不同季节温升条件下余氯对桡足类的毒性

为探明桡足类对滨海电厂冷却水中余氯的忍受能力,在各季节于室内对采自乐清湾的12种桡足类进行30 min不同升温幅度(△T)(0、4.0、8.0、12.0℃)下的余氯胁迫,观察桡足类在24h后的死亡率,用概率单位法计算其余氯半致死浓度(Median lethal concentration,LC50).结果表明各季节桡足类余氯LC50随△T增大而显著降低(P＜0.001),且.多数种类呈显著线性回归关系(P＜0.05).对于哲水蚤目桡足类,余氯LC50随其粒径增大而升高.同一种桡足类在相同△T下,随适应水温升高,余氯LC50显著降低(P＜0.01).亚热带海区夏季自然水温较高,冷却系统轻微的升温即可加剧余氯对其的毒性.若以LC50×0.5来确定桡足类余氯安全浓度,则春、秋、冬季暴露时间≤30 min、△T≤12.0℃时,其余氯安全浓度分别为0.21-0.86 mg/L、0.26-0.86 mg/L、0.32-4.55 mg/L;夏季暴露时间≤30 min、△T≤8.0℃时,其余氯安全浓度为0.15-0.41 mg/L.当前电厂加氯浓度偏高对冷却水中桡足类造成较大影响,但排出水中余氯对其影响不大.基于生态安全考虑,根据对余氯较敏感的小型桡足类在不同季节下的余氯安全浓度,建议亚热带滨海电厂夏季余氯排放浓度不超过0.15 mg/L,其余季节不超过0.20 mg/L.     

两种桡足类短期热冲击的高起始致死温度值

于2007年4月研究了亚热带海域近海种桡足类中华哲水蚤(Calanus sinicus Brodsky)和真刺唇角水蚤(Labidocera euchaeta Giesbrecht)在不同驯化温度下热冲击15、30、45 min后的24 h高起始致死温度(upper incipient lethal temperature,24-h UILT50).结果表明:(1)在相同驯化温度下,两种桡足类短期热冲击24-h UILT50随暴露时间的延长而降低;(2)在相同暴露时间下,两种桡足类短期热冲击24-h UILT50随驯化温度的上升均有不同程度的上升,但这种升高的趋势会随驯化温度的上升而变缓,且趋于一固定值后不再上升;(3)中华哲水蚤在暴露时间为15、30、45 min的24 h最高起始致死温度(ultimate upper incipient lethal temperature,24-h UUILT50)分别为31.7、31.0、30.3℃,真刺唇角水蚤在暴露15、30、45 min时的24-h UUILT50分别为36.5、36.0、35.4℃;(4)在相同驯化温度和暴露时间条件下,真刺唇角水蚤对短期热冲击的耐受性显著强于中华哲水蚤.     

海洋桡足类的热耐受性

为了探明热排放对近海生态的影响,选用我国东海近海主要桡足类,采用热升温实验方法对其半致死温度进行研究.结果表明,不同生物在相同适温条件下和同种生物在不同适温条件下的热耐受能力均存在差异.自然适应水温为13.5 ℃,中华哲水蚤(Calanus sinicus)和细巧华哲水蚤(Sinocalanus tenellus)的24 h半致死温度值分别为26.9 ℃和25.4 ℃;自然适应水温为14.2 ℃,中华异水蚤(Acartiella sinensis)和近缘大眼剑水蚤(Corycaeus affinis)的24 h半致死温度值分别为26.7 ℃和30.5 ℃;自然适应水温为28.0 ℃,背针胸刺水蚤(Centropages dorsispinatus)、强额拟哲水蚤(Paracalanus crassirostris)、刺尾纺锤水蚤(Acartia spinicauda)和尖额真猛水蚤(Euterpina acutifrons)的24 h半致死温度值分别为34.0 ℃、34.3 ℃、35.7 ℃和36.0 ℃.细巧华哲水蚤在自然适应水温分别为13.5 ℃和23.5 ℃下的24 h半致死温度值为25.4 ℃和33.0 ℃.     

