U.N. Information Сenter. New priorities in protection of water quality and environmental safety of water supply. A scientific presentation was made on this topic: New priorities in protection of water quality and environmental safety of water supply. The location of the presentation: United Nations Information Center, in Moscow. UN-Water: The United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanism on all freshwater issues including sanitation. Years 2003-2013.

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Among many presentations made at the round table, the presentation was made, titled:
New priorities in protection of water quality and environmental safety of water supply.
The presentation was based on a series of scientific publications on water ecology. The bibliography is lised below.

http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/10/un-information-center-new-priorities-in.html

A scientific presentation (which mentioned Moscow University research results ) was made on this topic: New priorities in protection of water quality and environmental safety of water supply.

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Date of the presentation: 3.10.2013.
The location of the presentation: United Nations Information Center, in Moscow.

References to the presentation. The following publications of Moscow University are on the list of references to the scientific presentation:
see  the list here:
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/10/17-top-publications-links-to-full-texts.html

(17 top publications, links to full texts free. Environment, water sustainability, water quality, ecology)
A representative of UNEP  ( United Nations Environmental Program ) attended the presentation.

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17 top

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1.  Biocontrol of water quality: Multifunctional role of biota in water self-purification. - Russian Journal of General Chemistry, 2010, 80 (13): 2754-2761.
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/08/biocontrol-of-water-quality.html


2. …., Kolesov G. M. The role of biodetritus in accumulation of elements in aquatic ecosystems. - Contemporary Problems of Ecology, 2010; 3 (4): 369-373. http://www.scribd.com/doc/75098592

3.  On the concepts of biochemical ecology and hydrobiology: Ecological chemomediators. - Contemporary Problems of Ecology, 2008, 1 (2): 238-244. http://www.scribd.com/doc/63711272/;
http://www.scribd.com/doc/73795942

4.  Basics of the molecular-ecological mechanism of water quality formation and water self-purification. - Contemporary Problems of Ecology, 2008, 1 (1): 147-152.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/79286149  
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/07/basics-of-molecular-ecological.html
https://sites.google.com/site/ostroumovsergei/basics-of-the-molecular-ecological-mechanism-of-water-quality-formation-and-water-self-purification---contemporary-problems-of-ecology-2008-vol-1-no-1-p-147-152

5. …., Widdows J. Inhibition of mussel suspension feeding by surfactants of three classes. Hydrobiologia, 2006, Volume: 556, Pages: 381-386. http://www.scribd.com/doc/45958156

6. 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/45572968;
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/09/on-multifunctional-role-of-biota-in.html

7.Some aspects of water filtering activity of filter-feeders.
Hydrobiologia, 2005, Volume: 542, Pages: 275-286. http://www.scribd.com/doc/44105992

8. Aquatic ecosystem as a bioreactor: water purification and some other functions. - Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum, 97(1):67–78, 2004.
Since 2011, is journal was titled THEORETICAL BIOLOGY FORUM;
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/08/aquatic-ecosystem-as-bioreactor-water.html
http://www.scribd.com/doc/52656760

9. Studying effects of some surfactants and detergents on filter-feeding bivalves. - Hydrobiologia, 500:341–344, 2003.  http://www.scribd.com/doc/63898669;
http://www.springerlink.com/content/k05884h730t228w4/

10. S.A. Ostroumov, S.I. Dodson, D. Hamilton, S.A. Peterson, and R.G. Wetzel. Medium-term and long-term priorities in ecological studies. - Rivista di Biologia, 96(2):327–332, 2003.
Since 2011, is journal was titled THEORETICAL BIOLOGY FORUM;
http://www.scribd.com/doc/48100827;
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/08/medium-term-and-long-term-priorities-in.html

11. The Functions of Living Substances in the Biosphere. -
Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2003, 73 (2): 164-169, 
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-functions-of-living-substances-in.html

12. Anthropogenic effects on the biota: Towards a new system of principles and criteria for analysis of ecological hazards.- Rivista Di Biologia-Biology Forum, 2003, Volume: 96, Issue: 1, Pages: 159-169.     Since 2011, is journal was titled THEORETICAL BIOLOGY FORUM;
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/09/ostroumov-sa-anthropogenic-effects-on.html

13. Inhibitory analysis of top-down control: new keys to studying eutrophication, algal blooms, and water self-purification. Hydrobiologia, 2002, Volume: 469, Issue: 1-3, Pages: 117-129.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/52598579;  http://www.scribd.com/doc/50363310;
http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/inhibitory-analysis-of-top-down-control-new-keys-to-studying-cDrLImLx31;
www.moip.msu.ru/?p=154
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/07/inhibitory-analysis-of-top-down-control.html

14. Polyfunctional role of biodiversity in processes leading to water purification: current conceptualizations and concluding remarks. - Hydrobiologia, 2002, Volume: 469; Issue: 1-3; Pages: 203-204.  http://www.scribd.com/doc/52627327;   http://www.moip.msu.ru/?p=155;
http://www.academia.edu/1900592/Polyfunctional_role_of_biodiversity_in_processes_leading_to_water_purification_current_conceptualizations_and_concluding_remarks;

http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/polyfunctional-role-of-biodiversity-in-processes-leading-to-water-6hc0hSENAj

15. An amphiphilic substance inhibits the mollusk capacity to filter out phytoplankton cells from water. - Biology Bulletin, 2001, Volume 28, Number 1, p. 95-102.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/63444377

16. Criteria for assessing ecological hazards of man-made impact on biota: Searching for a system. - Doklady Akademii Nauk, 2000, Volume: 371, Issue: 6, Pages: 844-846. (in Russian);

Criteria of ecological hazards due to anthropogenic effects on the biota: searching for a system. - Dokl Biol Sci (Doklady Biological Sciences). 2000; 371:204-206. (in English);
English paper online free:  http://www.scribd.com/doc/49088234;
http://sites.google.com/site/2000dbs371p204criteria/

17. Biological filtering and ecological machinery for self-purification and bioremediation in aquatic ecosystems: Towards a holistic view. - Rivista Di Biologia / Biology Forum, 1998, Volume: 91, Issue: 2, Pages: 221-232.   Since 2011, is journal was titled THEORETICAL BIOLOGY FORUM; http://www.scribd.com/doc/42830557

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