Exposure of acid aerosol for schoolchildren in metropolitan Taipei

Metropolitan Taipei, which is located in the subtropical area, is characterized by high population and automobile densities. For convenience, most primary schools are located near major roads. This study explores the exposure of acid aerosols for schoolchildren in areas in Taipei with different traffic densities. Acid aerosols were collected by using a honeycomb denuder filter pack sampling system (HDS). Experimental results indicated that the air pollutants were significantly correlated with traffic densities. The ambient air NO₂, SO₂, HNO₃, NO₃⁻, SO₄²⁻, and aerosol acidity concentrations were 31.3 ppb, 4.7 ppb, 1.3 ppb, 1.9 μg m⁻³, 18.5 μg m⁻³, and 49.5 nmol m⁻³ in high traffic density areas, and 6.1 ppb, 1.8 ppb, 0.9 ppb, 0.7 μg m⁻³, 8.8 μg m⁻³ and 14.7 nmol m⁻³ in low traffic density areas. The exposure levels of acid aerosols for schoolchildren would be higher than the measurements because the sampling height was 5 m above the ground. The SO₂ levels were low (0.13–8.03 ppb) in the metropolitan Taipei. However, the SO₄²⁻ concentrations were relatively high, and might be attributed to natural emissions of sulfur-rich geothermal sources. The seasonal variations of acid aerosol concentrations were also observed. The high levels of acidic particles in spring time may be attributed to the Asian dust storm and low height of the mixture layer. We conclude that automobile contributed not only the primary pollutants but also the secondary acid aerosols through the photochemical reaction. Schoolchildren were exposed to twice the acid aerosol concentrations in high traffic density areas compared to those in low traffic density areas. The incidence of allergic rhinitis of schoolchildren in the high traffic density areas was the highest in spring time. Accompanied by high temperature variation and high levels of air pollution in spring, the health risk of schoolchildren had been observed.     

Intrinsic chemiluminescence production from the degradation of haloaromatic pollutants during environmentally-friendly advanced oxidation processes: Mechanism, structure–activity relationship and potential applications

The ubiquitous distribution of halogenated aromatic compounds(XAr) coupled with their carcinogenicity has raised public concerns on their potential risks to both human health and the ecosystem. Recently, advanced oxidation processes(AOPs) have been considered as an"environmentally-friendly" technology for the remediation and destruction of such recalcitrant and highly toxic XAr. During our study on the mechanism of metal-independent production of hydroxyl radicals(UOH) by halogenated quinones and H_2O_2, we found, unexpectedly, that an unprecedented UOH-dependent two-step intrinsic chemiluminescene(CL) can be produced by H_2O_2 and tetrachloro-p-benzoquinone, the major carcinogenic metabolite of the widely used wood preservative pentachlorophenol. Further investigations showed that, in all UOH-generating systems, CL can also be produced not only by pentachlorophenol and all other halogenated phenols, but also by all XAr tested. A systematic structure–activity relationship study for all 19 chlorophenolic congeners showed that the CL increased with an increasing number of Cl-substitution in general. More importantly, a relatively good correlation was observed between the formation of quinoid/semiquinone radical intermediates and CL generation. Based on these results, we propose that UOH-dependent formation of quinoid intermediates and electronically excited carbonyl species is responsible for this unusual CL production; and a rapid, sensitive,simple, and effective CL method was developed not only to detect and quantify trace amount of XAr, but also to provide useful information for predicting the toxicity or monitoring real-time degradation kinetics of XAr. These findings may have broad chemical, environmental and biological implications for future studies on halogenated aromatic persistent organic pollutants.     

密度泛函理论方法研究铝-麦芽酚配合物的形态结构与水交换反应

在B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p)基组水平下采用密度泛函理论方法系统开展了以下工作:(1)优化得到1∶1、1∶2和1∶3铝-麦芽酚配合物10种可能构型的静态结构、NPA电荷以及能量参数,计算得到Al(ma)3配合物4种异构体的核磁共振、紫外和红外等光谱学数据并与文献实验值比较,证明本文采用的计算方法和模型适用于铝-麦芽酚体系的研究;(2)模拟1∶1和1∶2铝-麦芽酚配合物9种可能位点的水交换反应,其中3个位点计算得到的水交换反应速率对数log kex(s-1)分别为2.4(Al(ma)(H2O)2+4(cis to ma))、2.6(cis-Al(ma)2(H2O)+2(I))和3.0(trans-Al(ma)2(H2O)+2(I)),与实验值2.5(Al(ma)2+)和3.3(Al(ma)+2)相符,说明相应位点为反应活性位点;(3)探讨铝-麦芽酚配合物毒性与其形态结构之间的相关机制。     

