白洋淀典型持久性有机污染物污染特征与风险评估

对白洋淀表层水体和表层沉积物中多环芳烃(PAHs)、有机氯农药(OCPs)和多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)三类典型持久性有机污染物(POPs)的污染特征进行综合调查和分析。结果表明:(1)白洋淀水体中PAHs、OCPs和PBDEs浓度范围分别是71.32~228.27、2.62~6.13和0~6.5 ng·L-1;沉积物中PAHs、OCPs和PBDEs含量范围分别是163.20~861.43ng·g-1、2.25~6.07ng·g-1和230.96~1224.13pg·g-1。与历史数据相比,白洋淀沉积物PAHs和OCPs含量均有明显下降;与国内外湖泊相比,白洋淀沉积物中PBDEs含量处于较低水平。(2)水体和沉积物PAHs污染来自于油类排放和木材、煤炭燃烧的共同作用;白洋淀水体和沉积物中OCPs组成均以HCHs为主(93.76%,63.10%),水体中HCHs主要来源于工业HCHs的降解,部分地区来源于大气的远距离传输和林丹的使用,DDTs则主要来源于历史残留。沉积物中HCHs主要来源于新的林丹的使用,也有少量工业HCHs的输入,DDTs则以历史残留为主,可能部分地区存在新的DDTs输入;白洋淀水体中PBDEs组成以BD1E-2为主(65.80%),可能主要来源于大气远距离传输和高溴代联苯醚的降解,沉积物中PBDEs组成以BDE-209为主(63.82%),主要来源为商用的十溴联苯醚。(3)生态风险评价结果表明,白洋淀尚无明显生态风险,但部分采样点存在生态风险的可能性,应加强监控。     

白洋淀典型持久性有机污染物污染特征与风险评估

对白洋淀表层水体和表层沉积物中多环芳烃(PAHs)、有机氯农药(OCPs)和多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)三类典型持久性有机污染物(POPs)的污染特征进行综合调查和分析。结果表明:(1)白洋淀水体中PAHs、OCPs和PBDEs浓度范围分别是71.32~228.27、2.62~6.13和0~6.5 ng·L-1;沉积物中PAHs、OCPs和PBDEs含量范围分别是163.20~861.43ng·g-1、2.25~6.07ng·g-1和230.96~1224.13pg·g-1。与历史数据相比,白洋淀沉积物PAHs和OCPs含量均有明显下降;与国内外湖泊相比,白洋淀沉积物中PBDEs含量处于较低水平。(2)水体和沉积物PAHs污染来自于油类排放和木材、煤炭燃烧的共同作用;白洋淀水体和沉积物中OCPs组成均以HCHs为主(93.76%,63.10%),水体中HCHs主要来源于工业HCHs的降解,部分地区来源于大气的远距离传输和林丹的使用,DDTs则主要来源于历史残留。沉积物中HCHs主要来源于新的林丹的使用,也有少量工业HCHs的输入,DDTs则以历史残留为主,可能部分地区存在新的DDTs输入;白洋淀水体中PBDEs组成以BD1E-2为主(65.80%),可能主要来源于大气远距离传输和高溴代联苯醚的降解,沉积物中PBDEs组成以BDE-209为主(63.82%),主要来源为商用的十溴联苯醚。(3)生态风险评价结果表明,白洋淀尚无明显生态风险,但部分采样点存在生态风险的可能性,应加强监控。     

东北小兴凯湖沉积物POPs污染特征及生态风险评价

采用GC-MS分析了小兴凯湖表层沉积物多环芳烃（PAHs）、有机氯农药（OCPs）和邻-苯二甲酸酯（PAEs）的污染特征,探讨了污染物的主要来源及生物毒性风险.结果表明：①小兴凯湖沉积物中PAHs含量范围在82.1~534.6 ng·g^-1之间,西北湖区含量较高.沉积物中OCPs和PAEs含量范围分别在4.8~50.4 ng·g^-1和33.3~401.6 ng·g^-1之间,东南湖区含量较高;②沉积物中PAHs以3~5环化合物为主（占85%以上）,主要为燃烧源,其中煤和薪柴燃烧贡献47%,汽油和柴油燃烧贡献39%,石油产品泄漏贡献14%.OCPs以六氯环己烷（HCH）为主（占78%）,主要来源于新的林丹的使用和少量工业HCHs的输入.PAEs以邻-苯二甲酸二正丁酯（DBP）和邻-苯二甲酸二（2-乙基己）酯（DEHP）为主（占94%）,生活垃圾和工农业生产为其主要来源;③小兴凯湖沉积物中PAHs、OCPs和PAEs在东北地区处于低水平污染,相比于国内其他地区的湖泊河流,总体处于低污染水平,目前无生态风险,但部分点位OCPs具有中度生态风险.     

