Occupational risk of exposure to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and the quality of infection hygiene in nursing homes

• Staff members were not colonised with MRSA. • But staff were exposed to MRSA from air, sedimented dust and surfaces. • MRSA was found in the rooms of MRSA-colonised residents but not in common areas. • Staff worry about MRSA and spreading it to other residents, family, and acquaintances. • The use of protective eyewear and facemasks could be improved. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an increasing health concern across the globe and is often prevalent at long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes. However, we know little of whether nursing home staff is exposed to MRSA via air and surfaces. We investigated whether staff members at nursing homes are colonised with and exposed to culturable MRSA, and assessed staff members’ self-reported knowledge of MRSA and compliance with infection hygiene guidelines. Five nursing homes with MRSA positive residents were visited in Copenhagen, Denmark. Personal bioaerosol exposure samples and environmental samples from surfaces, sedimented dust and bioaerosols were examined for MRSA and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) to determine occupational exposure. Swabs were taken from staffs’ nose, throat, and hands to determine whether they were colonised with MRSA. An online questionnaire about MRSA and infection control was distributed. No staff members were colonised with MRSA, but MRSA was detected in the rooms of the colonised residents in two out of the five nursing homes. MRSA was observed in air (n = 4 out of 42, ranging from 2.9–7.9 CFU/m³), sedimented dust (n = 1 out of 58, 1.1 × 10³ CFU/m²/d), and on surfaces (n = 9 out of 113, 0.04–70.8 CFU/m²). The questionnaire revealed that half of the staff members worry about spreading MRSA to others. Identified aspects for improvement were improved availability and use of protective equipment, not transferring cleaning supplies (e.g., vacuum cleaners) between residents’ rooms and to reduce worry of MRSA, e.g., through education.     

工伤总估校正发生率及工伤发生时间分析

为完整地了解总的工伤发生率，探讨工伤发生的时间分布规律，在某厂调查了１９８８～９１年工伤发生情况。用俘获——再俘获（Ｃ－Ｍ）方法估计总的工伤发生率。结果表明，若按安环科登记的工伤记录，四年共发生工伤２００人次，粗发生率为１０．０‰；但是，若用安环科和卫生科两个来源收集到的工伤人次数，以Ｃ－Ｍ的方法估计，总的工伤发生人次数为５３３，总估校正发生率为２６．７‰。安环科工伤登记的工伤仅是全部工伤的５０．７％，漏记率为４９．３％。工伤发生率在年龄小于２０岁和工龄小于５年的最高．工伤多发生在一年中的第三季度和三月份；一星期中，周一工伤最多；一天中工伤发生在早班最多，占５８．２％，而发生在工作后１—２小时之间也最多，占２３．７％，上午９—１０点之间是工伤发生最多的时段（占１７．５％）。     

再生水道路降尘化学污染物的健康风险评价研究

利用健康风险评价的方法,以北京市某再生水利用工程为依托,对再生水用于道路降尘时接触人群的暴露水平和健康风险进行了调查和实验研究,建立了再生水用于道路降尘的健康风险评价模型,提出了再生水对职业人群和公众的暴露参数,对再生水中氯仿等19种主要污染物的健康风险进行了定量评价,结果表明,再生水用于道路降尘职业人群致癌的总危险度为8.47×10^-6;非职业人群致癌的总危险度为3.78×10^-6.     

红壤中La对油菜的剂量效应和临界浓度

通过盆栽试验,研究了红壤中不同浓度La对油菜的生长、产量、叶绿素含量和过氧化物酶活性的影响.结果表明:低浓度La可促进油菜生长并增加产量,但达不到显著水平;300mg·kg^-1以上的高浓度La则显著抑制油菜生长和降低产量.La浓度为600mg·kg^-1时油菜死亡,油菜产量降低一半时的EC50=300mg·kg^-1.La浓度为15 mg·kg^-1时油菜叶片叶绿素和叶绿素a/b分别减少,POD活性随La的浓度的增加和施加时间的延长而逐渐增加.     

Effects of plant species coexistence on soil enzyme activities and soil microbial community structure under Cd and Pb combined pollution

The relationship between plant species coexistence and soil microbial communities under heavy metal pollution has attracted much attention in ecology. However, whether plant species coexistence could o set the impacts of heavy metal combined pollution on soil microbial community structure and soil enzymes activities is not well studied. The modified ecological dose model and PCR-RAPD method were used to assess the e ects of two plant species coexistence on soil microbial community and enzymes activities subjected to Cd and Pb combined stress. The results indicated that monoculture and mixed culture would increased microbe populations under Cd and Pb combined stress, and the order of sensitivity of microbial community responding to heavy metal stress was: actinomycetes > bacteria > fungi. The respirations were significantly higher in planted soil than that in unplanted soil. The plant species coexistence could enhance soil enzyme activities under Cd and Pb combined. Furthermore, planted soil would be helpful to enhance soil genetic polymorphisms, but Cd and Pb pollution would cause a decrease on soil genetic polymorphisms. Mixed culture would increase the ecological dose 50% (ED50) values, and the ED50 values for soil enzyme activities decreased with increasing culture time. The dehydrogenase was most sensitive to metal addition and easily loses activity under low dose of heavy metal. However, it was di cult to fully inhibit the phoshpatase activity, and urease responded similarly with phosphatase.     

