In addition to living matter (biomass) and non-alive matter (non-alive, non-living substances), a third type of matter (neither alive nor non-alive in traditional meaning of the words) was identified in the environment (in the biosphere). See more detail: http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/02/publication-was-published-recently-s.html

In addition to living matter (biomass) and non-alive matter (non-alive, non-living substances), a third type of matter (neither alive nor non-alive in traditional meaning of the words) was identified in the environment (in the biosphere). See more detail:



http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/02/ecology-and-biogeochemistry-of.html
Publication was published recently:

S.A. Ostroumov. Ecology and biogeochemistry of detoxification of hazardous substances in the biosphere: a new concept of ‘ex-living matter’ (ELM). - Ecological Studies, Hazards, Solutions. 2013. Vol.18, p. 67-68. 

[ http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/02/publication-was-published-recently-s.html]


This publication provides a brief review of the previous publications:


Ostroumov S.A. New typology of matter and the role of ex-living matter (ELM) [Novaja tipologija veshhestva i rol' ex-living matter (ELM) v biosphere] // Ecological Studies, Hazards, Solutions. 2010. Vol.16. P. 62-65.
 

Ostroumov S.A. Some issues of chemico-biotic interactions and new contribution to the science of the biosphere [Nekotorye voprosy himiko-bioticheskih vzaimodejstvij i novoe v uchenii o biosphere] // Ecological Studies, Hazards, Solutions. Vol. 17. M.: MAKS Press, 2011. 20 p.

Ostroumov S.A. Fundamental issues of ecology of detoxification of toxic elements in the biosphere and improvement of ecological monitoring [Fundamental'nye voprosy ekologii obezvrezhivanija toksichnyh elementov v biosfere i uluchshenija ekologicheskogo monitoring] // Ekologija i promyshlennost' Rossii. 2011. No. 11 (Nojabr'), p.24-27.

Ostroumov S.A. Detoxification of toxic elements in the biosphere and improvement of ecological monitoring [Obezvrezhivanie toksichnyh elementov v biosfere i sovershenstvovanie ekologicheskogo monitoring] // Ekologija promyshlennogo proizvodstva. 2012. No. 1. P. 26-33.

Ostroumov S.A. Living matter and the role of detritus in biogenic migration of microelements [in original, the title of the chapter: Живое вещество и роль детрита в биогенной миграции микроэлементов = Zhivoe veshchestvo i rol' detrita v biogennoj migracii mikrojelementov] In the book: Ermakov V.V., Karpova E.A., Korzh V.D., Ostroumov S.A. Innovative Aspects of Biogeochemistry (Editors: Academician M.A.Fedonkin, S.A.Ostroumov). Moscow, GEOKHI. 2012. p.103-133. ISBN 978-5-905049-04-0.
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