Congener-specific approach to human PCB concentrations by serum analysis

The objective of this study was to evaluate all congeners of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in human serum samples. Concentrations of all PCB congeners in the serum of 87 volunteers were determined by high-resolution gas chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS). The participants consisted of 47 males and 40 females, including 25 men working at municipal solid waste incinerators (MSWIs). The mean concentrations of total PCBs and dioxin-like PCBs were 242.77ng/g lipid (median: 180.17ng/g lipid) and 18.57ng/g lipid (median: 15.34ng/g lipid), respectively. Penta-, hexa-, and heptachlorinated biphenyls contributed more than 80% of the total PCBs detected in human serum. Congener-specific analysis indicated that PCB153, PCB138, PCB180, PCB187, and PCB118 contributed 57.3% of the total PCBs detected in human serum samples. A statistical analysis was performed to determine whether there were significant correlations between PCB concentrations and specific variables such as age, gender, smoking habits, occupation, and body mass index (BMI). However, serum PCB concentrations correlated only with age. In addition, we found that total PCBs and dioxin-like PCBs highly correlated with PCB153 (correlation coefficient r=0.93, p<0.01) and PCB118 (correlation coefficient r=0.98, p<0.01), respectively. Thus these two congeners could be satisfactory indicators for total PCBs and dioxin-like PCBs in human serum.     

信息量融入GA优化SVM模型下的地质灾害易发性评价

地质灾害易发性评价是防灾减灾工作部署、灾害预警以及风险管控的基础,针对评价因子在量纲、性质等方面的差异以及评价模型的适用性、准确性等问题,以陕西省子长市作为研究区,引入信息量(information value, INF)模型与遗传算法(Genetic Algorithm, GA),提出一种信息量融入GA优化支持向量机(Support Vector Machines, SVM)模型的地质灾害易发性评价方法。首先,从研究区的地形地貌、地质环境、生态环境三个方面选取坡度、坡向、河流距离、土地利用类型等9个评价因子,利用INF模型将各评价因子量纲进行统一,构建样本数据集;然后,利用GA迭代求解SVM关键参数c和g的最优值;最后,将全区点集属性数据代入训练好的模型中求解并输出子长市地质灾害易发性指数值,将该值代入ArcGIS软件得到地质灾害易发性区划图,并采用受试者工作特征(Receiver Operating Characteristic, ROC)曲线对模型预测结果的精度进行检验。结果表明：采用信息量融入GA优化SVM模型得到的子长市地质灾害易发性评价结果的准确率为93%,优于INF模型和...     

南通富水砂层盾构隧道开挖对邻近桩基影响分析

为有效控制盾构隧道近距侧穿既有桥梁桩基施工,给桩基造成一定安全风险,本文依托南通地铁1号线区间盾构工程,建立三维有限元模型,基于流固耦合理论分析盾构施工对桩基水平位移、内力、地表沉降的影响,并验证计算的准确性。结果表明:盾构开挖面距离桩基2D范围内,盾构施工对桩基产生的影响占总水平位移的85%;桩基产生的最大水平位移为16.13 mm;盾构施工引起桩基剪力和弯矩的变化量明显。在富水砂层类似工程施工中应加强监测,同时采取优化盾构掘进参数和地层加固等措施,减小盾构施工对桩基影响。     

腾发覆盖垃圾填埋场覆盖层机理试验研究及结构分析

研究了腾发覆盖垃圾场覆盖层水平衡机理并探讨了植物、土质和厚度调节对控制覆盖层水均衡的作用.6组腾发覆盖试验结果表明,腾发作用在覆盖层水量平均过程中起关键作用,覆盖层土壤水分耗散与叶面积指数表现出非线性增长关系;植物生长条件下覆盖层土壤水分总耗散量可以达到无植物覆盖情况下的3.3～4.5倍,60 cm覆盖厚度、植物生长条件下能够提供97.2 mm的土壤水库容积,而无植物生长情况下有效库容仅为62.8 mm; 降雨入渗在覆盖层中表现出非均匀运动特性,流动区域随深度的增加而呈指数递减的趋势,20、40和60 mm降雨条件下最大入渗深度与平均入渗深度的比值分别为3.65、1.77和1.40,表明土壤水库容量不仅取决于覆盖层土壤质地,厚度和初始含水率,并且与降雨量有关,非均匀入渗是植物生长条件下渗沥产生的主要原因.Hydrus-2D模拟覆盖层水均衡要素动态结果显示,相比粘土,选用砂壤性土壤能够更为有效利用腾发作用的调节和控制覆盖层水分,达到控制渗沥的目的.     

甘家湖荒漠梭梭林自然保护区管理问题的初探

结合西北实际对甘家湖梭梭林自然保护区的现状及管理进行了初步分析,并提出应如何加强管理的对策和建议。     

学龄儿童肺功能的影响因素分析

以武汉市污染区和对照区 50 0多名学龄儿童为研究对象 ,通过问卷调查和为期四年的肺功能连续测定 ,运用逐步回归模型对儿童肺功能的影响因素进行多元分析。结果表明 ,儿童肺功能生长发育水平与机体生理因素 ,尤其是身高的关系最密切。室内外空气污染对儿童肺功能的生长发育有不同程度的抑制作用 ,小气道对各环境因素的影响较大气道敏感 ,女性较男性敏感。影响儿童肺功能最主要的环境因素是大气 TSP,其次为 SO2 、家庭燃煤和 NOx,被动吸烟的影响较轻。TSP与 FEF2 5 %～ 75 % 有着密切的统计学联系 ,是影响小气道功能的主要污染物     

Factors dominating stratification cycle and seasonal water quality variation in a Korean estuarine reservoir

