%). Application of biochar and polyamines decreased LT, MDA and proline contents, ion leakage, soluble sugars and enzymes activities, but increased the Chl a, Chl b and CCI contents, Fv/Fm and total phenolic concentration. Also, application of biochar enhanced the LWC (1.97–3.88%) and carotenoid (6.23–14.19%) contents. Climate change had caused many threats soil ecosystem, among them, soil salinity. Salinity is one of the widespread and main challenges in the recent era that hinders environmental sustainability and global food security. Thus several strategies are suggested to mitigate this issue. In this context, biochar and polyamines are known as potent amendments able to alleviate the salt stress on the crops. Application of biochar and polyamines alleviated the harmful effects of soil salinity on physiological performance of plants such as garlic and also application of putrescine and 20% of biochar were superior treatments compared to other treatments. Our findings suggest a valuable starting point for developing crop management strategies based on biochar and polyamine applications to enhance plant performance under saline conditions and reduce freshwater dependence in agriculture.

2018年进行了一项实验,研究多胺和生物炭处理对盐碱条件下大蒜生理性状的影响。盐分增加了大蒜的酶活性(2.38-166.66%)、2,2-二苯基-1-苦基肼(DPPH)活性(3.72-8.32%)和2,2′-偶氮-双-3-乙基苯并噻唑啉-6-磺酸(ABTS)活性(7.88-9.85%)自由基清除活性、丙二醛(MDA)(32-59.15%)、脯氨酸(21.39-45.29%)和可溶性糖含量(35.58-71.67%)、离子泄漏(22.95-62.01%)以及叶温(LT)(13.18-39.37),但叶片含水量(LWC)(2.17-14.90%)、叶绿素(叶绿素 a(32-45%)、叶绿素 b(26-54%)和叶绿素指数(CCI))含量(10.67-21.78%)、叶绿素荧光(Fv/Fm)(9.06-16.44%)和总酚浓度(33.19-64.24%)。施用生物炭和多胺降低了 LT、MDA 和脯氨酸含量、离子渗漏、可溶性糖和酶活性,但提高了 Chl a、Chl b 和 CCI 含量、Fv/Fm 和总酚浓度。此外,施用生物炭还提高了 LWC(1.97-3.88%)和类胡萝卜素(6.23-14.19%)的含量。气候变化对土壤生态系统造成了许多威胁,其中包括土壤盐渍化。盐碱化是近代普遍存在的主要挑战之一,阻碍了环境的可持续发展和全球粮食安全。因此,人们提出了几种策略来缓解这一问题。在这种情况下,生物炭和多胺是众所周知的能够减轻作物盐胁迫的有效添加剂。施用生物炭和多胺可以减轻土壤盐分对大蒜等植物生理表现的有害影响,而且施用腐胺和 20% 的生物炭的处理效果优于其他处理。我们的研究结果为制定基于生物炭和多胺应用的作物管理策略提供了一个宝贵的起点,从而提高植物在盐碱条件下的表现,减少农业对淡水的依赖。
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Trade credit and loan in capital-constrained supply chain network design model 资本受限供应链网络设计模型中的贸易信贷和贷款
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-09-15 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05399-3
Azar Fathi Heli Abadi, Abbas Raad, Alireza Motameni, Davood Talebi

Enhancing the management of working capital in supply chains due to fluctuations in demand necessitates the utilization of financial resources such as loans and trade credit. Small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries often face financial challenges and lack the necessary credit history to secure bank loans. Consequently, trade credit has emerged as a viable debt-based financing alternative. This article presents a two-objective mathematical model for a three-level, multi-period, multi-product supply chain network, in which suppliers provide trade credit to plants for raw material procurement. Furthermore, plants offer trade credit to distribution centers, a novel approach absent from previous studies. The primary objective is to maximize the net present value of shareholders' wealth at the end of the planning horizon, while the secondary objective focuses on maximizing the fill rate. The AEC method and CPLEX solver were employed to solve the model in small dimensions. Given the model's categorization as NP-hard, the nondominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) and multi-objective particle swarm optimization metaheuristic algorithms were utilized for solving the model in large dimensions. Additionally, the model's validity was investigated through real-world applications.

