光照对畜禽粪便中抗生素降解和微生物的影响

为研究光照对粪便发酵降解抗生素的影响,采用固态发酵试验,对比避光和光照培养后不同猪鸡粪中主要残留抗生素浓度和细菌群落组成差异.结果表明,光照促进发酵后粪便的抗生素残留总量下降,在猪粪样品中尤为显著,最高下降23.8%.猪粪中四环素类、氟喹诺酮类和磺胺类抗生素在光培养下的降解总体高于避光培养,且光照降低猪粪中磺胺耐药细菌数量,增加细菌群落多样性和有机质降解相关细菌丰度.光照对鸡粪发酵中抗生素降解的影响在不同样品和光照时间之间差异显著,可抑制部分样品中磺胺类抗生素降解,并伴随磺胺耐药细菌数量的增加以及细菌群落丰度和多样性的下降.有针对性地在养殖粪便尤其是猪粪的堆肥场所提供适度光照将有助于抗生素的削减.     

SERS detection of arsenic in water: A review

Arsenic (As) is one of the most toxic contaminants found in the environment. Development of novel detection methods for As species in water with the potential for field use has been an urgent need in recent years. In past decades, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has gained a reputation as one of the most sensitive spectroscopic methods for chemical and biomolecular sensing. The SERS technique has emerged as an extremely promising solution for in-situ detection of arsenic species in the field, particularly when coupled with portable/handheld Raman spectrometers. In this article, the recent advances in SERS analysis of arsenic species in water media are reviewed, and the potential of this technique for fast screening and field testing of arsenic-contaminated environmental water samples is discussed. The problems that remain in the field are also discussed and an outlook for the future is featured at the end of the article.     

运用多时相直接分类法对土地利用进行遥感动态监测的研究

采用多时相直接分类法对贵州省 (原 )安顺市从1987～1995年间的土地利用变化状况进行了遥感动态监测。与以往方法相比 ,该方法不仅可以直接获得变化类型及其数量 ,而且可以避免分类后比较法所容易出现的逻辑性变化探测错误。对不同分类波段组合的试验表明 ,经过差值、比值处理的前3种波段组合 ,具有较差的分类效果 (总体精度只有30 %～40 % ) ,而那些能较好地保留原始信息的波段组合 ,则具有相对较好的分类效果 (总体精度超过70 % )。另外 ,分类效果还明显地受到所采用的辐射校正方法的影响 ,经过暗组亮组辐射校正的影像要明显比只经过简单辐射校正(直方图法 )的影像具有更好的分类效果 ,总体精度提高了16.6 %。该方法的应用结果表明 ,研究区在8年间经历了一些明显的土地利用变化 ,例如城镇扩展、耕地减少、菜地变迁等。     

Nucleic Acid Amplification-Based Methods for Detection of Enteric Viruses: Definition of Controls and Interpretation of Results

The most effective methods for virus detection in food and environmental samples are those based on nucleic acid amplification. Complex methods must be applied by the analyst in order to control for false negative results of virus detection assays in those samples that may be contaminated by virus concentrations above the detection level. The verification of analytical results is a necessity and this depends on using an appropriate suite of controls to monitor the efficacy of the critical steps in the method and allow correct result interpretations to be made. We describe the suite of controls necessary for analysing food and environmental samples for the presence of enteric viruses by nucleic acid amplification-based methods. To exclude false negative and positive interpretations of results, the inclusion of this suite of controls will be essential when considering incorporating monitoring of viruses in food or environmental safety management plans.     

A rapid and quantitative mass spectrometry method for determining the concentration of acylcarnitines and aminoacids in amniotic fluid

We describe a quantitative, rapid, sensitive and reproducible tandem mass spectrometry (MSMS) method for the one-step detection of aminoacid (AAs) and acylcarnitine (ACs) concentrations in amniotic fluid. This technology is quicker and more sensitive than other methods used to date since it is possible to determine very low AA and AC concentrations in samples simultaneously in a single run. The high degree of automation allows a large number of pregnancies to be screened for metabolic defects in a very short time. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Analytical Methods for Food and Environmental Viruses

There are many challenges for developing and selecting methods to detect enteric viruses from food and environmental samples. Growth methods are rarely available and the viruses have a low infectious dose, so methods must be very sensitive as well as specific. This review discusses methods for sample preparation, detection and typing, outlining strengths and weaknesses for different protocols. Enteric viruses are very stable in the environment and the development of effective detection methods is an important step towards reducing contamination of foods and the environment.     

