Notice of RetractionSet Pair Analysis for Rural Drinking Water Quality
A large number of uncertain problems existing in rural drinking water safety system, it is of great significances to apply Set Pair Analysis (SPA) theory to analyze and study these uncertain problems in rural drinking water safety system. This study applies SPA theory to conduct an integrated evaluation of water quality to rural drinking water safety in Ya'an City, based on classification values of Sanitary Standard for Drinking Water (GB5749-85). This study has worked efficiently in practice. Compared with the same kind of methods which have been found, this paper has the outstanding results for the uncertain problems of health risk assessment of the rural drinking water safety.
Application of Set Pair Analysis Method to Comprehensive Evalua tion of Region Water Resources Exploration Potentiality
The paper explores the method of comprehensive evaluation on developmental and utilization potentiality of region rainwater resource and sets up an evaluation model by applying the set pair analysis theoretical model. The study on the case indicates that the method is simple and the result is reasonable.
Human exposure to methylmercury from crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) in China
Methylmercury (MeHg) accumulation in aquatic food raises global concerns about human exposure to MeHg. Crayfish is the world’s third largest farmed crustacean species and a favorite aquatic food in many countries. However, human health hazard due to MeHg exposure via crayfish consumption is unclear, partly because appropriate survey data are lacking. We report on mercury concentrations and speciation in edible tail muscle of crayfish collected from restaurants in 23 Chinese cities. On average, MeHg constituted 99.1 % of mercury in tail muscle, and MeHg concentrations were comparable with those reported for fish in China. Variation in MeHg concentrations was not attributable to broad geographic region (i.e., provinces) or tail length. For different populations, potential health risk (characterized by hazard quotient or HQ) of MeHg exposure through crayfish consumption depended largely on crayfish consumption rates. In particular, a health hazard (HQ > 1) was found for high-rate consumers (i.e., 95 %ile or higher) in some cities in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River (MLYR), during the peak consumption season. Our results suggest that more attention should be paid to dietary MeHg intake via crayfish consumption in China, particularly for communities with high consumption in MLYR.