Partitioning and bioaccumulation of PBDEs and PCBs in Lake Michigan

Water from Lake Michigan and fish from all five Great Lakes have been sampled and analyzed for a suite of six polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners and 110 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners (PCBs). The Lake Michigan dissolved phase PBDE congener concentrations (0.2 to 10 pg/L) are similar to dissolved phase PCB congener concentrations (nondetected to 13 pg/L). Partitioning of PBDEs between the particulate and dissolved phases exhibits behavior similar to that of PCBs. Organic-carbon-normalized water-particle partition coefficients (log K(OC)s) ranged from 6.2 to 6.5. Lake trout are depleted in BDE-99 relative to dissolved phase concentrations, and in contrast to what is expected from the PCB congener patterns. This reflects suspected debromination of BDE-99 in the food web of Lake Michigan. A regression of the log of the bioaccumulation factor (BAF) and the log of the octanol-water partition coefficent (K(OW)) indicated a positive relationship for both PCB congeners and PBDE congeners. BDE-99 does not appear to followthe same trend, a further indication that it is subject to biotransformation. Using the PBDE BAFs for Lake Michigan and the PBDE fish concentrations from the other Great Lakes it is expected that the dissolved phase concentrations of congeners in the other lakes would range from 0.04 to approximately 3 pg/L.     

Effect of growth temperature on the positional distribution of eicosapentaenoic acid andrans hexadecenoic acid in the phospholipids of aVibrio species of bacterium

Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and phosphatidylglycerol (PG) were isolated from aVibrio species of bacterium, known to produce eicosapentaenoic acid (20∶5n−3) andtrans-hexadecenoic acid (16∶1n−7), and subjected to phospholipase A₂ degradation to determine the positional distribution of component fatty acids. At the two growth temperatures studied (20 and 5°C), both 20∶5n−3 andtrans 16∶1 n−7 were located mainly at positionsn−2 in PE. Increases in the proportions of 20∶5n−3 andtrans 16∶1n−7 in positionsn−2 with decreasing growth temperature were balanced mainly by decreases in the level ofiso-15∶0. In PG,trans 16∶1n−7 was located predominantly in positionsn-1, although the difference between the two positions was not as great as in PE. Eicosapentaenoic acid was preferentially located in positionsn-2 of PG, particularly at 5°C when it comprised 29.9% of the total fatty acids in this position. It is concluded thattrans 16∶1n−7/20∶5n−3 is not a major molecular species of phospholipid in this species ofVibrio and that changes in the levels of molecular species of PE containingiso-15∶0 may feature in thermal acclimation.     

Replacement of dietary fish oil with increasing levels of linseed oil: Modification of flesh fatty acid compositions in Atlantic salmon (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Salmo salar</Emphasis>) using a fish oil finishing diet

Five groups of salmon, of initial mean weight 127±3 g, were fed increasing levels of dietary linseed oil (LO) in a regression design. The control diet contained capelin oil (FO) only, and the same oil was blended with LO to provide the experimental diets. After an initial period of 40 wk, all groups were switched to a finishing diet containing only FO for a further 24 wk. Growth and flesh lipid contents were not affected by dietary treatment. The FA compositions of flesh total lipids were linearly correlated with dietary FA compositions (r ²=0.88–1.00, P<0.0001). LO included at 50% of added dietary lipids reduced flesh DHA and EPA (20∶5n−3) concentrations to 65 and 58%, respectively, of the concentrations in fish fed FO. Feeding 100% LO reduced flesh DHA and EPA concentrations to 38 and 30%, respectively, of the values in fish fed FO. Differences between diet and flesh FA concentrations showed that 16∶0, 18∶1n−9, and especially DHA were preferentially retained in flesh, whereas 18∶2n−6, 18∶3n−3, and 22∶1n−11 were selected against and presumably utilized for energy. In fish previously fed 50 and 100% LO, feeding a finishing diet containing FO for 16 wk restored flesh DHA and EPA concentrations, to ≈80% of the values in fish fed FO throughout. Flesh DHA and EPA concentrations in fish fed up to 50% LO were above recommended intake values for humans for these EFA. This study suggests that LO can be used as a substitute for FO in seawater salmon feeds and that any reductions in DHA and EPA can be largely overcome with a finishing diethigh in FO before harvest.     

A Kinetic Model of Bacillus stearothermophilus α-Amylase under Process Conditions

A model is presented describing starch hydrolysis by Bacillus stearothermophilus α-amylase at temperatures of 90 to 115°C and substrate concentrations of 24 to 36% solids. First order kinetics adequately describe both the enzyme decay and starch hydrolysis reactions. Quantitation of temperature, pH, added calcium and substrate concentration interactive effects on the first order rate constants is aided by applying standard statistical techniques of experimental design and data analysis. A method for determining residual α-amylase activity in liquefact based on the Phadebas® dye release assay, and an osmometry method for determining degree of liquefact hydrolysis are described. Computer implementation of the model allows rapid graphical visualization as well as screening of ideas for improved starch hydrolysis processes.     

新城区的生态林荫道

项目地点:西班牙马德里项目类型:景观设计开工日期:2005年4月该项目获2005年豪瑞可持续建筑大奖赛欧洲地区提名奖     

Rowlinson's concept of an effective hard sphere diameter

Attention is drawn to John Rowlinson's idea that the repulsive portion of the intermolecular interaction may be replaced by a temperature-dependent hard sphere diameter. It is this approximation that made the development of perturbation theory possible for realistic fluids whose intermolecular interactions have a steep, but finite, repulsion at short separations.     

Market-based pricing of wholesale electric services

Federal and state energy regulators are considering ways to coordinate their activities to improve the quality of regulation. This review and interpretation of recent developments in the area of market-based pricing is a useful starting point for this exploration.     

Attentional versus motor inhibition in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Faulty inhibition is theorized to be a central feature in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but it remains unclear whether inhibitory impairments encompass both motoric and attentional domains. Further, characterization of inhibitory deficits in adults with ADHD is needed. We experimentally assessed adults who met diagnostic criteria for ADHD and a subgroup who had partially remitted. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) subtype effects were also examined. Motoric inhibition was assessed with the antisaccade task, and attentional inhibition was assessed with the attentional blink (AB) task. Antisaccade results replicated prior findings of extended latencies and increased anticipatory saccades in ADHD. Errors, however, appeared to be epiphenomenal to ADHD as they were absent when symptoms had partially remitted. Anticipatory saccades appeared as potential core problems that remained even when symptoms had improved. Differential response patterns were found for predominantly inattentive and combined subtypes, with the latter showing increasing anticipatory movements with increasing fixation time. In the AB task, ADHD groups committed more errors but showed no convincing evidence of an abnormal blink. These results demonstrate clear effects on motoric inhibition but not attentional inhibition in adults with ADHD. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Hydraulic Performance Curves for Highway Culverts

This paper presents a versatile two-parameter model describing the hydraulic performance of highway culverts operating under inlet control for both unsubmerged and submerged conditions. Applications show that the model can accurately represent the Federal Highway Administration (FHwA) performance curves (which use four parameters) for a range of culvert types and materials. Laboratory data from an investigation of the hydraulic performance of single- and multiple-barrel low-headwater box culverts are also used, and the resulting model predicts a smaller culvert size as compared with the FHwA equations for a given design discharge. Design recommendations are presented for low-headwater box culverts.