The Accuracy of Mortality Reporting in Displaced Persons Camps During the Post-emergency Phase

For humanitarian organisations, accurate data are essential to identify emerging health problems and determine programme needs. We visited 45 post-emergency phase displaced persons camps and collected three months' mortality data which we compared with organisations' routine mortality reports. Organisations reported 612 deaths and we identified 741 deaths, for a mortality-reporting ratio, defined as the number of organisation-reported deaths divided by the number of investigator-identified deaths, of 83 per cent. For the majority of camps which under-reported deaths, mortality reporting ratios were significantly higher for women than men, and for camps with central mortality registers rather than those without. In the few camps which over-reported deaths, these occurred primarily among children younger than five years of age, probably due to the inclusion of abortions and stillbirths. Despite the overall under-reporting of deaths by humanitarian organisations, the existing health information systems appear to estimate mortality rates adequately in these post-emergency camps. However, organisations should improve the precision and completeness with which they report the characteristics of deaths in order to provide valuable data to target their programmes at the most vulnerable people.     

Analysis of a gas-phase partitioning tracer test conducted in an unsaturated fractured-clay formation

The gas-phase partitioning tracer method was used to estimate non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL), water, and air saturations in the vadose zone at a chlorinated-solvent contaminated field site in Tucson, AZ. The tracer test was conducted in a fractured-clay system that is the confining layer for the underlying regional aquifer. Three suites of three tracers were injected into wells located 14, 24, and 24 m from a single, central extraction well. The tracers comprised noble gases (traditionally thought to be nonsorbing), alkanes (primarily water partitioning), perfluorides (primarily NAPL partitioning), and halons (both NAPL and water partitioning). Observations of vacuum response were consistent with flow in a fractured system. The halon tracers exhibited the greatest amount of retardation, and helium and the perfluoride tracers the least. The alkane tracers were unexpectedly more retarded than the perfluoride tracers, indicating low NAPL saturations and high water saturations. An NAPL saturation of 0.01, water saturation of 0.215, and gas saturation of 0.775 was estimated based on analysis of the suite of tracers comprising helium, perfluoromethylcyclohexane and dibromodifluoromethane, which was considered to be the most robust set. The estimated saturations compare reasonably well to independently determined values.     

固相微萃取-气相色谱法测定水中痕量有机氯农药

建立了固相微萃取-气相色谱联用快速测定水中14种痕量有机氯农药的方法,对比研究了浸入式直接固相微萃取与顶空固相微萃取两种方式对不同有机氯农药的富集效率,优化了试验条件.方法线性关系良好,检出限为0.1 ng/L～10 ng/L,定量下限为0.2 ng/L～40 ng/L,RSD＜8%,实际水样的加标回收率为67.0%～133%.     

水中微量弱极性内分泌干扰物测定方法的研究

使用ENVITM Chrom P固相萃取小柱、双(三甲基硅烷基)三氟乙酰胺(BSTFA)衍生剂及气质联机,系统研究了水中弱极性内分泌干扰物(EDCs)的测定方法.通过正交试验,得到最佳固相萃取条件为:水样流速5 mL/min,洗脱剂为二氯甲烷,洗脱速率0.5 mL/min,洗脱剂体积6 mL.最佳衍生化条件为:BSTFA 100 μL,60 ℃,反应时间30 min.结果表明,双酚A、五氯酚、2,4-二氯苯酚、4-壬基酚、雌二醇、雌三醇、雌酮、炔雌二醇的回收率在82.4%～101.9%,检出限为0.01～0.06 μg/L.     

两相消化系统产酸相酸化特性模型

通过物料衡算建立产酸相的酸化特性分段模型 ,并求得本研究两相消化系统处理淀粉配制废水情况下产酸相动力学参数为 :产酸菌产率系数 Y=0 .2 8mg·mg^-1,产酸菌衰减系数 kd=0.054h^-1,产酸菌最大比增长率μm=3.1 h^-1,饱和系数 Ks=1866mg·L^-1.讨论了产酸相酸化率对整个系统运行状况的影响 ,表明高酸化率有利于提高系统的处理效率和沼气回收 .     

