Antialgal and antilarval activities of bioactive compounds extracted from the marine dinoflagellate <Emphasis Type="Italic">Amphidinium carterae</Emphasis>     

Xianyu Kong  Xiurong Han  Min Gao  Rongguo Su  Ke Wang  Xuzhao Li  Wei Lu 《中国海洋大学学报(英文版)》2016,15(6):1014-1020

With the global ban on the application of organotin-based marine coatings by the International Maritime Organization, the development of environmentally friendly, low-toxic and nontoxic antifouling compounds for marine industries has become an urgent need. Marine microorganisms have been considered as a potential source of natural antifoulants. In this study, the antifouling potential of marine dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae, the toxic and red-tide microalgae, was investigated. We performed a series of operations to extract the bioactive substances from Amphidinium carterae and tested their antialgal and antilarval activities. The crude extract of Amphidinium carterae showed significant antialgal activity and the EC₅₀ value against Skeletonema costatum was 55.4 μg mL^?1. After purification, the isolated bioactive substances (the organic extract C) exhibited much higher antialgal and antilarval activities with EC₅₀ of 12.9 μg mL^?1 against Skeletonema costatum and LC₅₀ of 15.1 μg mL^?1 against Amphibalanus amphitrite larvae. Subsequently, IR, Q-TOFMS, and GC-MS were utilized for the structural elucidation of the bioactive compounds, and a series of unsaturated and saturated 16- to 22-carbon fatty acids were detected. The data suggested the bioactive compounds isolated from Amphidinium carterae exhibited a significant inhibiting effect against the diatom Skeletonema costatum and Amphibalanus amphitrite larvae, and could be substitutes for persistent, toxic antifouling compounds.  相似文献   

Enhanced bioremoval of refractory compounds from dyeing wastewater using optimized sequential anaerobic/aerobic process     

W. Bae  D. Han  E. Kim  R. A. de Toledo  K. Kwon  H. Shim 《International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology》2016,13(7):1675-1684

The upflow anaerobic sludge blanket process followed by the biological aerated filter process was employed to improve the removal of color and recalcitrant compounds from real dyeing wastewater. The highest removal efficiency for color was observed in the anaerobic process, at 8-h hydraulic retention time, seeded with the sludge granule. In the subsequent aerobic process packed with the microbe-immobilized polyethylene glycol media, the removal efficiency for chemical oxygen demand increased significantly to 75 %, regardless of the empty bed contact time. The average influent non-biodegradable soluble chemical oxygen demand was 517 mg/L, and the average concentration in effluent from the anaerobic reactor was 363 mg/L, suggesting the removal of some recalcitrant matters together with the degradable ones. The average non-biodegradable soluble chemical oxygen demand in effluent from the aerobic reactor was 87, 93, and 118 mg/L, with the removal efficiency of 76, 74, and 67 %, at 24-, 12-, and 8-h empty bed contact time, respectively. The combined anaerobic sludge blanket and aerobic cell-entrapped process was effective to remove the refractory compounds from real dyeing wastewater as well as in reducing organic loading to meet the effluent discharge limits. This integrated process is considered an effective and economical treatment technology for dyeing wastewater.  相似文献   

New variogram modeling method using MGGP and SVR     

Changik Han  Jiyang Wang  Mingguo Zheng  Ende Wang  Jianming Xia  GwangSu Li  Sunchol Choe 《Earth Science Informatics》2016,9(2):197-213

A critical step for kriging in geostatistics is estimation of the variogram. Traditional variogram modeling comprise of the experimental variogram calculation, appropriate variogram model selection and model parameter determination. Selecting of the variogram model and fitting of model parameters is the most controversial aspect of geostatistics. Shapes of valid variogram models are finite, and sometimes, the optimal shape of the model can not be fitted, leading to reduced estimation accuracy. In this paper, a new method is presented to automatically construct a model shape and fit model parameters to experimental variograms using Support Vector Regression (SVR) and Multi-Gene Genetic Programming (MGGP). The proposed method does not require the selection of a variogram model and can directly provide the model shape and parameters of the optimal variogram. The validity of the proposed method is demonstrated in a number of cases.  相似文献   

Grain-size distribution and contamination characteristics of heavy metal in street dust of Baotou,China   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Xiufeng Han  Xinwei Lu  Qinghui Zhang  Wuyuntana  Quansheng Hai  Huiyun Pan 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2016,75(6):468

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A study of surface mixing in a meandering channel using GPS floaters     

Eun Jin Han  Inhwan Park  Young Do Kim  Il Won Seo 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2016,75(10):901

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Identifying structure and function of karst aquifer system using multiple field methods in karst trough valley area,South China   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Mingming Luo  Zhihua Chen  Hong Zhou  Hamza Jakada  Liang Zhang  Zhaofeng Han  Tingting Shi 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2016,75(9):824

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Investigation of the impacts of local-scale hydrogeologic conditions on sinkhole occurrence in East-Central Florida,USA     

Han Xiao  Yong Je Kim  Boo Hyun Nam  Dingbao Wang 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2016,75(18):1274

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Quantifying the hazardous impacts of human-induced land degradation on terrestrial ecosystems: a case study of karst areas of south China     

Degen Lin  Han Yu  Fang Lian  Jing-ai Wang  A-xing Zhu  Yaojie Yue 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2016,75(15):1127

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Analysis of phosphorus import characteristics of the upstream input rivers of Three Gorges Reservoir     

Chaonan Han  Binghui Zheng  Yanwen Qin  Yingqun Ma  Wei Cao  Chenchen Yang  Zhichao Liu 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2016,75(12):1024

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Effects of size and strain rate on the mechanical behaviors of rock specimens under uniaxial compression     

Qingbin Meng  Mingwei Zhang  Lijun Han  Hai Pu  Hao Li 《Arabian Journal of Geosciences》2016,9(8):527

Size and strain rate are two key factors that dramatically influence the estimation of rock mechanical behaviors. To better understand the effects of size and strain rate on measured rocks, rock specimens with six different sizes were tested at six different strain rates under uniaxial compression using the MTS 815 Rock Mechanics Test System. Having determined that the size and strain rate significantly affect the peak strain, peak stress, elastic modulus, acoustic emission (AE), and failure pattern of the rock specimens, the relation was established between the strength and the size and strain rate of red sandstone. And the variation was revealed among the size and strain rate, the AE, and the failure pattern. It turned out that the peak stress was negatively correlated with the rock size and was positively correlated with the strain rate. When the length to diameter ratio (L/D) of the rock specimen was less than 2.0, the AE appeared mildly. The AE quantities gradually increased before the peak stress, and then sharply decreased after the peak stress. The failure pattern of the rock specimen was relatively complicated, with a fracture plane appearing along the axial direction. Conical failure type was also presented. When the L/D ratio of the specimen was greater than 2.0, the AE characteristics of red sandstone showed the radical model. There were relatively few AE rings before the peak stress. But the AE rings increased suddenly and dramatically during the peak stress. The rock specimens primarily failed with a single shear plane. Moreover, with an increase in the strain rate, the AE activities were enhanced and the AE quantities increased. When the strain rate of the rock specimen was less than 5.0?×?10^?4/s, the rock specimen failed with a shear or tensile-shear pattern. And when the strain rate was greater than 5.0?×?10^?4/s, the rock specimen tended to fail in a conical pattern.  相似文献