The internal exposure of Taiwanese to phthalate--an evidence of intensive use of plastic materials

Phthalates are widely used in industry and consumer products. Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and di-n-butylphthalate (DBP) show the greatest potency of reproductive toxicants among phthalates. The purposes of this study are to examine the migration level of phthalate from PVC films by simulating food handling and to reveal the body burden of phthalate for Taiwanese. In order to estimate a worst-case of phthalate migration, food was covered with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) films and then microwave heated. Results show that DEHP level in food increased significantly after heating for 3 min. Under the heating condition, the calculated intake of phthalate and the percentage of the tolerable daily intake (TDI, based on body weight of 60 kg) from eating one 400-g meal were 1705.6 microg and 92.2% for DEHP. Determination of urinary metabolites from 60 subjects reveals more than 90% of samples were detectable for mono-methyl phthalate (MMP), mono-butyl phthalate (MBP) and mono-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP). Notably, the median value of estimated daily intake of DEHP had reached 91.6% of TDI established by the European Union Scientific Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment (CSTEE) (1998). Thirty-seven percent of the study population exceeded the TDI and 85% exceeded the reference dose (RfD) of the US EPA. We conclude that the body burden of DEHP for Taiwanese reflects the intensives use of plastic materials in the region. The regulation of PVC for food preparation is necessary.     

枣庄市大气颗粒物扫描电镜分析和来源识别

应用扫描电镜-X射线能谱对枣庄市大气颗粒物进行定性分析,得出如下结论：（1）枣庄市大气颗粒物中含有燃煤颗粒、土壤颗粒、水泥颗粒、汽车尾气颗粒、石膏颗粒、植物残体颗粒和未知颗粒;（2）依据颗粒粒数百分比统计结果。得出枣庄市大气颗粒物以水泥颗粒、土壤颗粒和燃煤颗粒为主,汽车尾气颗粒和其它颗粒含量很少;（3）对枣庄市大气颗粒物平均粒径进行统计,得出枣庄市大气颗粒物平均粒径集中分布在2．5μm～20岬范围内,其粒数百分比在80％以上。     

水溶性有机物的电子穿梭功能研究

以源于污泥的DOM(dissolved organic matter)为供试材料,以中国希瓦氏菌(Shewanella cinica)D14T为电子转移驱动力,研究了DOM的氧化还原性能与电子穿梭功能.结果表明,污泥DOM可作为末端电子受体接受醌还原菌D14T呼吸链上的电子,从而转变为还原态DOM,而还原态DOM可将电子再次转移给Fe(Ⅲ).经D14T还原后,DOM电子供给量(e-/C)由初始2.2~14μmol.g-1增加到253~347μmol.g-1.循环伏安法与多次还原-氧化循环实验表明,DOM呈现2对明显的氧化还原峰,经3次还原-氧化循环后电子供给量可稳定维持在150~250μmol.g-1之间,说明DOM具有重复利用、反复转移电子的特性.在菌株D14T还原水铁矿的体系中,加入DOM可提高水铁矿的还原溶解速率,其原因是DOM在D14T与水铁矿之间充当了电子穿梭体的角色.这些结果反映了DOM在电子转移反应中的重要性,为DOM的环境属性提出了一个新见解.     

Adsorption of atrazine by natural organic matter and surfactant dispersed carbon nanotubes

The aggregation and dispersion behaviors of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can regulate the environmental spread and fate of CNTs, as well as the organic pollutants adsorbed onto them. In this study, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were surface modified with humic acids from di erent sources and with surfactants of di erent ionic types. The dispersion stability of surface modified CNTs was observed by UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The e ect of humic acid and surfactant dispersion on the adsorption of atrazine by CNTs was investigated by batch equilibrium experiments. Both humic acid and surfactant could e ectively disperse MWNTs, but not SWNTs, into stable suspensions under the studied conditions. Surface modified CNTs had a greatly reduced capacity for adsorption of atrazine. The inhibitory e ect of peat humic acid was relatively stronger than that of soil humic acid, but the two surfactants had a similar inhibitory e ect on atrazine adsorption by the two CNT types. Increases in surfactant concentration resulted in rapid decreases in the adsorption of atrazine by CNTs when the surfactant concentration was less than 0.5 critical micelle concentration.     