由于需求波动,要加强供应链中营运资本的管理,就必须利用贷款和贸易信贷等金融资源。发展中国家的中小型企业往往面临财务挑战,缺乏获得银行贷款所需的信用记录。因此,贸易信贷已成为一种可行的债务融资替代方式。本文提出了一个三层、多周期、多产品供应链网络的双目标数学模型,其中供应商向工厂提供贸易信贷以采购原材料。此外,工厂还向配送中心提供贸易信贷,这是以往研究中缺乏的一种新方法。首要目标是在规划期限结束时实现股东财富净现值最大化,次要目标则是实现填充率最大化。该模型采用 AEC 方法和 CPLEX 求解器进行小维度求解。鉴于该模型被归类为 NP-hard,因此采用了非优势排序遗传算法(NSGA-II)和多目标粒子群优化元启发式算法来求解大维度模型。此外,还通过实际应用研究了模型的有效性。
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The determinants of household cooking fuel transition: evidence from rural India 家庭烹饪燃料过渡的决定因素:印度农村的证据
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05392-w
Namrata Barik, Puja Padhi

The study aims to identify the determinants of the transition of rural households from dirty to mixed fuels instead of clean fuels as energy sources in India. Cleaner energy choices are critical to sustainable economic development, improved public health, and addressing environmental concerns, especially among rural households. Understanding the key factors that lead to the transition from dirty to mixed fuel instead of clean fuel is imperative for policymakers to promote cleaner energy choices in rural areas. To aid this understanding, the current study uses a balanced panel constructed from the data of the Indian Human Development Survey for the years 2005 and 2012. A fuel choice transition matrix is then constructed to analyze the energy transition at the household level. Finally, the multinomial logit model is employed to reveal the key factors that affect the change in energy usage among households using dirty fuels in 2005 to their status in 2012-persistent use of dirty fuel, shift to mixed fuels, or adoption of clean fuels. The findings confirm that apart from income, the level of education and gender of household heads play a vital role in the transition of energy sources. This research emphasizes the need for targeted policies addressing the diverse socio-economic and educational barriers obstructing the shift to cleaner fuels in rural areas.

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本研究旨在确定印度农村家庭从使用肮脏燃料过渡到使用混合燃料而非清洁燃料作为能源的决定因素。选择更清洁的能源对于可持续经济发展、改善公众健康和解决环境问题至关重要,尤其是在农村家庭中。了解导致从肮脏燃料向混合燃料而非清洁燃料过渡的关键因素,对于政策制定者在农村地区推广更清洁的能源选择至关重要。为帮助理解这一问题,本研究使用了 2005 年和 2012 年印度人类发展调查数据构建的平衡面板。然后构建燃料选择过渡矩阵,分析家庭层面的能源过渡。最后,采用多叉对数模型揭示了影响 2005 年使用脏燃料的家庭能源使用量到 2012 年的变化的关键因素--持续使用脏燃料、转向混合燃料或采用清洁燃料。研究结果证实,除收入外,户主的教育水平和性别在能源来源的转变中也起着至关重要的作用。这项研究强调,有必要制定有针对性的政策,解决阻碍农村地区向清洁燃料转变的各种社会经济和教育障碍。
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A comparative evaluation of statistical and machine learning approaches for debris flow susceptibility zonation mapping in the Indian Himalayas 印度喜马拉雅山泥石流易发区划绘图的统计和机器学习方法比较评估
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05398-4
Rajesh Kumar Dash, Neha Gupta, Philips Omowumi Falae, Rajashree Pati, Debi Prasanna Kanungo

Spatial prediction of debris flows in terms of susceptibility mapping is the first and foremost requirement for disaster mitigation. In the present study, a comparative evaluation of machine learning and statistical approaches for debris flow susceptibility zonation (DFSZ) mapping has been attempted using 10 causative thematic layers (slope, aspect, elevation, plan curvature, profile curvature, topographic wetness index, stream power index, geology, proximity to streams, normalized difference vegetation index) and a debris flow inventory containing 85 debris flow locations. The employed machine learning (ML) approaches include random forest (RF), naïve Bayes (NB), and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) models whereas statistical models include the weight of evidence (WoE) and index of entropy (IoE). The results indicated that in all 5 DFSZ maps, about 21.20–47.98% of the area is very highly and highly susceptible to debris flows. It is observed that the major debris flows as well as high susceptible zones are distributed along the river Alakananda and its tributaries and at the vicinity of the NH-58. Among the statistical models, the DFSZ map prepared using the weight of evidence (WoE) model provides higher accuracy in terms of the success rate and the prediction rate compared to that prepared using the index of entropy model (IoE). Among the machine learning-based models, both the extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) and random forest (RF) models give better accuracy and are more efficient than the Naïve Bayes (NB) model. It is also observed that the ML models perform better than the statistical models for a part of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand state (India). The novelty of the present study lies in the spatial prediction of one of the most destructive forms of mass movement (debris flow) in the Indian Himalayas using statistical and ML models and establishing the superiority of the ML Random Forest & XGBoost model over other ML and statistical models for the present case. This study will help make decisions on the suitability of developmental activities and human settlement in the area under consideration. The present study is one among the few studies focused on the DFSZ mapping in Indian Himalayas and can be replicated in other debris flow prone regions worldwide.

