Testicular DNA synthesis inhibition—an in vivo system for the detection of mutagenic and carcinogenic chemicals

By binding covalently to DNA chemical mutagens and carcinogens inhibit replication, which can be measured as a decrease in thymidine incorporation into DNA. This DNA synthesis inhibition (DSI) has been determined in testicular cells of mice for a large number of compounds and has been found to correlate very well with their known mutagenic and carcinogenic properties.

Not only could this test give a qualitative answer about potential carcinogenicity or mutagenicity, but, with regard to its in vivo characteristics, could furthermore give an indication of the carcinogenic and mutagenic potency and thus be of use in the risk evaluation of chemical substances; the relationship between the DNA synthesis inhibition and the underlying alkylation of guanine ‐0⁶ by different methylating agents is demonstrated.

As toxic effects decrease thymidine incorporation, too, means are discussed for distinguishing between “true”;, mutagenic, and “false”;, cytotoxic, DNA synthesis inhibition.

In conclusion, the implications of including the DSI‐test in a battery of mutagenicity tests are outlined.     

Determination of aflatoxin-B1 in poultry feed and its components employing enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

A highly sensitive enzyme immunoassay was standardized for aflatoxin B₁ determination in poultry feed and its components using Riedel-de-Haen, ELISA Systems_. A microtitration plate method was optimized using anti-aflatoxin B₁ antibodies and peroxidase – aflatoxin B₁ conjugate, based on competitive enzyme immunoassay principle. Standards of concentrations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500?ng/L aflatoxin B₁, prepared in phosphate-buffered saline, were used. Standard curves showed that as the concentration of antigen decreased, absorbance values increased. Fifty percent inhibition was observed at 37?ng/L. Regression analysis showed that log concentration was inversely related to %B/B₀, with a highly significant negative correlation (?0.980). The lowest detection limit for aflatoxin B₁ was 5?ng/L. Using this standardized ELISA, aflatoxin B₁ was detected in most of the commercially available poultry feed samples and their components.

The data suggest that this test is suitable for the accurate determination of aflatoxin B₁ concentrations in poultry feed and its components.     

The spatial nexus between population growth and land degradation in a dry Mediterranean region: a rapidly changing pattern?

A better understanding of the spatial linkage between the distribution of land vulnerable to degradation and long-term population growth may contribute to sustainable land management of dry regions. Such a nexus has received increasing attention among politicians and local stakeholders, as its complex outcomes depend on mutual interactions between socioeconomic and biophysical factors. This is particularly true in southern Europe, where important processes of land degradation (LD) have been observed in recent years. This paper analyses population growth (1871–2007) in southern Italy and questions its relationship with the level of land vulnerable to degradation. Results indicate that vulnerable lands were more likely associated with areas where population growth has determined environmental pressures on coastal areas and the neighbouring lowlands during 1950–1980. This pattern consolidated the socioeconomic polarisation between core and peripheral areas. Since the 1980s, however, southern Italy has experienced a phase of polycentric development, possibly determining a ‘decoupling’ between population density and land vulnerability to degradation. Population increased in moderately vulnerable areas but decreased in highly vulnerable areas. The policy implications of these results are discussed.     

马尾松凋落针叶热解燃烧烟气排放机理

使用热重一红外光谱分析仪联用（热红联用）技术棚4定了马尾松凋落针叶热解燃烧的起始温度、烟气成分、排放量及其达到峰值时的温度等。结果表明,针叶在250℃时气体排放开始大量增加,当升温至600℃左右时,有氧条件下其气体排放基本结束,而无氧条件下则继续排放气体,甚至在950℃时仍然有CO2和CO排出;针叶释放的无机烟气以CO2和CO为主,在有氧和无氧条件下,气态有机物在种类和排放量上均有较大差异,无氧条件下气态有机物的排放量最高。实验还发现,无氧条件下,CO和气态有机物排放量出现了多峰值现象,表明针叶在无氧条件发生了2—3次热解排放高峰。     

京杭大运河淮安段水质的多元统计分析

以京杭大运河淮安段4个水质监测断面2007年的水质监测数据为样本,用主成分分析的方法,找出影响京杭大运河淮安段水质的主成分,计算各样本的主成分得分,用聚类分析的方法将样本水质分类,根据水质综合评分公式,计算各监测断面各月份水质综合评分,结合分类结果及水质综合评分对各样本水质评价结果为：监测断面黄码大桥的水质最差;另3个监测断面1、3月份的水质最好;而监测断面板闸的水质又好于监测断面五叉河口及大运河桥的水质。     

