鲤鱼鱼鳃微环境酸碱条件下铜形态分布模拟

用鱼锶微环境测定装置和化学平衡计算方法,研究了在人工河水中暴露于铜的鲤鱼部微环境的ＰＨ、碱度、粘液含量和铜形态分布,结果发现,鱼鳃ＰＨ平衡点为６．９２,人工河水ＰＨ高于或低于此值时,鱼鳃微环境ＰＨ偏低或偏高。变化幅度约达－０．６至０．４个ＰＨ单位,根据实测结果分别建立了计算人工河水和鱼鳃微环境碱度以及鱼鳃粘液分泌量随暴露铜含量和ＰＨ变化的定量模型,化学计算结果说明,以ＰＨ６至９范围内,人工河水中优     

几种络合态铜对彩虹方头鱼的生物有效性^1）

通过暴露实验和化学形态计算方法研究了彩虹方头鱼（Parcheirocon innesi)对四种铜络合物的吸收,结果表明,络合态铜可被彩虹方头鱼吸收,但对络合态铜的吸收率显著低于对非络合态铜的吸收率,在其它表态铜含量基本恒定的条件下,铜吸收量随合态铜含量的增加而呈线性增加趋势,不同络合态铜的有效性有也显著差别,条件稳定常数越高,则越不容易被吸收,由于铜暴露导致的粘液分泌量的变化从另一侧面证实了络合态铜的可吸收性。     

几种络合态铜对彩虹方头鱼的生物有效性

通过暴露实验和化学形态计算方法研究了彩虹方头鱼(Ｐａｒａｃｈｅｉｒｏｄｏｎｉｎｎｅｓｉ)对四种铜络合物的吸收．结果表明,络合态铜可被彩虹方头鱼吸收,但对络合态铜的吸收率显著低于对非络合态铜的吸收率,在其它形态铜含量基本恒定的条件下,铜吸收量随络合态铜含量的增加而呈线性增加趋势．不同络合态铜的有效性也有显著差别,条件稳定常数越高,则越不容易被吸收．由于铜暴露导致的粘液分泌量的变化从另一侧面证实了络合态铜的可吸收性．     

腐殖酸络合态铜对鱼的生物有效性

采虹方头鱼和阳离子树脂半透膜囊在添加和未添加腐殖酸的铜溶液中的暴露实验显示,树脂半透膜囊和鱼对游离铜的吸收与体系游离铜浓度均成线性关系。实测数据表明,腐殖酸能够抑制鱼鳃对铜的吸收;进一步的计算结果显示,腐殖酸络合态铜仍可以被鱼鳃所吸收。在相同的浓度条件下,鱼鳃对络合态铜的吸收率远低于对游离态铜的吸收率。     

络合态金属铜在大型水蚤(Daphnia magna)体内的生物积累及生物毒性

以人工稀释水作为背景水样,通过实验室暴露和化学平衡软件的辅助分析,研究了4种有机络合剂(草酸、酒石酸、EDTA和腐殖酸)对大型水蚤(Daphniamagna)体内铜的生物积累(BBD)以及生物毒性的影响.结果表明,有机络合剂的存在降低了大型水蚤体内生物积累量和金属硫蛋白(MT)含量,明显降低了水体中金属Cu的毒性,4种不同有机络合剂所产生的效果大体相同;有机络合态的铜也能为大型水蚤所吸收和利用,在相同浓度条件下大型水蚤对腐殖酸络合态铜的利用大于EDTA络合态铜.     

改良剂对中国两种典型土壤铜锌有效性的影响及机理

研究了改良剂对土壤铜锌有效性的影响,以期对重金属复合污染土壤的修复有一定的指导意义。在红壤与黄泥土中施用石灰、重钙和沸石,观测土壤有效态铜锌含量及pH,并测定了不同pH值下土壤有效态铜锌含量,以阐明改良剂影响土壤重金属有效性的机理。向供试土壤中外源加入一定量的铜锌溶液,制成铜、锌污染土壤,稳定平衡30d,采用CaCl2浸提法测定土壤有效态铜锌的含量。结果表明,施用改良剂能显著降低土壤铜锌的有效性,其中石灰的效果最佳,沸石次之,重钙最差。两种土壤中,复合污染下铜锌有效态含量均高于单一污染,其中铜单一污染有效态含量与复合污染差异显著(P<0.05),而锌单一污染与复合污染差异不显著(P>0.05)。可能是因为锌比铜竞争力更强,更易于被土壤吸附固定。随着土壤pH升高,两种土壤的有效态铜锌含量均显著下降,且复合污染高于单一污染;而在相同pH值下,两种土壤中有效态铜锌含量的差异不显著。可见,pH值是影响土壤重金属有效性的关键因素。改良剂影响土壤重金属有效性的主要机理在于其能显著提高土壤pH值,致使有效态重金属含量明显下降。     

