The specificity of a medaka vitellogenin (Vtg) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit was tested on adult hybrid tilapia to determine if vitellogenin could be successfully measured in tilapia using this method. Adult hybrid (Orechromis niloticus x Oreochromis mossambicus x Oreochromis aureus) tilapia were injected with 17â-estradiol (E2) at 5 ìg/g body weight (b.w.) in two separate experiments and exposed to 2.5 ìg/g b.w. E2 through aquaria water in a third experiment. All fish were exposed to solvent controls (50/50 PBS/ethanol, or 59/41 PBS/ ethanol) proportional to the volume of estradiol solvent used. Experiment 1 was terminated due to a decrease in fish health and unexpected mortalities. Experiment 2 was continued though there was again a decrease in fish health and mortalities before experiment was completed. According to one-way ANOVA, Experiment 2 treatment groups were significantly different (P<0.05); however, Tukey's pairwise comparisons showed no differences between treatment groups. Experiment 3 results showed statistical differences between some treatment groups (P<0.001). However, maximum vitellogenin levels reached 1250 ng/mL Vtg, which were much lower than induced vitellogenin levels from literature (0.002 mg/mL to 6 mg/mL). Typical induction trends should be as follows: male control<female control< induced male<induced female; however, these trends were not observed in this study. For these reasons, the medaka vitellogenin ELISA kit was determined not specific to tilapia vitellogenin. This research was performed due to the fact that tilapia are farmed worldwide, and to increase research with these fish, in order to better understand their response to xenobiotic chemicals, easier methods are desired for measuring their vitellogenin. Vitellogenin induction from exposure to the chemotherapeutics: oxytetracycline, Romet-30®, and copper sulfate was evaluate using Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes). Medaka were exposed to E2 (0.0552 ìg/L) in aquaria water as a positive control. Medaka were fed oxytetracycline medicated feed at 0.0174 g, 0.0348 g, and 0.087 g, and Romet-30® medicated feed at 0.0261 g, 0.0522 g, and 0.1305 g daily for 11 days and 5 days as recommended. Medaka were exposed to copper sulfate at 1.85 mg/L for one hour (for 1 day, 7 consecutive days, and every three to five days for a total of 7 doses). Vitellogenin levels were measured using a sandwich ELISA. As expected, Vtg levels were induced from exposure to E2 (P<0.01); however, exposure to the chemotherapeutic compounds did not induce elevated Vtg levels. Alternately, copper sulfate exposure for one hour for 1 day did show a significant decrease in vitellogenin (P<0.01). Biological variation accounted for large portions of the variation within treatment groups in medaka vitellogenin in fish exposed to chemotherapeutics (as high as 41.01%). From this research we suggest that these chemicals do not have estrogenic properties capable of inducing vitellogenin in medaka. / Master of Science

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Thesis (M.S. - Geology)--University of Arizona, 1968. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves p.28).

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Auburn University, 2007. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references (p.168-192).

The green alga, Selenastrum capricornutum Printz, was used in an algal bioassay to determine the toxic properties of copper in various natural lake waters of Oregon. Lake water was collected and brought back to the laboratory where it was treated with various copper concentrations and inoculated with a cell suspension of the test alga. Growth of the alga was determined by direct cell counts. The copper ion activity, pH, and absorbance of the test cultures were also determined. The growth of the alga was ·found to depend upon the water tested and also upon the copper concentration used.

