盐碱池塘底栖动物的初步研究

研究了不同放养模式的高青盐碱池塘底栖动物的种类组成、生物量及其季节变动。结果表明，盐碱池塘底栖动物群落结构简单，主要优势种是羽摇蚊幼虫和奥特开水丝蚓，底栖动物密度和生物量无鱼对照池比养鱼池高得多，平均密度（nar/m^-2）和生物量（ρA/g m^-2）分别为1103（40－2085）m^-2和4.61(0.15-12.91)g m^-2，养地池底栖动物nar/m^-2和ρA/g m^-2分别为54－161m^-1和0.14-0.54g m^-2。底栖动物密度和生物量在春夏之交有一高峰，对盐碱池塘底栖动物种、量特点及其与鱼类捕食和一些生态因子的关系进行了讨论。     

Cu2+对羽摇蚊幼虫(Chironomus plumosus)口器致畸作用和抗氧化酶活性的影响

采用静水生物测试法研究Cu2+对羽摇蚊幼虫的急性毒性效应.设定0.005、0.010和0.020g·L-1 3个Cu2+浓度梯度进行急性暴露试验,分别于试验24、48、72和96h时测定摇蚊幼虫组织匀浆超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和谷胱甘肽-S转移酶(GST)的活性.结果表明,Cu2+对羽摇蚊幼虫体组织CAT和SOD有明显影响,表现出剂量-效应关系.GST活性在暴露72h后表现为受诱导作用(P＜0.05),并在96h时达到最高值(P＜0.01).对经0.005、0.010和0.020g·L-1 3个Cu2+浓度梯度刺激7d后摇蚊幼虫的口器致畸情况的研究结果表明,致畸率与Cu2+暴露浓度之间呈显著正相关关系(P＜0.05).     

4种新型杀虫剂对黄色羽摇蚊(Chironomus flaviplumus)老熟幼虫的急性毒性

测定了峰升(15%杀单·唑磷乳油)、稻卫(20.2%阿维·唑磷乳油)、蚜螨克星(1.8%阿维·吡乳油)和蔬卫(2.4%高氯·阿维乳油)4种新型杀虫剂对黄色羽摇蚊(Chironomus flaviplumus)老熟幼虫的急性毒性.结果表明:峰升处理黄色羽摇蚊幼虫后24 h,不同浓度间的存活率无显著差异,而在其他时间段(48、72、96 h),随着杀虫剂浓度的增加,存活率逐渐下降.其他3种杀虫剂处理黄色羽摇蚊幼虫4 d,随着杀虫剂浓度的增加,每天的存活率也呈下降趋势.峰升、稻卫、蚜螨克星和蔬卫对黄色羽摇蚊幼虫48 h的LCs0分别为0.1735、0.0249、0.0015和0.0046 mg·L-1.蚜螨克星毒性最高,毒性在同一数量级的还有蔬卫,其次为稻卫.峰升毒性最低,但仍属高毒杀虫剂.     

月湖底泥疏浚后底栖动物群落的恢复及其与环境的关系

研究对月湖底泥疏浚后底栖动物群落动态进行逐月的周年调查,并分析了底栖动物密度、生物多样性与环境因子的关系,结果表明：疏浚导致大型底栖动物基本消失,现存量从疏浚前的（4387±885）ind·m-2降低至（80±21）ind·m-2。疏浚后,寡毛类成为受干扰系统恢复过程中的先锋种类,在春季（4月）和秋冬之际（11月）出现2个密度高峰,分别为（1010±230）ind·m-2和（1538±408）ind·m-2,而摇蚊幼虫在疏浚一年后的秋冬季密度达到高峰（2021±612）ind·m-2,二者均基本恢复到疏浚前的密度水平。种类组成与疏浚前相似,优势种类数较疏浚前多,7月份以前,以霍甫水丝蚓占绝对优势,7月份以后以长足摇蚊占绝对优势。生物多样性在秋冬季恢复到疏浚前水平。寡毛类、摇蚊幼虫的密度、生物多样性与湖水溶氧、透明度呈显著正相关,与水体营养水平（TN、TP、有机碎屑）呈显著负相关（P〈0.05）。分析认为疏浚后底栖动物群落的季节变化与动物的生命周期（繁殖和生长）密切相关,而营养水平不是限制动物种群密度分布的主要因子。从底栖动物群落的恢复情况来看,疏浚后的底质环境更有利于底栖动物群落的生存和底栖生态系统的重建。     

