Comparisons of ergonomic evaluation tools (ALLA,RULA, REBA and OWAS) for farm work

Introduction. The purpose of this study was to validate the agricultural lower limb assessment (ALLA) ergonomic checklist, which was developed for various agricultural tasks in Korea. Methods. One hundred and ninety-six working postures were selected from the real agricultural tasks to verify ALLA, a lower limb body posture assessment tool, and then evaluated by 16 ergonomic experts. Hit rate, quadratic weighted κ, one-way analysis of variance and t-test analyses were applied to compare ALLA with other assessment tools. Results. ALLA analysis had a superior hit rate with ergonomic expert assessment compared with other assessment tools. Quadratic weighted κ analysis also showed that ALLA provided superior estimates of risk levels for farm working postures. Discussion. ALLA would be an appropriate assessment tool to estimate risk factors for various lower limb body postures which frequently occur in agricultural tasks in Korea. ALLA is a simple and accurate risk assessment tool that could be usefully applied to identify and mitigate risk factors and work-related musculoskeletal disorders in agricultural tasks, and also to evaluate the effects of control and intervention for working conditions.     

IC反应器处理制药废水的颗粒污泥驯化和快速启动

试验研究了厌氧内循环(IC)反应器处理化工合成制药废水时,颗粒污泥的驯化培养启动过程.IC反应器控制在中温条件运行,接种颗粒污泥取自处理味精废水的厌氧上升流式污泥床反应器,驯化开始采用葡萄糖基质与制药废水混合废水,然后很快转化为全部是生物难降解的合成制药废水.结果表明,采用高负荷、高进水浓度的启动控制条件,经历23d的启动运行,IC反应器的容积负荷达到5 kgCOD/(m3·d), COD去除率达到70%~80%.在容积负荷达到7.4kgCOD/(m3·d)时,COD的去除率仍可稳定在70%左右.IC反应器中的成熟颗粒污泥形状规则、密实、粒径大.扫描电镜观察发现,颗粒污泥中古细菌产甲烷鬓毛菌(Methanosaetaceae)占优势. IC反应器处理难降解废水在高负荷、高进水浓度条件下可实现快速培养驯化和启动.     

Combined effects of life-history traits and human impact on extinction risk of freshwater megafauna

Megafauna species are intrinsically vulnerable to human impact. Freshwater megafauna (i.e., freshwater animals ≥30 kg, including fishes, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians) are subject to intensive and increasing threats. Thirty-four species are listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Red List of Threatened Species, the assessments for which are an important basis for conservation actions but remain incomplete for 49 (24%) freshwater megafauna species. Consequently, the window of opportunity for protecting these species could be missed. Identifying the factors that predispose freshwater megafauna to extinction can help predict their extinction risk and facilitate more effective and proactive conservation actions. Thus, we collated 8 life-history traits for 206 freshwater megafauna species. We used generalized linear mixed models to examine the relationships between extinction risk based on the IUCN Red List categories and the combined effect of multiple traits, as well as the effect of human impact on these relationships for 157 classified species. The most parsimonious model included human impact and traits related to species’ recovery potential including life span, age at maturity, and fecundity. Applying the most parsimonious model to 49 unclassified species predicted that 17 of them are threatened. Accounting for model predictions together with IUCN Red List assessments, 50% of all freshwater megafauna species are considered threatened. The Amazon and Yangtze basins emerged as global diversity hotspots of threatened freshwater megafauna, in addition to existing hotspots, including the Ganges-Brahmaputra and Mekong basins and the Caspian Sea region. Assessment and monitoring of those species predicted to be threatened are needed, especially in the Amazon and Yangtze basins. Investigation of life-history traits and trends in population and distribution, regulation of overexploitation, maintaining river connectivity, implementing protected areas focusing on freshwater ecosystems, and integrated basin management are required to protect threatened freshwater megafauna in diversity hotspots.     

预应力中空注浆锚杆锚固机理与参数分析

基于理想弹性载荷传递函数关系,建立了力学数学模型,探讨得出预应力中空注浆锚杆锚固段的力学平衡微分方程。通过分析锚杆和注浆体之间共同作用的效果,得出预应力中空注浆锚杆的轴向荷载和界面剪应力的分布函数,并且对影响锚固体锚固效果的参数进行了分析。结果表明:增加锚杆和注浆体的直径可以很好的增强支护效果,但是单一增大锚杆的长度并不能达到更好的支护效果;经由过程计算和分析,得出事先在锚杆上施加预应力,能更好地限定围岩变形。     

Fluorescence spectroscopic studies of the effect of granular activated carbon adsorption on structural properties of dissolved organic matter fractions

This work investigated the effect of granular activated carbon adsorption (GACA) on fluorescence characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in secondary effluent, by means of excitation–emission matrix (EEM) spectra, the fluorescence regional integration (FRI) method, synchronous spectra, the fluorescence index defined as the ratio of fluorescence emission intensity at wavelength 450 nm to that at 500 nm at excitation (λ_ex)=370 nm, and the wavelength that corresponds to the position of the normalized emission band at its half intensity (λ_0.5). DOM in the secondary effluent from the North Wastewater Treatment Plant (Shenyang, China) was fractionated using XAD resins into 5 fractions: hydrophobic acid (HPO–A), hydrophobic neutral (HPO–N), transphilic acid (TPI–A), transphilic neutral (TPI–N) and hydrophilic fraction (HPI). Results showed that fluorescent materials in HPO–N and TPI–N were less readily removed than those in the other fractions by GACA. The relative content of fluorescent materials in HPO–A, TPI–A and HPI decreased whereas that in HPO–N and TPI–N increased as a consequence of GACA. Polycyclic aromatics in all DOM fractions were preferentially absorbed by GACA, in comparison with bulk DOM expressed as DOC. On the other hand, the adsorption of aromatic amino acids and humic acid-like fluorophores exhibiting fluorescence peaks in synchronous spectra by GACA seemed to be dependent on the acid/neutral properties of DOM fractions. All five fractions had decreased fluorescence indices as a result of GACA. GACA led to a decreased λ_0.5 value for HPO–A, increased λ_0.5 values for HPO–N, TPI–A and HPI, and a consistent λ_0.5 value for TPI–N.     

