黑曲霉固态发酵三七渣产纤维素酶

考察了硫酸铵添加量、磷酸二氢钾添加量、三七渣粒径、培养基含水率等因素对黑曲霉固态发酵三七渣产纤维素酶的影响,并采用正交实验对培养基制备条件进行了优化。研究结果表明,三七渣作为发酵培养基用于生产纤维素酶是可行的;含水率、硫酸铵添加量、磷酸二氢钾添加量以及三者之间的交互作用对实验结果的影响极显著(P0.01),这3个因素以及它们之间的交互作用对实验结果影响程度的排序为:硫酸铵添加量含水率磷酸二氢钾添加量交互作用;优化的培养基制备条件为:采用过80目的筛三七渣,硫酸铵添加量为40 mg/g干药渣,磷酸二氢钾添加量为10 mg/g干药渣,初始含水率为55%,pH值自然,在此条件下发酵,所产CMC酶活可达73.23 IU/g湿物料。     

三七渣固态发酵生产绿色木霉的工艺条件研究

考察了发酵时间、孢子液接种量、固态发酵培养基装料量、培养温度、光照条件等对三七渣固态发酵生产绿色木霉的影响,并采用正交实验优化了发酵工艺条件。结果表明,发酵过程受工艺条件的影响较大,孢子液接种量、固态发酵培养基装料量、发酵时间3个因素的交互作用极显著(p0.01),这3个因素以及它们之间的交互作用对实验结果的影响程度排序为:交互作用固态发酵培养基装料量孢子液接种量发酵时间;在最佳的发酵工艺条件(即培养温度24℃、无光照、接种量20%(1g三七渣接种2mL绿色木霉孢子液)、固态发酵培养基装料量12.5g、发酵时间8d)下,平均产孢量可达10.10×109 cfu/g。     

培养基特性对三七渣发酵产红曲色素的影响

考察了蛋白胨添加量、磷酸二氢钾添加量、含水率、培养基初始pH值、基质粒径对紫色红曲霉固态发酵三七渣产红曲色素的影响。结果表明:三七渣固态发酵生产的红曲色素中黄色素的色价显著高于红色素;培养基特性对红色素和黄色素产量的影响规律相似;适宜的发酵培养基特性为:采用过60或80目筛的三七渣,蛋白胨添加量5%~6%,磷酸二氢钾添加量1%,培养基含水率60%~70%,初始pH=5。     

三七渣固态发酵生产康宁木霉生防菌

考察了发酵时间、接种量、装料量、温度、光照条件对三七渣固态发酵生产康宁木霉生防菌的影响,并采用正交实验优化了发酵工艺条件。研究结果表明,将三七渣转化为环境友好的康宁木霉生防菌是可行的。发酵过程受工艺条件的影响较大,发酵时间、接种量、装料量3个因素的交互作用极显著(p0.01),这3个因素以及它们之间的交互作用对实验结果影响程度的排序为:发酵时间交互作用装料量接种量。优化的发酵工艺条件为:发酵温度30℃、无光照、接种量15%、装料量7.5 g、发酵时间6 d,在此条件下,康宁木霉的产孢量可以达到16.75×109cfu/g。     

黄姜纤维素渣固态发酵生产蛋白饲料

利用酵母菌和黑曲霉对黄姜纤维素渣进行固态发酵生产蛋白饲料。研究了接种量、温度、固液比、发酵时间和通风量对发酵的影响。同时在单菌种发酵的基础上,对酵母菌和黑曲霉的混合发酵进行了初步探索,研究结果表明,混菌发酵的实验效果比单菌发酵的效果好。当条件为:黄姜纤维素渣25 g,加入脲0.53 g,KH2PO40.05 g,K2HPO40.05 g,Mg-SO40.05 g,NaCl 0.05 g,CaCl20.01 g,接种量为14%,温度30℃,固液比2∶1,发酵产物的蛋白质量分数可达到13.98%。     

固态发酵法制备优势硝化菌固定化产品的工艺优化

为解决高效菌在工程应用中扩大培养、保存和接种等瓶颈,研究固态发酵法制备焦化废水优势硝化菌固定化产品.以TTC脱氢酶活性法作为固体发酵生物量测定指标,通过液态发酵单因素实验初步确定硝化菌发酵条件,再用响应面法对其固态发酵条件进行优化.结果表明,TTC脱氢酶活性法适合作为表征生物质载体固定化产品生物量的测定方法,不受载体和培养时间的影响,能较好地指示干燥前固态发酵生物量的变化.固态发酵主要影响参数依次为发酵时间、发酵温度、接种量和含水率.发酵时间的最佳值为47 h,发酵温度最佳为29.4℃,接种量的最佳值为9.9 mL/200 mL,最佳含水率为48.9％时,固态发酵固定化产品酶活达到17.091 μg TF/(g·h).与液态发酵参数相比其发酵温度、接种量最佳值接近,但发酵时间由1d延长至2d,产品酶活持平.     

