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Strategic Approach On Promoting Reform Of China's Natural Protected Areas System With National Parks As Backbone, Huang Baorong, Ma Yonghuan, Huang Kai, Su Liyang, Zhang Conglin, Cheng Duowei, Wang Yi Dec 2018

Strategic Approach On Promoting Reform Of China's Natural Protected Areas System With National Parks As Backbone, Huang Baorong, Ma Yonghuan, Huang Kai, Su Liyang, Zhang Conglin, Cheng Duowei, Wang Yi

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

China has formed a natural protected areas system with various types and functions, which has played an important role in protecting important natural ecosystems and biodiversity. However, for a long time, China basically implemented a "rescue" conservation strategy, focused on protected area expansion, and ignored the improvement of management quality and ability. The construction and management of protected area cannot keep China's pace of promoting ecological civilization construction. The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposes to establish a natural protected areas system with national parks as the main backbone, which poses urgent demands …


Innovating Funding Model Of Fundamental Scientific Research—Overview Of Key Research Program Of Frontier Sciences Of Chinese Academy Of Sciences, Bureau Of Frontier Sciences And Education, Chinese Academy Of Sciences Dec 2018

Innovating Funding Model Of Fundamental Scientific Research—Overview Of Key Research Program Of Frontier Sciences Of Chinese Academy Of Sciences, Bureau Of Frontier Sciences And Education, Chinese Academy Of Sciences

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Initiated in 2016, the key Research Program of Frontier Sciences is implemented by the Bureau of Frontier Sciences and Education as a new tool of management. With the goal of "laying a solid foundation exploring the unknown and seeking to be a pioneer", the program strongly supports a number of proven research projects carried out by eminent academicians and scientists, as well as some young and middleaged scientists who are dedicated to making contributions to the development of science and technology with great loyalty, diligence, and determination. This program, which conforms to the talent status and development trend of CAS, …


Strategies And Tactics Of Internationalization Of Chinese Stm Journals, Chu Jingli, Yan Qun Dec 2018

Strategies And Tactics Of Internationalization Of Chinese Stm Journals, Chu Jingli, Yan Qun

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

China has been an important country in science and technology of great influence. The internationalization of Chinese STM journals is an important embodiment of China's science and technology competitive power and cultural soft power. Chinese STM journals not only show China's science and technology achievement to the world, but also promote international communication and cooperation, expedite scientific research and innovation. This paper provided strategies and tactics on how could Chinese STM journals be international in eight facets:internationalization of Chinese STM journals should be included in the overall layout of The Belt and Road; provide flexible export policies and channels; accelerate …


Modern Value And Discipline Construction Of Chinese Traditional Crafts And Arts-Editorial Marks On, Hua Jueming Dec 2018

Modern Value And Discipline Construction Of Chinese Traditional Crafts And Arts-Editorial Marks On, Hua Jueming

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Traditional crafts are of important livelihood value, academic value, and modern value, and they are indispensable for Chinese modernization construction, thus they should be included in the paradigm of Chinese modernization construction. Therefore, discipline construction of traditional crafts and arts is urgent issue to be researched and developed. For this purpose, Chinese Academy of Sciences started to composite and edit Complete Collection on Traditional Chinese Crafts and Arts in 1996. After 20 years effort, Part I and Part Ⅱ of 20 volumes was published in 2017. As a series of literature academic monograph, this publication achieved widely social impact, they …


Traditional Crafts, Diversity Of Social Modes And Higher Education, Dong Xiaoping Dec 2018

Traditional Crafts, Diversity Of Social Modes And Higher Education, Dong Xiaoping

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Chinese government has recently enacted documents to revitalize the traditional crafts, determining this significant task from a strategic perspective. Most scientific and technical scholars as well as the ones of humanities and social science should seize this unprecedented historical opportunity, base upon the situation of China, strengthen modern science consciousness, establish the social system of technology and culture which focuses on the sinological value of traditional Chinese craft and forms a style of its own, and extract the solid and distinctive vitality elements including state system technology, value system technology, social structure technology, cultural narrative or Chinese story technology, and …


Suggestions On Development Of Chinese Pig-Breeding Industry And Feed Industry, Yin Yulong Dec 2018

Suggestions On Development Of Chinese Pig-Breeding Industry And Feed Industry, Yin Yulong

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The development of pig-breeding industry is related to Chinese economic progress and daily life. The feed industry provides impetus and security for the increase of the pig-breeding industry. In this article, we firstly enumerate the problems those Chinese pig industry face and we are dealing with, such as the safety of pig germplasm resources, the safety of animal products, environmental safety, and low production efficiency. And this review makes recommendations for development of pig-breeding industry, such as concerning the pig germplasm resources in China, developing an environment-friendly and resource-efficient feed industry, and to develop the technologies to replace antibiotics.


