一株生物表面活性剂产生菌的鉴定及发酵条件优化

从新疆克拉玛依油田含油污水中筛选获得一株生物表面活性剂产生菌BM-9,经过16S r DNA鉴定,该菌株为铜绿假单胞菌(Pseudomonas aeruginosa)。紫外光谱和红外光谱分析结果表明,菌株BM-9所产的生物表面活性剂为一种糖脂类生物表面活性剂。以表面张力(ST)和乳化指数(E24)为指标对菌株BM-9的发酵条件进行优化,得到最佳发酵碳源为2%葡萄糖、初始p H值为7.0、发酵温度为35℃。在最佳发酵条件下,提纯获得生物表面活性剂为淡黄色固体粉末,产量为108.7 mg/L,临界胶束浓度为85.82 mg/L,能将水溶液的表面张力降至26.6 m N/m,对柴油的乳化指数为72.6%,具有较大的工业应用价值。     

产糖脂类生物表面活性剂菌株鉴定及发酵条件优化

从胜利油田污水中筛选出的产生物表面活性剂菌株Bbai-1,经过生理生化鉴定及16S rDNA系统发育学分析确定其属于类短短芽孢杆菌属(Brevibacillus parabrevis),由建立的该菌株的系统发育树可知菌株Bbai-1与其他类短短芽孢杆菌类同源性较低,是一个新的种.薄层色谱和红外光谱分析结果表明此菌株所产的生物表面活性剂为一种新型的糖脂类生物表面活性剂.通过产量和表面张力双重指标对菌株Bbai-1产生物表面活性剂的条件进行优化,确定了其最佳发酵温度为25℃、盐度为8 g/L、pH为7.5.在最佳发酵条件下,生物表面活性剂的产量可达0.9764 g/L.此糖脂类生物表面活性剂具有较高的降低表面张力能力,在浓度为其临界胶束浓度(120 mg/L)时,可将水溶液的表面张力从66.15 mN/m降低至27.62 mN/m.     

一株铜绿假单胞菌的筛选鉴定及其产鼠李糖脂条件的优化

从重油污染的土壤中分离出菌株GTX1~GTX4,采用溴化十六烷三甲基铵(CTAB)蓝色凝胶培养基和排油圈法对菌株进行初筛,其中菌株GTX4排油圈直径最大且稳定,通过生理生化实验和16SrDNA鉴定,GTX4为铜绿假单胞菌。将GTX4接种于甘油培养基,在33℃、150r/min条件下培养96h后,经亚甲基蓝-氯仿法和薄层层析(TLC)测定产物为鼠李糖脂,蒽酮-硫酸法测定培养液中鼠李糖脂质量浓度为0.741g/L,培养液表面张力29.87mN/m。通过单因素实验确定GTX4培养的最佳碳源和氮源分别为调和油、NaNO_3,由正交实验得到GTX4产鼠李糖脂的优化条件为调和油45.0g/L,NaNO_3 4.0g/L,微量元素溶液3.5mL/L,菌液接种量0.35%(体积分数),在33℃、200r/min下摇床培养96h,培养液中鼠李糖脂质量浓度可达2.256g/L,液相表面张力降至27.39mN/m。     

生物表面活性剂合成条件的优化及提取方法

利用油平板筛选法和排油圈法从辽河某油田的土壤样品中分离筛选高效的生物表面活性剂产生菌,通过16S rRNA基因序列分析对所筛选菌株进行鉴定。采用L16(45)正交实验对所筛选菌株合成生物表面活性剂的条件进行优化。比较5种提取方法对发酵液中生物表面活性剂的提取效果。共分离得到17株菌,其中菌株A3、As和Y产表面活性剂的能力最强。16S rRNA基因序列分析表明,这3株菌均为假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)。菌株A3、As、Y和A3-As混合菌的生物表面活性剂提取量较优化前有明显的提高,其产量分别是优化前的8.4倍、6.4倍、5.6倍和5.7倍,其中,菌株As的生物表面活性剂产量最高,可达20.55 g/L。对于3种纯菌和A3-As混合菌而言,5种提取方法中均以CHCl_3萃取的量最高;而对其他混合菌,5种提取方法的差别并不显著。菌株A3、As、Y均属于高效的生物表面活性剂产生菌,具有很好的应用前景。     