绘制泥石流易发区地图对泥石流进行空间预测是减灾的首要要求。在本研究中,尝试使用 10 个成因专题层(坡度、坡向、海拔、平面曲率、剖面曲率、地形湿润指数、溪流动力指数、地质、溪流邻近度、归一化差异植被指数)和包含 85 个泥石流位置的泥石流清单,对机器学习和统计方法进行比较评估,以绘制泥石流易发区(DFSZ)图。采用的机器学习(ML)方法包括随机森林(RF)、天真贝叶斯(NB)和极端梯度提升(XGBoost)模型,而统计模型包括证据权重(WoE)和熵指数(IoE)。结果表明,在所有 5 幅 DFSZ 地图中,约有 21.20%-47.98% 的区域极易发生泥石流。据观察,主要的泥石流和高易受区分布在阿拉卡南达河及其支流沿岸和 NH-58 公路附近。在统计模型中,使用证据权重模型(WoE)绘制的泥石流易发区地图在成功率和预测率方面都比使用熵指数模型(IoE)绘制的地图更准确。在基于机器学习的模型中,极梯度提升模型(XGBoost)和随机森林模型(RF)都比奈夫贝叶斯模型(NB)更准确、更高效。此外,在印度北阿坎德邦 Chamoli 地区的部分地区,ML 模型的表现也优于统计模型。本研究的新颖之处在于利用统计和 ML 模型对印度喜马拉雅山脉最具破坏性的大规模运动(泥石流)之一进行空间预测,并在本案例中确定了 ML 随机森林 & XGBoost 模型优于其他 ML 和统计模型。这项研究将有助于对所考虑地区的开发活动和人类定居的适宜性做出决策。本研究是为数不多的侧重于印度喜马拉雅山 DFSZ 地图绘制的研究之一,可在全球其他泥石流易发地区推广。
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Physico-chemical characterization of coal combustion by-products derived from thermoelectric power plants 热电厂燃煤副产品的物理化学特性分析
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05317-7
Suman Mor, Nitasha Vig, Surinder Kumar Mehta, Khaiwal Ravindra

The widespread use of coal as a primary source of commercial energy in India resulting in substantial waste production from power plants, including fly ash and bottom ash. Inappropriate disposal of these waste by-products poses a range of environmental challenges and hence requires proper attention. The current work examines the physico-chemical nature of coal and ash characteristics of the power plant in Rupnagar, India. A combined approach using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), Energy Dispersive X-ray, and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to characterize the samples. As a result, the total moisture content of the feed coal exhibited a range of 7.09–9.75%, while the fly ash and bottom ash varied from 4.19–6.28% and 2.16–5.12%, respectively. The air-dried ash and air-dried moisture content in coal varied between 5.95–6.39% and 39.5–44.81%. The volatile matter in the feed coal samples showed variability within the range of 19.71–21.34%. The coal’s gross calorific value was measured in the range of 14.23–15.87 MJ kg−1 having carbon and sulfur content of 39–43% and 0.35–0.48%, respectively. Further, XRD analysis showed quartz, mullite, kaolinite, and hematite in feed coal, fly ash, and bottom ash. Morphologically, fly ash was characterized by fine spherical particles compared to bottom ash, which were observed as large carbon particles with a high abundance of Si and Al in chemical composition. Furthermore, the fly ash samples exhibited higher concentrations of various heavy metals, particularly Zn (80.67 mg kg−1), Cu (25.66 mg kg−1), and Pb (16.7 mg kg−1) compared to bottom ash and the feed coal. FTIR analysis showed the Al–O and Si–O due to the large kaolinite and quartz particles. By examining coal, fly ash, and bottom ash, this research aims to provide important insights into coal combustion products and reduce the environmental impact of waste generation from power plants.