真实条件下长时间作业的驾驶安全性影响研究

为研究长时间单调驾驶对驾驶员疲劳、嗜睡、反应时间和驾驶速度的确切影响,以合作企业3系重卡为操作对象进行了一组真实驾驶条件试验。在自愿的基础上随机地从合作企业物流公司选择12名经验丰富的驾驶员作为试验的驾驶员样本。试验采用主观评分方法记录试验者的嗜睡和疲劳状况,所有数据分析基于统计学软件PASW Statistic 18.0。试验结果表明长时间单调驾驶会导致驾驶员疲劳和嗜睡,而疲劳和嗜睡在一定的程度上会导致驾驶速度的加快,却没有导致驾驶员反应时间的显著变化。在持续驾驶3 h之后驾驶员的疲劳和驾驶绩效发生了明显劣化,故从安全的角度考虑应以2~3 h为界合理安排司机的作业负荷和绩效考评。     

某恒温间歇反应的热失控研究

为得到某恒温间歇反应冷却系统临界温度Tc并评估该反应体系的热危险性,基于间歇反应体系热参数的敏感性,探讨数值计算方法和选用4种反应热失控临界判据得到的不同Tc值。结果表明,数值计算方法得到了反应体系的Tc为31.7℃,Semenov判据、Sliding判据、Da/St判据得到的Tc值分别为10℃,17℃和27℃;无量纲绝热温升B给出的结论是,在允许的工艺温度范围内,该反应对任意的冷却系统温度都处于难以控制状态。数值计算方法及各判据得到的Tc的较大差异性说明各方法均有一定的局限性。在运用参数敏感性分析的基础上,结合风险矩阵图方法对系统冷却失效的热危险性进行评估,得到不同Tc下风险可接受、有条件接受及不可接受对应的参数范围的物料累积度Xac与最大反应速率到达时间θ间的关系。     

补充碳源对厌氧生物处理2,4,6-三氯酚的影响

利用半连续投料的驯化方法对３种不同来源的生物污泥厌氧降解２,４,６－三氯酚（２,４,６－ＴＣＰ）过程中补充碳源的影响进行了研究。结果表明,经过５０～６０ｄ的驯化,取自有机化工厂和造纸七厂的２种污泥的比降解速度（氯酚／ＳＳ）分别达到了０．６ｍｇ／（ｇ·ｄ）和０．２ｍｇ／（ｇ·ｄ）,而取自北京啤酒厂ＵＡＳＢ反应器的污泥的比解速率只有０．０３ｍｇ／（ｇ·ｄ）～０．０５ｍｇ／（ｇ·ｄ）。补充碳源对北京啤酒     

甲黄隆在有机溶剂中的光解

以中压汞灯为光源,研究了甲黄隆在甲醇和丙酮等有机溶剂中的光解动力学,结果表明均为一级反应。甲黄隆在甲醇中的光解速率与在水中相差不大,而丙酮可明显促进其光解。甲黄隆在甲醇中光解先断裂脲桥,生成磺酰胺和取代三嗪,磺酰胺继续光解生成苯甲酸甲酯和微量的硫酚。     

DAoPM与铬（Ⅵ）显色反应的研究

在磷酸介质中，Ｍｎ（Ⅱ）存在下，ＤＡｏＰＭ和铬（Ⅵ）反应生成橙色物，λｍａｘ＝４８０ｎｍ、ε＝２．２５＊１０＾５Ｌ．ｍｏｌ＾－１．ｃｍ＾－１，铬（Ⅵ）含量在０－５μｇ／２５ｍＬ内符合比尔定律，方法用于水样中铬（Ⅵ）的测定，结果满意。     

Prenatal diagnosis of tyrosinase-negative oculocutaneous albinism by an electron microscopic dopa reaction test of fetal skin

An electron microscopic DOPA reaction test of fetal skin was used for the prenatal diagnosis of tyrosinase-negative oculocutaneous albinism (OCA). The subject was a 34-year-old Japanese woman in her second pregnancy. Her first child, born in 1982, had been previously examined and confirmed to have tyrosinase-negative OCA. The parents requested a prenatal diagnosis and we sampled skin from the upper trunk of the fetus. On conventional electron microscopy, the development of melanosomes in interfollicular melanocytes had progressed no further than stage II. Fetal skin samples incubated with L-DOPA solution indicated a lack of tyrosinase activity and showed that the melanosomes had not progressed beyond stage II. In skin samples from the trunks of three Japanese fetuses aborted for other reasons at 19–20 weeks of gestation, most premature melanosomes were further melanized to stage IV after incubation with L-DOPA solution. A prenatal diagnosis of tyrosinase-negative OCA was made. The parents requested a termination and skin biopsies of the abortus confirmed the diagnosis. This study shows that tyrosinase is normally present in melanocytes of the fetal epidermis at 20 weeks' gestation, and that the electron microscopic DOPA reaction test of a fetal skin biopsy specimen is safe and practical, and provides reliable information for making a prenatal diagnosis of tyrosinase-negative OCA in the second trimester.     

PCR技术在环境微生物检测中的应用

多聚酶链式反应技术（ＰＣＲ）近年来已广泛应用于环境微生物检测中,与常规方法比较,它具有灵敏度高、特异性强及快王速简便等优点,本文简要介绍了ＰＣＲ技术的基本原理,ＰＣＲ应用于环境微生物检测的方法学及其应用现状与前景。