Brain acetylcholinesterase as a marine pesticide biomarker using Brazilian fishes     

Oliveira MM  Silva Filho MV  Cunha Bastos VL  Fernandes FC  Cunha Bastos J 《Marine environmental research》2007,63(4):303-312

Brain acetylcholinesterase (AChE) of some fishes from the coast of Rio de Janeiro State was studied as a possible pesticide biomarker in marine environmental monitoring. AChE specific activity in brain varied from 145 to 530 U/g of proteins and the Michaelis-Menten constant (K(M)) for acetylthiocholine varied from 104 to 291 microM among the 20 species studied. The enzyme sensitivity to methyl paraoxon, evaluated by the inhibition kinetic constants, shows that some species (Paralonchurus brasiliensis and Genidens genidens) are more sensitive (IC50-30 min=455 and 468 nM, respectively). The less sensitive Merluccius hubbsi and Percophis brasiliensis (IC50-30 min=3339 and 3259 nM, respectively) belong to the super-order Paracanthopterygii, which includes the more ancient species. On the other hand, more susceptible species belong to the super-order Acanthopterygii, which includes more recent species. These results suggest a possible evolutionary linkage for AChE sensitivity to methyl paraoxon. The application of inhibition kinetic constants for fish brain AChE in phylogenetic studies is still being investigated. The results have shown that a fish sentinel species should have the highest brain AChE level among the more sensitive ones.  相似文献   

John Aitchison: Krumbein Medalist     

Vera Pawlowsky Glahn 《Mathematical Geology》1999,31(1):139-142

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Long-term influence of maritime access works on the distribution of cohesive sediments: analysis of historical and recent data from the Belgian nearshore area (southern North Sea)     

Michael Fettweis  Jean-Sébastien Houziaux  Isabelle Du Four  Vera Van Lancker  Cecile Baeteman  Mieke Mathys  Dries Van den Eynde  Frederic Francken  Stanislas Wartel 《Geo-Marine Letters》2009,29(5):321-330

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A time-series study of the spring bloom at the Bering Sea ice edge I. Physical processes, chlorophyll and nutrient chemistry     

H. J. Niebauer  Vera Alexander  Susan M. Henrichs 《Continental Shelf Research》1995,15(15)

An intense but short-lived phytoplankton bloom develops in the low-salinity melt waters at the edge of the Bering Sea ice as the ice melts and retreats each spring. In spring 1988 we followed the development of this bloom by sampling every 3 h while following a freely drifting drogue in the marginal ice-edge zone for two four-day periods. The first period (29 April–3 May) was at an early stage of the bloom while the second period (10–13 May) was at the peak of the bloom. Early in the bloom, the phytoplankton consumed all the nitrate (400 mmoles m⁻²) initially present in the surface water producing large accumulations of particulate carbon (>1000 mmoles C m⁻²). By the time of peak chlorophyll concentrations (35 mg M⁻³), nitrate concentrations had been depleted so that the sustained high productivity depended on either recycled or imported nutrients. After this point, there was little net additional accumulation of biomass. From these data plus cruise data from previous years, we find that the Bering Sea ice-edge bloom typically begins in the last week of April and appears to precede blooms in the adjacent ice-free waters by days to weeks. The variability in bloom onset observed over several years is not linked very closely to the large scale climatic variations found in this region, but rather appears to be related to local weather during the end of April and the first part of May, with calm, sunny weather being required to initiate the blooms.  相似文献   

Salvage operations in the Black Sea     

Vera Rich 《Marine pollution bulletin》1973,4(5):68-69

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Heavy metals in British waters     

Vera Rich 《Marine pollution bulletin》1973,4(4):53

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Contribution of nitrogen and phosphorus by precipitation in the drainage basin of the Santillana Reservoir (Madrid)     

B. Lacalle Pareja  C. Gómez Artola  F. López Vera 《Environmental Geology》1994,23(2):99-104

The contribution of nitrogen and phosphorus due to precipitation constitutes the second most important route after superficial runoff. The sampling carried out during a two-year period by means of a precipitation collector allows us to determine the contribution of this route both qualitatively and quantitatively. Nitrogen is mainly supplied in an inorganic form, while phosphorus is principally supplied as orthophosphate. During the period of this study (March 1986–February 1988) it was found that in the Santillana Reservoir Watershed the level of nitrogen supplied by precipitation constitutes an average of 4.87% and the level of phosphorus constitutes 8.01%. The contribution of nitrogen varies in inverse ratio to precipitation and the contribution of phosphorus varies in direct ratio.  相似文献   

World oceans—State of health     

Vera Rich 《Marine pollution bulletin》1982,13(12):404-405

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More nuclear waste on high seas     

Vera Rich 《Marine pollution bulletin》1982,13(11):372

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Plastic cups found in fish     

Vera Rich 《Marine pollution bulletin》1975,6(10):148-149

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