一株产表面活性剂石油降解菌筛选及其特性

为了从含有原油的样品中筛选出降解性能良好的产生表面活性剂菌株。利用富集、驯化培养、不同配方培养基筛选和排油活性测定,筛选出产高效生物表面活性剂的菌株。在形态特征和生理生化鉴定的基础上,对其16S rDNA序列进行了分析,并分别采用称重法和薄层层析法(TLC)测定其原油降解率和鉴别其表面活性剂的类型。进一步考察了不同种类的碳源和氮源、不同梯度的温度、盐度、酸碱度对其生长和排油活性的影响。筛选出一株高效脂肽类生物表面活性剂的菌株A-08,对其进行形态学、生理生化特性及16S rDNA序列同源分析,此菌株为荧光假单胞菌(Pseudomonas fluorescens)。A-08最适条件为碳源是食用油和液体石蜡,氮源为(NH_4)_2SO_4,温度40℃,盐度20%,pH 7.0,培养7 d后原油降解率为40.37%。实验筛选的菌株能适应较广泛的环境条件,可以对石油污染进行有效生物修复,具有较好的意义和应用价值。     

石油降解菌XD-1产表面活性剂的性能

从含油废水中筛选分离到1株原油降解菌XD-1,鉴定为假单胞菌（Pseuomonas sp.）.初步实验表明菌XD-1具有较强的产表面活性剂乳化原油的作用,对该菌的产表面活性剂性能进行了研究.实验证明,菌XD-1所产表面活性剂为脂肽类物质,菌在生长对数期产表面活性剂,表面活性剂的产生为生长相关型;充足的碳源是产表面活性剂的必需条件,菌利用原油为碳源时能持续大量地产表面活性剂;原油和尿素为产表面活性剂的最适碳源和氮源,菌XD-1产表面活性剂的最佳营养培养基组成为葡萄糖10 g,尿素4 g,磷酸二氢钾1 g,微量元素液4 mL,水1 L,pH 8.0.     

石油降解菌XD-1产表面活性剂的性能

从含油废水中筛选分离到1株原油降解菌XD-1,鉴定为假单胞菌(Pseuomonas sp.).初步实验表明菌XD-1具有较强的产表面活性剂乳化原油的作用,对该菌的产表面活性剂性能进行了研究.实验证明,菌XD-1所产表面活性剂为脂肽类物质,菌在生长对数期产表面活性剂,表面活性剂的产生为生长相关型;充足的碳源是产表面活性剂的必需条件,菌利用原油为碳源时能持续大量地产表面活性剂;原油和尿素为产表面活性剂的最适碳源和氮源,菌XD-1产表面活性剂的最佳营养培养基组成为葡萄糖10 g,尿素4 g,磷酸二氢钾1 g,微量元素液4 mL,水1 L,pH 8.0.     

假单胞菌L-01产表面活性剂的性能分析

通过对活性部位测定,表明菌株L-01产的生物表面活性剂主要是胞外型的糖脂类物质;提取生物表面活性剂后,采用红外扫描仪和紫外扫描仪测定其结构并进一步分析表明,该生物表面活性剂为鼠李糖脂。当以柴油为惟一碳源培养菌株L-01时,在生长的对数后期开始产鼠李糖脂,并在稳定期的初期达到最大值。菌株L-01产的鼠李糖脂对柴油具有良好的乳化能力,培养60 h时,其E24值高达95.2%。通常表面活性剂的临界胶束浓度(CMC)是指在水中测得的,而对鼠李糖脂在水中和土壤中的测定其CMC值后,结果发现两者差距很大,在水中的CMC为65 mg/L;而在土壤溶液中时,其CMC值高达185 mg/L,这一点对利用生物表面活性剂于石油污染生物修复具有重要的参考价值,因为添加的表面活性剂在高于CMC值时才能有效地提高生物修复效率。     

