11 research outputs found
LCA of municipal solid waste incineration in France: from comprehensive siteâ specific data to Life Cycle Inventory modeling
In France, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), including non-hazardous waste from economic activities collected together with post-consumer waste, are primarily incinerated (approximately 30% in 2010; ADEME, 2012). Yet, current Life Cycle Inventory databases do not precisely account for the characteristics of waste incineration in the specific French context, in particular with respect to air emissions, use of reactants, energy recovery rates and treatment of bottom ashes. This study accordingly aims at collecting environmental and energy data specific to French incinerators for their further integration into a dedicated Life Cycle Inventory model. The results of data collection and analysis are focused at in this presentation. Data were collected considering 90 French incinerators, respectively operated by SITA, TIRU and VEOLIA, and representing approximately 73% of the total mass of MSW incinerated in France as of 2012. Firstly, French incineration installations were classified according to their abatement technologies. Wet systems (with liquid emissions) combined with electrostatic precipitators and semi dry/semi wet systems combined with a fabric filter are predominant in France regarding dedusting and acid gas treatment (they respectively represent 34 and 25% of the total amount of waste incinerated). At the same time, Selective Catalytic Reduction (high temperature) combined with reactants for Dediox (36%) and Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction combined with reactants for Dediox (32%) are predominant with respect to NOx and dioxin abatement. Secondly, data of process-specific emissions (NOx, particles, dioxins, etc.) have been collected, considering 90 incinerators and 3 years in a raw (2012 to 2014), for their further statistical treatment by category of abatement technology. The correlation between emission factors and abatement technologies is discussed. Considering each kind of emission factor, a distribution of values is accordingly associated either with a given technology of abatement or with the whole French incineration installations. In addition, building on the mass balance at the scale of one French incineration plant, transfer coefficients are calculated in order to further infer waste-specific emissions (e.g. metals) in the model for Life Cycle Inventory of waste incineration in France. Finally, additional data relative respectively to energy (recovery and consumption), to the use of reactants and to downstream treatment of bottom ashes were collected and further statistically treated, considering the 90 incinerators under study. In particular, MSW appear to be incinerated primarily (55%) in plants cogenerating heat and electricity. As a conclusion, the potential use of these data in a Life Cycle Inventory model dedicated to French incineration is more specifically discussed.
Acknowledgements
This study was partly funded by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) in the framework of the PCI project. The authors wish to thank Patrick Boisseau (TIRU), Jacques Giacomoni (VEOLIA), Lionel Kosior (SITA) and CĂ©drik Priault (VEOLIA) for their contributions to this work.
Reference: ADEME, 2012. LâincinĂ©ration des dĂ©chets mĂ©nagers et assimilĂ©s. Les avis de lâADEME. DĂ©cembre 2012
Le Mort dans la ville
Le dĂ©veloppement de rites mortuaires complexes dans lâhistoire de lâHomme a rĂ©sultĂ© dans un rĂŽle croissant jouĂ© par les pratiques funĂ©raires utilisĂ©es comme moyen de resserrer les liens Ă lâintĂ©rieur dâune mĂȘme communautĂ©. Ă cet Ă©gard, le singulier usage d'inhumer un individu au cĆur de la communautĂ© rĂ©vĂšle avec acuitĂ© la force de cette relation que pouvaient entretenir les vivants et les morts. Les dĂ©couvertes archĂ©ologiques rĂ©centes ont soulignĂ© lâimportance de telles pratiques liĂ©es aux inhumations intra-muros en Anatolie. Bien quâil semble possible de tisser un lien continu entre ces coutumes, les contextes dans lesquels sâinscrivent la pratique dâinhumer une personne au cĆur mĂȘme de la communautĂ©, depuis lâenfant du NĂ©olithique Ă ĂatalhöyĂŒk Ă la libraire de Celsius Ă EphĂšse, en passant par le MausolĂ©e d'Halicarnasse, ont nĂ©anmoins radicalement changĂ©s en fonction des Ă©poques et des lieux. Lâobjectif de ce volume, en rassemblant des spĂ©cialistes de pĂ©riodes et dâhorizons diffĂ©rents, est dâoffrir non seulement un point gĂ©nĂ©ral de nos connaissances sur ces questions, mais aussi un Ă©clairage concernant le mĂ©canisme de ces pratiques, leur contexte et leur impact en Anatolie, du dĂ©but de lâĂge du Bronze Ă lâĂ©poque romaine
One-week cocoa flavanol intake increases prefrontal cortex oxygenation at rest and during moderate-intensity exercise in normoxia and hypoxia.
