Tega-numa (Lake Tega) is one of the eutrophic lakes in Japan. For the improvement of water quality in Lake Tega, the North- chiba Water Conveyance Channel was constructed in 2000, which transfer water from Tone Rive...Tega-numa (Lake Tega) is one of the eutrophic lakes in Japan. For the improvement of water quality in Lake Tega, the North- chiba Water Conveyance Channel was constructed in 2000, which transfer water from Tone River into the lake. After 2000, the dominant species of diatoms, mainly Cyclotella sp., have been replacing blue-green algae, mainly Microcystis aeruginosa in Lake Tega. This transition of dominant species would be due to the dilution, but the detail mechanism has not been understood yet. This study examined the relationship between phosphorus fluctuation caused by river water dilution to Lake Tega and dominance of algal species, M. aeruginosa or Cyclotella sp. based on the single-species and the mixed-species culture experiments. The single-species culture experiment showed that the half-saturation constant and uptake rate of phosphorus were one order lower and seven times higher for M. aeruginosa than those for Cyclotella sp. These findings implied that M. aeruginosa would possess a potential for the growth and survival over Cyclotella sp. in the phosphorus limited condition. The superiority of M. aeruginosa was reflected in the outcome of the mixed-species culture experiment, i.e., dominance of M. aeruginosa, even phosphorus concentration was lowered to 0.01 mg-P/L. Therefore, it could be concluded that the decrease in phosphorus concentration due to the river water dilution to Lake Tega would be interpreted as a minor factor for the transition of dominant species from M. aeruginosa to Cyclotella sp.展开更多
Fluoranthene Is one of the polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons with four benzene rings. Because of Its toxicity, mutagenlclty, and carclnogenlclty, fluoranthene Is on the black lists of 129 and 68 priority pollutants es...Fluoranthene Is one of the polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons with four benzene rings. Because of Its toxicity, mutagenlclty, and carclnogenlclty, fluoranthene Is on the black lists of 129 and 68 priority pollutants established by US Environmental Protection Agency and the People's Republic of China, respectively. In recent years, the amount of fluoranthene In the aquatic environment has been Increasing with Increases In anthropogenlc discharge. Based on the biological investigation of tidal water In the Futlan mangrove, Cycioteila ~aspla was selected as the dominant algal species to determine the toxicity of fluoranthene towards C. caspla alga and to Investigate the blodegradatlon of fluoranthene by C. caspla under pure culture. The toxicity experiment showed that the 96-h EC50 value for fluoranthene was 0.2 mg/mL. Four parameters, namely C. caspla algal growth rate, chlorophyll (Chl) a content, cell morphology, and superoxlde dlsmutase (SOD) activity, were chosen as Indices of toxicity and were measured at 6 d (144 h). The results showed that: (Ⅰ) the toxicity of fluoranthene towards C. caspla alga was obvious; (Ⅱ) C. caspla algal growth rate and Chl a content decreased with Increasing concentrations of fluoranthene; and (Ⅲ) the rate of cell deformation and SOD activity Increased with Increasing concentrations of fluoranthene. The blodegradatlon experiment showed that: (Ⅰ) the rate of physical degradation of fluoranthene was only 5.86%; (Ⅱ) the rate of blodegradatlon of fluoranthene on the 1st and 6th days (l.e. at 24 and 144 h) was approximately 35% and 85%, respectively; and (Ⅲ) the blodegradatlon capability of C. caspla alga towards fluoranthene was high. It is suggested that further Investigations on the toxicity of fluoranthene towards algae, as well as on algal blodegradatlon mechanisms, are of great Importance to use C. caspla as a biological treatment species In an organic wastewater treatment system.展开更多
