On the study of ecosystem health:state of the art

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Analysis of the Henze precipitate from the blood cells of the ascidian<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Phallusia mammillata</Emphasis>

The Henze precipitate, a peculiar blue-green microparticulate obtained by lysis of the blood cells of the ascidian Phallusia mammillata (Protochordata), was investigated with atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray microanalysis. The precipitate was collected from the Henze solution, an unstable red-brown product obtained by treating blood with distilled water, whose degradation yields a characteristic blue-green product. The microparticulates measured 50–100 µm in diameter and appeared irregular in shape. SEM examination showed smooth, roughly round boundaries. The microparticulate surface examined with AFM appeared as an irregular matrix formed by 70–320-nm-wide mammillate composites, including and embedding small (500–800 nm wide) crystal-like multilayered formations. X- ray analysis showed that the elements present in these same precipitates were mainly C, Si, Al and O. The microparticulate composition appeared close to those of natural waxes or lacquers, embedding amorphous silicates and/or other Si–Al components. The unusual occurrence of Si in ascidian blood and its role are discussed.     

砖瓦厂氟化物排放研究

砖瓦厂是重要的大气污染源。通过模拟试验和现场测定，研究了制砖中氟的释放与温度的关系，成品砖内氟的残留分布和砖瓦厂氟的无组织排放等，在此基础上提出了砖瓦厂生产中氟的释放率为５４．３％。这些结果对防治砖恒心各氟的污染有参考意义。     

珠江三角洲一些城市水体中微量有机氯化合物的初步分析

采用较快速、简便的方法，用ＧＣ／ＥＣＤ对珠江三角洲几个城市中的污水及深圳河，大沙河中的有机氯化合物进行了初步探查及半定量分析。结果表明，几种有机氯农药尽管已停止生产多年，但在污水及河水中仍有残留，其中ＤＤＴ及其衍生物ＤＤＥ含量在０．０２－０．５０μｇ／Ｌ范围内；ＢＨＣｓ在０．０４－０．７２μｇ／Ｌ范围内，氯苯类化合物及ＰＣＢｓ在污水及不中也被检出。     

新疆玛纳斯河流域农业水资源可利用潜力分析

结合新疆玛纳斯河流域水文水资源、种植结构和节水技术发展等资料,从开源、节流两方面对流域近期(至2010年)、中远期(2010-2030年)农业水资源极限潜力、可挖掘潜力进行了估算。结果表明,就目前水资源的利用水平和开发趋势,玛纳斯河流域未来农业水资源的主要利用途径是开源与节流相结合,以节流为主。全流域尚有的农业灌溉水资源极限潜力为10.75×10⁸m³,近期农业水资源可挖掘潜力为2.13×10⁸m³,其中开源增水潜力0.40×10⁸m³,占18.8%,节流增水潜力1.73×10⁸m³,占81.2%;中远期农业水资源可挖掘潜力5.33×10⁸m³,其中开源增水潜力1.12×10⁸m³,占21.0%,节流增水潜力4.21×10⁸m³,占79.0%。该研究对区域制订节水灌溉规划及水资源系统优化配置具有重要参考价值。     

运用生物循环理论建立多元生物污水处理新工艺

以活性污泥法为主流工艺的现代污水处理技术,存在着工程投资大，运行费用高，管理复杂等缺点，按照生物循环基本理论要示是不完善的。多元生物污水处理是按照食物链代谢规律,运有生物循环理论，设计成微生物－植物－水生动物3个处理单元。污水中的有机物作为微生物人良料在第1单元被套氧微生物消化降解成CO2，H2O，NH^ 4,CH^-4等，除CH4作为生物能源可回收利用外，其它物质是植物的营养物质，在第2单元藻类等多种植物吸收，通过光合作用合成植物细胞，并释放氧气，在第1单元和第2单元增殖的细胞和藻类成为水生动物的食料，在第3单元被浮游动物和鱼类捕食，转化成动物蛋白，污水中的有机物在3个单元组成的生态净化系统中，被多样生物逐级利用，最终转化成植物细胞和动物蛋白，使污水得到净化，达到三级处理水平，不产生二次污 ，是一种安全的，对环境友好的污水处理新技术，在国外被誉为21世纪的新科技。该污水净化系统，按照生物循环基本理论进行工艺设计，通过生态平衡自我调控，具有工艺流程简单，投资省，运行费用低，管理简便等优点，适合我国国情，有广阔的应用前景，尤其适有于小城镇污水处理。     

偏二甲肼污染及治理方法评价

阐述了偏二甲肼 (Unsymmetricaldimethyl-hydrazine ,简称UDMH)对人体致毒机理 ,对环境的污染特征 ,着重对偏二甲肼污染治理中的臭氧氧化法、自然降解法、离子树脂交换法、活性炭吸附法等技术进行了综合评价 ,并提出了TiO2 光催化氧化法及光和细菌降解偏二甲肼的研究方向。     

The effect of metapleural gland secretion on the growth of a mutualistic bacterium on the cuticle of leaf-cutting ants

In Acromyrmex octospinosus leaf-cutting ants the metapleural glands produce an array of antibiotic compounds that serve as a general defence against unwanted microbes on the cuticle. Leaf-cutting ants also grow mutualistic Pseudonocardiaceae bacteria on their cuticle that produce antibiotics controlling a microfungal parasite of their fungus gardens. Interaction between this bacterium and gland secretion therefore seems unavoidable. We document the typical development of bacterial growth on the cuticle of young major workers, show that growth starts a few days after eclosion, and that the maximal cover is reached after 2–3 weeks and gradually declines when workers mature. Experimental closure of the metapleural glands had no effect on the initial exponential growth phase of the bacterium, but significantly reduced the cover during the decline phase. The age-dependent abundance of the bacterium and its partial dependence on metapleural gland secretion support the hypothesis that the abundance of this mutualist is actively regulated.