用连续提取法研究芘在鱼鳃表面的结合形态

建立了研究鱼鳃表面芘的结合状态的四步连续提取方法．分别用H2O、CaCl2、CH3OH和n-C6H14+CH2Cl2(1:1, v/v)混合液提取经暴露的鱼鳃．操作定义的前3步分别提取松散附着在鳃表的鱼鳃黏液中的芘,紧密附着在鳃表的鱼鳃黏液中的芘以及直接吸着在鱼鳃表皮上的芘,第4步则用来提取鱼鳃组织吸收的芘．其提取的芘分别占总量的 4．0％、12．1％、45．2％和38．7％．经3 h暴露,进入鳃组织的芘仅为总测定量的三分之一强,因此大部分芘并未进入鳃组织．单独进行的五步CH3OH连续提取实验结果证明,CH3OH提取步骤能有效地解吸鳃表吸着的芘,但不会导致鳃组织中芘的释放．动态实验结果表明,黏液结合态芘在暴露1h左右即达到平衡,而鳃表吸着态和鳃组织吸收态芘在暴露3h内含量迅速上升,3 h后显著趋缓．     

不同性质天然水中铜在虹鳟(Oncorhynchus mykiss)鳃表的形态及对虹鳟的毒性

测定了在差异很大的4种水样(京密引水渠、北京地下水、长江南京段和汤旺河)中铜对虹鳟(Oncorhynchusmykiss)的半致死浓度,同步分析了各类水样参数和鳃铜蓄积量.用生物配位模型计算了铜在水相的形态分布和在鱼鳃表面的吸附量.研究了铜的水相形态、鳃表吸附量和鱼鳃蓄积量及毒性的关系.结果表明,铜的毒性与水相游离铜含量并无线性关系,但与鳃组织蓄积量成正比.图6参10     

日粮中添加不同铜化合物对生长猪铜消化率和猪粪铜形态的影响

选用27头体重约30 kg的三元杂交(长白大白杜洛克)生长猪进行消化试验,在日粮中分别添加氨基酸铜(Cu-AA)、硫酸铜(CuSO4)、碱式氯化铜(TBCC) 10、150、250 mg·kg-1,共9个处理.分析测定猪对铜的消化率及猪粪中铜的可利用性.试验结果表明,添加不同铜源对猪铜的消化率影响差异不显著(P>0.05),日粮中添加高水平铜时,猪对铜的消化率显著低于添加低水平铜(P<0.05).从粪中各形态铜的有效性来看,铜源间差异显著.CuSO4铜源猪粪可利用态铜显著低于Cu-AA铜源和TBCC铜源,但TBCC铜源和Cu-AA铜源间差异不显著;从潜在可利用态铜来看,CuSO4铜源和Cu-AA铜源猪粪差异不显著,但均显著高于TBCC铜源猪粪;从不可利用态铜来看,TBCC铜源猪粪显著高于CuSO4铜源和Cu-AA铜源猪粪.饲料中添加高水平铜处理猪粪中各形态铜含量都显著高于添加低水平铜处理.     

铜的形态分布与Daphnia magna急性毒性关系

本文利用化学平衡模式ＭＩＮＴＥＡＱ２研究不同酸度,碱度和有机配体存在下铜的形态分布特点,通过Ｄａｐｈｎｉａ ｍａｇｎａ毒性试验获得形态变化时的毒性变化规律。结果显示：无论是总量,还是游离态浓度,都不能反映出铜的毒性大小。     

Histology of Sculpin spp. in East Greenland. II. Histopathology and trace element concentrations

