阳极溶出伏安法测定痕量酚和吡啶

基于酚和吡啶可以分别与Cu~(2+)和水杨酸生成稳定的三元络合物,酚或吡啶的存在会抑制铜离子在玻炭电极上还原富集,使铜的微分溶出峰电流i_p′减小,根据溶出峰电流的减水值Δi_p,可以间接测定酚和吡啶。工作电极为玻炭电极,预电解电位为-0.9V(vs.SCE),铜的微分溶出峰值电位为-0.25V(vs.SCE)。本文对测定条件,干扰及其消除方法进行了研究。测得酚的下限为4×10~(12)mol/L,而吡啶的下限为1×10~(-11)mol/L,提出了一个灵敏,准确、简便的测定地面水和空气中痕量酚和吡啶的方法。     

溶出伏安法测定然水中痕量镍

本文应用阳极氧化镍与溶液中丁二肟生成难溶络含盐沉积在玻炭电极表面而富集痕量镍,然后阴极溶出测定。对富集和溶出的实验条件作了探讨,并成功地测定了天然水中ppb级的痕量镍。     

管式金电极差分脉冲阳极溶出伏安法测定水中痕量铜

本文介绍了采用管式金电极为流通池,差分脉冲阳极溶出伏安法测定痕量铜的连续分析方法。管式电极流通池的制作和应用很方便,有体积微小、测量信号稳定、重现性好、灵敏度高等优点。在硫酸介质中,电解10min,铜的检测下限可达4×10~(-10)g/ml。在2×10~(-9)—1×10~(-7)g/ml范围内溶出峰电流和铜浓度有良好的线性关系。本文阐明和验证了理论方程式,分析了实际水样。     

聚拉莫三嗪/铋膜修饰电极的电化学行为及分析应用

研究了拉莫三嗪在玻碳电极上的电化学修饰及其修饰电极的电化学行为.在H2SO4介质中,采用循环伏安法制备了聚拉莫三嗪膜修饰玻碳电极(PLTG/GCE),并对修饰层进行了表征;同时研究了用同位镀铋的方法,制得聚拉莫三嗪/铋膜修饰电极(PLTG/Bi/GCE).实验结果表明,铅在聚拉莫三嗪/铋膜修饰电极上可得到灵敏的阳极溶出峰.在最佳实验条件下,Pb2+浓度与其峰电流在4.8×10-8—1.6×10-6mol.L-1范围内呈良好的线性,线性关系为R=0.9979,检测限为8.1×10-9mol.L-1.应用于实际水样中Pb2+的测定,结果满意.     

痕量亚硝酸根的极谱测定

在酸性介质中,次甲基蓝与亚硝酸根发生亚硝化反应,本文选用0.08mol/l的盐酸,其亚硝化产物在—0.65V(us.SCE)附近产生一灵敏的极谱波,亚硝酸根浓度在0.002—0.24ug/ml范围内与二次导数波高成直线关系,本法用于水样和蔬菜中亚硝酸根的测定,选择性好,灵敏度较     

五氟苯甲酰氯衍生色谱法分析水体中痕量羟基多溴联苯醚

以五氟苯甲酰氯(PFBCl)作为衍生化试剂,气相色谱-电子捕获检测器(Gas chromatography-electron capture detector,GC-ECD)为检测手段,建立了水体中痕量羟基多溴联苯醚(Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers,简称OH-PBDEs)的酰基化衍生-GC/ECD检测方法.通过实验讨论了衍生化缓冲溶液、衍生化时间以及衍生后萃取溶液异辛烷的用量对检测结果的影响,确定了最佳的衍生化条件.在最佳的衍生化条件下,4-OH-BDE 42、4’-OH-BDE 49、6-OH-BDE 47、2’-OH-BDE 68和6’-OH-BDE 99的衍生化产物均获得了良好的分离度和色谱响应值.本方法的仪器检出限为0.02—0.14 pg,方法检出限为0.61—4.67 pg.L-1,标准曲线线性相关系数的范围为0.9973—0.9996,相对标准偏差均小于10%.3种采自大连市不同地区环境水样的加标回收率检测结果表明,所建立的分析方法适于水体中痕量OH-PBDEs的检测.     