沱江沉积物中有机氯农药分布特征及其与藻类有机质的关系和生态风险评估

使用气相色谱-质谱联用仪分析了长江支流沱江流域48个表层沉积物中有机氯农药（organochlorine pesticides,OCPs）的残留水平,探讨了其分布和组成特征及其与总有机碳（total organic carbon,TOC）、藻类有机质之间的关系,以及评估其生态风险.结果表明沱江流域表层沉积物中OCPs的总含量为3.17~127 ng·g^-1,其中六六六（hexachlorocyclohexane,HCHs）类农药的含量为2.83~86.0 ng·g^-1,滴滴涕（dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane,DDTs）类农药的含量为0.340~40.9 ng·g^-1.OCPs空间分布特点为：上游 < 中游 < 下游 < 支流.HCHs和DDTs的组成成分分析表明,沱江流域存在林丹输入的现象,主要来自于历史残留,这与绝大多数流域的DDTs的输入状况相似.OCPs含量与TOC、藻类有机质含量之间存在着极显著的正相关性关系,表明藻类有机质在TOC对沉积物中的OCPs分配中起更为重要的作用.生态风险评估表明,沱江流域表层沉积物的有机氯农药存在较大的生态风险,可能对河流的底栖生物及生态环境造成明显的影响.     

湛江湾沉积物中六六六(HCHs)、滴滴涕(DDTs)有机氯农药的分布特征与风险评估

从湛江湾的遂溪河入海口至其与南海相交的湾口采集了16个表层沉积物样品,采用气相色谱-质谱分析方法检测了沉积物中的有机氯农药（HCHs、DDTs）,旨在探讨其分布与风险特征.结果表明,湛江湾表层沉积物中OCPs的含量为nd~189.52 ng·g^-1,平均值为32.17 ng·g^-1,其中六六六（HCHs）与滴滴涕（DDTs）的含量平均值分别为5.81 ng·g^-1和26.90 ng·g^-1.总体分布特征表现为湾区的河流入海口和主航道区具有较高的OCPs,近岸区含量高于离岸区域.对其来源进行分析发现,HCHs的输入以农业为主,工业输入影响不明显,DDTs在港口航道区域呈现高值"热点"区,可能存在防污漆的输入.另外风险评估值显示湛江海湾表层沉积物中DDTs存在一定的不利生物效应影响风险.总体上,湛江湾的有机氯农药污染状况相比国内其他海湾属中等偏上,尤其是港口和船舶维修区域可能存在较高的有机氯农药输入,存在一定的生态风险,需要引起重视和进一步的研究.     

岩溶地下水水体中有机氯农药和多氯联苯的残留特征及健康风险评价

采用气相色谱-微池电子捕获检测器（GC-μECD）测定南山老龙洞岩溶地下水水体中有机氯农药（OCPs）和多氯联苯（PCBs）残留量,并探究了OCPs和PCBs的浓度、分布和来源等残留特征.结果表明,OCPs总浓度范围为34.8~623.2 ng·L^-1,均值为215.6 ng·L^-1,其中,HCHs、DDTs和其它类OCPs总浓度范围分别为8.2~23.6、4.5~363.7和22.2~235.9 ng·L^-1,均值分别为15.9、104.5和95.3 ng·L^-1;PCBs总浓度范围为6.0~40.7 ng·L^-1,均值为16.8 ng·L^-1.总体而言,OCPs和PCBs污染处于中上水平;多重比较结果显示部分OCPs和PCBs平均浓度具有统计学意义上的显著差异.研究区各采样点水体中污染水平差异较大,但OCPs和PCBs的季节分布相对均匀.源解析表明,HCHs源于周围环境中林丹的输入;DDTs源于近期工业DDT的非法使用;其它类OCPs源于大气沉降和农业活动输入;PCBs来源既有历史残留,又有企业排污活动;Pearson相关分析表明部分有机卤素污染物具有同源性,或有类似的来源和分解机制.结合健康风险评价模型,研究区饮用水不会对人体健康产生明显危害,但儿童对污染物的敏感性高于成人.     

