Assessment of Physical Load at Work Sites: A Finnish–German Concept

The aim of this article is to introduce a set of work physiology methods for the assessment of physical load at the work site and to consider (a) their relevance for different types of muscular work, and (b) their feasibility for occupational health and safety practitioners. The results of an ergonomic intervention study for the reduction of workload associated with various manual materials handling tasks were used for the evaluation of the feasibility and sensitivity of the measurements of heart rate, the Edholm and OWAS methods, and the ratings of overall and local perceived exertion. The methods proved feasible, although time consuming, and their sensitivity for the quantification of small changes in physical workload was limited. Despite these shortcomings, these methods can be used by occupational health and safety practitioners when their strategy and data collection techniques are developed further. In conclusion, there are relevant and feasible methods fora reliable work-site assessment of cardiorespiratory and postural load related to the activation of large muscle masses. On the other hand, field methods for the quantification of local static workload and repetitive type of workload with small muscle masses are scarce.     

微直流电场对大肠杆菌生长代谢活性的作用

对大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli,DH5α）培养液在连续培养时分别通入不同强度的直流电场,研究了其在持续直流电刺激下的生长曲线、pH曲线、ATP酶活性、胞内总蛋白含量、细胞膜通透性以及细菌微观形态变化.结果表明,适宜的直流电能够促进大肠杆菌增殖;大肠杆菌的ATP酶活在25 mA电流作用下在对数生长前期、对数...     

岩石声发射监测技术应用分析──对三峡水利枢纽运行时库区内滑坡实时动态监测的建议

简要介绍了三峡库区运行时滑坡实时监测的主要内容，介绍了以防大灾为目的的多参数、多手段、多方位的长期、快速有效的动态监测系统，并分析了岩石声发射监测技术的应用前景和为此需进一步研究的问题．     

植被对黄土高原沟壑区坡地土壤有机碳的影响

选取高原沟壑区王东沟流域内典型的治理坡段,研究不同植被条件下土壤有机碳、氮的含量变化和坡面分布特征。结果表明:与荒草(白羊草)群落相比,油松群落条件下,土壤有机碳含量提高9.3%(P>0.05),而果园土壤有机碳含量降低40.1%(P<0.05)。沙棘、侧柏和刺槐群落下,土壤有机碳含量虽低于荒草群落,但尚未达到显著水平(P>0.05)。果园和刺槐群落下坡面有机碳变化趋势不明显;杏树群落下表现为坡中部含量高,上部和下部低;白羊草群落下坡面有机碳含量从上到下逐渐增加。不同植被条件下土壤全氮与土壤有机碳存在极显著(R²=0.925)的相关关系。     

我国中东部水生态环境评价与对策研究

利用遥感(RS)和地面野外调查手段,对我国中东部地区水生态环境进行了现状调查与评估.结果表明:我国中东部地区农业用水比重大,水资源利用效率低,资源浪费严重;地表水资源干流水质总体稳定,部分流域水质有所改善,主要污染由工业污染向生活污染、农村面源污染转化;湖泊污染严重,湖泊富营养化现象普遍,赤潮濒发,损失较大;地下水主要以点状和面状污染为主,南方城市污染程度普遍高于北方城市;不合理水利工程干扰了自然水生态过程,加剧河流泥沙淤积,湖泊调蓄洪水生态功能随之下降;水资源利用强度超过了30%～40%的国际警界线,加剧了江河断流;水资源需求增大,地下水超采严重,出现地下水位下降、地面沉降、海水倒灌、泉水干枯等现象.      

半干半湿法烟气脱硫塔流场分析

利用计算流体力学的方法对半干半湿法烟气脱硫塔内部流场进行研究,通过对塔体内部设备的优化,增加脱硫剂与SO₂接触的几率,提高脱硫塔反应效率.在分析脱硫塔内多相流体的流动的基础上,建立k-ε湍流方程模型,分析了塔体内部对流场以及与脱硫效率的影响,研究结果表明,脱硫塔的内部结构对于流场分布起决定性作用,烟气分布器有助于控制脱硫化学反应,对进一步提高半干半湿法烟气脱硫效率非常重要.      