Alkylphenols (APs), the breakdown products of alkylphenol polyethoxylates that are widely used as surfactants, have been proven to exert estrogenic effects. With industrial development, higher concentrations of APs ...Alkylphenols (APs), the breakdown products of alkylphenol polyethoxylates that are widely used as surfactants, have been proven to exert estrogenic effects. With industrial development, higher concentrations of APs are discharged into aquatic environments. Nonylphenol (NP), the most noxious AP, is included in the blacklist of several countries. The toxicity of NP to the alga Cyclotella caspia and the biodegradation of NP by C. caspia were studied in the laboratory. The median effective concentration at 96 hr (96 hr EC50 ) of NP for C. caspia was found to be 0.18 mg/L. Five toxicity and three degradation indices were selected for toxicity and biodegradation experiments, respectively, in five or three concentrations of NP set by the 96 hr EC50 of NP. The algal growth rate and chlorophyll a contents decreased as NP concentration increased. The main manifestations of morphological deformity of the cells included volume expansion and the presence of cytoplasmic inclusions (lipid droplets). The abnormality rate of the cells increased with NP concentration and time, and was 100% at 0.22 and 0.26 mg/L of NP after 192 hr of culture. Superoxide dismutase activity initially increased and then declined at a higher NP toxicity of greater than 0.18 mg/L. After 192 hr of culture, the biodegradation rates of NP by C. caspia with initial concentrations of 0.14, 0.18, and 0.22 mg/L were 37.7%, 31.7%, and 6.5%, respectively. The kinetic equation of C. caspia biodegradation on NP was correlated with algal growth rate and initial NP concentration.展开更多
Meromictic lakes are interesting objects for study in terms of paleolimnology.The lamination of the bottom sediments well expressed in these lakes.It is related with permanent stratification of the water column.Throug...Meromictic lakes are interesting objects for study in terms of paleolimnology.The lamination of the bottom sediments well expressed in these lakes.It is related with permanent stratification of the water column.Through this展开更多
针对复杂背景的藻类图像较难进行图像分割,难于识别的问题,提出一种基于复杂背景和高分辨率电子显微镜的小环藻识别方法。对藻类图像进行切片处理,以藻类中心为原点进行极坐标变换,得到无复杂背景干扰的感兴趣区域ROI(region of interes...针对复杂背景的藻类图像较难进行图像分割,难于识别的问题,提出一种基于复杂背景和高分辨率电子显微镜的小环藻识别方法。对藻类图像进行切片处理,以藻类中心为原点进行极坐标变换,得到无复杂背景干扰的感兴趣区域ROI(region of interest);对ROI提取局部二值模式、主成分分析系数、熵、Hu矩、互信息和结构相似度等特征;用获得的特征训练C4.5决策树并对不同藻类图像进行识别处理。实验结果表明,所提方法能够有效识别复杂背景下高分辨电镜的小环藻。展开更多
文摘Tega-numa (Lake Tega) is one of the eutrophic lakes in Japan. For the improvement of water quality in Lake Tega, the North- chiba Water Conveyance Channel was constructed in 2000, which transfer water from Tone River into the lake. After 2000, the dominant species of diatoms, mainly Cyclotella sp., have been replacing blue-green algae, mainly Microcystis aeruginosa in Lake Tega. This transition of dominant species would be due to the dilution, but the detail mechanism has not been understood yet. This study examined the relationship between phosphorus fluctuation caused by river water dilution to Lake Tega and dominance of algal species, M. aeruginosa or Cyclotella sp. based on the single-species and the mixed-species culture experiments. The single-species culture experiment showed that the half-saturation constant and uptake rate of phosphorus were one order lower and seven times higher for M. aeruginosa than those for Cyclotella sp. These findings implied that M. aeruginosa would possess a potential for the growth and survival over Cyclotella sp. in the phosphorus limited condition. The superiority of M. aeruginosa was reflected in the outcome of the mixed-species culture experiment, i.e., dominance of M. aeruginosa, even phosphorus concentration was lowered to 0.01 mg-P/L. Therefore, it could be concluded that the decrease in phosphorus concentration due to the river water dilution to Lake Tega would be interpreted as a minor factor for the transition of dominant species from M. aeruginosa to Cyclotella sp.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20307012).
