How polluted is the Yangtze River? Water quality downstream from the Three Gorges Dam

The concentrations of major anions and cations, nitrogen and phosphorus, dissolved and particulate trace elements, and organic pollutants were determined for the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River (Changjiang) from below the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) to the mouth at Shanghai in November 2006. The concentration of dissolved inorganic phosphate (DIP) was constant at a low level of 6-8 mu gP/L, but the concentration of nitrate (NO3-) approximately doubled downstream and was closely correlated with K+. This translated to a daily load of well over 1000 It of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) at Datong. The average concentrations of dissolved Pb (0.078 +/- 0.023 mu g/L), Cd (0.024 +/- 0.009 mu g/L), Cr(0.57 +/- 0.09 mu g/L), Cu (1.9 +/- 0.7 mu g/L), and Ni (0.50 +/- 0.49 mu g/L) were comparable with those in other major world rivers, while As (3.3 +/- 1.3 mu g/L) and Zn (1.5 +/- 0.6 mu g/L) were higher by factors of 5.5 and 2.5, respectively. The trace element contents of suspended particles of As (31 +/- 28 mu g/g), Pb (83 +/- 34 mu g/g), and Ni (52 +/- 16 mu g/g) were close to maximum concentrations recommended for rivers by the European Community (EC). The average concentrations of Cd (2.6 +/- 1.6 mu g/g), Cr (185 +/- 102 mu g/g), Cu (115 +/- 106 mu g/g), and Zn (500 +/- 300 mu g/g) exceeded the EC standards by a factor of two, and Hg (4.4 +/- 4.7 mu g/g) by a factor of 4 to 5. Locally occurring peak concentrations exceed these values up to fourfold, among them the notorious elements As, Hg, and Tl. All dissolved and particulate trace element concentrations were higher than estimates made twenty years ago [Zhang, J., Geochemistry of trace metals from Chinese river/estuary systems: an overview. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 1995; 41: 631-658.]. The enormous loads of anthropogenic pollutants disposed to the river were diluted by the large water discharge of the Yangtze even during the lowest flow resulting in the relatively low concentration levels of trace elements and organic pollutants observed. We estimated loads of e.g. As, Pb and Ni to the East China Sea to be about 4600 kg As d(-1), 3000 kg Pb d(-1), and 2000 kg Ni d(-1). About 6000 t d(-1) of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) was delivered into the sea at the time of our cruise. We tested for 236 organic pollutants, and only the most infamous were found to be barely above detection limits. We estimated that the load of chlorinated compounds, aromatic hydrocarbons, phenols, and PAHs were between 500 and 3500 kg d(-1). We also detected eight herbicides entering the estuary with loads of 5-350 kg d(-1). The pollutant load, even when at low concentrations, are considerable and pose an increasing threat to the health of the East China Sea ecosystem. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Macrocyclic polyamine-modified poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) monolith for capillary electrochromatography

1,4,10,13,16-Pentaazatricycloheneicosane-9,17-dione (macrocyclic polyamine)-modified polymer-based monolithic column for CEC was prepared by ring opening reaction of epoxide groups from poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) (GMA-co-EDMA) monolith with macrocyclic polyamine. Conditions such as reaction time and concentration of macrocyclic polyamine for the modification reaction were optimized to generate substantial EOF and enough chromatographic interactions. Anodic EOF was observed in the pH range of 2.0-8.0 studied due to the protonation of macrcyclic polyamine at the surface of the monolith. Morphology of the monolithic column was examined by SEM and the incorporation of macrocyclic polyamine to the poly(GMA-co-EDMA) monolith was characterized by infrared (IR) spectra. Successful separation of inorganic anions, isomeric benzenediols, and benzoic acid derivatives on the monolithic column was achieved for CEC. In addition to hydrophobic interaction, hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interaction played a significant role in the separation process.

