氰渣豁免处置情景下的地下水污染与健康风险

以典型危险废物-氰渣为例,选择华北地区9座处置氰渣的一般工业固废填埋场（NISWL）作为研究对象,通过系统采样、浸出特征分析和过程模型模拟等方法预测了氰渣在NISWL豁免处置条件下的地下水污染特征和健康风险及长期演化规律.结果表明,除NISWL A和NISWL B外,其余7座NISWL由于填埋工程材料老化长期渗漏导致的暴露浓度分别超过地下水III类水质限值0.64~29倍;健康风险主要来自As的致癌危害、T-CN的非致癌危害,分别超过风险可接受水平31~270倍和17.2~305.5倍.究其原因主要是氰渣中氰化物降解慢,导致残留毒性较大、浸出浓度较高,HDPE膜劣化后渗漏后污染严重,健康风险较高.基于风险管控的入场浸出毒性控制研究表明,不同NISWL的T-CN入场浓度控制限值存在差异,分布在1.15~3.25mg/L之间,且均严格于《黄金行业氰渣污染控制技术规范》（HJ 943-2018）规定限值（5mg/L）.说明入场浸出浓度限值制定应考虑填埋场工程材料老化导致的长期风险,制定更严格的入场浓度控制限值;风险大小受场地规模、区域气象水文及地质等因素影响,因此入场浸出浓度控制限值还应综合考虑上述差异,分区分类确定.     

贵州喀斯特地质背景异常区农产品中氟镉暴露水平及健康风险评估

研究贵州喀斯特高地质背景对农产品中F、Cd含量水平的影响,评价农产品F、Cd暴露对不同人群的健康风险。以7个市州为研究区域,采集255个样品(110个水稻、130个玉米、15个马铃薯),分别采用氟离子选择电极法及电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)测定样品中F、Cd含量。参照靶标危害系数(THQ)和危害系数(HI)对儿童及成人的健康风险进行评价。结果表明,大米、玉米及马铃薯中Cd含量为0.003～0.629、0.000～0.556、0.016～0.153 mg/kg;F含量分别在0.130～1.970、0.357～4.717、0.557～1.058 mg/kg之间。大米、玉米及马铃薯分别有19.09%、23.08%、26.70%的样品Cd含量超过阈值(0.2、0.1、0.1 mg/kg,GB2762-2017)。大米中氟镉含量呈正相关(r=0.376,p＜0.01),玉米中呈负相关(r=-0.391,p＜0.01)。不同作物的THQ和HI显示,儿童和成人摄食大米的风险大于玉米和马铃薯。儿童及成人摄食大米后THQ_Cd、THQ_F、HI分别为:0.965、 0.073、0.970;0.799、0.060、0.859,儿童及成人摄食玉米后THQ_Cd、THQ_F、HI分别为:0.430、0.185、0.422;0.121、0.052、0.173,儿童及成人摄食马铃薯后THQ_Cd、THQ_F、HI分别为:0.020、0.069、0.024;0.008、0.019、0.028。研究结果表明贵州省农产品受不同程度氟镉污染,食用当地生产的农作物具有潜在的健康风险,且儿童风险大于成人。     

湖泊沉积物有机磷释放动力学特征及水质风险

为揭示湖泊沉积物有机磷释放特征及对水质影响,选取我国云南高原及长江中下游6个湖泊沉积物,研究了溶解态有机磷(DOP)和溶解态无机磷(SRP)释放动力学差异及有机磷形态与溶解性有机质(DOM)特征对沉积物磷释放影响,并探讨了沉积物DOP释放的水质风险.结果表明：(1)沉积物DOP和SRP释放动力学过程相似,均遵循二级动力学模型,首先是快速释放阶段,随后慢速释放,释放曲线逐渐平缓并达到最大释放量.(2)沉积物有机磷释放与有机磷形态和有机质有关.活性有机磷(LOP)和中活性有机磷(MLOP)是快速释放阶段主要向上覆水释放的DOP形态.释放后期LOP和MLOP占总有机磷(DTP)比例下降,而非活性有机磷(NLOP)比例增加;同时DOM腐殖化程度和芳香性随磷释放过程逐渐升高,DOM活性不断降低,导致DOP释放速率呈先快后慢趋势.(3)与SRP相比,DOP释放量较大,占DTP总释放量的47%～77%,释放风险较高;湖泊营养水平较高,沉积物DOP释放量较大,水质下降风险也较高.因此,湖泊沉积物磷释放不仅应关注无机磷释放,也应关注有机磷释放,否则会低估沉积物磷释放量及水质风险.     