离子色谱在监测土霉素结晶母液废水处理过程中土霉素含量的研究

土霉素结晶母液是一种含高硫高氮的高浓度难生物降解有抽废水,有用前置反硝化法对其进行脱氮处理过程中,残留的土霉素等对反硝化有明显的生物和抑制作用,用离子色谱法（以0mniPac PCX-100为分离柱,0.2mol.l^-1盐酸－27.9%乙腈（V／V）为淋洗液）测定经预酸化处理后废水中的土霉素含量,分析结果表明,预酸化处理可以显著降解废水中的土壤素,提高其可生化性,该法6min内即可完成土霉素含量的测定,土霉素的检出限为10ug.l^-1.     

树枝状微纳米银催化剂对甲醛的电化学检测

在Ag(NH3)2+溶液中,在钛基体上电沉积出具有新颖树枝状结构的微纳米银材料,探讨了K+或Ca2+的存在对这种树枝状微纳米银材料的影响.结果表明,在Ca2+存在下形成了尺寸更小的树枝状银(Ag/Ca2+/Ti),研究了这种钛基树枝状微纳米银电极(Ag/Ca2+/Ti)在碱性溶液中对甲醛氧化的电催化活性.循环伏安结果表明,在0.1 mol.L-1NaOH溶液中,甲醛氧化的起始电位为-0.83 V,阳极氧化电流密度随甲醛浓度的增大而明显增加;-0.5 V时的恒电位阶跃研究表明,甲醛浓度和它的稳态氧化电流密度呈现良好的线性关系,甲醛检测灵敏度为1.25 mA.cm-2(mmol.L-1)-1,检测下限18.9μmol.L-1,且乙醛、乙醇和正丁醇的干扰较小.结果表明,电沉积制备的这种细树枝状微纳米银电极(Ag/Ca2+/Ti)对甲醛氧化具有强的电催化活性,且对甲醛检测具有高灵敏度和较好的选择性,有望作为甲醛检测的电化学传感器.     

活性艳蓝X-BR的电化学行为及机理研究

采用循环伏安法、线性扫描伏安法及微分脉冲伏安法研究了活性艳蓝X BR在0 1mol·l- 1 KCl HCl溶液中的电化学行为 .研究发现 ,在 - 0 45V— 1 0VvsSCE电压范围内的循环过程中出现两对氧化还原电流峰 ,通过考察峰电压随溶液pH值的变化 ,提出了可能的电极反应机理 :阳极区的电极反应是属于失 1质子和 2电子的氧化反应 ,而阴极区的电极反应则是蒽醌基团被还原加氢成为氢醌基团的反应     

柱前衍生化-气相色谱/质谱法测定细胞中的对-正壬基酚

采用柱前衍生化-气相色谱/质谱法测定染毒细胞以及细胞质中对-正壬基酚(4-n-NP)的含量,并初步探讨了4-n-NP在细胞中的分布.在不同介质中加标回收率在76.5%-98.9%之间.利用本方法测定实际样品发现:在浓度为10μmol·1-1和20μmol·1-1的4-n-NP溶液中暴露12h,105个细胞中4-n-NP的含量分别为21.0ng和43.0ng,而相应的细胞质中4-n-NP的含量分别为14.2ng和28.4ng,显示有67.6%和66.0%的4-n-NP分布在细胞质中.     