The chemistry of copper sulfate dosing for effective algal kill was investigated in laboratory studies with Selenastrum capricornutum and Microcystis aeruginosa. The goal was to give practical information for water treatment plants operators who often must apply copper sulfate for algae control in impoundments. Research focused on the theoretical relationships involved in copper dosing, with emphasis on the applicability of these relationships to Virginia freshwater. Concentrations of alkalinity and humic acid were varied to study their effect on percentages of ionic copper available. Long-term (2 weeks) growth-rate studies were performed to study the effect of humic acid on the toxicity of ionic copper to algae. Some protection of algae from copper by humic acid was observed. As the humic acid concentration was increased, more ionic copper was complexed and, thus, was unavailable for algal kill. The only case in which humic acid was not demonstrably protective was at a low concentration (4 mg/L TOC). It is possible that in a long-term test, low humic acid levels may not protect algae, because the copper may be released from the humic acid complex. Alkalinity and the humic acid concentration (TOC) both complex ionic copper, however alkalinity appears to be more important in determining available ionic copper in freshwater. At alkalinities greater than 10 mg/L (as CaCO₃) and humic acid less than 8.0 mg/L, alkalinity predominated in determining available ionic copper. A short term (4-hour) procedure involving measurement of oxygen production by algae exposed to copper was also used to determine the effect of humic acid on ionic copper toxicity to algae. The data showed that short-term tests were best used to predict trends shown in the long-term tests. Both Selenastrum capricornutum (a green alga) and Microcystis aeruginosa (a blue-green alga) were protected from ionic copper by humic acid. Oxygen production was found to be best used to approximate toxic concentrations of a suspect compound, as opposed to being used to precisely determine toxic concentrations. / Master of Science

Catfish aquaculture remains the largest sector of the U.S. aquaculture industry, grossing ~$447 million in sales in 2022. Producers are plagued by annual losses associated with the trematode Bolbophorus damnificus. Management focuses on controlling the snail intermediate hosts using copper sulfate. Herein, the effects of copper on larval stages of the trematode Drepanocephalus spathans and Austrodiplostomum compactum eggs were investigated. Results indicate copper treatments currently used to control snails are ineffective at precluding hatching of trematode eggs. Higher doses prevented trematode eggs from hatching, although these levels are likely impractical in a commercial setting. A second study investigated the effects of temperature on miracidia of D. spathans development and hatching. Eggs were collected from digesta of double-crested cormorants and stored at 4 °C until analysis. Data generated from these studies indicate D. spathans eggs hatch from 12–22 days after removal from cold storage to 26–30 °C, but hatching was not observed at temperatures <20 °C.

Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In Base Metal Refineries (BMRs), the copper sulphate leach solution produced during the final pressure leaching stage contains impurities such as selenium and tellurium, as well as other precious metals (OPMs, namely Rh, Ru, and Ir). Se and Te are removed by precipitation with sulphur dioxide prior to electrowinning of Cu. While a small percentage of the dissolved OPMs precipitate with the Se and Te, the largest portion remains in solution and is recycled to the first stage leach. If a larger portion of the OPMs in solution can be recovered in the Se/Te precipitation stage, OPM losses and the OPM inventory of the plant can be reduced. The aim of this project was to determine operating conditions that would allow maximum OPM recovery with minimal Cu and Ni co-precipitation in the Se/Te removal section of a BMR. The effects that the operating temperature, pressure, stirring rate, reagent type, and reagent quantity have on the metal precipitation behavior and precipitate characteristics were determined experimentally. Thio-urea and sulphurous acid were evaluated as precipitation reagents for temperatures of 80°C and 160°C, stirring rates of 250 rpm and 500 rpm, and pressures equal to ambient pressure and 7 bar. 200 % and 320 % excess thio-urea and 720 % and 960 % excess sulphur dioxide were used. The precipitation of OPMs with sulphur dioxide was generally poor; the maximum percentage Rh, Ru, and Ir precipitated were 35 %, 18 %, and 20 %, respectively. It was, however, found that the OPM precipitation increased as the reagent amount was increased. Increasing the temperature further increased Rh and Ir precipitation but affected the Ru precipitation negatively. Thio-urea