全新离子色谱柱-抑制型电导法检测饮用水中痕量溴酸盐

采用一种全新的高效高容量离子色谱柱-抑制型电导检测器检测饮用水中痕量溴酸盐.高容量碳酸盐/氢氧化物双重选择性的IonPac AS23阴离子交换柱,碳酸钠/碳酸氢钠缓冲溶液等度淋洗,抑制型电导检测.该方法的检测限(S/N=3)为0.225μg·l-1,线性相关系数r＝0.9999,RSD为1.151%-7.872%,回收率为97.6 %-111.1 %.     

水中氟化物测定过程中总离子强度调节缓冲液的对比与优化

对比了不同总离子强度调节缓冲液(total ionic strength adjustment buffer,TISAB)及不同浓度柠檬酸钠和pH对水中氟化物测定过程中TISAB消除Fe3+和Al3+干扰的影响.结果表明,柠檬酸钠作为,TISAB中的络合剂对消除水中Fe+3和Al+3干扰能力最强,氟化物测定的回收率在93%-100%之间.随TISAB中柠檬酸钠浓度的增加,其消除水中Al+3干扰能力提高,当TISAB中柠檬酸钠浓度达68 mg·μl-1时对水中低于25 mg·μl-1的Al+3干扰消除效果最好.水中氟化物测定时TISAB消除Al+3干扰的最适pH为5.0.选用优化的TISAB分析了合肥市饮用自来水和瓶装水样品中氟化物的含量在0.43-0.86mg·μl-1和0.12-0.51mg·μl-1之间,平均值分别为0.53 mg·μl-1和0.39mg·μl-1,部分饮用水中氟化物含量低于我国生活饮用水卫生标准(0.5-1.0 mg·μl-1,长期饮用有患龋齿的风险.     

固相萃取-高效液相色谱法测定水中硝基苯含量

环境水中硝基苯主要来自染料、香料、炸药等有机合成工业废水.本文探讨了固相萃取-高效液相色谱法测定水中硝基苯的分析方法,方法在30.0μg·l-1-30mg·l-1范围内具有良好的线性关系(r=0.99984),回收率为89.5%-92.3%,RSD《1.5%,方法检出限为0.02μg·l-1.用本法测定污染水体中硝基苯的含量,结果令人满意.     

直接进样-离子色谱法测定饮用水中痕量溴酸盐

对直接测定饮用水中痕量溴酸盐的离子色谱方法进行了优化 .选用高容量的碳酸盐选择性离子色谱柱 ,以 7 2mmol·l- 1 Na2 CO3 2mmol·l- 1 NaOH为流动相 ,可消除样品中碳酸盐、次氯酸根和高浓度氯离子的干扰 ,直接进样测定饮用水中 2 μg·l- 1 溴酸盐 ,其检出限为 0 6μg·l- 1 .样品经微波浓缩后 ,对溴酸盐的检出限可降为 0 0 6μg·l- 1 .方法用于北京市饮用水中溴酸盐浓度的测定 ,结果满意     

固相萃取-高效液相色谱法分析蔬菜中四环素类抗生素

建立了蔬菜中四环素类抗生素(TCs)的固相萃取-高效液相色谱-荧光检测(HPLC-FLD)分析方法.蔬菜样品以(乙腈+ Na_2SO_4+CH_3COONa=Na_2EDTA+CaCl_2)溶液超声提取,提取液再用正己烷进行液-液萃取去脂,以HLB柱净化富集.利用HPLC-FLD,以缓冲液[0.35mol·l-1CaCl_2+0.025mol·l-1Na_2EDTA+0.075mol·l-1CH_3COONa(Ph=7.3)]-乙腈(82.5:17.5,V/V)为流动相,于激发波长390nm、发射波长512nm处进行检测.蔬菜样品中土霉素(OTC)和四环素(TC)的定量限分别为0.471μg·kg-1和0.532μg ·kg-1,加标回收率为68.61%-114.12%.利用该方法对不同蔬菜样品的分析结果表明,OTC和TC的含量分别在0.041--0.174mg·kg-1(鲜重)和0-0.048mg·kg-1(鲜重)之间,部分蔬菜中 OTC的含量高于我国农业部动物性食品中控制标准.     

