Sex-dependent obesogenic effect of tetracycline on Drosophila melanogaster deteriorated by dysrhythmia

Antibiotics have been identified as obesogens contributing to the prevalence of obesity. Moreover, their environmental toxicity shows sex dependence, which might also explain the sex-dependent obesity observed. Yet, the direct evidence for such a connection and the underlying mechanisms remain to be explored. In this study, the effects of tetracycline, which is a representative antibiotic found in both environmental and food samples, on Drosophila melanogaster were studied with consideration of both sex and circadian rhythms (represented by the eclosion rhythm). Results showed that in morning-eclosed adults, tetracycline significantly stimulated the body weight of females (AM females) at 0.1, 1.0, 10.0 and 100.0 µg/L, while tetracycline only stimulated the body weight of males (AM males) at 1.0 µg/L. In the afternoon-eclosed adults, tetracycline significantly stimulated the body weight of females (PM females) at 0.1, 1.0 and 100.0 µg/L, while it showed more significant stimulation in males (PM males) at all concentrations. Notably, the stimulation levels were the greatest in PM males among all the adults. The results showed the clear sex dependence of the obesogenic effects, which was diminished by dysrhythmia. Further biochemical assays and clustering analysis suggested that the sex- and rhythm-dependent obesogenic effects resulted from the bias toward lipogenesis against lipolysis. Moreover, they were closely related to the preference for the energy storage forms of lactate and glucose and also to the presence of excessive insulin, with the involvement of glucolipid metabolism. Such relationships indicated potential bridges between the obesogenic effects of pollutants and other diseases, e.g., cancer and diabetes.     

Pollution survey of carbonyl compounds in train air

The train is an important vehicle in China, but its air quality has important impacts on passengers’ health. In this work, pollution from carbonyl compounds was measured in the air of six trains. The objectives of this work were to investigate carbonyl compound levels in selected air from trains, identify their emission sources, and assess the intake of carbonyl compounds for passengers. The methods for sampling and analyzing 10 carbonyl compounds such as formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein, acetone, propionaldehyde, crotonaldehyde, butyraldehyde, benzaldehyde, cyclohexanone, and valeraldehyde in indoor air were proposed with the sampling efficiency, recovery, and detection limit being 92%–100%, 91%–104%, and 0.26–0.82 ng/m³, respectively. It was indicated that the total concentrations of carbonyl compounds were 0.159–0.2828 mg/m³ with the average concentration of 0.2330 mg/m³. The average concentrations of form aldehyde, acetaldehyde and acetone were 0.0922, 0.0499, and 0.0580 mg/m³, accounting for 42.6%, 21.4%, and 24.9% of the total concentrations of carbonyl compounds, respectively. The carbonyl compounds probably came from woodwork and cigarette smoking. The intake of carbonyl compounds for the passengers was approximately 0.043–0.076 mg/h. The carbonyl compounds in train air could be harmful to human health. Translated from Environmental Science, 2006, 27(1) 91–94 [译自: 环境科学]     

炼油污水气浮絮凝处理中试

气浮絮凝是炼油污水处理工艺中重要的一步 ,它是确保炼油污水生化处理顺利运行的关键 ,而开发和筛选优良的絮凝剂则又是提高气浮处理效果的保证。采用无机—有机复合絮凝剂进行炼油污水的中试试验 ,通过一系列条件试验 ,确定了复合絮凝剂投药剂量、投药间隔时间和投药方式 ,取得了令人满意的试验效果 ,CODCr的去除率 5 5 % ,石油类去除率 >75 % ,为后续的生化处理提供了合格的水质     

电热管焊接接头挤压裂纹的分析

针对电热管焊接接头挤压产生的裂纹 ,通过采用金相显微镜观察其金相组织并用直读光谱对原材料成分进行化学成分分析 ,排除了成分、焊接工艺规范等的影响。经过对挤压过程分析 ,发现应力集中点是产生裂纹的主要原因 ,并提出了改进的方法     

清洁生产实现形式的研究

针对世界范围的清洁生产实践，通过多角度考察，文章提出了实现清洁生产的５种形式：（１）企业自觉开展清洁生产；（２）在国际公约约束下实现清洁生产；（３）清洁生产示范点；（４）企业发展中实现清洁生产；（５）政府对清洁生产的推动。     

试论公众参与环境决策

公众参与环境决策的理论和实践在我国还是一个新事物。本文深入探讨了在我国公众参与环境决策的理论依据、法律依据以及现实依据；并从现实的角度对我国公众参与环境决策的作用和现状进行了分析；最后，针对我国公众参与环境决策实践过程中存在的问题提出了加强环保知识宣传，完善环境立法以及扩展环境知情权等四点进一步促进我国公众参与环境决策的对策。     

关于湿法脱硫系统取消GGH的研究

烟气脱硫是我国电力环境保护的硬性要求,源于德国技术的脱硫系统设计,我国的脱硫装置大多都安装了烟气换热器(GGH),实践表明:GGH运行起来问题很多,堵塞、腐蚀、易卡涩、费用高、占地面积大等弊端是GGH无法避免的.发达国家的烟气脱硫正在向取消GGH的方向发展,在此阐述了产生这些问题的机理,并根据我国国情,权衡利弊,论证了在我国烟气脱硫系统中取消GGH的科学可行性.     

污水处理厂污泥脱水滤液循环利用的研究

对污水处理厂污泥机械脱水滤液进行了循环利用研究。将滤液与剩余污泥（mlsss≤13000mg／l）按1比4的比例均匀混合。然后加入到沉淀器中进行重力浓缩试验，结果表明：它能够改善污泥的浓缩脱水性能，加快污泥的沉淀速度，增大浓缩污泥的浓度；生产运行数据分析显示：污泥脱水滤液与剩余污泥混合液进入浓缩池后，上清液更加清澈，污泥的固体负荷率显著提高，这既可降低污泥的处理成本，亦可减少污泥处理系统的基建投资，为污泥处理系统的工艺优化开辟了新途径。     

台湾海峡溢油应急反应合作初探

分析了日益繁忙的台湾海峡这一黄金水道潜在的大规模突发性溢油风险，指出了建立台湾海峡溢油应急计划的迫切性，并提出该计划的框架思路，呼呈两携手合作共同抗御海峡溢油。     

火车站环境污染及防治措施

火车站候车室内的粉尘，烟尘 气溶胶 有毒有害气体危害人体健康，人群集中，流动量大易恶化空气质量，传播疾病，应围绕改善空气质量，控制疾病传播建立和实施严格的管理制度，以防治火车站的环境污染。