Variation de la plombemie en fonction de la contamination par le plomb de l'eau livree a la consommation: Variation of the blood lead level as a result of lead contamination of the subjects drinking water

The combination of the chemical aggressivity of water and lead piping, as is well known, can cause severe cases of lead poisoning in those who consume such water. After a great number of observations and epidemiological studies which have strongly incriminated this metal in a wide range of pathologic conditions, other materials have been gradually substituted for lead; however, the problem remains.In compliance with a European Directive to survey the risk of lead poisoning (Council Directive, 1977), a random sample of 321 residents was selected from the Vosgian Mountains of France. This region is noted for its high incidence of cases of lead poisoning: 150 reported during 8 months in 1983 (Barbier et al., 1983).During the course of a health evaluation, a blood sample was taken from each subject for lead analysis. At the same time, a sample of tap-water (after running for 5 s) was taken from each subject home. Both lead analyses (blood and water) were performed by electrothermal atomization-atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Because of the log-normality of the distributions of the blood lead levels and the concentrations of lead in the drinking water, a logarithmic transformation was performed so that the results are expressed as the geometric mean, which for the amount of lead in the drinking water of our sample was found to be 0.16 mg l^?1.Among the subjects of this study, 28% are served by water containing more than 0.10 mg l^?1 of lead (the standard for France) and 48% by water containing more than 0.05 mg l^?1 (the European and WHO standard). In concurrence with numerous authors, our study indicates that, among our subjects, the blood lead level is much higher in men than in women (geometric means 22.9 and 15.0 μg dl^?1 respectively); this difference is highly significant (t-test:P < 0.001). Table 1 summarizes the results, by sex, obtained in this region compared with those from a study (Huel, 1982) concerning an urban French population whose geometric mean blood lead levels were 15.9 μg dl^?1 for men and 11.4 μg dl^?1 for women. The irrespective of sex, is highly significant (P < 0.001). Table 2 shows the significance of the relation between these subjects, high blood lead levels and the concentration of lead in their drinking water, while Fig. 1 shows that for contamination levels up to 0.02 mg l^?1 of lead in water, the blood lead level remains relatively stable, while above this apparent “threshold” value, the blood lead level begins to increase finally reaching quite high values in response to high contamination levels, suggesting a direct translation of increases in the water above the 0.02 mg l^?1 level to increases in the blood.     

线性八元树表示的三维客体群的连通分量标号和计数

本文提出二种算法分别标号和计数线性八元树表示的三维客体群的连通分量.这些操作典型地需要检查线性八元树中诸八分体在三个主方向上的面邻接对.根据这些邻接对,可以建造在计算机中用关联矩阵表示的邻接图.连通分量标号和计数是在关联矩阵上分别执行相应的操作而完成的.连通分量标号的执行时间是O(n+m·logm),而连通分量计数需要O(n)时间,其中m和n分别是线性八元树中八分体和邻接对的数目.     

红外背景干扰研究

根据从许多地区收集来的录象磁带上的图象数据和大量红外图象数据，对红外背景图象内的干扰进行了研究。图象内的噪声是以象元电平为单位的均方根形成计算。图象经过空间滤波处理，对其内的干扰再进行计算。为获得关于红外背景图象的空间频率构成的信息，在滤波和非滤波两种状态下计算了图象的光谱密度，把计算出的干扰值输入数据库取出多组数据并绘图，确定参数量（如天气、背景类型和测量条件等）对干扰电平的影响。     

用迁移率和载流子浓度研究碲镉汞中的深能级

获得了一种研究碲镉汞深能级的方法。通过分析迁移率 载子浓度与温度的关系，可以得到关于深能级的重要依据。     

灰色关联分析在腐蚀非晶态镍基合金中的应用

用灰色关联分析方法取代传统的数理统计方法,对非晶态镍基合金在FeCl_3溶液中的腐蚀速率与影响因素之间的相互关系进行处理,确定各影响因子之间的主次关系。结果表明溶液流速是最关键因子,次关键因子为溶液pH值,其次为溶液温度和溶液浓度,并根据分析结果提出实际应用时的相应对策。     

实行全面质量管理 做好江口水电站工程设计

江口水电站是芙蓉江干流开发中的骨干工程。为认真履行江口工程的设计合同，确保优质、高效地完成江口工程的各项设计工作，长江委设计院实行全面质量管理，建立了一套规范化的统计管理程序，制订详细的设计计划，落实江口工程项目各级责任人的质量责任制，采取特殊技术措施，对工程设计过程中的各项质量活动进行全过程的管理，使江口工程在满足质量标准、合同进度的情况下，工程投资最省。     

双重孔隙介质油藏中的吸渗排油作用

利用美国SSI公司研制的COMPN模拟软件对双重孔隙介质油藏一种重要的开采机理 吸渗排油进行了模拟研究,考察了一个基质岩块为四周裂缝所包围时.在驱动压力和毛管压力的不同平衡(驱动压力和毛管压力的相对大小)关系下的水驱油采收率和水驱油效率的变化规律.     

基于遗传算法的门限自回归模型在浅层地下水位预测中的应用

提出了建立门限自回归模型的一种简便通用的方法，用遗传算法可同时优化门限值和自回归系数．实例计算的结果说明了其可行性和有效性．该方法在各种工程时序预测中具有广泛的应用价值     

一种新型基于石英的热光型光开关

一种采用基于石英的平面光波回路技术（PLC）制造的热光型光开关正越来越引起关注，它具有低耦合损耗、高稳定性及适于大规模集成等优点。首先描述了采用热光相移器构成马赫-曾德于涉仪（MZI）结构的热光型光开关，然后讨论2×2MZI热光型开关的工作原理及基本特性，最后介绍了由2×2MZI热光型开关单元构成的大规模光开关阵列以及一种采用悬梁式结构热光相移器的低功率消耗的光开关。     

The effect of particle distribution on damage formation in particulate reinforced metal matrix composites deformed in compression

Image analysis results are reported on the generation of damage in particulate reinforced metal matrix composites during compressive deformation. The technique allows the automated collection of data on the incidence of particle fracture and void formation in the matrix as a function of important microstructural parameters such as local particle volume fraction and particle size. There is a strong relationship between damage and the local volume fraction of the reinforcement proving that damage formation is accentuated in regions of particle clustering. With the SiC reinforced materials examined, there was observed to be a change in dominance of damage mechanism from particle fracture at low local volume fractions to void formation in the matrix within strongly clustered regions. The results are compared with finite element (FE) modelling of the compressive deformation of clustered particles using a simple cluster of equi-spaced particles. The FE results suggest that plastic flow is generally inhibited in clustered regions. In certain highly clustered configurations shielding is such that flow does not occur in the heart of the cluster even at high levels of average plastic strain. The modelling suggests that the change in dominance of damage mechanism is related to the dramatic increase in tensile hydrostatic stresses in the matrix with higher levels of particle clustering.