PM10 Chemical Model Simulations Over Northern Italy in the Framework of the CityDelta Exercise

Within the framework of CityDelta open model inter-comparison exercise, two different atmospheric chemical transport models, comprehensive air quality model with extension and transport chemical aerosol model, have been applied over a domain centred on Milan (North of Italy) as a result of a cooperation of five Italian groups. The two models have shared the same input fields for yearly PM10 simulations. The paper illustrates the analysis of the particulate matter-simulated concentrations and the comparison with the available experimental data.     

液化气球罐区消防演练过程问题分析及对策

对液化气球罐区泄漏消防演练过程存在的问题进行了分析,提出了整改措施和建议.     

环境污染对室外运动推广的影响研究

大气环境污染加剧使得室外运动不能有效进行,为此,以健美操有氧运动为例,研究大气环境污染对室外运动推广的影响.依据大气污染指数,分析室外健美操有氧运动心肺生理指标参数变化情况.以氧通气当量、氧脉搏、激活剂浓度及最大摄氧量为参数指标,定量分析大气污染与室外运动推广危害程度和消极影响,测试不同污染程度对健美操有氧运动产生影响的量化指标.测试结果得知,大气污染对室外运动具有消极影响,在空气质量指数(AQI)为151~200的中度污染条件下应该减少室外运动.     

SO2污染激活AT1R改变运动大鼠心肌胶原纤维形态学并导致心功能降低

为了观察SO₂污染环境下运动对大鼠心功能的影响,从心脏局部肾素-血管紧张素系统（renin-angiotensin system,RAS）核心成员——血管紧张素Ⅱ（angiotensin Ⅱ,AngⅡ）Ⅰ型受体（AT₁R）介导的心肌胶原纤维形态结构重塑的角度出发,应用心脏插管技术观察大鼠的心脏功能;采用放射免疫技术（ELISA）、免疫组织化学和胃酶酸解法等方法对心肌局部ρ（AngⅡ）、AT₁R蛋白表达水平、w（HYP）（HYP为羟脯氨酸）及胶原容积分数进行检测.结果表明:①单纯运动组（EG）大鼠主动脉收缩压、左室内压峰值、±dp/dt_max（左室内压最大上升速率/下降速率）显著升高（P < 0.01）,舒张压、AT₁R蛋白表达显著降低（P < 0.01）,w（HYP）、w（CC）（心肌胶原浓度）、PVCA（血管周围胶原面积）、CVF（心肌胶原容积分数）及ρ（AngⅡ）有升高趋势（P>0.01）;②单纯SO₂污染组（SRG）大鼠左室末期舒张压显著升高（P < 0.01）,左室内压±dp/dt_max显著降低（P < 0.01）;w（HYP）、w（CC）、PVCA、CVF、ρ（AngⅡ）及AT₁R蛋白表达水平均显著升高（P < 0.01）;③SO₂污染+运动组（SEG）大鼠左室末期舒张压显著升高（P < 0.01）,主动脉收缩压、左室内压峰值、左室内压±dp/dt_max显著降低（P < 0.01）,w（HYP）、w（CC）、PVCA、CVF、ρ（AngⅡ）及AT₁R蛋白表达水平均显著升高（P < 0.01）,并且较SRG大鼠升高更显著（P < 0.01）.研究显示,SO₂污染导致运动大鼠心肌胶原纤维形态结构发生异常重塑,最终使大鼠的心功能产生显著的负性变力性效应,其机制可能与心脏局部RAS系统的激活有关.      

