[Sorption of Phenanthrene to Soybean and Wheat Roots and the Bioavailability of Sorbed Phenanthrene].

The study of PAHs sorption and bioavailability to different crop roots could help to reveal the environmental behavior of PAHs in the ecosystem and evaluate the ecological risk of PAHs. However, there is little information about the differences in PAHs sorption to different roots and the bioavailability of the sorbed PAHs. In this paper, the experiments were conducted on the sorption/desorption of phenanthrene to soybean and wheat roots under different sorption times and different phenanthrene concentrations.

[Extraction of plant root apoplast solution: a case study with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons].

It is of great importance to investigate the extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in plant root apoplast solution for elucidating the mechanisms underlying root absorption and translocation of PAHs and their control. However, little information is available on the extraction of plant root apoplast solution to date. In this study, wheat was employed and phenanthrene was used as the representative of PAHs.

[Characterization comparison of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon uptake by roots of different crops].

It is important to investigate the differences in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) uptake by roots of different crops for selecting and breeding less or excess uptake species of PAHs by genetic engineering, and further yielding safe production and phytoremediating the soil or water contaminated with PAHs. Hydroponic experiments were performed to study characterization comparison of phenanthrene (a representative of PAHs) uptake by soybean, wheat and carrot roots. Soybean, carrot and wheat roots can take up phenanthrene from Hoagland nutrient solution and the phenanthrene absorbed by roots increases with incubation time.

Scavenging of BHCs and DDTs from soil by thermal desorption and solvent washing.

Intensive remediation of abandoned former organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) manufacturing areas is necessary because the central and surrounding soils contaminated by OCPs are harmful to crop production and food safety. Organochlorine and its residues are persistent in environments and difficult to remove from contaminated soils due to their low solubility and higher sorption to the soils. We performed a comprehensive study on the remediation of OCPs-contaminated soils using thermal desorption technique and solvent washing approaches.

[Dynamic changes of physicochemical properties in phenanthrene-contaminated soil under wheat and clover intercropping].

Soil physicochemical properties play an important role in the efficiency of phytoremediation and soil arability after phytoremediation. Soil pot experiments were conducted to investigate the dynamic changes of physicochemical properties in phenanthrene (a representative of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)-contaminated soil under wheat and clover intercropping. The results showed that plants improved the pH values of phenanthrene-polluted soil with a maximum variation pH of 0.

[Repair of scars in submaxillary region using expanded forehead axial flaps with fascia pedicles carrying bilateral frontal branches of superficial temporal artery and vein].

Objective: To study the feasibility of applying expanded forehead axial flaps with fascia pedicles carrying bilateral frontal branches of superficial temporal artery and vein (expanded forehead axial flap with double pedicles in brief, EFAF-DP) in repairing scars in submaxillary region.

Methods: Sixteen patients with mandibular scars hospitalized in Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of the First Hospital Affiliated to Fuzhou General Hospital in Nanjing Military Area Command from July 2005 to December 2009 were repaired with EFAF-DP. The operation consisted of 3 stages.

[Repair of cervicofacial scar by forehead expansive skin flap double-pedicled with superficial temporal vessels].

Objective: To explore the clinical efficacy of using forehead expansive skin flap double-pedicled with superficial temporal vessels for repairing male cervicofacial scar.

Methods: From July 2005 to June 2009, 13 male patients with an average age of 27 years old (range: 21 - 38) were operated by the above method. The scar-repairing area was from 14 cm × 5 cm to 32 cm × 15 cm.

[Change in plasma brain natriuretic peptide and its clinical significance in burn patients after delayed fluid resuscitation of shock].

Objective: To observe the early change in plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level in burn patients with long delayed fluid resuscitation of burn shock and its clinical significance.

Methods: Thirty-six burn patients with second and third degree of burn covering 32%-92% total body surface area were enrolled for the study, among them 10 patients were complicated with serious heart failure (heart failure group), and 26 patients rallied from shock after delayed fluid resuscitation without heart failure (stable group). The level of plasma BNP, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase (CK-MB), and left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) were determined at admission and 3 hours after hospitalization, and 24, 48, 72, 168 hours after the injury in both groups with electrochemiluminescence (ECL).

Accumulation of phenanthrene by roots of intact wheat (Triticum acstivnm L.) seedlings: passive or active uptake?

Background: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are of particular concern due to their hydrophobic, recalcitrant, persistent, potentially carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic properties, and their ubiquitous occurrence in the environment. Most of the PAHs in the environment are present in surface soil. Plants grown in PAH-contaminated soils or water can become contaminated with PAHs because of their uptake.

[Enzymatic activities of phenanthrene contaminated soil in wheat and clover intercropping system].

The dynamic changes of soil enzymatic activities during remediation of phenanthrene contaminated soil with clover or clover and wheat were investigated with pot experiments. Clover and wheat increased the activities of soil sucrase, polyphenol oxidase, urease and phosphatase with an increase rate in the range of 14.72%-46.

[Effect of reduced glutathione on impairment of hepatic function after delayed resuscitation of severe burn shock].

Objective: To investigate the protective effects of the reduced glutathione (GSH) on hepatic injury after delayed resuscitation in patients with severe burn.

Methods: Forty severely burned patients with hepatic injury after delayed resuscitation were randomly divided into two groups: treatment group (T, 20 cases) and control group (C, 20 cases). In the T group, the patients were treated with GSH for 7-14 days, while the patients in the C group were treated with same quantity of "energy mixture" as control.

[Effect of dissolved organic matter on phenanthrene sorption-desorption in soil system].

Batch experiments were conducted to investigate effect of dissolved organic matter (DOM) on the adsorption and desorption behavior of Phenanthrene (Phe) in a soil-water system. It was found that three natural DOM derived from pig manure (PM), sewage sludge (SS), green manure (GM) and a kind of surfactant Tween-80 can reduced sorption of Phenanthrene significantly onto the tested soil. Within the selected concentration of the Phenanthrene and DOM in this study, the sorption quantity has a negative-linear correlativity with the concentration of DOM (r(PM) = - 0.

[An early comprehensive prevention and treatment of sepsis in severely burned patients with delayed fluid resuscitation].

Objective: To study an early comprehensive prevention and treatment of sepsis in severely burned patients with delayed fluid resuscitation.

Methods: From January 1990 to December 2001, 72 cases of patients with delayed fluid resuscitation were admitted to our burn department. Two different periods were divided and analyzed retrospectively.