Funipuncture for fetocide in late termination of pregnancy

The most widely used method for fetocide in late termination of pregnancy for fetal abnormalities (TOPFA) consists of injecting of potassium chloride (KCl) into the fetal heart and is likely to be painful after 22 weeks of gestation. We studied ten consecutive women undergoing TOPFA between 22 and 38 weeks. This technique for fetocide consisted of a single umbilical vein puncture under ultrasound guidance with injections of sufentanil 5 µg followed by KCl 2 g. No electrocardiographic modifications could be observed and maternal plasma potassium levels did not show any significant variation throughout the procedure. Fetal umbilical phlebotomy for fetal analgesia followed by fetocide therefore appears to be a safe procedure for the mother and allows the fetus to die without pain when late termination of pregnancy (TOP) is indicated. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Application of KCl-denuder for measuring gas-phase mercuric species(Hg~(2+))in atmosphere

ＡｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｏｆＫＣｌｄｅｎｕｄｅｒｆｏｒｍｅａｓｕｒｉｎｇｇａｓｐｈａｓｅｍｅｒｃｕｒｉｃｓｐｅｃｉｅｓ（Ｈｇ２＋）ｉｎａｔｍｏｓｐｈｅｒｅＷｅｉＳｈｉｑｉａｎｇＣｏｌｅｇｅｏｆＥｎｖｉｒｏｎｍｅｎｔａｎｄＲｅｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ，Ｓｏｕｔ...     

Betaine accumulation and the change of betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase activity in barley seedlings under KCl and NaCl stress

ＩｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎＩｎｍｏｓｔｈｉｇｈｅｒｐｌａｎｔｓｔｈｅｓｙｎｔｈｅｓｉｓａｎｄａｃｃｕｍｕｌａｔｉｏｎｏｆｂｅｔａｉｎｅｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｒｅｓｓｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎ（ｓａｌｔｏｒｄｒｏｕｇｈｔ）ｈａｓｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔｐｈｙｓｉｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｃｅ（Ｇｒｅｅｎｗａｙ，１９８０；Ｈａｎｓｏｎ，１９７８；Ｓｔｏｒｅｙ，１９７７；Ｗｙｎ，１９７７；１９７８；Ｈａｔｚ，１９８０）．Ｔｈｅｒｅｗｅｒｅｍａｎｙｓｔｕｄｉｅｓｏｎｔｈｅｃｈａｎｇｅｉｎｂｅｔａｉｎｅｌｅｖｅｌｓｉｎ…     

氯化钾交换—中和滴定法测定森林土壤交换性酸的研究

用Ⅰｍｏｌ／Ｌ氯化钾交换－中和滴定法测定森林土壤交换性酸含量时，氯化钾淋洗液淋洗土壤时间建议定在５０ｍｉｎ左右，且用中速滤纸过滤淋洗液。     

大气CO2倍增和盐度对滨藜离子水平和叶绿素荧光诱导动力学的效应

研究了ＣＯ２倍增和ＫＣｌ、ＮａＣｌ对盐生植物中亚滨藜幼苗生长，叶绿素含量，Ｋ＾＋、Ｎａ＾＋水平和叶绿素ａ荧光诱导动力学的影响。结果表明，３００ｍｍｏｌ／ＬＮａＯＨ可刺激中亚滨藜的生长，而同浓度的ＫＣｌ则抑制，ＣＯ２倍增使植物株生长增强：     

羟基磷灰石和氯化钾联用修复铅锌矿区铅镉污染土壤的研究

以湖南凤凰铅锌矿区的2个重金属污染土壤（HF-1、HF-2）为研究对象,利用组合制剂羟基磷灰石（HA）加氯化钾（KCI）修复矿区铅镉污染土壤,目的是探讨Cl^-对HA修复重金属铅镉污染土壤的作用．每个实验土壤设置5个HA水平和4个KCI水平,共计40个处理,采用美国固体废弃物毒性浸提程序（TCLP）评价修复效果．结果表...     

Sustainable green technology on wastewater treatment: The evaluation of enhanced single chambered up-flow membrane-less microbial fuel cell

This study demonstrated the potential of single chamber up-flow membrane-less microbial fuel cell(UFML-MFC) in wastewater treatment and power generation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and enhance the performance under different operational conditions which affect the chemical oxygen demand(COD) reduction and power generation,including the increase of KCl concentration(MFC1) and COD concentration(MFC2). The results showed that the increase of KCl concentration is an important factor in up-flow membrane-less MFC to enhance the ease of electron transfer from anode to cathode. The increase of COD concentration in MFC2 could led to the drop of voltage output due to the prompt of biofilm growth in MFC2 cathode which could increase the internal resistance. It also showed that the COD concentration is a vital issue in up-flow membrane-less MFC.Despite the COD reduction was up to 96%, the power output remained constrained.     

Application of KCl denuder for measuring gas phase mercuric species (Hg2+ ) in atmosphere

KCl denuder technique was meployed in the measurement of Hg(II) species in atmosphere firstly. Intensive lab tests indicate that Hg⁰ can pass through KCl denuder freely, while Hg²⁺ can be trapped in it very efficiently. The efficiencies for adsorbing inorganic Hg²⁺ averaged between 95% to 100% with a gross mean of 98%, and those for absorption of organic Hg²⁺ were around 94%. Mass balance calculation shows that mercury trapped in denuder can be quantitatively extracted by 1 mol/L HCl (super grade) and analysed by the method of SnCl 2 reduction CVAFS determination, thus, demonstrated the feasibility of KCl denuder in measurement of Hg(II) in atmosphere. Preliminary application at two sites Gteborg, Sweden and one site in Ireland, found 0 04—0 15 ng/m³ of Hg(II) species, contributing to 2%—10% of the total mercury.