Considering a new type of environment influences, we use a two-energy-level
(nu (1)-nu (2)) quantum system to investigate neutrino oscillations in med
ium. Besides the matter effects derived by Wolfenstein, there may exist ext
ra terms due to a unitary evolution of the system between pure and mixed st
ates, so the evolution equation is modified obviously. We show that the ext
ra terms may play some role and induce observable effects in solar neutrino
problem, especially, in the long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments
which are under serious consideration recently if the parameters fall into
a suitable region.