Promote "Three Changes" Reform And Establish Long Term Mechanism For Poverty Alleviation By Science And Technology—Practice And Discussion On Science And Technology Poverty Alleviation Of Chinese Academy Of Sciences In Shuicheng County, Guizhou Province, China, Xia Yong, Tian Yifu, Yu Deshun, Tang Congguo, Wang Hongsheng, Han Yongbin Dec 2018

Promote "Three Changes" Reform And Establish Long Term Mechanism For Poverty Alleviation By Science And Technology—Practice And Discussion On Science And Technology Poverty Alleviation Of Chinese Academy Of Sciences In Shuicheng County, Guizhou Province, China, Xia Yong, Tian Yifu, Yu Deshun, Tang Congguo, Wang Hongsheng, Han Yongbin

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Shuicheng county is a targeted poverty alleviation county of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). According to actual situation of Shuicheng county, CAS gives full play to the advantages of comprehensive science and technology, creates special science and technology poverty alleviation projects, and focuses on cultivating self-hematopoiesis function in poor areas. Here, main contents and effectivenesses of the science and technology poverty alleviation of CAS in Shuicheng county, Guizhou Province, China are reviewed. Summary of successful experiences, further the "three changes" reform and establishment of a long term mechanism for poverty alleviation by science and technology are discussed.


Science And Long-Term Monitoring Of Continental-Type Glaciers In Arid Region In China, Li Zhongqin, Wang Feiteng, Li Huilin, Xu Chunhai, Wang Puyu, Zhou Ping, Yue Xiaoying Dec 2018

Science And Long-Term Monitoring Of Continental-Type Glaciers In Arid Region In China, Li Zhongqin, Wang Feiteng, Li Huilin, Xu Chunhai, Wang Puyu, Zhou Ping, Yue Xiaoying

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

China has 48 571 glaciers with a total area of 5.18×10 4 km 2, which accounts for 11%-14.5% of the total area of mountain glaciers in the world. These glaciers constitute a vital source of water for more than 100 million people and for wildlife ecosystems in this vast arid and semi-arid land in northwestern China. Urumqi Glacier No. 1, the best monitored glacier in China, is located at the headwaters of the Urumqi River in eastern Tianshan and is within the core area of central Asia. To implement the long term monitoring of Urumqi Glacier No. 1, the …


Three-Dimensional Theoretical Model In Think Tank Diis, Pan Jiaofeng, Yang Guoliang, Liu Huihui Dec 2018

Three-Dimensional Theoretical Model In Think Tank Diis, Pan Jiaofeng, Yang Guoliang, Liu Huihui

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

With the in-depth exploration of think tank construction, the rational development of think tanks and the output of high-quality research results have received increasingly attention in China. Nevertheless, the existing think tank research generally focuses on the part of the think tank problem, and it lacks the systematic thinking and cognition of the whole process of think tank research. To this end, based on the principle of think tank Data-Information-Intelligence-Solution (DⅡS), this study proposes a three-dimensional theoretical model of think tank DⅡS from the perspectives of research process, think tank orientation and method tools. Furthermore, the proposed model is analyzed …


Biological Components Design For Engineering Requirements, Cui Yinglu, Wu Bian Nov 2018

Biological Components Design For Engineering Requirements, Cui Yinglu, Wu Bian

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Understanding life from the perspective of synthetic biology centers on the design, construction, and characterization of novel biological systems under the engineering design principles. Most catalytic functions in living organisms are performed by enzymes, which serve as one of the most important components in synthetic biology. While the amino acid sequence makes up the primary structure of the protein, the three-dimensional structure of protein determines its biochemical properties. Therefore, researches on biological functionality based on protein structure have become frontiers of the emerging field of synthetic biology. Meanwhile, the development of computational enzyme design algorithms can provide large amounts of …


