Effect of manganese on the concentration of amino acids in different regions of the rat brain

Abstract

The present study was designed to determine if chronic exposure of weanlings and adult rats to Mn produces significant alterations in amino acid concentrations in different regions of the rat brain. Weanling (30 day old) and adult (90 day old) male rats were exposed to 10 and 20 mg Mn/kg body weight per day, by gavage, for 30 days. Forty‐ eight hours after the last dose, animals were sacrificed by decapitation and brains were dissected into different regions to determine the concentration of amino acids by HPLC/EC. A dose dependent decrease in body weight gain was found in the adult, but not in the weanling rats. Significant increases occurred in concentrations of aspartate, glutamate, glutamine, taurine and y‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the cerebellum of the adult rats dosed with 20 mg/kg per day, Mn. A significant decrease in the concentration of glutamine was observed in caudate nucleus and hippocampus of weanling rats dosed with 10 mg/kg, Mn. These data suggest that chronic Mn exposure can produce a decrease in body weight gain in adult rats and alterations in amino acids in different regions of weanling and adult rat brains.     

稻秆负荷与pH对稻秆厌氧发酵产酸系统启动过程的影响

为探讨稻秆负荷（即稻秆VS/污泥VSS）与发酵pH对稻秆厌氧发酵产酸系统启动过程产挥发性脂肪酸（VFAs）效果的影响,利用厌氧搅拌罐反应系统考察在不同的稻秆负荷（0.556、0.945、1.334和1.724 g/g）和不同的发酵pH（8.0、9.0和10.0）启动运行条件下的产酸性能,并分析了系统启动过程产酸与稻秆主要成分降解之间的关系。实验结果表明,VFAs浓度随稻秆负荷提高而增大,随发酵pH的升高而降低;发酵18 d时,发酵pH为9.0时,稻秆负荷1.334 g/g的产酸效果最好,VFAs浓度与稻秆产酸量分别为4 385.10 mg/L和2.19 gVFAs/g稻秆,此时半纤维素、纤维素和酸性洗涤木质素降解率分别为32.69%、22.53%和6.40%;稻秆负荷为0.945 g/g条件下,VFAs浓度在pH为8.0时达到最高值4 409.51 mg/L,此时稻秆降解量也最多,半纤维素、纤维素和酸性洗涤木质素降解率分别为28.60%、47.32%和22.69%。研究表明,稻秆负荷与发酵pH通过影响稻秆半纤维素、纤维素和木质素的降解影响稻秆厌氧发酵产酸的进程和效果。     

温度对木质纤维素水解与挥发性脂肪酸累积的影响

木质纤维素厌氧消化过程产生的挥发性脂肪酸（VFAs）可作为外加碳源投加到人工湿地,解决人工湿地反硝化碳源不足的问题,但温度对木质纤维素厌氧消化生产VFAs过程的影响还有待深入探明。考察上述木质纤维素厌氧消化过程中有机碳源、糖与VFAs的变化规律,试图探明温度（10-55℃）对木质纤维素水解与VFAs累积的影响。研究结果表明,温度升高对木质纤维素的水解具有促进作用,对VFAs产量的影响显著。35℃时是生物质发酵产酸的最优条件,VFAs累积量不仅最早（第10天）达到最高值154mgCOD／g生物质,而且碳源的数量和品质均达到较高的水平。     

生物过滤法处理低浓度有机废气的研究进展

介绍了生物过滤法处理低浓度有机废气的基本工艺流程,阐述了近年来国内外针对生物滤池性能影响因素的研究进展,包括微生物、填料、湿度、温度、pH和营养等,指出了各因素在生物滤池运行过程中的作用及存在问题,并对应用生物过滤技术的前景进行了分析。     

臭氧氧化苯乙烯有机气体性能及机制

采用臭氧高级氧化处理高浓度苯乙烯有机废气,研究了进气苯乙烯浓度、臭氧浓度、停留时间、O₃/C₈H₈摩尔比对苯乙烯去除效率的影响。研究结果表明,臭氧氧化能有效净化苯乙烯有机废气,苯乙烯去除效率可达66.6%。适宜运行条件为：停留时间为3.6 s,O₃/C₈H₈摩尔比为0.46。采用GC-MS分析臭氧氧化苯乙烯出口气样,研究结果表明,苯甲醛（C₆H₅CHO）和苯甲酸（C₆H₅COOH）为臭氧氧化苯乙烯的中间产物。臭氧高级氧化苯乙烯机制为苯乙烯气体被臭氧氧化为苯甲醛和苯甲酸,然后继续臭氧氧化为最终产物二氧化碳和水。     