Cu^2＋对羽摇蚊幼虫（Chironomus plumosus）口器致畸作用和抗氧化酶活性的影响

采用静水生物测试法研究Cu^2＋对羽摇蚊幼虫的急性毒性效应。设定0．005、0．010和0．020g·L^-1 3个Cu^2＋浓度梯度进行急性暴露试验,分别于试验24、48、72和96h时测定摇蚊幼虫组织匀浆超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）和谷胱甘肽-S转移酶（GST）的活性。结果表明,Cu^2＋对羽摇蚊幼虫体组织CAT和SOD有明显影响,表现出剂量-效应关系。GST活性在暴露72h后表现为受诱导作用（P＜0．05）,并在96h时达到最高值（P＜0．01）。对经0．005、0．010和0．020g·L^-1 3个Cu^2＋浓度梯度刺激7d后摇蚊幼虫的口器致畸情况的研究结果表明,致畸率与Cu“暴露浓度之间呈显著正相关关系（P＜0．05）。     

固城湖生物资源现状及近20年间的变化趋势

1999年对固城湖渔业生物资源进行了周年调查,结合1981年4月至1982年3月、1987年6月至1988年5月的2次调查资料,比较分析了固城湖生物资源的动态。研究结果表明,从1981年至1999年近20a间,固城湖浮游植物数量增加44.8倍,生物量增加40.6倍,生物多样性减少。浮游动物数量较20世纪80年代下降约50%,生物量高于80年代初期,低于80年代后期。底栖动物生物量下降,其中瓣鳃类、腹足类生物量下降明显,而寡毛类和摇蚊幼虫等数量与生物量增长显著。固城湖水生植物演替剧烈,水生植物群落结构发生了重大变化,已由苦草、轮叶黑藻群落演变为微齿眼子菜、菹草群落,渔业利用价值下降。每年大量水草腐烂沉积,使固城湖水质呈现不断下降趋势。指出加强对固城湖生物资源的调控和综合利用,是固城湖生态保护和建设的关键。     

固城湖生物资源现状及近20年间的变化趋势

1999年对固城湖渔业生物资源进行了周年调查，结合1981年4月至1982年3月、1987年6月至1988年5月的2次调查资料，比较分析了固城湖生物资源的动态。研究结果表明，从1981年至1999年近20a间，固城湖浮游植物数量增加44．8倍，生物量增加40．6倍，生物多样性减少。浮游动物数量较20世纪80年代下降约50％，生物量高于80年代初期，低于80年代后期。底栖动物生物量下降，其中瓣鳃类、腹足类生物量下降明显，而寡毛类和摇蚊幼虫等数量与生物量增长显著。固城湖水生植物演替剧烈，水生植物群落结构发生了重大变化，已由苦草、轮叶黑藻群落演变为微齿眼子菜、菹草群落，渔业利用价值下降。每年大量水草腐烂沉积，使固城湖水质呈现不断下降趋势。指出加强对固城湖生物资源的泖控和综合利用，是固城湖生态保护和建设的关键。     

东平湖底泥重金属污染及其对摇蚊分布的影响

东平湖是南水北调东线的重要调蓄湖,其水环境状况对输水安全具有重要意义.为分析与评价东平湖底泥重金属污染状况及其与摇蚊分布关系,采集30个东平湖底泥样品,分别测试和鉴定其中的元素含量和摇蚊亚化石种属.运用地积累指数和生态危害指数法对东平湖底泥重金属污染进行分析评价,发现Cu、Pb、Zn、Ni是主要污染物,但污染程度相对较低,整体为轻度—中度污染水平,潜在生态危害性为轻微水平,且其污染及危害性均呈现出由湖区东南向西北逐渐降低的空间分布特征.其中,Cu污染最为严重,部分地区达到强污染水平.东平湖底泥共鉴定出41个摇蚊属种,主要优势种由Stempellinella-Zavrelia(30.88%)、Propsilocerus akamusi-type(26.79%)、Paratanytarsus(10.34%)、Cricotopus sylvestris-type(7.52%)和Hydrobaenus conformis-type(5.19%)组成.Stempellinella-Zavrelia和Propsilocerus akamusi-type是东平湖的绝对优势种,合占全湖的57.67%,且几乎呈全湖性分布.摇蚊RDA分析显示第一轴特征值为0.073,摇蚊种属与环境的相关关系达到了58.4%.RDA结果表明影响摇蚊组成分布的显著因子是Mn,并解释了7.3%的摇蚊变率.摇蚊属种Stempellinella-Zavrelia、Propsilocerus akamusi-type、Paratanytarsus、Hydrobaenus conformis-type等分布在Mn污染较小的区域.Pearson相关分析进一步表明东平湖底泥不同摇蚊种属对重金属Mn污染的响应存在显著差异.总体来看,底泥重金属对东平湖摇蚊组成和分布有显著影响,但不同金属对其影响存在差异.     

