Exposure to metal mixtures and human health impacts in a contaminated area in Nanning, China

Cadmium and lead have been identified as very toxic metals, which are widely present in the environment due to natural and anthropogenic emissions. Many studies have shown that the food chain is the main pathway of cadmium and lead transfer from the environment to humans. It is well documented that many factors will affect their transfer through food chains. Previous investigations on heavy metals were mostly concentrated on one contaminant in isolation. However, in real environments, exposure to mixtures of metals is ubiquitous such that cadmium pollution is invariably being associated with lead and zinc, etc. This study focuses on the contamination and health effects of the metal mixtures. For this purpose, a dietary survey was taken for 3 groups in Nanning in October 2002. Samples of soils, plants (vegetables), urine and blood of humans were measured for Cd, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ca and Pb, in addition, the urinary indicators of renal dysfunction Albumin (ALB), N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), Beta-2-microglobulin (beta2-MG) and Retinol-binding protein (RBP) in urine were also measured. Results showed that soil contamination with metal mixtures had caused significant renal dysfunction of the local residents living in the contaminated area, and the dose-response curve was somewhat altered by the mixed contamination of Cd and Pb as well as the intake of other minerals. The importance of mixtures of metal contamination and human health are also discussed in this paper.     

Coordination Degree of Urban Population, Economy, Space, and Environment in Shenyang Since 1990

In the background of China's rapid urbanization, the conflicts between urban population, economy, space, and environment are intensified and complicated. This article aims to establish a coordinate assessment method for studying urban population, economy, space, and environment interactions in city scale by principal component analysis and regression analysis. On the basis of the case study on Shenyang city, the results indicated that the integrated development of urban population, economic, and space was in a poor situation from 1993 to 1999, whereas it turned better after 2000, and the urban environment improved steadily after 1998. The static coordination degree of urban integrated development and environment showed obvious periodical and fluctuant characteristics. Compared with the static coordination degree, the dynamic coordination degree appeared to be smooth and lag. The static coordination degree was elementary discoordinative in 1993, 1994, and 1999; whereas it turned to be elementary coordinative between 1995 and 2005. The dynamic coordination degree was elementary discoordinative from 1993 to 1996, whereas it became elementary coordinative overall after 1997.     

曝气-混凝一体法去除碱性废水中砷的研究

采用曝气－混凝一体法处理碱性含砷废水。氧化方式研究表明,以曝气替代混凝机械搅拌过程,既起到氧化作用,又完成了混合作用,同时具有较好的处理效果;采用该法结合二次混凝工艺处理高浓度碱性含砷废水（砷浓度达414.94mg/L）,聚合铁为絮凝剂,总Fe/As＝3.0,砷去除率99.92％,出水中砷浓度0.33mg/L;在所选用的三种混凝剂中,聚合铁处理效果最佳。     

柠檬酸强化钢渣湿法烧结烟气脱硫及机理

在鼓泡反应器中考察了添加柠檬酸强化钢渣湿法烧结烟气脱硫的影响因素,包括钢渣粒度,吸收浆液浓度、进口二氧化硫浓度、停留时间,pH值,柠檬酸与钢渣的浸泡时间等,结果表明,柠檬酸浓度为2.0 mmol/L、钢渣浓度为4%、二氧化硫进口浓度为1 500 mg/m3、烟气停留时间为7 s、钢渣强化时间为2 h、钢渣粒度>200目,脱硫率达到90%以上。经4 mmol/L的柠檬酸强化后的钢渣浆液脱硫率比单纯钢渣浆液提高18.41%,达到90.99%的脱硫率,且有效反应时间延长50%,达到60 min以上。柠檬酸的加入,一方面促进了钢渣碱性组分溶解,另一方面在吸收液中形成柠檬酸和柠檬酸盐缓冲体系,增加了气液界面SO2浓度,提高了SO2的气液传质速率。     

Associations of bisphenol exposure with thyroid hormones in pregnant women: a prospective birth cohort study in China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Bisphenols are endocrine disruptor chemicals that disrupt thyroid hormone homeostasis. However, evidence on the effects of bisphenol mixtures on...     

Continuous electrocoagulation degradation of oily wastewater with Fe78Si9B13 amorphous ribbons

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The oily wastewater was treated by electrocoagulation with Fe78Si9B13 amorphous ribbons as anode and graphite plates as cathode under such processing...     

正压气力除灰系统的优化设计

从气力除灰系统的经济性考虑，按照系统运行能耗最省的原则，对系统进行优化设计。以山东临沂电厂除灰系统为例，优化出灰气比、管径、系统压损、耗气量等技术指标。实际运行效果证明这种优化设计方法是可行的，为该系统的推广应用提供了优化设计依据。     

几种鞋底材料耐油性能评价

本文对丁腈橡交（NBR）、聚氨酯（PU）、改性聚氯乙稀（PVC）等鞋底材料进行耐油性能试验，分析其在2，2，4-三甲基戊烷中浸泡后体积、质量和硬度等方面的变化规律，揭示变化机理，综合评价其耐油性能，提出对浸泡后体积缩小情况的总协定建议。     

煤矿轴流式局部通风机的降噪

煤矿局部通风机（简称局扇）的噪声是煤矿掘进中的主要噪声源。分析了局扇噪声产生的机理。综述了从局扇的噪声源和传播途径上控制噪声的方法，为局扇的降噪提供了有益的参考。     

塑料-活性炭载体浮动床处理炼油废水

采用粘有活性炭粉末的聚丙烯填料为浮动床载体 ,进行了挂膜、载体投加率选择及处理炼油废水的试验研究。结果表明 ,这种混合载体挂膜期短且效果好 ,在载体投加率为 40 % ,HRT为 2h时就可取得很好的去除效果 ,CODcr去除率 >86% ,NH3-N去除率 >68%。