桂林会仙岩溶湿地水体与沉积物中有机氯农药污染特征

湿地对环境污染起重要的缓冲作用,但岩溶区岩溶管道的存在会导致污染物沿高度发达的岩溶管道对地下环境产生威胁.因此,认识岩溶地貌环境中的污染物分布特征是污染物生态风险评估与防范的前提.以24种有机氯农药（OCPs）为研究对象,分析了桂林会仙湿地枯水期和丰水期水体和表层沉积物中OCPs的含量组成特征,解析其来源,并开展风险评价.结果表明,水体中ρ（OCPs）范围为3.17~92.50 ng ·L^-1,沉积物中ω（OCPs）范围为1.16~219.52 ng ·g^-1,呈现以六六六（HCHs）和滴滴涕（DDTs）为主的污染特征,水中OCPs含量表现为丰水期高于枯水期,沉积物中OCPs含量枯水期高于丰水期.特征比值法表明OCPs主要为长时间降解残留,部分点位有林丹的新输入.基于蒙特卡洛模拟开展健康风险评价,结果表明,95%分位数水平上,水体中OCPs对人体致癌风险大于1×10^-6,存在潜在健康风险但可接受;非致癌风险均低于1,说明研究区水体中OCPs残留水平不足以对人体造成非致癌风险.     

北江中上游地表水和沉积物中PAHs和PCBs污染特征和风险评估

采用气相色谱-质谱法（GC-MS）测定了北江中上游流域地表水和沉积物样品中多环芳烃（PAHs）和多氯联苯（PCBs）类污染物的含量,分析了PAHs和PCBs的污染水平和空间分布,并评估了污染物的健康风险和生态风险.结果表明,16种PAHs单体在所有水样和沉积物样品中均被检出,检出范围分别为41.82~443.04 ng·L^-1和59.58~635.73 ng·g^-1,北江中上游PAHs的污染水平为中、轻度.水中PAHs以二环芳烃和三环芳烃为主,沉积物中以三环芳烃和四环芳烃为主.在水样中检出了17种PCBs,浓度范围0.81~287.50 ng·L^-1,以六氯联苯和七氯联苯为主;沉积物中检出了8种PCBs,含量范围0.13~3.96 ng·g^-1,以五氯联苯和七氯联苯为主.整个调查区域内地表水中PAHs和PCBs的终生致癌风险指数小于10^-4,处于中、低水平;非致癌风险指数均小于1,不存在非致癌风险.采用风险商值（RQ）法对地表水中污染物进行生态风险评价,研究区域内地表水中PAHs和PCBs生态风险总体处于中低风险水平,个别点位存在重度风险的污染物单体,值得引起重视.采用沉积物质量基准法（SQGs）对沉积物中污染物进行生态风险评估,沉积物中PAHs和PCBs均处于较低的生态风险水平.     