C/N比对厌氧颗粒污泥生理生化的影响

研究了进水的初始C/N对厌氧颗粒污泥发酵类型及产甲烷活性的影响.投加钼酸钠抑制产甲烷菌的一组实验主要研究产酸阶段C/N比对厌氧颗粒污泥的作用,发现初始C/N为12、56、156时,形成的是丁酸型发酵;当初始C/N为200时,可实现乙醇型发酵.不同的C/N比对产酸阶段微生物的胞外聚合物也有一定的影响.随着C/N比的减少,胞外聚合物的总量、胞外多糖以及胞外蛋白质都呈现先增大后减少的趋势,C/N比为56时达到最大值.未加钼酸钠的一组实验研究了C/N比对产甲烷活性的影响,发现C/N比为200时有最高的COD去除率和产甲烷活性;随着C/N比的减小胞外聚合物的总量先减少后增加,厌氧颗粒污泥胞外聚合物在C/N比为200时总量达到最大值.在C/N比为156时胞外蛋白质达到最大值.通过红外光谱发现,C/N比对厌氧颗粒污泥表面基团也有一定的影响,C/N比为200时,出现1350~1260cm-1波段的峰.其他3种C/N比下无该波段的峰.     

浙江温岭人群暴露参数

以浙江温岭市人群为研究对象,在借鉴美国国家环境保护局(US EPA)暴露参数方法学的基础上,以问卷调查方式进行不同途径下人群呼吸、皮肤、经口等暴露参数的研究.结果表明:研究地区男性、女性的呼吸速率分别为13.95和10.88 m3/d,分别比美国低34.81%和7.80%;男性、女性的体表面积分别为1.89和1.65 m2,分别比美国低3.57%和2.37%.研究地区成人饮水量为3 355.9 mL/d,饮食量为1 288.6 g/d,主要食用米、面及其制品和蔬菜,分别占41.63%和29.50%.如在同等条件下参考美国暴露参数,将会造成呼吸暴露剂量和经口暴露剂量偏小,而皮肤暴露剂量偏高的现象,在对浙江地区人群进行暴露评价和健康风险评价研究时,将会造成2.03%～80.59%的误差.      

Evaluate HAA removal in biologically active carbon filters using the ICR database

The effects of biologically active carbon (BAC) filtration on haloacetic acid (HAA) levels in plant effluents and distribution systems were investigated using the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Information Collection Rule (ICR) database. The results showed that average HAA5 concentrations in all locations were 20.4 μg·L^-1 and 29.6 μg·L^-1 in ICR plants with granular activated carbon (GAC) and ICR plants without GAC process, respectively. For plants without GAC, the highest HAA levels were observed in the quarters of April to June and July to September. However, for plants with GAC, the highest HAA levels were observed in the quarters of April to June and January to March. This HAA level profile inversely correlated well with water temperature, or biologic activity. For GAC plants, simulated distribution samples matched well with distribution system equivalent samples for Cl₃AA and THMs. For plants with and without GAC, simulated distribution samples overestimated readily biodegradable HAAs in distribution systems. The study indicated that through HAA biodegradation, GAC process plays an important role in lowering HAA levels in finished drinking water.     

EGSB反应器中颗粒污泥床工作状况及污泥性质研究

研究了处理低浓度有机废水的EGSB反应器中颗粒污泥床状况及颗粒污泥的性质,结果表明,液体表面上升流速(V_up)是影响EGSB反应器效能的重要参数,当进水COD为600～800mg/L时,较佳的液体表面上升流速(V_up)为1.5～4.5m/h,在此条件下,EGSB反应器COD负荷为24.5～25.7kg/(m3·d),COD去除率大于85%;同时还发现,经过一定时间的运行后,反应器中颗粒污泥粒径分布、沉降速度、胞外聚合物(ECP)等性质都发生了明显变化,颗粒污泥的平均粒径由0.85mm增加到1.78mm,平均沉降速度由41.2m/h提高到83.2m/h,而胞外聚合物(ECP)的含量则由接种污泥的32.5mg/g增加到57.8mg/g。      

颗粒污泥膜生物反应器同步硝化反硝化

在本实验条件下,厌氧-好氧序批式颗粒污泥膜生物反应器(GMBR)处理人工配水,结果表明,GMBR具有良好的有机物去除及脱氮效果,当进水TOC及氨氮分别为160.9～308.4mg/L、29.8～83.6mg/L时,GMBR的TOC、氨氮及总氮去除率分别为65.7%～98.6%、85.4%～98.9%及66.1%～95.1%.对于GMBR典型周期TOC、胞内聚β-羟基丁酸(PHB)、氨氮、硝酸盐氮及亚硝酸盐氮变化进行分析,结果表明,有机物主要在厌氧阶段去除并以胞内多聚物PHB形式储存,氨氮在好氧阶段经由同步硝化反硝化(SND)去除,并且反硝化碳源主要来自胞内储存物质PHB.以外源溶解性基质及胞内储存物质为碳源的批式实验表明,以外源基质为碳源的缺氧反硝化速率为胞内储存物质的4.2倍;以外源基质及胞内PHB为碳源的好氧SND效率分别为49.9%、82.5%.胞内储存物质PHB的慢速降解特性使得硝化与反硝化过程能够同步进行.