Rapid,recurring, structured survey versus bioblitz for generating biodiversity data and analysis with a multispecies abundance model

A bioblitz inexpensively and quickly generates biodiversity data, but bioblitzes are often conducted with haphazard, unreplicated sampling. Results tend to be taxonomically, geographically, or temporally biased, lack metadata, and consist of lists of observed taxa that do not enable further analyses or correction for imperfect detection. A rapid, recurring, structured survey (RRSS) uses a structured sampling design and temporal and spatial replication to survey randomly selected sites on a conservation property. We participated in a loosely structured bioblitz and a subsequent RRSS at Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve in Springville (St. Clair County), Alabama (USA) to compare observed richness derived from the 2 survey approaches. The RRSS data structure enabled us to fit models that accounted for imperfect detection to estimate abundances, occupancy probabilities, and habitat associations. The loosely structured bioblitz data could not be used in such models. We present a new integrated multispecies abundance model that we applied to avian RRSS data. Our model extension enables estimation for the community, employs data augmentation to estimate the number of undetected species, and incorporates covariates. The RRSS generated a more comprehensive and less biased list of observed taxonomic richness than the loosely structured bioblitz (e.g., 73 vs. 45 bird species and 104 vs. 63 insect families from the RRSS vs. loosely structured bioblitz, respectively). Models fit to the RRSS data identified seasonal patterns in avian community composition and allowed for estimation of habitat–occupancy relationships for insect taxa. The RRSS protocol has potential for broad transferability as a standardized, quick, and inexpensive way to inventory biodiversity and estimate ecological parameters while providing an outreach opportunity.     

Compliance with and ecosystem function of biodiversity offsets in North American and European freshwaters

Land-use change via human development is a major driver of biodiversity loss. To reduce these impacts, billions of dollars are spent on biodiversity offsets. However, studies evaluating offset project effectiveness that examine components such as the overall compliance and function of projects remain rare. We reviewed 577 offsetting projects in freshwater ecosystems that included the metrics project size, type of aquatic system (e.g., wetland and creek), offsetting measure (e.g., enhancement, restoration, and creation), and an assessment of the projects’ compliance and functional success. Project information was obtained from scientific and government databases and gray literature. Despite considerable investment in offsetting projects, crucial problems persisted. Although compliance and function were related to each other, a high level of compliance did not guarantee a high degree of function. However, large projects relative to area had better function than small projects. Function improved when projects targeted productivity or specific ecosystem features and when multiple complementary management targets were in place. Restorative measures were more likely to achieve targets than creating entirely new ecosystems. Altogether the relationships we found highlight specific ecological processes that may help improve offsetting outcomes.     

Representation of the world's biophysical conditions by the global protected area network

Protected areas (PAs) are often implemented without consideration of already existing PAs, which is likely to cause an overrepresentation of certain biophysical conditions. We assessed the representativeness of the current PA network with regard to the world's biophysical conditions to highlight which conditions are underprotected and where these conditions are located. We overlaid terrestrial and marine PAs with information on biophysical conditions (e.g., temperature, precipitation, and elevation) and then quantified the percentage of area covered by the PA network. For 1 variable at a time in the terrestrial realm, high temperature, low precipitation, and medium and very high elevation were underrepresented. For the marine realm, low and medium sea surface temperature (SST), medium and high sea surface salinity (SSS), and the deep sea were underrepresented. Overall, protection was evenly distributed for elevation across the terrestrial realm and SST across the marine realm. For 2 variables at a time, cold and very dry terrestrial environments had mostly low protection, which was also the case for low SST and low and medium SSS across most depths for marine environments. Low protection occurred mostly in the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula for the terrestrial realm and along the Tropic of Capricorn and toward the poles for the marine realm. Although biodiversity measures are of prime importance for the design of PA networks, highlighting biophysical gaps in current PAs adds a frequently overlooked perspective. These gaps may weaken the potential of PAs to conserve biodiversity. Thus, our results may provide useful insights for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to establish a more comprehensive global PA network.     

Quantitative composition of the defensive secretion ofBledius species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) is adapted to naturally occurring predators

Summary The adaptation of defensive secretions to their target organisms was examined for the abdominal gland secretions ofBledius furcatus, B. spectabilis andB. arenarius. Therefore the target organisms of the secretion of theseBledius species (i.e. their predators) had to be identified. At the collection sites examined these were the earwigLabidura riparia, the antCataglyphis bicolor, the flyLispe candicans, different carabids of the generaPogonus, Dichirotrichus, Dyschirius, Bembidion andCalathus and the wading birdsHaematopus ostralegus andCalidris alba. The secretion of the abdominal glands contains the toxin ptoluquinone dissolved in either-dodecalactone and 1-undecene (B. furcatus andB. spectabilis) or in octanoic acid and octyloctanoate (B. arenarius). The ratio of these solvents is species-specific. Application experiments using some of the natural insect predators (L. riparia, C. bicolor, Pogonus, Di. gustavii, Dyschirius) revealed that these solvent ratios provided a more effective deterrent than other possible ratios. Thus by combining the solvents in certain ratios, the capability of cuticular penetration and therefore the effectiveness of the defensive secretions are adapted to their natural targets.     