A comprehensive monitoring program was conducted during 2005-2007 to investigate seasonal variations of hydrologic stability and water quality in the Yeongsan Reservoir (YSR), located at the downstream end of the Yeongsan River, Korea. A principal component analysis (PCA) was performed to identify factors dominating the seasonal water quality variation from a large suite of measured data--11 physico-chemical parameters from 48 sampling sites. The results showed that three principal components explained approximately 62% of spatio-seasonal water quality variation, which are related to stratifications, pollutant loadings and resultant eutrophication, and the advective mixing process during the episodic rainfall-runoff events. A comparison was then made between YSR and an upstream freshwater reservoir (Damyang Reservoir, DYR) in the same river basin during an autumn season. It was found that the saline stratification and pollutant input from the upstream contributed to greater concentrations of nutrients and organic matter in YSR compared to DYR. In YSR, saline stratification in combination with thermal stratification was a dominant cause of the longer period (for two consecutive seasons) of hypoxic conditions at the reservoir bottom. The results presented here will help better understand the season- and geography-dependent characteristics of reservoir water quality in Asian Monsoon climate regions such as Korea.     

Monitoring bacterial community structure and variability in time scale in full-scale anaerobic digesters

Using a high-throughput pyrosequencing technology, this study assessed bacterial community structure and time-scale variability in great detail in seven full-scale anaerobic digesters operated variously in terms of influent substrate, digestion temperature, and reactor configuration. Pyrosequencing generated a total of 83,774 sequence reads from 40 digester sludge samples collected monthly for six months. The highest number of sequence reads were detected within Proteobacteria (20.5%), followed by those within Bacteroidetes (19.7%), Firmicutes (17.8%), and Chloroflexi (4.8%). The relative composition of bacterial populations was varied within the digesters as well as between the digesters, and the bacterial community structures were mainly influenced by digestion temperature. Detailed bacterial community structures were assessed by analyzing the operational taxonomic units (OTUs) based on 97% sequence similarity, which resulted in a total of 9051 OTUs. Among these, a total of 31 core OTUs were analyzed and inferred phylogenetically, which enabled us to classify the sequences within an unclassified phylum. Unclassified sequences were mostly affiliated with the sequences within Spirochaetes and Firmicutes. Interestingly, numerically dominant novel phylotypes (18% of the total sequence reads) presumably involved in anaerobic digestion within Spirochaetes were identified. Temporal variability was further explored using a non-metric multidimensional scaling ordination which demonstrated that the variability of the bacterial community within the digesters was smaller than between digesters. Correlation analysis demonstrated that digester performance and operational conditions affected the pattern of bacterial community in the ordination. Additionally, a multi-response permutation procedure revealed that the bacterial communities within the digesters were more similar than those belonging to other digesters statistically, demonstrating a patchiness of the digesters in the distribution of bacterial populations. Overall, this study revealed the correlation of bacterial community structure and time-scale variability with digester performance and operating conditions.     

Concentrations of As, Be, Cr, Hg, Mn, and Ni in ambient air at four urban locations in Japan

The metal concentrations of As, Be, Cr, Hg, Mn, and Ni in ambient air were measured at four sites in Japan from October 1997 to March 2006. The mean metal concentration data measured from the four sites (K1, K2, M, and Y) are found on the order of Mn > Cr–Ni > As > Hg > Be. The concentrations of Mn with the highest mean value were fairly variable across four sites such as 45.9 ± 42.8 (K1), 25.6 ± 19.4 (K2), 22.5 ± 19.7 (M), and 25.4 ± 19.8 ng m^???3 (Y). In contrast, the concentrations of Be with the lowest mean value were less variable across four sites with means of 0.03 to 0.04 ng m^???3. Inspection of the seasonal patterns indicates the peak occurrence of most metals during spring, although relative dominance during winter is seen at the most polluted area (K1). Evaluation of long-term patterns indicates that the noticeably high values of metals in the early stage of study reduced gradually across the years, although the metal concentration levels in most areas were affected significantly by anthropogenic activities. However, efforts to control pollution levels seemed to gradually contribute to a decrease in metal concentration levels of all study sites through the years.     

Removing arsenic from groundwater in Cambodia using high performance iron adsorbent

In Cambodia, groundwater has been contaminated with arsenic, and purification of the water is an urgent issue. From 2010 to 2012, an international collaborative project between Japan and Cambodia for developing arsenic-removing technology from well water was conducted and supported by the foundation of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Japan. Quality of well water was surveyed in Kandal, Prey Veng, and Kampong Cham Provinces, and a monitoring trial of the arsenic removal equipment using our patented amorphous iron (hydr)oxide adsorbent was performed. Of the 37 wells surveyed, arsenic concentration of 24 exceeded the Cambodian guideline value (50 μg L^?1), and those of 27 exceeded the WHO guideline for drinking water (10 μg L^?1). Levels of arsenic were extremely high in some wells (>1,000–6,000 μg L^?1), suggesting that arsenic pollution of groundwater is serious in these areas. Based on the survey results, 16 arsenic removal equipments were installed in six schools, three temples, two health centers, four private houses, and one commune office. Over 10 months of monitoring, the average arsenic concentrations of the treated water were between 0 and 10 μg L^?1 at four locations, 10–50 μg L^?1 at eight locations, and >50 μg L^?1 at four locations. The arsenic removal rate ranged in 83.1–99.7 %, with an average of 93.8 %, indicating that the arsenic removal equipment greatly lower the risk of arsenic exposure to the residents. Results of the field trial showed that As concentration of the treated water could be reduced to <10 µg L^?1 by managing the As removal equipment properly, suggesting that the amorphous iron (hydr)oxide adsorbent has high adsorbing capacity for As not only in the laboratory environment but also in the field condition. This is one of the succeeding As removal techniques that could reduce As concentration of water below the WHO guideline value for As in situ.