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196 questions. Discussion online. QUESTIONS on environmental science, ecology, water quality, ecotoxicology, other scientific issues.
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QUESTIONS, ON RESEARCHGATE, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ECOLOGY, WATER, ECOTOXICOLOGY, AND SOME OTHER SCIENTIFIC ISSUES.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Environmental safety:
NewWhere programs of interesting MSc / BSc courses that focus on Environmental Safety, Environmental Monitoring can be read?
Environmental Safety, Environmental Monitoring are important subjects to educate persons seeking MSc, BSc degrees.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in PubMed:
2Could colleagues write PubMed identificators for most recommended articles on aquatic ecology?
PubMed identificators help to find useful scientific papers of high quality. Some of them are commented on PubMed, the comments are also useful.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water Quality:
1Spanish, Portuguese key words for interesting articles on aquatic ecology, water quality?
Aquatic ecology, aquatic toxicology, water quality are important issues of interest to all countries including Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecosystems:
13Which factors control the populations of plankton (including phytoplankton) in aquatic ecosystems?
These factors are important. Imbalance of these factors, and insufficient control of the populations of phytoplankton may lead to algal blooms and other negative phenomena.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Organization of Science:
2Which countries have scientific institutions that are independent of universities?
Sometimes an opinion is heard the scientific institutions (other than universities) are not needed. Is it so?
Key words: science, organization of science, scientific institutions, universities,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Identity:
6Which of these terms is more precise, and recommended to use: biology, bioscience, life sciences?
All the tree terms - biology, bioscience, life sciences - look almost identical. However there are subtle differences. It is useful to make these differences more exposed and better understood.
Experts of many sciences are involved in studying life systems...
It is interesting to know what would chemists or mathematicians or other non-biologists comment on this...
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Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Publications:
OpenIs biogeochemistry closer to geosciences (earth sciences) of to biosciences?
Sometimes it is necessary to decide which of these keywords (biology, or earth sciences) have to be associated with publications on biogeochemistry.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in PubMed:
2Which of the two article identificators is more useful: PubMed identificator or DOI?
There are several types of publication identificators. Sometimes researchers have to make a choice, which of them is better to cite.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Words:
OpenWhy it is biology that is the area of the most read articles written by authors from some universities?
key words: biosciences, life sciences,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Originality:
OpenWhen the concept of biodiversity protection was originated?
Key words: nature conservation, biodiversity conservation,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Toxicology:
1Is tap water to a degree toxic?
Key words: toxicology, aquatic toxicology, toxicity, tap water
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in MEDLINE:
2What is the usefullness of PubMed identificators for scientific publications?
Scientific articles that are on PubMed (MedLine) have unique numbers that are their identificators.
Key words:Scientific articles, PubMed, MedLine, identificators, publications, usefulness,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Public Presentations:
OpenWhich scientific events, publications, presentations in 2015 will you remember for long time as bright and important?
The current year (2015) is finishing... What was really important to us in this year? What was the essence of our scientific life in this year? It is time to think about this...
Key words: important events, publications, scientific results, achievements, scientific life,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Current:
1What is the current opinion on usefulness of vitamin C?
It is important to have exact scientific knowledge on vitamin C. Nobel Award winner L. Pauling was very interested in this issue.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in DOI:
7What is usefullness of mentioning DOI when you cite references to your publications?
Some atricles contain DOI in the lists of references.
Key words:
usefullness, DOI, citation,references, publications, articles,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water-Soluble:
OpenWhat are new facts on usefulness of water-soluble vitamins?
Nutrition science is in search of new facts on chemical components of food including vitamins.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Human Health:
1What is known on harmful chemical substances in shampoos?
It is important to maintain human health.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Climate Change:
11Is it possible to differentiate between (1) trends in climate change (average temp etc.) and (2) degree of instability of parameters of climate?
The degree of instability of climate and weather is an interesting quantitative parameter.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Changes:
4Which facts are evidence for an increase in instability of the climate system?
It is important to face the reality.
Key words: global change, man-made effects, climate system, instability, hazards, changes,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in General Ecology:
3Who proposed/introduced the concept and term 'ecosystem service'?
It is good to know who was the first.
