Development of regional policies to reduce net emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) would benefit from the quantification of the major components of the region's carbon balancefossil fuel CO 2 emissions and net fluxes between land ecosystems and the atmosphere. Through spatially detailed inventories of fossil fuel CO 2 emissions and a terrestrial biogeochemistry model, we produce the first estimate of regional carbon balance for the Northeast United States between 2001 and 2005. Our analysis reveals that the region was a net carbon source of 259 Tg C/yr over this period. Carbon sequestration by land ecosystems across the region, mainly forests, compensated for about 6% of the region's fossil fuel emissions. Actions that reduce fossil fuel CO 2 emissions are key to improving the region's carbon balance. Careful management of forested lands will be required to protect their role as a net carbon sink and a provider of important ecosystem services such as water purification, erosion control, wildlife habitat and diversity, and scenic landscapes.
Corrosion behaviour of the high‐strength galvanized steel wires under tensile stress was researched by electrochemical polarization and salt spray test (SST) using simulated acid rain as electrolyte. Electrochemical polarization and SST results showed corrosion rate rose significantly with increasing tensile stress; white grains were observed by SEM after polarization, while cellular and dendritic crystals appeared on the rust layer after SST. XRD and TG‐DTA results revealed (Zn(OH)2)3 · ZnSO4 · 5H2O was the main corrosion product, and traces of Fe2(SO4)2O · 7H2O, Fe2(SO4)3, Fe2O3 · H2O were also detected. A three‐stage corrosion process for the galvanized steel wires during SST was proposed.
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