气相色谱-质谱法测定人体血液样品中合成麝香

采用气相色谱-质谱联用技术(GC-MS),建立了测定人全血样品中5种多环麝香和2种硝基麝香的分析方法.血液样品前处理采用正己烷液-液萃取,硅胶柱层析净化,洗脱液经N_2浓缩后用GC-MS选择离子监测模式(SIM)进行检测.使用该前处理方法,替代物标样荧蕙-d_(10)的回收率为85%-120%.以六氯苯13C为内标进行定量,7种合成麝香的线性范围为0.5-10μg·1-1,检出限在0.25-0.30 μg·l-1(S/N=3)范围内.应用本方法,对实际全血样品进行3个不同浓度的加标回收实验,所得合成麝香的平均加标回收率均在77.9% -118.5%范围内,相对标准偏差在1.5%-9.5%之间.     

太湖春季水体中胶体态痕量金属的含量

对太湖典型湖区水体中的胶体态痕量金属进行了定量分析. 结果表明,太湖春季水体中胶体态Cu,Zn,Pb,Fe,Mn和Cd的浓度分别为0.46-0.86μg·l-1,2.06-8.24μg·l-1,2.62-3.70μg·l-1,3.48-24.79μg·l-1,0.31-1.62μg·l-1和6.71-17.94ng·l-1,平均分别占各自总溶解态(＜1μm)的22.3%,26.3%,20.7%,58.9%,40.4%和59.2%,而胶体态Cu,Pb,Fe,Mn和Cd平均分别占各自总量的17.4%,19.1%,55.1%,1.98%和52.8%.     

GC-MS/MS法测定马铃薯中多农药残留含量

本文建立了三重四极杆气质联用仪GC-MS/MS同时测定马铃薯中多农药残留分析方法.在1—100μg·L~(-1)浓度范围内,各农药的相关系数均在0.996以上.对10μg·L~(-1)的标准溶液连续6针进样,峰面积的RSD%均小于10%.当样品称样量为5 g时,绝大数农药的最低检出限(LOD)在1. 0μg·kg~(-1)以下.在0.05 mg·kg~(-1)的加标浓度下,大部分农药的加标回收率在70.0%—130.0%之间,完全满足日常检测对薯类中农药残留分析的要求.     

高效液相色谱法测定水体中的阿特拉津

为建立检测水体中阿特拉津的高效液相色谱法,以ODSC18(250mm×4.6mm×5μm)柱为色谱柱,以甲醇∶水=5∶1为流动相,流速0.6mL·min-1,采用紫外检测器,用外标法测定水体中阿特拉津含量。结果表明,方法线性范围为0.052~13.0mg·L-1,线性相关系数r=0.9998;对浓度低于线性的样品,取100mL样品提取后测定,方法的检出限为0.0002mg·L-1,对含1.95μg·L-1、32.5μg·L-1、72.8μg·L-1阿特拉津水质样品进行测定,其相对标准偏差为1.61%-6.85%,加标回收率为84.6%~96.9%。采用净化方法时的加标回率为74.9%~92.9%。对阿特拉津含量在线性范围内的水样可直接过0.45μm膜后测定,加标回收率为97.0%~99.6%。该方法适用于水体中痕量和常量阿特拉津的测定。     

液液萃取-固相萃取-气质联用测定指甲中的多溴联苯醚与多氯联苯

利用液液萃取(LLE)与固相萃取法(SPE)提取和净化人体指甲中的多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)和多氯联苯(PCBs),经浓硫酸除脂后,利用气相色谱-质谱联用仪(GC-MS)测定PBDEs和PCBs.对提取溶剂比例、净化柱类型(复合硅胶柱与固相萃取柱)、固相萃取条件(洗脱溶剂及体积)以及脂肪的去除方法进行了优化,加标回收率较前人基础上均有明显提高.加标回收试验结果显示,PBDEs和PCBs平均基质加标回收率分别为90%—110%和71%—102%,空白加标回收率分别为70%—110%和60%—100%之间,仪器检出限(IDL)分别为0.034—0.120μg·L~(-1)和0.032—0.392μg·L~(-1).本方法快速、简单、高效,能够满足指甲中PBDEs和PCBs的分析.同时本研究利用该方法对电子垃圾拆解地区居民的指甲样品进行测定,PBDEs和PCBs平均浓度分别为623 ng·g~(-1)和148 ng·g~(-1),BDE(-154、-153、-183、-209)和PCB(-8、-28、-52、-66、-101、-77、-118、-153、-187)在所有样品中均检出,女性指甲中PBDEs与PCBs的浓度普遍高于男性.     

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.