Calculation of propagation loss in photonic crystal waveguides by FDTD technique and Pade approximation

The propagation losses in single-line defect waveguides in a two-dimensional (2D) square-lattice photonic crystal (PC) consisted of infinite dielectric rods and a triangular-lattice photonic crystal slab with air holes are studied by finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) technique and a Pade approximation. The decaying constant beta of the fundamental guided mode is calculated from the mode frequency, the quality factor (Q-factor) and the group velocity v(g) as beta = omega/(2Qv(g)). In the 2D square-lattice photonic crystal waveguide (PCW), the decaying rate ranged from 10(3) to 10(-4) cm(-1) can be reliably obtained from 8 x 10(3)-item FDTD output with the FDTD computing time of 0.386 ps. And at most 1 ps is required for the mode with the Q-factor of 4 x 10(11) and the decaying rate of 10(-7) cm(-1). In the triangular-lattice photonic crystal slab, a 10(4)-item FDTD output is required to obtain a reliable spectrum with the Q-factor of 2.5 x 10(8) and the decaying rate of 0.05 cm(-1). (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

长白山红松针阔叶混交林主要树种树干呼吸速率

采用土壤呼吸气室,于2003年4—10月原位测定了长白山红松针阔叶混交林主要树种红松、蒙古栎、水曲柳和紫椴的树干呼吸,监测了树干温度及林内温度.结果表明:4个树种的树干呼吸速率均有明显的季节变化,其中7月的呼吸速率最高,10月最低,呈单峰曲线.各树种的树干呼吸速率日变化均为"S"型曲线,并在4:00达到最低,而呼吸速率峰值出现时间有所不同,红松、蒙古栎、水曲柳和紫椴的呼吸速率峰值分别在18:00、20:00、16:00和14:00.不同树种的树干呼吸对温度变化的响应也不相同,其树干呼吸Q10值在2.24～2.91之间变化,为水曲柳>蒙古栎>红松>紫椴.

长白山阔叶红松林的零平面位移和粗糙度

根据长白山阔叶红松林气象观测塔上 16个月的风速、温度、湿度及气压的连续观测资料 ,根据中性层结条件下风速随高度的对数变化规律 ,利用廓线法中的牛顿迭代法计算了该森林的零平面位移d和粗糙度z0 ,结果表明 ,d和z0 均存在着较明显的季节变化 ,在生长季d较大 ,z0 较小 ,而非生长季恰好相反 ,标准化的零平面位移d/h和粗糙度z0 /h在生长季和非生长季平均分别为 0 86 7,0 76 4和 4 4 7× 10 -2 ,3 5 9× 10 -2 。与叶面积指数对比分析发现 ,d/h和z0 /h与叶面积指数分别存在正相关和负相关的关系。敏感性分析表明 ,牛顿迭代法求d和z0对风速的精度要求较高 ,需要精度高的仪器和长期的数据积累。

Novel Potentiometric Membrane Sensor for the Determination of Trace Amounts of Chromium(III) Ions

A plasticized Cr3+ ion sensor by incorporating 2,3,8,9-tetraphenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododeca-1,3,7,9-tetraene (TTCT) ionophore exhibits a good potentiometric response for Cr3+ over a wide concentration range (1.0×10-6-1.0×10-1 M) with a slope of 19.5 mV per decade. The sensor response is stable for at least three months. Good selectivity for Cr3+ in comparison with alkali, alkaline earth, transition and heavy metal ions, and minimal interference are caused by Li+, Na+, K+, Co2+, Hg2+, Ca2+, Pb2+ and Zn2+ ions, which are known to interfere with other chromium membrane sensors. The TTCT-based electrode shows a fast response time (15 s), and can be used in aqueous solutions of pH 3 - 5.5. The proposed sensor was used for the potentiometric titration of Cr3+ with EDTA and for a direct potentiometric determination of Cr3+ content in environmental samples.

