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DOI: 10.1023/B:DOBS.0000033278.12858.12;
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S. A. Ostroumov. On the Biotic Self-purification of Aquatic Ecosystems: Elements of the Theory. — Doklady Biological Sciences. 2004. v.396, pp.206-211.
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S. A. Ostroumov. On the Biotic Self-purification of Aquatic Ecosystems: Elements of the Theory. — Doklady Biological Sciences. 2004. v.396, pp.206-211.
www.springerlink.com/index/t0nv6rk522230175.pdf; full text is online free:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/48099028/4DBS-On-the-Biotic-Self-Purification-fulltext
•Question. Self-purification. What is self-purification?
•Answer: Self-purification is the complex process, or, more precisely, a set of natural processes in aquatic ecosystems, which lead to improving or maintaining water quality. Another term with a similar, but not completely the same meaning: assimilative capacity.
•Answer: Self-purification is the complex process, or, more precisely, a set of natural processes in aquatic ecosystems, which lead to improving or maintaining water quality. Another term with a similar, but not completely the same meaning: assimilative capacity.
•Question. What kind of journal had published this paper?
•Answer: This journal, Doklady Biological Sciences, is a high rank journal that is indexed by PubMed and Web of Science. More detail on the journal see at the site, free:
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•Answer: This journal, Doklady Biological Sciences, is a high rank journal that is indexed by PubMed and Web of Science. More detail on the journal see at the site, free:
http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/journal/10630
•Question: How broad is the geographical range of the area of potential relevance and application of the conclusions that were made in the paper?
•Answer: Just look on where the paper was cited: it was cited by the authors of other scientific articles who conducted their research in Europe, North America, and Asia (e.g., in China).
•Answer: Just look on where the paper was cited: it was cited by the authors of other scientific articles who conducted their research in Europe, North America, and Asia (e.g., in China).
•Question: Where the results and conclusions of the paper could be applied?
•Answer: the results presented in the paper could be applied in explaining and predicting the behaviour of aquatic ecosystems, in securing the safety of the sources of water supply, in protecting biodiversity of aquatic organisms, in aquaculture, and in education.
•Question: There is a question on the method that was used in some related publications of the same author. In some of his experiments, he studied how bivalve mollusks (mussels and others) remove suspended matter from aquatic environment. In some of these experiments the suspended matter was the cells of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Why?
•Answer: This was just a matter of convenience in doing the experiment. Other authors used very unusual materials as suspended matter in analogous experiments. All types of suspended matter worked. It was shown that all types of suspended matter were being removed by bivalve mollusks from aquatic environment. In additional experiments with bivalve mollusks (mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis), the author of these series of papers compared the filtration and removal rate of two types of suspended matter: first, the cells of phytoplankton algae, and second, the cells of of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The result of the experiment: both types of suspended matter were removed with the same rate, the kinetics of the decrease of the amount of cells in water were the same. This experiment made a scientific rationale for using the suspension of the yeast cells.
•Answer: the results presented in the paper could be applied in explaining and predicting the behaviour of aquatic ecosystems, in securing the safety of the sources of water supply, in protecting biodiversity of aquatic organisms, in aquaculture, and in education.
•Question: There is a question on the method that was used in some related publications of the same author. In some of his experiments, he studied how bivalve mollusks (mussels and others) remove suspended matter from aquatic environment. In some of these experiments the suspended matter was the cells of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Why?
•Answer: This was just a matter of convenience in doing the experiment. Other authors used very unusual materials as suspended matter in analogous experiments. All types of suspended matter worked. It was shown that all types of suspended matter were being removed by bivalve mollusks from aquatic environment. In additional experiments with bivalve mollusks (mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis), the author of these series of papers compared the filtration and removal rate of two types of suspended matter: first, the cells of phytoplankton algae, and second, the cells of of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The result of the experiment: both types of suspended matter were removed with the same rate, the kinetics of the decrease of the amount of cells in water were the same. This experiment made a scientific rationale for using the suspension of the yeast cells.
•Question: Is this paper available in other languages different from English?
•Answer: Yes, it is available in Russian, see:
On the biotic self-purification of aquatic ecosystems: elements of the theory. — DAN (Doklady Akademii Nauk), Vol. 396, 2004, No. 1, p. 136–141. [System of elements of the theory of biotic maintaining the natural purification potential of ecosystems]. The paper was awarded the honorary Diploma from the Academy of Water Sciences (2006). In Russ., (translated into Eng. and published in: Doklady Biological Sciences)
•Question: which other publications provide more detail on the issues covered in this paper?