一株产生物表面活性剂耐盐碱菌株的分离及鉴定

从黄河三角洲石油污染盐渍土中分离获得产生物表面活性剂的耐盐碱菌株,用于治理该地区的土壤污染问题。采用富集培养方法,分离得到4株优势菌,其中菌株BG降表面张力的能力最强。经生理生化实验和16SrRNA序列分析,鉴定菌株BG属于芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus sp.)。对该菌株产生物表面活性剂的性能进行研究,结果表明:菌株BG在37℃、180r/min下振荡培养48h,可将发酵液的表面张力由初始的58.4mN/m降低至25.1mN/m;温度对菌株BG产生物表面活性剂的影响较大,最适温度是37℃,此温度下菌株BG有良好的耐盐碱特性,显著降低发酵液表面张力。采用酸沉法提取了菌株BG产生的生物表面活性剂,鉴定为一种脂蛋白类物质,其中脂类和蛋白质质量分数分别为64.7%、35.3%。     

产表面活性剂菌筛选及其对柴油降解影响研究

运用微生物培养方法,从饭店排污口污泥中筛选了7株产表面活性剂菌株。为了研究产表面活性剂菌在柴油降解过程中所产生的影响,分别将这些菌株与柴油降解菌(实验室提取的另一株假单胞菌)共同作用,其中一株(B_(26))不但可以将降解诱导期从6 d缩短至4 d,而且能将降解率由原来的71.1%提高至80.6%,具有较大的研究价值。实验着重对B_(26)的作用机理、柴油降解的影响因素等进行了分析研究。经形态学和生理生化实验鉴定,B_(26)属于芽孢菌属,其代谢过程中产生脂肽类表面活性剂,利用冷冻干燥法提取生物表面活性剂产量为1.57 g/L。     

Chloroaromatic pollutants in mussels incubated in two finnish watercourses polluted by industry

Concentrations of different chlorinated compounds were measured in mussels incubated in two polluted watercourses, a river (the River Kymijoki) and a lake (Lake Vanaja) for four weeks in summer 1995. The sum concentrations of polychlorinated phenols (PCP) and biphenyls (PCB) were both about 1 μg/g lipid weight (lw) in Lake Vanaja mussels, while in the River Kymijoki mussels PCPs were non-detectable and PCBs were measured 120 ng/g lIw. The concentrations of toxic polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) congeners ranged between <17 and 370 pg/g Iw in Lake Vanaja mussels and between <38 and 11,000 pg/g lw in the River Kymijoki mussels. Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDE) were detected in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki (0.4–1.1 ng/g Iw), but not in those incubated in Lake Vanaja. Polychlorinated phenoxyanisoles (PCPA) were measured 33 ng/g lw and polychlorinated phenoxyphenols (PCPP) 300 ng/g lw in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki. PCPAs were also detected in reference samples, which were sediment and pike from the River Kymijoki and Baltic salmon, seal and white-tailed sea eagle.     

Evaluation of trichloroethene recovery processes in heterogeneous aquifer cells flushed with biodegradable surfactants

The ability of two biodegradable surfactants, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80) and sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate (Aerosol MA), to recover a representative dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL), trichloroethene (TCE), from heterogeneous porous media was evaluated through a combination of batch and aquifer cell experiments. An aqueous solution containing 3.3% Aerosol MA, 8% 2-propanol and 6 g/l CaCl(2) yielded a weight solubilization ratio (WSR) of 1.21 g TCE/g surfactant, with a corresponding liquid-liquid interfacial tension (IFT) of 0.19 dyn/cm. Flushing of aquifer cells containing a TCE-DNAPL source zone with approximately two pore volumes of the AMA formulation resulted in substantial (>30%) mobilization of TCE-DNAPL. However, a TCE mass recovery of 81% was achieved when the aqueous-phase flow rate was sufficient to displace the mobile TCE-DNAPL toward the effluent well. Aqueous solutions of Tween 80 exhibited a greater capacity to solubilize TCE (WSR=1.74 g TCE/g surfactant) and exerted markedly less reduction in IFT (10.4 dyn/cm). These data contradict an accepted empirical correlation used to estimate IFT values from solubilization capacity, and indicate a unique capacity of T80 to form concentrated TCE emulsions. Flushing of aquifer cells with less than 2.5 pore volumes of a 4% T80 solution achieved TCE mass recoveries ranging from 66 to 85%, with only slight TCE-DNAPL mobilization (<5%) occurring when the total trapping number exceeded 2 x 10(-5). These findings demonstrate the ability of Tween 80 and Aerosol MA solutions to efficiently recover TCE from a heterogeneous DNAPL source zone, and the utility of the total trapping number as a design parameter for a priori prediction of DNAPL mobilization and bank angle formation when flushing with low-IFT solutions. Given their potential to stimulate microbial reductive dechlorination at low concentrations, these surfactants are well-suited for remedial action plans that couple aggressive mass removal followed by enhanced bioremediation to treat chlorinated solvent source zones.     

