根细胞壁及其组分差异对植物吸附、转运Zn的影响

采用水培实验,研究了不同植物根细胞壁组分差异对Zn吸收、转运的影响及其机制.结果表明,在50mg/LZn处理下,不同植物对Zn的吸收、转运系数顺序为:小白菜≈芥菜≈生菜>青椒>西红柿>水稻,而在20mg/L Zn处理下,生菜茎叶中Zn的转运系数则大于芥菜,这可能与低浓度条件下Zn对生菜产生的低剂量刺激效应有关;利用植物活体根细胞解吸法对不同植物活体根系细胞壁中的Zn含量测定结果表明,不同植物的根细胞壁在去除了果胶成分后,根细胞壁中Zn的含量显著增加,其中水稻根细胞壁增加最大,达到53.7%,增加最小的是青椒(21.1%),而去除半纤维素后则显著降低了不同植物根细胞壁中Zn的含量,尤其是水稻根细胞壁最明显;吸附动力学实验表明,不同处理后的细胞壁对Zn的吸附是个快速反应过程,在吸附30min内所有处理均达到最大吸附量的91%以上,去除果胶显著增加不同细胞壁对Zn的吸附量,而进一步去除半纤维素后,不同细胞壁对Zn的最大吸附量显著下降.以上结果表明,半纤维素含量的增加明显提高了不同植物根束缚Zn的能力而降低向地上部的运输.     

表面活性剂对细水雾雾流密度影响的实验研究

为探讨表面活性剂对细水雾雾流密度的影响,以十二烷基硫酸钠、十二烷基苯磺酸钠为研究对象,采用量杯法测量细水雾雾流密度值,分析表面活性剂对细水雾雾流密度影响,研究不同工作压力下含表面活性剂细水雾雾流密度变化规律。研究表明:表面活性剂作用下,溶液表面张力系数降低,表面能耗降低,雾场中心雾流密度减小,细水雾扩散性能得到有效改善,雾滴分布更均匀。工作压力对普通细水雾雾流密度有明显影响,工作压力越大,雾场中心区雾流密度越小,喷雾半径越大;对含表面活性剂细水雾雾流密度影响较小,中心区雾流密度变化较小。     

东北野生五味子种群特征及其与环境因子的关系

五味子(Schisandra chinensis)是著名的传统中药材,主要分布在我国东北地区. 受过度采摘和毁林开荒等不科学利用方式的影响,野生五味子资源急剧恶化. 沿长白山山脉和小兴安岭山脉调查了17个野生五味子种群,分析了种群特征、环境因子特征及二者的相关关系. 结果表明:①五味子果实质量与纬度呈极显著负相关,基径与海拔呈显著正相关,而种群密度空间分布规律不明显;五味子果实质量、基径和种群密度间不存在显著相关性. ②五味子果实千粒质量和基径平均值分别为(69.05±12.80) g和(0.61±0.13)cm,种群密度大,约50%五味子种群密度达到4级(>1.5～2.0株/m2). ③五味子野生种群采样点的土壤pH(5.34～6.98)呈酸性;w(SOC)(SOC为土壤有机碳)在4.42%～18.47%之间,差异较大;w(TN)、w(TK)和w(TP)平均值分别为0.72%±0.28%、1.74%±0.31%和0.10%±0.03%. ④年降水量在474~928mm之间;年日照时长变化幅度小,在2219.3～2703.7h之间;年均气温和年均相对湿度的平均值分别为(3.46±1.44) ℃和68.9%±2.7%. 主成分分析表明,五味子果实质量受环境因子影响显著,其中年均气温的影响最大,其次是w(TP)、w(TN)、w(SOC)和年降水量;而基径和种群密度受环境因子的影响不显著. 对野生五味子种群生长限制因子的分析结果可为该种群保护、人工栽培与调控奠定理论基础.      

盐度对MFC产电及其微生物群落的影响

本文研究了模拟废水中不同盐度对微生物燃料电池(Microbial fuel cell, MFC)性能的影响.当向MFC中依次添加0,20,40,60,70g/L NaCl时,MFC的最大输出电压从660mV下降到130mV,库仑效率也从67%下降到4%.如果向MFC中直接添加40g/L和70g/L NaCl并运行两个周期后,MFC无电能输出,然而,停止添加NaCl(盐度解除)后MFC产电性能能够在60h内恢复.此外,当盐度高于40g/L NaCl时,阳极微生物群落发生明显的变化.研究结果可为MFC或其他生物反应器处理盐度废水提供一定的依据.     

基于空间数据的太子河河流生境分类

在文献调研的基础上,结合河流特征和专家经验确定分类使用的指标,利用DEM、河流水系等空间数据,在ArcGIS软件下提取子流域,并计算子流域内河流系统的坡降、蜿蜒度、河网密度和河流等级4个分类指标值,应用聚类分析方法对太子河河流生境进行分类,将太子河河流生境分为源头陡峭河流生境、源头弯曲河流生境、源头河流生境、支流中下游河流生境、平原支流密集河网生境、支流弯曲河流生境、干流下游生境和干流蜿蜒河流生境等8种类型,各类型河流长度在223.8~773.1km之间,其中支流弯曲河流生境最长,而干流下游生境最短. 根据各生境类型的特征,提出了我国东北地区河流生境分类的指标参考值;根据不同生境类型的河道侵蚀、水量以及多样性潜力等特征,提出了不同河流生境类型的环境管理对策.      

