红树林细菌Rhodococcus ruber1K降解邻苯二甲酸二丁酯的研究

A di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP)degrading bacterium Rhodococcus ruber was isolated from mangrove soil,and its degrading characteristics were studied.The results showed that the bacterium could grow well on the substrate with DBP as the sole source of carbon and energy,and the DBP of 50 mg稬^-1 could be completely degraded after 48 h.Under aerobic condition,the tentative pathway proposed for DBP degradation was through monoester initially,then phthalic acid,and finally CO₂ and H₂O.     

Comparative effects of insecticides with different mechanisms of action on Chrysoperla externa （Neuroptera＂ Chrysopidae）＂ Lethal,sublethal and dose-response effects

The comprehensive knowledge that the delayed systemic and reproduction side effects can be even more deleterious than acute toxicity, has caused a shift in focus toward sublethal effects assessment on physiology and behavior of beneficial insects. In this study, we assessed the risks posed by some insecticides with different mode of action through lethal and delayed systemic sublethal effects on the pupation, adult emergence, and repro- duction of the chrysopid Chrysoperla externa （Hagen, 1861; Neuroptera： Chrysopidae）, an important predator in pest biological control. The maximum field recommended dose （MFRD） and twice （2xMFRD） for chlorantraniliprole, tebufenozide, and pyriproxyfen were harmless to C. externa. In contrast, all the tested chitin synthesis inhibitors （CSIs） were highly detrimental to the predator, despite of their lack of acute lethal toxicity. There- fore, the safety assumed by using IGRs toward beneficial insects is not valid for chrysopids. Dose-response data showed that although all CSIs have a similar mechanism of action, the relative extent of toxicity may differ （novaluron 〉 lufenuron 〉 teflubenzuron）. For CSIs, the delayed systemic effects became obvious at adult emergence, where the predicted no observable effect dose （NOED） was 1/2 048 of the MFRD for novaluron （0.085 ng/insect）, and 1/256 of the MFRD for both lufenuron （0.25 ng/insect） and teflubenzuron （0.6 ng/insect）. Finally, this work emphasized the significance of performing toxicity risk assessments with an adequate posttreatment period to avoid underestimating the toxicities of insecticides, as the acute lethal toxicity assays may not provide accurate information regarding the long-range effects of hazardous compounds.     

铅和镉污染对大羽藓生理特性的影响

This paper dealt with the effects of ²⁺,²⁺ and their combined pollution on the contents of chlorophyll,potassium and calcium in Thuidium cymbifolium.The results showed that except at 0.1 mg ²⁺稬^-1,the chlorophyll content decreased with increasing ²⁺ and ²⁺ concentrations,which was 18% of the control at 100 mg ²⁺稬^-1,and decreased by 48.6% at 200 mg ²⁺稬^-1.The potassium and calcium contents also decreased with increasing pollutants concentrations,being decreased by 61.1% at 100 mg ²⁺稬^-1.²⁺ had a stronger toxicity than ²⁺,and the toxicity of their combined pollution was stronger than that of each pollutant.²⁺ could increase the toxicity of ²⁺.     