Phenotyping And Sorting Of Synthetic Cells: Building Bridge From Spectroscopy To Genetics, Ma Bo, Xu Jian Nov 2018

Phenotyping And Sorting Of Synthetic Cells: Building Bridge From Spectroscopy To Genetics, Ma Bo, Xu Jian

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

In synthetic biology, the dazzling methodological innovations in sequencing, editing and synthesis of genomes have resulted in an unprecedented capability in "design and manufacturing of genotype". On the other hand, "testing of cellular phenotype and function" has increasingly become one major bottleneck. Single-cell technologies have tremendous implications and potentials in rapid testing of cellular function. However, ideally, such single-cell methods should allow non-invasive live-cell probing, be label-free, provide landscapelike phenotyping capability, distinguish complex functions, operate with high speed, sufficient throughput and low-cost, and finally, be able to couple with downstream omics analysis via cell sorting. In this perspective article, we …


Research Status And Future Development Strategies Of Synthetic Biology In Photosynthesis, Zhu Xinguang, Xiong Yan, Ruan Meihua, Liu Xiao, Xu Jian, Zhong Chao Nov 2018

Research Status And Future Development Strategies Of Synthetic Biology In Photosynthesis, Zhu Xinguang, Xiong Yan, Ruan Meihua, Liu Xiao, Xu Jian, Zhong Chao

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

This perspective first introduces the current status of photosynthesis research in China and in the world, followed by a brief discussion of the major progress of photosynthesis synthetic biology. Then we demonstrate the major weakness of current photosynthesis synthetic biology research in China, which includes fragmented research topics, lack of strong link to its end application and shortage of research funding, etc. Photosynthesis research will play a crucial role for the future global food security, energy security, and maintenance of a sustainable ecosystem and environment. The future photosynthesis synthetic biology research can focus on optimization of existing photosynthetic systems, coordination …


Engineering Platforms For Synthetic Biology Research, Cui Jinming, Zhang Bingzhao, Ma Yingfei, Fu Xiongfei, Wang Meng, Liu Chenli Nov 2018

Engineering Platforms For Synthetic Biology Research, Cui Jinming, Zhang Bingzhao, Ma Yingfei, Fu Xiongfei, Wang Meng, Liu Chenli

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

In the field of synthetic biology research, the massive scale of trial-and-error experiments in engineering goes far beyond the traditional labor-intensive research paradigm, so it needs a transformative engineering research platform. With the introduction of various types of intelligent equipment to meet the production needs, engineering platforms carry out a large-scale of customization and research paradigm innovation, to realize the remote customization, offsite design, and economic scale production of organisms. Engineering platforms can accumulate experience and knowledge quickly, and serve as the scientific basis for the predictive synthesis of organisms. This article will introduce some cases and development trends of …


Development And Challenges Of Synthetic Genetic Circuits, Lou Chunbo, Du Pei, Meng Fankang, Ji Xiangyu, Zhang Yihao Nov 2018

Development And Challenges Of Synthetic Genetic Circuits, Lou Chunbo, Du Pei, Meng Fankang, Ji Xiangyu, Zhang Yihao

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Genetic circuits are dynamic regulation systems that control the life of every living organism. With the principles of engineering, synthetic genetic circuits are designed through simplifying and re-programming natural genetic circuits, and even by creating completely new principles that does not exist in nature. Genetic circuits are consisting of a wide variety of components, including genetic switches, oscillators, logic gates, and so on. The development of diverse synthetic circuits not only facilitated the understanding of basic principles of life, but also enabled the rebuilding of natural biological systems which has provided brand new solutions for a broad range of applications …


Innovative Policy System To Ensure The Development Of Synthetic Biology, Liu Xiao, Zeng Yan, Wang Liwei, Zhou Guangming, Xiong Yan Nov 2018

Innovative Policy System To Ensure The Development Of Synthetic Biology, Liu Xiao, Zeng Yan, Wang Liwei, Zhou Guangming, Xiong Yan

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Synthetic biology is an interdisciplinary field that combines life science and engineering to study the mechanism of life, and addresses a wide range of industry sectors and types of applications, such as energy, chemicals, medicine, environment and agriculture. It will also relate public policy issues range across R&D investment and commercialization, education and training, biosafety and biosecurity, intellectual property issues, and public perception. This paper reviews the policies for the development and application of synthetic biology, proposes suggestions for strategic planning, enacting the technical and market standards, the professional training and education, risk assessment and science communication platform, to established …