我国沿海地区生态城市建设评价

本文从城市生态系统的结构、功能和协调度三个方面构建了生态城市的指标体系,提出了生态城市的评价方法,并选取沿海16个城市进行城市生态化建设的综合评价与比较分析。采用适合生态城市建设的数学模型对这些城市的复合生态系统进行定量分析,其中指标涉及人口指标、生态环境指标、经济指标与社会指标4个方面,构建3个一级指标,10个二级指标,25个三级指标。得出了16个沿海城市生态化水平的比较结果,因之深圳在城市结构、城市功能方面明显高于其它城市,其生态化综合水平位居首位,其值超过标准值达到了1.19,营口市在工业废水达标率、环境噪声达标率、人均生活用水、人均国民生产总值与失业率方面得分最低是导致其生态化综合水平最低的主要原因。16市在城市环境方面得分普遍较低,表明大气质量与环境噪声是限制这些城市生态建设的主要因素。

Solvent extraction of rare earths from chloride medium with mixtures of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-benzoyl-pyrazalone-5 and sec-octylphenoxyacetic acid

The extraction of rare earth elements from chloride medium by mixtures of sec-nonylphenoxy acetic acid (CA100) with bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) dithiophosphinic acid (Cyanex301) or bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl) monothiophosphinic acid (Cyanex302) in n-heptane has been studied. The synergistic enhancement of the extraction of lanthanum (III) by mixtures of CA100 with Cyanex301 has been investigated using the methods of slope analysis and constant mole. The extracted complex of lanthanum (III) is determined. The logarithm of the equilibrium constant is calculated as - 1.41. The formation constants and the thermodynamic functions, Delta H, Delta G, and Delta S have also been determined.

Effect and mechanism in compatibilization of poly(styrene-b-2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) diblock copolymer in poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) poly(ethylene-ran-acrylic acid) blends

The compatibilization effect of poly(styrene-b-2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) diblock copolymer, P(S-b-EOx), on immiscible blends of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO) and poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) (EAA) is examined in terms of phase structure and thermal, rheological and mechanical properties, and its compatibilizing mechanism is investigated by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The block copolymer, synthesized by a mechanism transformation copolymerization, is used in solution blending of PPO/EAA. Scanning electron micrographs show that the blends exhibit a more regular and finer dispersion on addition of a small amount of P(S-b-EOx). Thermal analysis indicates that the grass transition of PPO and the lower endothermic peal; of EAA components become closer on adding P(S-b-EOx), and the added diblock copolymer is mainly located at the interface between the PPO and EAA phases. The interfacial tension estimated by theological measurement is significantly reduced on addition of a small amount of P(S-b-EOx). The tensile strength and elongation at break increase with the addition of the diblock copolymer for PPO-rich blends, whereas the tensile strength increases but the elongation at break decreases for EAA-rich blends. This effect is interpreted in terms of interfacial activity and the reinforcing effect of the diblock copolymer, and it is concluded that the diblock copolymer plays a role as an effective compatibilizer for PPO/EAA blends. The specific interaction between EAA and polar parts of P(S-b-EOx) is mainly hydrogen bonding. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

