Uptake from water,depuration and tissue distribution of110mAg in a freshwater fish,Cyprinus carpio L.

Radionuclide accumulation was studied on a group of 20 fish maintained at 20±1 °C in spring water containing 30 Bq mL^?1 of^110mAg. Because of a very significant radionuclide adsorption onto available surfaces and in order to simulate chronic exposure, the water was completely renewed three times a week. Accumulation of^110mAg was slow, with an estimated time to maximum contamination level of 180 days. The concentration factor, calculated from the ratio of the integrals of the curves representing the radionuclide concentration in filtered water and in whole fish reached a maximum value of 106 (w.w.). After 41 days exposure, 10 fish were placed in non-labelled water, renewed daily, to follow^110mAg depuration. A two-compartment exponential model was fitted to the depuration data. The corresponding radionuclide half-lives were relatively short, 0.8 (Tb₁) and 30 days (Tb₂), and after 6 weeks the fish retained about 30% of their initial^110mAg content. The liver and digestive tract retained most^110mAg. Although they only represented respectively about 4 and 10% of the total body mass, these two organs accounted for 30–40% of the total radionuclide body burden.     

Retention of ingested 60Co by a freshwater fish

The experiment was carried out on a group of 10 carp receiving the soft tissue of previously contaminated lymnaea as food. Ingestion by carp of 45 daily rations, distributed over a 63-day period, resulted in a low retention of the radionuclide. The contamination kinetics showed that the steady state should be reached after only 225 days. The ⁶⁰Co transfer factor was approximately 10^?2 and the retention factor about 3.3 x 10^?3. During the depuration phase, radiocobalt elimination by the carp developed in accordance with an exponential model based on the existence of two biological half-lives of 1.5 and 35 days which indicate a high Co turnover. During both phases of the experiment, urinary and branchial excretion appeared to be higher than faecal excretion.     

Retention of ingested 110mAg by a freshwater fish,Salmo trutta L.

Water, Air, &; Soil Pollution - The accumulation kinetics were followed on 19 fingerling trout fed 5 days a week, with 110mAg labelled rations. Nine trout, placed in individual compartments,...     

In vitro effect of malathion and endosulfan on the LH-induced oocyte maturation in the common CARP,Cyprinus carpio (L.)

Effect of malathion (organophosphorus insecticide) and endosulfan (organochlorine insecticide) on in vitro LH-induced oocyte maturation was investigated in the oocytes of common carp, Cyprinus carpio. In control incubation, LH at the concentration of 10 μg mL^?1 induced 41.2 ± 1.6% of germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD). When the oocytes were incubated with malathion at the concentrations of 1000, 500, 100, and 50 ppb together with LH it could induce only 13.4 ± 0.4, 14.0 ± 1.0, 12.9 ± 3.5, and 18.1 ± 3.9% of GVBD, respectively. Similarly, when the oocytes were incubated with endosulfan at the concentrations of 0.5, 0.1, 0.05, and 0.01 ppb together with LH, it induced only 12.8 ± 1.6, 8.8 ± 1.2, 20.9 ± 2.1 and 26.0 ± 2.2% of GVBD, respectively. The significance of the result obtained were discussed on the basis of available literature.     

Influence of the food matrix structure on the retention of aroma compounds

The retention of the aroma compounds in a multicomponent medium like the food matrix is influenced by their affinity with the protein when lipid is present at a low level (0.5%). The effect of the structure of the media is also studied by using two media with the same composition; one was emusified, and the other was not. Among the studied aroma compounds, 2-nonanone and isoamyl acetate present opposite behaviors: the volatility of isoamyl acetate is not affected by the change of the medium structure whereas that of 2-nonanone increases. The decrease of retention of 2-nonanone in an emulsified system would be due to a modification of the fixation site for this compound on the protein or to a competition between the lipid and the aroma compound while the protein is adsorbed at the lipid-water interface.     

Changes in the odorants of boiled carp fillet (Cyprinus carpio L.) as affected by increasing methionine levels in feed

Sixty common carp in groups of five in four tanks per treatment were given three diets containing different increasing amounts of methionine. The aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA) of the boiled carp fillets resulted in 32 odorants, of which 26 were identified. Ten compounds were quantified using an internal standard (IS), and the very low concentrations of 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, (Z)-1, 5-octadien-3-one, and methional were calculated by the nasally determined detection limit. The concentration of methional seemed to increase with increasing methionine in the diet. Because the unstable methional could be converted by beta-elimination into methanethiol, the impact resulting in an off-flavor was investigated by headspace analysis. The investigation revealed no difference in the methanethiol contents between the treatments with the lowest and highest methionine supplies.     

