Hormesis and stage specific toxicity induced by cadmium in an insect model,the queen blowfly,Phormia regina Meig

Hormesis is an adaptive response, commonly characterized by a biphasic dose-response that can be either directly induced, or the result of compensatory biological processes following an initial disruption in homeostasis [Calabrese and Baldwin, Hum. Exp.Toxicol., 21 (2002), 91]. Low and environmentally relevant levels of dietary cadmium significantly enhanced the pupation rate of blowfly larvae, while higher doses inhibited pupation success. However, dietary cadmium at all exposure levels adversely affected the emergence of the adult fly from the pupal case. Such findings represent the first report of a heavy metal displaying a hormetic-like biphasic response for pupation success, while at the same time displaying stage-specific toxicity at a later developmental period.These conclusions are based on substantial experimentation of over 1750 blowflies, in seven replicate experiments, involving 10 concentrations per experiment. These findings indicate the need to assess the impact of environmental stressors over a broad range of potential exposures as well as throughout the entire life cycle.     

RECOTOX,a French initiative in ecotoxicology-toxicology to monitor,understand and mitigate the ecotoxicological impacts of pollutants in socioagroecosystems

RECOTOX is a cross-cutting initiative promoting an integrated research to respond to the challenges of monitoring, understanding, and mitigating environmental and health impacts of pesticides in agroecosystems. The added value of RECOTOX is to develop a common culture around spatial ecotoxicology including the whole chain of pressure-exposure-impact, while strengthening an integrated network of in natura specifically equipped sites. In particular, it promotes transversal approaches at relevant socioecological system scales, to capitalize knowledge, expertise, and ongoing research in ecotoxicology and, to a lesser extent, environmental toxicology. Thus, it will open existing research infrastructures in environmental sciences to research programs in ecotoxicology of pesticides.     

串联氧化塘中氮、磷去除的容积分配效应的研究

在人工模拟条件下,串联厌氧 好氧塘在总容积相同,不同的容积分配的情况下,污水中的氮、磷去除效率不同,存在最佳容积分配比：V_厌/V_总约为0.27。在最佳容积分配比处,COD、氮、磷的去除率可分别提高11.4％、26.0％、51.6％。随着负荷、污水C/N比、温度、光照时间等因素的变化,氮磷去除呈一定的变化规律。说明了串联厌氧 好氧塘氮、磷去除的容积分配效应是客观存在的,合理的容积分配对氮、磷去除尤其重要