Effect of common food preservatives on mycelial growth and spore germination of Fusarium oxysporum

Abstract

The growth and spore germination inhibition of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis‐cucumerinum by the common food additives: acetic acid, formic acid potassium sorbate, propionic acid, sorbic acid, and the fungistatic agent sec‐butylamine was examined in vitro. The inhibitory efficacy of these chemicals decreased in the following order: sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, propionic acid, acetic acid, sec‐butylamine and formic acid. At pH 6.4, the ED₅₀ value for mycelium growth was: 976 ppm for sorbic acid, 1292 ppm for potassium sorbate, 2435 ppm for propionic acid, 3805 ppm for acetic acid, 3962 ppm for sec butylamine and 4668 ppm for formic acid. The ED₅₀ value for spore germination was: 225 ppm for potassium sorbate, 1201 ppm for sorbic acid, 1402 ppm for propionic acid, 1600 ppm for sec‐butylamine, 1957 ppm for acetic acid and 2485 ppm for formic acid.     

不同工艺对含高浓度腐殖酸地下水处理的可行性

针对内蒙古农村地区高腐殖酸地下水的处理问题,分别对（pH调节）-PAC强化混凝、高锰酸钾预氧化／混凝、活性炭吸附／混凝、Fenton氧化等技术处理的可行性进行了研究,同时利用三维荧光和高效体积排阻色谱分析处理前后水中有机物的组成变化特征。有机分析结果显示,水中的有机物为腐殖酸类物质,分子量分别为1600和3500,腐殖酸类物质为水中色度的主要贡献者。原水PAC强化混凝、高锰酸钾预氧化／PAC混凝对有机物的去除效果不佳,处理前后水样DOC浓度无明显变化,而pH调节．PAC强化混凝、微米活性炭吸附和Fenton氧化均能有效去除有机物。将原水pH调节至6．5,经300mg／LPAC混凝后出水DOC降至5．99mg／L。活性炭投加量为0．6g／L时,DOC降至7．6mg／L,然后采用60mg／LPAC混凝出去高度分散而不易沉降的小颗粒活性炭。此外,当反应初始pH值为3,过氧化氢投加量为0．5％（v／v）,亚铁和双氧水摩尔比为0．05时,出水DOC降至5．6mg／L,氧化后有小分子有机物生成。     

Growth and photosynthetic responses to copper in wild grapevine

The present study evaluates the tolerance and accumulation potential of Vitis vinifera ssp. sylvestris under moderate and high external Cu levels. A greenhouse experiment was conducted in order to investigate the effects of a range of external Cu concentrations (0–23 mmol L⁻¹) on growth and photosynthetic performance by measuring gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and photosynthetic pigments. We also measured the total copper, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur, calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium and sodium concentrations in the plant tissues. All the experimental plants survived even with external Cu concentrations as high as 23 mmol L⁻¹ (1500 mg Cu L⁻¹), although the excess of metal resulted in a biomass reduction of 35%. The effects of Cu on growth were linked to a reduction in net photosynthesis, which may be related to the effect of the high concentration of the metal on photosynthetic electron transport. V. vinifera ssp. sylvestris survived with leaf Cu concentrations as high as 80 mg kg⁻¹ DW and growth parameters were unaffected by leaf tissue concentrations of 35 mg Cu kg⁻¹ DW. The results of our study indicate that plants of V. vinifera ssp. sylvestris from the studied population are more tolerant to Cu than the commercial varieties of grapevine that have been studied in the literature, and could constitute a basis for the genetic improvement of Cu tolerance in grapevine.     

Water quality parameters controlling the photodegradation of two herbicides in surface waters of the Columbia Basin,Washington

The water quality parameters nitrate-nitrogen, dissolved organic carbon, and suspended solids were correlated with photodegradation rates of the herbicides atrazine and 2,4-D in samples collected from four sites in the Columbia River Basin, Washington, USA. Surface water samples were collected in May, July, and October 2010 and analyzed for the water quality parameters. Photolysis rates for the two herbicides in the surface water samples were then evaluated under a xenon arc lamp. Photolysis rates of atrazine and 2,4-D were similar with rate constants averaging 0.025 h⁻¹ for atrazine and 0.039 h⁻¹ for 2,4-D. Based on multiple regression analysis, nitrate-nitrogen was the primary predictor of photolysis for both atrazine and 2,4-D, with dissolved organic carbon also a predictor for some sites. However, at sites where suspended solids concentrations were elevated, photolysis rates of the two herbicides were controlled by the suspended solids concentration. The results of this research provide a basis for evaluating and predicting herbicide photolysis rates in shallow surface waters.     