北京工业废水和城市污水环境激素污染状况调查

利用固相萃取前处理技术和高效液相色谱、气相色谱方法,分析研究北京地区重点污染源排水(包括工业废水和城市污水)中主要环境激素(邻苯二甲酸酯、有机氯农药、有机氮农药、有机磷农药、菊酯类农药、烷基酚和双酚A)的残留状况. 调查分析了分布在北京市10个区县的污水处理厂、化工行业、冶金焦化行业、医院及其洗涤中心、印钞行业、食品加工行业和制药行业等7类22个单位排水中的8种邻苯二甲酸酯,17种有机氯农药,7种有机氮和有机磷农药,4种菊酯类农药,4种烷基酚及双酚A共40种环境激素类物质的质量浓度. 并着重分析了污水处理厂进、出水中的环境激素的浓度水平. 结果表明,北京地区工业废水和城市污水中广泛存在着环境激素污染,但其质量浓度并未超过现行排放标准.      

黄河河口地区生态供水效益分析

流域生态需水是指流域生态系统为维持一定程度的生态系统健康所需要一定质量的水量,以保证流域生态系统结构和生态功能等为目标,实现流域生态系统健康。流域生态需水量的研究对于社会经济的可持续发展具有重要的战略意义。论文针对南水北调西线一期工程的供水规划,在提出配水效益计算方法的基础上,针对不同的配水量,计算了黄河河口地区的生态需水量、生态效益以及供水对减少断流所带来的生态效益,并进行了方案比较分析。主要结论是:当来水量分别为55×10⁸、122.8×10⁸或240×10⁸m³时,产生的湿地综合生态效益则为34.85×10⁸、47.18×10⁸或54.72×10⁸元。     

甲基丙烯基醛和甲基乙烯基酮水相臭氧化反应

利用实验室模拟的方法研究了甲基丙烯基醛(MAC)和甲基乙烯基酮(MVK)在大气水相中的臭氧化反应,测定了250℃±0.1℃温度和1.0×10⁵Pa空气压力条件下生成过氧化物和二次羰基物的种类和产率.结果表明,MAC水相臭氧化生成2种羰基物(甲醛和丙酮醛)和2种过氧化物,即过氧化氢(H₂O₂)和羟甲基过氧化氢(HOCH₂OOH ,HMHP) ,它们的产率(%)分别为49.9±2.9、26.6±3.9、4.6±0.4和10.0±0.8;同MAC类似,MVK水相臭氧化也生成甲醛、丙酮醛、H₂O₂和HMHP ,它们的产率(%)分别为40.8±2.2、40.7±35、6.8±0.5和10.4±0.8.对MAC和MVK水相臭氧化反应机理进行了推测,解释了各产物的生成.     

Na_2SO_4-MgSO_4-(NH_4)_2SO_4-H_2O四元体系相图研究及其应用

根据不同温度下Na_2SO_4-MgSO_4-(NH_4)_2SO_4-H_2O四元体系相图的绘制,分析了该四元体系相图受温度影响的相图特征,设计了以硫酸铵为盐析剂加工分离白钠镁矾的最佳生产工艺。新工艺具有反应时间短,操作简单,可以生产得到氮镁复肥和无水硫酸钠等优点。此工艺对于克服白钠镁矾的加工分离困难,实现白钠镁矾资源的综合开发和利用具有重要的现实意义。     

黄骅港三期筒仓防煤体高温对策研究

黄骅港三期是单个容量3万吨共24座筒仓的超大型群仓储煤系统,储煤主要来自神华集团所属煤矿,少部分为外购协作煤,多属易自燃煤种。为更有效控制火灾隐患,通过工艺流程分析及危险因素提取,试运营期间数据分析等,研究了致使煤体高温的危险因素和对策。发现运输过程中出现因雨淋而产生润湿热,因粉尘积聚发热的危险;筒仓储煤曾出现数天内温度从10℃升高到45℃,筒仓内有毒有害气体可能超限的危险;输煤皮带可能跑偏引起摩擦生热的危险等。试运营期间针对性采取了喷洒抑尘剂,设置警报系统及检测装置,加强皮带机监控和管理等安全措施。