Making performance-based chemistry work: how we created comparable data among laboratories as part of a Southern California marine regional assessment

Quality assurance procedures to ensure consistency among chemistry laboratories typically involves the use of standard methods and state certification programs that require laboratories to demonstrate their ability to attain generic performance criteria. To assess whether these procedures are effective for ensuring comparability when processing local samples with potentially complex matrices, seven experienced, state-certified laboratories participated in an intercalibration exercise. Each laboratory was permitted to use their typical methodology for quantifying PAH, PCB and DDT on shared samples collected from Santa Monica Bay and the Palos Verdes Shelf, two sites with a complex mix of constituents. In the initial intercalibration exercise, results from these laboratories differed by as much as an order of magnitude for all three chemical groups. Much, but not all, of the difference was attributable to differences in detection capability. A series of studies was conducted to identify the reasons for the observed differences, which varied among laboratories and included methodological differences, instrument sensitivity differences, and differing interpretations of chromatograms. Following these investigations and resulting modifications to laboratory procedures, the exercise was repeated. The average coefficient of variation among laboratories across all chemical parameters was reduced to less than 30%. Our results suggest that performance-based chemistry can produce comparable results, but the certification processes presently in place that focus on general laboratory procedures and simple matrices are insufficient to achieve comparability.     

突发事件应急演练评估方法、技术及系统研究

近些年,随着我国国民经济的快速发展,安全与应急问题也日益凸显,为了应对 这些问题,各级政府和企业广泛开展各种类型的突发事件应急演练,取得了一定的效果 。但由于应急演练评估缺少操作层面的方法与技术支持,使应急演练的评估与相关标准 规范脱节,往往流于形式。针对此类问题,通过对国内外应急演练评估相关标准规范的 梳理与分析构建应急演练评估业务主线,以“情景构建”方法指导构建应急演练评估指 标体系,以AHP算法和软件开发技术实现“应急演练评估模型库”及相关演练评估系统 ,最终为应急演练评估工作的实际开展提供一套从理论方法到技术系统的科学、合理且 具有操作性的整体解决方案。     

运动对2,3,7,8-TCDD持续染毒大鼠肝脏LXRa蛋白、ACC1、FAS、SCD1 mRNA表达的影响

研究运动对2,3,7,8-四氯二苯并二噁英(2,3,7,8-TCDD)持续染毒大鼠肝脏脂质合成代谢关键酶乙酰辅酶A羧化酶1(ACC1)、脂肪酸合成酶(FAS)、硬脂酰辅酶A去饱和酶1(SCD1)m RNA及转录因子肝X受体a(LXRa)蛋白表达的影响,探讨环境污染物引发代谢性疾病的发病机制,为运动锻炼防控环境健康风险提供理论支持。将24只8周龄雄性大鼠随机分为对照组(C组)、染毒组(T组)、运动染毒组(ET组)。T、ET组腹腔注射首剂量6.4μg·kg-1(以单位体重计)的2,3,7,8-TCDD,之后每隔1周给予上述剂量的21%持续染毒,连续7周。ET组尾部负重(5%体重)进行游泳运动,每周5 d,每次30 min。8周后处死动物,计算肝脏相对重量,检测肝脏甘油三酯(TG)含量,实时荧光定量PCR检测肝脏ACC1、FAS、SCD1 m RNA表达,免疫印迹法(Western Blot)检测肝脏LXRa蛋白表达。结果显示8周2,3,7,8-TCDD持续染毒可显著增加肝脏脂质合成代谢关键酶ACC1、FAS、SCD1 m RNA及转录因子LXRa蛋白表达,8周游泳运动可显著降低染毒大鼠ACC1、FAS、SCD1 m RNA及LXRa蛋白表达。上述结果表明2,3,7,8-TCDD可以引起大鼠肝脏LXRa蛋白表达增高,进而LXRa通过调控靶基因ACC1、FAS、SCD1 m RNA的表达,造成脂质代谢紊乱,肝脏甘油三酯沉积,而有氧运动降低了肝脏中脂质的沉积,提示运动干预可以改善二噁英类污染物造成的肝脏脂质代谢紊乱。     

Learning from UK disaster exercises: policy implications for effective emergency preparedness

