The effects of electrochemical oxidation on in-vivo fluorescence and toxin content in Microcystis aeruginosa culture

The increasing occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms in water bodies is a serious threat to the environment. Efficient in-lake treatment methods for the control of cyanobacteria proliferation are needed, their in-vivo detection to obtain a real-time response to their presence, as well as the information about their physiological state after the applied treatment. In-vivo fluorescence measurements of photosynthetic pigments have proved to be effective for quantitative and qualitative detection of phytoplankton in a water environment. In the experiment, chlorophyll and phycocyanin fluorescence sensors were used concurrently to detect stress caused by electrochemical oxidation applying an electrolytic cell equipped with borondoped diamond electrodes on a laboratory culture of cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806. The inflicted injuries were reflected in a clear transient increase in the phycocyanin fluorescence signal(for 104 %? 43%) 24 h after the treatment, which was not the case for the chlorophyll fluorescence signal. In the next 72 h of observation, the fluorescence signals decreased(on 40% of the starting signal) indicating a reduction of cell number, which was confirmed by cell count(24% reduction of the starting concentration) and analysis of extracted chlorophyll and phycocyanin pigment. These results demonstrate the viability of the combined application of two sensors as a useful tool for in-vivo detection of induced stress, providing real-time information needed for the evaluation of the efficiency of the in-lake treatment and decision upon the necessity of its repetition. The electrochemical treatment also resulted in a lower free microcystins concentration compared to control.     

宇宙常数与宇宙年龄问题

本文用球对称扰动模型导出了星系暗晕的平均密度与形成时间的关系 ,并由此估算银河系的形成时间tV.我们把球状星团的年龄作为银河系年龄tG 的代表 ,则tG tV 是宇宙年龄 .对Ωλ=0 ,0 .7和 0 .8的平坦宇宙模型 ,本文计算并讨论了能与它相洽的哈勃常数的范围 .结果表明 ,若哈勃常数大到 80km·s- 1 Mpc- 1 左右 ,引入宇宙常数并不一定能解决宇宙年龄的矛盾     

洋浦之行

海南岛没有冬天,这一点不假。在冬季,海南岛既不寒冷,又不炎热,气候适中,是一年中最令人惬意的季节。我就是在这个季节,经受过数月北方严寒之后,慕春归海南故里,分享琼岛初春的暖意。我的家乡在海南岛洋浦港,是国人皆知的“出租地”。临行前道听途说,出租的30平方公里内已     

11颗类星体光谱(英文)

对天区0112-35的UKST物端棱镜底片上的11个类星体候选者进行了光谱观测,证实为类星体,给出了它们的红移值、证认图及光谱图。11个类星体中有6个属于角距小于4角分的3对类星体;1个类星体-星系对。     

农田灌溉对亚洲西部地区环境的影响

引言农田灌溉是一种最易提高干旱地区农业产量的方法。灌溉农业与旱作农业相比,谷物产量可提高6倍,根块植物产量可提高4—5倍。因此,农田灌溉在渴望得到更多粮食的干旱地区,可以发挥巨大的作用。农田灌溉使这些地区获得高产稳产,同时减轻了干旱和沙漠化的威胁。     

层状出溶结构导致拉长石晕彩形成——来自透射电镜的证据

从拉长石出溶结构的形态特征、成分差异和出溶结构的取向研究出发,采用TEM、STEM 以及SAED等手段对其进行测试,发现拉长石出溶结构层的厚度符合理论计算值,结构层的成分由富钙和贫钙两相长石组成,具备了产生干涉作用的必要条件.研究结果表明,拉长石的晕彩色是因其内部的层状出溶结构对光的干涉所致,结构层的厚度主要受富钙相长石的控制.随着钙(An)含量的增加,结构层相应地增厚,且富钙层的增大幅度大于贫钙层,从而导致晕彩色波长也随之增大.出溶结构层的取向为(153),近于平行晶体的(010)面,但不同产地的拉长石,尽管晕彩色相同,其出溶条纹中的钙含量和条纹的具体取向也不尽相同.     

内蒙古西河盆地新近纪“红土”记录的沉积环境

笔者从岩性地层、孢粉组合、地层对比等方面,对西河盆地红层的地层时代与沉积环境,进行深入的研究和探讨并追朔其地质演化历程。本区首次发现的孢粉组合是以草本植物蒿属为优势种,松、胡桃及禾本科为次优势种的疏林灌丛草原,其中胡桃属、榆属为典型的古—新近纪属种。根据岩性特征及生物特征综合分析研究,认为西河盆地“红土”地层属于新近系上新统宝格达拉组（N2b）,地层层序类型在平面上体现出从盆地边缘到中心沉积环境由河流、冲积扇、三角洲到湖泊的变化规律。