利用稳定同位素技术研究外源物质输入对太湖微食物链的贡献

应用碳氮稳定同位素方法研究了太湖不同营养状态湖区内外源物质对微生物食物链主要成分的贡献.结果表明,在有大量外来物质输入的河口区,细菌、浮游枝角类、溶解性有机物(DOM)和颗粒性有机物 (POM)的δ¹³Ｃ 和δ¹⁵Ｎ同位素值,溶解性无机碳(DIC)的δ¹³Ｃ同位素值明显低于其它采样点,这表明河口区受陆源营养物质的影响强烈.其中,DOM的δ¹³Ｃ平均值和陆源C₃植物的δ¹³Ｃ值-26‰相近,表现出流域外源的排入对湖泊碳库的影响.与从DIC到浮游藻类的分馏值22‰计算得到的浮游藻类δ¹³Ｃ值相比,POM主要为内源藻类贡献.浮游枝角类的δ¹³Ｃ的平均值低于POM (0.2‰)和细菌 (2.5‰),这可能是由于枝角类脂类的积聚或选择性的摄食δ¹³Ｃ较为贫化的微型藻类(<50 μm)造成的.根据双组分混合模型(two-member mixing model),在河口区陆源C对细菌生物量的贡献占到61.2%,随着向湖心的推进,内源藻类的贡献逐渐增加(58.5%～92.9%).     

Long-term thermophilic mono-digestion of rendering wastes and co-digestion with potato pulp

In this study, mono-digestion of rendering wastes and co-digestion of rendering wastes with potato pulp were studied for the first time in continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) experiments at 55 °C. Rendering wastes have high protein and lipid contents and are considered good substrates for methane production. However, accumulation of digestion intermediate products viz., volatile fatty acids (VFAs), long chain fatty acids (LCFAs) and ammonia nitrogen (NH₄-N and/or free NH₃) can cause process imbalance during the digestion. Mono-digestion of rendering wastes at an organic loading rate (OLR) of 1.5 kg volatile solids (VS)/m³ d and hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 50 d was unstable and resulted in methane yields of 450 dm³/kg VS_fed. On the other hand, co-digestion of rendering wastes with potato pulp (60% wet weight, WW) at the same OLR and HRT improved the process stability and increased methane yields (500–680 dm³/kg VS_fed). Thus, it can be concluded that co-digestion of rendering wastes with potato pulp could improve the process stability and methane yields from these difficult to treat industrial waste materials.     

PCR技术检测水中轮状病毒的研究进展

聚合酶链式反应,即PCR(polymerase chain reaction)技术,是一种快速扩增DNA或cDNA序列的方法.水环境中的轮状病毒是导致世界范围内婴幼儿腹泻的主要原因,严重危害着水质安全和人类健康.建立和完善水中轮状病毒灵敏、快速的检测方法对预防和控制水体疾病的暴发具有重要的意义.随着分子生物学技术的发展,PCR及其衍生技术因其具有高度灵敏性、特异性和准确性等特点,成为检测水中轮状病毒最常用的方法.本文综述了利用RCR及其衍生技术,包括逆转录聚合酶链式反应、逆转录半巢式和巢式聚合酶链式反应、多重逆转录聚合酶链式反应、免疫聚合酶链式反应、与免疫磁珠分离相结合的聚合酶链式反应、与细胞培养相结合的聚合酶链式反应及实时定量聚合酶链式反应等,检测水环境中轮状病毒的研究进展,并分析了这些PCR技术在检测水环境中轮状病毒时存在的问题及其应用前景.     

灾害地貌链及其临界过程初探

在灾害链定义的基础上提出了灾害地貌链的定义 (即由地貌灾害所构成的灾害链 ) ,基于不同的标准将其划分为不同的种类 ,运用苏姆的地貌临界理论对地貌灾害中的两种临界进行浅析 ,最后运用耗散结构理论来探讨灾害地貌链中的临界过程。     

抑制土壤汞进入陆生食物链

土壤对Ｈｇ＾２＋有自净力，其作用实质是Ｈｇ的形态转化。本研究试验了膨润土，腐殖质，碳酸钙对汞形态转化的影响结果表明，膨润进使Ｈｇ＾２＋迅速向残留态转化而降低作物对汞的吸收，其效果在用量为０－４５０ｇ／ｋｇ范围呈线性增长；腐殖质使Ｈｇ＾２＋迅速向腐质态汞转化，且有与矿质粘粒争增Ｈｇ＾２＋之势，故最适用量因土壤粘粒含量而异。     

