ハロゲン化麻酔薬の熱球寿命
A C Brown1, C E Canosa-Mas, A D Parr
1Physical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, UK.
Nature
|October 19, 1989
まとめ
ハロゲン製麻酔剤であるハロタン,エンフルラン,イソフルランは,大気中の寿命が短い. ハイドロキシル (OH) ラジカルとの反応により,オゾン層の大幅な破壊や地球温暖化への貢献が防止されます.
科学分野:
- 大気化学 大気化学
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 薬理学 薬理学とは
背景:
- ハロゲン製麻酔薬 (ハロタン,エンフルラン,イソフルラン) は,平流層のオゾン層の減少と地球温暖化に関する懸念を提起しています.
- これらの麻酔薬の環境への影響は,それらの大気中の寿命と関連しています.
研究 の 目的:
- ハロタン,エンフルラン,イソフルランの大気中の寿命を測定する.
- オゾン層の減少と地球温暖化への潜在的貢献を評価する.
主な方法:
- ハロタン,エンフルラン,イソフルランとヒドロキシル (OH) ラジカルとの絶対反応速度を測定した.
- 大気の寿命を計算するために1次元の大気モデルを使用しました.
主要な成果:
- ハロタン,エンフルラン,イソフルランのそれぞれ,大気中の寿命は2,6,5年.
- これらの麻酔薬は,わずかな部分 (約. 5 x 10^-4) を大気中の塩素に変換する.
結論:
- これらの麻酔薬の主要な大気沈殿所は,OHの急性物質との反応である.
- 懸念にもかかわらず,それらの比較的短い大気中の寿命は,オゾン層の減少と地球温暖化への影響を制限しています.
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