滨海电厂温排水对浮游动物分布的影响

为了评估滨海电厂温排水对浮游动物的影响程度,选择了运营多年的浙江嘉兴电厂邻近海域,于2006年5月大、小潮期间进行了浮游动物分布现状调查,并选取东海近海常见浮游动物优势种中华哲水蚤(Calanus sinicus)、细巧华哲水蚤(Sinocalanus tenellus)、中华异水蚤(Acartiella sinensis)和近缘大眼剑水蚤(Corycaeus affinis)进行了24h半致死温度的耐热性实验.结果表明:调查海域共鉴定出浮游动物26种,其中大潮期间22种,小潮期间23种,主要为近岸低盐类群,优势种为虫肢歪水蚤(Tortanus vermiculus)、真刺唇角水蚤(Labidorcera euchaeta)等;浮游动物生物量虽呈近岸低、离岸高的分布状态,但密度相对均匀;长额刺糠虾(Acanthomysis longirostris)和仔鱼决定着调查海域生物量的分布特征,虫肢歪水蚤和真刺唇角水蚤则决定着密度的分布特征;实验结果证明,浮游动物有较高的热耐受力,7℃温升范围内4种实验物种均无个体死亡;滨海电厂温排水对排水口附近活动能力强、质量大的浮游动物种类的分布有较大影响,对活动能力弱的中、小型浮游动物种类分布几乎没有影响.     

温度驯化对高体鳑鲏热耐受及低氧耐受能力的影响

为了考察温度驯化对鱼类热耐受及低氧耐受能力的影响,以高体鳑鲏(Rhodeus ocellatus)为对象,分别在15、20和25℃条件下驯化14 d,随后在不同驯化温度下测定其温度和低氧耐受指标。结果表明:高体鳑鲏的临界高温(CTmax)和致死高温(LTmax)随驯化温度的升高而上升,临界低温(CTmin)和致死低温(LTmin)随驯化温度的降低而下降,说明高体鳑鲏的热耐受性具有温度依赖性;高体鳑鲏在各驯化温度下的温度耐受幅分别为29.34、30.18和28.01℃;高体鳑鲏的低温驯化反应率在15~20℃和20~25℃的驯化温度范围分别为0.23和0.87,说明高体鳑鲏的低温耐受能力在高温段具有更高的温度敏感性;而高温驯化反应率在不同温度范围差别不大(0.40和0.44);高体鳑鲏失去平衡氧压则随着驯化温度的升高而上升,表明温度上升降低了高体鳑鲏的低氧耐受能力。     

鼎突多刺蚁热适应及运动行为的热依赖性

将鼎突多刺蚁(Polyrhachis vicina)分别置于15、20、25和30℃的恒温恒湿培养箱内,对其热适应及运动行为的热依赖性进行了研究。驯化2周后,采用温度梯度仪测量其热适应参数,并选用停顿频率(PF)、疾跑速度(SS)和最大持续运动距离(MDCCL)来衡量其运动能力。结果表明,驯化温度对鼎突多刺蚁的热适应和运动行为有极显著影响(P<0.01)。最适温度(PT)、临界低温(CLT)、临界高温(CHT)随驯化温度(AT)的升高而增大,最终适温为30.54℃,临界低温不低于3℃,临界高温不高于45℃;经过高温驯化的鼎突多刺蚁的运动能力显著大于经过低温驯化的个体运动能力,驯化温度与疾跑速度、最大持续运动距离呈显著的正相关,而与停顿频率呈极显著的负相关。     

雄性山地麻蜥选择体温、热耐受性及温度对食物同化和运动表现的影响

研究了捕自安徽宿州的成年雄性山地麻蜥 (Eremiasbrenchleyi)选择体温、热耐受性、温度对食物同化和运动表现的影响。结果显示 :①选择体温、临界高温和临界低温的平均值分别为 33 7、 43 6和 3 3℃。②环境温度在 2 6～ 38℃时 ,对山地麻蜥食物通过时间、摄食量、表观消化系数 (ADC)、同化效率 (AE)和运动表现有显著的影响 ;在 2 6～ 30℃时食物通过时间随温度升高而缩短 ,超过 30℃则随温度升高而延长 ;在 2 6和 2 8℃时 ,摄食量、ADC和AE均小于更高温度的对应值。③体温在 19～ 34℃ ,蜥蜴的疾跑速随体温上升而加快 ,31和 34℃时最快 ,超过 34℃后随体温升高而减慢 ;31和 34℃时的持续运动距离最长 ,超过 36℃后随体温升高而显著缩短 ,但体温 19～ 36℃蜥蜴的持续运动距离无显著差异 ;19～ 34℃蜥蜴的跑道停顿次数较少 ,无显著差异 ,超过 34℃后显著增加。     