利用三七渣固态发酵灵芝菌的研究

以川芝6号为发酵菌种,对三七渣固态发酵灵芝菌的培养基制备条件进行了研究和优化。结果表明,优化的培养基制备条件为采用过60目筛的三七渣,酵母粉添加量5%(质量分数,下同),磷酸二氢钾添加量0.025%,培养基含水量70%,不调节初始pH。在此条件下进行灵芝发酵,发酵培养物中灵芝菌丝体的质量分数最高可达31.27%。     

海带渣废弃物资源化利用以及多功能菌肥固体发酵条件的优化

海带渣是海带加工过程中主要固体废弃物。本实验利用海带渣对生防菌株JGA2(-5)27-2进行固体发酵。实验对不同发酵条件下发酵产物对植物病原真菌寄生曲霉的抑制活性与对发酵产植物激素6-糠氨基嘌呤的能力进行测定。通过单因素实验和响应面实验优化了发酵条件:蔗糖为最优的碳源;硝酸盐为最优的氮源;蔗糖浓度、KNO3浓度、最佳的培养时间、含水量、培养温度、接种量和pH值分别为2.091%、0.507%、8.24 d、60%、35℃、4%和自然pH值。在发酵过程中以添加KNO3的形式向发酵菌肥中加入K+离子。实验证明,利用生防菌株JGA2(-5)27-2进行海带渣的固体发酵生产多功能微生物肥料具有可行性,并为海带渣的资源化在农业领域的利用提供一定参考。     

SRB固态发酵条件优选及动力学方程建立

为解决利用微生物法处理酸性矿山废水中菌种扩大培养、菌种保存和接种等问题,研究利用固态发酵法制备硫酸盐还原菌(SRB)固定化产品。实验以亚硫酸盐还原酶(SiR)作为菌种活性检测指标,进行生物质粒径、初始含水率、接种量单因素实验,响应面法确定各生物质载体固态发酵的最优条件并验证;用固载产品处理模拟酸性矿山废水数据按照Lineweaver-Burk作图法,建立SRB菌去除SO2-4的反应动力学方程。结果表明,以玉米芯为载体最佳发酵条件为:粒径8~20目、含水率70%、接种量10%,优化后SiR酶活为2.7385 U/g;木屑:粒径1~8目、含水率80%、接种5%,优化后SiR酶活为2.4863 U/g;甘蔗渣:8~20目、含水率75%、接种10%,优化后SiR酶活为4.2960 U/g。固载产品处理模拟酸性矿井水SO2-4,以1/v对1/[s]作图,玉米芯固载SRB菌的图相关性最好y=1176.9x+0.6034,R2=0.9199,建立玉米芯固载SRB菌的处理SO2-4动力学方程为V=1.657[s]/(1950.45+[s])。     

氨氧化菌群的筛选及发酵条件的优化

利用选择性培养基对活性污泥进行连续驯化,筛选出氨氮去除效率较高且稳定的氨氧化菌群。采用聚合酶链式反应-变性梯度凝胶电泳(PCR-DGGE)技术分析了氨氧化菌群在连续传代过程中菌群的结构差异,并对菌群的发酵培养基及发酵条件分别进行了正交优化和单因子优化。结果表明,该菌群的最佳发酵培养基为每升培养基中含碳酸盐缓冲液15mmol,硫酸铵4.2 mmol,磷酸盐缓冲液12.5 mmol,硫酸亚铁0.9μmol,氯化钙0.4 mmol,硫酸镁1.5 mmol;最佳发酵条件为:接种量为14%,装液量为60 mL/250 mL,温度为35℃。在此条件下,菌群对氨氮的去除效果较优化前提高了155%。     

Evaluation of trichloroethene recovery processes in heterogeneous aquifer cells flushed with biodegradable surfactants

