Male-Specific and Somatic Coliphage Profiles from Major Aquaculture Areas in Republic of Korea

Human and animal feces are important sources of various types of microbial contamination in water. Especially, enteric viruses, the major agents of waterbo     

The customer is not always right: customer aggression and emotion regulation of service employees

Research on work aggression or anger has typically focused on supervisors and co‐workers as the instigators of aggression; however, aggressive customers are also likely and may have unique consequences for the employee. We explore this phenomenon with a sample of 198 call center employees at two work sites. The employees reported that customer verbal aggression occurred 10 times a day, on average, though this varied by race and negative affectivity. Using LISREL, our data indicated that both the frequency and stress appraisal of customer aggression positively related to emotional exhaustion, and this burnout dimension mediated the relationship of stress appraisal with absences. Stress appraisal also influenced employees' emotion regulation strategies with their most recent hostile caller. Employees who felt more threatened by customer aggression used surface acting or vented emotions, while those who were less threatened used deep acting. Job autonomy helped explain who found these events more stressful, and implications of these results are discussed. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Open burning and open detonation PM10 mass emission factor measurements with optical remote sensing

Emission factors (EFs) of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤10 µm (PM₁₀) from the open burning/open detonation (OB/OD) of energetic materials were measured using a hybrid-optical remote sensing (hybrid-ORS) method. This method is based on the measurement of range-resolved PM backscattering values with a micropulse light detection and ranging (LIDAR; MPL) device. Field measurements were completed during March 2010 at Tooele Army Depot, Utah, which is an arid continental site. PM₁₀ EFs were quantified for OB of M1 propellant and OD of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT). EFs from this study are compared with previous OB/OD measurements reported in the literature that have been determined with point measurements either in enclosed or ambient environments, and with concurrent airborne point measurements. PM₁₀ mass EFs, determined with the hybrid-ORS method, were 7.8?×?10^?3 kg PM₁₀/kg M1 from OB of M1 propellant, and 0.20 kg PM₁₀/kg TNT from OD of TNT. Compared with previous results reported in the literature, the hybrid-ORS method EFs were 13% larger for OB and 174% larger for OD. Compared with the concurrent airborne measurements, EF values from the hybrid-ORS method were 37% larger for OB and 54% larger for OD. For TNT, no statistically significant differences were observed for the EFs measured during the detonation of 22.7 and 45.4 kg of TNT, supporting that the total amount of detonated mass in this mass range does not have an effect on the EFs for OD of TNT.

Implications: Particulate matter (PM) in the atmosphere affects the health of humans and ecosystems, visibility, and climate. Fugitive PM emissions are not well characterized because of spatial and temporal ubiquity and heterogeneity. The hybrid-ORS method is appropriate for quantifying fugitive PM emission factors (EFs) because it captures the spatial and temporal dispersion of ground level and elevated plumes in real time, without requiring numerous point measurement devices. The method can be applied to provide an opportunity to reduce the uncertainty of fugitive PM EFs and readily update PM emissions in National Emission Inventories for a range of fugitive PM sources.     

Microbial degradation characteristics and kinetics of novel pyrimidynyloxybenzoic herbicide ZJ0273 by a newly isolated Bacillus sp. CY

ZJ0273 (propyl 4-(2-(4,6-demethoxy pyrimidin-2-yloxy)benzylamino)benzoate) is a novel herbicide developed in China for oilseed crop. Sixteen bacteria capable of utilizing ZJ0273 as the sole carbon source were isolated from soils. One of the isolates was designated as Bacillus sp. CY based on its physiological and biochemical characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA sequences. The present study aimed to investigate the ZJ0273 degradation characteristics and kinetics by Bacillus sp. CY which has the ability to utilize ZJ0273 as the sole source of carbon and energy under aerobic conditions. The optimum biodegradation temperature, pH, and ZJ0273 initial concentration were 20–40 °C, 5.0–9.0, and 50–400 mg/l, respectively. Strain CY degraded 65 % of ZJ0273 (initial concentration of 50 mg/l) during 30 days of incubation in basal mineral medium at pH 8.0 and 35 °C. DT50 (half-life value), k (degradation rate constant of ZJ0273), and R ² are 19.20 days, 0.0361 day^?1, and 0.9464, respectively.     

