A review of measurement methods for peracetic acid (PAA)

• Physical and chemical properties and application of peracetic acid solution. • Determination method of high concentration peracetic acid. • Determination method of residual peracetic acid (low concentration). Peroxyacetic acid has been widely used in food, medical, and synthetic chemical fields for the past several decades. Recently, peroxyacetic acid has gradually become an effective alternative disinfectant in wastewater disinfection and has strong redox capacity for removing micro-pollutants from drinking water. However, commercial peroxyacetic acid solutions are primarily multi-component mixtures of peroxyacetic acid, acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and water. During the process of water treatment, peroxyacetic acid and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) often coexist, which limits further investigation on the properties of peroxyacetic acid. Therefore, analytical methods need to achieve a certain level of selectivity, particularly when peroxyacetic acid and hydrogen peroxide coexist. This review summarizes the measurement and detection methods of peroxyacetic acid, comparing the principle, adaptability, and relative merits of these methods.     

Factors affecting the quantitative uncertainty of the estimated short-term intake. Part I—Calculation methods

ABSTRACT

The calculation of the combined uncertainty of the international estimated short-term intake (IESTI) of ethephon residues in apples is shown as an example. The ethephon residues in apples were reported by the Joint FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)/WHO (World Health Organization) Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR). The apple consumption data were taken from the IESTI (international short-term intake) calculation template used by the JMPR. The IESTI was calculated with the currently used method (case 2a) and a proposed one recommended by the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority)/RIVM (Dutch National Institute for Public Health) Scientific Workshop co-sponsored by FAO and WHO. In this example, the ratio of IESTI_proposed/IESTI_current and their combined relative uncertainty are about 2.8, and 1.7, respectively. The larger IESTI and uncertainty obtained with the proposed equation are the consequence of calculation only with the large portion (LP) instead of its combination with unit mass, and the MRL instead of the highest residue (HR). The LP is the major contributor to the combined uncertainty. Both the calculated IESTI and its combined uncertainty depend on the actual food – pesticide residue combination, and should be calculated for each case.     

纳氏试剂分光光度法测定水质氨氮不确定度的评估

本文对采用纳氏试剂分光光度法（HJ535-2009）测定水中氨氮的实验过程可能引入的各不确定分量的来源进行了详细的分析,然后对各分量进行评定,对测定不确定度做出评估。得出影响测定结果的几种重要因素。     

土壤理化性质对污染场地环境风险不确定性的影响

以某化工污染场地中挥发性有机物苯的环境风险评价为例,研究了土壤有机质含量、土壤含水率、土壤容重等理化性质对风险评价结果的影响.在土壤污染物苯浓度不变的前提下,土壤有机质含量、土壤含水率和土壤容重在场地条件下随机取值的变异范围分别为0.31%～2.31%、0.12～0.25和1.25～1.75 g/cm3.10 000次蒙特卡罗模拟结果表明,在95%置信水平下,苯的总致癌风险(概率值)在1.45×10-5～2.74×10-5之间.在该场地条件下,土壤有机质含量是影响苯风险不确定性的最主要因素,其对风险评价结果不确定性的贡献率高达90.2%;土壤含水率和土壤容重的贡献率分别为5.6%和4.2%.因此,在土壤污染健康风险评价过程中,应对理化参数进行敏感性分析,对评价结果影响较大的关键参数取值需慎重.     

基于水质模拟的不确定条件下两阶段随机水资源规划模型

针对流域内不同企业的水资源分配及企业生产污染排放导致的水环境问题,运用区间两阶段随机规划的方法,耦合区间两阶段模型（ITSP）和区间水质模型（IS-P）,建立不确定两阶段随机水质-水量耦合规划模型（ITSP-SP）.该模型以流域内系统利益最大为目标函数,模拟了流域内各个企业的水量分配及排污过程中河道水质变化,并在保证河流水质达标前提下优化预计分配水量,调整企业生产规模.通过模型运算得到区间解,为管理者提供了多样的决策方案.并且,该模型充分考虑不确定因素对系统利益的影响,能够有效的规避系统决策失误及方案缺失现象.     

原子荧光光谱仪测定底泥中砷含量的不确定度评定

介绍了原子荧光光谱仪测定底泥中砷含量的不确定度评定方法,分析和识别测量过程中不确定度的来源,较为全面地评定了测量不确定度。根据最小二乘法拟合计算工作曲线的标准不确定度,采用极差法评定测量次数较少时引起的标准不确定度。     

地震海啸危险性分析研究进展

本文追溯地震海啸危险性分析研究的兴起与发展,介绍地震海啸危险性分析的原理和方法,综述地震海啸危险性分析的常用工具———地震海啸数值模式的研究进展,讨论目前地震海啸危险性分析研究中存在的主要困难和问题。指出建立地震海啸危险性分析不确定性的定性分析和定量评估方法,进行地震海啸危险性分析的不确定性评估,应是今后的一个重要研究方向。     

原子吸收分光光度法测定水中铅的不确定度评定

对GB/T 7475-1987《水质铜、铅、锌、镉的测定》〔1〕原子吸收分光光度法测定水中铅的测量不确定度进行了评定。通过测量重复性、滴定管、移液管、标准溶液浓度等影响测量结果的不确定度分量的分析和量化,求得水中铅测定结果的相对合成标准不确定度。     

重铬酸钾法测定水中化学需氧量的不确定度评定

力求全面分析重铬酸钾法测定水中化学需氧量测量不确定度的来源,并以实例演示了化学需氧量测量不确定度的评定全过程。     

亚甲基蓝分光光度法测定空气中硫化氢不确定度评定

通过对亚甲基蓝分光光度法测定环境空气中硫化氢方法中不确定度来源进行了分析,对各个分量进行详细量化,计算处该分析方法的合成不确定度,给出结果的扩展不确定度。