scholarly journals Canonical Correlation Study on the Relationship between Shipping Development and Water Environment of the Yangtze River

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sisi Que ◽  
Hanyu Luo ◽  
Liang Wang ◽  
Wenqiang Zhou ◽  
Shaochun Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Canonical Correlation ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Nitrogen Concentration ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Petroleum Pollution ◽  
Freight Volume ◽  
The Relationship

The sustainable development of the Yangtze River will affect the lives of the people who live along it as well as the development of cities beside it. This study investigated the relationship between shipping development and the water environment of the Yangtze River. Canonical correlation analysis is a multivariate statistical method used to study the correlation between two groups of variables; this study employed it to analyze data relevant to shipping and the water environment of the Yangtze River from 2006 to 2016. Furthermore, the Yangtze River Shipping Prosperity Index and Yangtze River mainline freight volume were used to characterize the development of Yangtze River shipping. The water environment of the Yangtze River is characterized by wastewater discharge, ammonia nitrogen concentration, biochemical oxygen demand, the potassium permanganate index, and petroleum pollution. The results showed that a significant correlation exists between Yangtze River shipping and the river’s water environment. Furthermore, mainline freight volume has a significant impact on the quantity of wastewater discharged and petroleum pollution in the water environment.

scholarly journals Water Environmental Capacity Calculation Based on Control of Contamination Zone for Water Environment Functional Zones in Jiangsu Section of Yangtze River, China

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 587
Author(s):  
Qiuxia Ma ◽  
Yong Pang ◽  
Ronghua Mu
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Water Quality Management ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Environmental Capacity ◽  
Water Environmental Capacity ◽  
Functional Zones ◽  
The Government

In recent years, due to unsustainable production methods and the demands of daily life, the water quality of the Yangtze River has deteriorated. In response to Yangtze River protection policy, and to protect and restore the ecological environment of the river, a two-dimensional model of the Jiangsu section was established to study the water environmental capacity (WEC) of 90 water environment functional zones. The WEC of the river in each city was calculated based on the results of the water environment functional zones. The results indicated that the total WECs of the study area for chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N), and total phosphorus (TP) were 251,198 t/year, 24,751 t/year, and 3251 t/year, respectively. Among the eight cities studied, Nanjing accounted for the largest proportion (25%) of pollutants discharged into the Yangtze River; Suzhou (11%) and Zhenjiang (12%) followed, and Wuxi contributed the least (0.4%). The results may help the government to control the discharge of pollutants by enterprises and sewage treatment plants, which would improve the water environment and effectively maintain the water ecological function. This research on the WEC of the Yangtze River may serve as a basis for pollution control and water quality management, and exemplifies WEC calculations of the world’s largest rivers.

Research on the distribution of neonicotinoid and fipronil pollution in the Yangtze River by high-performance liquid chromatography

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (46) ◽  
pp. 5581-5590
Author(s):  
Xin Pan ◽  
Zhangjun Wang ◽  
Chao Chen ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Xianxin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
River Estuary ◽  
Yangtze River Estuary ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
The Yangtze River Estuary

Neonicotinoids and fipronil pesticides in the water environment of the Yangtze River Estuary was detected by SDB-RPS solid-phase extraction membranes and high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry..

scholarly journals Examining the Relationship between Urban Land Expansion and Economic Linkage Using Coupling Analysis: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bowen Chen ◽  
Changyan Wu ◽  
Xianjin Huang ◽  
Xuefeng Yang
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Spatial Relationship ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Urban Land Expansion ◽  
The Relationship

Urban land expansion (ULE) has caused negative effects as a result of urbanization and industrialization in China in the past few decades. Strengthening economic linkage and the cooperation among regions has great implications for effectively controlling disorderly ULE and achieving sustainable and intensive land use. Previous research has rarely investigated the relationship between ULE and economic linkage. Therefore, this study analyzes the spatial patterns of ULE and economic linkage in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) of China via social network analysis and a gravity model. Moreover, the spatial relationship and coupling level between ULE and economic linkage are investigated by building a bivariate spatial autocorrelation model and a coupling coordination degree model, respectively. The results indicate that the YREB experienced rapid ULE, and the area increased from 4.24 × 104 km2 in 1990 to 7.89 × 104 km2 in 2015. The cities that experience rapid ULE have gradually transferred from the east to the west of the YREB. In addition, the economic linkage in eastern cities is evidently higher than that of western cities. Our bivariate spatial model further proves that there are strong negative spatial correlation characteristics between ULE and economic linkage. This indicates that the higher the economic linkage, the lower the speed of ULE. Moreover, the coupling coordination between ULE and economic linkage show that the overall coupling stage changed from an antagonistic stage to a running-in stage. However, the coupling coordination in the YREB presented significant spatial heterogeneity, and most cities in urban agglomeration had a relationship between ULE and economic linkage that was barely balanced, slightly unbalanced, or seriously unbalanced. By considering the limitations and obstacles of current initiatives, suggestions and policy implications for sustainable land use at large regional scales are suggested.