•Answer: those publications are available on the sites that are listed here:
•Online, Free. 24 Environmental science publications. Titles with links. (Tags: aquatic pollution, chemicals, ecology, ecosystem health, water filtration, environmental hazards, water self-purification, testing, toxicology):
•http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/04/online-free-env-scipapers-aquatic.html
•http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/6882_scribd_fulltexts;
•http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/6766_EcologyEnvironmentonlinefree;
•http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/5653_Water_Quality_Ecology_papers_available;
•Question: where this paper was cited?
Answer: Some examples are below:
•Example 1:
[PDF] from hua.edu.vn DJ Chen, J Lu, YN Shen, RA Dahlgren… — Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2009 — Elsevier
The concept of critical nutrient amounts (CNA) for a watershed was developed to address eutrophication
in surface waters from diffuse (non-point) source pollution. CNA is defined as the maximum allowable
applied or generated amount (AGA) of a nutrient from natural and human sources that ...
— All 4 versions
•Example 2:
The purpose of this study was to determine the self- purification elements of the water current
of the Selenga River, the main water source of Lake Baikal, in its lower reaches. For this
purpose, we analyzed our own data on the effects of pollutants, including organic ...
BL Direct — All 4 versions
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Question: Is this paper available and commented at ResearchGate?
Answer: Yes, it is available and commented at ResearchGate. This is the abstract at ResearchGate:
Approval of independent expert: Aissa Derhem upvoted this publication.
doi: 10.1023/B:DOBS.0000033278.12858.12;
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259335499_Article_published_titled_On-the-biotic-self-purification-of-aquatic-ecosystems-elements-of-the-theory._Doklady-Biological-Sciences_V.396_2004_206211;
Full text of an innovative publication: paper (opinion paper). In this paper, fundamentals of a new ecological theory were formulated. This theory explains how aquatic ecosystems contribute to improving water quality, making water clean and clear.
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On the biotic self-purification of aquatic ecosystems: elements of the theory. — DAN (Doklady Akademii Nauk), Vol. 396, 2004, No. 1, p. 136–141. [System of elements of the theory of biotic maintaining the natural purification potential of ecosystems]. The paper was awarded the honorary Diploma from the Academy of Water Sciences (2006). In Russ., (translated into Eng. and published in: Doklady Biological Sciences)
•Question: which other publications provide more detail on the issues covered in this paper?
•Answer: those publications are available on the sites that are listed here:
•Online, Free. 24 Environmental science publications. Titles with links. (Tags: aquatic pollution, chemicals, ecology, ecosystem health, water filtration, environmental hazards, water self-purification, testing, toxicology):
•http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/04/online-free-env-scipapers-aquatic.html
SpringerLink:
•http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/6882_scribd_fulltexts;
•http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/6766_EcologyEnvironmentonlinefree;
•http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/5653_Water_Quality_Ecology_papers_available;
•Question: where this paper was cited?
Answer: Some examples are below:
•Example 1:
•Estimation of critical nutrient amounts based on input-output analysis in an agriculture watershed of eastern China
[PDF] from hua.edu.vn DJ Chen, J Lu, YN Shen, RA Dahlgren… — Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2009 — Elsevier
The concept of critical nutrient amounts (CNA) for a watershed was developed to address eutrophication
in surface waters from diffuse (non-point) source pollution. CNA is defined as the maximum allowable
applied or generated amount (AGA) of a nutrient from natural and human sources that ...
— All 4 versions
•Example 2:
•Self-Purification of Water Current and the Role of Microbiological Transformation of Organic Matter in the System of the Selenga River and Its Delta
EO Makushkin… — Doklady Biological Sciences, 2005 — SpringerThe purpose of this study was to determine the self- purification elements of the water current
of the Selenga River, the main water source of Lake Baikal, in its lower reaches. For this
purpose, we analyzed our own data on the effects of pollutants, including organic ...
BL Direct — All 4 versions
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Question: Is this paper available and commented at ResearchGate?
Answer: Yes, it is available and commented at ResearchGate. This is the abstract at ResearchGate:
Approval of independent expert: Aissa Derhem upvoted this publication.
doi: 10.1023/B:DOBS.0000033278.12858.12;
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259335499_Article_published_titled_On-the-biotic-self-purification-of-aquatic-ecosystems-elements-of-the-theory._Doklady-Biological-Sciences_V.396_2004_206211;
Full text of an innovative publication: paper (opinion paper). In this paper, fundamentals of a new ecological theory were formulated. This theory explains how aquatic ecosystems contribute to improving water quality, making water clean and clear.
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