光照和营养盐对DBP在海河河口水中生物降解的影响

采集渤海海河河口水,在实验室受控条件下,研究了营养盐和光照条件对邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(DBP)生物降解的影响。实验结果表明:DBP在海河河口水中的生物降解符合一级动力学,微生物降解占总去除率的99%左右,微生物降解是DBP降解的主要途径。高营养水平时,DBP在光照、光暗条件下的生物降解速率常数分别为0.32d-1和0.41d-1;低营养水平时,DBP在光照、光暗条件下的生物降解速率常数分别为0.17d-1和0.20d-1。高营养条件下较高的微生物总量使DBP的生物降解速率明显大于相对低营养条件下的降解速率;在相同的营养条件下,光照能够改变水体中藻、菌的微生态结构,从而延迟DBP的降解。     

The influence of outliers on results of wet deposition measurements as a function of measurement strategy

The results of a wet deposition monitoring experiment, carried out by eight identical wet-only precipitation samplers operating on the basis of 24 h samples, have been used to investigate the accuracy and uncertainties in wet deposition measurements. The experiment was conducted near Lelystad, The Netherlands over the period 1 March 1983–31 December 1985.By rearranging the data for one to eight samplers and sampling periods of 1 day to 1 month both systematic and random errors were investigated as a function of measuring strategy. A Gaussian distribution of the results was observed. Outliers, detected by a Dixon test (a = 0.05) influenced strongly both the yearly averaged results and the standard deviation of this average as a function of the number of samplers and the length of the sampling period. The systematic bias in bulk elements, using one sampler, varies typically from 2 to 20% and for trace elements from 10 to 500%, respectively. Severe problems are encountered in the case of Zn, Cu, Cr, Ni and especially Cd. For the sensitive detection of trends generally more than one sampler per measuring station is necessary as the standard deviation in the yearly averaged wet deposition is typically 10–20% relative for one sampler. Using three identical samplers, trends of, e.g. 3% per year will be generally detected in 6 years.     

Detection and Typing of Norovirus from Frozen Strawberries Involved in a Large-Scale Gastroenteritis Outbreak in Germany

During September/October 2012, a norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak affecting about 11,000 people occurred in Germany. Epidemiological studies suggested that frozen strawberries represented the vehicle of infection. We describe here the analysis of frozen strawberries for the presence of norovirus. Samples were taken by applying a stratified subsampling scheme. Two different methods for virus extraction from strawberries were compared. First, viruses were eluted from strawberries under alkaline conditions and concentrated using a polyethylene glycol precipitation. Second, ultrafiltration was applied for concentration of viruses rinsed off of the berries. In both cases, RNA was extracted and analyzed by real-time RT-PCR. Application of the ultrafiltration method generally resulted in a lower detection rate. Noroviruses were detected in 7/11 samples derived from the lot of strawberries implicated in the outbreak using the precipitation method. Typing of norovirus revealed three different genotypes including a combination of norovirus genotype II.16 (viral polymerase) and II.13 (viral capsid). This genotype combination was also found in some of the patients that were involved in the outbreak, but that had not been reported in Germany so far. In conclusion, heterogeneously distributed noroviruses in frozen strawberries can be detected by applying an optimized combination of sampling procedures, virus extraction methods, and real-time RT-PCR protocols. The detection of several different genotypes in the strawberries may suggest contamination from sewage rather than from a single infected food handler.     

Quantification of viable bacteria in wastewater treatment plants by using propidium monoazide combined with quantitative PCR (PMA-qPCR)

The detection of viable bacteria in wastewater treatment plants(WWTPs) is very important for public health, as WWTPs are a medium with a high potential for waterborne disease transmission. The aim of this study was to use propidium monoazide(PMA) combined with the quantitative polymerase chain reaction(PMA-qPCR) to selectively detect and quantify viable bacteria cells in full-scale WWTPs in China. PMA was added to the concentrated WWTP samples at a final concentration of 100 μmol/L and the samples were incubated in the dark for 5 min, and then lighted for 4 min prior to DNA extraction and qPCR with specific primers for Escherichia coli and Enterococci, respectively. The results showed that PMA treatment removed more than 99% of DNA from non-viable cells in all the WWTP samples, while matrices in sludge samples markedly reduced the effectiveness of PMA treatment. Compared to qPCR, PMA-qPCR results were similar and highly linearly correlated to those obtained by culture assay, indicating that DNA from non-viable cells present in WWTP samples can be eliminated by PMA treatment, and that PMA-qPCR is a reliable method for detection of viable bacteria in environmental samples. This study demonstrated that PMA-qPCR is a rapid and selective detection method for viable bacteria in WWTP samples, and that WWTPs have an obvious function in removing both viable and non-viable bacteria. The results proved that PMA-qPCR is a promising detection method that has a high potential for application as a complementary method to the standard culture-based method in the future.     

顶空-气相色谱法测定水质中的丙酮和丁酮

本文建立顶空-气相色谱法测定水和废水中的丙酮和丁酮的方法,水样测定结果的相对偏差小于5.0%,加标回收率在91%～103%之间,最低检出浓度0.006 mg.L-1。该方法简便,灵敏度更高,重现性好,线性范围宽,精密度和准确度满意,尤其是避免了消耗大量有机试剂,避免二次污染。旨在为实验分析人员提供技术参考依据。     

Effect of illumination on the hydrogen-production capability of anaerobic activated sludge