precipitated virtually all of the Rh contained in the solution irrespective of the values of the process variables studied. As was the case with sulphur dioxide, increasing the amount of thio-urea added resulted in increased Ru and Ir precipitation, while higher temperatures favored Ir precipitation but not Ru precipitation. The maximum percentage Ru and Ir precipitation achieved with thio-urea were 87 % and 60 %, respectively. Complete Se precipitation was observed at all process conditions, while Te precipitation increased as the operating temperature and the reagent quantity were increased. Maximum Te precipitation of 98 % and 90 % were achieved when using 320 % excess thio-urea and 960 % sulphurous acid quantities, respectively, at 160°C and a stirring rate of 250 rpm. Increasing the reagent quantity and temperature did, however, also result in increased copper and nickel precipitation. The statistical analysis of the results allowed regression models to be fitted to predict the percentage metal precipitation as a function of the investigated process variables. These models were used to define an objective function to determine the optimal operating conditions. A temperature of 80oC, a pressure of 7 bar, and 200 % excess thio-urea were proposed as the optimum operating conditions that would yield 98 % Rh, 75 % Ru, and 48 % Ir precipitation with less than 5 % Cu and Ni co-precipitation. Experimental validation tests confirmed the model predicted values and proved repeatability of the experimental data. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die kopersulfaat logingsoplossing wat tydens die finale drukloging stadium in Basis Metaal Raffinaderye (BMRe) produseer word, bevat onsuiwerhede soos selenium en tellurium sowel as ander edelmetale (AEMe, naamlik Rh, Ru, en Ir). Se en Te word voor Cu elektrowinning verwyder deur middel van presipitasie met swaweldioksied. Alhoewel ʼn klein persentasie van die opgeloste AEMe saam met die Se en Te presipiteer, bly die grootste gedeelte in oplossing en word gevolglik na die eerste loging stadium hersirkuleer. AEM verliese en die AEM inventaris van die aanleg kan verminder word indien ʼn groter gedeelte van die AEMe in die Se/Te presipitasie stadium herwin kan word. Die doel van hierdie projek was om bedryfstoestande te bepaal om maksimum AEM herwinning met minimale Cu en Ni kopresipitasie in die Se/Te verwyderingseksie van ʼn BMR te behaal. Die effekte wat bedryfstoestande soos temperatuur, druk, roerder tempo, tipe reagens, en hoeveelheid reagens op die metaal presipitasiegedrag en presipitaat eienskappe het, is eksperimenteel bepaal. Tio-ureum en swaweligsuur is evalueer as presipitasie reagense vir temperature van 80°C en 160°C, roerder tempo’s van 250 rpm en 500 rpm, en drukke gelyk aan omgewingsdruk en 7 bar. 200 % en 320 % oormaat tio-ureum en 720 % en 960 % oormaat swaweldioksied is gebruik. Die presipitasie van AEMe met swaweldioksied was swak in die algemeen; die maksimum persentasie Rh, Ru, en Ir presipitasie wat behaal is, is 35 %, 18 %, en 20 %, onderskeidelik. Daar is egter gevind dat die AEM presipitasie toeneem indien die hoeveelheid reagens toeneem. ʼn Toename in die temperatuur het verder tot ʼn toename in Rh en Ir presipitasie gelei, maar dit het Ru presipitasie negatief affekteer. Tio-ureum het basies al die Rh in oplossing laat presipiteer, ongeag die waardes van die ander prosesveranderlikes wat ondersoek is. Soos wat die geval vir swaweldioksied was, het ʼn toename in die hoeveelheid tio-ureum ʼn toename in die Ru en Ir presipitasie tot gevolg gehad, terwyl hoër temperature Ir presipitasie bevoordeel en Ru presipitasie benadeel het. Die maksimum persentasie Ru en Ir presipitasie wat met tio-ureum behaal is, is 87 % en 60 %, onderskeidelik. Volledige Se presipitasie is by alle proses toestande waargeneem, terwyl Te presipitasie toegeneem het soos wat die temperatuur en die hoeveelheid reagens toegeneem het. Maksimum Te presipitasie van 98 % en 90 % is behaal toe 320 % oormaat tio-ureum en 960 % oormaat swaweligsuur, onderskeidelik, by 160°C en ʼn roerder tempo van 250 rpm gebruik is. ʼn Toename in die hoeveelheid reagens en die temperatuur het egter ook meer koper en nikkel presipitasie tot gevolg gehad. Die statistiese analise van die resultate het dit moontlik gemaak om regressie modelle te pas om die persentasie metaal presipitasie as ʼn funksie van die ondersoekte veranderlikes te voorspel. Hierdie modelle is gebruik om ʼn doelfunksie te definieer ten einde die optimale bedryfstoestande te bepaal. ʼn Temperatuur van 80°C, ʼn druk van 7 bar, en 200 % oormaat tioureum is voorgestel as die optimale bedryfstoestande wat 98 % Rh, 75 % Ru, en 48 % Ir presipitasie met minder as 5 % Cu en Ni kopresipitasie tot gevolg sal hê. Eksperimentele geldigheidsbepalingtoetse het die waardes wat deur die modelle voorspel is bevestig en die herhaalbaarheid van die eksperimentele data bewys.