Genome Design And Engineering Construction, Xue Xiaoli, Qin Zhongjun Nov 2018

Genome Design And Engineering Construction, Xue Xiaoli, Qin Zhongjun

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Synthetic biology by using engineering ideas to design and construct new biological genomes is the research hotspot in recent years. The de novo synthesis of the prokaryotic Mycoplasma natural minigenome and further design and construction of the minimal genome, the continuous genome deletion of the prokaryotic model organism E. coli and the genome-wide codon simplification design and synthetic test, as well as the artificial design and synthesis tests of the eukaryotic model Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome have achieved great success and greatly promoted our understanding of life. Although the research on the genomes design and engineering construction in China started late, …


Advances And Challenges In Gene Editing Technologies, Lu Junnan, Chu Xin, Pan Yanping, Chen Yingxi, Wen Luan, Dai Junbiao Nov 2018

Advances And Challenges In Gene Editing Technologies, Lu Junnan, Chu Xin, Pan Yanping, Chen Yingxi, Wen Luan, Dai Junbiao

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Gene editing includes genetic manipulations like deletion, replacement, insertion, etc., which aims to obtain new gene functions, phenotypes, and even new species. As a burgeoning field of life science, gene editing has brought genetic manipulation into an unprecedented grand state. Here, we summary the developments of the technologies in gene editing, and the challenges and opportunities we currently facing, which aims to deepen the comprehension of this technique systems, and help to find breakpoints of this field.


Design Life: Safety Risks And Ethical Challenges In Synthetic Biology, Li Zhenzhen, Dong Yongliang, Gao Yiwei Nov 2018

Design Life: Safety Risks And Ethical Challenges In Synthetic Biology, Li Zhenzhen, Dong Yongliang, Gao Yiwei

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The rapid development of synthetic biology has aroused widespread concern in the academic community. The engineering properties of synthetic biology individualize it the practical meaning of "design" and "reconstruction". The artificially designed life can be introduced to the traditional DNA-based life evolution process, which may lead to a series of safety risks and ethical arguments. The article explores the controversy caused by the landmark events in the development of synthetic biology, draws in-depth analysis on the safety risks of synthetic biology, as well as the ethical dilemmas and inducements of them. Based on the regulatory mechanism of European countries and …


Technologies For Dna Synthesis, Assembly, And Transplantation, Lu Junnan, Luo Zhouqing, Jiang Shuangying, Shen Yue, Wu Yi, Yang Huanming, Yuan Yingjin, Dai Junbiao Nov 2018

Technologies For Dna Synthesis, Assembly, And Transplantation, Lu Junnan, Luo Zhouqing, Jiang Shuangying, Shen Yue, Wu Yi, Yang Huanming, Yuan Yingjin, Dai Junbiao

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

As an interdisciplinary subject between biology and engineering, synthetic biology has shown more and more applications in the fields of biomedicine, energy, new material, etc. Synthetic genomics focusing on de novo design and synthesis of new life system is one of the major directions in synthetic biology which relies on serial techniques including DNA synthesis, assembly, transplantation, etc. Here, we summary the current developments on technologies in genome synthesis, which aims to deepen the comprehension of the technique systems and shed light to the future development in this field.


Design Of Metabolic Engineering Strategies For Biosynthesis Of Valuable Products, Ma Hongwu, Chen Xiulai, Yuan Qianqian, Liu Liming, Sun Jibin Nov 2018

Design Of Metabolic Engineering Strategies For Biosynthesis Of Valuable Products, Ma Hongwu, Chen Xiulai, Yuan Qianqian, Liu Liming, Sun Jibin

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

One main objective of metabolic engineering is to rewire the metabolic network for efficient production of biochemicals. Due to the complexity of cellular metabolic networks, it is often not straightforward to identify the proper modification targets from thousands of metabolic genes. Therefore, a time-consuming trial & error process is often required for the successful development. Aided by computational modeling of large-scale metabolic networks, one can design optimal pathways for synthesis of objective products, reducing the uncertainty of development and thus accelerating the strain construction process. In this short text, we give brief introduction to metabolic engineering design methods from two …


Current Situations And Perspectives Of Industrial Applications Of Synthetic Biology, Zeng Yan, Zhao Xingang, Zhou Ju Nov 2018