我国环境法确立风险预防原则的思考

环境风险预防原则是应对环境风险日益凸显的重要原则。通过对环境风险预防原则的分析,发现环境风险预防原则在我国确立中还存在着对其研究程度不够、混同于"预防为主,防治结合"原则以及仍惯于事后执法的传统思维等问题。面对挑战,应多措并举推进环境风险预防原则建设,例如确立环境风险预防原则作为环境法基本原则,转变举证责任主体的机制、建立信息公开等与风险预防原则相关的法律制度,拟采过错责任为风险预防的归责原则,从而预防和遏制环境风险的产生与扩散。     

Risk Assessment in the Working Environment in Estonia

The first step to chart hazards in the working environment in Estonia (labour force: 0.65 million) was taken by the National Board of Health Protection in the beginning of 1996.

The existing chemical, physical, and biological agents in the working environment were investigated with the help of local health inspectors in all counties. An identification of hazards and workers at risk was carried out. The results of the analysis showed that 16% of Estonian industrial workers are exposed to different hazards: 20,000 persons are exposed to noise, 11,000 are working in the conditions of vibration, 10,000 are affected by unsatisfactory microclimate, 6,000 complain about long-lasting work in a compulsory posture, the overexertion of eyes is suffered by 5,500 persons, and physical overload by 3,500 workers. In the group of chemical hazards the greatest numbers of workers are exposed to organic dust (6,500) and welding aerosols (5,400), followed by petroleum products (2,700), and oil-shale dust (4,300). The measurements of working conditions showed that an average of 30.3% of the results are above the standards. Proposals for the improvement of the situation in occupational safety and health are presented.     

巢湖表层沉积物中有机氯农药的残留与风险

利用GC-MS分析了巢湖14个样点表层沉积物中有机氯农药(OCPs)残留水平,研究了其分布与组成特征、与TOC的关系以及生态风险.结果表明:巢湖表层沉积物中OCPs总含量范围为0.58～32.91ng.g-1(干重),其中六六六类(HCHs)农药含量在0.23～1.81ng.g-1之间,滴滴涕类农药(DDTs)含量在0.34～31.01ng.g-1之间.表层沉积物中HCHs和DDTs平均含量的空间分布特点为:西部湖心>东部水源区>东部湖区(不包括水源区)>河流,狄氏剂和异狄氏剂则主要为巢湖东部湖区和水源区的局部污染.HCHs和DDTs的组成成分分析表明其主要来源于历史残留.OCPs含量与TOC含量之间不存在显著相关关系,说明OCPs在沉积物中的含量还受到其他因素的影响.与共识沉积物质量基准(CB-SQG)相比较,巢湖局部地区表层沉积物存在较大生态风险.     

镉胁迫对不同杂交水稻品种Cd、Zn吸收与积累的影响

土壤-作物-食品是人类摄取Cd的重要途径.水稻是Cd积累能力最强的粮食作物,且水稻对Cd的吸收常伴随Zn缺乏,这对人类健康具有潜在的暴露风险.因此,本文选择2种杂交水稻(普通杂交稻材料"J196"和超级稻品种"中浙优1号")为供试水稻,以红壤性水稻土为供试土壤,采用添加Cd(2.5 mg·kg^-1)和不添加Cd(0 mg·kg^-1)处理进行盆栽试验,研究了水稻在成熟期对土壤中Cd的吸收分配及籽粒中Cd、Zn的积累特点.结果表明,添加Cd处理的水稻籽粒Cd积累量为未加Cd处理的6~10倍.在供试土壤Cd污染条件下,超级稻表现出对Cd具有较强的吸收能力,其籽粒中的Cd积累量也可高达1.83 mg·kg^-1,就地消费人群的籽粒Cd暴露风险水平为人体安全临界摄入剂量水平的数倍,Zn存在相对缺乏的食物安全风险.中浙优1号具有较强的籽粒Cd分配能力和较弱的籽粒Zn转运能力,而加Cd处理下,其对Cd、Zn的根部、茎叶滞留能力更强,这也正是高籽粒含量品种籽粒Cd积累强而Cd/Zn比高的原因.因此,在高产水稻育种中必须考虑水稻对Cd、Zn吸收的品种差异与籽粒Cd暴露、Zn缺乏的风险.为降低镉暴露风险,推广高产杂交水稻时应考虑Cd的吸收特性,同时在土壤-品种间进行合理布局,并进行膳食结构优化以增加人体对Zn的摄入.     

