Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species in Different Fractions of the Coelomocytes of Holothurian Eupentacta fraudatrix in Response to the Thermostable Toxin of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in Vitro

Pure fraction (92% - 95%) of phagocytes (FP) and a mixture of amoebocytes (62%) and morula cells (38 % )-FPMC- of the holothurian Eupentacta fraudatrix ( Holothuroidea,Dendrochirota ) were obtained by using ficoll-verographine step gradient. Basal production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in FP quantified by using reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) was more than twice that in FPMC. Thermostable toxin of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (TST) at differentconcentrations ( 0.2; 0.5; 2.5 μg/ml, but not 0.1 μg/ml) stimulated NBT reduction in FPMC after 24 h incubation. In FP, TST at concentrations of 0.1 and 0.2 μg/ml inhibited and at concentrations of 0.5 and 2.5 μg/ml stimulated NBT reduction after 24 h incubation. Maximal effect was observed in FP and FPMC at TST concentrations of 0.5 and 0.2 μg/ml, respectively. Addition of catalase (0.7 μg/ml) to the cells treated with TST (2.5 μg/ml) was followed by a decrease in NBT reduction compared to that under toxin treatment alone. TST stimulated superoxide dismutase activity in ccncentration-dependent manner (maximum at 0.5 μg/ml concentration in FP) after 24 htreatment, and this stimulation was prevented by a commercial catalase. Plant lectin concanavalin A stimulated NBT reduction more than 5-fold in FPMC compared to the control. With addition of TST, lectin stimulated ROS to lesser extent than that with lectin alone. When catalase, TST, and lectin were added into the FPMC simultaneously, ROS increase was similar to that under lectin treatment alone. On the whole, data obtained indicated that ROS generation in holothurian coelomocytes especially occurs in both stimulated and not stimulated phagocytes, and that changes in ROS production by these cells may be one of the mechanisms of antibacterial protection of holothurians.     

EXAMINATION OF SILICATE LIMITATION OF PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN JIAOZHOU BAY, CHINA I. SILICATE BEING A LIMITING FACTOR OF PHYTOPLANKTON PRIMARY PRODUCTION

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Remote sensing of nutrients in a subtropical African reservoir: testing utility of Landsat 8

Remote sensing is useful for water quality assessments but current remote sensing applications favour parameters that are easy to detect such as chlorophyll-a. An assessment of the utility of Landsat 8 for detecting nutrients was conducted in Mazvikadei reservoir in Zimbabwe. The main objective was to determine whether nutrients often overlooked by remote sensing and yet are the main determinants of water quality can be remotely sensed. Sampling targeted ammonia, nitrates and reactive phosphorus from May to October 2015. In situ nutrient concentrations were regressed against reflectance derived from Landsat 8 imagery. Strong negative relationships were found between ammonia and the near-infrared band in July (R² = 0.80, p < 0.05) as well as between nitrates and the blue band (R² = 0.67, p < 0.05) in June. Overall, the results suggest that the cool dry season is the optimum time to use Landsat 8 for monitoring nutrients in tropical lakes.     

Preliminary measurements of boundary layer reactive halogens based on MAXDOAS technique over Salt Lake in West China

正The reactive halogens play key roles in the destruction of boundary layer ozone by catalytic reactions and provide a fast pathway to the sedimentation of elemental gaseous mercury.The presence of bromine oxides in the lower     

微波消解-电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测定高碳铬铁中硅锰磷

高碳铬铁需要用强氧化性酸或混合酸在高温条件下才能分解或采用碱熔法处理样品,但操作比较繁琐并引入大量的钠离子,干扰待测元素的检测。微波消解技术与电感耦合等离子体光谱（ICP-AES）结合用于测定高碳铬中的铁已有报道。本文在文献方法的基础上,建立了ICP-AES同时测定高碳铬铁样品中Si、Mn、P的方法。采用硝酸消解高碳铬铁中易分解部分,再用高氯酸和氢氟酸消解碳化物和硅化物,减少了高氯酸的用量,消解过程平稳安全。利用高碳铬铁标准物质建立标准曲线,Y和In作内标,Si、Mn、P的检出限分别为0.0017%、0.0025%和0.0033%。用高碳铬铁标准物质GSB 03-1562—2003、GSB 03-1058—1999和GSB 03-1059—1999验证方法的精密度及准确度,11次测定的相对标准偏差（RSD）在0.8%~6.0%之间,不同含量标准物质测定结果与标准值吻合。本方法微波消解样品完全,操作安全简单,准确度高,适用于高碳铬铁样品的多元素同时分析。     