Thesis (MEng) -- Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The copper sulphate leach solutions produced during the final pressure leach stages in base metal refinery processes contain low concentrations of other precious metals (OPMs, namely Rh, Ru and Ir ) and impurities in addition to the base metals (BMs) of interest. Se and Te impurities, in particular, must be removed from the leach solution before it is fed to copper electrowinning because these species have adverse effects on electrowinning efficiency. Currently, these elements are being precipitated from the leach solution with sulphurous acid. Se precipitation is satisfactory but Te removal still proves challenging. Previous studies have shown that tellurium can either be precipitated as cuprous telluride from copper sulphate solutions by reduction with sulphurous acid alone, or by the addition of SO2 as a precipitating agent and metallic copper as an additional precipitating agent. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different process variables on Te and Se recovery in order to propose operating conditions at which increased tellurium precipitation can be achieved with minimal co-precipitation of base metals of interest (notably Cu and Ni). This would also aid in the development of a better understanding of tellurium and selenium precipitation mechanisms in CuSO4-H2SO4 medium. / AFRIKKANSE OPSOMMING: Die kopersulfaat logingsoplossing wat gedurende die finale druklogingstadia in basis metaal raffinaderye produseer word bevat, behalwe vir die basis metale van belang, ook lae konsentrasies ander edelmetale (AEM, naamlik Rh, Ru, en Ir) sowel as onsuiwerhede. Se en Te onsuiwerhede, in die besonder, moet vanuit die logingsoplossing verwyder word voordat die oplossing na die koper elektrowinning gevoer word omdat hierdie spesies negatiewe effekte op die elektrowinning effektiwiteit het. Hierdie elemente word tans met swaweligsuur vanuit die logingsoplossing gepresipiteer. Se presipitasie is voldoende, maar die Te verwydering bly steeds problematies. Vorige studies het getoon dat tellurium as kuprotelluried vanuit kopersulfaat oplossings presipiteer kan word deur middel van reduksie met swaweligsuur alleen, of met die byvoeging van SO2 as presipiteermiddel en metallieke koper as addisionele presipiteermiddel. Die doelwit van hierdie studie was om die effekte van verskillende prosesveranderlikes op Te en Se presipitasie te ondersoek ten einde bedryfstoestande voor te stel wat verbeterde tellurium presipitasie toelaat met minimale kopresipitasie van basis metale van belang (hoofsaaklik Cu en Ni). Dit sal ook bydra tot die ontwikkeling van ʼn beter begrip van die tellurium en selenium presipitasie meganisme in ʼn CuSO4-H2SO4 medium.

Esta tese foi conduzida com o objetivo de avaliar a exigência do micromineral cobre para matrizes de frangos de corte. Cento e vinte reprodutoras de frangos de corte Cobb 500, com 20 semanas de idade, foram distribuídas aleatoriamente em gaiolas individuais. Depois de alimenta-las por 4 semanas com a dieta deficiente em cobre, as galinhas receberam dietas com níveis graduados de suplementação de cobre (0,0; 3,5; 7,0; 10,5; 14, and 17,5 ppm), utilizando sulfato de cobre (CuSO4 5H2O), totalizando níveis de 2,67; 5,82; 9,38; 12,92; 16,83; 20,19 ppm de cobre analisado na dieta por 20 semanas. As estimativas da exigência de cobre foram feitas utilizando os modelos: exponencial assimptótico (EA), broken line com quadrática (BLQ), e quadrática polinomial (QP). Os requerimentos de cobre obtidos para a produção de ovos (%) e produção total de ovos incubáveis por galinha foram 6,2, 7,3, 12,9 ppm e 