Explanation, features, book: 'Biological Effects of Surfactants'.
The book was bought by libraries of many universities of Europe, U.S.A., Canada, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The libraries of Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,California Institute of Technology, Cambridge University, and Oxford University acquired this book.
A unique book. Lots of new relevant information on environmental toxicity of surfactants. Surfactants are the main component of detergents, shampoos, washing liquids. Absolutely new insight into environmental science, and ecotoxicology. Many new efficient methods for bioassay / testing chemicals. New information on bioassay / testing surface-active substances and detergents, as well as some pesticides. These new methods work also with testing other synthetic and natural chemicals. Using these methods, the author demonstrated toxicity of many chemicals, namely, surface active agents (surfactants) and detergents. The author discovered new toxic effects on many species of organisms. These organisms were bacteria, cyanobacteria, algae, flagellates (euglens, Euglena), higher plants, invertebrate animals.
The author discovered new phytotoxic effects on many species of higher plants. The higher plants included, for instance, the plants with the Latin names Fagopyrum esculentum, Lepidium sativum, Sinapis alba, Oryza sativa. The author studied many others higer plants as well.
The experiments demonstrated toxic effects on aquatic mollusks. The experiments were conducted on bivalve freshwater and marine mollusks, mussels and oysters, with the Latin names Mytilus edulis, Crassostrea gigas. The species of marine mollusks, - mussels and oysters, - are important to aquaculture /aqua-farming).
Also, the author discovered new toxic effects of surfactants on leeches (the Latin name Hirudo medicinalis). These experiments are important to advance methods and fundamental concepts of testing chemicals, xenobiotics, and chemical pollutants. The author demonstrated environmental hazards from low concentrations of these chemicals (xenobiotics, pollutants).
The author discovered new phytotoxic effects on many species of higher plants. The higher plants included, for instance, the plants with the Latin names Fagopyrum esculentum, Lepidium sativum, Sinapis alba, Oryza sativa. The author studied many others higer plants as well.
The experiments demonstrated toxic effects on aquatic mollusks. The experiments were conducted on bivalve freshwater and marine mollusks, mussels and oysters, with the Latin names Mytilus edulis, Crassostrea gigas. The species of marine mollusks, - mussels and oysters, - are important to aquaculture /aqua-farming).
Also, the author discovered new toxic effects of surfactants on leeches (the Latin name Hirudo medicinalis). These experiments are important to advance methods and fundamental concepts of testing chemicals, xenobiotics, and chemical pollutants. The author demonstrated environmental hazards from low concentrations of these chemicals (xenobiotics, pollutants).
The book was bought by libraries of many universities of Europe, U.S.A., Canada, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The libraries of Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,California Institute of Technology, Cambridge University, and Oxford University acquired this book.
The main conclusions of the book were supported in other publications. Some of these publications are mentioned below.
Relevant comments and information see here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Biological-Effects-of-Surfactants-Book/127038260770721?bookmark_t=page
**
Ecology; Environment; Biology; Water Quality. Key relevant publications. Authored and co-authored by Dr. S. A. Ostroumov
Ecology; Environment; Biology; Water Quality. Key relevant publications. Authored and co-authored by Dr. S. A. Ostroumov
http://www.scribd.com/doc/63721467/List-of-Most-cited-2Publications-ostroumov-en
http://www.scribd.com/doc/63721467/;
[The list of references is in English; one of drafts D:\2011\List.Blog.Posts\] S.A.Ostroumov = S.A.O. [condensed name, initials only]
1. [studying, eutrophication, algal blooms, water, self-purification, water quality, ecosystem function ] Inhibitory analysis of top-down control: new keys to studying eutrophication, algal blooms, and water self-purification. – Hydrobiologia. 2002, vol. 469, p. 117-129; http://www.scribd.com/doc/52598579/;
the following publications were authored by the same author, Dr. S.A.O. [the condensed name]:
2. [multi-functional, role, biodiversity, aquatic, organisms, processes, water, purification, self-purification, ecosystem function, water quality, new concepts ] Polyfunctional role of biodiversity in processes leading to water purification: current conceptualizations and concluding remarks.- Hydrobiologia. 2002. V. 469 (1-3): 203-204. http://www.scribd.com/doc/52627327/2H469p203-Polyfunctional-role-w-Addendum;
3. [Studying, effects, surfactants, surface-active substances, detergents, invertebrate organisms, suspension filtering, water filtering, filter-feeders, mollusks, bivalves, oysters,] Studying effects of some surfactants and detergents on filter-feeding bivalves // Hydrobiologia. 2003. 500: 341-344 [including effects of synthetic surfactants TDTMA and SDS on bivalves, oysters Crassostrea gigas]. www.springerlink.com/index/Q47281770R53V705.pdf; http://www.citeulike.org/user/ATP/article/9737871;
4. [Studying, effects, surfactants, surface-active substances, detergents, invertebrate organisms, suspension filtering, water filtering, filter-feeders, mollusks, bivalves, Inhibition, marine mussels, suspension feeding, aquatic toxicology, ecotoxicology, environmental toxicology, Atlantic Ocean] S.A.Ostroumov, Widdows J. Inhibition of mussel suspension feeding by surfactants of three classes. - Hydrobiologia. 2006. 556 (1): 381 – 386. http://www.scribd.com/doc/45958156/; scribd.com/doc/59544597/; http://www.citeulike.org/user/ATP/article/9737885;