焦化废水中COD、挥发酚和硫氰化物同步高效去除

采用两级膨胀颗粒污泥床(EGSB)反应器在微氧条件下处理焦化废水,考察了该工艺对焦化废水中挥发酚、硫氰化物、氰化物和COD的去除效果。研究结果表明,在进水流量为1 L/h,总水力停留时间(HRT)为24 h的条件下,两级EGSB反应器对COD的去除效果较好。稳定运行时,在进水挥发酚为56.8~185.1 mg/L、硫氰化物为287.1~539.9 mg/L、氰化物为0.17~0.72 mg/L的条件下,系统对其平均去除率分别为99.9%、96.8%和82.6%,出水挥发酚和氰化物均能达到《污水综合排放标准(GB8978-1996)》的一级标准。进水COD浓度在1 084~1 880 mg/L之间,平均去除率为76.9%,出水平均浓度为325 mg/L。     

Biodegradation kinetics and toxicity of vegetable oil triacylglycerols under aerobic conditions

The aerobic biodegradation of five triacylglycerols (TAGs), three liquids [triolein (OOO), trilinolein (LLL), and trilinolenin (LnLnLn)] and two solids [tripalmitin (PPP) and tristearin (SSS)] was studied in water. Respirometry tests were designed and conducted to determine the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) parameters of the compounds. In the case of the solid lipids, the degradation process was limited by their extremely non-polar nature. When added to water, PPP and SSS formed irregular clumps or gumballs, not a fine and uniform suspension required for the lipase activity. After 30 days, appreciable mineralization was not achieved; therefore, first-order biodegradation coefficients could not be determined. The bioavailability of the liquid TAGs was restricted due to the presence of double bonds in the fatty acids (FAs). An autoxidation process occurred in the allylic chains, resulting in the production of hydroperoxides. These compounds polymerized and became non-biodegradable. Nevertheless, the non-oxidized fractions were readily mineralized, and BOD rate constants were estimated by non-linear regression: LLL (k = 0.0061 h⁻¹) and LnLnLn (k = 0.0071 h⁻¹) were degraded more rapidly than OOO (k = 0.0025 h⁻¹). Lipids strongly partitioned to the biomass and, therefore, Microtox^® toxicity was not observed in the water column. However, EC₅₀ values (<15% sample volume) were measured in the solid phase.     

Reduced nitrogen has a greater effect than oxidised nitrogen on dry heathland vegetation

We investigated the effects of different ratios of reduced (NH4+) versus oxidised (NO3(-)) nitrogen in deposition on heathland and species-rich grassland vegetation at high nitrogen deposition levels in large mesocosms filled with nutrient-poor soils to which different NH4+/NO3(-) ratios were applied. The response of the forbs, Antennaria dioica, Arnica montana, Gentiana pneumonanthe, Thymus serpyllum, the grasses Danthonia decumbens, Deschampsia flexuosa, Nardus stricta and the shrub Calluna vulgaris was recorded. The forb A. dioica and the grass D.decumbens preferred low NH4+/NO3(-) ratios and were characterised by a negative correlation between NH4+/NO3(-) ratios and biomass and survival, whereas the grasses N. stricta and D. flexuosa showed no correlation with NH4+/NO3(-) ratios. Lime addition eliminated the negative effects of high NH4+ concentrations in deposition for A. dioica and the grass D. decumbens. The implications of these findings for heathland vegetations are discussed.     

表面活性剂促进污泥产酸及用于生物除磷的研究进展

表面活性剂可以提高污泥发酵产生的挥发性脂肪酸的产量。经过污泥水解发酵产生的挥发性脂肪酸,既能作为生物除磷系统所需的优质碳源,使城市污水达到稳定深度除磷的要求,又减少了剩余污泥对环境的污染。将城市污水厂污泥生物转化为挥发性有机酸并用于生物除磷,丰富了污水生物处理和污泥处理与资源化等研究内容。     

富勒烯的吸附性及其在大气挥发性有机物分析中的应用

富勒烯不含官能团,对挥发性有机物具有化学惰性,能在效地吸附ＶＯＣｓ,吸附ＶＯＣｓ气体后存放稳定,组分流失少,９种ｍｇ．ｌ＾－１级ＶＯＣｓ在富勒烯吸附管上的吸附突破体积为１４．８－４８．０Ｌ．ｇ＾－１,吸附－热脱附回收率在８６．５－１２３％之间。