Identification and proposition of preventive measures for environmental risks on a t-shirts factory in Campina Grande, Brazil

2014 ◽  
pp. 773-776
Author(s):  
T Chaves ◽  
M Santos ◽  
L Monteiro
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Environmental Risks

scholarly journals Release Behaviors of Arsenic and Heavy Metals from Arsenic Sulfide Sludge during Simulated Storage

Minerals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liwei Yao ◽  
Xiaobo Min ◽  
Yong Ke ◽  
Yunyan Wang ◽  
Yanjie Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Oxidation Process ◽  
Ferrous Metal ◽  
Environmental Risks ◽  
Arsenic Sulfide ◽  
Drying Process ◽  
Secondary Pollution ◽  
Release Ratio ◽  
Natural Drying

Non-ferrous metal smelting enterprises produce hundreds of thousands of tons of arsenic sulfide sludge (ASS) each year in China. Most of the ASS are stored at the companies without enough preventive measures. During the storage and natural drying process, arsenic sulfide is easily oxidized, thereby causing secondary pollution and increasing environmental risks. In this paper, experiments of simulated storage were used to study the release characteristics of heavy metals. During the simulated storage, the release concentrations of As, Pb, and Cd increased rapidly at first and then slowly. Although the total amount of arsenic released was the largest, the release ratio was in the order of Cd > Pb > As. The effects of different atmospheres and conditions on the release of arsenic and heavy metals were explored. The more the H2SO4 in the sludge, the higher the release concentration, and the addition of an appropriate amount of Ca(OH)2 is beneficial for reducing the release of heavy metals. Finally, SEM, XRD and TG-DTG techniques were carried out to confirm that the release of heavy metals was caused by the oxidation process resulting from the residual H2SO4 in the ASS and the air.

Abstract #500: Osteoporosis Preventive Measures in Patients Receiving Glucocorticoids - are they Being Practiced?

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Nitika Malhotra ◽  
Reem Alnazawi ◽  
Ved Gossain ◽  
Matthew Hebdon
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Measures

Fatality of Suicide Attempts in Amsterdam 1996–2005

Crisis ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evertjan Jansen ◽  
Marcel C.A. Buster ◽  
Annemarie L. Zuur ◽  
Cees Das
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
Absolute Number ◽  
Demographic Differences ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
Wish To Die ◽  
Municipal Health

Background: According to recent figures, Amsterdam is the municipality with the highest absolute number of suicides and the second highest suicide rate in the Netherlands. Aims: The aim of the study was to identify time trends and demographic differences in the occurrence of nonfatal suicide attempts versus suicides. Methods: We used registrations of forensic physicians and ambulance services of the Municipal Health Service of Amsterdam to study 1,004 suicides and 6,166 nonfatal attempts occurring in Amsterdam over the period 1996–2005. Results: The number of nonfatal attempts declined from 1996 to 2005, but the number of completed suicides remained relatively stable. Although case fatality was strongly associated with method used, we also found higher case fatalities for men and older people independent of method. Conclusions: The case fatality results suggest differences in motive among different demographic groups: possibly the wish to die is stronger among men and elderly. This finding had implications for the success to be expected from different preventive measures.

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