Toxicity of Fluoranthene and Its Biodegradation by Cyclotella caspia Alga

Fluoranthene Is one of the polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons with four benzene rings. Because of Its toxicity, mutagenlclty, and carclnogenlclty, fluoranthene Is on the black lists of 129 and 68 priority pollutants established by US Environmental Protection Agency and the People＇s Republic of China, respectively. In recent years, the amount of fluoranthene In the aquatic environment has been Increasing with Increases In anthropogenlc discharge. Based on the biological investigation of tidal water In the Futlan mangrove, Cycioteila ~aspla was selected as the dominant algal species to determine the toxicity of fluoranthene towards C. caspla alga and to Investigate the blodegradatlon of fluoranthene by C. caspla under pure culture. The toxicity experiment showed that the 96-h EC50 value for fluoranthene was 0.2 mg/mL. Four parameters, namely C. caspla algal growth rate, chlorophyll （Chl） a content, cell morphology, and superoxlde dlsmutase （SOD） activity, were chosen as Indices of toxicity and were measured at 6 d （144 h）. The results showed that： （Ⅰ） the toxicity of fluoranthene towards C. caspla alga was obvious; （Ⅱ） C. caspla algal growth rate and Chl a content decreased with Increasing concentrations of fluoranthene; and （Ⅲ） the rate of cell deformation and SOD activity Increased with Increasing concentrations of fluoranthene. The blodegradatlon experiment showed that： （Ⅰ） the rate of physical degradation of fluoranthene was only 5.86%; （Ⅱ） the rate of blodegradatlon of fluoranthene on the 1st and 6th days （l.e. at 24 and 144 h） was approximately 35% and 85%, respectively; and （Ⅲ） the blodegradatlon capability of C. caspla alga towards fluoranthene was high. It is suggested that further Investigations on the toxicity of fluoranthene towards algae, as well as on algal blodegradatlon mechanisms, are of great Importance to use C. caspla as a biological treatment species In an organic wastewater treatment system.     

Use of a dietary exposure system for screening of insecticidal compounds for their toxicity to the planthopper Laodelphax striatellus

We developed a dietary exposure assay for screening insecticidal compounds for their toxicity and for assessing the side effects of insecticidal proteins produced by genetically engineered （GE） plants on the planthopper Laodelphax striatellus Fallen. The fitness bioassay confirmed that the diet fulfills the requirements to be used in the dietary exposure system. To validate the efficacy of the dietary exposure system, nymphs of L. striatellus were fed diets treated with different concentrations of an inorganic stomach poison, potassium arsenate （PA）, or a cysteine protease inhibitor, E-64. The results showed that with increasing concentrations of E-64, the larval development time was prolonged, the adult weight was reduced and the survival rate of L. striatellus was decreased. Similarly the survival rates of L. striatellus consistently decreased with increasing PA content in the diet. The data indicate that the dietary exposure assay is able to detect the effects of insecticidal compounds on L. striatellus. Subsequently, this assay was successfully used for assessing the potential toxicity of Cry2Aa. The results showed that L. striatellus larvae were not negatively affected when fed the artificial diet containing purified Cry2Aa at 300 μg/g diet. In the assay, the stability and bioactivity of crystal （Cry） proteins in the food sources were confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and sensitive-insect bioassays. These results show that L. striatellus is not sensitive to Cry2Aa. We conclude that the dietary exposure system is valid and useful for assessing the toxicity of insecticidal compounds produced by GE plants on planthoppers.     

CONTAMINATED LEVEL AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF PAES IN THE UPPER REACHES OF THE YANGTZE RIVER北大核心CSCD

PAEs have been proved to be one of the major organic pollutants. The present study determined the level of PAEs using surface water samples from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The results showed that DEHP contributed the most to PAEs pollution, followed by DBP. Risk Quotients of PAEs were used for preliminary screening, and DEHP and BBP were identified as potential risk factors with RQ of 310 and 70.7. The MOS10 of DEHP and BBP were 1.40 and 1.32×105, respectively, indicating that BBP may pose little risk to aquatic organisms. The potential risk of DEHP was further analyzed with joint probabilistic curves. Among different biological groups, fish and zoobenthos were two major groups sensitive to DEHP-induced damage under current concentrations with 99.4% and 98.3% for 5% species of each group. While among the toxicity endpoints, reproduction may be more sensitive than others. The 5% and 10% aquatic species were suffered from reproductive damages by 100% and 97.8%, respectively. Overall, our results indicated that DEHP in the surface water of the upper Yangtze River may pose potential risk to aquatic organisms, especially on their reproduction. Therefore, more concerns should be paid in species protection and environmental management. © 2019, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.     

