Power law behavior of the isotope yield distributions in the multifragmentation regime of heavy ion reactions

Isotope yield distributions in the multifragmentation regime were studied with high-quality isotope identification, focusing on the intermediate mass fragments (IMFs) produced in semiviolent collisions. The yields were analyzed within the framework of a modified Fisher model. Using the ratio of the mass-dependent symmetry energy coefficient relative to the temperature, a(sym)/T, extracted in previous work and that of the pairing term, a(p)/T, extracted from this work, and assuming that both reflect secondary decay processes, the experimentally observed isotope yields were corrected for these effects. For a given I = N - Z value, the corrected yields of isotopes relative to the yield of C-12 show a power law distribution Y (N, Z)/Y(C-12) similar to A(-tau) in the mass range 1 <= A <= 30, and the distributions are almost identical for the different reactions studied. The observed power law distributions change systematically when I of the isotopes changes and the extracted tau value decreases from 3.9 to 1.0 as I increases from -1 to 3. These observations are well reproduced by a simple deexcitation model, with which the power law distribution of the primary isotopes is determined to be tau(prim) = 2.4 +/- 0.2, suggesting that the disassembling system at the time of the fragment formation is indeed at, or very near, the critical point.

Cd、Pb、Cu、Zn、As复合污染在农田生态系统的迁移动态研究

１９９０—１９９５年中国科学院生态网站联网研究中，在４个生态站对重金属复合污染（Ｃｄ、Ｐｂ、Ｃｕ、Ｚｎ、Ａｓ）进行了田间迁移动态实验研究，表明３年来表土中重金属元素含量缓慢下降，输出量最大支出项目为从表层向下迁移量可比作物地上部分带去量高出几十至数百倍，为污染土壤防治工作中淋洗技术运用指出了应用前景．

Cd~(2+)、Pb~(2+)在根际和非根际土壤中的吸附-解吸行为

采用1次平衡法对Cd2+、Pb2+在小麦根际和非根际土壤中的吸附-解吸行为进行比较研究.结果表明,根际土对Cd2+和Pb2+的吸附能力高于非根际土,2类土壤对Cd2+的吸附等温线与Freundlich方程有较好的拟合性,Pb2+的等温吸附过程可由Langmuir方程与Freundlich方程来描述.双常数方程是描述根际、非根际土Cd2+和Pb2+吸附动力学行为的最优模型,其次为Elovich方程,最差模型是一级动力学方程.Cd2+、Pb2+的解吸存在滞后现象,相比于非根际土,根际土吸附态Cd2+、Pb2+的解吸率更低,Cd2+、Pb2+的解吸量与其初始吸附量之间的关系符合2次幂方程.2类土壤Cd2+、Pb2+的解吸速率随重金属初始浓度的增加而增加,随解吸时间的延长而不断降低.描述根际和非根际土Cd2+、Pb2+的解吸动力学过程的最优模型均为双常数方程,其次为Elovich方程,一级动力学方程拟合效果不佳.

Cd-Pb复合污染条件下3种花卉植物的生长反应及超积累特性研究

采用水培实验方法,研究了3种耐性较强的花卉植物在Cd-Pb复合污染条件下的生长反应及可能的超积累特性.结果表明,花卉植物种不同,其对复合污染的生长反应也不同,它们的耐性大小顺序为蜀葵(AlthaearoseaCav.)>凤仙花(ImpatiensBalsaminaL.)>金盏菊(CalendulaofficinalisL.);Cd对植物生长的影响较大、Pb的影响相对较小.3种花卉植物对重金属的积累量都是根部大于地上部;蜀葵对重金属Cd具有很强的耐性和积累性,在Cd、Pb复合污染条件下极具植物修复的潜力.对于这3种花卉植物,Cd-Pb相互作用效应与多种因素有关,包括重金属之间的浓度组合、植物种和植株部位等,表现得极为复杂,不仅仅是单纯的加和、拮抗或协同作用.