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在印度,煤炭作为主要商业能源的广泛使用导致发电厂产生大量废物,包括粉煤灰和底灰。对这些废物副产品的不当处理带来了一系列环境挑战,因此需要给予适当关注。目前的研究对印度鲁普纳加尔发电厂的煤炭物理化学性质和灰烬特征进行了研究。采用 X 射线衍射 (XRD)、场发射扫描电子显微镜、傅立叶变换红外 (FTIR)、能量色散 X 射线和电感耦合等离子体质谱法 (ICP-MS) 等综合方法对样品进行了表征。结果显示,原料煤的总含水量在 7.09-9.75% 之间,而飞灰和底灰的含水量分别在 4.19-6.28% 和 2.16-5.12% 之间。煤炭中的风干灰分和风干水分含量在 5.95-6.39% 和 39.5-44.81% 之间变化。原料煤样品中挥发物的变化范围为 19.71-21.34%。煤的总热值在 14.23-15.87 MJ kg-1 之间,碳和硫含量分别为 39-43% 和 0.35-0.48%。此外,XRD 分析显示给煤、粉煤灰和底灰中含有石英、莫来石、高岭石和赤铁矿。从形态上看,与底灰相比,粉煤灰的特征是细小的球形颗粒,而底灰的特征是大的碳颗粒,化学成分中含有大量的硅和铝。此外,与底灰和给煤相比,粉煤灰样品中各种重金属的浓度较高,尤其是锌(80.67 毫克/千克-1)、铜(25.66 毫克/千克-1)和铅(16.7 毫克/千克-1)。傅立叶变换红外分析表明,Al-O 和 Si-O 是由大颗粒高岭石和石英造成的。通过对煤炭、粉煤灰和底灰的研究,该研究旨在为煤炭燃烧产物提供重要见解,并减少发电厂产生的废物对环境的影响。
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Identifying the impact of urban development on abutting ecology in Chandigarh using remote sensing based ecological index 利用基于遥感的生态指数确定昌迪加尔城市发展对周边生态的影响
IF 4.9 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05369-9
Nirwan Nirwan, Kavichelvan Kanagavel, Asfa Siddiqui

The city of Chandigarh has been urbanizing and expanding at an aggressive rate. Despite the urban expansion being mostly planned in nature has shown underlying indications of deteriorating ecological health in the city and its abutting natural resources. Changing migration patterns and decreasing vegetation cover are just few of the indicators raising the need to analyse the ecological quality of the region. Ecological quality can be seen as a measure of the health of an environment to sustain life. Remote sensing can be used to monitor the land surface over varied spatiotemporal extents. This study uses the Remote Sensing-based Ecological Index (RSEI) to study the spatiotemporal changes in the environmental quality of the city of Chandigarh over four decades. Four factors i.e., greenness, wetness, dryness, and heat that affect environmental quality are analysed using principal component analysis to calculate RSEI. The contribution of each of the indicators to RSEI and the spatial correlation of results are studied using correlation analysis and Moran’s Index. Landcover maps are developed using Cart classifier to understand the growth patterns and establish relation to changes in ecological index values. The change in RSEI for individual land cover categories shows the degradation of ecological health in natural resources. The RSEI values of vegetation and surface water show a deteriorating trend from 1991 to 2020. Furthermore, the study area shows intense degradation of RSEI values in the city outskirts where a major shift to built-up landcover has taken place. The association of landcover change and its impact on ecological quality can assist planners in adopting suitable strategies to assure that ecological health is integrated when urban expansion is carried out. This study provides insights into the development strategies and their impact on the ecological resources of the city that may otherwise not be identified by overall RSEI value and landcover assessment.

昌迪加尔市一直在以迅猛的速度城市化和扩张。尽管城市扩张大多是有计划的,但城市及其周边自然资源的生态健康状况却在不断恶化。不断变化的移民模式和植被的减少只是其中的几个指标,这些指标表明有必要对该地区的生态质量进行分析。生态质量可被视为衡量环境是否健康以维持生命的标准。遥感技术可用于监测不同时空范围的地表。本研究使用基于遥感的生态指数(RSEI)来研究昌迪加尔市四十年来环境质量的时空变化。利用主成分分析法分析了影响环境质量的四个因素,即绿度、湿度、干度和热度,从而计算出 RSEI。利用相关分析和莫兰指数研究了每个指标对 RSEI 的贡献以及结果的空间相关性。使用 Cart 分类器绘制土地覆盖图,以了解增长模式并确定与生态指数值变化的关系。各个土地覆被类别的 RSEI 值变化显示了自然资源生态健康的退化。从 1991 年到 2020 年,植被和地表水的 RSEI 值呈恶化趋势。此外,研究区域的 RSEI 值在城市郊区严重退化,因为那里的土地覆被主要转向建筑用地。将土地覆盖变化及其对生态质量的影响联系起来,可帮助规划者在进行城市扩张时采取适当的策略,确保生态健康。这项研究为发展战略及其对城市生态资源的影响提供了见解,而这些见解可能无法通过整体 RSEI 值和土地覆盖评估来识别。
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