During exercise in hypoxia, O2 delivery to brain and muscle is compromised, and oxidative stress is elicited. Cocoa flavanols (CF) have antioxidant capacities and can increase blood flow by stimulating endothelial function. We aimed to examine the effects of 7-day CF intake on oxidative stress, nitric oxide production, and tissue oxygenation in response to exercise in normobaric hypoxia (14.3% O2). In a randomized, double-blind, cross-over study, 14 well-trained male cyclists completed four trials: exercise in normoxia or hypoxia, after 7-day CF or placebo intake. Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) was measured before intake of the last dose CF or placebo. One hundred minutes later, 20-min steady-state (SS; 45% VÌo2max) and 20-min time trial (TT) (cycling) were performed. Blood samples were taken. Prefrontal and muscular oxygenation was assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy. At baseline, FMD was increased by CF. Hypoxia increased exercise-induced elevations in lipid peroxidation and antioxidant capacity. CF suppressed exercise-induced lipid peroxidation but did not influence antioxidant capacity. At rest and during SS, prefrontal and muscular oxygenation was decreased by hypoxia. CF elevated prefrontal oxygenation but did not impact muscular oxygenation. During TT, hypoxia accelerated the exercise-induced decrease in prefrontal oxygenation, but not in muscular oxygenation. During TT, CF did not alter prefrontal and muscular oxygenation. CF did not change plasma nitrite, nitrate, and arginine:citrulline. During high-intensity exercise, CF improved neither tissue oxygenation nor performance in well-trained athletes. At rest and during moderate-intensity exercise, CF reduced exercise-induced lipid peroxidation and partially restored the hypoxia-induced decline in prefrontal oxygenation. NEW & NOTEWORTHY For the first time, we showed that CF had beneficial effects on endothelial function at rest, as well as on prefrontal oxygenation at rest and during moderate-intensity exercise, both in normoxia and hypoxia. Moreover, we showed that CF intake inhibited oxidative stress during exhaustive exercise in hypoxia.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishe
LâOrient mĂ©diterranĂ©en de la mort dâAlexandre aux campagnes de PompĂ©e
LâOrient mĂ©diterranĂ©en, de la mort dâAlexandre le Grand aux campagnes de PompĂ©e (323-63 av. J.-C.), forme un ensemble gĂ©ographique en pleine mutation, oĂč se constituent de puissants royaumes et sâĂ©panouissent vieilles citĂ©s et fondations nouvelles. Depuis les DĂ©troits et le Pont-Euxin jusquâĂ la frontiĂšre Ă©gyptienne, depuis les Ăźles de la cĂŽte micrasiatique jusquâĂ lâHalys ou lâEuphrate, un espace territorial aux formes mouvantes et aux populations diverses devient le thĂ©Ăątre de bouleversements dĂ©cisifs que les historiens de lâAntiquitĂ© perçoivent avec acuitĂ© en raison du renouvellement de la documentation Ă©pigraphique et archĂ©ologique. Les conflits des Diadoques finissent par dĂ©finir dans une stabilitĂ© relative plusieurs dynasties, comme les SĂ©leucides ou les Attalides, qui intĂšgrent les hĂ©ritages macĂ©doniens ou achĂ©mĂ©nides, mais qui inventent aussi un nouveau langage idĂ©ologique pour mieux asseoir leur lĂ©gitimitĂ© et leur pouvoir. ParallĂšlement Ă lâexpansion de ces entitĂ©s monarchiques, les citĂ©s mĂšnent leur propre histoire, plus ou moins grande, et tentent, dans un tissu de relations complexes, de se faire entendre et respecter Ă lâĂ©chelle des nouvelles puissances du temps. Les phĂ©nomĂšnes dâacculturation sont tout aussi fondamentaux. De lâhellĂ©nisation Ă la romanisation, les sociĂ©tĂ©s qui composent cet espace connaissent de profonds changements, ce qui oblige les historiens Ă repenser les schĂ©mas trop simplistes dâinfluence ou de mĂ©lange des populations et des cultures. Le colloque de la SociĂ©tĂ© des professeurs dâhistoire ancienne, tenu Ă lâuniversitĂ© Rennes 2 les 4-6 avril 2003, Ă©tait lâoccasion de dresser un bilan et dâouvrir des pistes de recherche pour mieux comprendre une des mutations les plus importantes de lâhistoire de ces rĂ©gions, qui nâest pas sans rappeler certaines transformations du XXe siĂšcle. « Nulle Ă©poque nâest sans doute mieux faite que la nĂŽtre pour lire, dans le bruit et la fureur, lâhistoire hellĂ©nistique » (Ăd. Will)