The ability of two biodegradable surfactants, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80) and sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate (Aerosol MA), to recover a representative dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL), trichloroethene (TCE), from heterogeneous porous media was evaluated through a combination of batch and aquifer cell experiments. An aqueous solution containing 3.3% Aerosol MA, 8% 2-propanol and 6 g/l CaCl(2) yielded a weight solubilization ratio (WSR) of 1.21 g TCE/g surfactant, with a corresponding liquid-liquid interfacial tension (IFT) of 0.19 dyn/cm. Flushing of aquifer cells containing a TCE-DNAPL source zone with approximately two pore volumes of the AMA formulation resulted in substantial (>30%) mobilization of TCE-DNAPL. However, a TCE mass recovery of 81% was achieved when the aqueous-phase flow rate was sufficient to displace the mobile TCE-DNAPL toward the effluent well. Aqueous solutions of Tween 80 exhibited a greater capacity to solubilize TCE (WSR=1.74 g TCE/g surfactant) and exerted markedly less reduction in IFT (10.4 dyn/cm). These data contradict an accepted empirical correlation used to estimate IFT values from solubilization capacity, and indicate a unique capacity of T80 to form concentrated TCE emulsions. Flushing of aquifer cells with less than 2.5 pore volumes of a 4% T80 solution achieved TCE mass recoveries ranging from 66 to 85%, with only slight TCE-DNAPL mobilization (<5%) occurring when the total trapping number exceeded 2 x 10(-5). These findings demonstrate the ability of Tween 80 and Aerosol MA solutions to efficiently recover TCE from a heterogeneous DNAPL source zone, and the utility of the total trapping number as a design parameter for a priori prediction of DNAPL mobilization and bank angle formation when flushing with low-IFT solutions. Given their potential to stimulate microbial reductive dechlorination at low concentrations, these surfactants are well-suited for remedial action plans that couple aggressive mass removal followed by enhanced bioremediation to treat chlorinated solvent source zones.     

The variation of street air levels of PAH and other mutagenic PAC in relation to regulations of traffic emissions and the impact of atmospheric processes

The occurrence of particle associated PAH and other mutagenic PAC was determined in 1996 in the street air of Copenhagen. In addition, particle extracts were tested for mutagenicity. The measurements were compared with previous measurements in 1992/1993. The levels had decreased in this period. The decrease was caused by an implementation of light diesel fuels for buses and the exchange of older petrol-driven passenger cars with catalystequipped new ones. About 65% of the reduction was caused by the application of the light diesel fuels. Under special conditions, chemical processes in the atmosphere produced many more mutagens than the direct emissions. The concentrations of S-PAC and N-PAC were 10 times lower than those of PAH, while the levels of oxy-PAH were in the same order of magnitude as those of PAH. Benzanthrone, an oxy-PAH, is proposed to be formed in the atmosphere in addition to direct emissions. Benzo(a)pyrene, often applied as an air quality criteria indicator, was photochemically degraded in the atmosphere. A strong increase in the mutagenic activities was observed to coincide with a depletion of benzo(a)pyrene.     

Chloroaromatic pollutants in mussels incubated in two finnish watercourses polluted by industry

Concentrations of different chlorinated compounds were measured in mussels incubated in two polluted watercourses, a river (the River Kymijoki) and a lake (Lake Vanaja) for four weeks in summer 1995. The sum concentrations of polychlorinated phenols (PCP) and biphenyls (PCB) were both about 1 μg/g lipid weight (lw) in Lake Vanaja mussels, while in the River Kymijoki mussels PCPs were non-detectable and PCBs were measured 120 ng/g lIw. The concentrations of toxic polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) congeners ranged between <17 and 370 pg/g Iw in Lake Vanaja mussels and between <38 and 11,000 pg/g lw in the River Kymijoki mussels. Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDE) were detected in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki (0.4–1.1 ng/g Iw), but not in those incubated in Lake Vanaja. Polychlorinated phenoxyanisoles (PCPA) were measured 33 ng/g lw and polychlorinated phenoxyphenols (PCPP) 300 ng/g lw in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki. PCPAs were also detected in reference samples, which were sediment and pike from the River Kymijoki and Baltic salmon, seal and white-tailed sea eagle.     

Teratological effects of pesticides in vertebrates: a review

Abstract

In the last decades, the use and misuse of pesticides in the agriculture have increased, having a severe impact on ecosystems and their fauna. Although the various effects of pesticides on biodiversity have been already documented in several studies, to our knowledge no consistent overview of the impact of pesticides in vertebrates, both terrestrial and aquatic, is available. In this review, we try to present a concise compilation of the teratogenic effects of pesticides on the different classes of vertebrates – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.     

Book review

The Pesticide Manual ‐ A World Compendium, 8th Edition, C.R. Worthing, Editor and S.B. Walker, Assistant Editor, British Crop Protection Council, BCPC Publications Sales, Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 5QE, England. 1987, 1100 pp., UK £50; Overseas £56. ISBN 0–948404–01–9.     

