The challenge of making ozone risk assessment for forest trees more mechanistic

Upcoming decades will experience increasing atmospheric CO₂ and likely enhanced O₃ exposure which represents a risk for the carbon sink strength of forests, so that the need for cause-effect related O₃ risk assessment increases. Although assessment will gain in reliability on an O₃ uptake basis, risk is co-determined by the effective dose, i.e. the plant's sensitivity per O₃ uptake. Recent progress in research on the molecular and metabolic control of the effective O₃ dose is reported along with advances in empirically assessing O₃ uptake at the whole-tree and stand level. Knowledge on both O₃ uptake and effective dose (measures of stress avoidance and tolerance, respectively) needs to be understood mechanistically and linked as a pre-requisite before practical use of process-based O₃ risk assessment can be implemented. To this end, perspectives are derived for validating and promoting new O₃ flux-based modelling tools.     

Litter-based methods in developmental toxicity risk assessment

Developmental toxicity experiments are designed to assess potential adverse effects of drugs and other exposures on developing fetuses from pregnant dams. Extrapolation to humans is a very difficult problem. An important issue here is whether risk assessment should be based on the fetus or the litter level. In this paper, fetus and litter-based risks that properly account for cluster size are defined and compared for the beta-binomial model and a conditional model for clustered binary data. It is shown how the hierarchical structure of non-viable implants and viable but malformed offspring can be incorporated. Risks based on a joint model for death/resorption and malformation are contrasted with risks based on an adverse event defined as either death/resorption or malformation. The estimation of safe exposure levels for all risk types is discussed and it is shown how estimation of the cluster size distribution affects variance estimation. The methods are applied to data collected under the National Toxicology Program and in large sample simulations.     

畜禽养殖废水生物处理剩余污泥臭氧减量过程中的重金属释放

采用臭氧氧化污泥减量法对畜禽养殖废水SBR中的剩余污泥进行处理。当臭氧反应时间控制在30min时,污泥的溶解比例在30％左右（以MLSS计）。上清液中一定量的SCOD溶出可为生物处理单元提供充足的碳源,同时在上清液中,TN、TP及水相重金属浓度增加有限,臭氧氧化后的污泥液回流污水处理系统后造成的N、P处理负荷较小,重金属对污泥微生物的活性抑制风险较低。若继续延长臭氧的反应时间,上清液SCOD、TN、TP以及重金属cu、Pb的释放速率明显增加,同时上清液的C／N降低,臭氧化后的污泥液回流反而不利于生物单元的脱氮处理。综合考虑TN、TP及水相重金属浓度增加的危害性,臭氧反应时间应控制在30min,臭氧实际投加量应为123．1mg O3／gSS。     

贵阳地铁1号线氡浓度特征及其潜在健康效应评估

地铁轨道交通逐渐成为人们日常出行的首选,但作为较封闭的地下空间环境易导致氡积聚,对于工作人员和乘客存在潜在的电离辐射暴露风险,有必要进行监测评估。贵阳地铁1号线于2018年12月开通运营,所穿越地层主要为碳酸盐岩,该地层风化过程中常常产生氡异常,尤需引起关注。本研究利用RAD-7电子测氡仪,分别于2020年7月29日和2021年1月7日对该地铁全线20个地下站点及车厢中空气氡浓度进行监测,分析其时空变化特征及主要影响因素,估算人员暴露剂量,评估潜在健康效应。结果表明：贵阳地铁1号线氡浓度水平为9.6～257.5 Bq/m³,均值为38.9 Bq/m³,高于我国主要城市地铁氡平均值(28.9 Bq/m³),低于国外平均值(105.2 Bq/m³);且不同站点存在较大差异,整体上氡浓度夏季低于冬季。计算发现,站内工作人员因氡及其子体暴露导致的有效剂量为0.28 mSv/a,小于天然背景辐射值(约为2.4 mSv/a),属于低剂量辐射范围,不存在健康风险。     

低温供热堆选址阶段的环境影响评价与分析

根据低温供热堆选址阶段环境影响评价的要求,结合工程具体设计方案,对低温供热堆在正常运行和事故工况下可能造成的环境影响进行分析、预测与评价,以作为审管当局决策的重要依据.低温供热堆在正常运行状态时,放射性气载流出物在大气中迁移和扩散及对公众的辐射剂量估算采用的是IAEA安全系列19号报告中给出的筛选模式(稀释模式);事故...     

