Xenobiotics: Substrates and inhibitors of the plant cytochrome P450

The ability of a plant cytochrome P450 to bind and metabolise plant endogenous molecules and xenobiotics was investigated. The work was performed on the yeast-expressed CYP73A1, a cinnamate 4-hydroxylase isolated fromHelianthus tuberosus. CYP73 controls the general phenylpropanoid pathway and is likely to be one of the most abundant sources of P450 in the biosphere. The enzyme shows a high selectivity toward plant secondary metabolites. Nevertheless, it oxygenates several small and planar xenobiotics with low efficiency, including an herbicide (chlorotoluron). One xenobiotic molecule, 2naphthoic acid, is hydroxylated with an efficiency comparable to that of the physiological substrate. This reaction was used to devise a fluorimetric test for the rapid measurement of enzyme activity. A series of herbicidal molecules (hydroxybenzonitriles) are shown to bind the active site without being metabolised. These molecules behave as strong competitive inhibitors of CYP73 with a K_i in the same micromolar range as the K_m for the physiological substrate. It is proposed that their inhibition of the phenylpropanoid pathway reinforces their other phytotoxic effects at the level of the chloroplasts. All our results indicate a strong reciprocal interaction between plant P450s and xenobiotics.     

BOD-DO耦合人工神经网络水质模拟的研究

将人工神经网络的理论和方法引入河流水质模型的建筑中，提出了BOD－DO耦合BP人工神经网络水质模型，应用长江干流重庆段的实测水质样本对模型进行训练与 检验表明：该模型用于水质模拟可行且精度较高，为河流水质模拟开辟了一条简便可行的新途径。     

燃煤掺烧固硫中的节能探讨

本文对燃煤掺烧固硫中的节能问题进行了探讨.试验表明:掺烧适量的钙基固硫剂,不但能提高灰渣熔点,改善结焦性能,强化燃烧,而且可以使总发热量有所提高.因此,掺烧固硫具有节能效果.     

湖滨带植物群落对挟沙水体氮、磷污染物的截留效果

利用菖蒲(Gladiolus hybridus)、菱(Vallisneria spiralis)、黑藻(Hydrilla verticillata)、苦草(Vallisneria spiralis)、狐尾藻(Myriophyllum spicatum)及菹草(Potamogeton crispus)构建的人工湖滨带对挟沙水体氮、磷污染物的截留效果进行了研究。结果表明:人工湖滨带在截留水体悬浮泥沙颗粒物的同时可有效截留水体中的氮、磷营养物质,对防止富营养化具有积极的作用。一定的水力负荷下,滞留时间12h时,夏秋季节人工湖滨带对氮、磷的截留百分率分别为21.5%、34.8%,滞留24h时的氮、磷截留率分别为25%、31.1%。在冬春季节,滞留时间24h时,菹草对挟沙水体氮、磷的截留率分别为6.67%、10.83%,滞留时间48h时的总磷截留率为6.84%。不同水流滞留时间下人工湖滨带对挟沙水体氮磷的截留效果不同,滞留时间越长效果越明显,因此须保证一定的滞留时间才可取得较好的氮磷截流效果。人工湖滨带在截留径流氮、磷营养物的过程中,泥沙对氮、磷的吸附携带作用不容忽视。     

南黄海鯷鱼产卵场大型底栖生物次级生产力研究

根据2001至2003年南黄海鯷鱼产卵期在鯷鱼产卵场33个站考察采集的大型底栖生物定量样品资料，利用Brey’s(1990)的经验公式对调查海区进行了大型底栖生物栖息密度、生物量、次级生产力和P/B值的研究计算，结果表明，该海域大型底栖生物平均栖息密度为194．3ind．m^-2，平均生物量以去灰干重计，为4．08gm^-2，平均次级生产力以去灰干重计，为4．09gm^-2a^-1，研究表明，生物量和次级生产力受水深的影响，平均P／B值在研究海域为1．32a^-1，对研究结果与整个南黄海、渤海和东海的结果进行了比较与讨论，证明生产力随水深的加大而降低，P／日值随水漏升高而升高，图2表1参25     