Building disaster‐resilient micro enterprises in the developing world

Family‐owned micro enterprises operating within the informal sector of most developing countries provide millions of citizens with a livelihood and are the economic backbone of many communities. Yet, the turbulence that emanates up or down respective supply chains following a disaster can cause these entities to fail. This study develops a model that recognises the relative weakness of micro enterprises to such disaster‐related shocks. The model proposes that micro enterprises can moderate the effect of such shocks by creating resilience through cognitive preparation, continuous learning, and the generation of various forms of social capital (cognitive, relational, and structural). The propositions for the model are established through an extensive literature review, coupled with examples drawn from the documents of humanitarian agencies performing disaster relief work in India. This model also serves as a preliminary basis with which to derive metrics to set benchmarks or to assess the viability of a micro enterprise's ability to survive disaster‐related shocks.     

Performance of a Bayesian state-space model of semelparous species for stock-recruitment data subject to measurement error

Measurement errors in spawner abundance create problems for fish stock assessment scientists. To deal with measurement error, we develop a Bayesian state-space model for stock-recruitment data that contain measurement error in spawner abundance, process error in recruitment, and time series bias. Through extensive simulations across numerous scenarios, we compare the statistical performance of the Bayesian state-space model with that of standard regression for a traditional stock-recruitment model that only considers process error. Performance varies depending on the information content in data, as determined by stock productivity, types of harvest situations, and amount of measurement error. Overall, in terms of estimating optimal spawner abundance S_MSY, the Ricker density-dependence parameter β, and optimal harvest rate h_MSY, the Bayesian state-space model works best for informative data from low and variable harvest rate situations for high-productivity salmon stocks. The traditional stock-recruitment model (TSR) may be used for estimating α and h_MSY for low-productivity stocks from variable and high harvest rate situations. However, TSR can severely overestimate S_MSY when spawner abundance is measured with large error in low and variable harvest rate situations. We also found that there is substantial merit in using h_MSY (or benchmarks derived from it) instead of S_MSY as a management target.     

单细胞凝胶电泳法测定三种化合物对石棉DNA链断裂效应的抑制作用

 为了探讨3种化合物对温石棉致人胚肺（HEL）细胞DNA链断裂的影响，用不同浓度的柠檬酸铝、混合稀土或亚硒酸钠溶液浸泡温石棉1h后，再将其与HEL细胞共同孵育，利用单细胞凝胶电泳技术，测定了HEL细胞的DNA链断裂程度．结果显示，温石棉可致HEL细胞DNA链断裂，并呈明显的剂量反应关系（r＝0.992，P＜0.01），其中80μg/mL石棉所致DNA链断裂为对照组的7倍．与未处理温石棉组相比，经3种化合物预处理的温石棉所致HEL细胞DNA链断裂均明显减少，其中用等量柠檬酸铝、混合稀土或亚硒酸钠处理过的石棉，其所致DNA链断裂分别降低了38.3％、61.5％、30.1％，这表明，用上述3种化合物预处理温石棉，有可能减轻温石棉对人类的致癌危害性．     

Development of a novel myconanomining approach for the recovery of agriculturally important elements from jarosite waste

In this study, an ecofriendly and economically viable waste management approach have been attempted towards the biosynthesis of agriculturally important nanoparticles from jarosite waste. Aspergillus terreus strain J4 isolated from jarosite(waste from Debari Zinc Smelter,Udaipur, India), showed good leaching efficiency along with nanoparticles(NPs) formation under ambient conditions. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM) confirmed the formation of NPs. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDX analysis) showed strong signals for zinc, iron, calcium and magnesium,with these materials being leached out. TEM analysis and high resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM) showed semi-quasi spherical particles having average size of 10‐50 nm. Thus, a novel biomethodology was developed using fungal cell-free extract for bioleaching and subsequently nanoconversion of the waste materials into nanostructured form. These biosynthesized nanoparticles were tested for their efficacy on seed emergence activity of wheat(Triticum aestivum) seeds and showed enhanced growth at concentration of 20 ppm. These nanomaterials are expected to enhance plant growth properties and being targeted as additives in soil fertility and crop productivity enhancement.     

青岛市完善循环经济产业链——解决历史遗留“五大废渣”难题

困扰青岛市的环境污染难题“五大渣”——铬渣、白泥、钢渣、粉煤灰、电石泥,通过发展循环经济,不但成功解决了污染问题,并且在钢厂、碱厂、化工厂、发电厂和建材厂之间,建立了以废物为纽带的具有青岛特色的跨行业、区域性的循环经济发展模式,为老工业基地的经济结构调整,落实青岛市战略发展规划打下了很好的基础。