Nickel induced alteration of hen body weight, egg production and egg quality after an experimental peroral administration

In this study the effects of nickel (NiCl2) administered in drinking water (0.02; 0.2 and 2.0 mg NiCl2/L for 28 days) on laying hen body weight, egg production and egg quality is reported. Growth parameters during the experiment were significantly decreased mainly in the group with the highest nickel concentration. In total egg production dose-dependent decrease in all experimental groups was found. Egg weight was mainly affected in the group with the highest nickel concentration. Specific egg weight was not altered. Albumen weight and albumen content was significantly decreased in groups with the highest nickel concentration in comparison with the control group. Egg yolk analysis detected significantly decreased yolk weight in the group with the highest nickel experimental level. In yolk color a significant difference was detected between the group receiving 0.02 and 0.2 mg NiCl2/mL. Eggshell compactness was increased in all experimental groups what could be induced by altered mineralization of eggshell. Results of this study clearly report a negative effect of nickel as an environmental pollutant on laying hen body weight, egg production as well as egg quality.     

城市污水处理收费标准的提高对居民承受能力的影响

以四川省14个市/县污水处理设施的融资战略分析材料为基础,首先对现行收费标准下家庭用于水和污水处理方面的支出进行了分析,并对承受能力之内的居民支付意愿进行了调查统计;利用FEASIBLE模型模拟了3种未来可能增加融资的战略,并进行了说明;在分析了不同融资战略下收费标准的增长速度后,对3种战略下城市污水处理设施收费标准的提高对居民承受力的影响进行了研究.结果表明,如果没有保护贫穷和弱势家庭的相应措施,那么任何大幅的收费增长都将难以实现.      

Influence of pH on the toxicity of nitrophenols to Microtox and Spirotox tests

The toxicity of mononitrophenols and dinitrophenols (DNP) to luminescent bacteria Vibrio fischeri (Microtox test) and ciliated protozoan Spirostomum ambiguum (Spirotox test) was evaluated. Spirotox was more sensitive to the tested nitrophenols (NPs) than the Microtox test. 2,5-DNP was the most toxic and 2-NP was the least toxic to the both bioindicators. The toxicity depended greatly on the pH of the medium. The highest changes were observed for DNPs, where the toxicity decreased more than 20-times when the pH increased from 6 to 8. No significant decrease of the toxicity was found for NPs, when the pH increased from 6 to 7. Greater increase of the pH to 8 caused from 1.5 to 4-fold decrease of the toxicity.     

Tannery waste as a renewable source of nitrogen for production of multicomponent fertilizers with biostimulating properties

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The studies presented in this work show that solid tannery waste-like shavings can be used as high-protein materials for fertilizer production...     

Effectiveness of selected issues related to used tyre management in Poland

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - This paper discusses interactions between the generation, collection and recovery of used tyres while considering an indicator of their mass...