Acid-base regulation in rainbow trout acclimated to about 3, 100 and SOOmmolP Na and Cl~, at constant water [HCO3~], was assessed during 24h of exposure to 1 % CO2 and during recovery. The respiratory acidosis induced by a rise in plasma Pco2 to about 1.15kPa (8.5mmHg, Smmoll" ), 1.33kPa (lOmmHg, lOOmmoir) or 1.5 kPa (11.2 mmHg, SOOmmoll") was partially compensated for by accumulation of plasma...

Hydrogeochemical investigations had been carried out at the Amol-Babol Plain in the north of Iran. Geochemical processes and factors controlling the groundwater chemistry are identified based on the combination of classic geochemical methods with geographic information system (GIS) and geostatistical techniques. The results of the ionic ratios and Gibbs plots show that water rock interaction me...

douala metropolitan city loated in the littoral province of cameroon,has experienced a rapid urbaniation and industralisation. the city depends heavily on groundwater as a resource. due to ubiquitous sources of pollution, groundwater quality and contamination has become an imprtant issue for this urban groundwater supply. this study uses the major ion chemistry of groundwater together with t...

Contamination of groundwater by naturally occurring arsenic has recently become a disturbing environmental problem in Viterbo area, Central Italy. Arsenic concentrations in most of the public supply networks exceed the maximum allowable limit of 10 μg/l (WHO) for drinking water. The primary purpose of this paper is to obtain a better understanding of the factors contributing to the high levels ...

The choroid plexus epithelium of the brain ventricular system produces the majority of the cerebrospinal fluid and thereby defines the ionic composition of the interstitial fluid in the brain. The transepithelial movement of Na+ and water in the choroid plexus depend on a yet-unidentified basolateral stilbene-sensitive Na+-HCO3- uptake protein. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (R...

Water scarcity in the hill tract districts of Bangladesh becomes acute dry season as most streams, primary source water, up. However, groundwater, where available, can supply water throughout year. In this study, a total 37 samples were collected and analyzed from shallow (34) deep (3) wells Khagrachhari Sadar to assess their geochemical type suitability for drinking using multiparameter ground...

Utilizing a pH-stat method, the rates of mucosal and serosal alkalinization were measured separately in the seawater eel intestine. These two rates were dependent on contralateral HCO3" concentration and were inhibited by contralateral application of DIDS, an inhibitor of HCO3~ transport, indicating that the mucosal and serosal alkalinization are due to HCO3~ secretion and absorption, respectiv...

Intracellular pH (pHi) in squid giant axons recovers from acid loads by means of a Na(+)-dependent Cl-HCO3 exchanger, the actual mechanism of which might be exchange of: (i) external Na+ and HCO3- for internal Cl- and H+, (ii) Na+ plus two HCO3- for Cl-, (iii) Na+ and CO3= for Cl-, or (iv) the NaCO3- ion pair for Cl-. Here we examine sensitivity of transport to changes of extracellular pH (pHo)...

The pancreatic duct secretes alkaline fluid that is rich in HCO3- and poor in Cl-. The molecular mechanisms that mediate ductal secretion and are responsible for the axial gradients of Cl- and HCO3- along the ductal tree are not well understood because H+ and HCO3- transport by duct cells have not been characterized or localized. To address these questions, we microdissected the intralobular, m...