Physiological behaviour of Arthrospira (Spirulina) maxima during acclimation to changes in irradiance

The physiological behaviour of Arthrospira (Spirulina) maxima during acclimation to sudden changes in irradiance from high (HL) to low light (LL) and vice versa was studied by following parameters concerning growth rate, pigment, carbohydrate and protein cell contents. Applying first order kinetics, the specific acclimation rates for the parameters considered were calculated. During HL to LL shift, pigments increased to compensate for a reduction in growth irradiance in order to maintain relatively high growth rates, whereas carbohydrates decreased at the highest rate. The synthesis of phycobiliproteins proceeded at a rate similar or little higher than that of chlorophyll a, indicating their importance in the light harvesting at low irradiance. During LL to HL shift, carbohydrate biosynthesis was increased, whereas pigment and protein cell contents decreased. The kinetic analysis suggested that the pigment decrease could be accounted for both by dilution through growth and in vivo degradation. During this transition, the initially high cell pigment content gave rise to a very heavy carbohydrate synthesis, which for a short time, after the shift to HL conditions, overshot the final steady-state. In the same period the specific growth rate also increased notably, overshooting the μmax. The acclimation rates of the measured parameters were faster during LL to HL transition then during the reverse. The physiological response of A. maxima during the acclimation to sudden irradiance shifts points out the ability of this cyanobacterium to alter light harvesting and highlights again the key role of carbohydrates when the cells underwent an energy crisis during down-shift. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Highly efficient transformation of intact yeast-like conidium cells of Tremella fuciformis by electroporation

Tremella fuciformis is one of higher basidiomycetes. Its basidiospore can reproduce yeast-like conidia, also called the blastospore by budding. The yeast-like conidia of T. fuciformis is monokaryotic and easy to culture by submerged fermentation similar to yeast. So it is a good recipient cell for exogenous gene expression. In this study, two expression vectors pGlg-gfp containing gpd-Gl promoter and gfp gene and pGlg-hph containing gpd-Gl promoter and hph gene were constructed. The lowest sensitive concentration of hygromycin for the blastospore was determined on three types of media. Our ex- periments showed that the lowest sensitive concentration of hygromycin for the blastospore was 5 μg/mL on MA medium. The intact blastospores were transformed with the expression vector pGlg-hph by electroporation. The putative transformants were obtained by the MA selective medium. Experi- mental results showed that the most effective parameters for the electroporation of intact blastospores were obtained by using STM buffer, 1.0×108 cells/mL of blastospores, 200 μL in transformation volume, 6 μg plasmid, 2.0 kV/cm of electric pulse voltage, stillness culturing on MB liquid medium for 48 h after electroporation. In these transformation conditions, the efficiency reached 277 colonies/μg DNA. Co-transformation of plasmid pGlg-gfp and pGlg-hph with ratio of 1:1 was performed by electroporation with the optimal parameters. The putative co-transformants were obtained by the MA selective medium. Eight randomly selected colonies from the vast putative co-transformants were analyzed by PCR de- tection and Southern blotting. The experiments showed that the gfp was integrated into the genomes of three transformants. The co-transformation efficiency was 37.5%. Green fluorescence was observed under laser scanning confocal microscope in these gfp positive transformants. This indicates that the exogenous gfp can be expressed effectively in the yeast-like conidia of T. fuciformis.     

Joint effects of acetochlor and urea on germinating characteristics of crop seeds

In order to evaluate ecological risk of agrochemicals in common use, joint toxic effects of acetochlor and urea on germinating characteristics of Chinese cabbage (Brassica Pe-kinensis Rupr) seeds were investigated using the water-culture method and the soil-culture method. The results indicated(that excessive application of acetochlor and urea, when the concentrations were higher than 31.3 mg ·kg-1 for acetochlor and 500 mg ·kg-1 for urea, had strong inhibitory effects on the rate of seed germination, root elongation and hypocotyl length of Chinese cabbage. The inhibitory rate of the germinating characteristics of Chinese cabbage seeds was significantly increased with an increase in the concentration of acetochlor or urea. The two agrochemicals in water had a stronger toxicity than these in the soil at the same concentration. Among the three indexes, hypocotyl length was the most sensitive to the toxicity of acetochlor and urea.     