With a view towards suggesting improvements to the official UK Guidance for disaster exercises, this paper critically examines a representative sample of recent disaster management exercises in the United Kingdom to determine how they are planned, conducted and assessed. Personal observations and in‐depth qualitative interviews were used to study three representative multi‐agency disaster exercises in the UK: (1) the Hitachi 395 Evacuation Workshop and Exercise Twin Bore, (2) Exercise Saxon Shore and (3) Exercise Operation Safe Return. The research demonstrates that disaster exercises in the UK generally consist of four main approaches: (1) disaster response and adaptability, (2) building‐block approach, (3) citizen participation and (4) discussion‐based debriefs. While the data demonstrates that each of these approaches has significant merit, it also elucidates key improvements that should be made to the official UK guidance and reflected in future exercises. In particular, the research suggests that the Guidance should highlight the importance of adaptability at the scene of a disaster, advance a building‐block methodology to organising exercises and reiterate the need for better debriefings of volunteer participants.     

Inter-laboratory exercise on steroid estrogens in aqueous samples

An inter-laboratory comparison exercise was organized among European laboratories, under the aegis of EU COST Action 636: “Xenobiotics in Urban Water Cycle”. The objective was to evaluate the performance of testing laboratories determining “Endocrine Disrupting Compounds” (EDC) in various aqueous matrices. As the main task three steroid estrogens: 17α-ethinylestradiol, 17β-estradiol and estrone were determined in four spiked aqueous matrices: tap water, river water and wastewater treatment plant influent and effluent using GC-MS and LC-MS/MS. Results were compared and discussed according to the analytical techniques applied, the accuracy and reproducibility of the analytical methods and the nature of the sample matrices. Overall, the results obtained in this inter-laboratory exercise reveal a high level of competence among the participating laboratories for the detection of steroid estrogens in water samples indicating that GC-MS as well as LC-MS/MS can equally be employed for the analysis of natural and synthetic hormones.     

运动对2,3,7,8-四氯二苯并二噁英持续暴露大鼠肝脏氧化应激的影响

为探索运动对2,3,7,8-四氯二苯并二噁英(2,3,7,8-TCDD)持续暴露大鼠肝脏氧化应激的影响,本研究将7周龄雄性SD大鼠适应性喂养1周后,随机分为对照(NC)、运动对照(EC)、染毒1(NT1)、运动染毒1(ET1)、染毒2(NT2)、运动染毒2(ET2)、染毒3(NT3)、运动染毒3(ET3)、染毒4(NT4)及运动染毒4(ET4)共10组。染毒组(NTs、ETs)腹腔注射TCDD(溶于玉米油),对照组及各染毒组首次剂量依次为0、0.4、1.6、6.4、25.6μg·kg~(-1)(以单位体重计),之后每周给予上述剂量的21%作为维持剂量,持续染毒8周;运动组尾部负重5%游泳,每周5 d,每次30 min。实验结束取材,测定血清丙氨酸氨基转移酶(ALT)、天冬氨酸氨基转移酶(AST)、肝组织超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)活性及丙二醛(MDA)、活性氧(ROS)含量。结果显示:1)染毒可升高各染毒组大鼠血清AST活性及NT4组大鼠血清ALT活性,增加NT2、NT3组肝脏MDA含量,而降低NT1、NT2组大鼠血清ALT活性;2)运动可升高大鼠血清AST及ALT活性,增加大鼠肝组织GSH-Px活性;3)运动可升高染毒大鼠血清AST活性(T1剂量),降低染毒大鼠血清ALT活性(T1剂量),降低染毒大鼠血清AST活性(T3剂量),升高染毒大鼠血清ALT活性(T3、T4剂量),增加染毒大鼠肝组织SOD活性(T2、T3剂量)、CAT活性(T1、T2、T3剂量)及GSH-Px活性(T2、T3、T4剂量),降低染毒大鼠肝组织MDA含量(T2、T3、T4剂量)及ROS含量(T1、T3剂量)。结果表明,2,3,7,8-TCDD持续暴露8周可引起大鼠肝细胞氧化应激损伤,并产生剂量依赖效应;而有氧运动可增加2,3,7,8-TCDD持续暴露(T2、T3剂量)大鼠肝组织抗氧化酶活性,有效降低氧化应激损伤而减轻肝毒性。