湖北省湖泊大型底栖动物群落结构及水质生物学评价

大型底栖动物是湖泊生态系统的重要生物类群,在生态系统物质循环和能量流动中起着重要作用。底栖动物具有生命周期长、迁移能力较弱、对环境变化反应敏感等特点,可有效指示湖泊生态系统的健康状况。湖北省是我国淡水湖泊分布最密集的区域之一,湖泊总面积为3025 km2。近年来,伴随着工农业、养殖业及城市化的快速发展,富营养化已成为本地区湖泊面临的一个主要环境问题,并可能直接影响大型底栖动物的群落结构。目前关于本地区湖泊大型底栖动物群落的研究还较少,为此本研究对湖北省27个浅水湖泊底栖动物进行了调查,并对水质状况进行生物学评价。共采集到底栖动物40种,隶属于4门7纲18科,其中寡毛类5种,摇蚊幼虫16种,软体动物双壳类4种、腹足类8种。霍甫水丝蚓（Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri）、苏氏尾鳃蚓（Branchiura sowerbyi）、花翅前突摇蚊（Procladius choreus）、中国长足摇蚊（Tanypus chinensis）、多巴小摇蚊（Microchironomus tabarui）及铜锈环棱螺（Bellamya aeruginosa）是本地区湖泊最常见的种类。所调查湖泊底栖动物平均密度为32~1243 ind·m-2,其中12个湖泊密度低于200 ind·m-2,摇蚊幼虫和寡毛类对密度的贡献较大,以摇蚊幼虫占优势的湖泊有19个。底栖动物平均生物量为0.034~460.7 g·m-2,生物量低于50 g·m-2的湖泊数量最多（19个）,软体动物占优势的湖泊有16个,摇蚊幼虫和寡毛类占优势的湖泊数量共11个。各湖泊底栖动物物种数为3~14种,Margalef指数为0.71~2.33,Simpson指数为0.69~0.85,Shannon-Wiener为0.78~2.13,Spearman相关性分析结果显示物种丰富度和三种多样性指数与湖泊面积呈显著正相关。BI（Hilsenhoff生物指数）评价结果显示共11个湖泊为一般和轻度污染（6.01~7.44）,中度污染湖泊数量为13个（7.57~8.47）,长湖（8.52）、上津湖（8.65）和玉湖（8.50）处于重污染状态。     

毒死蜱对六种淡水节肢动物的毒性与风险评价

采用静态法测定了毒死蜱对六种水生节肢动物的48 h毒性.试验结果表明,按实测浓度计,毒死蜱对大型溞Daphnia magna、老年低额溞Simocephalus vetulus、多刺裸腹潘Moina macrocopa、锯缘真蚤Eucyclops serrulatus、介形虫Pseudocandona sp.、花翅摇蚊Chironomus kiiensis幼虫的48 h-LC50(单位:μg· L-1)分别为0.523、0.0528、0.178、7.32、2.75、90.3.这表明毒死蜱对于上述6种水生节肢动物均属于剧毒.将稻田施药下的环境浓度预测值(EECs)与基于实测浓度的48 h-LC50相比对,得到毒死蜱相对于6种水生节肢动物的急性风险商值(RQ)分别为10.29、52.95、27.20、0.73、1.96、0.06.这说明除了摇蚊幼虫,按推荐剂量使用的毒死蜱对于其他5种水生节肢动物有较高程度的急性风险.     

Applications of chitosan in food,pharmaceuticals, medicine,cosmetics, agriculture,textiles, pulp and paper,biotechnology, and environmental chemistry

Environmental Chemistry Letters - Chitosan is a biopolymer obtained from chitin, one of the most abundant and renewable materials on Earth. Chitin is a primary component of cell walls in fungi, the...     