污泥掺烧过程中Cl/S/P/矿物质的热交互作用对Cd迁移转化行为的影响

采用化学热力学平衡分析方法,应用污泥实测数据模拟计算了污泥掺烧过程中Cl/S/P与矿物质的交互作用,重点模拟研究了Cl/S/P/矿物质交互体系对Cd迁移转化的影响.研究结果表明,污泥掺烧过程含Cl、S及P逸出气体以HCl(g)、SO_2(g)及(P_2O_5)_2(g)形式排放.污泥掺烧含有CaO-SiO_2-Al_2O_3体系中,CaO可以抑制S以SO_2(g)释放,而SiO_2及Al_2O_3对SO_2(g)逸出有促进作用,同时CaO及Al_2O_3可以抑制P的挥发.污泥掺烧过程中SiO_2及Al_2O_3对Cd挥发都有一定抑制作用,但CaO及Fe_2O_3对Cd基本无影响;当Cl存在时,Ti O2和SiO_2对Cd吸附作用减弱,并使Al_2O_3吸附剂失效;当S存在时,可导致吸附剂对Cd中毒,而P可导致Al_2O_3吸附剂失效;Cl-S-P耦合体系中,单一矿物质对Cd迁移转化影响主要受Cl和S控制.SiO_2+CaO+Al_2O_3共存体系中,Cl的存在可导致固体吸附剂SiO_2和Al_2O_3失效;S、S+Cl、S+P、S+Cl+P的存在受控元素为S,并且可以抑制Cd的挥发;P、Cl+P的存在对Cd影响受控元素为Cl,可促进Cd挥发.     

Ag_6P_2W_(18)O_(62)/TiO_2/膨胀石墨复合光催化剂的制备及甲基橙的降解

以钛酸四丁酯为钛源、膨胀石墨(EG)为载体,通过溶胶凝胶-浸渍法制备了Ag_6P_2W_(18)O_(62)/TiO_2/EG复合光催化剂。采用SEM,EDS,XRD,FTIR,UV-vis等技术对其进行表征,研究了该催化剂在紫外光及可见光下对甲基橙的降解性能。表征结果显示:Ag_6P_2W_(18)O_(62)被成功负载到TiO_2上且保持Dawson结构;经Ag_6P_2W_(18)O_(62)表面修饰后的复合光催化剂可见光吸收性能增强;EG提供的丰富孔道有利于有机污染物吸附去除。实验结果表明:在甲基橙质量浓度为20 mg/L、催化剂加入量为1.0 g/L、反应温度为25℃的条件下,n(Ag)∶n(Ti)=1∶16时的复合光催化剂(ATE-2)的紫外光、可见光催化活性最佳;紫外光下反应70 min时甲基橙去除率为96.5%,可见光下反应40 h时甲基橙去除率为83.5%;ATE-2使用5次后,反应70 min时,其甲基橙去除率仍为92.5%。     

向海洪泛湿地土壤全氮、全磷和有机质含量及相关性分析

对霍林河流域向海国家级自然保护区内天然洪泛湿地在距主河道不同距离处分层采集土壤样品,对其全氮、全磷和有机质含量的空间变化规律进行分析探讨.结果显示,全氮、全磷和有机质的含量在空间上的变化趋势为随距离河道距离的增加和采样土层深度的增加而降低,表明洪泛作用对洪泛湿地土壤中全氮、全磷和有机质含量的影响随着距离河道距离的增加和土层深度的增加而降低.对全氮、全磷和有机质含量的相关性进行了分析,结果显示相互间的相关性在距主河道一定距离范围内非常显著.      

N:P stoichiometry and transparent exopolymeric particles buffer ecological impacts of nutrients in the Ganga River: a mesocosm study

We investigated the possible drivers of the N:P stoichiometric shift and its relationship with micro-algal production of transparent exopolymeric particles (TEP) along a 35?km gradient of the Ganga River. The objective was to evaluate if the trade-off between N:P stoichiometry and production of TEP helps in maintaining water quality of the river. Mesocosm experiments were conducted to examine N:P-TEP linkages and its role in turbidity removal. In situ measurements did not show Si to be a limiting nutrient (N:Si?Aulacosira granulata and Fragilaria intermedia. Settling efficiency, turbidity removal and sedimentation of TEP, biogenic silica (BSi) and biomass all increased with decreasing N:P ratio proportionately to the amount of TEP produced in the mesocosm. The study demonstrates that trade-off between N:P stoichiometry and the production of TEP generates feedback to buffer the ecological impacts of nutrient pollution.     

Price perceptions in water demand

Economists advocate for using the price mechanism to manage water scarcity, but complex nonlinear rate structures prevalent in markets for municipal water obscure price signals. We conduct a randomized field experiment that jointly elicits knowledge about the cost of water and examines the impact of improved information on demand by linking a survey to water billing records. Half of our sample of 30,000 single family homeowners are randomly sent an invitation to a survey that asks questions about the water bill and the costs of water-use activities (e.g. the cost of taking a shower), and subsequently provides personalized accurate information. Results show that consumers have poor information about the marginal price of water and overestimate the costs of using water. Respondents are relatively better informed about their total bill and water consumption. In aggregate, respondents increase water use in response to the survey, potentially due to learning that water is cheaper than they previously thought. Increased consumption is concentrated among low users who are more likely to over-estimate the costs of using water.