Current Situations And Perspectives Of Industrial Applications Of Synthetic Biology, Zeng Yan, Zhao Xingang, Zhou Ju

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Biosynthesis of chemicals through synthetic biology can partially relieve the dependence on petroleum resources. With the development of synthetic biology technology, the capabilities of constructing microbial cell factories for production of chemicals have been greatly improved. Development of new engineered strains and new bioprocess can replace the traditional manufacturing process, decrease the energy cost and pollution, and improve the producing capabilities of traditional fermentation industry. In this review, key factors and representative cases for constructing microbial cell factories and multi-enzyme molecular machines to produce chemicals were summarized. The future of industrial applications of synthetic biology were also discussed.


Progress Of Synthetic Biology Research In Medical Applications, Cui Jinming, Wang Liwei, Chang Zhiguang, Zang Zhongsheng, Liu Chenli Nov 2018

Progress Of Synthetic Biology Research In Medical Applications, Cui Jinming, Wang Liwei, Chang Zhiguang, Zang Zhongsheng, Liu Chenli

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

In the field of medical applications, synthetic biology researchers design genetic circuits to modify human cells, or to modify synthetic organisms such as bacteria and viruses and make them interact with the human body. These artificially designed organisms are capable of perceiving disease-specific signals or artificial signals, targeting abnormal cells and foci, expressing reporter molecules or releasing therapeutic drugs, thus enabling the monitoring of human physiological conditions and the diagnosis and treatment of typical diseases such as tumors, metabolic diseases, and drug-resistant bacteria infections. This article will comprehensively describe some recent research progress.


Synthetic Biology For Production Of Plant-Derived Natural Products, Dai Zhubo, Wang Yong, Zhou Zhihua, Li Shengying, Zhang Xueli Nov 2018

Synthetic Biology For Production Of Plant-Derived Natural Products, Dai Zhubo, Wang Yong, Zhou Zhihua, Li Shengying, Zhang Xueli

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Plant-derived natural products (PNPs) have been widely used in pharmaceutical and neutracuetical fields. Currently, extracting PNPs from their original plants is the main method to produce them. However, this extracting method is environmentally unfriendly, unsafe, and inefficient. Based on synthetic biology, construction of artificial cell factories for production of PNPs provides an alternative way. In this review, we focus on research progress for microbial production of terpenoids, alkaloids, and phenylpropanoids to give a brief introduction of construction of artificial cell factories for production of PNPs.


Synthetic Biology: Unsealing The Convergence Era Of Life Science Research, Zhao Guoping Nov 2018

Synthetic Biology: Unsealing The Convergence Era Of Life Science Research, Zhao Guoping

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

It is their distinct spatial and temporal scales for natural substances defined various kinds of disciplines of natural sciences, as well as their connections. Based on the disruptive advances attributable to the revolutions of Molecular Biology and Genomics in the 20th century, by introducing the principles of engineering science into life science and biotechnology, the third revolution of Convergence has been emerged and rapidly developed into the cutting-edge frontier of academic research since the beginning of this century. The serial review articles of this issue illustrated both the history and the connotations of synthetic biology via highlighting main fields of …


Countermeasurces On Control Of Plastic Litter And Microplastic Pollution, Deng Yixiang, Lei Kun, An Lihui, Liu Ruizhi, Wang Liping, Zhang Jiaxu Oct 2018

Countermeasurces On Control Of Plastic Litter And Microplastic Pollution, Deng Yixiang, Lei Kun, An Lihui, Liu Ruizhi, Wang Liping, Zhang Jiaxu

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

The microplastic pollution is becoming a hot topic at home and abroad recently. Most of the microplastics in the environment comes from the decomposition of the plastic blocks, so it is essential to control the plastic litter to sovle the problem of microplastic pollution. Based on the analysis of the problems existing in the present management system of the plastic litter, the countermeasures to control the source of plastic litter and microplastic pollution are suggested, including improvement of the legislation on the plastic management, modification and complementation of the related standards, enhancement of the administrative policies, etc. By referring to …


Analysis Methodologies For Microplastics In Marine Environment: Knowledge And Challenge, Wang Juying, Zhang Weiwei, Mu Jingli, Zhang Shoufeng, Qu Ling, Wang Ying Oct 2018