城市路口差异对行道树叶片叶绿素含量的影响研究

为明确城市道路路口差异对行道树叶片叶绿素的影响,研究选取太原市平阳路和长风街2条城市主干道为采样点,采摘春、秋季大十字路口、小十字路口、丁字路口和非路口绿化植株叶片,测定叶片叶绿素a含量、叶绿素b含量及叶绿素总量。结果表明:(1)城市交通对行道树叶片叶绿素总量影响为冬青卫矛(EuonymusjaponicusThunb)国槐(Sophora japonica)毛白杨(Populusto mentosa)。冬青卫矛适宜作指示物种。(2)与清洁对照区相比,污染区国槐和毛白杨叶片的叶绿素a、叶绿素b的含量及两者比值总体呈增加态势,冬青卫矛叶片叶绿素a、叶绿素b含量则以减少为主。(3)冬青卫矛叶片的叶绿素a含量相对叶绿素b含量影响明显,表现出了较好的相关性,建议用叶绿素a含量作为污染指示指标。(4)路口差异对不同种类行道树叶片叶绿素影响未显现一致性,表明路口差异受街道走向、交通流量、扩散能力、植株株高等多因素影响。在道路不畅、车流量大的区域,应在吸尘抑毒和降低绿化高度、增加扩散能力间寻求一种最佳平衡。     

Concentrations of formaldehyde and other carbonyls in environments affected by incense burning

Burning incense to pay homage to deities is common in Chinese homes and temples. Air samples were collected and analyzed for carbonyls from a home and a temple in Hong Kong where incense burning occurs on a daily basis. Carbonyls in the air were trapped on a solid sorbent coated with O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)-hydroxylamine, followed by thermal desorption and subsequent GC/MS analysis. The carbonyls identified include formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein, 2-furfural, benzaldehyde, glyoxal, and methylglyoxal. The levels of the above carbonyls correlate with the intensity of the incense-burning activities. The total mixing ratios of the carbonyls in the temple exceed those in the ambient air outside the temple by 11-23 times. Formaldehyde is the most abundant species, contributing to approximately 55% of the total carbonyl mixing ratios in both the temple and the home environments during incense burning. The mixing ratio of formaldehyde ranges from 108 to 346 ppbv in the temple and averages 103 ppbv in the home during incense burning. These values exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guideline of 100 microg m(-3) (88 ppbv) for formaldehyde. The highest formaldehyde level in the temple exceeds the WHO guideline by 3 times at peak incense burning hours. The mixing ratio of acrolein in the temple ranges from 20 to 99 ppbv, approaching or exceeding the WHO air quality guideline of 50 microg m(-3) (22 ppbv) for acrolein. Our measurements indicate that incense burning significantly elevates the concentrations of a number of carbonyls, most notably formaldehyde and acrolein, in the surrounding environments. This study provides preliminary insights on indoor air quality problems created by incense burning.     

采暖锅炉氧腐蚀的原因与防腐对策

热水锅炉及其采暖系统在运行和停运期间都存在较严重的氧腐蚀,但由于主客观原因的限制,并没有引起人们的高度重视.氧腐蚀对锅炉及其采暖系统运行的安全性和经济性造成重大影响,严重时引起爆管,被迫停炉等危害.大力提倡节能减排的今天,延长锅炉的寿命,促进安全经济生产意义重大.本论文分析总结采暖锅炉目前的水质与防腐工作的现状,同时提出了对采暖锅炉今后锅炉及热力管网防腐的对策.     

绿化植物对城市空气悬浮颗粒物消减效应的研究进展

空气颗粒物对城市环境质量和人群健康的影响越来越受到社会各界的关注和重视,绿化植物能通过捕获、滞留和吸收等各种方式对空气颗粒物起到消减作用.本文在对绿化植物对空气颗粒物消减机制阐述的基础上,比较分析了不同形态特征和生态习性的绿化植物以及不同配置结构的城市绿地对空气颗粒物的消减差异,最后对未来的研究方向进行了展望.     

高藻水臭氧预氧化过程有机物转化及消毒副产物生成势

研究了高藻水预氧化处理过程中,不同臭氧氧化程度及不同pH值条件下,藻类有机物释放与转化规律以及氯化消毒副产物(DBPs)的生成特性.结果表明,臭氧投加量为28.92 mg·L-1时藻去除率达36%.随着臭氧投加量的增加,藻的去除率进一步增加,类腐殖酸先增加后持续减少,溶解性微生物代谢产物、类富里酸和类芳香蛋白物质持续减少;低投加量的臭氧对二氯乙腈(DCAN)、三氯乙腈(TCAN)生成势有明显的控制作用,但会增加三氯硝基甲烷(TCNM)以及1,1,1-三氯丙酮(1,1,1-TCP)前体物,随臭氧投加量增大,DBPs生成势显著增大.酸性条件下臭氧对藻的去除效果最好,UV254以及总有机碳(DOC)均随pH的增大有所上升,但变化较小;臭氧氧化可降解溶解性微生物代谢产物,降解效果受pH影响较小,类腐殖酸有机物随pH值增大而减少;DCAN、TCAN生成势随pH增大有所降低,TCNM生成势在pH=10条件下最高,1,1,1-TCP生成势在pH=7条件下最高.