Book review

The Pesticide Manual ‐ A World Compendium, 8th Edition, C.R. Worthing, Editor and S.B. Walker, Assistant Editor, British Crop Protection Council, BCPC Publications Sales, Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 5QE, England. 1987, 1100 pp., UK £50; Overseas £56. ISBN 0–948404–01–9.     

The variation of street air levels of PAH and other mutagenic PAC in relation to regulations of traffic emissions and the impact of atmospheric processes

The occurrence of particle associated PAH and other mutagenic PAC was determined in 1996 in the street air of Copenhagen. In addition, particle extracts were tested for mutagenicity. The measurements were compared with previous measurements in 1992/1993. The levels had decreased in this period. The decrease was caused by an implementation of light diesel fuels for buses and the exchange of older petrol-driven passenger cars with catalystequipped new ones. About 65% of the reduction was caused by the application of the light diesel fuels. Under special conditions, chemical processes in the atmosphere produced many more mutagens than the direct emissions. The concentrations of S-PAC and N-PAC were 10 times lower than those of PAH, while the levels of oxy-PAH were in the same order of magnitude as those of PAH. Benzanthrone, an oxy-PAH, is proposed to be formed in the atmosphere in addition to direct emissions. Benzo(a)pyrene, often applied as an air quality criteria indicator, was photochemically degraded in the atmosphere. A strong increase in the mutagenic activities was observed to coincide with a depletion of benzo(a)pyrene.     

Organochlorine compounds in a three-step terrestrial food chain

The concentrations of 15 organochlorine chemicals (PCBs and pesticides) were studied in a Central European oak wood food chain system: Great tit (Parus major), caterpillars (Tortrix viridana, Operophtera brumata, Erannis defoliaria), and oak-leaves (Quercus robur). Juvenile tits receive organochlorines from the mother via egg transfer and, eventually to a greater extent, from the caterpillar food source during nestling period. The concentrations of PCB 153 (2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, the most abundant in this study) was found in leaf material at ca. 1 ng/g, in caterpillars 10 ng/g, and in bird eggs 170 ng/g on an average and on a dry mass basis.     

The chemical stability of formulations of some hydrolyzable insecticides in aqueous mixtures with hydrolysis catalysts

Abstract

The active ingredients in commercial formulations of malathion, oxamyl, carbaryl, diazinon, and chlorpyrifos diluted to “spray tank”; concentrations with buffered distilled or natural water of pH 4–9 were stable for at least 24 hr. Formulations of trichlorfon were not stable at pH 7 or above but disappearance rates were slower than for the pure chemical in homogeneous solution. Cupric ion was observed to be an effective catalyst for the hydrolysis of a variety of pure organophosphorus insecticides but did not catalyze hydrolysis of the active ingredients of the formulations examined. Increasing the dilution of the formulation increased the susceptibility of malathion, oxamyl, and carbaryl to hydrolysis.     