Patterns of volatile metabolites and nonvolatile trichothecenes produced by isolates of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Stachybotrys,Fusarium, Trichoderma,Trichothecium</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Memnoniella</Emphasis>

We reported previously that trichodiene, a volatile trichothecene derivative, was produced by a Stachybotrys isolate, also known to produce highly cytotoxic, non-volatile, macrocyclic trichothecenes (satrotoxins). We investigated the relationship between the production of trichodiene and various non-volatile trichothecenes for several molds. Volatile metabolites were concentrated by adsorption on Tenax TA and analyzed by GC/MS, while non-volatile metabolites were separated by HPLC, derivatized and analyzed by GC/MS. Stachybotrys chartarum isolates producing macrocyclic trichothecenes secreted significantly larger amounts of trichodiene and other sesquiterpenes than isolates which only produced simple trichothecenes. The amounts of secreted trichodiene were relatively small in all cases. With the exception of Memnoniella, which excreted small amounts of sesquiterpenes, the other isolates produced varying amounts of sesquiterpenes, including trichodiene, as well as simple tricothecenes, no detectable trichodiene, but large amounts of griseofulvin derivatives. In Stachybotrys there is apparently a correlation between trichodiene and macrocyclic trichothecene production. In the remaining isolates, there was no simple relationship between trichodiene and non-volatile trichothecene synthesis. Trichodiene is produced in larger amounts by Stachybotrys isolates, which also produce satratoxins, but it will be difficult to utilize this metabolite to detect toxic isolates in buildings due to the relatively small amounts excreted.     

Knowledge transfer initiative between molecular biologists and environmental researchers and regulators

A Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded Knowledge Transfer (KT) workshop was held in the United Kingdom (UK) to identify the needs and opportunities in the application of molecular biology and ‘omics’ techniques to environmental monitoring and risk assessment. Attendees highlighted a lack of effective communication between end-users and researchers as well as difficulties with data interpretation as reasons behind the slow uptake of molecular biology and omics techniques. A number of promising areas in which new techniques could be implemented at a practical level in the very near future were identified, thereby raising the profile of these recent technologies and providing vital proof of concept work. Molecular taxonomy, bacterial source tracking and pre-screening of chemicals for potential toxicities were all viewed as areas in which omics and molecular techniques could have immediate value, with the aim of reducing cost, increasing efficiency and providing more comprehensive data of improved quality.     

The chemical stability of formulations of some hydrolyzable insecticides in aqueous mixtures with hydrolysis catalysts

Abstract

The active ingredients in commercial formulations of malathion, oxamyl, carbaryl, diazinon, and chlorpyrifos diluted to “spray tank”; concentrations with buffered distilled or natural water of pH 4–9 were stable for at least 24 hr. Formulations of trichlorfon were not stable at pH 7 or above but disappearance rates were slower than for the pure chemical in homogeneous solution. Cupric ion was observed to be an effective catalyst for the hydrolysis of a variety of pure organophosphorus insecticides but did not catalyze hydrolysis of the active ingredients of the formulations examined. Increasing the dilution of the formulation increased the susceptibility of malathion, oxamyl, and carbaryl to hydrolysis.     

Organochlorine compounds in a three-step terrestrial food chain

The concentrations of 15 organochlorine chemicals (PCBs and pesticides) were studied in a Central European oak wood food chain system: Great tit (Parus major), caterpillars (Tortrix viridana, Operophtera brumata, Erannis defoliaria), and oak-leaves (Quercus robur). Juvenile tits receive organochlorines from the mother via egg transfer and, eventually to a greater extent, from the caterpillar food source during nestling period. The concentrations of PCB 153 (2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, the most abundant in this study) was found in leaf material at ca. 1 ng/g, in caterpillars 10 ng/g, and in bird eggs 170 ng/g on an average and on a dry mass basis.     

Sorption and predicted mobility of herbicides in Baltic soils

This study was undertaken to determine sorption coefficients of eight herbicides (alachlor, amitrole, atrazine, simazine, dicamba, imazamox, imazethapyr, and pendimethalin) to seven agricultural soils from sites throughout Lithuania. The measured sorption coefficients were used to predict the susceptibility of these herbicides to leach to groundwater. Soil-water partitioning coefficients were measured in batch equilibrium studies using radiolabeled herbicides. In most soils, sorption followed the general trend pendimethalin > alachlor > atrazine～ amitrole～ simazine > imazethapyr > imazamox > dicamba, consistent with the trends in hydrophobicity (log K_ow) except in the case of amitrole. For several herbicides, sorption coefficients and calculated retardation factors were lowest (predicted to be most susceptible to leaching) in a soil of intermediate organic carbon content and sand content. Calculated herbicide retardation factors were high for soils with high organic carbon contents. Estimated leaching times under saturated conditions, assuming no herbicide degradation and no preferential water flow, were more strongly affected by soil textural effects on predicted water flow than by herbicide sorption effects. All herbicides were predicted to be slowest to leach in soils with high clay and low sand contents, and fastest to leach in soils with high sand content and low organic matter content. Herbicide management is important to the continued increase in agricultural production and profitability in the Baltic region, and these results will be useful in identifying critical areas requiring improved management practices to reduce water contamination by pesticides.