Abstract

For many years, the sculpin has been utilized as a sentinel monitoring species for anthropogenic impacts on the marine environment. To further develop its potential as a screening model body burden of several trace elements, including cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb) and selenium (Se), were investigated. In addition, histopathology in shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius; n?=?20) and fourhorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus quadricornis; n?=?10) were examined at three sites around the Scoresby Sound settlement in Central East Greenland. Fourhorn sculpins caught at the most distant site from the settlement, contained significantly higher hepatic Cu and Cd concentrations as well as significantly elevated gill Pb levels compared to the shorthorn sculpins collected at two other sites closer to the settlement. Histological examinations showed that fish with significantly higher concentrations of hepatic Cd and Se exhibited greater nuclear alterations, interstitial hyperplasia/hypertrophy, interstitial mononuclear infiltrations and granulomas. Further, fish with higher Cd and Cu gill tissue levels displayed a significantly higher number of cytoplasmic alterations and lamellar epithelium lifting, hypertrophic and hyperplastic epithelium along with mucus cell hyperplasia. While the presence of liver lesions were not species or sex-specific, the presence of gill lesions decreased in the order female fourhorn sculpins?>?female shorthorn sculpins?>?male fourhorn sculpins?>?male shorthorn sculpins. Hepatic Hg concentrations exceeded known lowest observable effect doses (LOED) for fish (0.1–0.5?μg g^?1 ww) in 27% of fish, while liver Cd residues in 80% exceeded LOED (0.42–1.8?μg g^?1 ww). Based upon these results, data suggest that using the sculpin as a valuable sentinel fish species histopathology may serve as a reliable tool for assessing marine ecosystem exposure to trace metals. However, confounding physiological and ecological factors also need to be considered.     

Physiological responses ofCalanus finmarchicus andMetridia longa (Copepoda: Calanoida) during the winter-spring transition

The effect of pH on the biological availability of copper to the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana was studied with acclimated and non-acclimated individuals for the pH range 5.5 to 8.5. A chemical speciation model was used to calculate the speciation of copper in a chemically-defined saline solution as a function of pH. The lipid solubility of inorganic copper species was determined in hexadecane/saline and octanol/saline extraction systems. Copper is absorbed across the gut epithelium and accumulation is proportional to time over a 120 min experimental period. The biological availability of copper decreases with a decrease in the pH of the salt solution and a concomitant increase of the cupric ion concentration. Acclimation to the experimental pH has a marked effect on the uptake process, which depends on the buffer used. There is no extraction of copper in hexadecane, but a small amount goes in octanol. There is, however, no direct relation between the accumulation of copper in the shrimps and the extraction of copper in octanol. Multiple regression of the accumulation rates for non-acclimated animals on the calculated copper species concentrations shows that much of the variation in accumulation rate with pH is explained when copper hydroxide and/or copper carbonate species are considered to be the biologically available forms. Alternatively, the observations can be interpreted as the result of competitive binding of protons and copper species for carrier systems.     

Heavy metal analysis in fish‐kill cases in rivers in Guipuzcoa (Spain)∗

Some fish‐kills in Basque rivers were studied by gill tissue analysis: Samples were wet digested and the solution was analyzed by atomic absorption spectroscopy. In three cases, the cause was linked to the effluents of an aluminium anodizing factory, cyanide caused one kill and copper wastes were related with another. Three cases were attributed to natural reasons and one of the kills was of unknown origin.     

Acquisition of particle processing capability in juvenile oyster <Emphasis Type="Italic">Crassostrea gigas</Emphasis>: ontogeny of gill mucocytes

Acquisition of particle processing capability in postlarval oysters depends upon the structural development of the pallial organs, as well as the development of cilia and mucocytes used (either directly or indirectly) in particle capture and transport. Mucocyte mapping was therefore used to identify mucocyte types and distributions throughout gill development in juvenile oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg 1793) specimens from 2.9 mm to 2.4 cm in shell length. Three categories of gill filaments were identified: apical, lateral and principal filaments, corresponding to filament location or future location in gill plicae. Mucocyte densities were recorded per linear μm (l μm) of frontal surface, and converted to potential total volumes, using the mean volumes of each of the two major mucocyte types: acid mucopolysaccharide (AMPS)-mucocytes and mixed mucopolysaccharide (MMPS)-mucocytes. While AMPS secretions were dominant up to 1.0 cm (flat homorhabdic gill, to semi-heterorhabdic differentiation and plication), MMPS secretions increased progressively, dominating in 2.4 cm and adult specimens (fully heterorhabdic and plicated). Mucus composition, and hence mucus viscosity, thus appears to evolve in relation to the degree of enclosure of the gill frontal surfaces. Total (AMPS + MMPS) potential mucus secretion increased allometrically with juvenile growth, characterized by a sharp increase between 10 and 24 mm shell length, suggesting a marked improvement in particle processing capability. Mucocyte distributions on the gill were heterogeneous from the onset of heterorhabdic differentiation (7.5 mm): the apical filaments of the plicae contained much greater mucocyte total volumes, compared to the lateral and principal filaments. In addition to mucus composition, total potential mucus volume thus also evolved in relation to the degree of enclosure of the gill frontal surfaces. These results show that functional specialization in mucocyte distribution precedes the complete anatomical heterorhabdic differentiation. The completely functional adult gill system is thus attained in 2.4 cm juveniles. This information should be of use in understanding the dynamics of juvenile feeding, growth, and mortality, both in natural systems and in rearing operations.     