污灌区农田土壤环境质量评价

分别利用主成分分析法和内梅罗污染指数法对取自鞍山的6种不同类型农田(弃耕地、旱田、菜田、大棚、污灌稻田和清灌稻田)的土壤环境质量进行评价.结果表明,农田种植和灌溉方式的不同会在区域农田土壤污染物含量和土壤环境质量上表现出较明显的差异性.6种类型农田中,弃耕地的土壤环境质量最好,以下依次是菜田、旱田、清灌稻田和大棚,污灌稻田的土壤环境质量最差.利用内梅罗污染指数法和主成分分析法对6种类型农田土壤的评价结果基本一致,除菜田和旱田的排序结果略有不同外,对其他4种类型农田土壤环境质量的评价结果完全一致.主成分分析法可以用于土壤环境质量评价和土壤污染物的定量化识别.      

电动生物修复中电极矩阵的优化设计

对电动生物修复中单对电极间的电场分布进行了模拟,并以此定义了修复的有效作用区.通过旋转叠加的方式,求出了各种电极矩阵构型的有效作用区分布,最后筛选出2种优化的电极构型,并通过小型实验加以验证.理论优化和实验结果表明,“中”字形和六边形分别是不同旋转方式下最优的电极构型.采用这2种电极构型,可节省电极材料费,同时保持系统的稳定性和污染物去除的均匀性,因而具有良好应用前景.     

Residue behavior of etoxazole under field conditions in Egypt and estimation of processing factors during the production of strawberry juice and purée

Abstract

The degradation under field conditions and the residue behavior of etoxazole during juicing and purée making was evaluated. Etoxazole residues were determined by HPLC-UV at six different Pre Harvest Intervals (PHIs) as to estimate the degradation of residue in fruits. Samples with significant residues were processed and residue were determined after juicing and purée making. The effect of washing was also estimated. Processing Factors (PFs) for etoxazole after each step were less than 1 and the PFs of the overall processes were lower than 0.85 for washing fruits, 0.13 for juice and 0.04 for purée. The studied processes could obviously reduce the pesticide residues that are present in the raw strawberries. Uncertainties in the use of the PFs were identified due to the potential formation of metabolites during the processes.     

Polynomial response of 2,4-D mineralization to temperature in soils at varying soil moisture contents,slope positions and depths

The herbicide 2,4-D [2,4-(dichlorophenoxy) acetic acid] is a widely used broadleaf control agent in cereal production systems. Although 2,4-D soil-residual activity (half-lives) are typicaly less than 10 days, this herbicide also has as a short-term leaching potential due to its relatively weak retention by soil constituents. Herbicide residual effects and leaching are influenced by environmental variables such as soil moisture and temperature. The objective of this study was to determine impacts of these environmental variables on the magnitude and extent of 2,4-D mineralization in a cultivated undulating Manitoba prairie landscape. Microcosm incubation experiments were utilized to assess 2,4-D half-lives and total mineralization using a 4 × 4 × 3 × 2 factorial design (with soil temperature at 4 levels: 5, 10, 20 and 40°C; soil moisture at 4 levels: 60, 85, 110, 135 % of field capacity; slope position at 3 levels: upper-, mid- and lower-slopes; and soil depth at 2 levels: 0–5 cm and 5–15 cm). Half-lives (t_1/2) varied from 3 days to 51 days with the total 2,4-D mineralization (M _T ) ranging from 5.8 to 50.9 %. The four-way interaction (temperature × moisture × slope × depth) significantly (p< 0.001) influenced both t_1/2 and M _T. Second-order polynomial equations best described the relations of temperature with t_1/2 and M_T as was expected from a biological system. However, the interaction and variability of t_1/2 and M_T among different temperatures, soil moistures, slope positions, and soil depth combinations indicates that the complex nature of these interacting factors should be considered when applying 2,4-D in agricultural fields and in utilizing these parameters in pesticide fate models.