Control of bacterial speck of tomato by copper and ethylenebisuithiocarbamate fungicides: Their efficacy and residues on leaves

Abstract

Field studies were conducted to determine the synergism, persistence, and efficacy of a tank‐mix spray of cupric hydroxide and mancozeb for control of bacterial speck of tomato. The increased efficacy of the cupric hydroxide‐mancozeb mixture could not be attributed to the formation of a bacteriostatic compound in the tank mixture nor to a greater persistence of the mixture on the tomato foliage.     

沈阳大气污染物与气象因素对呼吸疾病门诊数的影响

利用时间序列的半参数广义相加模型,分析沈阳市2015年12月~2016年12月整个观测期间和污染期间大气污染物与气象因素及其交互作用对呼吸系统疾病门诊就诊人数的影响.结果表明：无论是全人群、不同性别、还是不同年龄人群中,HONO对门诊人数的影响均非常显著.最佳滞后时间下,PM₁₀、PM_2.5、SO₂、NO₂、HONO和NH₃的浓度每增加10μg/m³或1个IQR,对应的呼吸系统疾病日门诊人数增加百分比（ER）分别为1.29%（1.18%~1.4%）,1.31%（1.2%~1.43%）,3.28%（3.07%~3.50%）,5.26%（4.91%~5.61%）,12.89%（4.45%~22.01%）和11.09%（9.84%~12.36%）.HONO、NH₃和PM_2.5对女性的影响远比对男性的影响大,污染日当日对门诊量的影响最大;PM_2.5对≥65岁的老人影响大;NH₃、HONO和SO₂对15~65岁人群影响大.污染天气条件下HONO和NO₂对门诊人数影响最高,均为污染日当日对门诊量的影响最大.沙尘天气Ca²⁺等土壤性离子影响最大.多污染物模型中,不同污染物对呼吸疾病的影响具有协同作用或拮抗作用.气温对各呼吸疾病的影响最强,低温和高污染物浓度对呼吸系统疾病门诊人数的影响有交互作用.     

Regional Decline of an Iconic Amphibian Associated with Elevation,Land‐Use Change,and Invasive Species

Abstract: Ecological theory predicts that species with restricted geographic ranges will have the highest probability of extinction, but species with extensive distributions and high population densities can also exhibit widespread population losses. In the western United States populations of northern leopard frogs (Lithobates pipiens)—historically one of the most widespread frogs in North America—have declined dramatically in abundance and geographic distribution. To assess the status of leopard frogs in Colorado and evaluate causes of decline, we coupled statewide surveys of 196 historically occupied sites with intensive sampling of 274 wetlands stratified by land use. We used an information‐theoretic approach to evaluate the contributions of factors at multiple spatial extents in explaining the contemporary distribution of leopard frogs. Our results indicate leopard frogs have declined in Colorado, but this decline was regionally variable. The lowest proportion of occupied wetlands occurred in eastern Colorado (2–28%), coincident with urban development and colonization by non‐native bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus). Variables at several spatial extents explained observed leopard frog distributional patterns. In low‐elevation wetlands introduced fishes, bullfrogs, and urbanization or suburbanization associated negatively with leopard frog occurrence, whereas wetland area was positively associated with occurrence. Leopard frogs were more abundant and widespread west of the Continental Divide, where urban development and bullfrog abundance were low. Although the pathogenic chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) was not selected in our best‐supported models, the nearly complete extirpation of leopard frogs from montane wetlands could reflect the individual or interactive effects of Bd and climate patterns. Our results highlight the importance of considering multiple, competing hypotheses to explain species declines, particularly when implicated factors operate at different spatial extents.     

First-trimester biochemical and molecular diagnoses using chorionic villi: High accuracy in the U.S. collaborative study

The accuracy of biochemical and molecular prenatal diagnoses using chorionic villi as the fetal source was assessed by seven centres participating in the NICHD collaborative study on the safety and accuracy of chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and amniocentesis. Of 601 pregnancies studied, biochemical methods were used to determine the diagnosis in 283 fetuses at risk for 35 different metabolic disorders. Fifteen different lysosomal storage diseases accounted for 81 per cent of the biochemical prenatal diagnoses performed, with 57 per cent of these pregnancies at risk for Tay-Sachs disease. No errors were made in the biochemical diagnoses that predicted affected or unaffected fetuses. However, the diagnoses of certain disorders (e.g., mucopolysacchariodosis type IH, metachromatic leukodystrophy, and Krabbe disease) occasionally required confirmatory studies in cultured amniocytes because the enzyme results were inconclusive in direct and/or cultured villi or due to the presence of a pseudodeficiency allele. Of these, only the diagnosis of a fetus at risk for Krabbe disease remained inconclusive after special studies to discriminate between mutant and pseudodeficiency alleles. Recombinant DNA techniques were used to predict the diagnosis of 318 fetuses at risk for 16 different disorders in which the defective disease gene could be detected either directly or by linkage analysis to a nearby polymorphic marker. Of these, 32 per cent were for haemoglobinopathies, 25 per cent for cystic fibrosis, 24 per cent for Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy, and 7 per cent for haemophilias. Pregnancies at risk for known disorders with specific molecular lesions (e.g., sickle cell disease) were accurately diagnosed in direct and/or cultured villi. Diagnoses requiring analyses with closely linked polymorphic markers were occasionally uninformative or inconclusive. Maternal contamination was not reported in any biochemical or molecular-based diagnosis. These studies document the high accuracy and rapidity of both biochemical and mutation-specific prenatal diagnoses with direct and cultured chorionic villi.     