5. [ role, biodiversity, aquatic, organisms, biological, community, processes, water, purification, self-purification, ecosystem function, surfactants, surface-active substances, detergents, invertebrate organisms, suspension filtering, water filtering, filter-feeders, mollusks, bivalves, Inhibition, marine mussels, suspension feeding, aquatic toxicology, ecotoxicology, environmental toxicology, ] S. A. Ostroumov. Biocontrol [= biological regulation] of Water Quality: Multifunctional Role of Biota in Water Self-Purification.-Russian Journal of General Chemistry, 2010, Vol. 80 (13): 2754–2761. http://www.scribd.com/doc/49131150
6. [Studying, effects, surfactants, surface-active substances, detergents, freshwater, marine invertebrate organisms, suspension filtering, water filtering, filter-feeders, mollusks, bivalves, new terminology, ] Some aspects of water filtering activity of filter-feeders // Hydrobiologia. 2005. 542(1): 275 – 286. text: www.scribd.com/doc/44105992/; the author proposed new terminology: ecological tax; ecological repair of water quality;
7. [multi-functional, role, biodiversity, aquatic, organisms, processes, water, purification, self-purification, ecosystem function, water quality, new concepts ] On the Multifunctional Role of the Biota in the Self-Purification of Aquatic Ecosystems . - Russian Journal of Ecology, 2005. 36 ( 6): 414-420. http://www.scribd.com/doc/45572968; http://www.scribd.com/doc/49131150;
8. [freshwater, marine ecosystem, water quality, Studying, effects, surfactants, surface-active substances, detergents, invertebrate animals, organisms, suspension filtering, water filtering, filter-feeders, mollusks, bivalves, oysters,] Suspension-feeders as factors influencing water quality in aquatic ecosystems. In: The Comparative Roles of Suspension-Feeders in Ecosystems, R.F. Dame, S. Olenin (Editors), Springer, Dordrecht, 2004. pages 147-164.
9. [biological mechanisms, biological community, oceans, seas, estuaries, multi-functional, role, biodiversity, aquatic, organisms, processes, water, purification, self-purification, ecosystem function, water quality, new concepts, hydrobiology, ecology] Biomachinery for maintaining water quality and natural water self-purification in marine and estuarine systems: elements of a qualitative theory // International Journal of Oceans and Oceanography. 2006. 1 (1) 111-118. [ISSN 0973-2667]. http://ru.scribd.com/doc/123000582/ www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/100141.pdf;
10. [aquatic toxicology, ecotoxicology, environmental, toxicology, hazards, pollution, freshwater, marine ecosystem, water quality, testing, bioassay, effects, surfactants, surface-active substances, detergents, invertebrate animals, organisms, suspension filtering, water filtering, filter-feeders, mollusks, bivalves, oysters,] The effect of synthetic surfactants on the hydrobiological mechanisms of water self-purification. - Water Resources. 2004. 31 ( 5): 502-510. In English: http://www.scribd.com/doc/41169530/WR502; DOI 10.1023/B:WARE.0000041919.77628.8d. [Long-term studies of the biological effect of surfactants, including the effect surfactants exert on filter feeders, are reviewed. The role of filter feeders in the functioning of freshwater and marine ecosystems is analyzed. New aspects in the assessment of environmental hazard due to the impact of chemical pollutants, including surfactants and detergents, are established]. In Russian: http://www.scribd.com/doc/57648905/4VodnResursy-R;
11. [surface tension, aquatic toxicology, ecotoxicology, environmental, toxicology, hazards, pollution, surfactants, surface-active substances, purification, reabilitation, phytoremediation, phytotechnology, water quality, water treatment, vegetation, macrophytes, higher plants] E.V. Lazareva, S.A. Ostroumov. Accelerated Decrease in Surfactant Concentration in the Water of a Microcosm in the Presence of Plants [vegetation]: Innovations for Phytotechnology: http://www.scribd.com/doc/60795487/
**
To sum up, the book was a success.
FAQ on features of the book:
FAQ on features of the book:
**Why it matters. FAQ on #innovative publications. #Environmental_science. New facts on #environmental_hazards. http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/01/why-it-matters-faq-on-innovative.html
**
ADDENDUM: Some web-sites for the book: Biological Effects of Surfactants. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis. Boca Raton, London, New York. 2006. 279 p.; see:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/46637373/Eng-biol-Eff;
http://www.scribd.com/doc/58216082/Cited-biological-effects-surfactants; http://www.scribd.com/doc/58216082/
http://www.scribd.com/doc/46637373/Eng-biol-Eff;
http://www.scribd.com/doc/58216082/Cited-biological-effects-surfactants; http://www.scribd.com/doc/58216082/
Relevant publications of the same author:
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/12/25-top-priority-innovations.html
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/12/41-articles-on-environmental-sciences.html;
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/08/63-steps-to-new-ecology-updated-to-66.html;
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/01/ecology-environment-conservation.html
http://www.scribd.com/doc/122919925/Bibliography-selected-Ecology-Environment-Conservation-Biology-Water-Quality-Improvement-Publications-of-Dr-S-A-Ostroumov-Fulbright-Award-re
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/01/ecology-environment-conservation.html
http://www.scribd.com/doc/122919925/Bibliography-selected-Ecology-Environment-Conservation-Biology-Water-Quality-Improvement-Publications-of-Dr-S-A-Ostroumov-Fulbright-Award-re
A web-page for this book see on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Biological-Effects-of-Surfactants-Book/127038260770721?bookmark_t=page