小庙洪牡蛎礁巨蛎属牡蛎间生殖隔离研究

中国牡蛎种类丰富，但是由于贝壳可塑性强，表型变化大，分类学及系统发生学研究进展缓慢，存在诸多争议。本文在全国部分海区采集牡蛎样品，并通过表型和分子生物学方法进行鉴定，重点调查潮下带牡蛎的分布情况。选取江苏南通小庙洪牡蛎礁作为典型海域，研究亲缘关系接近的巨蛎属牡蛎之间在繁殖上如何维持相互之间的关系。本研究的目的在于摸索牡蛎物种鉴定的实用方法，并阐明熊本牡蛎和近江牡蛎生殖隔离是如何维持的。研究结果对牡蛎等海洋贝类的分类及系统发生学研究具有一定的借鉴作用，为牡蛎礁的生态保护提供生物学参考依据。 在辽宁营口、海洋岛，河北秦皇岛，山东西霞口、潍坊、青岛，江苏南通，浙江舟山、奉化，福建莆田，广东汕头等地区采集牡蛎样品，重点采集潮下带的牡蛎，通过地理分布、表型、DNA含量测定和COI种特异性探针鉴定对各地区的牡蛎物种组成进行分析。选取了南通小庙洪牡蛎礁作为研究牡蛎物种间相互关系的最佳地点。该地区牡蛎由主要分布在潮间带的熊本牡蛎和主要分布在潮下带的近江牡蛎组成。 对南通小庙洪牡蛎礁上两种巨蛎属牡蛎在空间上的分布进行调查；定期取样，制作性腺切片，观察两种牡蛎的性腺发育情况；同时，定期在海区挂板，采用半人工采苗的方式采集海区牡蛎幼体，通过ITS1基因鉴定采集的稚贝所属物种。通过调查发现二者的分布存在重叠区域；两种牡蛎在2007年6月中旬至9月中旬存在两个明显的繁殖高峰期，在每个繁殖期内两种牡蛎同时发生大量繁殖行为的可能性极高。结果表明，两种牡蛎不存在明显的生态隔离和季节隔离等交配前生殖隔离机制。 在室内对两种牡蛎进行2×2完全双列杂交，并通过ITS1基因的克隆测序验证杂种后代。双列杂交受精实验采用多亲本混合交配的方式（即每个物种的卵子或精子均来自多个个体），共进行7次重复。结果表明，熊本牡蛎的卵子能够被近江牡蛎的精子以较低的受精率（24.6%）受精，且形成的后代确实为两个物种杂交产生，而反方向不能受精。 幼虫和稚贝生长存活的双列杂交实验共进行3次重复。估测受精率、受精卵的孵化率，第1至29日每两天测量一次D形幼虫的壳高和密度。结果表明杂交幼虫（熊本牡蛎♀与近江牡蛎♂的杂交，SA）的受精率（12.5%）显著低于（P < 0.05）熊本牡蛎（75.4%）和近江牡蛎（84.5%）纯种对照组；而孵化率与对照组无显著差异（P > 0.05）；自受精至29日龄，杂交幼虫壳高的生长速度明显低于纯种对照组（P < 0.05）；但是存活率与熊本牡蛎无显著差异（P > 0.05）。杂交幼虫附着变态期间死亡率高；93日龄，熊本牡蛎有10.08%的匍匐期面盘幼虫存活至稚贝，显著大于（P < 0.05）近江牡蛎（2.18%）和杂交幼虫（0.76%）；杂交稚贝壳高显著小于（P < 0.05）纯种对照组。稚贝在海区挂养3个月。与挂养前相比，杂交稚贝在潮下带的存活率为19.2%，125个稚贝仅存24个，壳高平均增加2.15 mm。熊本牡蛎在潮间带的存活率达到65%，壳高平均增加3.99 mm。近江牡蛎在潮下带的存活率达到85.7%，壳高平均增加5.22 mm，在潮间带的存活率仅10.9%，壳高平均增加3.28 mm。受精6个月后，所有杂交稚贝仅剩3枚，运回实验室暂养一段时间后全部死亡。 设置20、25、30、35共4个盐度梯度，估算双列杂交组合在不同盐度下的受精率、孵化率、7日内的存活率和壳高生长，实验共进行3个重复。结果表明，杂交组合在4个盐度下的受精率（平均为11.2%）均显著低于（P < 0.05）熊本牡蛎（75.0%）和近江牡蛎（77.5%）纯种对照组；而孵化率与对照组无显著差异（P > 0.05）；杂交组合在盐度35时的孵化率（85.0%）显著大于20（49.6%）、25（51.3%）和30（55.4%）三个盐度梯度。7日龄杂交幼虫（10.5%）和近江牡蛎（11.4%）的存活率显著小于（P < 0.05）熊本牡蛎（30.3%）；杂交幼虫的壳高（75.7 μm）显著小于（P < 0.05）熊本牡蛎（81.5 μm）和近江牡蛎（85.6 μm）对照组。两因素方差分析表明，杂交组合方式对受精率、孵化率、7日龄存活率和7日龄壳高均有显著影响，盐度对7日龄壳高的影响显著。 实验结果表明，江苏小庙洪牡蛎礁上的熊本牡蛎和近江牡蛎之间在分布空间上存在重叠区域，繁殖时间也存在重叠，并未产生明显的生态隔离和季节隔离。二者之间存在不对称性杂交，熊本牡蛎的卵子能够与近江牡蛎的精子以较低的受精率受精，而反方向完全不亲和。杂交幼虫在受精率上存在显著劣势；但是受精卵的孵化率与纯种受精卵无显著差异；杂交幼虫在生长上也存在显著劣势；而存活率与熊本牡蛎无显著差异；杂交幼虫附着变态期间大量死亡，存活下来的稚贝生长缓慢，死亡率高。表明熊本牡蛎和近江牡蛎之间即存在交配前的配子不亲和性隔离，又存在交配后隔离，主要表现为杂种不活。