苏州河底泥3种内分泌干扰物的空间分布及环境风险

应用气相色谱质谱联用方法对苏州河及其支流底泥中3种环境内分泌干扰物壬基酚(NP)、辛基酚(4-t-OP)和双酚A(BPA)的含量进行检测和调查,结果表明,这3种物质在河流底泥中的浓度变幅分别为<1.0～5 800、<0.10～39和0.90～180μg.kg-1,空间分异显著.总体上看,底泥污染物浓度与河流周边人为活动密集程度有关:在苏州河上海市区段底泥的含量显著地高于上海远郊和江苏省内河段底泥含量;苏州河支流底泥中的含量显著高于苏州河干流底泥含量.苏州河及其支流底泥中这3种内分泌干扰物两两之间,存在显著正相关,说明其有相似的物源.以含量较高的壬基酚为例,进行底泥环境内分泌干扰物的风险评估,结果表明,除苏州河江苏省内吴家港桥段外,其它河段均存在潜在的生态毒害风险,需采取相应的防范措施.     

Ethics in the Societal Debate on Genetically Modified Organisms: A (Re)Quest for Sense and Sensibility

Via a historical reconstruction, this paper primarily demonstrates how the societal debate on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) gradually extended in terms of actors involved and concerns reflected. It is argued that the implementation of recombinant DNA technology out of the laboratory and into civil society entailed a “complex of concerns.” In this complex, distinctions between environmental, agricultural, socio-economic, and ethical issues proved to be blurred. This fueled the confusion between the wider debate on genetic modification and the risk assessment of transgenic crops in the European Union. In this paper, the lasting skeptical and/or ambivalent attitude of Europeans towards agro-food biotechnology is interpreted as signaling an ongoing social request – and even a quest – for an evaluation of biotechnology with Sense and Sensibility. In this (re)quest, a broader-than-scientific dimension is sought for that allows addressing the GMO debate in a more “sensible” way, whilst making “sense” of the different stances taken in it. Here, the restyling of the European regulatory frame on transgenic agro-food products and of science communication models are discussed and taken to be indicative of the (re)quest to move from a merely scientific evaluation and risk-based policy towards a socially more robust evaluation that takes the “non-scientific” concerns at stake in the GMO debate seriously.     

Risk factors in urban road traffic accidents

INTRODUCTION: The urban road traffic accident (RTA) risks for the city of Zagreb, Croatia, from 1999 through 2000 were analyzed with the aim of reducing the increasing injury incidence. METHOD: Simple and bivariate analysis using chi(2), odds ratio, and confidence interval of 95% was used to determine risks in three outcome groups: killed, severely, and mildly injured. RESULTS: There were 528 RTA victims consisting of 260 severely, 213 mildly injured, and 55 killed at the scene of an accident and during transportation. More fatal accidents occurred during night hours (OR=3.78; 95% CI, 2.08-6.85), on urban road links (OR=2.33; 95% CI, 1.30-4.19), and at exceeding speed limit (OR=2.56; 95% CI, 1.43-4.61). More people were injured than killed on urban junctions (OR=5.27; 95% CI, 2.21-12.57). The highest combined risk of dying or being severely injured was found in males, driving at excessive speed, on urban links, and during bad visibility (OR=16.15; 95% CI, 3.901-66.881). CONCLUSION: These results will influence the urban traffic police enforcement measures, which will change inappropriate behavior of drivers and protect the least experienced road users.