南方鲇幼鱼的热耐受特征

为了研究不同驯化温度对南方鲇（Silurus meridionalis Chen）幼鱼热耐受性特征的影响,在水温为10 ℃、20 ℃和30 ℃的条件下,对南方鲇幼鱼（（16.9±0.3）g）进行2周的驯化,以1 ℃·h^-1的变温速率连续观测实验鱼的耐受温度,各驯化温度下的最大临界温度（CT_max）、最大致死温度（LT_max）、最小临界温度（CT_min）和最小致死温度(LT_min）分别为3413 ℃、3822 ℃、39.41 ℃;34.84 ℃、38.63 ℃、39.53 ℃;4.88 ℃、5.90 ℃、9.80 ℃;4.12 ℃、5.03 ℃、8.29 ℃。结果表明：最大临界温度和最大致死温度随驯化温度的升高而增大,最小临界温度和最小致死温度随驯化温度的降低而减小;经计算,南方鲇幼鱼在各驯化温度下的温度耐受幅分别为29.25 ℃、32.32 ℃和29.61 ℃;在10 ℃～20 ℃的驯化温度范围内高、低温驯化反应率分别为0.41和0.12,而在20 ℃～30 ℃驯化温度范围内高、低温驯化反应率分别为0.10和0.39;热耐受区域面积为617.5 ℃²;证明南方鲇幼鱼的热耐受性明显有赖于驯化温度。     

孵育温度对虾蟹幼体质量影响的初步研究

研究了亲体催产、幼体孵化和幼体培养温度对斑节对虾和中华绒螯蟹胚胎及早期幼体生长发育的影响．在实验温度（中华绒螯蟹,17～21℃;斑节对虾,26～30℃）范围内,胚胎及幼体的生长发育随温度升高而加快,但幼体的大小和蜕皮变态存活率随温度升高而降低．虾蟹幼体孵育的温度效应决定于亲体催产温度及升温方式、幼体孵化温度和培养温度．着重探讨了孵育温度等环境条件对幼体质量的影响,并提出从虾蟹胚胎和幼体发育期间能量代谢和物质代谢等途径开展进一步研究．     

藻类种类和浓度对中华哲水蚤(Calanus sinicus)摄食和消化酶活性的影响

通过饵料浓度差法在实验条件下研究了不同浓度的金藻、三角褐指藻和巴夫藻对中华哲水蚤(Calanus sinicus)摄食和消化酶活性的影响,结果表明:不同藻类和浓度对中华哲水蚤的摄食有明显的影响.(1)中华哲水蚤对3种饵料藻的摄食存在一饱和浓度,低于饱和浓度,摄食率随着食物浓度的增加而增加;高于饱和浓度,摄食率呈下降趋势.实验浓度下,中华哲水蚤对金藻、三角褐指藻和巴夫藻的最大摄食率分别为4664、6021 cells ml-1和4524 cells ml-1.滤水率随着食物浓度的增加而呈单一性的下降.(2)中华哲水蚤消化酶活性随藻类种类和浓度的变化而变化.不同藻类和浓度下,昆布多糖酶活性都明显高于麦芽糖酶和纤维二糖酶的活性,而麦芽糖酶活性又稍高于纤维二糖酶的活性.不同藻类喂养条件下,中华哲水蚤3种消化酶的活性发生了不同程度的变化,以巴夫藻喂养时酶活性稍高.     

