Chloride and Bromide Loss from Sea-Salt Particles in Southern Ocean Air

Datasets on aerosol composition in Southern Ocean air at Cape Grim and Macquarie Island, and rainwater composition at Cape Grim, have been analysed for sea-salt components in order to test the validity of the multiphase autocatalytic halogen activation process proposed initially by Sander and Crutzen (1996) and developed fully for clean marine air by Vogt et al. (1996). Four distinct datasets from the two locations were analysed. All four datasets provided consistent evidence in support of three predictions of the autocatalytic model: (1) overall Cl- deficits in sea-salt aerosol were small, difficult to quantify against analytical uncertainty and at most a few percent; (2) Br- deficits were large, averaging –30% to –50% on an annual basis, with strong seasonality ranging from about –10% in some winter samples to –80% or more in some summer samples; and (3) the Br- and Cl- deficits were clearly linked to the availability of strong, S-acidity in the aerosol, confirming the importance of acid catalysis to the dehalogenation process.     

敞开酸溶和偏硼酸锂碱熔ICP-MS法测定多金属矿中的稀土元素及铌钽锆铪

用电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)测定地质样品中的稀土及难熔元素,混合酸敞开酸溶法和碱熔融法是两种主要的溶样方法。但地质样品组分复杂,元素之间存在相互共生的现象,对于特殊元素、特殊样品用传统酸溶法会造成部分元素消解不完全,使测定结果不准确;而碱熔法的操作过程繁琐,且溶液盐度高,易产生基体干扰和堵塞仪器进样系统。本文改进了传统四酸和五酸体系,采用氢氟酸-硝酸-硫酸敞开酸溶体系,用国家一级标准物质制作标准曲线测定15种稀土元素,方法准确度(ΔlgC)为0.001～0.027。同时改进了偏硼酸锂碱熔法,样品用偏硼酸锂碱熔提取,加入氢氧化钠调节溶液至碱性条件,所测元素与偏硼酸锂共沉淀后过滤分离熔剂,再用硝酸复溶测定15种稀土元素及铌钽锆铪。两种溶样方法的测定值与认定值的相对误差为1.09%～9.30%。将混合酸敞开酸溶法测定稀土元素、偏硼酸锂碱熔法测定铌钽锆铪的结果与其他实验室密闭酸溶法相比,两组数据的相对偏差为0.13%～15.32%。本实验表明,混合酸敞开酸溶法适用于测定地质样品中的稀土元素,偏硼酸锂碱熔法不仅适用于测定地质样品中的稀土元素及铌钽锆铪,也适用于测定如古老高压变质岩石及铝含量高的样品中的铌钽锆铪。     

采用SDS研究泥蚶血红蛋白(Tg-HbⅡ)具有过氧化物酶及抗菌活性的结构基础

泥蚶血红蛋白(Tg-HbⅡ)除了具有携氧功能外,还具有过氧化物酶活性和抗菌活性。本文采用分光光度法、光谱法和分子对接等技术研究了十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)对Tg-HbⅡ的结构、过氧化物酶活性及抗菌活性的影响,以探讨Tg-HbⅡ具有过氧化物酶活性及抗菌活性的结构基础。研究结果显示,SDS的疏水烷基长链可嵌入到Tg-HbⅡ血红素口袋内部,与近端His104形成氢键,断裂血红素铁与His104的配位键,使Tg-HbⅡ的Soret带吸收峰降低并发生位移;此外,SDS还可与血红素口袋中的氨基酸形成疏水相互作用,改变血红素口袋原有结构,使得部分疏水氨基酸暴露,导致外源荧光强度增强,最大发射波长红移。SDS可以抑制Tg-HbⅡ的过氧化物酶活性,当SDS浓度为2 mmol•L^–1时,Tg-HbⅡ的酶活性仅为原来的20%,在琼脂扩散实验中失去对枯草芽孢杆菌的抗菌活性。以上结果表明,SDS通过破坏血红素口袋的内部结构抑制Tg-HbⅡ的过氧化物酶活性,使其失去抗菌活性,血红素疏水口袋是Tg-HbⅡ具有过氧化物酶活性和抗菌活性的关键结构。本研究为进一步研究Tg-HbⅡ的抗菌机理奠定基础。     