Physiological interactions of silver and humic substances in Daphnia magna: effects on reproduction and silver accumulation following an acute silver challenge

Silver (Ag) in aquatic environments mediates its toxic actions by inhibiting sodium influx. Humic substances protect against silver toxicity by complexing the toxic, ionic form of the metal, but may also directly stimulate sodium influx in aquatic organisms. This study investigated the effects of silver and humic substances on the water flea Daphnia magna. Acute silver challenge (24 h; 1 microg L(-1)) and the chronic exposure to humic substances (Aldrich humic acid; 7 mg C L(-1)) had considerable influence on daphnid physiology and reproduction. In particular silver exposure in the absence of humic substances stimulated reproduction, resulted in enhanced adult mass, and altered both the response of the animal to subsequent silver exposure and a physiological surrogate measure of silver toxicity (whole body sodium concentration). The presence of humic substances countered the effects on adult mass and reproduction, returning these parameters to control levels. Humic substances also lowered silver body burden, but with significantly improved whole body sodium status than previously silver-exposed animals. These changes may distort the correlation between silver body burden and indicators of toxic action, an important tenet of site-specific risk assessment tools such as the biotic ligand model.     

微塑料对大型溞的急性毒性研究

为了解微塑料对淡水生态环境的影响,选择了大型溞作为受试生物,研究了聚氯乙烯(PVC)对其产生的急性毒性效应与恢复试验.研究设置了7个PVC浓度梯度,范围是0-400 mg/L,等比系数为2,对其进行急性毒性处理,测定96h LC50,并对大型溞心率变化和抗氧化指标进行测定.同时,对其进行清水21d恢复实验.96h LC...     

Derivation of a toxicity-based model to predict how water chemistry influences silver toxicity to invertebrates

The effect of altering water chemistry on acute silver toxicity to three invertebrate species, two Daphnids, Daphnia magna and Daphnia pulex, as well as an amphipod Gammarus pulex was assessed. In addition, the physiological basis of Ag(I) toxicity to G. pulex was examined. Daphnia magna and D. pulex were more sensitive than G. pulex and 48 h LC(50) values in synthetic ion poor water were 0.47, 0.65 and 2.1 microg Ag(I) l(-1), respectively. Increasing water [Cl(-)] reduced Ag(I) toxicity in all species, and increasing water [Ca(2+)] from 50 to 1,500 microM reduced Ag(I) toxicity in G. pulex. Whole body Na(+) content, but not K(+) or Ca(2+) was significantly reduced in G. pulex exposed to 6 microg Ag(I) l(-1) for 24 h, but there was no inhibition of whole body Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase activity. Both increasing water [Cl(-)] and [Ca(2+)] reduced this Ag(I)-induced Na(+) loss. For D. magna, the presence of 10 mg l(-1) humic acid or 0.5 microM 3-mercaptoproprionic acid (3-MPA) increased the 48 h LC(50) values by 5.9 and 58.5-fold, respectively, and for D. pulex the presence of 1 microM thiosulfate increased the 48 h LC(50) value by four-fold. The D. magna toxicity data generated from this study were used to derive a Daphnia biotic ligand model (BLM). Analysis of the measured LC(50) values vs. the predicted LC(50) values for toxicity data from the present and published results where water Cl(-), Ca(2+), Na(+) or humic acid were varied showed that 91% of the measured toxicity data fell within a factor of two of the predicted LC(50) values. However, the daphnid BLM could not accurately predict G. pulex toxicity. Additionally, the Daphnia BLM was under-protective in the presence of the organic thiols 3-MPA or thiosulphate and predicted an increase in the LC(50) value of 114- and 74-fold, respectively. The Daphnia toxicity based BLM derived from the present data set is successful in predicting Daphnia toxicity in laboratory data sets in the absence of sulfur containing compounds, but shows its limitations when applied to waters containing organic thiols or thiosulphate.     

