Investigation of Cd, Cu, Ni and Th in the colloidal size range in the Gulf of Maine

Size-fractionated seawater samples were collected from the Gulf of Maine to determine the fraction (f_c/d) of total dissolved (< 1 μm) Cd, Cu, Ni and ²³⁴Th in the colloidal size range (1,000 nominal molecular weight, NMW, to 1 μm) using cross-flow filtration. Colloidal Cd, Cu and Ni represents < 1–7% of the total dissolved concentration in these shelf waters and increases with an increase in particle concentration. By comparison, results obtained for particle-reactive ²³⁴Th indicate that < 1–47% of total dissolved is associated with the colloidal size fraction. A revised relationship between the concentration of colloids (C_c) and suspended particles (C_p) is reported (log C_c = 0.66 log C_p −2.01 kg L⁻¹) and used to examine the dependence of f_c/d for these metals on the concentration of suspended particles for C_p = 0.01–100 mg L⁻¹. Results indicate that a significant fraction (˜ 10–30%) of Cd, Cu, Ni and ²³⁴Th in the traditionally defined ‘dissolved’ fraction may exist in the colloidal size range in regions characterized by high particle concentrations (C_p > 1–10 mg L⁻¹), such as in near-shore and estuarine waters.     

麦胚凝集素促进对虾免疫功能的初步研究

利用药浴法、注射法及药饵法研究了麦胚凝集素(WGA)促进对虾抗病力的效果。经肌肉注射法感染实验证明三种给药方法均可提高对虾的存活率,其中以药饵法(20mg/kg含量、喂养28d)效果较好,对虾存活率提高17％。表明利用药物促进对虾免疫系统功能,提高对虾抗病能力是一条可行的途径。     

福建3个港湾和闽南—台湾浅滩海域光学参数的研究

本文根据现场浮游植物光合作用速率和叶缘素a 的测定值,以及海水光强度的衰减变化,计算了海水消光系数,推导了福建东山湾、罗源湾、厦门西港和闽南-台湾浅滩海域海水消光系数与透明度的经验关系式;讨论了悬浮颗粒对不同深度下浮游植物生长速率的影响。结果表明,福建近岸海域光学参数的差异主要在于悬浮物质的贡献;不同季节,生物活动对光学参数也有所影响。最大光合作用速率一般出现在光衰减为10%～30%,频率分布因子为70%～80%。     

自适应遗传算法解决集装箱装载问题的方法探讨

集装箱装箱问题是1个有很强应用背景的组合优化问题，约束条件多，求解极为困难。本文探讨了自适应遗传算法在复杂集装箱装载问题中的应用，算法中采用跨世纪精英选择策略保持了群体的多样性，并给出了有效的解码算法。实例仿真结果显示出很好的效果，同等条件下求解结果比使用启发式算法高出近10个百分点，表明该算法是行之有效的。     

海藻多糖微量元素配合物的生物活性初步研究

用广东沿海盛产的半叶马尾藻Ｓａｒｇａｓｓｕｍｈｅｍｉｐｈｙｌｌｕｍ为原料提取多糖，与Ｆｅ（３＋），Ｚｎ（２＋）等微量元素进行反应，形成能溶于水的海藻多糖配合物。分别以剂量为３００ｍｇ·ｋｇ（－１）的海藻多糖配合物饲喂ＮＩＨ系小鼠７－１５ｄ。结果发现，该多糖配合物能提高小鼠的血红蛋白和红细胞数量。其中，以Ｆｅ（３＋）海藻多糖配合物效果最显著。观察各种免疫指标，发现海藻多糖和海藻多糖微量元素配合物都能提高小鼠的免疫指标。海藻多糖微量元素配合物的效果比海藻多糖好。结果提示，微量元素参与了机体的免疫活动，并提高了免疫活性。     

Rare earth elements and Opal/CaCO<Subscript>3</Subscript> ratio of sinking particles observed with a time-series sediment trap at the mouth of Tokyo Bay

