Relationship between structures of substituted indolic compounds and their degradation by marine anaerobic microorganisms

Degradation of selected indolic compounds including indole, 1-methylindole, 2-methylindole, and 3-methylindole was assessed under methanogenic and sulfate-reducing conditions using the serum-bottle anaerobic technique and marine sediment from Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong as an inoculum. Our results showed that indole degradation was achieved in 28 days by a methanogenic consortium and 35 days by a sulfate-reducing consortium. During degradation under both conditions, two intermediates were isolated, purified and identified as oxindole and isatin (indole-2,3-dione) suggesting that both methanogenic and sulfate-reducing bacteria use an identical degradation pathway. Degradation processes followed two steps of oxidation accomplished by hydroxylation and then dehydrogenation at 2- and then 3-position sequentially prior to the cleavage of the pyrrole ring between 2- and 3-positions. However, none of 1-methylindole or 2-methylindole was degraded under any conditions. 3-Methylindole (3-methyl-1H-indole, skatole) was transformed under methanogenic conditions and mineralized only under sulfate-reducing conditions. It is clear that methyl substitution on 1- or 2-position inhibits the initial attack by hydroxylation enzymes making them more persistent in the environment and posing longer toxic impact.     

西乡群的时代与构造背景: 同位素年代学及地球化学制约

对西乡群下部白勉峡组和上部孙家河组进行了颗粒级锆石U-Pb同位素定年, 分别获得了(946±18)和(904±18) Ma的谐和年龄. 西乡群火山岩具有岛弧岩浆岩组合的元素和同位素地球化学特征, 且其形成环境具有由早期的前弧向晚期的弧后拉张盆地转变的演化趋势, 表明扬子西北缘于约0.95~0.90 Ga的晋宁期为活动性大陆边缘. 西乡群火山岩受到了后期(0.83~0.75 Ga)较大规模构造热事件的影响, 并使其Rb-Sr同位素体系发生了重置.     

Biomonitoring of coastal pollution status using protozoan communities with a modified PFU method

Structural and functional parameters of protozoan communities were assessed as indicators of water quality in Korean coastal waters in the summer of 2000. A modified polyurethane foam unit (PFU) method, named the bottled PFU (BPFU) system, was used in order to carry out the bioassessment. Both parameters suggested that biomonitoring using the BPFU system was more effective than the conventional PFU method in offshore areas. The species number collected by the BPFU system generally decreased as pollution intensity increased at three main stations and was greater than that collected using the PFU method (paired t-test, t = 4.83, p < 0.0001). The Margalef diversity index coincided well with the water conditions. The diversity index values calculated from the BPFU system were also significantly higher than those from the PFU method (paired t-test, t = 5.37, p < 0.0001). Furthermore, the functional parameters, i.e. S(eq),G and T90%, correlated with the pollution status and could thus clearly discriminate the different classes of water quality.     

The Kyonggi Shear Zone of the Central Korean Peninsula: Late Orogenic Imprint of the North and South China Collision

The crustal-scale Kyonggi shear zone of central Korea has been identified as a major boundary between the Precambrian Kyonggi massif in the south and the Imjingang belt in the north. The latter is an eastward extension of the Qinling-Dabie-Sulu collisional belt of China. Field observations and microstructural analysis indicate that the extensional shear zone evolved from a deep crustal ductile regime to a shallow crustal brittle regime, associated with a rapid uplift of the Kyonggi massif following the Late Permian-Early Triassic collision between the Sino-Korean and Yangtze cratons. A Rb-Sr muscovite age (226+/-1.2 Ma) of the mylonite suggests that the extensional ductile shearing occurred during the Late Triassic.     

利用场地观测计算地表通量

高原地表的感热和潜热通量在亚洲季风系统中有很重要的作用。由于高原地域辽阔，且自然环境较严酷，不利于建立完善的地面观测系统。因此，卫星遥感观测就成为测算高原整体感热和潜热通量的有效工具。地面场地的观测结果作为地表通量的真实值，对于卫星遥感测算是非常重要的。它也为构建陆面—大气模型提供了科学依据，是卫星资料的资料同化系统中的重要组成部分。 计算场地热量通量有几种不同的处理方法。最简单的方法利用有效的观测和试验的参数，可以给出稳定连续的估计。愈精确的Bowen比或者廓线的观测能给出愈精确的信息。综合了湍流测量及辐射测量、土壤热通量的观测结果的估计对陆面—大气相互作用进行了详细的描述，以适应模式的发展。从1998年开始，这些方法联合应用到青藏高原；场地通量观测方面的成果以及目前对其理解将在本文中做一概述。     

Element diffusion ability in metasomatic agents and its effect on chemical characteristics of metasomatized peridotites

The partial melting and metasomatism are two most important geological processes of changing chemical compositions of mantle. Extracting partial melt from primitive mantle leads residual mantle to deplete in- compatible elements, whereas the metasomatism …     

晋南中条山古元古代花岗岩的锆石U—Pb年龄

用单颗粒锆石U-Pb稀释法测定了中条山古元古代花岗岩的时代,获得寨子英云闪长质片麻岩、横岭关花岗闪长质片麻岩和烟庄钾长-二长花岗质片麻岩的成岩年龄分别为2321 Ma±2Ma、2256Ma±35Ma和2297Ma±21 Ma.结合区域地质背景和地球化学资料,认为中条山地区可能存在时限为2350～2250Ma的构造-热事件.     

赣南漂塘钨矿成矿花岗岩成岩与成矿年龄的研究

1 矿区概况 漂塘钨矿位于江西省大余县境内,是西华山-棕树坑NE-SW向钨锡矿带上的一个重要矿床.漂塘钨矿由漂塘本区、木梓园矿段和大龙山矿段组成,本文只涉及漂塘本区和木梓园矿段,二者彼此相距5.4 km.许多学者认为漂塘、木梓园成矿母岩与西华山花岗岩同属于一个大岩基分异出的不同岩株或岩瘤(胡受奚等,1962,1984;卢焕章,1974;穆治国等,1981;莫柱孙等,1981).西华山钨矿出露地表并产于花岗岩体内;漂塘-木梓园为岩基向北东方向延伸的部位(图1),成矿母岩隐伏在地下约200～300 m处,矿体产在上覆的寒武纪变质岩中(杨明桂等,1981).     

甘肃老虎山闪长岩的地球化学特征及其成因

位于北祁连造山带东端的老虎山闪长岩侵位在晚奥陶统阴沟群砂板岩中,闪长岩的单颗粒锆石Ｕ－Ｐｂ年龄为４２３．５±２．８Ｍａ,是中志留世侵位的。老虎山闪长岩属于钙碱性岩系,富集ＬＲＥＥ和大离子亲石元素（ＬＩＬＥ）,Ｃｅ／Ｙｂ比值大于１３,Ｔｈ／Ｔａ比值大（１３～４２）,在微量元素分布图中呈现明显的Ｎｂ负异常,具岛弧或活动陆缘环境的特征。虽然老虎山闪长岩具有岛弧地球化学特征,但并不能认为它就产于岛弧环境,因为,在奥陶纪末期,早古生代的北祁连洋盆已经发生闭合,华北板块与柴达木板块已发生碰撞。因此,老虎山闪长岩是造山后侵位的,其成因可能与岩石圈拆沉作用有关。     

水文物探技术的发展和应用

文章回顾与阐述了水文物探的找水,管水以及治水发展３个阶段,并列举出了水文物探的１０个方面应用成果及实例,同时,也对今后水文物探的技术开发与技术推广做了有关介绍。