练江沉积物中多溴联苯醚的污染特征、来源和潜在生态风险研究

为考察贵屿电子垃圾拆解区污染沿水体向下游的迁移行为和影响,本文对练江贵屿段及其上下游表层沉积物进行了系统采样和多溴联苯醚（PBDEs）分析,并对其污染来源和潜在生态风险进行了探讨.结果表明：PBDEs在练江上下游沉积物中普遍存在（检出率100%）,在贵屿上游浓度较低（10.2~2120 ng·g^-1）,进入贵屿段急剧升高（7470~193000 ng·g^-1）,至贵屿下游后有所起伏但整体下降（734~11300 ng·g^-1）.练江的PBDEs污染主要来自于沿途排放,贵屿电子垃圾拆解业是其中最大的污染排放源.贵屿下游沉积物的PBDEs浓度比上游高约一个数量级,说明贵屿高浓度的PBDEs污染可沿水体迁移至下游.主因子分析结果表明练江沉积物中的PBDEs污染存在3种模式,上游和下游主要支流（贵屿支流除外）呈现Deca-BDE污染模式（BDE-209为绝对优势单体）,这是我国沉积物中PBDEs的典型污染模式,可视为练江沉积物中PBDEs污染的背景模式;贵屿则呈现出两种特异模式：Penta-BDE模式（优势单体BDE-47&-99）和Deca-BDE脱溴降解模式（以BDE-197为主,其次是-209）,这分别与贵屿地区的电路板拆解和塑料的高温处理方式（烘烤、焚烧、熔融等）有关;贵屿下游支流和主干道样品中的PBDEs呈现与贵屿相似但多种模式共存的特征,进一步证实贵屿的PBDEs污染已沿水体迁移至下游并影响其PBDEs组成特征.练江上游和下游主要支流（贵屿支流除外）PBDEs的风险商值（HQ）均<1,表明生态风险可接受;贵屿段PBDEs的HQ值均>1,最高达63.9,存在严重生态风险;受贵屿污染迁移影响,贵屿下游支流及部分练江主干道样品的HQ值也>1,为PBDEs污染高风险区;Penta-BDEs（三-五溴代BDEs）为HQ值主要贡献污染物,其次是Hexa-BDEs和Deca-BDE.鉴于PBDEs具有环境持久性且在贵屿段的沉积通量高达（477±648）t（贵屿下游为（152±169）t）,其在贵屿及其下游20 km以内的污染急需开展进一步调查并采取相应的污染治理和修复措施.     

基于GIS和PMF模型的石嘴山市土壤多环芳烃空间分布及来源解析

随着城市化和工业化进程加速,城市土壤多环芳烃（PAHs）含量及污染状况受到广泛关注.以石嘴山市为例,分析8个城市功能区156个表层土壤（0~20 cm）样品PAHs含量的空间分布特征,运用单因子指数、内梅罗综合指数和终生癌症风险增量模型评价土壤PAHs污染状况,利用正定矩阵因子分解模型（PMF）对PAHs来源进行解析.结果表明,石嘴山市表层土壤PAHs总含量均值为489.82 ng·g^-1,除芘（Pyr）外的15种PAH单体变异系数均大于100%,属强变异;不同功能区土壤PAHs含量呈现出：交通区（1217.61 ng·g^-1） > 工业区（809.58 ng·g^-1） > 公园（273.66 ng·g^-1） > 文教区（268.18 ng·g^-1） > 商业区（240.05 ng·g^-1） > 农业区（226.81 ng·g^-1） > 医疗区（211.90 ng·g^-1） > 居民区（183.49 ng·g^-1）;内梅罗综合指数显示82.58%的样点不存在污染,轻微、轻度和中度污染占比分别为6.45%、4.52%和0.65%,5.8%的样点存在重度污染;健康风险评价结果表明,皮肤接触和误食是最主要的土壤PAHs暴露途径,其健康风险处于可接受水平;源解析表明石嘴山市土壤PAHs的主要来源为交通排放源、煤炭燃烧源、生物质/重油燃烧的混合源以及石油源,其贡献率分别为10.5%、36.6%、50.3%和2.6%,且高值大多分布在工业或煤炭生产区域.研究结果可为工业城市土壤污染研究提供参考,并对预防土壤污染、保障土壤环境质量及人体健康安全有积极作用.     

Distribution and ecological effect of mercury in Laogang landfill, Shanghai, China

Laogang landfill near Shanghai is the largest landfill in China, and receives about 10000 t of daily garbage per day, Samples of topsoil and plants were analyzed to evaluate mercury pollution from the landfill. For topsoil samples, there were significant correlations among total mercury （HgT）, combinative mercury （Hgc） and gaseous mercury （HgG）, and content of total organic carbon （TOC）, but, no significantly relationship was found between Hg content and filling time. Hg content changes in vertical profiles with time showed that the average Hgv of profiles 1992, 1996, and 2000 was similar, but their average HgG was quite different. HgT was significantly correlated with Hgc in profile 1992 and 2000, and Hgv was significantly correlated with Hg6 in profile 1996. HgG/Hgv ratio in profile samples decreased in the order of （HgG,/HgT）1992〉（HgG/HgT）1996〉〉（HgG/HgT）2000. A simple outline of Hg release in landfill could be drawn： with increasing of filling time, degradation undergoes different biodegradation, accordingly, gaseous mercury goes through small, more, and small proportion to total mercury. Distribution of Hg in plants was inhomogeneous, following the order of leaf〉root〉stem. The highest value of leaf may be associated with higher atmospheric Hg from landfill. Ligneous plants （e.g. Phyllostachys glanca, Prunus salicina and Ligustrum lucidum） are capable of enriching more Hg than herbaceous plants.     