长期铈喂养对鲤鱼肝胰脏、肾脏抗氧化酶活性的影响

为了探讨稀土元素铈对鱼类的生态毒理学效应,在基础饲料中分别添加0(对照)、20、42、65mg·kg-1的硝酸铈饲喂鲤鱼60 d,研究铈对鲤鱼肝胰脏、肾脏自由基的清除能力和抗氧化酶活性的影响。结果表明,与对照组相比,42、65mg·kg-1组能显著提高鲤鱼的抗氧化防御能力,42 mg·kg-1为最佳添加量。20 mg·kg-1组,除肝胰脏、肾脏GSH-Px活性显著升高,肝胰脏内抑制羟自由基能力显著降低外,其它均无明显变化。42 mg·kg-1组,肝胰脏、肾脏抑制羟自由基能力、CAT、MAO活性、肾MDA含量、肝胰脏SOD活性、抗超氧阴离子自由基能力均显著降低,而肾SOD活力显著升高。65 mg·kg-1组,肝胰脏、肾脏抑制羟自由基能力、CAT、MAO活性、肾MDA含量及肝胰脏抗超氧阴离子自由基能力、SOD、GSH-Px活性均显著降低,肾SOD、GSH-Px活性却显著升高。此外,肝胰脏比肾脏对硝酸铈更趋敏感。由此可见,饲料中适当添加稀土元素铈能提高鱼的抗氧化防御能力。本研究结果为稀土元素在饮料添加中的合理应用及相关研究提供了参考。     

苯并芘(BaP)对鲤鱼肝、肾抗氧化、非特异性免疫能力及组织结构的影响

为探究苯并芘(BaP)对鲤鱼的毒性机制,本研究检测了不同浓度BaP(0、0.1、0.5、1.0 μg·L^-1)暴露对鲤鱼肝、肾组织中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、谷胱甘肽(GSH)、丙二醛(MDA)及非特异性免疫酶溶菌酶(LZM)、酚氧化酶(PO)、酸性磷酸酶(ACP)、碱性磷酸酶(AKP)活性,以及硝基四氮唑兰(NBT)阳性细胞及肝、肾组织结构的影响。结果表明,1.0 μg·L^-1 BaP暴露30 d后,鲤鱼肝、肾组织SOD活性、MDA含量及肝组织CAT、肾组织GSH活性均显著低于对照组;1.0 μg·L^-1 BaP暴露的肝、肾组织LZM、AKP和PO活性以及肝组织ACP活性均显著低于对照组;不同浓度BaP暴露30 d后,鲤鱼NBT阳性细胞数均显著下降,且对肝、肾组织造成不同程度的损伤。相关性分析结果表明,BaP暴露浓度与肝、肾组织的SOD活性呈负相关,与MDA含量呈正相关,与肝、肾组织的AKP、ACP、PO活性呈负相关,与NBT阳性细胞数呈负相关。综上,水体中BaP暴露对鲤鱼肝、肾抗氧化和非特异性免疫能力及组织结构产生了一定程度的负面影响,本研究为水体中BaP的生态毒性效应研究提供了理论参考。     

Influence of soil properties on Ni accumulation in food crops and corresponding dietary health risk with a typical Chinese diet

Nickel (Ni), an essential micronutrient, is toxic to plants and animals at elevated levels. Fewer data are available on the dynamics of Ni than for trace metals such as Cu and Zn. Dietary intake is the major source of Ni, but almost no information is available on dietary intake for Asian populations whose diet contains much less animal products and processed foods than in Western countries. In south‐eastern China, most food is grown on peri‐urban agricultural land and thus, food crops from these areas should be the major source of dietary Ni. A large‐scale survey of Ni in soils and edible crops, including 515 sites and 24 crop species from 10 crop groups, was conducted in Fujian Province, SE China, to assess Ni intake for a typical SE Asian diet. Correlation, principal component analysis (PCA) and data mining were used to identify soil and plant factors that determine Ni accumulation in crops. Both soil Ni content and plant species contributed to Ni accumulation. Crop Ni (Ni_crop) was positively correlated with soil Ni DTPA‐extractible (diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid) (Ni_DTPA) for many crops. PCA did not identify strong relations between soil‐to‐crop transfer factors and any soil properties. Stepwise linear correlations found positive correlations between Ni_crop and Ni_DTPA; however, relationships between Ni_crop and both silt content and pH varied between crops. Dietary intake of foods containing mean Ni content could lead to health risks, especially for children. It was concluded that sandy soils, rich in organic matter with a large Ni content, are unsuitable for the production of rice and legumes.     