To investigate the influence of illumination on the fermentative hydrogen production system, the hydrogen production efficiencies of two kinds of anaerobic activated sludge (floc and granule) from an anaerobic baffled reactor were detected under visible light, dark and light-dark, respectively. The 10 mL floc sludge or granular sludge was respectively inoculated to 100 mL diluted molasses (chemical oxygen demand of 8000 mg·L⁻¹) in a 250 mL serum bottle, and cultured for 24 h at 37°C under different illumination conditions. The results showed that the floc was more sensitive to illumination than the granule. A hydrogen yield of 19.8 mL was obtained in the dark with a specific hydrogen production rate of 3.52 mol·kg⁻¹MLVSS·d⁻¹ (floc), which was the highest among the three illumination conditions. Under dark condition, the hydrogen yield of floc sludge reached the highest with the specific hydrogen production rate of 3.52 mol·kg⁻¹MLVSS·d⁻¹, and under light-dark, light, the specific hydrogen production rate was 3.11 and 2.21 mol·kg⁻¹MLVSS·d⁻¹, respectively. The results demonstrated that the illumination may affect the dehydrogenase activity of sludge as well as the activity of hydrogen-producing acetogens and then impact hydrogen production capacity.     

Real-time fluorescent quantitative immuno-PCR method for determination of fluoranthene in water samples with a molecular beacon

A reliable and sensitive competitive real-time fluorescent quantitative immuno-PCR (RTFQ-IPCR) assay using a molecular beacon was developed for the determination of trace fluoranthene (FL) in the environment. Under optimized assay conditions, FL can be determined in the concentration range from 1 fg/mL to 100 ng/mL, with y = 0.194x + 7.859, and a correlation coe cient of 0.967 was identified, with a detection limit of 0.6 fg/mL. Environmental water samples were successfully analyzed, recovery was between 90% and 116%, with intra-day relative standard deviation (RSD) of 6.7%–12.8% and inter-day RSD of 8.4%–15.2%. The results obtained from RTFQ-IPCR were confirmed by ELISA, showing good accuracy and suitability to analyze FL in field samples. As a highly sensitive method, the molecular beacon-based RTFQ-IPCR is acceptable and promising for providing reliable test results to make environmental decisions.     

分光光度法与离子色谱法测定降水中铵离子的对比

采用分光光度法和离子色谱法测定降水中铵离子,比对研究两种方法的测定原理、标准曲线和检出限。结果表明,两种方法对标准样品和实际样品分析测定均能达到质控要求,测定结果基本一致。离子色谱法方便快捷,污染少,结果准确可靠,可以同时测定多种阳离子。     

含未检出值的环境监测数据集的处理方法

环境样品分析过程中经常遇到包含未检出值的数据集,这在对含有微量金属和微量有机污染物样本的分析研究中更为常见.目前处理未检出数据的方法通常是忽略或者用0、检出下限的1/2或1/3进行简单替代.然而,当未检出数据比例较高时,忽略或简单替代可能给数据表征带来较大偏差,也不利于更深入的统计分析.为改善对包含未检出数据的分析效果,目前已经建立了多种统计方法.本文系统介绍了这些方法,包括总体均值和方差估计的参数和非参数方法以及关于均值的95%置信区间上界的估计方法.此外,本文利用虚拟数据和实测数据给出了主要方法的应用实例.     

优化教室照明均匀度的模型构建与求解

为了改善教室照明环境,保护学生视力,可通过合理布置教室光源给老师和学生创造一个舒适的视觉环境。本文通过使用照度仪随机采集同一栋楼中不同楼层8个教室在夜间的桌面照度值,对教室照明均匀度进行了调查和分析,结果发现教室存在中间区域照度高、四周照度低以及照明均匀度不高等问题,这主要与我国传统光源分布设计(均匀排列)有关;同时利用Matlab软件构建了优化教室照明均匀度的数学模型,提出两个优化方案,并针对这两个优化方案进行验证和对比,从而得出了更为合理的教室光源分布方式。     

使用Lumex测汞仪快速测定固体样品中总汞的方法

本文采用LUMEX测汞仪(RA-915+塞曼效应汞分析仪和配套PYRO-915热解装置),测定了沉积物、鱼、植物等固体样品(鲜样和干样)中的总汞,并采用相应的CRM物质作为质量控制指标。结果显示:沉积物、鱼、植物样品中汞的平均回收率分别为99.6%、100%、102%,相对误差分别为-0.0040%、-0.4440%、(2.0000%,标准偏差分别为0.0030、0.0050、0.0060,与其他方法比较有如下优点:无需消解、准确度高、测定速度快,是一种测定固体样品中总汞简便快捷的好方法。     

倏逝波光纤传感器快速检测诺氟沙星

基于间接竞争免疫分析原理,利用倏逝波光纤生物传感平台研发了一种诺氟沙星检测方法,实现了水中诺氟沙星的快速､灵敏检测.研究表明,诺氟沙星检测的优化条件为:抗体浓度为1μg/mL､预反应时间为1min,反应时间为4min.优化条件下,诺氟沙星检测限可达1.89μg/L.包被抗原修饰的光纤探头与荧光标记诺氟沙星抗体具有良好的特异性和稳定性,可重复使用400次以上.自来水､景观水､二沉池出水等水样的加标回收实验结果表明,该传感器具有良好的精密度和准确性,受环境基质的影响较小,能够用于实际水样中诺氟沙星的快速检测.