Dancing to different tunes: heterospecific deciphering of the honeybee waggle dance

Although the structure of the dance language is very similar among species of honeybees, communication of the distance component of the message varies both intraspecifically and interspecifically. However, it is not known whether different honeybee species would attend interspecific waggle dances and, if so, whether they can decipher such dances. Using mixed-species colonies of Apis cerana and Apis mellifera, we show that, despite internal differences in the structure of the waggle dances of foragers, both species attend, and act on the information encoded in each other’s waggle dances but with limited accuracy. These observations indicate that direction and distance communication pre-date speciation in honeybees.     

小麦发芽期锌的毒害作用和钙的去毒害作用研究

试验表明,较高浓度的Zn~(2+)对小麦种子的发芽和α-淀粉酶的活性有抑制作用.设置了胚芽鞘长/胚芽鞘粗和主胚根长/主胚根粗两项相对生长指标,发现:随Zn~(2+)处理浓度的提高,两项指标均逐渐下降.饱和CaCO_3和0.5％CaCl_2溶液对80ppmZn~(2+)处理过的小麦幼苗的毒害具一定解毒作用.对Ca~(2+)和pH条件与种子发芽时的形态建成和α-淀粉酶活性之间的关系进行了讨论.     

Occurrence of selected aliphatic amines in source water of major cities in China

The formation of toxic nitrogenous disinfection byproducts (N-DBPs), such as nitrosamines, halonitromethanes and haloacetonitriles, from reactions between chlorine/chloramine and dissolved organic nitrogen in drinking water has caused great concern with regarding public health. This study revealed the occurrence of 17 aliphatic amines, some of which have been confirmed to be the precursors of N-DBPs, in source water across China. A sensitive method based on benzenesulfonyl chloride derivatization and liquid-liquid extraction followed by GC-MS analysis was established for the simultaneous analysis of the selected amines in aqueous samples. In total, 37 source water samples from the capital cities of 20 provinces were collected for the survey. Among the 17 amines, 14 were detected with an average frequency of detection of 36%. The most relevant amines in terms of frequency and maximum concentrations detected were dimethylamine (100%, 24.82 μg/L), methylamine (78%, 0.92 μg/L), N-methylethylamine (70%, 8.84 μg/L), propylamine (59%, 10.69 μg/L), diethylamine (54%, 3.76 μg/L), N-methylbutylamine (35%, 3.07 μg/L), N-ethylpropylamine (35%, 0.52 μg/L), and piperidine (32%, 2.35 μg/L). This is the first large scale survey of the aliphatic amines occurrence in source water in the world. The wide presence of nitrosamine precursors like dimethylamine, N-methylethylamine and diethylamine, and the precursors of haloacetonitriles and halonitromethanes like methylamine and propylamine suggests that better source water management is required to ensure the safety of drinking water.     

停留时间对滴滴涕农药热处理特性的影响研究

利用高温管式炉研究停留时间对滴滴涕农药热处理特性的影响。结果表明,600℃时ηDDT在15 min内迅速增长,在15 min后稳定在85%上下;900℃时,当停留时间≥15 min,ηDDT≥99%;1 200℃时,各时段的ηDDT≥99.9%。在滴滴涕农药残渣中,DDTs在600℃和900℃时的配比随停留时间的增加变化甚微,在1 200℃时,p,p’-DDD、DDT和o,p’-DDT分别占DDTs总量的比例随时间增加明显降低,p,p’-DDE则大幅增加。在尾气中,DDTs在600℃时的配比随停留时间的增加无明显变化,DDT为主要尾气残留物质,900℃时DDTs在尾气中配比变化混乱,1 200℃时,p,p’-DDE的比例随停留时间的增长迅速增加,并成为尾气中的主要DDTs残留物质。     

改性木质素磺酸盐煤炭抑尘剂的制备与研究

以木质素磺酸盐为主要原料,在50℃的反应条件下,与丙烯酸、氯化钙、四硼酸钠、甲基硅酸钠等发生化学反应,制备了一种铁路煤炭运输抑尘剂,并分别对抑尘剂的部分性能进行评价。结果表明:该产品所能承受的平均压力为7.105 N,2 min的水蚀率为2.1%,初始侵蚀风速为130 km/h,完全能够满足铁路煤炭运输的需求,避免煤炭在运输过程中的扬尘污染和损失;且制作过程简单便捷、无刺激性、无毒副作用。     

旋流式脱水器分离最小水滴理论计算

介绍了旋流式的构造和工作原理,分析了影响性能的因素。通过对脱水器构造的剖析,找出叶片形状影响脱水效果的关键所在,从理论分析入手,推导出旋流式脱水器分离最小直径水滴的计算方法,并根据工程实践进行了检验。工程实践表明,实际应用效果与理论计算相符合。     

城市排水系统提质增效关键技术研究 ——以马鞍山市为例

长江中下游城市普遍存在排水系统提质增效问题,成为制约城市水环境长效改善的关键瓶颈.结合长江生态环境保护修复马鞍山驻点城市需求,围绕精准控源截污和雨天排放污染控制,以马鞍山市主要城市内河——慈湖河水系水质改善为案例,开展了4项关键技术研究:1)基于河流网格化水量水质监测的排污口溯源方法,结合反问题方法,确定慈湖河干流污染...     

基于输出系数法及土地利用方式识别的营养盐空间负荷解析—以十堰市为例

在过去的几十年里,我国氮肥和磷肥的施用量增长显著。然而,过量的营养物质也导致内陆和沿海水域水体富营养化问题。氮、磷营养盐的控制通常被认为是减少湖泊富营养化和蓝藻水华的重要组成部分。目前,准确识别营养物质的来源和定量分析过量营养物质浓度在空间上的表现仍需要特别关注。根据十堰市污染物统计及生态环境部门相关监测数据,通过输出系数法及土地利用方式识别,分析了氮、磷营养盐来源及其空间负荷分布。结果表明：十堰市总氮、总磷均主要来源于面源,占比分别为81.84%和80.08%,点源占比较小。其中总氮污染负荷主要来源于农田径流污染源,占45.72%,其次是干湿沉降污染源,占11.43%;总磷污染负荷也主要来源于农田径流污染源,占30.51%,其次是水土流失污染源,占22.28%。总氮入河负荷强度最高为22.71 t/km²,总磷入河负荷强度最高为5.22 t/km²。