Effects of simulated acid rain on uptake,accumulation, and retention of fluoride in forage crops

Forage crops accumulate F from exposures to the air pollutant HF and the rate and amount taken up can be affected by a number of external factors, one of which is precipitation. To assess how precipitation, including acidic precipitation, alters F uptake and retention in forage, alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. var. Saranac) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb. var. Kentucky 31) were subjected to extended exposures to HF and were treated periodically with various solutions (pH 5.6, 4.0, and 3.0) supplied as simulated rain or, for comparisons, as soil amendments. None of the treatments affected growth, but precipitation treatments significantly reduced the F content of both species relative to plants that received the same volumes of the same solutions added to the soil. Analyses of washed and unwashed foliage indicated that this loss of F was primarily due to the removal of F from foliar surfaces. There was no effect of pH of rain on the F content of tall fescue, but for alfalfa an increase in acidity from pH 4.0 to 3.0 resulted in a further decrease in the F content of foliage, suggesting that in addition to removing superficial F, the more acidic simulated rain resulted in the leaching of F from within foliage was well.     

Cadmium induced alterations in the intestinal absorption of glucose and fructose in a freshwater cat fish,Heteropneustes fossilis

The effect of four concentrations (1.0, 0.1, 0.01, and 0.001 mM) of Cd on the rate of absorption of two sugars, glucose and fructose by the intestine of the fresh water cat fish, Heteropneustes fossilis has been studied after 1 h at 23 °C. Intestinal glucose and fructose transport was also assessed in fish exposed to a sublettral concentration (0.0023 mM) of Cd in the ambient water for 15 and 30 days. Control fish showed no marked difference in the rates of absorption of glucose and fructose. All four concentrations of Cd decreased the rate of transport of glucose and fructose significantly. Among the two sugars, decrease in the rate of transport of fructose was more marked than glucose. In fish exposed to Cd in the ambient water, reduction of glucose and fructose absorption was greater after 30 days of exposure than after 15 days.     

Hematological and pathological effects of chromium toxicosis in the freshwater fish,Barbus conchonius Ham

Experimental exposure to Cr(VI) induced anomalies in the peripheral blood and tissues of a freshwater fish, Barbus conchonius. Clinical findings in the blood corpuscles included swelling of erythrocytes, numerous circulating polychromatophils, and vacuolation of large lymphocytes during acute exposure. Poikilocytosis, severe cytoplasmic vacuolation and deterioration of cytoplasmic membrane in erythrocytes occurred following chronic exposure. Significant polycythemia with collateral rise in Hb and Hct were manifest in the acutely intoxicated fish. By contrast, chronic exposure caused marked erythropenia and an accompanying reduction in Hb and Hct values. Leucocyte subpopulations showed an initial rise and then a fall in the thrombocytes together with a significant lymphocytosis, neutropenia, and basophilia. Pathological changes were observed in the gills, kidneys, and liver of Cr-exposed fish.     

Simultaneous and sensitive analysis of Cu, Ni, Zn, Co, Mn, and Fe in food and biological samples by ion chromatography.

A sensitive and simple method for the simultaneous determination of nutritionally important minerals in food samples is in great demand. Ion chromatography coupled with UV-vis detection is shown to be an appropriate technique for this objective. The method is based on the formation of mineral complexes by pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid in the mobile phase. The complexes are then postcolumn derivatized with 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR), resulting in mineral-PAR complexes that are detected by UV-vis absorption at 500 nm. This facilitates the simultaneous separation and quantification of minerals in one chromatographic run. Within 16 min, Cu, Ni, Zn, Co, Mn, and Fe are analyzed. When a 50 microL injection volume is used, the average detection limit is 5 ppb in the injection liquid. The detection limit makes it a superior alternative to AAS and, in several applications, also an alternative to ICP-MS techniques. Different sample treatments were evaluated. The concentration of acid in the treated sample varied with the sample treatment, which may cause a limitation for the injection volume. A crucial prerequisite to achieve the reported detection limits and to obtain reliable results is to completely exclude all contamination from instruments and materials.     