Quantum dynamics study of isotope effect for H+CH4 reaction using the SVRT model

The semirigid vibrating rotor target model is applied to study the isotope effect in reaction H + CH4-->H-2 + CH3 using time-dependent wave-packet method. The reaction probabilities for producing H-2 and HD product channels are calculated. The energy dependence of the reaction probabilities shows oscillating structures for both reaction channels. At low temperature or collision energies, the H atom abstraction is favored due to tunnelling effect. In partially deuterated CHxDy (x + y = 4), the breaking of the C-H bond is favored over that of the C-D bond in the entire energy range studied. In H + CHD3 reaction at high energies, the HD product dominates simply due to statistical factor. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.

Stable Isotope Probing:Linking Functional Activity to Specific Members of Microbial Communities

Linking organisms or groups of organisms to specific functions within natural environments is a fundamental challenge in microbial ecology. Advances in technology for manipulating and analyzing nucleic acids have made it possible to characterize the members of microbial communities without the intervention of laboratory culturing. Results from such studies have shown that the vast majority of soil organisms have never been cultured, highlighting the risks of culture-based approaches in community analysis. The development of culture-independent techniques for following the flow of substrates through microbial communities therefore represents an important advance. These techniques, collectively known as stable isotope probing (SIP), involve introducing a stable isotope-labeled substrate into a microbial community and following the fate of the substrate by extracting diagnostic molecular species such as fatty acids and nucleic acids from the community and determining which specific molecules have incorporated the isotope. The molecules in which the isotope label appears provide identifying information about the organism that incorporated the substrate. Stable isotope probing allows direct observations of substrate assimilation in minimally disturbed communities, and thus represents an exciting new tool for linking microbial identity and function. The use of lipids or nucleic acids as the diagnostic molecule brings different strengths and weaknesses to the experimental approach, and necessitates the use of significantly different instrumentation and analytical techniques. This short review provides an overview of the lipid and nucleic acid approaches, discusses their strengths and weaknesses, gives examples of applications in various settings, and looks at prospects for the future of SIP technology.

Characterization of stable isotope fractionation during methane production in the sediment of a eutrophic lake,lake dagow,germany

We measured delta C-13 of CO2, CH4, and acetate-methyl in profundal sediment of eutrophic Lake Dagow by incubation experiments in the presence and absence of methanogenic inhibitors chloroform, bromoethane sulfonate (BES), and methyl fluoride, which have different specificities. Methyl fluoride predominantly inhibits acetoclastic methanogenesis and affects hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis relatively little. Optimization of methyl fluoride concentrations resulted in complete inhibition of acetoclastic methanogenesis. Methane was then exclusively produced by hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis and thus allowed determination of the fractionation factors specific for this methanogenic pathway. Acetate, which was then no longer consumed, accumulated and allowed determination of the isotopic signatures of the fermentatively produced acetate. BES and chloroform also inhibited CH4 production and resulted in accumulation of acetate. The fractionation factor for hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis exhibited variability, e. g., it changed with sediment depth. The delta C-13 of the methyl group of the accumulated acetate was similar to the delta C-13 of sedimentary organic carbon, while that of the carboxyl group was by about 12 parts per thousand higher. However, the delta C-13 of the acetate was by about 5 parts per thousand lower in samples with uninhibited compared with inhibited acetoclastic methanogenesis, indicating unusual isotopic fractionation. The isotope data were used for calculation of the relative contribution of hydrogenotrophic vs. acetoclastic methanogenesis to total CH4 production. Contribution of hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis increased with sediment depth from about 35% to 60%, indicating that organic matter was only partially oxidized in deeper sediment layers.

平菇菌丝体对Cd、Pb及其复合污染的生长与富集响应

在PDA平板培养条件下,研究Cd、Pb及其复合污染对平菇菌丝体生长的影响以及平菇菌丝体对生长基质中Cd、Pb的生物富集作用.结果表明,在实验浓度范围内,菌丝生长势、菌落直径和菌丝体干重等均随着重金属浓度的增大而减弱(小)或降低.平菇菌丝体对Cd、Pb均具有生物富集作用,并且随着重金属浓度的增大菌丝体中重金属含量逐渐增大.Cd、Pb复合污染能促进平菇菌丝体对Pb的吸收,而抑制对Cd的吸收.

