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Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP) are increasingly detected in estuarine and coastal waters and organisms but they are absent from lists of priority substances and no environmental quality criteria are available for these chemicals. Ten PPCP were selected on the basis of their occurrence and reported biological effects, oxytetracycline (OTC), sulfamethoxazole (SUL), ibuprofen (IBU), diclofenac (DCF), sertraline (SER), fluoxetine (FLU), carbamazepine (CAR), propranolol (PRO), benzophenone-3 (BP3), and triclosan (TCS). For these chemicals, probabilistic and deterministic water quality criteria (WQC) were derived from their species sensitive distribution (SSD) curves and the critical values respectively, prioritizing ecotoxicological information obtained with sensitive early-life stages of marine organisms. For most PPCP, the probability that the log-logistic model provided better fit than the log-normal model to the SSD was >95%. Using the lower end of the 5th percentile 95% confidence interval, resulting WQC ranged from 1 to 6 μg·L-1 for OTC, IBU, SER, FLU, PRO and TCS. In contrast WQC derived applying the assessment factor method were consistently more conservative, ranging from 0.01 to 0.54 for the same chemicals.Proteins degradation plays a decisive role in the biogas production and subsequent dehydration of sewage sludge. And the anaerobic degradation of proteins in sewage sludge is limited by enzymatic hydrolysis barrier during hydrolysis process, selectivity and underutilization during amino acids fermentation, as well as molecular toxicity effects of metabolic products. Traditional pretreatments could solely improve the hydrolysis and even brought inhibition on the latter metabolism processes. In order to overcome the above bottlenecks, regulating microorganisms, secretion and activity of key enzymes, as well as interspecies electron transfer are proposed to be potential strategies of targeted enhancement of proteins degradation in sewage sludge. Since complex organic matters restricted the domestication of microorganisms and key enzymes that targeted degrade refractory proteins in sewage sludge, more profound investigations on regulating methods based on ORP control, bio-stimulation and AD-MEC etc. are needed to screen and domesticate the targeting microorganisms and enzymes related to refractory proteins degradation in AD systems. Moreover, more research should also be focused on the components and physical-chemical characteristics of refractory proteins in sludge and also their isolation strategies, especially which are remained in anaerobic digestate of sewage sludge after traditional pretreatments.The relationship between nitrogen and discharge (N-Q) in a stream can be captured with high frequency nitrate nitrogen (NO3--N) samplers. In Austria, the Raab catchment (998 km2) has high frequency NO3--N data measured with a spectrometer probe. This study evaluated if the widely-used and typically calibrated eco-hydrological model Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) can reproduce the hysteresis loop direction and the dilution or accretion effects of NO3--N dynamics during storm events in this agricultural catchment. The daily aggregated NO3--N measurements were compared with the daily SWAT simulated discharge and NO3--N concentrations of 14 storm events by computing hysteresis indices - loop direction and area (h index), loop direction (HInew) and solute gradient (∆C). Overall, the SWAT model was able to replicate the predominant anticlockwise hysteresis and dilution effect of NO3--N in the Raab catchment. The loop direction was simulated correctly in 9 and 10 events, for the h and HInew indices, respectively. see more The hysteresis direction inferred from both indices did not always concur due to the differences in the calculation methods. The dilution or accretion effect was simulated correctly in 9 of the events. However, the SWAT model only correctly simulated the N-Q relationships for all three hysteresis criteria in 5 of the 14 events. Due to the aggregation of measured data to the daily time step, information pertaining to the hysteresis shape was sometimes lost, particularly if the storm event was less then 4 days in duration. Structural limitations of the SWAT as well as specific relevant basin parameters (parameters that have one value for the entire catchment) may restrict simulating N-Q dynamics. An enhanced calibrated and validated model would possibly improve the results, since the events during the better calibrated period more often reproduced the measured hysteresis indices.The South China Sea (SCS) sustains and is a regional center of high marine and coastal biodiversity. It is also one of the most important mariculture and marine fisheries regions in the world. Many non-indigenous species (NIS) were introduced into the SCS as artifacts of increasing mariculture production and fishery harvests. Little information exists about NIS in the SCS. In this study, research examining NIS and their threats in the SCS are reviewed. Current NIS conditions assessed include their status, threat to native biodiversity, contribution to mariculture and fisheries harvest, management, and the need for future research in specific areas are identified. A total of 90 NIS including 17 algae, 6 vascular plants, 3 bryozoans, 23 molluscs, 6 crustacea, 3 ascidians, and 32 fishes were introduced into the SCS from 1600 to the present. The primary pathways of introduction are through aquaculture, followed by shipping, ecological restoration, and biocontrol. The main introduced country is China. Some NIS have caused negative impacts on the environment and economy. Some NIS are potential threats to humans as well as biodiversity in the SCS. More research focused upon monitoring and managing NIS in the SCS is needed.Harmful algal blooms formed by certain dinoflagellate species often occur when environmental nitrogen nutrients (N) are limited. However, the molecular mechanism by which dinoflagellates adapt to low N environments is poorly understood. In this study, we characterized the transcriptomic responses of Prorocentrum shikokuense to N deficiency, along with its physiological impact. Under N deficiency, P. shikokuense cultures exhibited growth inhibition, a reduction in cell size, and decreases in cellular chlorophyll a and nitrogen contents but an increase in carbon content. Accordingly, gene expression profiles indicated that carbon fixation and catabolism and fatty acid metabolism were enhanced. Transporter genes of nitrate/nitrite, ammonium, urea, and amino acids were significantly upregulated, indicating that P. shikokuense cells invest to enhance the uptake of available dissolved N. Notably, upregulated genes included those involved in endocytosis and phagosomes, evidence that P. shikokuense is a mixotrophic organism that activates phagotrophy to overcome N deficiency.