放射性核素水环境质量标准研究进展

地球环境中广泛存在的放射性核素对人类和其他物种产生辐射安全风险,成为水环境质量的重要指标之一。随着人类生活水平和环境保护意识的提升,以及核与辐射安全复杂的国际形势,放射性核素水环境质量标准的关注度越来越高。饮用水水质标准中的放射性核素限值基于个人辐射剂量标准,评估方法已经建立,并在世界卫生组织、美国、加拿大和日本等国际组织和国家的饮用水水质标准中得到广泛应用。水环境质量标准中的放射性核素限值基于辐射环境、参考生物、个体单位时间内的辐射剂量限值,对此各国际组织和国家相继开展了放射性核素的生态风险评价研究,并逐步制定相关标准。与国际水平相比,我国水环境质量标准存在放射性核素指标数量少、修订频率滞后、科学适用性有待提升等问题。在我国核能发展与生态文明建设的新形势下,加强放射性核素的健康风险和生态风险评价研究,建立健全水环境质量标准中放射性核素指标体系成为我国水环境研究的紧迫任务。     

多组分苯胺类混合物对发光菌的抑制毒性

以淡水发光菌——青海弧菌(Q67)为指示生物,96微孔板为实验反应载体,微板光度计为发光强度测试设备,测定了苯胺、邻甲基苯胺、对甲基苯胺、邻硝基苯胺、对硝基苯胺及其混合物对发光菌的发光抑制毒性,应用非线性最小二乘拟合技术与剂量加和(DA)及独立作用(IA)原理研究了混合物的毒性规律.1)分别测定每种化合物的剂量-效应数据并进行非线性拟合.结果表明,5种苯胺类化合物的剂量-效应曲线(DRC)均可用Logit与Weibull函数有效表征,从这些模型估算的半数效应浓度负对数值(-logEC50)分别为2.11、2.35、2.49、3.60和3.88(EC50单位:mol·L-1),可知其对发光菌的毒性大小顺序为:苯胺<邻甲基苯胺<对甲基苯胺<邻硝基苯胺<对硝基苯胺.2)根据组分EC50、EC10和EC1设计3个等效应浓度比混合物进行混合物毒性实验,并对混合物剂量-效应数据进行非线性拟合得到混合物DRC.结果表明,混合物DRC可用Box-Cox-Logit与Box-Cox-Weibull函数有效表征.3)根据单一化合物DRC模型,分别应用剂量加和(DA)与独立作用(IA)模型对混合物DRC进行预测.结果表明,无论考察混合浓度比例还是效应水平,剂量加和模型都能准确预测苯胺类混合物的毒性,而独立作用模型倾向于高估混合物毒性.     

5种取代酚化合物对淡水发光菌的联合毒性

以新型淡水发光菌——青海弧菌Q67(Vibrio-qinghaiensissp.—Q67)为检验生物,以VeritasTM微孔板光度计为发光强度测试设备,分别测定了3,5-二羟基甲苯、2,3-二甲基苯酚、对氯苯酚、邻氯苯酚、2,4-二氯苯酚对淡水发光菌的发光抑制毒性及其混合物的联合毒性.结果表明,5种取代酚的剂量-效应关系都可用Weibull模型有效描述,从这些模型估算的半数效应浓度负对数值(-logEC50)分别为2.69、3.08、3.43、2.81和3.66,可知其对发光菌的毒性大小顺序为:2,4-二氯苯酚>对氯苯酚>2,3-二甲基苯酚>邻氯苯酚>3,5-二羟基甲苯.分别设计浓度等于各自之EC50和EC10的2个等效应浓度比混合物以及3个不同效应浓度比混合物进行联合毒性实验,结果发现,在所实验的浓度范围内各个混合物的剂量加和(DA)模型与独立作用(IA)模型具有相似的作用规律,其联合毒性既可用DA模型也可用IA模型进行预测.     

碱式硫酸铝溶液吸收二氧化硫

为了探讨碱式硫酸铝对二氧化硫的吸收效果,对所需试剂硫酸铝和碳酸钙的适宜比例（碱度）,以及碱式硫酸铝能稳定存在的铝量范围等进行了研究,测定了不同铝量和碱度的碱式硫酸铝对二氧化硫的吸收量以及pH值,并分析每种吸收液的饱和吸收量,最后将其与乙二胺/磷酸溶液的吸收情况进行对比。结果表明,碱度为40%时,铝量要保持在70 g/L以下才能在加热时不产生沉淀,吸收过程pH由4.5左右一直下降到2.0左右保持稳定,饱和吸收时间控制在140~160 min为宜,较为理想的方案是铝量32 g/L,碱度35%。     

浅议环境监理员的威信及其形成机制

论述了环境监理员的工作威信源于法权作用力和自然影响力。指出环保行政主管部门乃至社会各界应用环境监理营造一个良好的氛围，以增强法权作用力；环境监理人员要不断加强自身修养，以提高自然影响力。