Interactive effects of cadmium and hypoxia on metabolic responses and bacterial loads of eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica Gmelin

Pollution by toxic metals including cadmium (Cd) and hypoxia are important stressors in estuaries and coastal waters which may interactively affect sessile benthic organisms, such as oysters. We studied metabolic responses to prolonged hypoxic acclimation (2 weeks at 5% O₂) in control and Cd-exposed (30 d at 50 μg L⁻¹ Cd) oysters Crassostrea virginica, and analyzed the effects of these stressors on abundance of Vibrio spp. in oysters. Hypoxia-acclimated oysters retained normal standard metabolic rates (SMR) at 5% O₂, in contrast to a decline of SMR observed during acute hypoxia. However, oysters spent more time actively ventilating in hypoxia than normoxia resulting in enhanced Cd uptake and 2.7-fold higher tissue Cd burdens in hypoxia. Cd exposure led to a significant decrease in tissue glycogen stores, increase in free glucose levels and elevated activity of glycolytic enzymes (hexokinase and aldolase) indicating a greater dependence on carbohydrate catabolism. A compensatory increase in activities of two key mitochondrial enzymes (citrate synthase and cytochrome c oxidase) was found during prolonged hypoxia in control oysters but suppressed in Cd-exposed ones. Cd exposure also resulted in a significant increase in abundance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus levels during normoxia and hypoxia, respectively. Overall, Cd- and hypoxia-induced changes in metabolic profile, Cd accumulation and bacterial flora of oysters indicate that these stressors can synergistically impact energy homeostasis, performance and survival of oysters in polluted estuaries and have significant consequences for transfer of Cd and bacterial pathogens to the higher levels of the food chain.     

两种新型装药工艺

针对常用装药工艺装药密度不均这一特点,对常用装药工艺进行改进,采用了双向压药和压力注装装药工艺,理论和实验证明改进后的装药工艺在操作的方便上和药柱质量上均有明显提高,达到了较为理想的效果.     

Fractionation of radionuclide species in the environment

Naturally occurring and artificially produced radionuclides in the environment may be present in different physico-chemical forms (i.e., radionuclide species) varying in size (nominal molecular mass), charge properties and valence, oxidation state, structure and morphology, density, degree of complexation, etc. Low molecular mass (LMM) species are believed to be mobile and potentially bioavailable, while high molecular mass (HMM) species such as colloids, polymers, pseudocolloids and particles are considered inert. Due to time-dependent transformation processes such as mobilisation of radionuclide species from solid phases or interactions of mobile and reactive radionuclide species with components in soils and sediments, the original distribution of radionuclides deposited in ecosystems will change over time. To assess the environmental impact from radionuclide contamination, information on radionuclide species deposited, interactions within affected ecosystems and the time-dependent distribution of radionuclide species influencing mobility and biological uptake is essential. The development of speciation techniques to characterize radionuclide species in waters, soils and sediments should therefore be essential for improving the prediction power of impact and risk assessment models. The present paper reviews available fractionation techniques which can be utilised for radionuclide speciation purposes.     

双室微生物燃料电池型BOD传感器性能

构建了双室微生物燃料电池(MFC),并应用于污水BOD的检测。优化了MFC型BOD传感器的检测条件,分析了传感器进行污水BOD检测的特征。结果表明,以A2/O污水处理工艺中厌氧段污泥进行接种,双室MFC型BOD传感器2周内完成启动,所产电流达到稳定。传感器的最佳检测条件为外接电阻500Ω,添加缓冲溶液并维持待测水样pH为7.0,添加35 mg/L的L-半胱氨酸作为吸氧剂维持阳极室厌氧环境,阴极室富氧水流量为20 mL/min。利用MFC产生的电流峰值准确检测污水水样BOD浓度,传感器检测范围为10~50 mg/L,检测时间小于3 h;利用MFC产生的电荷量准确检测污水水样BOD浓度,检测范围为10~100 mg/L,检测时间小于10 h。利用MFC电流峰值和电荷量检测污水水样BOD浓度,偏差均小于15%,传感器运行稳定,寿命较长。     

2种低射速下火炮膛内模块装药烤燃特性的对比与分析

目的 研究火炮多发连续射击后膛内模块装药的受热过程.方法 采用烤燃的思想建立模块装药留膛二维瞬态烤燃模型.以443 K为临界温度,求解火炮在2种低射速工况(以每分钟2、3发)下连续射击至药室内壁温度达到约443 K时的壁面温度分布,并以此为初始温度条件,对模块装药在膛内的烤燃过程进行数值模拟,对比分析2种低射速下火炮膛...     

