Evaluation of acetylcholinesterase activity in several zooplanktonic crustaceans

Zooplankton are an essential component of the marine and estuarine food chains. The ecotoxicological risk to zooplanktonic communities, estimated through the use of the biomarkers, can be used as an early warning signal of a potential alteration of the ecosystem health. The aim of this project was to evaluate the potential use of several biomarkers (esterases, mixed function oxidases, porphyrins) in zooplanktonic organisms. The acetylcholinesterase activity (AChE) was determined in homogenates of whole organisms of 10 different zooplanktonic crustaceans. Mean activity of AChE was 10.05 micromol/min/g for Acartia margalefi; 3.30 for Acartia latisetosa; 79.70 for Siriella clausi; 49.97 for Diamysis bahirensis; 7.48 for Siriella armata; 14.20 for Mysidopsis gibbosa; 4.49 for Euphausia crystallorophias; 1.66 for Euphausia superba; 2.74 for Streetsia challengeri; 13.26 for Meganycthiphanes norvegica. The species moreover showed a linear increase in enzyme activity in relation to the increase in sample concentration. The key result of this study concerns the different AChE activity basal values of the crustaceans' different species.     

Phytoremediation of small-scale oil spills in fresh marsh environments: a mesocosm simulation

Research was conducted to assess the impact of oiling on fresh-marsh plant communities and to test the efficacy of techniques that may be used to enhance the bioremediation of crude oil spills in these environments while minimizing secondary anthropogenic impacts. To emulate field conditions, a mesocosm facility was used that houses 120 mesocosm vessels, each of 200-1 capacity. A five-way factorial treatment arrangement was used that included two substrates (inorganic, organic), two nutrient regimes (fertilized, not fertilized), two aeration levels (substrate aeration, no aeration), three oiling concentrations (0-, 5-, 10-1 m(-2) of South Louisiana Sweet Crude oil), and four vascular plant species (Alternanthera philoxeroides, Panicum hemitomon, Phragmites australis, Sagittaria lancifolia, and an unplanted control). Under the 5- and 10-1 m(-2) oiling concentrations, S. lancifolia displayed a short-term response of increased productivity, whereas P. hemitomon had the highest biomass production and photosynthetic rates at the end of the 18-month experiment. Overall plant growth and productivity, as well as oil degradation, were significantly higher in the inorganic substrate, indicating that biodegradation of oil spills in organic substrates may require a longer time period. Time-released fertilizer also stimulated plant productivity and resulted in higher soil respiratory quotients, suggestive of greater microbial activity, particularly in aerated mesocosms. The amount of oil remaining after 18 months was lowest in aerated and fertilized mesocosms containing either P. hemitomon or S. lancifolia and a substrate of low organic matter content.     

活性水系沉积物的冻结采样技术应用于矿产勘查及环境研究

本文比较了活性水系沉积物的冻结采样技术与常规采样技术，经统计分析，１０种氧化物和２１种微量元素在两种技术之间全部都存在着显著的差异。在１２２个采样点上所得到的氧化物重量百分比和微量元素含量表明：冻结采样可得到具有代表性的沉积物样品。每个采样点为了获得对沉积物中氧化物重量百分比和元素含量具有代表性的评估，需要小于５０％的冻结样品，相反，常规采样由于冲洗和淘洗细粒级沉积物，致命用以常规地球化学分析的沉     

在鄂霍茨克——楚克奇火山矿床中的金—冰长石—石英集合体

含金的冰长石－石英集合体是金银矿化的指示剂，它们在区域矿床系列中，并在的集合体的结构，石英及冰长石典型的化学键和金矿堆积作用中，具有统一的规律性。     

勘察设计单位要加强知识产权保护工作

一、知识产权的概念,范围和特征 (一)知识产权的概念和范围 知识产权的称谓来源于18世纪的德国,后来比利时法学家皮卡弟将一切来自知识活动的权利概括为知识产权,这一学说被广泛传播,得到许多国家和国际组织的承认。对我国来说,知识产权是个外来语,是对英文Intellectual Property的一种翻译。目前世界上对知识产权没有统一的定义。从一般意义上来讲,