Ăconomie et sociĂ©tĂ© en GrĂšce antique
Les historiens de lâAntiquitĂ© sâinterrogent beaucoup sur les relations Ă©tablies entre les Ă©conomies et les sociĂ©tĂ©s des mondes grecs, et, pourtant, il nâexiste aucune synthĂšse rĂ©cente depuis le monumental ouvrage de M. I. Rostovtseff, Histoire Ă©conomique et sociale du monde hellĂ©nistique, paru en 1941. De trĂšs nombreuses Ă©tudes dispersĂ©es ont paru, qui souvent, par delĂ les bilans utiles ou les nouveaux documents publiĂ©s, modifient la vision gĂ©nĂ©rale sur tel ou tel champ de lâĂ©conomie grecque et ses rĂ©percussions sociales. Sans prĂ©tendre Ă lâexhaustivitĂ©, ni avoir dâautre ambition quâune mise au point historiographique partielle, le prĂ©sent volume rassemble quelques-unes de ces Ă©tudes qui ont marquĂ© la discipline par leur approche, leurs perspectives ou leurs idĂ©es novatrices. Articles savants en forme de bilan ou chapitres dâouvrages spĂ©cialisĂ©s, parfois traduits de langues Ă©trangĂšres, les textes ici prĂ©sentĂ©s apportent chacun Ă leur maniĂšre, de lâĂ©levage au crĂ©dit, de lâĂ©poque classique Ă lâĂ©poque hellĂ©nistique, un Ă©clairage particuliĂšrement intĂ©ressant pour qui rĂ©flĂ©chit Ă lâĂ©conomie antique et aux sociĂ©tĂ©s de la GrĂšce classique et hellĂ©nistique
Hellenistic Karia
Le prĂ©sent volume procĂšde d'un colloque organisĂ© Ă Oxford Ă l'Ă©tĂ© 2006. Rassemblant linguistes, archĂ©ologues, Ă©pigraphistes, numismates et historiens, il fut l'occasion d'Ă©changer des idĂ©es sur une pĂ©riode de transition fondamentale dans l'histoire de la Carie : le ive siĂšcle et les deux siĂšcles qui suivirent la conquĂȘte d'Alexandre. Cette pĂ©riode fut en effet d'abord marquĂ©e par la prĂ©sence et la visibilitĂ© des satrapes, mais aussi ensuite par une intense activitĂ© civique et une conscience politique accrue des communautĂ©s cariennes. La symbiose entre les Ăźles du DodĂ©canĂšse, en particulier Rhodes et Cos, et le littoral carien constitue un autre thĂšme important. Plusieurs communications se rattachent enfin Ă une orientation de recherche sur les cultures anatoliennes qui est aujourd'hui en plein essor, celle de l'Ă©tude des interactions culturelles entre Grecs et Anatoliens depuis la fin de l'Ăąge du Bronze et le dĂ©but de l'Ăąge du Fer, dont on perçoit encore les Ă©chos aux Ă©poques plus rĂ©centes.The conference on which the present volume is based took place in Oxford in the summer of 2006. It brought together linguists, archaologists, epigraphists, numismatists and historians and allowed them to exchange ideas about a period of major transition in Karian history: the fourth century and the two centuries after Alexander. This was first a period of great starapal visibility and presence, but then alsol of intense civic engagement and increased political awareness among Karian communities. The symbiotic relationship between the islands of the Dodekanese, in particular Rhodes and Kos, and the coastal regions of Karia forms another major theme. Finally, a number of papers pick up on a major recent trend in the study of Anatolian culture, namely the investigation of cross-cultural Greeak-Anatolian interactions in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages and their echoes in later periods
Shotgun metagenomics and systemic targeted metabolomics highlight indole-3-propionic acid as a protective gut microbial metabolite against influenza infection