Seaweed for climate mitigation,wastewater treatment,bioenergy, bioplastic,biochar, food,pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics: a review

The development and recycling of biomass production can partly solve issues of energy, climate change, population growth, food and feed shortages, and environmental pollution. For instance, the use of seaweeds as feedstocks can reduce our reliance on fossil fuel resources, ensure the synthesis of cost-effective and eco-friendly products and biofuels, and develop sustainable biorefinery processes. Nonetheless, seaweeds use in several biorefineries is still in the infancy stage compared to terrestrial plants-based lignocellulosic biomass. Therefore, here we review seaweed biorefineries with focus on seaweed production, economical benefits, and seaweed use as feedstock for anaerobic digestion, biochar, bioplastics, crop health, food, livestock feed, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Globally, seaweeds could sequester between 61 and 268 megatonnes of carbon per year, with an average of 173 megatonnes. Nearly 90% of carbon is sequestered by exporting biomass to deep water, while the remaining 10% is buried in coastal sediments. 500 gigatonnes of seaweeds could replace nearly 40% of the current soy protein production. Seaweeds contain valuable bioactive molecules that could be applied as antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiviral, antifungal, anticancer, contraceptive, anti-inflammatory, anti-coagulants, and in other cosmetics and skincare products.

     

Lead,cadmium, copper,zinc, iron,and calcium in human hair as a function of gender,age, smoking,and hair dyeing

Hair samples were collected randomly from 110 subjects (55 male and 55 female) ranging in age from (<15–60) years. Each subject was asked to complete a personal questionnaire describing his/her sex, age, general health, smoking, use of hair dyes, occupational area, and living habits. Concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, and Ca in human hair samples were evaluated using atomic absorption spectrometry. Results indicated that concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn in the hair of smokers were higher than those in the hair of non-smokers, whereas, Fe and Ca concentrations in hair of smokers were lower than those in hair of non-smokers. Moreover, the concentrations of these elements are higher in dyed hair compared with undyed hair.     

Metal passivity as mechanism of metal carcinogenesis: Chromium,nickel, iron,copper, cobalt,platinum, molybdenum

For the transition metals chromium, nickel, iron, copper, cobalt, platinum, and molybdenum, mechanisms of stable bonding in biochemistry (emphasis on carcinogenic mechanisms), chemistry, industrial chemistry, as well as epidemiological, occupational, orthopedic (implant devices) effects related to carcinogenesis, were reviewed. Hypothetically, the propensity to stable bonding (inertness), which ensures the metals’ performance capacity for consumers and industrial application, relates to their carcinogenicity. For chromium, a relationship between industrial/chemical and biological reactivity was noted for the tendency of Cr(III) ions to cause hydrolysis previous to stable bonding, as occurs during anodic passivation, leather tanning, and as indicated in biochemical studies pertaining to a mechanism of DNA condensation, which was suggested as a carcinogenic mechanism. The involvement of metal hydrolysis in both anodic passivation and biochemistry was noted also for nickel, iron, and platinum; the DNA interaction of platinum (cis-platin) is known to depend on hydrolysis. For nickel, issues of potential (V) were found important in both passivation and carcinogenicity. Comparably, the passivity behavior of cobalt and copper was found atypical, and their carcinogenicity yet unclear. Molybdenum, contained in passivated metallic implants, may relate to implant-associated carcinogenesis. Occupational carcinogenic effects were indicated for chromium, nickel, iron, and cobalt as caused by both reactive and passivated metal species. Exposure to acids and chronic respiratory irritation/infection/inflammation in workers were important cofactors in metal carcinogenesis. For wood and leather workers exposed to dust, the assumed presence in dust of metal particles abraded from alloys (sawing or cutting blades) may be a carcinogenic exposure hazard.     

Concentrations of V,Cr, Mn,Fe, Ni,Co, Cu,Zn, As and Cd in mesopelagic crustaceans from the North East Atlantic Ocean

Specimens of oceanic decapods, mysids and euphausiids, collected from the North East Atlantic Ocean during July 1985, were analysed for V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, As and Cd. Measurement of the metals was carried out using two techniques: inductively-coupled plasma-source mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and atomic absorption (AAS). With the exception of the iron data, good agreement was observed between the data from the two techniques. Baseline-metal data are presented for the species measured, along with any effects of animal size on metal concentration. The data presented for oceanic animals from different trophic levels are important in studies of metal fluxes and for the assessment of markers within the food web in the oceans.