Sixty-nine total suspended particle (TSP) samples, paired with forty-eight surface soil samples, covering four seasons from January 2021 to November 2021, were collected from the Three Gorges Reservoir Region (TGRR). Twenty per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were analyzed to evaluate their contamination characteristics and understand the role of atmospheric deposition on the environmental loads in TGRR. The annual average concentrations of PFASs in TSP and soil were 37.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe sex ratio is an important factor affecting the economic benefits of duck groups in the process of hemp duck breeding. However, the current manual counting method is inefficient, and the results are not always accurate. On the one hand, ducks are in constant motion, and on the other hand, the manual counting method relies on manpower; thus, it is difficult to avoid repeated and missed counts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKongyu Gold Mining Area is located in the northern margin of the Sichuan-Yunnan tectonic belt. This area has gone through two large tectonic cycles of Mesoproterozoic, Neoproterozoic and Phanerozoic. The strata are accompanied by a large number of tensile cracks, shear cracks and microfissures.
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