Serum profiles of PCDDs and PCDFs, in individuals near the Escambia Wood Treating Company Superfund site in Pensacola, FL

The Escambia Wood Treating Company (ETC) Superfund site, Pensacola, FL, is contaminated with polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/F), benzo(a)pyrene, lead and arsenic from pentachlorophenol (PCP), creosote, and other compounds used to treat utility poles and foundation pilings. Although ETC's operations ceased in 1982, soils in the areas surrounding the facility continue to exhibit elevated levels of contaminants attributable to ETC operations. In July 2000, individuals who may have been affected by contamination from the ETC site, including current and former residents and former workers and their household members were invited to participate in a study, which included a health and exposure history and routine blood analysis. We also conducted a toxicological health evaluation of a subset of these eligible workers/residents by analyzing serum levels of 17 PCDD/F congeners. Members of the ETC cohort exhibited elevated serum PCDD/F relative to the general population, and congener profiles in members of the cohort reflected patterns commonly observed in persons exposed to PCP. Hypertension prevalence in the cohort was found to correlate with PCDD/F levels, although no other significant relationships were identified with monitored health indices.     

Temporal change in the distribution patterns of hexachlorobenzene and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane among various soil organic matter fractions

Residence time-dependent distribution patterns of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) among different soil organic matter fractions of three Chinese soils were investigated. Soil organic matter (SOM) was fractionated into fulvic acid (FA), humic acid (HA), bound-humic acid (BHA), lipid, and insoluble residue (IR) fractions using methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) method. Results revealed that as the residence time prolonged, the amounts of HCB and DDT in the FA, HA and BHA fractions decreased, while those in the lipid and IR fractions increased. One- and two-compartment first order, and one- and two-parameter pore-diffusion kinetic models were used to describe the mobility of HCB and DDT from the FA, HA and BHA fractions. The results suggest that excellent agreements were achieved between the experimental data and fits to the two-compartment first order kinetic model (R2>0.97). The transfer rates of HCB and DDT followed the order FA>HA>BHA.     

基于虚拟样机的自卸汽车卸载作业侧翻分析

针对自卸汽车卸载作业时发生的侧翻问题,分析影响自卸汽车作业安全的因素.根据自卸汽车结构及其作业特点,建立自卸汽车整车虚拟样机模型.采用多体系统动力学分析软件(ADAMS),对自卸汽车在不同横向坡度卸载作业的安全性进行仿真分析,得到自卸汽车安全作业的举升角与路面横向坡度、装载重量间的关系.结果表明,一定载荷条件下,横向坡度越大,临界举升角越小; 横向坡度相同时,载重越大,临界举升角越小; 未正常卸载工况的临界举升角小于正常卸载工况的.本研究为减少或避免自卸汽车卸载作业时的侧翻事故提供了参考依据.     

重型自卸汽车车架横梁异常断裂原因分析

针对无副车架的重型自卸汽车在使用过程中出现的车架横梁异常断裂问题,建立了以板壳单元为基本单元的自卸汽车车架有限元分析模型,采用NASTRAN有限元分析软件对车架强度进行分析.有限元分析结果表明,车架横梁异常断裂现象是横梁连接部位应力值大于材料的屈服强度引起的,这与实车车架断裂结果吻合.根据实际工艺要求,改造车架结构,将连接第2根横梁和纵梁的L板厚度变大,并将平衡悬架推力杆支座由整体式支撑改为分体式支撑,从而使两处的最大应力值分别比原结构下降20.4%和51.7%.改进后车架断裂区的强度明显提高,这表明改造方法有效.     