Time-variant fragility analysis of the bridge system considering time-varying dependence among typical component seismic demands

This paper presents a copula technique to develop time-variant seismic fragility curves for corroded bridges at the system level and considers the realistic time-varying dependence among component seismic demands. Based on material deterioration mechanisms and incremental dynamic analysis, the time-evolving seismic demands of components were obtained in the form of marginal probability distributions. The time-varying dependences among bridge components were then captured with the best fitting copula function, which was selected from the commonly used copula classes by the empirical distribution based analysis method. The system time-variant fragility curves at different damage states were developed and the effects of time-varying dependences among components on the bridge system fragility were investigated. The results indicate the time-varying dependence among components significantly affects the time-variant fragility of the bridge system. The copula technique captures the nonlinear dependence among component seismic demands accurately and easily by separating the marginal distributions and the dependence among them.     

新型抗水氯氧镁水泥防渗渠在自然环境的水化产物、相转变规律及其对强度的影响

氯氧镁水泥(Magnesium oxychloride cement, MOC)具有快凝、早强、高强、防火和不腐蚀玻璃纤维等优点,非常适合于制作玻璃纤维增强薄壁制品,在农业灌溉工程中具有良好的应用前景。采用XRD和TOPAS分析了新型抗水氯氧镁水泥制成内蒙古防渗渠的物相组成,探讨了氯氧镁水泥制品在自然环境的水化产物与相转变规律、以及相组成对强度的影响。结果表明,在水分缺少的条件下,氯氧镁水泥的水化产物主要为5Mg(OH)_2·MgCl_2·8H_2O(5·1·8)和Mg(OH)_2;在水分充足的条件下,水化产物主要为Mg(OH)_2和5·1·8,碳化产物为碳化氯氧化镁Mg(OH)_2·MgCl_2·2MgCO_3·6H_2O(1·1·2·6)和水菱镁矿4MgCO_3·Mg(OH)_2·4H_2O(4·1·4)。水化产物对强度有促进作用,而碳化产物会降低强度。通过10年的工程环境考验,证明新型氯氧镁水泥制品在环境中能够保持主要强度相5·1·8的稳定性,具有良好的长期力学性能。     

Pseudocycnus appendiculatus Heller, 1868 (copepoda,dichelesthiidae) in New Zealand waters

Pseudocycnus appendiculatus Heller is described and recorded, for the first time from New Zealand, on Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788). Pseudocycnus spinosus Pearse, 1951 and P. thynnus Brandes, 1955 are thought to be synonyms of P. appendiculatus. Other species previously placed in the genus are discussed and the action of Yamaguti (1963) in removing them to other genera supported. It is suggested that the family Pseudocycnidae Yamaguti, 1963 cannot be differentiated from the family Dichelesthiidae Bassett‐Smith, 1898.     

氯化钙对河蟹肝胰腺中几种酶活性的影响

在盐度为12的海水中,添加不同浓度的CaCl2(2、4、6、8、10g/L)可对中华绒螯蟹肝胰腺中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、碱性磷酸酶(AKP)、酸性磷酸酶(ACP)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)以及溶菌酶(LZM)的活性产生影响.结果表明:在实验海水中浸泡4h后,实验组与对照组河蟹肝胰腺中5种酶的活性随着CaCl2浓度的上升均出现了不同程度的降低,当CaCl2浓度为10g/L时,活性最低;ACP和AKP分别为对照组的56.72％和40.76％;SOD与CAT的活性在10g/L时为对照组的20.11％和7.32％;LZM的活性为对照组的60.14％;该结果说明:正常海水中CaCl2浓度的提高会导致河蟹体内自由基代谢的紊乱,从而影响机体的正常生理功能和免疫力.除LZM外,当CaCl2浓度为4g/L时,其它免疫酶的活性均表现出向下的拐点.因此,继续提高海水中的CaCl2浓度,将对河蟹成活率产生不利的影响.     