Combustion features under different center of heat release of a diesel engine using dimethyl carbonate/diesel blend

Experiments were performed in a single cylinder common-rail diesel engine that adopts a low temperature premixed charge compression ignition (PCCI) mode. Combustion features of dimethyl carbonate (DMC)-diesel blends under various centers of heat release (COHRs) were revealed in details. With retarding of COHR, all the peaks of pressure and pressure rise rate and bulk gas temperature are postponed and declined in sequence. Normally, the crank angle of peak pressure is quite close to the COHR, while the peak of bulk gas temperature appears about 7°CA after COHR as a rule. The prolongation can be demonstrated at every stage of combustion such as q₁₀ and q₉₀ with the COHR being put backward. In addition, the heat release of diesel is completely slower than that of D10 fuel at various stages. Unfortunately, retarding of COHR implies a declining thermal efficiency of engines as well as a higher cyclic variation in general. Nevertheless, D10 blend has higher thermal efficiency than diesel thanks to high oxygen content of DMC and low boiling point that prompts better fuel atomization and complete combustion. Meanwhile, the cyclical variation of D10 is greater than diesel fuel owing to the low heat value, high latent heat of vaporization, and poor flammability of DMC. As a total, a comprehensive understanding of PCCI combustion features under different COHRs can be conducive to conducting effective management of combustion process and manipulating the subsequent emission performance to a favorable level.     

固定化微生物技术在大气恶臭污染物处理中应用研究进展

恶臭污染物（Odor pollutants）是指一切刺激嗅觉器官引起人们不愉快感觉以及损害生活环境的恶臭气味物质的统称。文章首先简要地介绍了大气中恶臭污染物的来源、分类以及危害等,指出大气恶臭污染物的主要来源主要包括农牧业来源、工业生产过程来源和城市垃圾处理恶臭污染来源等;其次,文章对能够处理大气恶臭污染物的反应器类型及其应用现状进行了系统的总结,提出能够应用于大气恶臭污染物处理的固定化微生物技术主要包括生物过滤池、生物滴滤塔和生物膜反应器等;同时着重综述了处理大气中恶臭污染物的影响因素,如底物、微生物、填料、微生物固定化方法、pH值和温度等因素对大气中恶臭污染物净化效率的影响,并且对固定化微生物技术生物转化与生物降解恶臭污染物的微观机理进行了一定的归纳与总结;最后还对固定化微生物技术在处理恶臭污染物方面的应用和未来发展趋势进行了展望,指出如果要真正实现固定化微生物技术在大气恶臭污染物处理中的工业化应用,今后还需要加强以下几个方面的研究工作：优势微生物菌剂的培育、固定化载体的开发与改良、固定微生物反应器的构建与优化和固定化微生物技术与其它单元技术的联用等。     

居民生活垃圾收费的作用和模式探讨

生活垃圾产生者需要支付相应的费用,这是市场经济规则的基本要求,也是我国生活垃圾处理走向良性发展的重要条件。本文通过深入分析城市生活垃圾收费中存在的问题和对比不同国家采取的垃圾收费政策,为我国相关政策的制定提供了参考。     

天然石英砂的表面络合模型研究

天然泥沙颗粒表面特性复杂,其与营养物质及重金属之间的相互作用,是研究天然水体水环境效应的关键科学问题之一.本文以石英砂为例,在考虑天然泥沙表面形貌引起的电荷非均匀分布的基础上,建立了统计意义上的表面电荷分布-表面电位数学关系,并修正表面络合模型,对表面络合常数采用更合理的静电力校正,模拟营养物质及重金属在天然泥沙颗粒表面的吸附-解吸关系.同时,表面滴定实验及吸附实验数据被用来进行模型验证.结果表明,泥沙颗粒的吸附特性受pH值、水相平衡浓度和背景离子强度等影响,考虑颗粒表面电荷非均匀分布的修正模型,更接近天然泥沙的吸附特性,相比传统表面络合模型,能够更好地模拟吸附结果.     

超期服役的导弹发射装药贮存安全性试验评估

目的研究超期服役的某型导弹发射装药是否满足安全贮存使用要求,结合性能试验准确评估装药的贮存安全性。方法通过分析发射装药性能老化与失效可能引发的安全风险,构建装药贮存安全性评估参数体系。在此基础上,对贮存14 a与5 a的发射装药分别进行结构完整性、力学性能、热安定性、易损性等贮存安全性相关试验。结果通过试验结果与数据分析,获取了对应的评估参数,贮存14 a与5 a的装药性能相比,装药总体结构安全系数由3.85降至2.86。在相同试验温度下,抗拉强度、抗压强度和抗冲击强度的最大降低幅度分别为18.35%、14.05%、7.85%,装药安定剂含量由98%降至93%,摩擦感度与撞击感度分别增高33.28%、36.77%,据此综合评估了发射装药的贮存安全性。结论超期服役的某型导弹发射装药贮存安全性仍满足技术标准要求,装药经过长期贮存后,力学性能和热安定性的劣化程度较小,结构完整性与易损性对应参数变化较大,表明装药的使用安全性明显下降。