Heterogeneous sodium decatungstate catalysts for contaminants degradation in aqueous matrix

The ability of decatungstate to photoproduce •OH radicals from water is retained when the polyoxoanion is immobilized on solid supports and can be exploited as a heterogeneous photocatalytic system for advanced oxidation process in water remediation field. Herein, we show that interaction between •OH radicals and drug molecules depends on the physical chemical properties of the chosen support. In particular, it depends on the charge of the molecule at operating pH of 6

The diet of Mustelus schmitti in areas with and without commercial bottom trawling (Central Patagonia, Southwestern Atlantic): Is it evidence of trophic interaction with the Patagonian shrimp fishery?

The study compares the diet composition between juveniles and adults of the narrownose smooth-hound Mustelus schmitti in areas with and without commercial bottom trawling using stomach contents. Individuals (n = 291) were caught as by-catch by the bottom-trawl shrimp fishery and by coastal sport anglers in Central Patagonia (Southwestern Atlantic between 43° and 45° S). Results showed that M. schmitti is a mesocarnivorous with a mean trophic level of 3.58. The diet was based mostly on crustaceans (decapods, stomatopods, isopods and amphipods), polychaetes, fishes and cephalopods, in a decreasing order of importance. The diet varied between juveniles and adults, and between individuals captured by the trawling fishery and sport anglers. Crabs were the main prey item observed in the stomach of individuals caught by anglers while the shrimp Pleoticus muelleri was the most consumed prey by individuals caught as by-catch. Juveniles consumed more polychaetes than adults, while the latter consumed mostly shrimp. The presence of shrimp in stomach contents of M. schmitti caught by the commercial fishery is evidence of a trophic interaction between M. schmitti and the fishery. The interaction may be due to the shark and the fleet targeting the same resource, or due to the shark using the discarded shrimp as a food source.Fil: Pasti, Alessandra Tatiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Trelew. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Hidrobiología; ArgentinaFil: Bovcon, Nelson Darío. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Trelew. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Hidrobiología; Argentina. Gobierno de la Provincia de Chubut. Secretaría de Pesca; ArgentinaFil: Ruibal Núñez, Julián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Trelew. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Hidrobiología; ArgentinaFil: Navoa, Ximena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Trelew. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Hidrobiología; ArgentinaFil: Jacobi, Kevin Josué. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Trelew. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio de Hidrobiología; ArgentinaFil: Galvan, David Edgardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos; Argentin