Sodium fluoroacetate (1080) residues in longfin eels,Anguilla dieffenbachii,following exposure to contaminated water and food

Captive longfin eels (Anguilla dieffenbachii) were exposed to the vertebrate pesticide sodium fluoroacetate (1080) in the water column and through the ingestion of cereal pellet baits or possum muscle and gut tissue that contained 1080 residue. No mortality or unusual behaviour (in comparison with the controls) occurred in eels that were exposed to 1080. However, significantly greater weight loss occurred in eels exposed to 1080 compared with those eels that were not. No residue was detected in tissues of eels exposed to 1080 cereal baits through ingestion and direct (dermal and respiratory) absorption, or through direct absorption only. Low concentrations of 1080 were detected in muscle tissue of eels that consumed contaminated possum muscle (x = 0.0174 μg/g) or gut (x = 0.0306 μg/g) tissue. The primary factors affecting the concentration of 1080 detected in eel tissue included the dose of 1080 (mg/kg) that each eel" receiveddate="and number of days since the eel last fed on contaminated tissue. Based on the 1080 concentrations measured in eels in this study, the risk of acute poisoning to humans from eating contaminated eel flesh is considered extremely low. Even so, national and international perceptions and food safety standards have the potential to limit eel exports and/or close an eel fishery if 1080 residue was discovered in tissue.     

温度改性水玻璃固化黄土机制研究

硅化法是湿陷性黄土地基处理的主要化学方法之一,为了提高固化效果需要对水玻璃溶液进行改性。对温度改性水玻璃溶液固化黄土进行了试验研究,并通过化学组成和矿物成分分析、微观结构分析探讨了温度改性水玻璃固化黄土的机制。试验结果表明：在20～80 ℃范围内,随着温度的升高,水玻璃固化黄土的强度有明显提高;X射线衍射图谱中部分矿物衍射强度降低并出现密集低矮的非晶质物相峰群;SEM图像显示随着温度的升高凝胶薄膜增多;MIP（压汞试验）数据显示,随着温度的升高,孔隙表面积增大。水玻璃溶液固化黄土的强度随温度增加的机制在于：生成的非晶质物相和凝胶薄膜随着温度的升高而增加,促使最可几孔径的减小和小孔隙的增多,强化了骨架颗粒的连接强度,并将骨架颗粒黏结成为一个空间网状整体,从而改善了土体的强度。     

Mechanisms and factors affecting the adsorption of sodium alginate onto modified clays

Algal organic materials (AOMs) are one critical factor affecting the efficiency of modified clays used for the mitigation of harmful algal blooms (HABs). This study was conducted to develop a deeper understanding of the mechanisms and factors affecting the adsorption of AOMs onto modified clays. Sodium alginate (polysaccharide) and kaolinite modified with polyaluminium chloride (PACl) were used as AOMs and modified clay model substances, respectively, and the effects of modifier dosage, contact time, solution pH and ionic strength were investigated through batch adsorption experiments. Kinetics revealed that the alginate adsorption rate was described well by a pseudo-second order model. PACl effectively enhanced the adsorption capacity of kaolinite and increased the adsorption rate, and the optimum additive amount of PACl was 5%. The experimental data fitted both the Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption equations well. The adsorption thermodynamics for alginate onto modified clays suggests that alginate adsorption is a spontaneous process. The adsorption of alginate onto modified clays was highly dependent on pH, with a decrease in adsorption observed with increased pH to 9.48, but the opposite was true above pH 9.48. Finally, adsorption increased with increasing ionic strength.