文摘Fluoranthene Is one of the polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons with four benzene rings. Because of Its toxicity, mutagenlclty, and carclnogenlclty, fluoranthene Is on the black lists of 129 and 68 priority pollutants established by US Environmental Protection Agency and the People's Republic of China, respectively. In recent years, the amount of fluoranthene In the aquatic environment has been Increasing with Increases In anthropogenlc discharge. Based on the biological investigation of tidal water In the Futlan mangrove, Cycioteila ~aspla was selected as the dominant algal species to determine the toxicity of fluoranthene towards C. caspla alga and to Investigate the blodegradatlon of fluoranthene by C. caspla under pure culture. The toxicity experiment showed that the 96-h EC50 value for fluoranthene was 0.2 mg/mL. Four parameters, namely C. caspla algal growth rate, chlorophyll (Chl) a content, cell morphology, and superoxlde dlsmutase (SOD) activity, were chosen as Indices of toxicity and were measured at 6 d (144 h). The results showed that: (Ⅰ) the toxicity of fluoranthene towards C. caspla alga was obvious; (Ⅱ) C. caspla algal growth rate and Chl a content decreased with Increasing concentrations of fluoranthene; and (Ⅲ) the rate of cell deformation and SOD activity Increased with Increasing concentrations of fluoranthene. The blodegradatlon experiment showed that: (Ⅰ) the rate of physical degradation of fluoranthene was only 5.86%; (Ⅱ) the rate of blodegradatlon of fluoranthene on the 1st and 6th days (l.e. at 24 and 144 h) was approximately 35% and 85%, respectively; and (Ⅲ) the blodegradatlon capability of C. caspla alga towards fluoranthene was high. It is suggested that further Investigations on the toxicity of fluoranthene towards algae, as well as on algal blodegradatlon mechanisms, are of great Importance to use C. caspla as a biological treatment species In an organic wastewater treatment system.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41171416)the National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program (863) of China (No. 2007AA091703)
文摘Alkylphenols (APs), the breakdown products of alkylphenol polyethoxylates that are widely used as surfactants, have been proven to exert estrogenic effects. With industrial development, higher concentrations of APs are discharged into aquatic environments. Nonylphenol (NP), the most noxious AP, is included in the blacklist of several countries. The toxicity of NP to the alga Cyclotella caspia and the biodegradation of NP by C. caspia were studied in the laboratory. The median effective concentration at 96 hr (96 hr EC50 ) of NP for C. caspia was found to be 0.18 mg/L. Five toxicity and three degradation indices were selected for toxicity and biodegradation experiments, respectively, in five or three concentrations of NP set by the 96 hr EC50 of NP. The algal growth rate and chlorophyll a contents decreased as NP concentration increased. The main manifestations of morphological deformity of the cells included volume expansion and the presence of cytoplasmic inclusions (lipid droplets). The abnormality rate of the cells increased with NP concentration and time, and was 100% at 0.22 and 0.26 mg/L of NP after 192 hr of culture. Superoxide dismutase activity initially increased and then declined at a higher NP toxicity of greater than 0.18 mg/L. After 192 hr of culture, the biodegradation rates of NP by C. caspia with initial concentrations of 0.14, 0.18, and 0.22 mg/L were 37.7%, 31.7%, and 6.5%, respectively. The kinetic equation of C. caspia biodegradation on NP was correlated with algal growth rate and initial NP concentration.
文摘Meromictic lakes are interesting objects for study in terms of paleolimnology.The lamination of the bottom sediments well expressed in these lakes.It is related with permanent stratification of the water column.Through this
文摘针对复杂背景的藻类图像较难进行图像分割,难于识别的问题,提出一种基于复杂背景和高分辨率电子显微镜的小环藻识别方法。对藻类图像进行切片处理,以藻类中心为原点进行极坐标变换,得到无复杂背景干扰的感兴趣区域ROI(region of interest);对ROI提取局部二值模式、主成分分析系数、熵、Hu矩、互信息和结构相似度等特征;用获得的特征训练C4.5决策树并对不同藻类图像进行识别处理。实验结果表明,所提方法能够有效识别复杂背景下高分辨电镜的小环藻。
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31270249)International Science&Technology Cooperation Program of China(2013DFR90670)Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(14YZ069)