Confirmation of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) distribution in the blood and verification of simple quantitative method for PCBs based on specific congeners

We measured the concentration of each polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener in whole blood, plasma and blood cells, and investigated the distribution of PCBs in human blood using high-resolution gas chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS). The PCB concentrations in plasma and whole blood in terms of lipid concentrations were almost equal, with a correlation coefficient of r = 0.972. In the blood, the ratio of PCBs in blood cells to those in plasma was generally about 1:9 and the congener distribution patterns in blood cells and plasma were similar.We performed verification of a simple mass screening method by obtaining information on the main PCB congeners for investigations on human accumulation and exposure. The total concentration of the seven PCB congeners (UNEP-7) proposed to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) by Muir and Morita was about 50% of the total concentration of all PCB congeners, and UNEP-30 was about 80%. The seven main congeners in the blood (MCB-7) showed a value that was about 60%, and MCB-30 showed a value that was about 90%. Determinations with the main congeners in the blood showed a correlation of r = 0.990 or more between the main eight congeners (MCB-7 plus #74) and the total PCB concentration for all congeners. The results suggest that, although total PCB concentration can be effectively estimated from the main seven congeners, the main eight congeners would be preferable, and that the use of these congeners in the simple mass screening method would be effective for populations in areas uncontaminated by PCBs.     

Seven thousand years in the service of humanity—the history of copper, the red metal

Measured by weight, copper is the third most important metal used by man. The annual value of its 2007 output was on a par with the GDP of e.g. Ukraine. Copper is also one of the oldest metals, its employment going back 7000 years. For millennia, it was predominantly employed for decorative purposes, coinage and in warfare. Technical breakthroughs in antiquity, like smelting and alloying, expanded its production and enhanced its utility. Copper's true heyday occurred after 1850, with the usage of electricity. In the period since then, volumes increased 300-fold, while costs and prices declined. With impressive progress in the technology of its production and consumption, the red metal has been able to hold its own, despite the emergence over history of formidable substitutes like iron, aluminum, plastics and optic fiber.     

Environmental issues in Sweden 1973–1989: Science and policy

The aim of this study is to analyze the environmental agenda in Sweden during the last two decades. A content analysis was made of all articles in a Swedish journal,Miljö-Aktuellt. Further, to elucidate the evolutionary process of problem formulation and reformulation, two cases were investigated, dealing with the impact of plant nutrients and mercury on surface water quality. The transport of heavy metals is an essential component of the ecological process and problem of acidification, and similarly, plant nutrients are part of the concept of eutrophication. Two concepts, the research cycle and the policy cycle, are tentatively applied to the conceptualizations of acidification and eutrophication. Additional data for the latter part of the study is supplied from parliamentary motions during 1973–1989. The substance/media focus of the 1970s was connected to a point-source abatement strategy, which mainly aimed at removing negative effects at a local level. The development of a national preventive strategy is traced in problem formulations related to “processes” going on in the technosphere: wastes, noise, energy production, traffic, and toxic substances. This period lasted from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, and the need for improved resource management as a means to control environmental problems has been a generally accepted idea. However, this does not mean that measures actually taken are sufficient in a material balance perspective. Further, in the 1980s there was a strong emphasis upon processes in the ecosphere. This focus also implies source-related policies. To a certain extent, the remedies are within the scope of national capabilities, but the international dimension is becoming increasingly important. Scientific proofs of resource and environment degradation are essential to induce political action and to stimulate international cooperation. From this study, however, it is not possible to assess the existence of any particular policy-triggering information.     

固定源废气监测工作若干技术问题的探讨

从监测工况、测点位置、采样过程、结果计算等几方面出发，结合实际经验，对大气固定污染源的监测工作中存在的一些疑难问题进行探讨。     

江苏省生态工业园区建设中的问题和对策研究

近年来,随着科学发展观的深入贯彻落实,生态文明成为国家发展的重要战略,推进园区生态化建设也成为经济发达地区产业结构调整和节能减排的重要措施,本文介绍了近年来国内生态工业园区建设经验,着重分析了江苏省生态工业园区建设现状和存在的问题,提出了加快推进生态工业园区建设的对策措施。     

目前排污收费工作中存在问题的分析及对策探讨

结合实际工作，在分析当前收费工作中存在问题的基础上，提出解决问题的对策及办法。     

城市污水脱氮除磷中的化学问题

简述了污水中氮磷的来源、存在形式及危害,城市污水生物脱氮除磷基本原理。围绕生物脱氮除磷的化学原理,针对生物脱氮除磷工艺对pH值要求、污泥龄控制、碳源投加及脱氮新工艺进行了探讨。     

环境问题与环境教育

环境问题的实质,是人与自然的矛盾,解决环境问题.首先要提高人的环境意识,形成广泛的群众参与,自觉地 维护人们赖以生存的环境。     

SYNERGETICS ANALYSIS OF ROCK MASS BASED ON ITS CHARACTERISTIC OF DISCONTINUATION

<正>Based on the noncontinuity of rock mass, views it as a system made of blocks that are divided by dissconti-nuties. Take the relative displacement of blocks as order parameter and establish its main equation using the micro-cosmic disposal method of synergetics. Then solve this equation and get its solution of nonstationary state. Narrate the characteristic of change and interrelated factors of blocks' displacement through the analysis of nonstationary state of main equation.     

辽宁生态环境保护与建设

提出了辽宁省目前存在的主要生态环境问题 ,指出这些问题的出现既有环境本身固有的生态敏感性和生态脆弱性、从而易于失去平衡的自然原因 ,但是更为主要的是历史和现实人为活动作用的结果。文章最后对辽宁的生态环境保护和建设提出了相应的对策。