Photosystem II herbicide pollution in Hong Kong and its potential photosynthetic effects on corals     

Shaw CM  Lam PK  Mueller JF 《Marine pollution bulletin》2008,57(6-12):473-478

Photosystem II (PSII) herbicides have been shown to affect the photosynthesis of corals at low, environmentally relevant concentrations. The recent detection of the PSII herbicide Irgarol-1051 in coastal waters of Hong Kong at concentrations above the EC(50) for reduction of photosynthesis of corals prompted further investigation into the extent of PSII herbicide pollution in coral reefs of Hong Kong. Snap-shot and passive samples were taken from coral reef sites and evaluated via HPLC/MS-MS and a novel bioanalytical technique. Low concentrations (less than 10 ng L(-1)) of diuron and atrazine were found at all study sites. Extracts from these samples concentrated by a factor of 10 were found to reduce the photosynthetic yield of zooxanthellae. It appears unlikely that herbicide pollution is a key issue in isolation but may act synergistically with other stressors to reduce the viability of Hong Kong's coral reefs. The study has also demonstrated the feasibility of combining sample extraction techniques with a coral specific bioanalytical technique for a sensitive assessment of risks associated with herbicide exposure in corals.  相似文献   

Observations of the initial 3D flow from a ship's propeller     

Wei-Haur Lam  Gerard Hamill  Desmond Robinson  Srinivasan Raghunathan 《Ocean Engineering》2010,37(14-15):1380-1388

The present paper was aimed at presenting the time-averaged velocity and turbulence intensity at the initial plane from a ship's propeller. The flow characteristics of a ship's propeller jet are of particular interest for the researchers investigating the jet induced seabed damage as documented in the previous studies. Laser Doppler Anemometry (LDA) measurements show that the axial component of velocity is the main contributor to the velocity magnitude at the initial plane of a ship's propeller jet. The tangential component contributes to the rotation while the radial component which contributes to the diffusion, are the second and third largest contributors to the velocity magnitude. The maximum tangential and radial velocity components at the initial plane are approximately 82% and 14% of the maximum axial velocity component, respectively. The axial velocity distribution at the initial plane shows two peaked ridges with a low velocity core at the rotation axis. The turbulence intensity distribution shows a three-peaked profile at the initial plane.  相似文献   

海岸侵蚀作用下海岸带地区极端风暴洪水风险评估 —以上海石化为例     

刘青  张卫国  Nina Siu-Ngan Lam  王军 《海洋通报》2022,(2)

海堤是海岸带地区社会经济活动的重要保护屏障。海岸侵蚀的加剧将导致海堤稳定性和安全性降低, 增加海岸带地 区遭受极端风暴洪水的风险, 进而影响到海岸带地区的安全。本文选择上海石化这一遭受海岸侵蚀较为严重的区域作为研究 区, 利用 GIS 分析了 1972—2020 年近岸海床侵蚀特征, 并基于 2000—2020 年-5 m 等深线变化评估了上海石化近岸海堤的 稳定性。结果表明： 1972—2020 年间上海石化前沿海床整体以侵蚀为主, 石化近岸东侧以及西侧局部的浅滩侵蚀明显, 城 市沙滩中段、第 6 次围堤处以及码头东岸海堤稳定性最低。基于上述研究结果, 考虑海堤稳定性薄弱段出现极端风暴洪水漫 堤或溃堤情景, 模拟并分析了上海石化 2010 年 、2030 年和2050 年遭受千年一遇极端风暴洪水的风险。结果显示： 在 2010 年基准年情景下, 受海岸侵蚀作用最明显的城市沙滩和第6 次围堤区域遭遇极端风暴洪水的风险最高, 到 2050 年, 当前稳 定性较好的海堤安全性也将大大降低, 与 2010 年相比, 上海石化近岸地区的直接经济损失将会增加近 3 倍。  相似文献   

A probabilistic approach to structural model updating   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Lambros S. Katafygiotis  Costas Papadimitriou  Heung-Fai Lam 《Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering》1998,17(7-8):495-507