BSAFs for freshwater fish and derivation of a sediment quality guideline for PCBs in the Rhone basin, France

Purpose  

Since 2005, freshwater fish contamination by polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs), polychlorodibenzodioxins, and polychlorodibenzofurans has been assessed in the Rhone River basin (France). A large database of surface sediment contamination by PCBs is also available, opening the way to the study of biota-to-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) distribution throughout this basin. The ultimate goal of the study was to determine a sediment quality guideline (SQG) corresponding to the regulatory fish consumption limit.     

Influence of methanol on the dynamics of the retention and release of cyprodinil by an agricultural soil

The influence of methanol on the adsorption of the fungicide cyprodinil by a crop soil was studied by equilibrium measurements and by determining the retention-release dynamics in a continuous stirred flow tank reactor (CSTR). Equilibrium measurements showed the effective coefficient of partition of cyprodinil between soil and solution, K(dc), decreases linearly as the concentration of methanol in the solution increases until a percentage of 20% is reached. In CSTR experiments, the retention of cyprodinil was found to be almost reversible; up to a 95% of the fungicide was desorbed. The retention-release dynamics showed biphasic behavior and was partially controlled by diffusion. This behavior was reproduced by a model of diffusion into micropores identifying the soil particles as spheres and taking into account both intraparticle nonlinear adsorption and nonlinear adsorption at external surfaces. In all cases, the sorption kinetics was not the limiting step. The main effect of methanol in the retention-release dynamics ended up being based on the changes produced in the adsorption equilibrium. Methanol also increased the effective diffusion coefficient and decreased the mass transfer coefficient. The optimized Freundlich's isotherm coefficients for <5% methanol were lower than those obtained from the batch experiments.     

建鲤生长抑制素基因(MSTN)的分离、表达及多态性与体型、平均日增重相关性研究

肌肉生长抑制素(myostatin,MSTN)是近年来发现的肌肉生长负调控因子,属转化生长因子p(transforming growth factor-β,TGF-β)家族.本实验使用PCR方法从建鲤(Cyprinus carpio var.jian)基因组分离到4个jlMSTNs基因,4个基因具有相同的基因结构,同源性分析表明,两两分属于鱼类MSTN1和MSTN2,分别命名为jlMSTN1a、jlMSTN1b、jlMSTN2a和jlMSTN2b.jlMSTN1s和jlMSTN2s的两旁基因阅读框碱基相似性很高,分别为96%和94%,但内含子存在着长度和序列差异,jlMSTN2a两内含子明显比jlMSTN2b长,分别为1 384、1 763 bp和879、835 bp.jlMSTNs在不同组织的表达量以及各基因上SNP位点数表明,jlMSTN1s所受的选择压力高于jlMSTN2s;jlMSTN2a所受的选择压力大于jlMSTN2b.本实验还筛选到与建鲤体型和平均日增重相关的SNP位点各1个,可作为辅助育种标记.     

Kinetics of 110mAg, 60Co, 137Cs and 54Mn Bioaccumulation from Water and Depuration by the Crustacean Daphnia Magna

As part of a research program on the transfer withinfreshwater ecosystems of the radionuclides present inthe weakly radioactive liquid effluents from nuclearpower stations, this article presents an assessment ofthe dynamics of zooplankton contamination from water.The experiments were carried out on young pre-adultdaphnids, placed at a density of 250 individualsL^-1, in 0.45 m filtered river water. Inorder to maintain the radionuclide contamination at ahigh level and to limit alterations in the chemicalcharacteristics of the medium, the water was reneweddaily. The dynamics of contamination were described bya one (¹³⁷Cs) or a two compartmental model(^110mAg, ⁶⁰Co and ⁵⁴Mn), taking intoaccount the fluctuations of the radionuclideconcentration in the water, as well as the growth rateof the daphnids. The contamination levels weredescribed by the steady state value of theconcentration factor, which was 2870 mL g^-1 wetweight, 320 mL g^-1 wet weight, 265 mL g^-1wet weight and 30 mL g^-1 wet weight, for^110mAg, ⁵⁴Mn, ⁶⁰Co and ¹³⁷Cs,respectively. During the depuration phase,radioactivity decrease in daphnids was a very fastphenomenon indicating that radionuclide adsorption tothe surface was the major process involved in thecontamination of daphnids. The two correspondinghalf-lives of the depuration kinetics were 10 min and7 d, 20 min and 1 d and 3 hr and 1.5 d for⁶⁰Co, ^110mAg and ⁵⁴Mn, respectively.The loss of ¹³⁷Cs was characterised by a singlehalf-life of 0.3 d.     