燃煤锅炉颗粒物化学组成排放特征

本研究收集了兰州市不同吨位燃煤锅炉颗粒物排放样品,分析并评估了锅炉烟气中水溶性无机离子、碳质组分、水溶性有机物(WSOC)以及多环芳烃(PAHs)的排放水平、排放特征及其影响因素.结果表明,SO_4~(2-)、Cl~-和Ca~(2+)是燃煤锅炉样品中最主要的水溶性离子,分别占水溶性离子总和的35. 13%、23. 16%和22. 20%.不同吨位燃煤锅炉样品的OCEC及其热解成分谱较为相似,OC1、OC2、OC3、OC4、EC1、EC2和EC3分别占TC的1. 04%、8. 26%、20. 09%、6. 78%、51. 08%、7. 09%和5. 66%,其中EC1的含量最高,是最主要的碳质组分. WSOC/TC和WSOC/OC分别为0. 09±0. 07和0. 23±0. 12,且不同吨位锅炉之间差异较大.菲(Phe)、芘(Pyr)和苯并(k)荧蒽(Bk F)是PAHs的3个主要成分,分别占PAHs总和的16. 69%、11. 93%和10. 66%.不同吨位燃煤锅炉所排放颗粒物中水溶性离子、OCEC以及WSOC均与锅炉吨位大小无明显线性相关,随着吨位的增加PAHs轻组分含量减小.     

城市生活垃圾填埋场的物质存量特征及其环境影响:以粤港澳大湾区为例

填埋场中的生活垃圾成分复杂,即使在封场后其存量垃圾仍将持续产生温室气体、恶臭、地下水污染等环境问题,是城市生态环境修复的重点领域之一.生活垃圾填埋场物质存量、组成成分和理化特征是掌握其潜在环境影响的关键.但是目前关于填埋场物质存量及其环境影响的研究还不多见.本研究以我国城市化程度最高、人口最为密集的粤港澳大湾区城市群为例,基于国内外报道的科技信息和统计数据,对11个城市的生活垃圾产生量、处理量、组成成分、填埋场存量及关键元素碳存量进行分析.结果表明:①粤港澳大湾区2017年生活垃圾产生量为26. 4 Tg,平均每年增长0. 8 Tg,其中卫生填埋处置占58. 9%;②总生活垃圾填埋处置量为230. 1 Tg,其中食物、塑料和纸类垃圾的累计填埋处置量最多,分别为109. 6、38. 9和29. 6 Tg;③2001～2017年,大湾区城市生活垃圾填埋场总碳输入量为50. 0 Tg,通过填埋气排放的碳为7. 1 Tg,通过渗滤液排放的碳为1. 5 Tg,累积碳存量为41. 4 Tg.本研究可为研究城市生活垃圾填埋场的环境影响提供基础数据,为大湾区城市生态环境修复提供科学依据.     

畜禽粪便除臭及生物干燥技术研究进展

综述了近几年来国内外畜禽粪便除臭及脱水技术的研究进展,其中对生物干燥技术的发展进行了比较详细的介绍,以期推动我国畜禽粪便处理技术水平的提高。     

火灾烟气中有毒气体的体积分数分布与危害

研究火灾烟气的成分与其体积分数分布是火灾科学的一项重要内容。为了更好地研究建筑火灾烟气的释放过程并为建筑材料评价提供依据，采用文献综述的方法论述了建筑火灾烟气的主要有毒成分、体积分数范围(即浓度范围)与危险含量(即危险浓度)，还介绍了常用的烟气分析方法，说明了对火灾烟气的产生机理和火灾烟气成分的检测方法等还需要进行深入的研究。     

弹上电子部件加速因子估计方法研究

目的 针对高可靠长寿命的弹上电子部件在实际贮存环境温度起伏变化的情况,研究基于等效温度的加速因子估计方法。方法 首先剖析弹上电子部件失效机理,然后基于阿伦尼斯模型,分析加速应力与实际环境温度的对应关系,求解实际环境等效温度,进而估计加速因子,最后通过某型导弹综合控制器中的时序控制电路板,验证该方法的工程适用性。结果 该方法能够真实反映环境温度情况,且与传统加权平均温度计算方法相比,加速因子估计和加速试验时间预测更准确,且随着实际环境温度起伏的增大,优势更加明显。结论 该方法在实际贮存环境温度起伏变化的情况下,能够有效提高加速因子估计和加速寿命试验时间预测的准确性,为弹上电子部件加速寿命试验方案设计提供可靠依据,对其他高可靠长寿命产品的加速因子估计也具有一定的参考价值。