International audienceThe gut-to-lung axis is critical during respiratory infections, including influenza A virus (IAV) infection. In the present study, we used high-resolution shotgun metagenomics and targeted metabolomic analysis to characterize influenza-associated changes in the composition and metabolism of the mouse gut microbiota. We observed several taxonomic-level changes on day (D)7 post-infection, including a marked reduction in the abundance of members of the Lactobacillaceae and Bifidobacteriaceae families, and an increase in the abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila. On D14, perturbation persisted in some species. Functional scale analysis of metagenomic data revealed transient changes in several metabolic pathways, particularly those leading to the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), polyamines, and tryptophan metabolites. Quantitative targeted metabolomics analysis of the serum revealed changes in specific classes of gut microbiota metabolites, including SCFAs, trimethylamine, polyamines, and indole-containing tryptophan metabolites. A marked decrease in indole-3-propionic acid (IPA) blood level was observed on D7. Changes in microbiota-associated metabolites correlated with changes in taxon abundance and disease marker levels. In particular, IPA was positively correlated with some Lactobacillaceae and Bifidobacteriaceae species (Limosilactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus animalis) and negatively correlated with Bacteroidales bacterium M7, viral load, and inflammation markers. IPA supplementation in diseased animals reduced viral load and lowered local (lung) and systemic inflammation. Treatment of mice with antibiotics targeting IPA-producing bacteria before infection enhanced viral load and lung inflammation, an effect inhibited by IPA supplementation. The results of this integrated metagenomic-metabolomic analysis highlighted IPA as an important contributor to influenza outcomes and a potential biomarker of disease severity
Acute cocoa Flavanols intake has minimal effects on exercise-induced oxidative stress and nitric oxide production in healthy cyclists: a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Cocoa flavanols (CF) can stimulate vasodilation by improved nitric oxide (NO) synthesis and have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacities. This study aimed to examine whether acute CF intake can affect exercise-induced changes in antioxidant capacity, oxidative stress, inflammation and NO production, as well as exercise performance and recovery in well-trained cyclists. Methods Twelve well-trained male cyclists (mean ± SD age, VO2max: 30 ± 3 years, 63.0 ± 3.5 ml/kg/min) participated in this randomized, double-blind, cross over study. On 2 separate occasions, subjects performed two 30-min time trials 1.5 (TT1) and 3 (TT2) hours after CF (900 mg CF) or placebo (PL, 13 mg CF) intake, interposed by passive rest. Lactate, glucose, heartrate, rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and power output were measured during the TTs. Blood was drawn at baseline, before and after each TT and analyzed for epicatechin serum concentrations, trolox equivalent antioxidative capacity (TEAC), uric acid (UA), malonaldehyde (MDA), L-arginine/ADMA, citrulline, interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α plasma concentrations. Relative changes in blood markers and pacing strategy during TT were analysed by repeated measured ANOVA. TT performance was compared between PL and CF by paired t-test. Results Epicatechin concentrations were increased by CF intake. Exercise-induced increase in TEAC/UA was improved by CF intake (F(1) = 5.57; p = .038) (post-TT1: PL: 113.34 ± 3.9%, CF: 117.64 ± 3.96%, post-TT2: PL: 108.59 ± 3.95%, CF: 123.72 ± 7.4% to baseline), while exercise-induced increases in MDA, IL-1 and IL-6 were not affected by CF intake. TNF-α was unaltered by exercise and by CF. Exercise-induced decreases in L-arginine/ADMA and increases in citrulline were not affected by CF intake. TT1 and TT2 performance and exercise-induced physiological changes were unaffected by CF intake. Conclusion Acute CF intake increased total antioxidant capacity in rest and during exercise, but did not affect exercise-induced lipid peroxidation, inflammation, nor NO production in healthy athletes. Acute CF intake did not improve TT performance and recovery. Trial registration ISRCTN32875 , 21-11-2016, retrospectively registered