石英作为可呼吸煤尘的组成部分的评估
Amir Eskanlou1, Barbara J Arnold1
1John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Journal of hazardous materials
|March 10, 2025
概括
研究人员研究了煤炭中的石英粉是如何导致肺部疾病的. 他们发现,碳甲基纤维素可以显著减少石英中有毒基的产生,这可能是防止煤炭工人肺炎的潜在保护措施.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 环境科学 环境科学
背景情况:
- 煤炭工人肺炎病例 (CWP) 的增加与可呼吸的煤灰,特别是石英有关.
- 长时间暴露于石英尘埃是CWP复苏的主要驱动因素.
- 由石英颗粒产生的基基 (•OH) 涉及到CWP的致病性.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究石英在煤中的基 (•OH) 生产.
- 评估化学添加剂在减少OH生成方面的有效性.
- 了解pH值,表面老化和污染物对OH生产的影响.
主要方法:
- 结合了电动力学测量,光谱学 (IR,XPS) 和初始模拟.
- 分析了石英粒子表面及其反应性.
- 在各种溶液中测试化学添加剂,包括模拟肺液 (SLF).
主要成果:
- •OH生成因石英等级而异,并因铁污染而放大.
- 铁在石英表面上增强酸吸附.
- 碳氧甲基纤维素在脱离离子水中的pH值为7时抑制了91%的OH生产.
- 新鲜的石英表面在性条件下产生更多的OH;老化减少了产量.
- •OH产量在SLF中最低.
结论:
- 化学添加剂,如碳氧甲基纤维素,在减轻石英毒性方面表现有前途.
- 了解石英表面化学和反应性对于预防CWP至关重要.
- 表面电荷和老化显著影响石英诱导的氧化应激.
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