我国降水、降尘中硒、碘、氟的研究

研究了我国东甫沿海至西北地区降水、降尘中硒、碘、氟的分布及其影响因素,结果表明。我国降水硒、碘、氟含量范围分别为0.03—0.59ppb、0.3—3.8ppb和0.03—0.6ppm,一般为0.1—0.2ppb、1—2ppb和0.05—0.1ppm,其主要影响因素为人类活动,海洋、风沙及土壤微生物亦各有不同程度的影响。以集尘桶采集的降尘硒、碘、氟含量均远高于当地表层土壤,主要受当地大气污染状况、降尘量、降水量及降水中该元素含量的影响。硒、碘、氟三元素的挥发性与水迁移性的相互关系在很大程度上决定着我国四大地方病的分布。     

曝气生物滤池中碳和氮代谢特性

用充填陶瓷滤料的曝气生物滤池研究碳和氮代谢特性.曝气生物滤池进水氨氮为52 mg/L左右、COD为100 mg/L左右和回流比为200%时,经过20多d的运行,出水氨氮小于0.05 mg/L、COD小于25 mg/L、亚硝态氮为4.7 mg/L和硝态氮为7.1 mg/L,COD去除率达75%,氨氮去除率达99.9%,总氮去除率达78%;过大和过小的回流比对曝气生物滤池的运行性能都是不利的.研究成果可以应用于一般城市污水以及含低COD、高氨氮工业废水的处理.     

Monitoring of Biofilm-associated Legionella pneumophila on Different Substrata in Model Cooling Tower System

Cooling towers have the potential to develop infectious concentrations of Legionella pneumophila. Legionella counts increases where biofilm and warm water temperatures are present. In this study, biofilm associated L. pneumophila and heterotrophic bacteria were compared in terms of material dependence. Model cooling tower system was experimentally infected by L. pneumophila standard strain and monthly monitored. Different materials were tested for a period of 180 days. The lowest L. pneumophila and heterotrophic plate counts were measured on plastic polymers, whereas L. pneumophila and heterotrophic bacteria were accumulated rapidly on galvanized steel surfaces. It can be concluded that selection of plastic polymers, as a manufacturing material, are suitable for recirculating water systems.     

浅谈我国职业病防治现状及其对策

针对目前我国职业病高发的现状,从企业职业病危害因素的产生、相关部门监督及职业卫生人才短缺等环节存在的问题进行剖析,探讨下一步职业卫生管理努力的方向及对策.     

Jordan,minerals extraction and the resource curse

In its role as a competitive producer of phosphate and potash Jordan has not suffered noticeably from the Resource Curse over the past 50 years. However, the effects on its economy because of its geographical proximity to major oil-producing states have been both positive and negative. It is arguable that an oil resource curse has applied to Jordan.     

Dissolution of beryllium in artificial lung alveolar macrophage phagolysosomal fluid

Dissolution of a lung burden of poorly soluble beryllium particles is hypothesized to be necessary for development of chronic beryllium lung disease (CBD) in humans. As such, particle dissolution rate must be sufficient to activate the lung immune response and dissolution lifetime sufficient to maintain chronic inflammation for months to years to support development of disease. The purpose of this research was to investigate the hypothesis that poorly soluble beryllium compounds release ions via dissolution in lung fluid. Dissolution kinetics of 17 poorly soluble particulate beryllium materials that span extraction through ceramics machining (ores, hydroxide, metal, copper-beryllium [CuBe] fume, oxides) and three CuBe alloy reference materials (chips, solid block) were measured over 31 d using artificial lung alveolar macrophage phagolysosomal fluid (pH 4.5). Differences in beryllium-containing particle physicochemical properties translated into differences in dissolution rates and lifetimes in artificial phagolysosomal fluid. Among all materials, dissolution rate constant values ranged from 10⁻⁵ to 10⁻¹⁰ g cm⁻² d⁻¹ and half-times ranged from tens to thousands of days. The presence of magnesium trisilicate in some beryllium oxide materials may have slowed dissolution rates. Materials associated with elevated prevalence of CBD had faster beryllium dissolution rates [10⁻⁷-10⁻⁸ g cm⁻² d⁻¹] than materials not associated with elevated prevalence (p < 0.05).