Democracy versus development: New urban debates

The politics of development includes subtexts of choice, as underpinned by community consensus (or lack of it), against the larger backdrop of a liberal democracy, with its intricate power structures that influence the choice of concepts and often lead to complicity rather than consent. A dilemma exists between the understanding of field-level practitioners and that of academics, whose understandings of progress differ. Progress can (and often does) imply long-term change across generations whereas development is often more a matter of crisis management and delivering tangible results to end-users. This makes it a bone of contention across political systems, irrespective of local or global dynamics. Development can emerge as a tool to be wielded for power and further political mileage at the expense of progress. Progress cannot be studied as a counterpoint to development as the sense of history is often missing in development interventions. Development tends to be piecemeal as its very logic often stems from the rationale of power. This is not to suggest, however, that development is only about politics; it is definitely more than the politics of everyday life and involves all of civil society that requires its critical and immediate attention. In this sense, it has become a priority for politicians with an underlying agenda designed to out-manouevre dissent and all statements of protest.     

A palaeo-hydrogeological model for arsenic contamination in southern and south-east Asia

An argument is presented in which areas of natural arsenic contamination of modern groundwaters throughout Asia have a common origin. Arsenic originally accumulated in oceanic ferro-manganoan sediments of the eastern Palaeo-Tethys. This was further concentrated through oceanic crustal extinction in what later became the south-east Chinese accreted mineralised terrain. Proto-Himalayan uplift of this area created the palaeo-drainage systems of the Ganges – Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Mekong, and Red Rivers, with consequent headwater erosion of arsenic-rich sediments. Their downstream deposition as immature and easily redistributed Neogene sandstones, silts, and iron-rich clays has created secondary and tertiary reservoirs of adsorbed and authigenic arsenic, from which the current arsenic-rich groundwaters have evolved. Considering river basins within the above palaeo-hydrogeological framework provides a basis for assessing the risk of arsenic in groundwater basins of south and south-eastern Asia.     

A framework to measure the wildness of managed large vertebrate populations

As landscapes continue to fall under human influence through habitat loss and fragmentation, fencing is increasingly being used to mitigate anthropogenic threats and enhance the commercial value of wildlife. Subsequent intensification of management potentially erodes wildness by disembodying populations from landscape-level processes, thereby disconnecting species from natural selection. Tools are needed to measure the degree to which populations of large vertebrate species in formally protected and privately owned wildlife areas are self-sustaining and free to adapt. We devised a framework to measure such wildness based on 6 attributes relating to the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of vertebrates (space, disease and parasite resistance, exposure to predation, exposure to limitations and fluctuations of food and water supply, and reproduction). For each attribute, we set empirical, species-specific thresholds between 5 wildness states based on quantifiable management interventions. We analysed data from 205 private wildlife properties with management objectives spanning ecotourism to consumptive utilization to test the framework on 6 herbivore species representing a range of conservation statuses and commercial values. Wildness scores among species differed significantly, and the proportion of populations identified as wild ranged from 12% to 84%, which indicates the tool detected site-scale differences both among populations of different species and populations of the same species under different management regimes. By quantifying wildness, this framework provides practitioners with standardized measurement units that link biodiversity with the sustainable use of wildlife. Applications include informing species management plans at local scales; standardizing the inclusion of managed populations in red-list assessments; and providing a platform for certification and regulation of wildlife-based economies. Applying this framework may help embed wildness as a normative value in policy and mitigate the shifting baseline of what it means to truly conserve a species.     