Effects of fluoride on growth, reproduction and survival in Daphnia magna

The effects of waterborne fluoride (NaF) on growth, reproduction and survival in Daphnia magna were studied from subnormal to toxic concentrations in hard reconstituted water. The 24- and 48-hr EC50S for immobilization were 205 and 98 mg F (fluoride) 1(-1). Median survival times for fed and unfed Daphnia were reduced at concentrations of F above 8.9 and 10 mg F1(-1), respectively. Growth, determined as body length after 7 and 21 days, was partially inhibited at all concentrations above 3.7 mg F1(-1). Parthenogenetic reproduction was stimulated by all concentrations (dilution factor 0.5) between 0.45 X 10(-3) mg F1(-1) and 3.7 mg F1(-1) and inhibited by all concentrations above 3.7 mg F1(-1), compared to the control with no waterborne fluoride. The highest concentration with a reproduction (number of live progeny/live female) equivalent to the control after 21 days was 4.4 mg F1(-1). However, a progressive decline in reproduction between 14 and 21 days indicates a slight long-term inhibition above 0.58 mg F1(-1). The "safe" concentration equivalent to the geometric mean of NOEC or MATC for D. magna in hard water is 4.4 mg F1(-1), derived as ZEP, the Zero Equivalent Point, for reproduction after 21 days.     

叔丁基对羟基茴香醚和诺氟沙星对水生生物的影响

采用急性毒性试验的方法,研究了叔丁基对羟基茴香醚(Butylated hydroxyanisole,BHA)和诺氟沙星(Norfloxacin,NFLX)对水生生物斜生栅藻和大型溞的毒性效应。结果表明大型溞在BHA和NFLX暴露下48h的LC₅₀分别为3.15mg·L^-1和194.98mg·L^-1。BHA和NFLX对斜生栅藻也有明显的毒性作用,其96h的EC₅₀分别为6.19mg·L^-1和50.18mg·L^-1。大型蚤对BHA暴露的敏感性强于斜生栅藻,而斜生栅藻对NFLX的敏感性比大型溞强。根据化学物质对鱼类和溞类的毒性评价标准,BHA和NFLX分别属于中等和低等毒性的化合物。     

Effects of endosulfan on survival,growth and reproduction of Daphnia magna

1. Acute and chronic toxicity tests with endosulfan were conducted on Daphnia magna. The 24-hr static lc₅₀ was 0.62 mg/l with a coefficient of variation of 14.2%.2. The sublethal effects of 0.12, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25 and 0.31 mg/l endosulfan on the survival, reproduction and growth of D. magna were monitored for 21 days.3. The parameters used to determined the effect of the pesticide on reproduction were: mean total young per female, maximum number of broods, mean brood size, mean number of broods, mean time to first reproduction and intrinsic rate of natural increase (r).4. Growth, as measured by body length, was depressed significantly at all endosulfan concentrations tested. The highest concentrations used (0.20, 0.25 and 0.31 mg/l) caused a decrease in survival and mean total young per female, and an increase in the time to first reproduction. The intrinsic rate of natural increase (r) and the mean number of broods were decreased significantly at all the sublethal concentrations of endosulfan tested.     

氯化高汞对大型溞的慢性毒性

在换水静置条件下(25℃),氯化高汞(以Hg++计)对大型溞的48小时LC50值及其可信限为13.5(±2.1)微克/升。试验个体饲以斜生栅藻单个培养,在汞含量为1—21微克/升浓度下,产仔总数经方差分析表明组间差异显著(FF0.05)。各浓度组(X)与产仔总数(Y)的关系为:Y=-51.823X+4320.960(r=-0.904,p0.01)。净增殖率(R0)随浓度升高而逐渐下降。存活和生长用方差分析及D值检验表明对照组与各浓度组之间(差异数分别小于各自的D值20.89和0.1749),没有显著差异。各浓度组对内禀增长能力(rm)和世代平均周期(T)影响不大。根据大型溞的生物学基本参数,其体长的生长模型为: lt=4.57-3.5177e-0.00838t.       