Key words: ecosystem services, aquatic ecology, water, freshwater, biosphere, biological resources, general ecology, useful role of organisms,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in cost of water:
16How much do you pay for 1 cubic m of water (please specify your location)?
I want to compare prices for freshwater...
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Weather:
7Are there good quantitative parameters that characterize the degree of instability of climate or weather?
There is a lot of attention to the trends of changing climate. Instability is also an important thing.
Key words: global change, man-made impact, climate change, global warming, environment,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water Quality:
22What is the cost of good freshwater?
When I asked this question, nobody gave me a clear answer.
Key words: water quality, water supply, monetary assessment, economics of natural resources, aquatic ecology, unsolved problems, water resources, freshwater
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
2Japanese key words for environmental science, ecology publications?
Japanese key words are useful to millions of persons who speak Japanese.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water Pollution:
4Does anyone know of examples of articles on improvement of water quality that were cited recently internationally?
Water quality is enormously urgent issue. There are many publications on how bad it is, how bad pollution is. However it is especially valuable to find and underline the scientific material on how to improve and protect water quality, scientific development on how to make the situation better.
Tags: water pollution, aquatic, ecology, water sustainability, water safety, pollution control,
[more]
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Trophic Interactions:
16How could man-made effects on ecosystems distort the normal way of how the organisms of the adjacent trophic levels interact with each other?
Man-made effects on ecosystems, including effects of chemical pollutants, are diverse. They may impair, distort the normal way of how the organisms of the adjacent trophic levels interact with each other in food chain and food web. More information and insight are needed.
Tags: trophic, interactions, food chain, man-made impact, environmental protection, nature conservation, conservation biology, pollution, chemical pollutants
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Algal Bloom:
9Is it possible to identify some other factors – besides the excessive amount of nutrients – some other key factors that could induce algal blooms?
Excessive amount of nutrients is usually considered the key factor that induces algal blooms.
Tags: nutrients, key factors, algal bloom, eutrophication, ecosystems, water bodies,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecotoxicology:
1Environmental science, aquatic ecotoxicology articles with high Altmetric score/rating?
They attracted attention, interest online.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
6Environmental science, ecology online publications that were viewed recently?
It is useful to know which of online articles attracted attention, interest...
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in German-speaking researchers:
6Environmental science publications with keywords or titles translated into German?
Many researchers speak German, e.g. in Germany, Switzerland, Austria,...
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Environmental Toxicology:
1Direct links to free full texts of articles on water quality improvement, related aquatic ecology, environmental toxicology issues?
Kew words: links, free full texts, articles, water quality improvement, aquatic ecology, environmental toxicology,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Environmental safety:
2Who would like to join the group of Environmental Volunteering Angels helping disseminate environmental knowledge?
Who would like to join the group of Environmental Volunteering Angels helping disseminate environmental knowledge?
The volunteers will help using Internet instruments like Twitter, Facebook, Blogger (one of Google tools). Persons of any country, mother tongue, educational level, professional background are welcome.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in global environment:
OpenDo you agree that the publications of Lovelock supported concepts of V. Vernadsky on the biosphere?
Some scientists think Lovelock's views supported the concepts of V. Vernadsky who developed the science of the biosphere many years earlier...
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Import:
73 most important discoveries or innovations in environmental science in recent decades?
Key words: most important, discoveries, innovations, environmental science,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Latina dance:
6Your comments on biomechanics of dancing, e.g., in case of Latina (e.g., rumba, samba, cha-cha, jive)?
Key words: biomechanics, dancing, dance, Latina dance, rumba, samba, cha-cha, jive,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
7What is Lovelock famous for?
Key words include: biosphere, global environment, ecology, earth sciences, geosciences, superorganism, biosphere
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in scientific terminology:
3There are two similar terms: phytoremediation and phytotechnology. What is the difference?
Both terms are important. It is useful to see the difference.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Prospective:
3Phytoremediation is considered to be useful phytotechnology to improve environment. What do you think on prospects of phytoremediation?
There are lots of publications on phytoremediation and phytotechnology.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Prospective:
3Phytoremediation is considered as a useful phytotechnology to improve environment. What do you think on prospects of phytoremediation?