EDTA-enhanced phytoremediation of lead contaminated soil by Bidens maximowicziana

Phytoremediation is a potential cleanup technology for the removal of heavy metals from contaminated soils.Bidens maximowicziana is a new Pb hyperaccumulator,which not only has remarkable tolerance to Pb but also extraordinary accumulation capacity for Pb.The maximum Pb concentration was 1509.3 mg/kg in roots and 2164.7 mg/kg in overground tissues.The Pb distribution order in the B. maximowicziana was:leaf>stem>root.The effect of amendments on phytoremediation was also studied.The mobility of soil Pb and the Pb concentrations in plants were both increased by EDTA application.Compared with CK(control check),EDTA application promoted translocation of Pb to overground parts of the plant.The Pb concentrations in overground parts of plants was increased from 24.23-680.56 mg/kg to 29.07-1905.57 mg/kg.This research demonstrated that B.maximowicziana appeared to be suitable for phytoremediation of Pb contaminated soil,especially,combination with EDTA.     

Decomposition of alachlor by ozonation and its mechanism

Decomposition and corresponding mechanism of alachlor, an endocrine disruptor in water by ozonation were investigated. Results showed that alachlor could not be completely mineralized by ozone alone. Many intermediates and final products were formed during the process, including aromatic compounds, aliphatic carboxylic acids, and inorganic ions. In evoluting these products, some of them with weak polarity were qualitatively identified by GC-MS. The information of inorganic ions suggested that the dechlorination was the first and the fastest step in the ozonation of alachlor.     

Enzymatic oxidation of aqueous pentachlorophenol

The influence of the nonionic surfactant Tween 80 on pentachlorophenol （PCP） oxidation catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase was studied. The surfactant was tested at concentrations below and above its critical micelle concentration （CMC）. Enhancement of PCP removal was observed at sub-CMCs. The presence of Tween 80 in the reaction mixture reduced enzyme inactivation which occurred through a combination of free radical attack and sorption by precipitated products. A simple first-order model was able to simulate time profiles for enzyme inactivation in the presence or absence of Tween 80. At supra-CMCs, the surfactant caused noticeable reductions in PCP removal, presumably through micelle partitioning of PCP which precluded the hydrophobic PCP molecule from interacting with the enzyme.     

基于综合水质标识指数和对应分析法的校园河道水质评价

以三峡大学的校园河道求索溪为研究对象,利用综合水质标识指数法确定求索溪水质类别,分析其水质时空变化规律,并利用对应分析法得出求索溪中不同监测点的主要污染因子.研究结果表明:求索溪整体的综合水质标识指数为7.423,整体水质为劣V类(地表水环境质量标准GB 3838-2002)且黑臭.从时间变化来看,求索溪4月份的水质最差,5月份次之,4、5月份所有监测点的水质都劣于V类且黑臭;8月份水质最好,水质为Ⅳ类;从空间分布来看,8个监测点综合水质标识指数均超过6.0,水质为劣V类,其中6号监测点的水质相对最好,监测点3号的水质相对最差;对应分析法得出求索溪的整体水体污染程度受总氮因子的影响最大,其次为总磷.该研究拟为求索溪及类似校园河道的水环境治理研究提供基础依据和参考.     

Effects of chitosan on growth of an aquatic plant (Hydrilla verticillata) in polluted waters with different chemical oxygen demands

Effects of chitosan on a submersed plant, Hydrilla verticillata, were investigated. Results indicated that H. venicillata could prevent ultrastructure phytotoxicities and oxidativereaction from polluted water with high chemical oxygen demand (COD). Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents in H. verticillata treated with 0.1% chitosan in wastewater increased with high COD (980 mg/L) and decreased with low COD (63 mg/L), respectively. Ultrastructural analysis showed that the stroma and grana of chloroplast basically remained normal. However, plant cells from the control experiment (untreated with chitosan) were vacuolated and the cell interval increased. The relict of protoplast moved to the center, with cells tending to disjoint. Our findings indicate that wastewater with high COD concentration can cause a substantial damage to submersed plant, nevertheless, chitosan probably could alleviate the membrane lipid peroxidization and ultrastructure phytotoxicities, and protect plant cells from stress of high COD concentration polluted water.     