Sexual Predators,Energy Development,and Conservation in Greater Yellowstone

Abstract: In the United States, as elsewhere, a growing debate pits national energy policy and homeland security against biological conservation. In rural communities the extraction of fossil fuels is often encouraged because of the employment opportunities it offers, although the concomitant itinerant workforce is often associated with increased wildlife poaching. We explored possible positive and negative factors associated with energy extraction in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), an area known for its national parks, intact biological diversity, and some of the New World's longest terrestrial migrations. Specifically, we asked whether counties with different economies—recreation (ski), agrarian (ranching or farming), and energy extractive (petroleum)—differed in healthcare (gauged by the abundance of hospital beds) and in the frequency of sexual predators. The absolute and relative frequency of registered sex offenders grew approximately two to three times faster in areas reliant on energy extraction. Healthcare among counties did not differ. The strong conflation of community dishevel, as reflected by in‐migrant sexual predators, and ecological decay in Greater Yellowstone is consistent with patterns seen in similar systems from Ecuador to northern Canada, where social and environmental disarray exist around energy boomtowns. In our case, that groups (albeit with different aims) mobilized campaigns to help maintain the quality of rural livelihoods by protecting open space is a positive sign that conservation can matter, especially in the face of rampant and poorly executed energy extraction projects. Our findings further suggest that the public and industry need stronger regulatory action to instill greater vigilance when and where social factors and land conversion impact biological systems.     

Cost‐effective conservation of an endangered frog under uncertainty

How should managers choose among conservation options when resources are scarce and there is uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of actions? Well‐developed tools exist for prioritizing areas for one‐time and binary actions (e.g., protect vs. not protect), but methods for prioritizing incremental or ongoing actions (such as habitat creation and maintenance) remain uncommon. We devised an approach that combines metapopulation viability and cost‐effectiveness analyses to select among alternative conservation actions while accounting for uncertainty. In our study, cost‐effectiveness is the ratio between the benefit of an action and its economic cost, where benefit is the change in metapopulation viability. We applied the approach to the case of the endangered growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis), which is threatened by urban development. We extended a Bayesian model to predict metapopulation viability under 9 urbanization and management scenarios and incorporated the full probability distribution of possible outcomes for each scenario into the cost‐effectiveness analysis. This allowed us to discern between cost‐effective alternatives that were robust to uncertainty and those with a relatively high risk of failure. We found a relatively high risk of extinction following urbanization if the only action was reservation of core habitat; habitat creation actions performed better than enhancement actions; and cost‐effectiveness ranking changed depending on the consideration of uncertainty. Our results suggest that creation and maintenance of wetlands dedicated to L. raniformis is the only cost‐effective action likely to result in a sufficiently low risk of extinction. To our knowledge we are the first study to use Bayesian metapopulation viability analysis to explicitly incorporate parametric and demographic uncertainty into a cost‐effective evaluation of conservation actions. The approach offers guidance to decision makers aiming to achieve cost‐effective conservation under uncertainty.     

Comparison of the insecticidal effects of water extracted and intact aromatic plants onAcanthoscelides obtectus,a bruchid beetle pest of kidney beans

Summary Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) is one of the most damaging pests of kidney beans,Phaseolus vulgaris L. worldwide. However, aromatic plants from the families Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae and Poaceae can protect kidney beans by direct or delayed insecticidal effect, through increased adult mortality and inhibition of beetle reproduction (both oviposition and adult emergence). The efficiency of hydrodistillated and intact plants fromThymus vulgaris andT. serpyllum, Mentha piperata, Rosmarinus officinalis, Satureia hortensis, Eucalyptus globulus, Laurus nobilis, Origanum vulgare, andCymbopogon nardus was compared. For both extracts,Origanum vulgare had the best effect. The insecticidal effect was induced by more than the essential oils because no significant difference was noticed between distilled and intact plants extract. Inhibition of reproduction was particularly important. These results suggest that lipidic as well as non lipidic, allelochemicals, such as phenolics, or non-protein amino-acids, or flavonoids may be involved in the toxicity of aromatic plants to this beetle.