Yancheng coastal wetland, the largest coastal wetland in the west coast of the Pacific Ocean and the margin of the Asian continent, has significant environmental, economic and social effects on local human beings. The extensive contamination and potential risk of quinolone antibiotics (QNs) on local aquaculture and human health are still not clear until now. In this study, 52 surface sediment samples were collected to investigate the contamination status and polluted sources, and evaluate ecological risks of QNs in the south of Yancheng coastal wetland.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe mechanical properties of guard cells have major effects on stomatal functioning. Reinforced stiffness in the stomatal polar regions was recently proposed to play an important role in stomatal function, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we used genetic and biochemical approaches in poplar (Populus spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLuteolin continuous-release microsphere (CRM) has promising algicidal effect against Microcystis, but how nitrogen (N) level impacted CRM effects on Microcystis growth and microcystins (MCs) pollution was never tracked along long term. This study revealed that luteolin CRM exerted long-term and robust inhibitory effects on Microcystis growth and MC-pollution by sharply decreasing extracellular and total MCs content at each N level, with growth inhibition ratio of 88.18%-96.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicrocystis-dominated cyanobacterial blooms (MCBs) severely threaten ecological health by causing hypoxia and releasing microcystins (MCs). Luteolin has potential as low-cost eco-safe algaecide against Microcystis, but to enhance sustainability of its algicidal effect and elucidate underlying mechanisms at proteomic level are urgently desirable. This study optimally constructed continuous-release microsphere (CRM) of luteolin with strong solidity and durability even after long-term immersion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEcotoxicol Environ Saf
October 2021
This study determined time-dependent IC and confirmed 3.5 mg/L as IC value for kaempferol inhibiting toxigenic Microcystis growth, based on which algicidal effects and mechanisms against toxigenic Microcystis exposed to various kaempferol doses (0.5-2 × IC) were explored along 14 day-test.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi
May 2012
Objective: To investigate the effects of three differently concentrated at-home bleaching agents on the structure and the structure-related mechanical properties of human enamel.
Methods: Sixty enamel specimens were randomly divided into four groups and treated with 10% carbamide peroxide (CP), 15% CP, 20% CP and distilled water, respectively. The bleaching process was 8 h/day for 14 consecutive days.