Analysis Methodologies For Microplastics In Marine Environment: Knowledge And Challenge, Wang Juying, Zhang Weiwei, Mu Jingli, Zhang Shoufeng, Qu Ling, Wang Ying

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Microplastics, plastic particles smaller than 5 mm, have been reported the presence in all oceanic environment compartments and its intrusion in marine species. The current realization of the scale of the problem made the quest for microplastics investigation and analysis methodological consensus. This paper reviews the progress of methodologies used for the sampling, pre-treatment, analyzing, and characterizing of microplastics from the marine environment. The challenges of microplastics analyzing methodology in marine environment lied in representative sampling, automated identification, contamination from airborne fibers, and analysis of nanoplastics. The harmonization of microplastics analyzing methodology is essential to guarantee comparability of different data …


Comprehensive Research And Judgment On China's Eco-Environmental Turning Points, Huang Baorong, Liu Baoyin, Hong Zhisheng, Wang Xin, Fan Jie Oct 2018

Comprehensive Research And Judgment On China's Eco-Environmental Turning Points, Huang Baorong, Liu Baoyin, Hong Zhisheng, Wang Xin, Fan Jie

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Since the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the CPC, with the strength of eco-environmental protection, the deterioration of eco-environment in China has been curbed to a certain extent, which has led to discussions among decision makers on when China will reach the turning point of eco-environment. The judgement of the turning point is directly related to the eco-environmental protection strategies towards China's two centenary goals. This study redefines the concept of eco-environmental turning point firstly, and then establishes an indicator system and an analysis framework to predict the time that turning point occurs. The results show …


Practices And Considerations Of Poverty Alleviation With Scientific And Technological Measures In Kulun County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, Zhang Tonghui, Wang Hongsheng, Han Yongbin Oct 2018

Practices And Considerations Of Poverty Alleviation With Scientific And Technological Measures In Kulun County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, Zhang Tonghui, Wang Hongsheng, Han Yongbin

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Kulun County is aided specifically by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) with scientific and technological measures. This study has reviewed the processes, work ways, and some achievements of poverty alleviation works in Kulun County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which has been carried out from 2013 to 2018 by a work-group of CAS. According to targeted-poverty alleviation program, the challenges and problems of scientific and technological assistance in Kulun County has been summarized. It is believed that to set up a development concept to poor farmers, to adopt a properly industry development for the County, and to combine the advantages of …


Microplastic Pollution In Freshwater Environment In China And Watershed Management Strategy, Wu Chenxi, Pan Xiangliang, Shi Huahong, Peng Jinping Oct 2018

Microplastic Pollution In Freshwater Environment In China And Watershed Management Strategy, Wu Chenxi, Pan Xiangliang, Shi Huahong, Peng Jinping

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Microplastic pollution problems in freshwater environment have attracted growing attention from scholars at home and abroad. This work reviewed the research progress on microplastics in freshwater environment in China, analyzed the sources, environmental behavior and fate of microplastics in freshwater environment, and discussed the ecological environment effect of microplastic pollution. Studies showed that microplastic pollution is ubiquitously presented in rivers and lake in China. Microplastics have been detected with abundances up to 10 7 items/km 2 in freshwater, which is higher than those reported from marine environment. Microplastics detected in the freshwater environment showed different shape, size, and color features, …


Pay Attention To Research On Microplastic Pollution In Soil For Prevention Of Ecological And Food Chain Risks, Luo Yongming, Zhou Qian, Zhang Haibo, Pan Xiangliang, Tu Chen, Li Lianzhen, Yang Jie Oct 2018

Pay Attention To Research On Microplastic Pollution In Soil For Prevention Of Ecological And Food Chain Risks, Luo Yongming, Zhou Qian, Zhang Haibo, Pan Xiangliang, Tu Chen, Li Lianzhen, Yang Jie

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Marine microplastic pollution considered as an emerging environmental problem has been highly recognized worldwide. Comparatively, no such attention has been paid on soil microplastic pollution especially in agricultural land. This paper reviews research progress in sources, accumulation, degradation, transport, and potential risks in eco-environment and food chain, and suggests relevant countermeasures in governance and research. It is also pointed out that microplastics may enter into the agricultural soils through various sources and pathways, including agricultural film breaking, organic manure application, water irrigation, sewage sludge utilization, atmospheric deposition, and surface runoff, and then accumulate in surface layer, while animal and possibly …