Metabolic characteristics of sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka) during aestivation

Metabolic characteristics of the sea cucumber Aposticholpus japonicus (Selenka) during aestivation were studied in the laboratory. The effects of water temperature on oxygen consumption rate (OCR) and ammonia-N excretion rate (AER) in A. japonicus were determined by the Winkler and Hypobromite methods, respectively. Mature (large, 148.5 +/- 15.4 g, medium 69.3 +/- 6.9 g) and immature (small, 21.2 +/- 4.7 g) individuals aestivated at water temperatures of 20 and 25 degrees C, respectively. The metabolic characteristics of mature individuals were different from immature individuals during this period. The OCR of mature sea cucumbers peaked at 20 degrees C, and then dropped significantly at higher temperatures, whereas the OCR of the immature animals continued to increase slightly, even beyond the aestivation temperature. The AER of mature individuals peaked at 20 T, while that of the immature animals peaked at 25 degrees C. The relationships between dry weight (DW) and absolute oxygen consumption (R) and absolute ammonia-N excretion (N) could be described by the regression equation R or N=aW(b). With the exception of 15 degrees C, the O/N ratios (calculated in atomic equivalents) of large size sea cucumbers was close to 20 across the temperatures used in this study, indicating that their energy Source was a combination of lipid and protein. Oil the other hand, apart from small individuals maintained at 10 degrees C, the O/N ratios of the medium and small sea Cucumbers were close to 10, indicating that protein was their major energy source. The O/N ratios in all size groups remained unchanged after aestivation was initiated. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Fatty acids of some algae from the Bohai Sea

The fatty acid compositions of 22 species of marine macrophytes, belonging to the Ceramiales, Cryptonemiales, Nemalionales, Laminariales, Chordariales, Scytosiphonales, Desmarestiales, Dictyosiphonales, Fucales, Dictyotales and Ulvales and collected from the Bohai Sea, were determined by capillary gas chromatography. The contents of polyunsaturated fatty acids (FAs) in the Bohai Sea algae, in comparison with the same species from the Yellow Sea were found to be lower. Red algae had relatively high levels of the acids 16:0, 18:1(n-7), 18:1(n-9), 20:5(n-3) and 20:4(n-6), and those examined were rich in C-20 PUFAs, these chiefly being arachidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids. The major FAs encountered in the Phaeophyta were 14:0, 16:0, 18:1(n-9), 18:2(n-6), 18:3(n-3), 18:4(n-3), 20:4(n-6) and 20:5(n-3). C18PUFAs are of greater abundance in the brown algae than in the red algae examined. All three green algae from the Ulvales had similar fatty acid patterns with major components, 16:0, 16:4(n-3), 18:1(n-7), 18:2(n-6), 18:3(n-3), and 18:4(n-3). They contained 16:3(n-3) and more 16:4(n-3), were rich in C18PUFAs, chiefly 18:3(n-3) and 18:4(n-3) and had 18:1(n-7)/18:1 (n-9) ratios higher than 1. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

栽培燕麦和野燕麦C-带核型比较

对1个六倍体栽培燕麦(A.sativa)健壮燕麦和3个六倍体野燕麦(A.fatua)通北燕麦、五台燕麦和日本燕麦进行了C-带核型比较,结果表明,栽培燕麦与野燕麦C-带带型基本相似,但同时在多个染色体上不同材料间又有C-带多态性存在,多态性C-带显现在1C,4C,5C,8,10,13,15,19,20号染色体上.此研究结果可为这些种质资源在燕麦遗传育种中的研究和利用提供细胞学依据.