There are lots of publications on phytoremediation and phytotechnology.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in phenomenon of life:
5Nobel Prize winner Schrödinger wrote about entropy in biology. Was he right or wrong?
He delivered a series of interesting lectures and published a brilliant book with his fresh ideas on the role of flows of entropy in life of organisms. However do all the facts we know support his opinions?
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Erwin Schrödinger (1944), "What Is Life? : The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell".
On his book, Wikipedia:
What Is Life? is a 1944 non-fiction science book written for the lay reader by physicist Erwin Schrödinger. The book was based on a course of public lectures delivered by Schrödinger in February 1943, under the auspices of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies at Trinity College, Dublin. The lectures attracted an audience of about 400, who were warned "that the subject-matter was a difficult one and that the lectures could not be termed popular, even though the physicist’s most dreaded weapon, mathematical deduction, would hardly be utilized."[1] Schrödinger's lecture focused on one important question: "how can the events in space and time which take place within the spatial boundary of a living organism be accounted for by physics and chemistry?"[1]
Key words:
physics
Physical Chemistry ×
Nobel Prize ×
Entropy ×
phenomenon of life ×
Thermodynamics ×
Biology ×
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecosystems:
28What do you think on the term 'ecosystem health', especially in case of aquatic ecosystems?
Ecosystem health is a term that became broadly used. However the interpretation of it might be different. It is interesting to hear opinions of colleagues about this, especially in case of freshwater ecosystems and marine ecosystems.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
11Which posts on ecology, environmental science, attracted interest, were approved, favorited by users recently?
It is interesting and useful to know opinion of colleagues, other users of Internet.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
3What were the origin and first steps of biochemical ecology?
Biochemical ecology is a relatively new area of ecological and environmental sciences.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water Quality:
2Which videos on water quality and water pollution would you recommend?
Video provides useful information and stimulates interest.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Biota:
1What is your interpretation of the term 'biota'?
What is your opinion, is biota 'a sum of all organisms' or 'biological community' or maybe something else?
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecosystems:
8What is the role of biota in water self-purification?
Self-purification is a very important phenomenon in aquatic ecosystems.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecotoxicology:
3What are Japanese and Chinese key words of the ecotoxicology book, Biological Effects of Surfactants?
Japanese and Chinese key words may help Japanese-speaking and Chinese-speaking students and young scientists to find useful information on ecotoxicology and environmental toxicology of detergents and synthetic surfactants that is presented in this book.
Tags: Ecotoxicology ×
Chinese key words ×
Japanese key words ×
Detergents ×
Synthetic Surfactants ×
[more]
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Words:
2Which variant of Chinese language is more universal, broader understood in the words: traditional or simplified one?
Google provides computer translation into Chinese traditional and into Chinese simplified. Which variant is understood by a larger number of people in the world?
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in water decontamination:
11What are future prospects for using sorption and biosorption for environmental technology to treat polluted water?
Some authors consider sorption and biosorption as useful phenomena to treat wastewaters and to improve water quality. Both inorganic pollutants (heavy metals and others) and organic pollutants are considered.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecotoxicology:
26Which fresh and productive fundamental concepts emerged in aquatic ecology, ecotoxicology during recent decades?
The textbooks on ecology and ecotoxicology are surprisingly old-fashioned. I want to identify what is really innovative in this important but conservative area of science.

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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecotoxicology:
4What are the French and Italian key words of the ecotoxicology book titled: Biological Effects of Surfactants?
French and Italian universities showed interest in the issues of environmental toxicology of detergents analyzed this book, it was acquired by several French and Italian university libraries.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecotoxicology:
3What are the key words of the ecotoxicology book titled: Biological Effects of Surfactants?
Key words are useful and helpful in searching new scientific information on environmental toxicology and ecological hazards of detergents.

Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Visibility:
4What is the best way to increase visibility of scientific papers published in non-English languages?
Scientific papers in non-English languages have low visibility... However something should be done to improve the situation if possible...
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Mandarin:
15Is expression 'Chinese language' a wrong way to say 'Mandarin language'?
