Acoustic Doppler current Profile (ADP) data may be collected by floating vessels down a section of a river. The ADP data may be merged with LIDAR data or other image data. The data may be processed to determine river attributes, such as flow velocity for a specific river level (flow volume). River attributes may also include depth, water clarity, temperature, and/or other river attributes. Capture of ADP data at different river levels may be interpolated between measures to estimate river attributes at multiple river levels that are different from the river levels associated with the collected ADP data. The processed data may be used to assess drift of particles/objects through a section of the river and/or identify conforming habitat in the section of the river based at least in part on parameters of the habitat, among other possible uses of the processed data.

The present invention relates to the field of water environment treatment, and particularly discloses a system and method for restoring a river and lake water body by a floating type water purification plant. The method comprises: (1) under the action of a water pump, enabling the river and lake water body to pass through a grille to be filtered; (2) lifting the filtered water body to an ss sedimentation tank by the water pump through a water inlet pipe, and carrying out pre-magnetization on the water body in the water inlet pipe by a pre-magnetization device arranged in the water inlet pipe; (3) enabling the water body subjected to pre-magnetization treatment to enter the ss sedimentation tank so as to remove particles in the water body; (4) enabling the water body treated by the ss sedimentation tank to enter a magnetizer to be subjected to magnetization treatment under a magnetic field intensity of 50 mT to 2,000 mT; and (5) distributing the water body subjected to magnetization treatment at the upper part of the floating type purification plant. According to the present invention, for the river and lake water body, for different growth periods of aquatic plants, the magnetic field intensity of the magnetizer for carrying out magnetization treatment on the water body is regulated for inducing growth of plants and beneficial indigenous microorganism communities, so that the purifying capacity and reliability of an ecological floating bed technology are reinforced.

The present application relates to the technical field of ecological environment remediation, and in particular to a breathable geosynthetic clay liner and a production process therefor. The breathable geosynthetic clay liner of the present application includes an upper breathable layer, a lower breathable layer, and a breathable and impermeable sand layer sandwiched between the upper breathable layer and the lower breathable layer; and the breathable and impermeable sand layer includes breathable and impermeable particles and expansive particles. The breathable geosynthetic clay liner of the present application is convenient to construct, high in production efficiency, and free of dust during a construction process.

A fish ladder includes a channel with first and second sidewalls spaced apart at a channel width distance. Each of a first plurality of side-baffles is attached to the first sidewall and each of a second plurality of side-baffles is attached to the second sidewall. Each side-baffle extends a predetermined distance into the channel. A first slot opening width distance from a tip of each one of the first plurality of side-baffles across the channel and perpendicular to the second sidewall substantially equals a second slot opening width distance from a tip of each one of the second plurality of side-baffles across the channel and perpendicular to the first sidewall. A side-baffle spacing distance from a tip of each one of the first plurality of side-baffles and perpendicular to a corresponding one of the second plurality of side-baffles located upstream substantially equals the first and second slot opening width distances.

A fish ladder for allowing fish to pass upstream around barriers in rivers, in which a water carrying channel carries water from above a barrier in a river to below the barrier. The channel has a first sidewall and a second sidewall and a plurality of baffles, attached to each sidewall and extending into the channel. The dimensions of the baffles, and the arrangement of the baffles with respect to the channel and to each other allows the fish ladder to be navigated by less-than-strong swimming fish. The baffles alternate from one side to the other, and extend upstream from the side walls.

Provided is a method for generating pancreatic bud cells, having the step of culturing PDX1.sup.+/NKX6.1.sup.+ cells in a medium containing KGF, EGF and a BMP inhibitor. The culturing step may be performed in suspension cultures or in adherent cultures. When the cells are cultured in adherent cultures, the cells may be cultured in a medium further containing a ROCK inhibitor or a nonmuscie myosin II inhibitor.

Provided is a method for generating pancreatic bud cells, having the step of culturing PDX1.sup.+/NKX6.1.sup. cells in a medium containing KGF, EGF and a BMP inhibitor. The culturing step may be performed in suspension cultures or in adherent cultures. When the cells are cultured in adherent cultures, the cells may be cultured in a medium further containing a ROCK inhibitor or a nonmuscle myosin II inhibitor.

A system for a sandy soil landfill solid waste polluted river channel, includes a ground water interception and diversion system and a river channel ecological remediation system. The ground water interception and diversion system includes a water intake well arranged upstream of ground water in a landfill area, a buffer pool communicated with the water intake well, and a wastewater treatment system communicated with the buffer pool. The water intake well, the buffer pool, and the wastewater treatment system are communicated through a wastewater pipe. An electric wastewater valve and a variable frequency water pump are arranged on the wastewater pipe in sequence. The river channel ecological remediation system includes an impermeable layer arranged at a bottom of a river channel and ecological bank protections arranged on both sides of a river channel slope.

A method for controlling the gate based on the habitat requirement for fish overwintering in rivers. According to the characteristics of biological habitat of the river and the habitat demand of fishes during overwintering, the method specifically comprises the steps of: firstly, determining candidate fishes for ecological flow calculation though fish resources investigating and historical data, and then screening out the target fish by adopting hierarchical analysis method; Secondly, establishing a quantitative response relationship curve between target fish physiological adaptions and water temperature, obtaining ecological water level which ensures the target fish overwintering safely according to the vertical temperature distribution, and establishing the relation between water depth and discharge using hydrodynamic model; finally, setting up a gate control system including a radar water level meter in the overwintering areas and an ecological water level management system in a gate control room.

A method for controlling the gate based on the habitat requirement for fish overwintering in rivers. According to the characteristics of biological habitat of the river and the habitat demand of fishes during overwintering, the method specifically comprises the steps of: firstly, determining candidate fishes for ecological flow calculation though fish resources investigating and historical data, and then screening out the target fish by adopting hierarchical analysis method; Secondly, establishing a quantitative response relationship curve between target fish physiological adaptions and water temperature, obtaining ecological water level which ensures the target fish overwintering safely according to the vertical temperature distribution, and establishing the relation between water depth and discharge using hydrodynamic model; finally, setting up a gate control system including a radar water level meter in the overwintering areas and an ecological water level management system in a gate control room.