应用分段烟羽模式估算秦山核电厂(二期)设计基准事故概率后果

采用天气取样技术和分段烟羽模式估算了秦山核电厂二期工程一旦发生设计基准事故，在半径８０ｋｍ评价区内可能造成的事故概率后果。天气取样采用分层取样技术，根据秦山二期厂址百米气象铁塔一年逐时气象观测数据取。持续时间长达３０天的事故释放采用分段烟羽模式由５个不同持续时间，不同释放量的烟段模拟；应用有效扩散参数概念以描述大气稳定度变化对扩散参数的影响，扩散参数采用厂址实测值。     

不同工作环境人群多环芳烃的日暴露总量

研究了100名处于不同工作与生活环境人群14种PAHs化合物的24h个体呼吸(PM10和气相)及饮食暴露量.结果表明,参试人群按PAHs暴露量从大到小顺序排列为焦炉炉顶工人>焦炉炉侧工人>焦炉炉底工人>炼钢管理人员>办公室工作人员.焦炉工人BaP日暴露量可达8~25g/d;焦炉工人PAHs日暴露量为一般人群的几十至上百倍,造成差异的原因主要是不同人群日呼吸暴露量的不同,而饮食暴露量的组间差异不大;除二苯并(a,h)蒽外的13种PAHs化合物日暴露量两两呈显著正相关.     

四氟硼酸化1-烷基—3-甲基咪唑离子液体对小鼠的急性经口毒性

采用寇式改良法研究了四氟硼酸化1-烷基—3-甲基咪唑离子液体对小鼠的急性毒性,考察了烷基侧链长度对毒性的影响,同时采用HE染色法观察了离子液体对小鼠胃、小肠、大肠、肝和肾组织的损害.结果表明,4种离子液体([Cnmim] BF4,n=10、12、14、18)对小鼠的肠、肝、肾等组织均有损伤,其LD50值在56.16 ～214.18 mg·kg-1之间,为中等毒性.四氟硼酸化1-烷基—3-甲基咪唑离子液体对小鼠的急性毒性与烷基侧链长度有关,当碳链长度为14时,毒性最强.     

我国不同类型稀土矿区环境卫生学调查──矿区农民自然生活环境和头发中稀土水平

对我国有代表性的３种类型稀土矿区内农民自然生活环境（耕地土壤、饮用井水、天然植物和植物性食物）和头发中稀土含量进行了卫生学调查研究,初步了解了其稀土暴露、吸收和蓄积水平。结果表明：稀土矿区内,除耕地土壤中稀土含量（６８０—１２００ｍｇ／ｋｇ）明显高于对照地区、某些天然植物有富积稀土（１６．８—５７．２μｇ／ｇ）的能力外,浅井水（２．６—２１．０μｇ／Ｌ）、粮食＜（０．０５—３．１５μｇ／ｇ）和蔬菜（０．０６—１．８２μｇ／ｇ）中稀土含量仅是稍高于对照地区趋势;矿区农民平均每人每日稀土经日摄入量估计值〔（４９８．３—１７０８．１μｇ／（ｄ·人）］与相应对照点基本一致;仅江西轻稀土矿观察点［（６５９．４μｇ／（ｄ·人）］稍高于对照点［４９８．３μｇ／（ｄ·人）］。江西２矿区内农民发中稀土含量（０．５３—１５．０２μｇ／ｇ）均显著高于本地区对照点以及山东稀土矿区内农民发稀土水平（＜０．２０—１．１２μｇ／ｇ,Ｐ＜０．０５）,并接近或超过山东稀土矿矿工水平（０．４３—８．７６μｇ／ｇ,Ｐ＜０．０５）,但其平均每人每日稀土经日摄入量明显低于山东矿区农民摄入水平［１７０８．ｌμｇ／（ｄ·人）］。江西离子吸附型稀土矿区内     

Single and joint effects of pesticides and mercury on soil urease

The influence of two pesticides including chlorimuron-ethyl and furadan and mercury （Hg） on urease activity in 4 soils （meadow burozem and phaeozem） was investigated. The soils were exposed to various concentrations of the two pesticides and Hg individually and simultaneously. Results showed that there was a close relationship between urease activity and organic matter content in soil. Chlorimuron-ethyl and furadan could both activate urease in the 4 soils. The maximum increment of urease activity by chlorimuronethyl was up to 14%-18%. There was almost an equal increase （up to 13%-21%） in the urease activity by furadan. On the contrary, Hg markedly inhibited soil urease activity. A logarithmic equation was used to describe the relationship （P〈0.05） between the concentration of Hg and the activity of soil urease in the 4 tested soils. Semi-effect dose （ED50） values by the stress of Hg based on the inhibition of soil urease in the 4 soils were 88, 5.5, 24 and 20 mg/kg, respectively, according to the calculation of the corresponding equations. The interactive effect of chlorimuron-ethyl or furadan with metal Hg on soil urease was mainly synergic at the highest tested concentrations.