scholarly journals The impact of withdrawing aquaculture facilities on metazooplankton communities in the lakes are connected to the Yangtze River, China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0252100
Author(s):  
Yixing Zhang ◽  
Yutao Wang ◽  
Zhongze Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Plants ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Species Turnover ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Β Diversity ◽  
Water Ecosystem ◽  
Aquaculture Facilities ◽  
The Impact

The withdrawal of aquaculture facilities has an important impact on the aquatic ecosystem of the lakes connected to the Yangtze River. In order to elucidate the response mechanism of metazooplankton to the changes in water environment after the removal of aquaculture facilities, we collected metazooplankton samples and investigated the water environment in the Huayanghe Lakes from the summer of 2018 to the spring of 2019. Aquatic plants recovered quickly, and water eutrophication was relieved, especially in Lake Huangda, followed by Lake Bo. During our study, the highest regional (γ) diversity was 71 in summer, while the lowest was 32 in winter. Species turnover in space (β diversity) varied between 10.01 and 56.52, which was highest in summer. Based on redundancy analysis, environmental factors such as transparency, Chl α, water temperature and water depth, had greatly effects on the metazooplankton community structure. The results showed that the restoration of aquatic plants increased species diversity and metazooplankton density. This study provides a data basis for lakes restoration and a scientific basis for the management and protection of lakes water ecosystem.

scholarly journals Long-Term Impacts of Reservoir Operation on the Spatiotemporal Variation in Nitrogen Forms in the Post-Three Gorges Dam Period (2004–2016)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bei Nie ◽  
Yuhong Zeng ◽  
Lanhua Niu ◽  
Xiaofeng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Reservoir Operation ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Nitrogen Concentrations ◽  
Essential Nutrient

Abstract Nitrogen (N) is an essential nutrient limiting life, and its biochemical cycling and distribution in rivers have been markedly affected by river engineering construction and operation. Here, we comprehensively analyzed the spatiotemporal variations and driving environmental factors of N distributions based on the long-term observations (from 2004 to 2016) of seven stations in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR). In the study period, the overall water quality status of the river reach improved, whereas N pollution was severe and tended to be aggravated after the TGR impoundment. The anti-seasonal reservoir operation strongly affected the variations in N forms. The total nitrogen (TN) concentration in the mainstream of the Yangtze River continuously increased, although it was still lower than that in the incoming tributaries (Wu and Jialing rivers). Further analysis showed that this increase occurred probably because of external inputs, including the upstream (76%), non-point (22%), and point source pollution inputs (2%). Besides, different N forms showed significant seasonal variations; among them, the TN and nitrate nitrogen concentrations were the lowest in the impoundment season (October–February), and the ammonia nitrogen concentrations were the highest in the sluicing season (March–May). These parameters varied likely because of internal N transformation. Redundancy analysis revealed that the water level regulated by the anti-seasonal operation was the largest contributor. Our findings could provide a basis for managing and predicting the water quality in the Yangtze River.

scholarly journals Distribution characteristics, enrichment patterns and health risk assessment of dissolved trace elements in river water in the source region of the Yangtze River

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Liu ◽  
Liangyuan Zhao ◽  
Qingyun Li ◽  
Yuan Hu ◽  
Huawei Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Source Region ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Average Concentration ◽  
Distribution Characteristics ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Dissolved Trace Elements

Abstract The security of water environment in the source region of the Yangtze River (SRYR) is also vital to the water environment security of the whole basin. The results showed that the rivers in the SRYR were weakly alkaline and the values of total solid solubility (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC), turbidity concentration and salinity were higher than the values in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The results showed that the dissolved trace elements detected displayed obvious regional distribution characteristics, showing a concentration trend of high in the Chumar River, low in the Dangqu, and middle in Tong River. All water quality indexes in the SRYR met the surface water environmental quality standard of class II based on GB 3838-2002 except Hg, while the average concentration of As exceeded 10 μg/L. The main enrichment elements in the SRYR were Li, Se, As and Pb, and their concentrations were far higher than the average concentration of the world rivers. Moreover, the HI and HQingrstion of children caused by As in the SRYR were greater than 1. This study could provide basic data for water environment protection and water resource management in the SRYR.

What Limits the Benefits of Land-Lost Farmers in Chinese Courts? An Investigation of Chinese Land Acquisition and Resettlement Cases in the Yangtze River Delta

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110332
Author(s):  
Wenzhang Zhou ◽  
Haijun Bao
Keyword(s):  
Yangtze River ◽  
Yangtze River Delta ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Interdisciplinary Work ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Yangtze River Delta

Due to China’s rapid urbanization, the growing presence of land-lost farmers in land acquisition and resettlement (LAR) cases has led to major practical and academic concerns. However, few studies have focused on administration policy restrictions and how they affect land-lost farmers in Chinese courts for land resources. Based on the quantitative analysis and case studies involving 2,242 administrative LAR cases, this interdisciplinary work examines how administrative bureaucracy affects public departments’ ability to win in court. The findings of this study are twofold. First, in the relationship of Tiao, public departments at the top of the hierarchy can use administration policies to screen conflicts, which can increase the win rate of LAR cases. Second, in the relationship of Kuai, authorities’ relationships limit the investment in administration policies, which in turn decide the utility of administration policies in LAR cases. The findings can facilitate the implementation of appropriate administrative and judicial measures in different departments to promote land-lost farmers.

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