The effect of EDDS and citrate on the uptake of lead in hydroponically grown Matthiola flavida

Root and shoot lead concentrations and the impact of chelating agents on these were investigated in two populations of the novel metallophyte Matthiola flavida. Plants were exposed in hydroponics to Pb(NO₃)₂, supplied alone, or in combination with citric acid, or EDDS. When supplied at concentrations expected to bind about 95% of the Pb in a solution containing 1-μM Pb (1000 μM citrate or 3.1 μM EDDS, respectively), the root and shoot Pb concentrations were dramatically lowered, in comparison with a 1-μM free ionic Pb control exposure. A 1-mM EDDS + 1-μM Pb treatment decreased the plants’ Pb concentrations further, even to undetectable levels in one population. At 100 μM Pb in a 1-mM EDDS-amended solution the Pb concentration increased strongly in shoots, but barely in roots, in comparison with the 1-μM Pb + 1-mM EDDS treatment, without causing toxicity symptoms. Further increments of the Pb concentration in the 1-mM EDDS-amended solution, i.e. to 800 and 990 μM, caused Pb hyperaccumulation, both in roots and in shoots, associated with a complete arrest of root growth and foliar necrosis. M. flavida seemed to be devoid of constitutive mechanisms for uptake of Pb-citrate or Pb-EDDS complexes. Hyperaccumulation of Pb-EDDS occurred only at high exposure levels. Pb-EDDS was toxic, but is much less so than free Pb. Free EDDS did not seem to be toxic at the concentrations tested.     

几种氨氮水质在线自动监测仪比较

氨氮水质自动分析仪已在我国水质监测中得到广泛的应用,本文介绍了水体中氨氮自动监测分析仪器和不同的分析方法,对目前市场上占有率较大的仪器类型进行了比较,并指出了目前氨氮水质分析仪存在的问题,提出了建议。     

海泡石活化废酸复合絮凝剂处理印染废水的研究

利用海泡石酸活化所产生废液的特性,制备一种处理印染废水的新型复合絮凝剂。通过实验,分析了印染废水的pH值﹑海泡石废酸复合絮凝剂的投加剂量及静置时间对处理印染废水效果,并且在相同实验条件下与硫酸铁及海泡石原矿处理印染废水分别做了对比实验。实验结果表明:海泡石活化废酸复合絮凝剂处理印染废水能取得良好的效果。     

背角无齿蚌AwPrx4A基因克隆及在PFOS和PFOA胁迫下的表达分析

硫氧化蛋白过氧化物酶(Prx)可以将过氧化氢、有机过氧化物和过氧化合物分别转化为水、乙醇和亚硝酸盐,是机体一种重要的抗氧化蛋白。为了探讨全氟辛烷磺酸(PFOS)和全氟辛酸(PFOA)对背角无齿蚌的胁迫效应,背角无齿蚌随机分为对照组、PFOS处理组和PFOA处理组;同时克隆出AwPrx4A全基因序列,分析PFOS和PFOA对AwPrx4A表达的影响。背角无齿蚌AwPrx4A cDNA全长由958个核苷酸组成,包含1个120 bp的5’非编码区,1个412 bp的3’非编码区和1个426 bp的开放阅读框,开放阅读框为由142个氨基酸组成的多肽链。PFOS和PFOA对背角无齿蚌的LC50分别为28.388和192.083 mg·L~(-1)。与对照组相比,浓度6.25、12.5、25、50和100 mg·L~(-1)的PFOS处理后,实验观察过程中肝胰腺中AwPrx4A mRNA水平分别增加了18.75%、2.85倍(P 0.05)、5.08倍(P 0.01)、5.52倍(P 0.01)和6.77倍(P 0.01)以上。与对照组相比,浓度50、100、200、400和800 mg·L~(-1)的PFOA处理后,实验观察过程中肝胰腺AwPrx4A mRNA水平分别增加了20.83%、2.21倍(P 0.01)、2.25倍(P 0.01)、3.19倍(P 0.01)和5.64倍(P 0.01)以上。与对照组相比,PFOS和PFOA处理后鳃中AwPrx4A mRNA水平分别增加了61.61%(P 0.05)和59.59%(P 0.05)以上。与对照组相比,PFOS和PFOA处理后血淋巴中AwPrx4A mRNA水平分别增加了47.42%和20.61%以上。结果表明,PFOS和PFOA处理对背角无齿蚌AwPrx4A表达具有明显的诱导作用,其原因与对抗PFOS和PFOA的胁迫效应有关。     

固体超强酸和金属氧化物类催化剂上CH4-SCR还原NOx研究进展

由于还原剂甲烷价廉易得,甲烷选择性催化还原NOx（简称CH4-SCR）被认为是最有潜力替代NH3-SCR的催化还原技术。现有的CH4-SCR催化剂中,分子筛类催化剂因催化活性高而被广泛研究,但由于其水热稳定性不好,使得非分子筛负载的催化剂成为近年来的研究热点,其中主要包括固体超强酸和氧化物两大类。综述了这两类催化体系在催化活性、反应机理及掺杂改性等方面的研究现状,比较了各种催化剂的优缺点,并对CH4-SCR的发展前景进行了展望。     

B,N和Ce共掺杂TiO_2催化剂光催化活性研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备出B,N和Ce共掺杂TiO2光催化剂,并用XRD、SEM等表征了其结构特征。以酸性大红染料溶液的光催化降解为探针反应,考察了制备条件对共掺杂TiO2催化剂活性的影响。结果表明,在400℃,当B,N和Ce的原子比为1∶2∶0.1,焙烧3 h时,光催化剂活性最大,大红染料的降解率达到98%。