Validation of a questionnaire about the perception of occupational biohazard in Spanish companies

Objectives. The aim of this work was to develop, validate and test a new questionnaire to assess the biological risk in workers with intentional or unintentional exposure to biological agents. Methods. A questionnaire including 34 questions was developed to study the perception of workers against occupational biohazard. Content Validity Index (CVI) and Content Validity Ratio (CVR) were calculated for the analysis of content validity. A pilot study was carried out with 60 workers from 17 companies performing analysis of Cronbach's α to assess the internal consistency or reliability. Results. A total of 518 workers from 51 Spanish companies in which there is exposure to biological agents participated in the study yielding a response rate of 90%. The final questionnaire obtained a Cronbach's α > 0.759 with a stable test–retest result. The questionnaire validation demonstrates that it could be used to evaluate the biological risks and help the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. Discussion. This study has validated the need to evaluate worker's perception against occupational risks, as well as the application of prevention methods and protective equipment. It is a first step towards developing an occupational biohazards assessment method including all the requirements set by the European Health and Safety Strategy 2013–2020.     

烟气脱硫液中共存离子对汞稳定化的影响

利用湿法烟气脱硫技术(Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization,WFGD)同步除汞被认为是最经济的燃煤烟气脱汞方式,但进入脱硫液的Hg~(2+)易被还原并再次释放进入大气,造成二次污染.针对这一问题,本研究选择了常用的Na2S、三巯基均三嗪三钠盐(TMT)、二硫代氨基甲酸盐(DTC)等系列重捕剂,考察了投加量对Hg~(2+)去除效果的影响,并筛选出了去除效果较好的3种类型重捕剂,探究了脱硫液中主要的阴阳离子(SO_2-4、NO-3、Ca~(2+)、Mg~(2+))及重金属离子等共存离子对Hg~(2+)去除效果的影响.结果表明:Na2S、TMT类重捕剂TMT-18和DTC类重捕剂DTCR-2的去除效果相对较好;SO_2-4、NO-3会抑制TMT-18和Na2S对Hg~(2+)的去除,对DTCR-2稍有促进作用;Ca~(2+)、Mg~(2+)对TMT-18去除Hg~(2+)有促进作用,而对Na2S有抑制作用;重金属离子会抑制重捕剂对Hg~(2+)的去除效果,Cu~(2+)和Pb~(2+)对Hg~(2+)螯合去除效果的影响较Ni~(2+)和Zn~(2+)要大,随着Cu~(2+)和Pb~(2+)浓度的增加,DTCR-2对Hg~(2+)的去除显著降低,Cu~(2+)浓度的影响尤为显著.本研究可为解决Hg~(2+)在脱硫液中的还原再释放及二次污染问题,同时也为湿法烟气脱硫同时脱汞的工业应用提供理论依据.     

螯合剂诱导下污染土壤溶液中TOC和重金属的动态变化及其相关性

采用土培盆栽试验研究了EDTA,NTA(氨三乙酸)和EDDS(乙二胺二琥珀酸)三种螯合剂诱导下,土壤溶液中总有机碳(TOC)含量和重金属浓度的动态变化以及二者之间的关系.结果表明,施用5 mmol·kg-1螯合剂能极显著地增加土壤溶液中TOC的含量和Cu,Zn,Cd,Pb的浓度.土壤溶液TOC含量从第2天达最大后就随时间呈一阶指数衰减函数y=y0 Ae(x-x0)/t变化,衰减因子大小顺序为tEDTA>tNTA>tEDDS.土壤溶液中Cu,Zn,Cd和Pb浓度的动态变化也有与TOC相似的规律,并且两者呈显著线性正相关.结果还表明,螯合剂对重金属的活化能力与其相应金属螯合物的稳定常数lgKMe基本一致,为EDTA>EDDS>NTA,因此,在螯合诱导强化植物提取中NTA和EDDS的潜在环境风险比EDTA要小.     

浅析盐雾环境对火工药剂安定性能的影响

目的 获取海洋生态环境条件下火工药剂性能变化的规律,开展火工药剂在盐雾环境中的安定性试验研究,以保障火工药剂的可靠性。方法 通过SEM成像技术和X–射线衍射技术表征2种典型起爆药叠氮化铅(Lead Azide,LA)和斯蒂芬酸铅(Lead Styphnate,LS)在盐雾试验前后微观形貌及组分的变化,并结合DSC热分析技术,从热分解动力学角度,开展火工药剂在盐雾环境影响下失效机理的研究。结果 在盐雾环境应力的影响下,LA的长柱状晶体结构发生脆化,层裂成不规则的小片状晶型,且随着盐雾试验时间的增加,LA的热分解反应峰会逐渐前移,试验后产物组分只有Pb(OH)Cl,其本质安定性显著下降。LS受盐雾环境应力的影响,其棱柱状晶体结构会层裂为小片状晶型,且部分LS分解形成Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂,导致其安定性降低。结论 2种典型火工药剂LA和LS受盐雾环境应力因素的影响,都会发生失效分解反应,与LA相比,LS在盐雾环境下具有更加稳定的安定性能。