安全评价方法在危险废物处置环境风险评价中的应用探讨

对安全评价方法在危险废物处置建设项目环境风险评价中的运用进行初步探索。主要用"工艺过程风险因素分析表"对工艺过程潜在风险性识别;用蒙德法进行源项分析;用池火灾模型、蒸气云爆炸伤害模型对易燃、易爆物质的火灾、爆炸等重大事故后果进行计算,得出人员的伤亡半径和财产损失半径等参数,以便于判断风险的可接受水平。分析结果表明:采用安全评价方法对危险废物处置建设项目进行环境风险评价是适用的、可行的。     

Study of the toxicity of diuron and its metabolites formed in aqueous medium during application of the electrochemical advanced oxidation process "electro-Fenton"

Diuron (N'-[3,4-dichlorophenyl]-N,N-dimethylurea) is a herbicide belonging to the phenylurea family, widely used to destroy weeds on uncultivated surfaces. Because of its toxicity for aquatic organisms and suspicion of being carcinogenic for humans, diuron is the object of growing environmental concern. Therefore, we have developed the electro-Fenton method, an electrochemical advanced oxidation process (EAOP), to degrade diuron in aqueous medium, and we have studied the evolution of the toxicity of treated solution during the process. Indeed, the EAOPs catalytically generate hydroxyl radicals that oxidize the persistent organic pollutants, and can ultimately destroy and mineralize them. But, sometimes, relatively toxic organic metabolites are formed during the oxidation reaction. In this work, the evolution of toxicity of diuron aqueous solutions was studied at different initial concentrations, during treatment by the electro-Fenton method. Samples were collected at various electrolysis times and mineralization degrees during the treatment. The toxicity of the samples was measured using the bacteria Vibrio fischeri (Microtox) and the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus. Our results demonstrated that the toxicity of diuron aqueous solutions (concentrations=3.0-27.6 mg L(-1)) varied considerably with time. The formation and disappearance of several metabolites, having toxicity often stronger than that of the initial herbicide, were observed. To improve the efficiency of water decontamination, the electro-Fenton method should be applied during a time long enough (several hours) and at relatively high electrolysis current (I=250 mA) to reach a nearly complete mineralization of the herbicide in the aqueous medium.     

西方史学中有关自然灾害的记述

据众多西方史学记载,一些地球上早期的文明国家,都是从几个小村庄飞快地发展强大起来,然后又突然间崩溃,结束了如日中天的光辉。人们惋惜之中也在思考,是外来武器推翻了统治王朝,洗劫了他们的王宫与神庙,还是发生了巨大的自然灾害(如洪水、干旱、火山喷发、地震、天空物体撞击等等),导致了社会的瓦解?考古历史研究探明,其原因十分复杂。例如罗马帝国的崩溃除了政治上的原因之外,天灾也是一种可能     

三峡库区沙坝沟滑坡影响因素分析与稳定性评价

在不同工况下,通过采取不同的岩土体物理力学参数来计算沙坝沟滑坡的稳定系数并分析影响因素,得到影响该滑坡稳定性的主要因素为降雨、地下水作用及人类工程活动,在一定条件下可能成为滑坡失稳破坏的诱导因素。最后为滑坡防治提出一些建议,对滑坡的预测和防护提供依据。     

尾矿事故和吸取的教训

《尾矿坝：发生危险的可能性及 从实践经验中吸取的教训》,国际大坝委员会（ＩＣＯＬＤ）和联合国环境规划署将以此为题发布公告．这里的“实践经验”包括了过去５０年中发生的约２３０起尾矿坝事故总结,以及一些有效补救措施的范例．发布公告的目的在于,将一些具有代表性的堤坝事故公之于众,以防止将来再次发生类似事故,因为这些事故给生命和环境都造成了巨大损失． 公告前言描述了我们所面临的挑战： “在我们这个过于拥挤的世界中,废物处理已经成为一个严重的问题,由子采矿和矿物加工具有特殊性,其废物远远多于生活废物和工业废…     

采矿中的事故预防及环境安全:政府的作用

改善全世界采矿的安全是政府及企业的一项责任．无论是在发展中国家还是在发达国家发生的事故,特别是尾料泄漏事故很有可能增加政府及社区的关注程度,因此使采矿协调人召集并致力于实现事故预防共同目标途径的提案实际已经成熟． ＵＮＥＰ与澳大利亚政府一起主持召开了“预防采矿尾料与化学物品事故的环境研讨会”,这次研讨会于２２０年１０月在澳大利亚的佩思召开,它是第一次对协调人主要的国际召集以共享采矿中高危险物品规章中的经验、措施及问题,２０个国家的４５名协调人及专家参加了研讨会． 参加研讨会的人比较了不同政府对于矿…