Effects of some trace heavy metals on Poecilia reticulata (Peters)

Three trace heavy metals viz., nickel, copper and zinc were studied for their toxic action against Poecilia retriculata (Peters). Among these, copper was found to be most active followed by zinc and nickel. Accumulations of these metals as well as behavioural studies were carried out after exposing fish to sub-lethal concentration of LC20. It was found that the highest quantity of nickel was accumulated in the fish body followed by zinc and copper. After exposure to sub-lethal concentration of metals some behavioural changes in fish were observed due to stress, such as mucus like secretion over gills, excessive excretion, anoretic condition and increased distance between gills and operculum. In all the cases fin movement was observed. Role and use of such changes as biological indicators or as biological early warning system in water quality assessment has been discussed.     

Why clean and be cleaned? The importance of client ectoparasites and mucus in a marine cleaning symbiosis

The preferences exhibited by cleaner fishes for particular client species and the high variability in rates at which various clients visit cleaning stations have remained largely unexplained. In this study, we assessed the relative importance of client ectoparasite load and mucus characteristics for the behaviour of cleaning gobies, Elacatinus spp, and their fish clients on a Barbadian fringing reef. Client species with high ectoparasite loads visited cleaning stations more often than less parasitised species. This effect was independent of body size. Frequency of visits to cleaning stations was not related to client mucus characteristics. These results suggest that the main motivation for clients to interact with cleaners is ectoparasite removal. Cleaners did not preferentially clean clients with higher ectoparasite load or better mucus, nor did they spend more time inspecting such clients. The interests of cleaners and clients therefore appear to be inconsistent. This may be due to the generally low rate of ectoparasitism on Barbadian fish compared to fish of other regions. Cleaning gobies fed at a lower rate on client species with higher loads of gnathiid isopod larvae, which may be explained if cleaners switch from eating ectoparasites to other items, such as mucus, on clients with few ectoparasites. Our estimates of caloric and protein content of fish mucus suggest that it may be as valuable a food source per unit weight as ectoparasites. However, no data are available to compare the value of each item per unit feeding time. The fact that clients with few ectoparasites still visit cleaners, albeit at a low rate, suggests that the cost of mucus removal may be low, compared to the benefit of incidental parasite removal. Thus, the outcome of cleaning interactions may remain positive, even in areas characterised by naturally low parasitism on clients.     

Extra- and intracellular acid-base balance and ionic regulation in cod (Gadus morhua ) during combined and isolated exposures to hypercapnia and copper

Cod (Gadus morhua) were exposed to hypercapnia (water Pco₂ = 7.5 mmHg), elevated copper level (0.4 ppm) or a combination of both in order to study extra- and intracellular acid-base regulation and the influence hereupon of copper. During pure hypercapnia, the extracellular respiratory acidosis was completely compensated within 12 to 24 h via a chloride-mediated increase in extracellular [HCO₃ ⁻]. Exposure to copper in normocapnic seawater caused a large and progressive increase in plasma [Na⁺] and [Cl⁻] and a metabolic acidosis. Exposure to copper in hypercapnic seawater was associated with smaller elevations of plasma [Na⁺] and [Cl⁻] than in normocapnic seawater, showing that hypercapnia had a protective effect on the copper-induced osmoregulatory disturbances. The compensation of the hypercapnic acidosis was, however, slow and incomplete in fish exposed to both copper and hypercapnia. Extracellular pH remained depressed by 0.3 pH units after 72 h. The data reveal that acid-base regulation was immediately and persistently inhibited by copper. The limited acid-base regulation during combined copper and hypercapnia exposure was chloride-mediated as during hypercapnia alone. Intracellular pH recovery was complete and very rapid in ventricular and skeletal muscle tissues during environmental hypercapnia, whereas acid-base compensation in liver tissue was slower, the kinetics being similar to that in the extracellular compartment. Intracellular pH compensation was significantly slowed down by copper. Copper concentration increased drastically in gill tissue already at 3 h, while copper concentrations in liver, muscle and plasma were significantly elevated only after 48 h, with liver showing the largest elevation. Received: 15 November 1996 / Accepted: 2 December 1996