First-trimester screening for Down syndrome; the role of nasal bone assessment in the Korean population

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of nasal bone assessment in first-trimester screening for Down syndrome (DS) in the Korean population. Methods From July 2004 to March 2006, we prospectively evaluated the fetal nasal bones at 11–14 weeks' gestation in the Korean population. Results A successful evaluation was possible in 6490 of 6787 fetuses (95.6%). Absent, hypoechoic, and short nasal bones were seen in 4 (26.7%), 4 (26.7%), and 1 (6.7%) of 15 fetuses with DS, respectively, whereas in 5 (0.1%), 11 (0.2%), and 246 (3.8%) of 6456 normal fetuses. The incidence of absent and hypoechoic nasal bone showed significant differences between normal fetuses and fetuses with DS (P < 0.0005, both). Screening for DS using an absent or hypoechoic nasal bone resulted in a sensitivity of 53.3%, a specificity of 99.8%, a positive likelihood ratio of 215.2, and a negative likelihood ratio of 0.5. Conclusion Our study showed that nasal bone abnormality at 11–14 weeks of gestation had a high association with DS in the Korean population. This suggests that nasal bone assessment can be used to supplement the current first-trimester screening for DS in the Korean population. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

公路施工中空气污染物净化成本对企业财务状况的影响研究

公路建设企业为了不违反施工中空气污染物排放标准,需要追加环保投入,购买先进的空气污染物净化设备,这种情况必然给企业财务状况带来一定的影响。传统的净化技术采用自然通风法来稀释公路施工中的空气污染物,通过空气的流通降低污染物浓度,用于施工段通风的能耗费用和建设费用过大,会给企业造成较大的财务负担。采用ESP技术达到了空气污染物高净化度指标,节省了企业空气污染物净化成本费用。由于企业整个施工项目收益会随着净化成本的降低而增加,所以该技术会对企业财务状况产生一定的影响,污染物净化负债的支付、净化收益费用、支出和产品成本随着净化成本的增加而减少。     

区域地下水污染预警：以巴伊盆地平原区为例

地下水污染预警是区域地下水污染防治的有效手段. 将地下水水质现状、地下水水质变化趋势和地下水污染风险三者耦合的地下水污染预警模型应用于巴里坤-伊吾盆地平原区,实现地下水水质状态预警和趋势预警相结合的区域尺度地下水污染预警研究. 采用基于综合权重的TOPSIS法进行地下水水质现状评价,通过计算得出的18眼原位地下水水质监测井的趋势度插值结果分析地下水水质变化趋势,利用迭置指数法将地下水脆弱性图、地下水污染荷载图和地下水功能价值图空间叠加得到地下水污染风险分布图. 结果表明,研究区地下水水质以良好和较好为主,且2011~2022年间呈稳定状态,地下水污染风险整体较低. 地下水污染预警级别整体较低,重警和巨警区分别占研究区总面积的16.4%和17.5%,主要分布在伊吾县的下马崖乡和巴里坤县的三塘湖镇北部、大红柳峡乡、大河镇,区域内出露的第四系沉积物以砂卵砾石为主,孔隙发育,透水性强,对污染物的截留和吸附能力较弱,工农业和生活产生的污染物易渗漏至地下水含水层,造成地下水水质较差和地下水污染风险较高,最终导致部分区域地下水污染预警级别高. 地下水污染预警研究为开展地下水污染修复提供重要的理论依据.     

Possible particulate nitrite formation and its atmospheric implications inferred from the observations in Seoul,Korea

Simultaneous measurements of gaseous species and fine-mode, particulate inorganic components were performed at the University of Seoul, Seoul in Korea. In the simultaneous measurements, a certain level of nitrous acid (HONO) was observed in the gas-phase, indicating possible heterogeneous HONO production on the surface of the ambient aerosols. On the other hand, high particulate nitrite (NO^2?) concentrations of 1.41(±2.26) μg/m³ were also measured, which sometimes reached 18.54 μg/m³. In contrast, low HONO-to-NO₂ ratios of 0.007(±0.006) were observed in Seoul. This indicates that a significant fraction of HONO is dissolved in atmospheric aerosols. Around the Seoul site, sufficient alkalinity may have been provided to the atmospheric aerosols from the excessive presence of NH₃ in the gas-phase. Due to the alkaline particulate conditions (defined in this study as a particle pH >～3.29), the HONO molecules produced at the surface of the atmospheric aerosols appeared to have been converted into particulate nitrite, thereby preventing their further participation in the atmospheric O₃/NO_y/HO_x photochemical cycles. It was estimated that a minimum average of 65% of HONO was captured by alkaline, anthropogenic, urban particles in the Seoul measurements.     