Comparative chlorine and temperature tolerance of the oyster Crassostrea madrasensis: implications for cooling system fouling

Crassostrea madrasensis is an important fouling oyster in tropical industrial cooling water systems. C. madrasensis individuals attach to surfaces by cementing one of their two valves to the substratum. Therefore, oyster fouling creates more problems than mussel fouling in the cooling conduits of power stations, because unlike the latter, the shell of the former remains attached to the substratum even after the death of the animal. However, there are no published reports on the tolerance of this species to chlorination and heat treatment. The mortality pattern and physiological behaviour (oxygen consumption and filtration rate) of three size groups (13 mm, 44 mm and 64 mm mean shell length) of C. madrasensis were studied at different residual chlorine concentrations (0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3 to 5 mg 1-1) and temperatures (30 degrees C to 45 degrees C). The effect of shell size (= age) on C. madrasensis mortality in the presence of chlorine and taking into account temperature was significant, with the largest size group oysters showing highest resistance. At 1 mg l-1 residual chlorine, the 13 mm and 64 mm size group oysters, took 504 h (21 d) and 744 h (31 d), respectively to reach 100% mortality. At 39 degrees C, the 13 mm size group oysters took 218 min to reach 100% mortality, whereas the 64 mm size group oysters took 325 min. The oxygen consumption and filtration rate of C. madrasensis showed progressive reduction with increasing residual chlorine concentrations. However, the filtration rate and oxygen consumption responses of C. madrasensis were not significantly different between 30 degrees C (control) and 37.5 degrees C. There was a sharp decrease in the filtration rate and oxygen consumption at 38.5 degrees C. A comparison of the present mortality data with previous reports on other bivalves suggests that the chlorine tolerance of C. madrasensis lies in between that of Perna viridis and Perna perna, while its temperature tolerance is significantly higher than that of the other two bivalve species. However, in power station heat exchangers, where simultaneous chlorine and thermal stresses are existent, C. madrasensis may have an edge over other common foulants, because of its high temperature tolerance.     

Persistent sub-lethal chlorine exposure augments temperature induced immunosuppression in Cyprinus carpio advanced fingerlings

Apart from increased temperature, thermal effluents discharged through cooling systems of nuclear power plants may often contain chlorine (used against bio-fouling), which may affect the immune status of fish. Therefore, a 28-day trial was undertaken to delineate the effect of high temperature and a persistent sub-lethal chlorine exposure on immunomodulation in Cyprinus carpio advanced fingerlings. Fish were acclimated to four different temperatures (26, 31, 33 and 36 degrees C) and maintained for 30 days in two different groups. One group was exposed to persistent chlorine (0.1mgL(-1)) and was compared with their respective temperature control groups (without chlorine exposure). Expression of heat shock proteins (hsp 70) was tested in muscle after 28 days using Western blotting. Haematological parameters (erythrocyte count, leucocyte count, haemoglobin), serum parameters (total protein, albumin, globulin, A/G ratio) and respiratory burst activity were tested to assess immuno-competence of C. carpio in response to temperature and chlorine exposure. Results indicated that hsp 70 was induced at 36 degrees C in temperature control groups but not in their respective temperatures in the presence of chlorine. Haematological parameters such as haemoglobin, erythrocyte and leucocyte counts appeared depressed in chlorine treated groups as compared to their respective temperature control groups. Serum protein and globulin were affected due to chlorine exposure at different acclimation temperatures. A decrease in NBT activity was recorded in chlorine treated groups as compared to their respective temperature control groups. Overall results indicate that increasing acclimation temperatures alters the immune status of C. carpio advanced fingerlings and persistent sub-lethal exposure to chlorine augments this temperature induced immunosuppression.     

Comparative assessment of chlorine, heat, ozone, and UV light for killing Legionella pneumophila within a model plumbing system.

Nosocomial Legionnaires disease can be acquired by exposure to the organism from the hospital water distribution system. As a result, many hospitals have instituted eradication procedures, including hypercholorination and thermal eradication. We compared the efficacy of ozonation, UV light, hyperchlorination, and heat eradication using a model plumbing system constructed of copper piping, brass spigots, Plexiglas reservoir, electric hot water tank, and a pump. Legionella pneumophila was added to the system at 10(7) CFU/ml. Each method was tested under three conditions; (i) nonturbid water at 25 degrees C, (ii) turbid water at 25 degrees C, and (iii) nonturbid water at 43 degrees C. UV light and heat killed L. pneumophila most rapidly and required minimal maintenance. Both UV light and heat (60 degrees C) produced a 5 log kill in less than 1 h. In contrast, both chlorine and ozone required 5 h of exposure to produce a 5 log decrease. Neither turbidity nor the higher temperature of 43 degrees C impaired the efficacy of any of the disinfectant methods. Surprisingly, higher temperature enhanced the disinfecting efficacy of chlorine. However, higher temperature accelerated the decomposition of the chlorine residual such that an additional 120% volume of chlorine was required. All four methods proved efficacious in eradicating L. pneumophila from a model plumbing system.     