Coupled hydro-geochemical modelling of a permeable reactive barrier for treating acidic groundwater

This study focuses on coupling geochemistry with geo-hydraulics to enable time-dependent modelling of the remediation of acidic groundwater using an alkaline permeable reactive barrier (PRB). Chemical clogging due to secondary mineral precipitates reduces the porosity and hydraulic conductivity of the reactive medium. The governing equations are incorporated into commercial numerical codes, MODFLOW and RT3D. An original algorithm was developed for RT3D to simulate geochemical reactions occurring in the PRB. The results and the model predictions are in agreement, confirming that the hydraulic conductivity reduction due to mineral precipitation occurs at the start of permeation and continues until halfway through the testing phase.     

电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测定铬矿石中的二氧化硅

以过氧化钠为熔剂,经高温熔融-热水提取-盐酸酸化前处理样品,选用金为内标元素,电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测定铬矿石中的二氧化硅。试验了熔融试样时引入的基体元素钠对被测元素的干扰情况,结果表明,钠含量高于300 mg/L时,二氧化硅的回收率均低于92.5%。采用金内标法有效克服了基体效应及仪器波动产生的影响,改善和提高了准确度和精密度。二氧化硅的检出限为0.0075 mg/L,测定范围为0.025%～10.0%。对铬矿石标准物质进行测定,结果与标准值一致,方法精密度(RSD,n=9)小于2%。与常规化学分析法进行比对试验,二氧化硅的测定值吻合较好,但克服了常规化学分析方法步骤繁琐、耗时长、工作量大的不足,提高了工作效率。本方法也可用于同时测定铬矿石中铝、铁、钙、镁、磷等主次量成分。     

广西4大海湾红树林区硅含量的变化特征及其影响因素

利用2007年12月至2008年11月对广西沿海4个海湾红树林区进行系统调查的数据资料,分析不同海湾红树林区Si含量的变化特征及其与环境因素的关系。结果表明,广西海湾红树林区Si含量较高,年平均值高达52.26μmol·dm-3,明显高于20世纪80年代河口区的30.83μmol·dm-3;在季节上主要依赖于径流的变化而呈夏高、冬低,春、秋季适中的特征,区域分布亦具有随S下降而增加,随硅藻占浮游植物比例上升而下降的良好规律,依次排列为廉州湾>钦州湾>珍珠湾>铁山港红树林区。相关分析显示,影响研究海区Si含量变化的主要因素是陆源径流与海水的物理混合过程,其次是生物作用,有机体分解的化学过程影响相对较小。Si与N、P营养盐的关系极为密切,其中Si与N的同源性极好,4个季节均达到了非常显著(p值<0.01)的正相关水平;而Si与P含量之间却出现明显分区现象,海湾特征尤为突出。     

逐渐干旱胁迫下生物土壤结皮中真藓和土生对齿藓的活性氧清除机制

真藓(Bryum argenteum)和土生对齿藓(Didymodon vinealis)是腾格里沙漠南缘沙坡头地区生物土壤结皮中重要的藓类植物组成成分。我们以真藓和土生对齿藓为材料,研究了逐渐干旱胁迫下两者的活性氧(ROS)清除机制及其差别。结果表明,逐渐干旱胁迫下,真藓的H2O2含量略微升高,丙二醛(MDA)含量显著下降,可溶性蛋白含量变化不大。在逐渐干旱胁迫下,真藓以过氧化氢酶(CAT)为主,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)为辅,清除其体内活性氧自由基(ROS),抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)和过氧化物酶(POD)作用不明显,而谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)和还原性谷胱甘肽(GSH)则主要在中度干旱胁迫下起作用。逐渐干旱胁迫下,土生对齿藓的H2O2和MDA含量均显著上升,而可溶性蛋白含量显著下降。在逐渐干旱胁迫下,土生对齿藓以GSH为主,SOD、CAT为辅,清除其体内ROS,APX和GR的作用不明显,而POD则主要在中度干旱胁迫下起主要作用。