scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF WATER MINERALIZATION ON ZOOPLANKTON PRODUCTIVITY IN RESERVOIRS OF AKMOLA REGION

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (34) ◽  
pp. 520-527
Author(s):  
Gulzhan AUBAKIROVA ◽  
Zhanat ADILBEKOV ◽  
Serik NARBAYEV

The effect of water mineralization on zooplankton productivity in the reservoirs of the Akmola region is a very relevant study. The chemical composition of natural waters is inextricably linked to the composition and structure of the soil, which, in turn, was formed during the long evolution of the earth's crust under the influence of climate. Natural waters have a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative chemical composition. The basis for systematization in existing classifications are the amount of mineralization, the predominant component or group, the relationship between different values of concentrations of various ions, the presence of increased amounts of any specific elements of the gas and salt regimes. The relevance of the work is due to insufficient study of the fishing potential of medium-sized reservoirs in Northern Kazakhstan. The work aimed to study the mineralization of water as a factor determining the life of aquatic organisms. As a result of this research, data confirmed the position that the factors that determine the viability of marine organisms are the mineralization of water. To characterize zooplankton across the entire lake area, samples were taken, taking into account different stations. The number of individual organisms in the sample was determined. The degree of mineralization of lakes in the Akmola region was indicated. The correlation coefficient for features in the "mineralization – zooplankton abundance" pair was calculated as r = -0.96, and in the "mineralization – zooplankton biomass" pair r = -0.85. When analyzing the data obtained, it was observed an inverse relationship between water mineralization and zooplankton abundance. When water mineralization increases by 4.03% in July, the number of zooplankton organisms decreases from 170.03 to 152.6 thousand copies/m3. When the salinity of the Uyali - Shalkar lake water increases from 362 (May) to 508 mg/L (July), the zooplankton biomass decreases from 6.02 to 5.73 mg/m3.

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (4s) ◽  
pp. 595-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Witold Brostow ◽  
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Haley E. Hagg Lobland ◽  

The property of brittleness for polymers and polymer-based materials (PBMs) is an important factor in determining the potential uses of a material. Brittleness of polymers may also impact the ease and modes of polymer processing, thereby affecting economy of production. Brittleness of PBMs can be correlated with certain other properties and features of polymers; to name a few, connections to free volume, impact strength, and scratch recovery have been explored. A common thread among all such properties is their relationship to chemical composition and morphology. Through a survey of existing literature on polymer brittleness specifically combined with relevant reports that connect additional materials and properties to that of brittleness, it is possible to identify chemical features of PBMs that are connected with observable brittle behavior. Relations so identified between chemical composition and structure of PBMs and brittleness are described herein, advancing knowledge and improving the capacity to design new and to choose among existing polymers in order to obtain materials with particular property profiles.


2020 ◽  
pp. 34-39
Author(s):  
Aneta Antczak-Chrobot ◽  
Maciej Wojtczak

In this research paper, development of a procedure of isolation of exopolysaccharides from frost-damaged beet and an analysis of structural and chemical composition of polymers isolated from sugar beet of different origin are presented. Total acid hydrolysis degradation integrated with HPAEC-ED analysis has been utilized to confirm the monomeric composition of the separated polysaccharides. The implementation of NMR spectral analysis and SEC chromatography of the structure of exopolysaccharides has been investigated. The results demonstrate that the chemical composition and structure of exopolysaccharides depend on their origin. Typical exopolysaccharides from Central European beet roots consist mainly of glucose monomers – and they have low branched structure – about 90% of α-1,6 linkage which is typical for dextran. The exopolysaccharides isolated from Swedish beet are characterized by 50–60% fructose monomers. They contain only about 65% α-1,6 linkages. Exopolysaccharides extracted from various origin beet differ in average molecular mass. The molecular distribution is not normal.


2003 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 678-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Onno L. J. Gijzeman ◽  
Ad J. M. Mens ◽  
Joop H. van Lenthe ◽  
Wifried J. Mortier ◽  
Bert M. Weckhuysen

2001 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 421-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
E E Prepas ◽  
B Pinel-Alloul ◽  
D Planas ◽  
G Méthot ◽  
S Paquet ◽  
...  

Eleven headwater lakes in Alberta's Boreal Plain were monitored for nutrients and plankton 2 years before and 2 years after variable watershed harvesting (harvesting mean 15%, range 0-35%). After harvesting, variations in annual precipitation resulted in lake water residence times that differed by an order of magnitude from one year to the next. During the first posttreatment year, total phosphorus concentrations increased (overall 40%) in most lakes; however, response was most consistent in lakes that were shallow and the water column mixed or weakly thermally stratified. Chlorophyll a, cyanobacteria (Aphanizomenon-Anabaena), and cyanotoxins (microcystin-LR) increased after harvesting, primarily in shallow lakes. Zooplankton abundance and biomass decreased after harvesting, particularly in stratified lakes where edible phytoplankton biomass declined. In the weakly or nonstratified lakes, declines in zooplankton biomass were associated with higher cyanobacterial biomass and cyanotoxins. Posttreatment change in total phosphorus concentration was strongly related to weather (greatest response in a wet year) and relative drainage basin size (drainage basin area to lake volume, r2 = 0,78, P << 0,01). There was no evidence that buffer strip width (20, 100, and 200 m) influenced lake response. These results suggest that activities within the entire watershed should be the focus of catchment-lake interactions.


2011 ◽  
Vol 347-353 ◽  
pp. 2656-2660
Author(s):  
Xiu Chen ◽  
Yin Nan Yuan ◽  
Yong Bin Lai

Thermogravimetry (TG) has been employed to yield information on the thermal volatilization of the fuels since the volatility influences the ignition quality of the fuels in a compression ignition engine. The chemical composition of -10 petrodiesel (-10PD) and waste oil biodiesel (WME) was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The thermal volatilization of biodiesel and its blends was investigated by TG and liquid volatile theory. Volatile index was put forward for describing biodiesel/petrodisel volatility. A good correlation model was proposed for calculate the biodiesel/petrodiesel volatility by biodiesel blending ratio. The study showed that -10PD and WME had similar chemical composition and structure. -10PD was mainly composed of long chain alkanes: C8–C26. WME was mainly composed of long chain fatty acid methyl esters: C14:0–C22:0, C16:1–C22:1, C18:2 and C18:3. The volatile indexes of WME and -10PD were 1.47E-04 and 3.64E-05, respectively. The biodiesel was considerably more volatile in comparison to the petrodiesel. The WME/-10PD volatility was better with increasing the biodiesel blending ratio.


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