Comparative assessment of chlorine, heat, ozone, and UV light for killing Legionella pneumophila within a model plumbing system

Nosocomial Legionnaires disease can be acquired by exposure to the organism from the hospital water distribution system. As a result, many hospitals have instituted eradication procedures, including hypercholorination and thermal eradication. We compared the efficacy of ozonation, UV light, hyperchlorination, and heat eradication using a model plumbing system constructed of copper piping, brass spigots, Plexiglas reservoir, electric hot water tank, and a pump. Legionella pneumophila was added to the system at 10(7) CFU/ml. Each method was tested under three conditions; (i) nonturbid water at 25 degrees C, (ii) turbid water at 25 degrees C, and (iii) nonturbid water at 43 degrees C. UV light and heat killed L. pneumophila most rapidly and required minimal maintenance. Both UV light and heat (60 degrees C) produced a 5 log kill in less than 1 h. In contrast, both chlorine and ozone required 5 h of exposure to produce a 5 log decrease. Neither turbidity nor the higher temperature of 43 degrees C impaired the efficacy of any of the disinfectant methods. Surprisingly, higher temperature enhanced the disinfecting efficacy of chlorine. However, higher temperature accelerated the decomposition of the chlorine residual such that an additional 120% volume of chlorine was required. All four methods proved efficacious in eradicating L. pneumophila from a model plumbing system.     

Comparative chlorine and temperature tolerance of the oyster crassostrea madrasensis: Implications for cooling system fouling

Crassostrea madrasensis is an important fouling oyster in tropical industrial cooling water systems. C. madrasensis individuals attach to surfaces by cementing one of their two valves to the substratum. Therefore, oyster fouling creates more problems than mussel fouling in the cooling conduits of power stations, because unlike the latter, the shell of the former remains attached to the substratum even after the death of the animal. However, there are no published reports on the tolerance of this species to chlorination and heat treatment. The mortality pattern and physiological behaviour (oxygen consumption and filtration rate) of three size groups (13 mm, 44 mm and 64 mm mean shell length) of C. madrasensis were studied at different residual chlorine concentrations (0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 2, 3 to 5 mg l^{m 1}) and temperatures (30°C to 45°C). The effect of shell size (=age) on C. madrasensis mortality in the presence of chlorine and taking into account temperature was significant, with the largest size group oysters showing highest resistance. At 1 mg l^{m 1} residual chlorine, the 13 mm and 64 mm size group oysters took 504 h (21 d) and 744 h (31 d), respectively to reach 100% mortality. At 39°C, the 13 mm size group oysters took 218 min to reach 100% mortality, whereas the 64 mm size group oysters took 325 min. The oxygen consumption and filtration rate of C. madrasensis showed progressive reduction with increasing residual chlorine concentrations. However, the filtration rate and oxygen consumption responses of C. madrasensis were not significantly different between 30°C (control) and 37.5°C. There was a sharp decrease in the filtration rate and oxygen consumption at 38.5°C. A comparison of the present mortality data with previous reports on other bivalves suggests that the chlorine tolerance of C. madrasensis lies in between that of Perna viridis and Perna perna, while its temperature tolerance is significantly higher than that of the other two bivalve species. However, in power station heat exchangers, where simultaneous chlorine and thermal stresses are existent, C. madrasensis may have an edge over other common foulants, because of its high temperature tolerance.     