8,1, 9,0 e 13,4 ppm, respectivamente usando os modelos EA, BLQ e QP. O modelo QP foi o único que se ajustou para o número total de ovos por galinha, fornecendo 13,1 ppm de cobre como requerimento. A hemoglobina, hematócrito e concentração de cobre no soro das galinhas tiveram os requerimentos estimados em 13,9, 11,3, 18,5 ppm, e 14,6, 13,0, 19,0 ppm, e16,2, 14,6 e 14,2 ppm, respectivamente para os modelos EA, BLQ e QP. O modelo QP foi o único que se ajustou para o número total de ovos por galinha, fornecendo 13,1 ppm de cobre como requerimento. A hemoglobina, hematócrito e concentração de cobre no soro das galinhas tiveram os requerimentos estimados em 13,9, 11,3, 18,5 ppm, e 14,6, 13,0, 19,0 ppm, e16,2, 14,6 e 14,2 ppm, respectivamente para os modelos EA, BLQ e QP. A hemoglobina dos pintos recém-eclodidos não foi afetada pelos níveis de cobre da dieta, enquanto os requerimentos para o hematócrito, peso corporal e comprimento foram de 10,2, 12,3, 13,3 ppm usando os modelos EA, BLQ e QP, e 6,8, 7,1 ppm e 12,9, 13,9 ppm utilizando os modelos EA, BLQ e QP, respectivamente. A máxima resposta para peso do ovo, conteúdo de cobre na gema, espessura da membrana da casca do ovo foram obtidas usando 14,9, 12,7, 15,1 ppm, 15,0, 16,3, 15,7 ppm, e 7,3 7,8, 14,0 ppm de cobre, respectivamente para os modelos EA, BLQ e QP. As porcentagens de gema e albúmen foram ajustadas apenas pelo modelo QP e obtiveram requerimentos estimados em 11 ppm e 11,3 ppm, respectivamente, enquanto a espessura da camada mamilar da casca do ovo foi maximizada com 10,6, 10,1 e 14,4 ppm de cobre usando os modelos EA, BLQ e QP, respectivamente. A média de todos os requerimentos de cobre estimados no presente estudo foi 12,5 ppm. / This thesis was conducted with the objective of evaluating the Cu requirement of broiler breeder hens. One hundred and twenty Cobb 500 hens, 20 weeks of age were randomly allocated into individual cages with the objective of estimating Cu requirements. After being fed a Cu deficient diet for 4 wks, hens were fed diets graded increments of supplemental Cu (0.0; 3.5; 7.0; 10.5; 14, and 17.5 ppm) from Cu sulfate (CuSO4 5H2O), totalizing 2.67; 5.82; 9.38; 12.92; 16.83; 20.19 ppm analyzed Cu in feeds for 20 wks. Estimations of Cu requirements were done using exponential asymptotic (EA), broken line quadratic (BLQ), and quadratic polynomial (QP) models. Cu requirements obtained for hen day egg production and total settable eggs per hen were 6.2, 7.3, 12.9 ppm and 8.1, 9.0 and 13.4 ppm, respectively using EA, BLQ and QP models. The QP model was the only one having a fit for total eggs per hen with 13.1 ppm Cu as requirement. Hemoglobin, hematocrit and serum Cu from hens had requirements estimated as 13.9, 11.3, 18.5 ppm and 14.6, 13.0, 19.0 ppm and 16.2, 14.6, 14.2 ppm, respectively for EA, BLQ and QP models. Hatching chick hemoglobin was not affected by dietary Cu whereas requirements estimated for hatching chick hematocrit, body weight and length were 10.2, 12.3, 13.3 ppm using EA, BLQ and QP models, and 6.8, 7.1 ppm and 12.9, 13.9 ppm Cu using EA and BLQ models, respectively. Maximum responses for egg weight, yolk Cu content, and eggshell membrane thickness were 14.9, 12.7, 15.1 ppm, 15.0, 16.3, 15.7 ppm and 7.3, 7.8, 14.0 ppm Cu, respectively for EA, BLQ and QP models. Yolk and albumen percentage were only adjusted with the QP model and had requirements estimated at 11.0 ppm and 11.3 ppm, respectively, whereas eggshell mammillary layer was maximized with 10.6, 10.1 and 14.4 ppm Cu using EA, BLQ and QP models, respectively. The average of all Cu requirement estimates obtained in the present study was 12.5 ppm Cu.