Determination of T-2 toxin in grain and grain products by HPLC and TLC

The purpose of this study was to investigate the T-2 toxin contaminated grain and grain products consumed especially by Turkish population. The T-2 toxin was detected using the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with UV detector at 208 nm and the identify of T-2 was further confirmed by thin layer chromatography (TLC). The recovery was 91 +/- 4.24% for corn flour fortified with the known amount of T-2 toxin (1 ppm). The detection limits of T-2 toxin for the HPLC and the TLC were 25 ng and 50 ng, respectively. A total of 30 commercially available grain and grain product samples were analyzed. Two corn flour samples were found to contain detectable levels of T-2 toxin at a level of 1.60 ppm and 4.08 ppm.     

砂土与EPS颗粒混合的轻质土(LSES)临界循环应力比的试验研究

循环荷载下,砂土与EPS颗粒混合的轻质土(LSES)存在临界循环应力比Sth,将割线弹性模量衰减系数δ与循环次数的关系曲线能保持平缓的最大循环应力比定义为Sth,它是结构稳定与破坏两种状态的界限指标,根据动三轴试验结果,认为影响Sth的主要因素有围压、水泥掺量和EPS颗粒含量。一般来说,水泥掺量的增加、围压和EPS颗粒含量的减小均会提高Sth,但由于高围压下的结构重塑,水泥掺量低且EPS颗粒含量高的试样的Sth表现出一些不同的性状。     

玻安岩及其有关岩石研究

<正> 引言玻安岩(也称玻苏玄武岩)是根据日本小笠原群岛命名的一类岩石。人们早就发现了这类岩石,但把它列入重要岩类加以研究则是七十年代末的事情。近几年来,随着海洋地质学的发展,尤其是一系列深海钻探计划的实施,     

火山超镁铁岩及其他镁铁-超镁铁系列岩石的铬尖晶石类化学成分和结晶条件

<正> 对堪察加和麦美奇-科图伊地区的火山超镁铁岩中铬尖晶石进行了化学对比研究,所得结果可与大量文献中关于其他岩类铬尖晶石成分的研究结果相比拟。 麦美奇-科图伊地区熔岩质杂岩和堪察加熔岩质脉状杂岩的铬尖晶石类主要是细粒状(百分之几毫米,较少为十分之几毫米),或为规则的自形晶,或为浑圆状。它们在岩石中的分布是不均匀的,成为橄榄石斑晶中和玻基斑状及微晶状基质中的包裹体。     

滨海地区侵入带附近一种新的锡矿化类型

<正> 在滨海地区广泛地发育着不同年代和不同建造的锡矿化。据等的资料,已知有贝加尔、海西、启莫里和阿尔卑斯成矿期的锡矿床和锡矿化。阿尔卑斯成矿最多,它又分为两个锡矿化阶段:晚自垩世-古新世和始新世。滨海地区分布最广泛的有锡石-硅酸盐-硫化物矿床,其成分和结构按其在黑云母交代岩前缘位置的情况而变化。对滨海南部许多矿床的深部地质构造进行的详细研究表明,分布在黑云岩穹隆内部(“核心”带)的锡矿化,其年龄大于未变质地层中的矿化年     

根据含水硅酸盐的氢同位素资料研究水在花岗岩岩浆中的行为

<正> 本文对各种花岗岩中共生含水矿物对,例如黑云母(+)和角闪石(o)的化学组成(包括水的含量)和 D/H 比值作了分析。Suzuoki 和 Epstein(1976)发现,含水硅酸盐与水之间 D/H 的分馏不仅取决于温度,并且也与八面体上的阳离子组成有关。二价铁使得矿物的氘显著减少,镁的程度要小些,而铝则稍微富集氘。他们对云母和闪石类给出如下经验方程:10~3lnα_=-22.4×10~6T~(-2)+28.2+(2X_(A1)-     