The problem of updating a structural model and its associated uncertainties by utilizing measured dynamic response data is addressed. A Bayesian probabilistic formulation is followed to obtain the posterior probability density function (PDF) of the uncertain model parameters for given measured data. The present paper discusses the issue of identifiability of the model parameters and reviews existing asymptotic approximations for identifiable cases. The focus of the paper is on the treatment of the general unidentifiable case where the earlier approximations are not applicable. In this case the posterior PDF of the parameters is found to be concentrated in the neighborhood of an extended and extremely complex manifold in the parameter space. The computational difficulties associated with calculating the posterior PDF in such cases are discussed and an algorithm for an efficient approximate representation of the above manifold and the posterior PDF is presented. Numerical examples involving noisy data are presented to demonstrate the concepts and the proposed method.  相似文献   

Petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in tissues of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins from south China waters     

Leung CC  Jefferson TA  Hung SK  Zheng GJ  Yeung LW  Richardson BJ  Lam PK 《Marine pollution bulletin》2005,50(12):33-1719

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Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sediments and mussel tissues from Hong Kong marine waters   总被引：17，自引：0，他引：17  

Liu Y  Zheng GJ  Yu H  Martin M  Richardson BJ  Lam MH  Lam PK 《Marine pollution bulletin》2005,50(11):1173-1184

Sediments and green-lipped mussels, Perna viridis, were used to investigate concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in Hong Kong's marine environment. PBDEs have been used extensively over the past two decades as flame retardants in polymer additives for a variety of plastics, computers, furniture, building materials, and fabrics. Many measurements of PBDEs in various environmental matrices have been reported from Belgium, Holland, Japan, Europe and North America, but few measurements are available for the southeast Asian region and Hong Kong. PBDE congeners (n=15) were measured in 13 sediments and nine mussel samples, taken from Hong Kong marine waters. The Sigma15PBDEs in sediments ranged between 1.7 and 53.6 ng g(-1) dry wt, with the highest concentrations located around the most heavily populated areas of Victoria Harbour and Sai Kung, while the lowest concentrations of Sigma15PBDEs were found at more remote locations of Sha Tau Kok, Wong Chuk Bay, Castle Peak Bay, and Gold Coast. Sigma15PBDEs ranged from 27.0 to 83.7 ng g(-1) dry wt of mussel tissues. Although not identical, most of the congeners in sediments were found in mussel tissues, with BDE-47, BDE-99, BDE-153 and BDE-183 being the most prominent in both matrices. On the basis of a literature survey, the concentrations of PBDEs reported in Hong Kong sediments and mussel tissues are amongst the highest in the world.  相似文献   

Emerging chemicals of concern: pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in Asia, with particular reference to Southern China   总被引：40，自引：0，他引：40  

Richardson BJ  Lam PK  Martin M 《Marine pollution bulletin》2005,50(9):913-920

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Optimal allocation of water resources: Edited by M. J. Lowing IAHS Publications No. 135, Washington,DC, 416 pp     

David C.L. Lam 《Advances in water resources》1983,6(4):250-251

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Numerical prediction experiment on Typhoon Maggie (9903)   总被引：3，自引：1，他引：3  

Fong Soi Kun  Wu Chisheng  Hao I Pan  Lam Kin Hang  Ku Chi Meng  Wang Anyu  Lin Wenshi 《海洋学报(英文版)》2001,20(2):171-181

I~IOXTyphoon is a severe and diSaStrous weather phenomenon that affeCts the southeaSt COaStsregion of China. It causes Serious lOSS for the social eCOnondc development as well as the life andproperties Of PeOPle. Therefore, the enhancement to study on the artifice of monitoring, Prediction and public services of typhoon is an i~nent requirement for gove~t and Public.The concern is also a taSk of great Urgency to advanCe meteorolQgical sciences.Starting from the 1980' s, as the deve…  相似文献   

Application du modele de distribution d'abondance de Mandelbrot a l'estimation des captures dans l'etang de Thau     

Bach  Pascal; Amanieu  Michel; Hoai  Thong Lam; Lasserre  Gerard 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》1988,44(3):235-246

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