Observations on the influence of water and soil pH on the persistence of insecticides

Abstract

The pH‐disappearance rate profiles were determined at ca. 25°C for 24 insecticides at 4 or 5 pH values over the range 4.5 to 8.0 in sterile phosphate buffers prepared in water‐ethanol (99: 1 v/v). Half‐lives measured at pH 8 were generally smaller than at lower pH values. Changes in half lives between pH 8.0 and 4.5 were largest (>1000x) for the aryl carbamates, carbofuran and carbaryl, the oxime carbamate, oxamyl, and the organophosphorus insecticide, trichlorfon. In contrast, half lives of phorate, terbufos, heptachlor, fensulfothion and aldicarb were affected only slightly by pH changes. Under the experimental conditions described half lives at pH8 varied from 1–2 days for trichlorfon and oxamyl to >1 year for fensulfothion and cyper‐methrin. Insecticide persistence on alumina (acid, neutral and basic), mineral soils amended with aluminum sulfate or calcium hydroxide to different pH values and four natural soils of different pH was examined. No correlation was observed between the measured pH of these solids and the rate of disappearance of selected insecticides applied to them. These observations demonstrate the difficulty of extrapolating the pH dependent disappearance behaviour observed in homogeneous solution to partially solid heterogeneous systems such as soil.     

Teratological effects of pesticides in vertebrates: a review

Abstract

In the last decades, the use and misuse of pesticides in the agriculture have increased, having a severe impact on ecosystems and their fauna. Although the various effects of pesticides on biodiversity have been already documented in several studies, to our knowledge no consistent overview of the impact of pesticides in vertebrates, both terrestrial and aquatic, is available. In this review, we try to present a concise compilation of the teratogenic effects of pesticides on the different classes of vertebrates – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.     

Radionuclides in pinon pine (Pinus edulis) nuts from los alamos national laboratory lands and the dose from consumption

Abstract

One of the dominant tree species growing within and around the eastern portion of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM, lands is the pinon pine (Pinus edulis). Pinon pine is used for firewood, fence posts, and building materials and is a source of nuts for food—the seeds are consumed by a wide variety of animals and are also gathered by people in the area and eaten raw or roasted. This study investigated the (1) concentration of ³H, ¹³⁷Cs, ⁹⁰Sr, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^{239, 240}Pu, and²⁴¹ Am in soils (0‐ to 12‐in. [31 cm] depth underneath the tree), pinon pine shoots (PPS), and pinon pine nuts (PPN) collected from LANL lands and regional background (BG) locations, (2) committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) from the ingestion of nuts, and (3) soil to PPS to PPN concentration ratios (CRs). Most radionuclides, with the exception of ³H in soils, were not significantly higher (p < 0.10) in soils, PPS, and PPN collected from LANL as compared to BG locations, and concentrations of most radionuclides in PPN from LANL have decreased over time. The maximum net CEDE (the CEDE plus two sigma minus BG) at the most conservative ingestion rate (10 lb [4.5 kg]) was 0.0018 mrem (0.018 μSv); this is far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem (1000 μSv). Soil‐to‐nut CRs for most radionuclides were within the range of default values in the literature for common fruits and vegetables.     

Degradation and sorption of imidacloprid in dissimilar surface and subsurface soils

Degradation and sorption/desorption are important processes affecting the leaching of pesticides through soil. This research characterized the degradation and sorption of imidacloprid (1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)-methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) in Drummer (silty clay loam) and Exeter (sandy loam) surface soils and their corresponding subsurface soils using sequential extraction methods over 400 days. By the end of the incubation, approximately 55% of imidacloprid applied at a rate of 1.0 mg kg^?1 degraded in the Exeter sandy loam surface and subsurface soils, compared to 40% of applied imidacloprid within 300 days in Drummer surface and subsurface soils. At the 0.1 mg kg^?1 application rate, dissipation was slower for all four soils. Water-extractable imidacloprid in Exeter surface soil decreased from 98% of applied at day 1 to > 70% of the imidacloprid remaining after 400 d, as compared to 55% in the Drummer surface soil at day 1 and 12% at day 400. These data suggest that imidacloprid was bioavailable to degrading soil microorganisms and sorption/desorption was not the limiting factor for biodegradation. In subsurface soils > 40% of ¹⁴C-benzoic acid was mineralized over 21 days, demonstrating an active microbial community. In contrast, cumulative ¹⁴CO₂ was less than 1.5% of applied ¹⁴C-imidacloprid in all soils over 400 d. Qualitative differences in the microbial communities appear to limit the degradation of imidacloprid in the subsurface soils.