Removal of cadmium using MnO2 loaded D301 resin

MnO2 loaded weak basic anion exchange resin D301 （Anion exchange resin, macroreticular weak basic styrene） as adsorbent has been prepared and applied to the removal of cadmium. The adsorption characteristics have been investigated with respect to effect of pH, equilibrium isotherms, removal kinetic data, and interference of the coexisting ions. The results indicated that the Cd^2＋ could be efficiently removed using MnO2 loaded D301 resin in the pH range of 3-8 from aqueous solutions with the co-existence of high concentration of alkali and alkaline-earth metals ions. The saturate adsorption capacity of the Cd^2＋ was 77.88 mg/g. The adsorption process followed the pseudo first-order kinetics. The equilibrium data obtained in this study accorded excellently with the Langmuir adsorption isotherm.     

Evaluation of phytoextracting cadmium and lead by sunflower, ricinus, alfalfa and mustard in hydroponic culture

Soil contaminated with heavy metals cadmium(Cd)and lead(Pb)is hard to be remediated.Phytoremediation may be a feasible method to remove toxic metals from soil,but there are few suitable plants which can hyperaccumulate metals.In this study,Cd and Pb accumulation by four plants including sunflower(Helianthus annuus L.),mustard(Brassica juncea L.),alfalfa(Medicago sativa L.), ricinus(Ricinus communis L.)in hydroponic cultures was compared.Results showed that these plants could phytocxtract heavy metals, the ability of accumulation differed with species,concentrations and categories of heavy metals.Values of BCF(bioconcentration factor)and TF(translocation factor)indicated that four species had dissimilar abilities of phytoextraction and transportation of heavy metals.Changes on the biomass of plants,pH and Eh at different treatments revealed that these four plants had distinct responses to Cd and Pb in cultures.Measurements should be taken to improve the phytoremediation of sites contaminated with heavy metals,such as pH and Eh regulations,and so forth.     

Effect of coagulation pretreatment on the fouling of ultrafiltration membrane

The purpose of this study is to understand the effect and mechanism of preventing membrane fouling, by coagulation pretreatment, in terms of fractional component and molecular weight of natural organic matter （NOM）. A relatively higher molecular weight （MW） of hydrophobic compounds was responsible for a rapid decline in the ultrafiltration flux. Coagulation could effectively remove the hydrophobic organics, resulting in the increase of flux. It was found that a lower MW of neutral hydrophilic compounds, which could remove inadequately by coagulation, was responsible for the slow declining flux. The fluxes in the filtration of coagulated water and supernatant water were compared and the results showed that a lower MW of neutral hydrophilic compounds remained in the supernatant water after coagulation could be rejected by a membrane, resulting in fouling. It was also found that the coagulated flocs could absorb neutral hydrophilic compounds effectively. Therefore, with the coagulated flocs formed on the membrane surface, the flux decline could be improved.     

Penetration analysis of elements and bioleaching treatment of spent refractory for recycling

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC23270 and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans TM-32 were used for bioleaching of spent refractories of aluminium and copper melting furnaces for their recycling.Firstly,penetration of elements into aluminium melting furnace refractory was investigated and it was found that up to 7 cm from surface was contaminated.Comparison on leaching efficiency by the strains ATCC23270 and TM-32 found that the strain ATCC23270 could treat larger amount of the refractories than the strain TM-32 could do.In the experiment of bioleaching of spent refractory aluminium melting furnace by the strain ATCC23270,high leaching efficiency were obtained on Al,Si,and Ca,and extremely low leaching performance was,however,shown on the rest of elements i.e.,Na,Mn,and Zn.Under the strain TM-32 use,relatively high leaching performance was recognized on Al,Si,Ca,Na,Mn,and Zn.In the experiment of bioleaching for spent refractory copper melting furnace,almost the same leaching trends were shown on Cu,Zn,Al,and Si under the strains ACTT23270 and TM-32 uses.