Tolerance of copepods to short-term thermal stress caused by coastal power stations

The tolerance of marine copepods to short-term thermal stress was measured by the median lethal temperature (LT₅₀) tests in laboratory. Experiments on LT₅₀ of copepods from different acclimation and acclimatization conditions collected from the Yueqing Bay were carried out under heat exposure for 15, 30 and 45 min. The LT₅₀ of copepods decreased with increasing exposure time but increased with rising acclimation and acclimatization temperatures. However, the differences in copepod LT₅₀ decreased with rising acclimatization temperatures, which suggested that entrained copepod mortality increased with raised water temperature due to the acute thermal stress of coastal power stations. Results also revealed that the thermal tolerance of Labidocera euchaeta was much higher than that of Calanus sinicus in spring. The thermal tolerances of different copepod species in summer were in the order, Pseudodiaptomus marinus, Acartia spinicauda, Acartia pacifica and L. euchaeta.     

Absence of selective brain cooling in unrestrained baboons exposed to heat

To test whether baboons are capable of implementing selective brain cooling, we measured, every 5 min, the temperature in their hypothalamus, carotid arterial bloodstream, and abdominal cavity. The baboons were unrestrained and exposed to 22 degrees C for 7 days and then to a cyclic environment with 15 degrees C at night and 35 degrees C during the day for a further 7 days. During the latter 7 days some of the baboons also were exposed to radiant heat during the day. For three days, during heat exposure, water was withheld. At no time was the hypothalamus cooler than carotid arterial blood, despite brain temperatures above 40 degrees C. With little variation, the hypothalamus was consistently 0.5 degrees C warmer than arterial blood. At high body temperatures, the hypothalamus was sometimes cooler than the abdomen. Abdominal temperature was more variable than arterial blood and tended to exceed arterial blood temperature at higher body temperatures. Hypothalamic temperature cooler than a warm abdomen is not evidence for selective brain cooling. In species that can implement selective brain cooling, the brain is most likely to be cooler than carotid arterial blood when an animal is hyperthermic, during heat exposure, and also dehydrated and undisturbed by human presence. When we exposed baboons to high ambient temperatures while they were water deprived and undisturbed, they never implemented selective brain cooling. We conclude that baboons cannot implement selective brain cooling and can find no convincing evidence that any primate species can do so.     

余氯对水生生物的影响

氯是滨河、滨海企业冷却水常用的防治污损生物的处理剂。总结近年来国内外氯在企业冷却水中的应用、氯对浮游植物、浮游动物、贝类、鱼类等影响的研究成果,为制定冷却水余氯排放标准和水产养殖的合理布局提供了参考,针对我国大量滨海电厂即将建立的现状,分析了余氯研究在中国海域研究的不足,提出了氯对我国海洋生物影响不同层面的研究方向。认为氯对生物种群的毒性,氯对生物群落组成、结构和生态演替的影响,以及减轻或避免余氯污染的对策是需要进一步解决的科学问题。     

Effects of acclimation temperature on thermal tolerance and membrane phospholipid composition in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster

Adaptative responses of ectothermic organisms to thermal variation typically involve the reorganization of membrane glycerophospholipids (GPLs) to maintain membrane function. We investigated how acclimation at 15, 20 and 25 degrees C during preimaginal development influences the thermal tolerance and the composition of membrane GPLs in adult Drosophila melanogaster. Long-term cold survival was significantly improved by low acclimation temperature. After 60 h at 0 degrees C, more than 80% of the 15 degrees C-acclimated flies survived while none of the 25 degrees C-acclimated flies survived. Cold shock tolerance (1h at subzero temperatures) was also slightly better in the cold acclimated flies. LT50 shifted down by ca 1.5 degrees C in 15 degrees C-acclimated flies in comparison to those acclimated at 25 degrees C. In contrast, heat tolerance was not influenced by acclimation temperature. Low temperature acclimation was associated with the increase in proportion of ethanolamine (from 52.7% to 58.5% in 25 degrees C-acclimated versus 15 degrees C-acclimated flies, respectively) at the expense of choline in GPLs. Relatively small, but statistically significant changes in lipid molecular composition were observed with decreasing acclimation temperature. In particular, the proportions of glycerophosphoethanolamines with linoleic acid (18:2) at the sn-2 position increased. No overall change in the degree of fatty acid unsaturation was observed. Thus, cold tolerance but not heat tolerance was influenced by preimaginal acclimation temperature and correlated with the changes in GPL composition in membranes of adult D. melanogaster.