降雨入渗对基坑工程安全性影响的研究

很多市政工程以及基坑工程在降雨入渗后 ,出现滑坡等事故 ,本文应用非饱和土壤水分运动基本理论 ,建立了降雨入渗模型并编制了计算程序。在计算模型中 ,考虑了降雨过程中土壤入渗能力的变化 ,在此基础上 ,采用非饱和土强度理论 ,编制了可考虑基质吸力影响的边坡安全系数计算程序 ;讨论了降雨强度、降雨持续时间、土壤初始含水量和土的渗透系数等参数对降雨入渗及边坡安全性的影响。     

2009年中国大陆地震灾害损失述评

在列出2009年中国5.0级以上地震目录的基础上,结合年度有关省(自治区、直辖市)地震局的地震灾害评估资料,总结出2009年中国大陆地震灾害的主要数据和特性。最后对自1990年以来中国大陆地震灾害的相关数据进行了简要的比较。     

地铁动荷载作用下隧道-地裂缝-地层的三维动力响应

为了探明西安地裂缝场地地铁动荷载作用下的隧道-地层动力响应特征,提出了基于ABAQUS的地铁振动响应三维模拟方法,实现了地铁多轮对荷载的移动。通过有限元计算,得到了整体式隧道的振动响应特征和振动波在地裂缝场地的传播规律,并将有无地裂缝时的振动响应进行了对比,分析了地裂缝对振动响应的影响。计算表明:单节车辆诱发振动沿纵向的影响范围不超过75 m;地铁运行诱发的振动以竖向为主,振动沿横向传播时水平振动衰减较慢;在本次模拟工况下,地裂缝的存在对地裂缝邻近约12 m范围内土体的振动影响较大,对衬砌结构的影响不显著。     

生物样品中含PBDEs在内的复合污染组分的抗雌激素效应

为初步探讨电子废物拆解导致的多溴二苯醚(PBDEs)及其类似物构成的复合污染的潜在生态/健康风险,从电子废物拆解区的三黄鸡血液和肝脏样品中提取了包含PBDEs在内的复合污染组分,分别体外暴露乳腺癌MCF-7细胞和MDA-MB-231细胞6d,检测细胞增殖和雌激素靶基因pS2的mRNA表达.结果表明,包含多种PBDEs在内的复合污染组分在不产生细胞毒性的前提下,可显著抑制MCF-7细胞增殖和雌激素靶基因pS2的mRNA表达,表现出抗雌激素活性.此结果提示由电子废物拆解造成的复合污染对生物体和人体可能存在潜在的生态/健康风险.     

玉米秸秆生物炭对沉积物中BDE-47生态毒性的影响

生物炭对于污染沉积物的原位修复具有很大的潜力,但关于生物炭对沉积物中有机污染物生态毒性影响的研究则较少报道。为评价生物炭对沉积物中BDE-47生态毒性的影响,以底栖动物铜锈环棱螺为测试生物,采用28 d慢性沉积物生物测试研究了不同添加比例的玉米秸秆生物炭(CSB)与BDE-47联合作用对BDE-47生物积累、肝胰脏细胞DNA损伤以及氧化胁迫生物标志物的影响。结果表明,在慢性暴露情况下,CSB对铜锈环棱螺不具有毒性;CSB通过显著降低沉积物间隙水中BDE-47的浓度而降低其在铜锈环棱螺体内的生物积累。在实验浓度范围内(1%～7%),CSB添加比例越高,降低BDE-47生物积累的效果越显著。不同添加比例的CSB均可以显著降低BDE-47对铜锈环棱螺DNA损伤的毒性,较高比例(4%和7%)CSB的效果更为显著,但BDE-47的氧化胁迫毒性不随CSB添加比例的升高而下降。因此,从降低BDE-47生态毒性的角度考虑,沉积物中CSB的合适添加比例为4%左右。     

Remediation of Ni2+-contaminated water using iron powder and steel manufacturing byproducts

Steel manufacturing byproducts and commercial iron powders were tested in the treatment of Ni^2＋-contaminated water. Ni^2＋ is a priority pollutant of some soils and groundwater. The use of zero-valent iron, which can reduce Ni^2＋ to its neural form appears to be an alternative approach for the remediation of Ni^2＋-contaminated sites. Our experimental data show that the removal efficiencies of Ni^2＋ were 95.15% and 94.68% at a metal to solution ratio of 20 g/L for commercial iron powders and the steel manufacturing byproducts in 60 min at room temperature, respectively. The removal efficiency reached 98.20% when the metal to solution ratio was 40 g/L for commercial iron powders. Furthermore, we found that the removal efficiency was also largely affected by other factors such as the pHs of the treated water, the length of time for the metal to be in contact with the Ni^2＋-contaminated water, initial concentrations of metal solutions, particle sizes and the amount of iron powders. Surprisingly, the reaction temperature appeared to have little effect on the removal efficiency. Our study opens the way to further optimize the reaction conditions of in situ remediation of Ni^2＋ or other heavy metals on contaminated sites.