污泥土地利用中重金属铜在土壤中的迁移行为

研究通过模拟土柱淋溶实验来研究污泥土地利用中重金属铜在土壤中的迁移行为。结果表明污泥土地利用会明显增加土壤中铜的总量,但大部分集中在40 cm以上的土壤中。通过BCR连续提取法发现,经淋溶后耕作层（0 cm~30 cm）土壤中的铜仍然以残渣态为主（占50%以上）,但能被植物利用的酸溶/可交换态和可还原态铜有了明显的增加。与去离子水相比,模拟酸雨（pH=4.5）会使土壤中铜的淋溶强度增加,并更能促使其向下迁移。     

清洁生产审核在机械制造企业中的应用

清洁生产是企业实现可持续发展战略的必由之路,企业清洁生产审核是企业实施清洁生产的重要内容和有效工具。本文在对某机械制造企业进行清洁生产审核中,针对行业特点,结合企业自身情况,组织实施了3个中／高费方案和18无／低费方案,已实施方案每年可节电79．7万度,节约柴油10．1吨,节约工时费25．0万元,燃气费1．0万元,产生效益93．2万元,取得了良好的经济效益、环境效益和社会效益。     

生物絮凝剂产生菌的分离鉴定及其在饮用水除浊上的作用

从活性污泥中筛选分离到一株高效生物絮凝荆产生菌F1,鉴定为克雷伯氏菌属(Klebsiella sp.).对其所产生物絮凝剂MBF1进行初步提取,考察了MBF1对长江原水浊度的去除效果.结果表明,在对长江原水处理中絮凝荆MBF1用量为40mg·L-1时,长江原水浊度和CODCr从处理前的56.2NTU和42.67mg·L-1下降到0.6NTU和13.47mg·L-1,去除率可达到99.0%和68.4%,处理后水的两指标达到饮用水标准.同时,比较了生物絮凝剂MBF1与聚合氯化铝、聚丙烯酰胺等化学絮凝剂对长江原水浊度的处理效果,结果发现MBF1具有用量更少(40mg·L-1),适应性广(pH 1～10,温度0～45℃条件下都有较好处理效果,且对搅拌程序无特殊要求)及处理效果好的特点.动物急毒性试验表明,该絮凝剂无急毒性反应,在给水处理中具有良好的应用前景.     

云模型在城镇空气质量评价中的应用

空气质量评价是当前城镇环境评价的一个重要环节,这一过程存在着很强的模糊性和随机性。云模型把模糊性和随机性完全集成,构成定性与定量之间的映射。文章将云模型引入空气质量评价,结合空气质量评价标准,建立了云模型空气质量评价方法,并通过对比验证了该方法的有效性。     

实验室总磷的偏性实验

精密度偏性试验是对一组样品的连续多日测试,将所得测试结果进行统计分析,检查试验是否存在影响测试结果的偏性,其目的是确定实验室测试结果的精密度和准确度,是环境监测实验员培训工具之一.     

基于海洋环境要素的动态航行风险评估*

为得到精确动态航行评估结果,将多准则决策方法与GIS风险制图技术相结合,以5种海洋环境要素（风场、洋流、海浪、海温和海底地形）作为评估因子,通过数据时空插值法和层次分析法（AHP,Analytic Hierarchy Process）确定评估因子权重,提出权重优化算法改进权重值,进而得到最优动态航行风险评估结果。结果表明:动态航行风险评估结果能够直观展示海域航行风险空间分布和变化趋势,评估具有实时性和连续性,可以为海域恶劣海况提供足够预警能力。