土壤有效态Pb和Cd与大蒜吸收Pb和Cd的关系

通过对大蒜的重金属添加土培试验,采用DTPA(二乙基胺五乙酸)为有效态铅、镉提取剂,对受试土壤进行浸提检测,分析Pb和Cd在大蒜不同部位的吸收、积累及其与土壤中有效态含量的相关性。根据GB 2762-2005《食品中污染物限量标准》中对食品中Pb、Cd的限量要求,初步确定了本试验条件下,土壤中重金属Pb、Cd有效态的临界值,并以此临界点评价该种土壤中Pb、Cd对大蒜的潜在污染。

细河流域土壤中Hg、Cd、Pb和Zn含量的空间分布特征

利用地统计学方法研究了沈阳市细河流域表层土壤中Hg、Cd、Pb和Zn含量的空间结构及其分布特征。结果表明,土壤中Hg、Cd、Pb和Zn的平均含量均高于其背景值;土壤Cd和Zn含量属中等程度的空间相关,Hg和Pb属于空间弱相关,其空间变异均为随机性因素和结构性因素共同作用的结果,但Cd和Zn含量主要受结构性因素影响,而Hg和Pb主要受随机性因素影响。土壤中Hg、Cd、Pb和Zn空间分布特征表明,4种重金属含量在上游较高,顺流而下含量明显下降;土壤中Hg和Pb含量最大值在四方台地区,Cd和Zn含量最大值分布在甘官和富官一带。细河流域土壤Hg、Cd、Pb和Zn含量空间分异是污水灌溉、固体废弃物堆放、农业生产及交通尾气等因素综合作用的结果。

Stripping voltammetric determination of Pb(II) and Cd(II) based on the multiwalled carbon nanotubes-Nafion-bismuth modified glassy carbon electrodes

In this work, a new method for the simultaneous determination of Pb(II) and Cd(II) on the multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNT)-Nafion-bismuth modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) using square-wave anodic stripping voltammetry has been studied. Scanning electron microscopy was used to investigate the characteristics of the MWNT-Nafion-bismuth modified GCE.

Sensitive determination of Cd and Pb by differential pulse stripping voltammetry with in situ bismuth-modified zeolite doped carbon paste electrodes

Here we investigated the analytical performances of the bismuth-modified zeolite doped carbon paste electrode (BiF-ZDCPE) for trace Cd and Pb analysis. The characteristics of bismuth-modified electrodes were improved greatly via addition of synthetic zeolite into carbon paste. To obtain high reproducibility and sensitivity, optimum experimental conditions for bismuth deposition Were Studied.

Combining chemical reduction with an electrochemical technique for the simultaneous detection of Cr(VI), Pb(II) and Cd(II)

This work herein reports the approach for the simultaneous determination of heavy metal ions including cadmium (Cd(II)), lead (Pb(II)), and chromium (Cr(VI)) using a bismuth film electrode (BFE) by anodic stripping voltammertry (ASV). The BFE used was plated in situ. Due to the reduction of Cr(VI) with H2O2 in the acid medium, on one hand, the Cr(III) was produced and Cr(VI) was indirectly detected by monitoring the content of Cr(III) using square-wave ASV. On the other hand, Pb(II) was also released from the complex between Pb(II) and Cr(VI). Furthermore, the coexistence of the Cd(II) was also simultaneously detected with Pb(II) and Cr(VI) in this system as a result of the formation of an alloy with Bi. The detection limits of this method were 1.39 ppb for Cd(II), 2.47 ppb for Pb(II) and 5.27 ppb for Cr(VI) with a preconcentration time of 120 s under optimal conditions (S/N = 3), respectively. Furthermore, the sensitivity of this method can be improved by controlling the deposition time or by using a cation-exchange polymer (such as Nafion) modified electrode.