原油和消油剂对鱼类毒性的研究进展

原油对鱼类的毒性主要来自其水溶性成分,可导致鱼卵死亡或发育畸形,并造成鱼类麻痹、发炎、粘膜受损和死亡。消油剂的使用在分散了油膜的同时也带来二次污染,其活性剂对鱼类产生新的毒性影响。消油剂将原油分散为乳化颗粒并能进入鱼体内,加大了原油的毒性并延长其作用时间。综述了原油和消油剂对鱼类毒性的研究进展,展望了鱼类在相关毒性试验领域的应用及发展方向。     

海洋沉积物中几类常见古菌类群的分布与代谢特征

古菌作为海洋微生物的重要组分广泛分布于各种海洋环境,在碳、氮、硫等元素的生物地球化学循环和地球生命演化过程中扮演着极为重要的角色。目前古菌主要分为4个超级门(广古菌、TACK古菌、阿斯加德古菌和DPANN古菌),近30个门类。本文综述了广泛分布于近岸或深渊等海洋沉积环境中的四类常见的古菌类群[深古菌门(Bathyarchaeota)、乌斯古菌门(Woesearchaeota)、阿斯加德(Asgard)古菌超门和底栖古菌目(Thermoprofundales,Marine Benthic Group D)]的分布与代谢特征的研究进展,以期为进一步开展这几类古菌方面的研究提供线索和启示。     

Response of German cockroaches to a dispersant emitted by adult females

A bioassay technique was used to compare the response of six age/sex classes of German cockroaches, Blattella germanica (L.), to a dispersant emitted by adult females when crowded. Differences occurred among the classes in the rate, intensity, and apparently thresholds of their response. Adults, especially males, responded more strongly than nymphs. A greater repellency was associated with filter papers conditioned by non-oothecae than by oothecae bearing females, suggesting a higher emission by the former.

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Résumé Des papiers filtres contaminés ont été utilisés pour comparer les réponses de six catégories (âge/sexe) de Blattella germanica à une substance antiagrégative émise par les femelles adultes groupées. Des différences apparaissent entre les catégories quant aux taux, intensité et seuils apparents des réponses. Les adultes, particulièrement les mâles, répondent plus vigoureusement que les larves. Le pouvoir répulsif des papiers filtres contitionnés par des femelles ne portant pas d'ootheque était supérieur à celui de femelles porteuses; ceci suggère une plus forte émission par les premières.

     

新型淀粉基全生物降解薄膜的研究

以玉米淀粉为主要原料,研究了蚋米SiO_2改性淀粉薄膜的最佳分散处理工艺,并通过测定样品的红外吸收光谱、X-射线衍射图和扫描电镜照片对该膜的结构进行了分析。结果表明:纳米SiO_2的最佳分散工艺为向2g纳米SiO_2的分散液中加入0.015g聚丙烯酰胺(PA)后,先用机械力研磨分散1h,然后置入淀粉-聚乙烯醇(ST-PVA)共混液中;纳米SiO_2在淀粉和聚乙烯醇分子间形成了均一致密的交联网状结构;所制备薄膜的各项性能均得到大幅度提高,其中拉伸强度可达34.82Mpa,断裂伸长率为331%,达到国标GB 4456—84所规定的标准。     

石油分散剂BP-1100X对海洋围隔生态系的影响研究

在分散剂作用下,围隔水体中浮游动物种群数量明显减少,浮游植物因捕食压力不大而诱发“赤潮”.分散的原油在围隔水体中的生态效应变得不明显,细菌生物量和生产力在实验前期比对照组高,后期则随原油降解而波动,这表明微生物积极参与了原油的降解活动。实验揭示,由于添加物的毒性作用促成的生态系的不平衡,也可最终导致“赤潮”发生。     

Physiological response of 10 phytoplankton species exposed to macondo oil and the dispersant,Corexit

Culture experiments were conducted on ten phytoplankton species to examine their biological and physiological responses during exposure to oil and a combination of oil and dispersant. The species tested included a range of taxa typically found in the Gulf of Mexico such as cyanobacteria, chlorophytes, and diatoms. Cultures were exposed to Macondo surrogate oil using the water accommodated fraction (WAF), and dispersed oil using a chemically enhanced WAF (CEWAF) and diluted CEWAF, to replicate conditions following the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A range of responses were observed, that could broadly class the algae as either “robust” or “sensitive” to oil and/or dispersant exposure. Robust algae were identified as Synechococcus elongatus, Dunaliella tertiolecta, two pennate diatoms Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Navicula sp., and Skeletonema grethae CCMP775, and were largely unaffected by any of the treatments (no changes to growth rate or time spent in lag phase relative to controls). The rest of the phytoplankton, all centric diatoms, exhibited at least some combination of reduced growth rates or increased lag time in response to oil and/or dispersant exposure. Photophysiology did not have a strong treatment effect, with significant inhibition of photosynthetic efficiency (F_v/F_m) only observed in the CEWAF, if at all. We found that the effects of oil and dispersants on phytoplankton physiology were species‐dependent, and not always detrimental. This has significant implications on how oil spills might impact phytoplankton community structure and bloom dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico, which in turn impacts higher trophic levels.     

石油分散剂BP-1100X对海洋围隔生态系的影响研究

在分散剂作用下,围隔水体中浮游动物种群数量明显减少,浮游植物因捕食压力不大而诱发“赤潮”,分散的原渍在围隔水体中的生态效应变得不明显,细菌生物量和生产力在实验前期比对照组高,后期则随原油降解而波动,这表明微生物积极参与了原油的降解活动,实验揭示,由于添加物的毒性作用促成的生态系的不平衡,也可最终导致“赤潮”发生。     

Effects of two oil dispersants on phototaxis and swimming behaviour of barnacle larvae

The effects of two oil dispersants (Vecom B-1425 GL and Norchem OSD-570) mixed with diesel oil on the survival and behaviour of the stage II nauplii of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite were investigated. The24 and 48-hour LC₅₀ values for Vecom B-1425 GL:diesel mixture were 514 and 48 mg l₋₁ respectively, while respective values for Norchem OSD-570:diesel mixture were 505 and 71 mg l₋₁. Under sublethal concentrations, increased levels of the dispersant:diesel mixtures caused a reduction in phototactic responses. Balanus amphitrite nauplii failed to exhibit phototactic responses when exposed to Vecom B-1425GL:diesel mixtures of 400 mg l₋₁ and higher for 24 hours. A longer exposure time of 48 hours further reduced the Lowest Observable Effect Concentrations (LOECs) to 60 mg l₋₁. The LOECs for Norchem OSD-570:diesel mixtures under exposure periods of 24 and 48 hours were 400and 80 mgl₋₁ respectively. The curvilinear velocities (VCL) and straight-line velocities (VSL) of the stage II nauplii ranged from 0.7–1.1and 0.2-0.4 mms₋₁ respectively. Increased concentrations of dispersant:diesel mixtures caused a significant change in the curvilinear and straight-line velocities. Both oil dispersants, dispersant:diesel mixtures of 20 to 40 mgl₋₁ caused significant increases in VCL, but no significant change in VSL. Dispersant:diesel mixtures of 100 mg l₋₁ and higher resulted in a reduction in VSL for both dispersants. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Sunspots and Snowfall

Sunspots seem to follow a well-established ten-to-eleven-year cycle. There is reason to suspect a twenty-to-twenty-two-year cycle as well. Less well known is an eighty-to-one-hundred-year sunspot cycle. Curiously, the snowfall record for Rochester, New York, shows indications of the solar spot cycles.