Testing a mechanistic model. IV. Describing the effects of pH on zinc retention by soils

Samples of two soils were incubated at 60°C for 24 h with several levels of either calcium carbonate or hydrochloric acid. Zinc retention was then measured on subsamples of the treated soil over 24 h at 25°C. The results were compared with published experiments (Bar-Yosef, 1979; Harter, 1983) in which zinc retention was also measured over a range of concentrations and pH values, but using different experimental conditions. Zinc retention increased as pH increased. In all cases, this effect could be described by assuming that the ZnOH⁺ ion was retained and the effect of pH was due to the increased proportion of this ion in solution. Over most of the pH range it was not necessary to assume any contribution from a decrease in the electrostatic potential of the reacting surfaces with increasing pH. This contrasts with the effects of pH on phosphate and fluoride retention and suggests that the materials that react with zinc differ from those that react with anions. The shape of plots of zinc retention against ZnOH⁺ concentration was reproduced using a model in which it was assumed that there was a range of values of electrostatic potential. A similar model had previously been used for anions. Zinc would tend to react with the most negative end of this range and phosphate with the least negative end. This further suggests that zinc and anions may react with different materials.     

Prediction of soil water retention properties after stratification by combining texture,bulk density and the type of horizon

Among the numerous pedotransfer functions (PTFs) published, class‐PTfs have received little attention because their accuracy is often considered limited. However, recent studies show that performance of class‐PTFs can be similar to the more popular continuous‐PTFs. In this study, we compare the performance of PTFs that were derived from a set of 456 horizons collected in France grouped by combinations of texture, bulk density and type of horizon (topsoil and subsoil). The performance of these class‐PTFs was validated against water retained at ?33 and ?1500 kPa. Our results show that the best performance was obtained with class‐PTFs that used both texture and bulk density (texture‐structural class‐PTFs). They also showed that incorporation of horizon type into the PTF did not improve prediction performance. Comparison of performance at ?33 and ?1500 kPa showed very little difference, thus indicating no bias according to the value of water potential. Finally, the class‐PTFs developed are well suited for predicting water retention properties at the continental and national scales because only very basic soils data are available at these scales. A map of the available water capacity (AWC) was established for France using the 1:1 000 000 Soil Geographical Database of France and an averaged AWC of 104 mm was computed for France.     

长期施肥对土壤中硒的累积及其生物有效性的影响

Continuous applications of organic and inorganic fertilizers can affect soil and food quality with respect to selenium(Se) concentrations.A long-term(over 20 years) experimental field study,started in 1989,was conducted to investigate the changes in soil Se fractions and its uptake by crops,as affected by different fertilizer practices,in the North China Plain with an annual crop rotation of winter wheat and summer maize.The long-term experiment was arranged in a complete randomized block design consisting of 4replications with 7 fertilizer treatments:1) organic compost(OC),2) half organic compost plus half N-P-K chemical fertilizers(OC+ NPK),3) N-P-K fertilizers(NPK),4) N-P fertilizers(NP),5) P-K fertilizers(PK),6) N-K fertilizers(NK),and 7) an un-amended control.Soil samples from the surface(20 cm) were collected in 1989,1994,1999,2004 and 2009 to characterize Se and other soil properties.In 2009,the average soil Se concentrations in the treatments(149 ± 8 μg kg~(-1)) were higher than those in the soil samples collected in 1989 at the beginning of the experiment(112 ± 4 μg kg~(-1)),and decreased in the order of OC OC + NPK NPK≈NP PK ≈NK control.Sequential extraction showed the oxidizable fraction(50.06%± 3.94%) was the dominant form of Se in the soil,followed by the residual fraction(24.12%± 2.89%),exchangeable fraction(15.09%± 4.34%) and Fe-Mn oxides fraction(10.73%± 4.04%).With an increase of soil K,the exchangeable Se concentrations in the soil increased.The Se concentrations in the soil tillage layer(0-20 cm) were mainly related to soil organic carbon(SOC),although different contributions came from atmospheric deposition,irrigation and fertilizers.With the accumulation of SOC,the uptakes of soil Se by two crops were inhibited.For the OC and OC + NPK treatments,Se concentrations in wheat grains were lower than the critical standard of Se in stable food(100 μg kg~(-1)).Additionally,Se concentrations in grains were also decreased by the deficiencies of major soil nutrients,especially P.