Effects of ethyl 2-methyl acetoacetate (EMA) on the growth of Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Skeletonema costatum

We investigated the effects of ethyl 2-methyl acetoacetate (EMA) on growth of the marine diatom algae Phaeodactylum tricornutum (P. tricornutum) and Skeletonema costatum (S. costatum). Growth of P. tricornutum was significantly inhibited by the minimum concentration (3.5 mmol·L ^?1) of EMA at lower initial algal densities (IADs) (3.6×10⁴ and 3.3×10⁵ cells·mL ^?1). However, at the highest IAD, significant growth inhibition was found at above 7 mmol·L ^?1 of EMA exposure. In S. costatum, EMA concentrations of 10.5 mmol·L ^?1 or more significantly inhibited growth at lower IAD (3×10⁴ and 1.8×10⁵ cells·mL ^?1); at the highest IAD, only EMA concentrations above 14 mmol·L ^?1 obviously inhibited the growth of S. costatum. Changes in specific growth rates and pigment were consistent with algal growth, but only at higher EMA concentrations or lower IAD values was the ratio of chlorophyll a (Chla) to carotenoid significantly lower than the control. Medium effective concentration (EC ₅₀) values were in the order 4.07, 8.03 and 12.27 mmol·L ^?1 for P. tricornutum and 7.48, 11.92 and 17.22 mmol·L ^?1 for S. costatum. All these results show that the effect of EMA on the growth of algae was species specific and mainly depended on IAD, which might be an important factor to influence algal growth.     

Biodegradation of plasticizer di‐n‐butyl phthalate (DBP) by immobilized microbial cells

Microorganisms capable of degrading di‐n‐butyl phthalate (DBP) were isolated by acclimated and enrichment technique. The adaptation of microorganism to DBP was investigated. The microbial cells were immobilized on ceramic particles. The results showed that the biomass adsorbed on ceramic particles can reach 85 mg dry weight/g carrier. The immobilized microbial cells were used for the treatment of wastewater containing DBP. The results demonstrated that the DBP concentration of the outlet reached the stationary‐state level of less than 1.0 mg/1 within 2 days at inlet DBP concentration of 100mg/l and 12h of hydraulic retention time.     

Genetic profile of overweight and obese school-age children

Obesity is associated with overproduction of free radicals that promotes genotoxicity and could be measured as micronuclei (MN) and nuclear abnormalities (NA) in buccal mucosa cells. The frequency of MN and NA in buccal mucosa cells from overweight and obesity school-age children was determined. In a cross-sectional study, four anthropometric parameters were obtained from each child and one buccal mucosa sample was collected from each child. The slides were stained with orcein and fast green and microscopically analyzed for MN and NA. Twenty overweight and obesity school-age children (7–11 years old) from three schools located at the metropolitan area of Guadalajara were selected to form three groups with 20 children each, according to the weight features as follows: (1) normal weight; (2) overweight; and (3) obesity. No marked differences were found between groups for frequency of MN and NA. Genotoxicity, as indicated by increase in binucleated (BN) cells, was found in children within both overweight and obese groups exposed to passive tobacco smoke. There was no evidence of genetic instability in overweight and obese school-age children and no associations between body weight and genotoxicity markers found.     

Effects of lead on calmodulin content,proliferation and interleukin-2 in lymphocytes of mice

The mechanism inderlying lead (Pb)-induced toxicity was presumed to involve interaction between Pb²⁺ and calcium (Ca²⁺) associated with calmodulin-dependent systems. The aim of this study was to (1) examine the hypothesis that Pb alters calmodulin content and (2) assess the effects of Pb on proliferation and interleukin-2 (IL-2) levels in lymphocytes. The influence of Pb on calmodulin content in mouse lymphocytes was assessed by western blot, while the proliferation of lymphocytes was studied using MTT test, and IL-2 level by ELISA assay. The results showed that 100?µM PbCl₂ decreased calmodulin content, phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-induced proliferation, and IL-2 levels, but a lower concentration (1?µM PbCl₂) did not appear to be effective. Evidence indicates that IL-2 levels and lymphocyte proliferation might not be calmodulin content dependent. Our data suggested that Pb²⁺-induced toxicity was likely to be complex with multiple factors involved, including calmodulin, IL-2, and proliferation of lymphocytes.     

Oxidative stress-mediated cardiac mast cell degranulation

Pulmonary mast cell degranulation is a well-characterized response to diesel exhaust exposure. A primary constituent of fossil fuel combustion is sulfur dioxide (SO₂). SO₂ was shown to induce mast cell degranulation in an immortalized cell line secondary to induction of intracellular oxidative stress; however, it is not known whether SO₂-induced oxidative stress directly triggers the activation of cardiac mast cells. Accordingly, this study sought to determine whether Na₂SO₃ induces degranulation of cardiac mast cells, and furthermore whether cardiac mast cell activation may be prevented by inhibition of oxidative stress. To this end, cardiac mast cells were isolated from epicardial surface of the heart and incubated with increasing concentrations of Na₂SO₃ (0, 0.5, or 5 mM). Antioxidant compounds targeting different mechanisms of free radical generation, including ebselen, diphenyleneiodonium (DPI), or α-tocopherol, were incubated with 5 mM of Na₂SO₃ in order to determine their efficacy in preventing mast cell degranulation. Na₂SO₃ induced a significant concentration-dependent histamine release from cardiac mast cells ranging from 8.87% to 18.86%, which was prevented by ebselen. No effect was observed with DPI and α-tocopherol under these conditions. In conclusion, these findings indicate that SO₂ is capable of producing cardiac mast cell degranulation in vitro; however, the variable effectiveness of the three antioxidants evaluated is indicative of a multifactorial mechanism mediating SO₂-induced cardiac mast cell degranulation. The particular effectiveness of ebselen in preventing mast cell degranulation may be related to its multiple mechanisms of preventing oxidative stress.