A time-series sediment trap was deployed from December 1994 to February 2002 at the mouth of Tokyo Bay (35°03′ N, 139°40′ E; water depth, 850 m). Sinking particles were obtained with a time interval of one week at a depth of approximately 100 m above the sea floor. Observed total mass fluxes varied from 3.3 to 226.7 g/m²/day with an average of 28.0 g/m²/day. Concentrations of rare earth elements, Al, Ca and Si in particulate materials were measured. The combustible fraction at 450°C is assumed to be equivalent to the organic matter content. Contents of biogenic materials, namely organic matter, opal and calcium carbonate, were about 30% and the content of lithogenic material was about 70%. Using La/Yb ratios of particles from the sediment trap and Tama-gawa River and surface sediment of Tokyo Bay, it was estimated that about 50% of the lithogenic particles collected in the sediment trap at the mouth of Tokyo Bay originated from resuspended surface sediment in Tokyo Bay. An increasing trend of Opal/CaCO₃ ratio in the sinking particles was found in the spring season. It is suggested that the relative increase of diatoms is due to the decreasing dissolved inorganic nitrogen input into Tokyo Bay.     

Ontogeny of immune organs during early development stage of P.crocea

A histological and ultrastructural study was performed on the development of the head kidney, thymus, and spleen in Pseudosciaena crocea aging in range from just hatching to the 60th day after hatching (DAH). Head kidney was first present on the 3rd DAH. Primordial haemopoietic stem cells were first observed in the head kidney which rapidly differentiate into different cellular types. Progenitor spleen was present on the 4th DAH, located close to the gut, which soon became rich in blood capillaries, red blood cells and thrombocytes. The thymus was obvious on the 4th DAH, and was located on either side of the upper corner of the opercular cavity, closely under the membrance of the opercuhr cavity. The thymus was the last lymphoid organ to appear but showed a quick development. This organ seemed to originate from haemopoietic stem cells migrating from the head region of the kidney. The thymus consisted of outer thymocytic and inner epithelioid zones. There was no obvious demarcation between them, but both zones were visible. Small lymphocytes appeared, or lymphoid organs become lymphoid, in the sequence thymus, head kidney and spleen. Only a small number of lymphocytes appeared in the later stages. Non-specific systems may play an important role in the immunocompetence mechanisms of P. crocea during its early development stage.     

Effects of periodic saturation on K0 for a sandstone-mudstone particle mixture

Abstract

Sandstone-mudstone particle mixture (SMPM) is one of the main materials, which has been widely used for filling in and around reservoirs for water conservation projects. During the periodic rising and falling of the water level, the fill material for the embankments, dam, and other waterfront features will also undergo drainage-saturation cycles. The deformation and coefficient of lateral pressure at rest K₀ may be affected by periodic saturation. In this study, a device is modified for testing the K₀ for gravel-soil under periodic saturation. In order to investigate the effects of periodic saturation on K₀, a series of experiments were performed for SMPM under different vertical stress and saturation cycling. K₀^N values of SMPM containing 20% mudstone particles under periodic saturation were obtained. The results shows that the K₀^N initially increased, but eventually reached a stable value with the increasing number of periodic saturation cycles. The magnitude of the coefficient increment was also found to be related to the stress condition. K₀^N is a logarithmic function of the saturation cycling time. By calculating K₀^N with the proposed empirical formula, the deformation and stress distribution of the SMPM filler in waterfront engineering works can be calculated with greater precision.     

钱塘江河口细颗粒泥沙絮凝沉降特性研究

钱塘江口河口上游河流和海域来沙多为细颗粒泥沙,粘性细颗粒泥沙由于其特殊的表面电化学性质遇到强电解质海水而产生絮凝沉降,是形成河口淤积的原因之一。影响絮凝的因素很多,除了电解质,还有泥沙粒径的大小、盐度、含沙量、PH值、温度、有机质含量、矿物成分、水流速度及紊动情况等。本文通过粒度分析、静水沉降、动水沉降等各种实验手段分析钱塘江口泥沙的基本特性,找出最佳絮凝盐度以及泥沙不淤流速等值,初步探讨了细颗粒泥沙的絮凝机理,为治理钱塘江口提供科学依据。     

Investigation on Settling Characteristics of Floes in the Changjiang Estuary, China

- Settling characteristics of floes, including relative settling velocity, relative flocculation coefficient and flocculation exponent, are obtained by the suspended load equations for different size fractions. Data of the Changjiang Estuary suggest that level of flocculation changes from river section, river mouth (turbidity maximum) to offshore area in sequence of low, very high and high. The settling characteristics of floes reflected by in situ estimation performs a similar feature as that obtained from still water experiment.