一种耐高温大型溞HB的培养和生物学的初步研究

本文介绍了夏季在武汉鱼池所采的耐高温大型溞(Daphnia magna HB),对其生长繁殖及其实验室条件下溞的种群密度、食物、温度和光照强度对生长、发育的影响,并对其培养和保种方法进行了研究。连续3年实验室的培养表明,在以新鲜藻类为食物的情况下,此种溢在15-31℃时能正常生长、繁殖。在31℃时,其最大体长为3.65mm,最高怀卵量为26个。根据国际标准法组织所介绍的(ISO 6341)对标准毒物--重铬酸钾的敏感性试验,24h EC50为0.92mg/L(20%)。       

氮磷浓度对藻-溞-草间相互作用的影响

为了解氮磷浓度对生物操纵效果的影响, 以小球藻、大型溞和金鱼藻分别作为浮游植物、浮游动物和大型沉水植物的代表, 建立了它们之间相互作用的水生微宇宙模型。研究了在25℃、2000—3000 lx 的温度和光照下, 不同氮磷浓度对三者生长的影响。结果表明: 两者共培养时, 在高氮(10.5 mg/L)条件下, 磷浓度小于0.1 mg/L 对大型溞繁殖和金鱼藻的生长有利; 磷浓度介于0.1—2 mg/L 时小球藻呈大暴发趋势, 而金鱼藻的生长则明显受抑制。在低氮(0.5 mg/L)条件下, 磷浓度不大于0.5 mg/L, 大型溞对小球藻有较好的抑制作用, 金鱼藻与小球藻无显著互抑现象; 磷浓度增大为2 mg/L 时, 小球藻对金鱼藻生长产生明显抑制。在0.05—2 mg/L 的磷浓度范围及高氮和低氮条件下三者共培养时, 大型溞数量及金鱼藻生物量均不同程度的升高,且小球藻数量得到了有效抑制, 以磷浓度为0.1—0.5 mg/L 时效果最佳; N/P 比值对藻、溞、草间的相互作用有重要影响, 在藻-溞系统中, 大型沉水植物的加入可以大大提高控藻效果, 减小N/P 比值波动带来的不利影响。与低氮情况相比, 高氮条件对金鱼藻、大型溞及小球藻的增长均存在一定抑制作用。磷浓度为0.5 mg/L时的水体氮磷去除效果好于其他磷浓度梯度。       

三种金属氧化物纳米颗粒的水生态毒性

参考国际经济合作与发展组织(OECD)化学品生态毒性测试标准方法,以绿藻(Scenedesmus oblignus)和大型蚤(Daphnia magna)为受试生物,研究了3种金属氧化物纳米颗粒(纳米氧化锌nZnO、纳米二氧化钛nTiO2、纳米氧化铝nAl2O3)水悬浮液的水生生态毒性.结果发现,不同的纳米颗粒具有不同的毒性:nZnO、nTiO2和nAl2O3对斜生栅藻生长的 96 h半效应浓度(EC50)值分别为1.049、15.262、>1000 mg · L-1,而对大型蚤活动抑制的 48 h EC50 值则分别为0.622、35.306 mg · L-1和114.357 mg · L-1.据此可得到3 种金属氧化物纳米颗粒水悬浮液的毒性大小顺序为:nZnO ＞nTiO2 ＞ nAl2O3.此外,不同的生物对金属氧化物纳米颗粒的敏感性也不同,除nTiO2以外,大型蚤对另外2种纳米颗粒的敏感性强于斜生栅藻.实验结果表明,人工纳米材料的生态毒性和环境效应不容忽视,应重视并深入研究此类纳米材料的毒性作用机制和影响因子,以便能对其进行更好的风险管理.