Determination of free fatty acids in soil and bryophyte plants by precolumn derivatization via HPLC with fluorescence detection and tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS)

A sensitive method for the determination of 30 kinds of free fatty acids (FFAs, C-1-C-30) with 1-[2-(p-toluenesulfonate)-ethyl]-2-phenylimidazole-[4,5-f] 9,10-phenan- threne (TSPP) as labeling reagent and using high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection and identification by online postcolumn mass spectrometry with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) source in positive-ion mode (HPLC/MS/APCI) has been developed. TSPP could easily and quickly label FFAs in the presence of K2CO3 catalyst at 90 degrees C for 30 min in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solvent, and maximal labeling yields close to 100% were observed with a 5-fold excess of molar reagent. Derivatives were stable enough to be efficiently analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography. TSPP was introduced into fatty acid molecules and effectively augmented MS ionization of fatty acid derivatives and led to regular MS and MS/MS information. The collision induced cleavage of protonated molecular ions formed specific fragment ions at m/z [MH](+)(molecular ion), m/z [M'+CH2CH2](+)(M' was molecular mass of the corresponding FFA) and m/z 295.0 (the, mass of protonated molecular core structure of TSPP). Fatty acid derivatives were separated on a reversed-phase Eclipse XDB-C-8 column (4.6 x 150 mm, 5 mu m, Agilent) with a good baseline resolution in combination with a gradient elution. Linear ranges of 30 FFAs are 2.441 x 10(-3) to 20 mu mol/L, detection limits are 3.24 similar to 36.97 fmol (injection volume 10 mu L, at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3, S/N 3:1). The mean interday precision ranged from 93.4 to 106.2% with the largest mean coefficients of variation (R.S.D.) < 7,5%. The mean intraday precision for all standards was < 6.4% of the expected concentration. Excellent linear responses were observed with correlation coefficients of > 0.9991. Good compositional data could be obtained from the analysis of extracted fatty acids from as little as 200 mg of bryophyte plant samples.Therefore, the facile TSPP derivatization coupled with HPLC/MS/APCI analysis allowed the development of a highly sensitive method for the quantitation of trace levels of short and long chain fatty acids from biological and natural environmental samples.

从看图讲故事看4-7岁儿童创造力的发展及其入学突降现象

创造力发展的年龄特征一直是研究者非常关注的问题。很多研究者认为，只有更全面地探查儿童创造力的发展，才能充分了解创造力的本质，所以，应该在多个领域中研究创造力。本研究以文学领域中儿童比较熟悉并喜欢的讲故事的形式，采用同感评估技术（CAT），对4-7岁儿童的创造力发展趋势进行了研究，并深入探讨了经常被人们提到的出现在该阶段中的“入学突降”现象。研究共分为两个部分：研究一考察了4-7岁儿童创造力的发展趋势和创造力的“入学突降”现象；研究二探查了讲故事任务的创造力与言语能力的关系，讨论了创造力的领域特殊性。研究结果发现： 1. 4-7岁儿童的创造力随年龄的增长总体上表现出先上升后下降的趋势，并且存在性别差异。性别差异的具体表现为，女生在4-5岁的发展快于男生，且在6岁开始出现下降趋势。 2. 排除入学影响，随年龄增长，6-7岁儿童的创造力显著上升。 3. 6岁已入学儿童的创造力显著低于同年龄未入学儿童，其中女生受到的影响更大。 4. 言语能力是讲故事创造力的基础，只有达到了一定水平的言语能力才能够表现出较高水平的创造力，但是言语能力只是讲故事创造力的必要而非充分条件。 5. 研究结果部分支持了创造力领域特殊性的理论。