聚合物净水

每种工业过程都产生及排放污水。这样一来,既耗费清洁的水,又不可避免地要进行有效的水处理。近年来,有机聚电解质在工业水处理中已得到广泛的应用。这些水溶性合成物质可用于分离金属生产、石油精制、纸浆造纸和食品加工工业中排     

An investigation of the origin and mobility of phosphorus in freshwater sediments from Bort-Les-Orgues Reservoir, France

In order to assess the origin and the potential mobility of phosphorus (P) in the sediment of the Bort-Les-Orgues Reservoir, France, two sequential extraction schemes, i.e., the SMT (modified Williams method) and the Golterman schemes, were compared. Finally, the potential mobility of P in this sediment was estimated from results of sequential extraction. The SMT method appeared to be more satisfactory than the Golterman method, which is in accordance with results from a study currently carried out in the framework of the European programme Standards, Measurements and Testing. Iron-bound P and organic P were the dominant forms of P in the sediment; these forms are likely to be released at the sediment/water interface in case of anoxia and could diffuse into the water column, thus increasing the risk of eutrophication in this sensitive reservoir. The P stock (330 +/- 66 t) is not negligible and should be taken into account in any restoration project of the reservoir. The SMT procedure seems promising and will provide, in the near future, a valuable tool for water managers in the field of lake restoration.     

Review of ozone and temperature lidar validations performed within the framework of the Network for the Detection of Stratospheric Change

The use of assimilation tools for satellite validation requires true estimates of the accuracy of the reference data. Since its inception, the Network for Detection of Stratospheric Change (NDSC) has provided systematic lidar measurements of ozone and temperature at several places around the world that are well adapted for satellite validations. Regular exercises have been organised to ensure the data quality at each individual site. These exercises can be separated into three categories: large scale intercomparisons using multiple instruments, including a mobile lidar; using satellite observations as a geographic transfer standards to compare measurements at different sites; and comparative investigations of the analysis software. NDSC is a research network, so each system has its own history, design, and analysis, and has participated differently in validation campaigns. There are still some technological differences that may explain different accuracies. However, the comparison campaigns performed over the last decade have always proved to be very helpful in improving the measurements. To date, more efforts have been devoted to characterising ozone measurements than to temperature observations. The synthesis of the published works shows that the network can potentially be considered as homogeneous within +/-2% between 20-35 km for ozone and +/-1 K between 35-60 km for temperature. Outside this altitude range, larger biases are reported and more efforts are required. In the lower stratosphere, Raman channels seem to improve comparisons but such capabilities were not systematically compared. At the top of the profiles, more investigations on analysis methodologies are still probably needed. SAGE II and GOMOS appear to be excellent tools for future ozone lidar validations but need to be better coordinated and take more advantage of assimilation tools. Also, temperature validations face major difficulties caused by atmospheric tides and therefore require intercomparisons with the mobile systems, at all sites.     

Uranium bioassay and radioactive dust measurements at some uranium processing sites in Egypt--health effects

The safety of radiation workers in the uranium mining industry requires close and continuous monitoring of their working conditions. In this study, external radiation surveillance, radioactive dust monitoring and the bioassay of uranium were carried out in some processing sites. As dust represents one of the most important sources of radiation exposure in mills and mines, dust monitoring and bioassays were performed for a sample of workers on the production lines. The concentration of uranium in air ranged from 22.6 x 10(-7) to 11.1 x 10(-5) Bq cm-3, and the exposure levels ranged from 1 to 80 microSv h-1. Laser fluorimetric determination of uranium in urine samples showed concentrations in the range 8.4-29.2 micrograms L-1. Renal function parameters, such as serum creatinine and urea, and hematological parameters were determined in an attempt to correlate them with radiation exposure and the health status of the workers. Urine specimens collected from workers at the ore crushing and separation site showed elevated concentrations of uranium (up to 29.2 micrograms L-1) and a strong correlation between these concentrations and the registered serum creatinine. The mean uranium excretion in the investigated group was more than 20 times the occupational exposure decision level for urine uranium of 0.8 microgram L-1.