I met both expressions, 'Chinese language' and 'Mandarin language'. I want to understand better which of them is more recommended. Is my understanding correct that in the Google translator, 'Chinese language' means 'Mandarin language'.?
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
22Are there English ecology publications with French keywords?
French key words could be useful to some French-speaking students. There are 74 million French-speaking persons in the world. Their knowledge of English varies. (France and its territories, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Haiti, Luxembourg, Algeria, Central African Republic and other Francophonie member states). It is interesting that the International Organisation of La Francophonie includes 57 states, the total population is ca. 1 billion.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in 官話 / 官话:
7Chinese key words to environmental science papers in European journals?
Chinese scientists and students are very active in doing scientific research. The Chinese (Mandarin) key words would make it easier to Chinese students to find useful papers published in Europe. The answer to this question would help young Chinese researchers....There are 955 million persons who speak Mandarin language (China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia),
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in scientific publications:
5English is #1 in science; which language is second in importance?
I would like to hear your opinion on which language is the second most important in science after English.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Modern Physics:
OpenHow happened that ancient Greeks invented the word 'atom' if they did not know facts of modern physics?
It is really a mystery to me. Please explain it who can! Tags: atoms, physics, fundamental science, history of science, wisdom, Greek language, ancient Greek civilization,..
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ornithology:
OpenDo all birds get enough food to cover the huge loss of energy for flying and during cold nights?
I never heard of any serious scientific studies of energy balance in birds. And it is not easy to do this in terms of methodology. It is clear that insectivorous birds do not get enough energy from their food (insects)!
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in controversial issues:
14How is the average temperature of the Earth surface calculated?
It is a key issue in the analysis of global warming. The temp is is a variable at various points and locations; it is a variable during the year. So it is not a trivial thing to calculate the average. Who can explain it how is it done?
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
6Is the concept of biogeocoenosis (biogeocenosis) well known in Western countries?
This concept was originated by a Russian researcher Professor Sukachev, who was a productive scientist in ecology.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in priority in discoveries:
3Are scientific discoveries sometimes ascribed to wrong persons?
History of science is full of interesting situations. Scientific priority is an important issue. Please tell us about situations when a wrong person became famous for a discovery that was made by another person...
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecosystem Modeling:
4Relevant publications on chemical regulation in ecosystems and populations?
This is an important area of ecology.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Citations:
4Is citation rate an objective measure of merit of the scientific publication?
This question is not that simple. Tags: metrics, value of scientific publications, articles, papers, evaluation, bibliometric information, citations,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Pollution:
1Most important recent achievements in using plant seedlings to assess toxicity and environmental hazards from chemicals that pollute water?
Tests with plant seedlings are an important alternative to animal testing.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
9Environment science research results at Moscow State University?
This University has a number of departments that are active in environmental science, environmental protection, ecology, man-made impact studies. This university is No.1 in Russian Federation.

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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
9Which variant of the two is better: ecosystem services or ecosystem's services?
It is important to use the most correct expression when we discuss issues of ecology, environmental science, and sustainability.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
6Which scientific achievements of Russian scientists (especially in areas relevant to biology, ecology, environment) are most known internationally?
It is interesting to know the opinion of international colleagues, researchers, students.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in black energy:
OpenDo black matter and energy mean that the law of constance of matter and energy is no longer universal?
To put it in simple English, the concepts of black matter and black energy are not compatible with the law of constance of matter and energy.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in omissions in textbooks:
7Who was the first scientist who discovered viruses?
I read some large textbooks on microbiology (they included virology as well), and found no indication of who discovered viruses.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Toxicity:
3Do bioethics considerations lead to less rigorous study of health safety of new household chemicals?
Bioethics considerations lead to non-using animals in toxicity studies of household chemical products. Does it mean that nobody knows whether they are toxic and bad to health?
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Mice:
2What is the cost of toxicity assessment of a chemical using mice or rats?
To get reliable data, it is necessary to use a substantial number of the animals.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Chemical Composition:
3Are nanomaterials more toxic than the bigger particles of the same chemical composition?
In some experiments of mine I have found toxicity of nanoparticles.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Detergents:
OpenDoes anybody know whether such common household chemicals as detergents were really tested in terms of potential toxicity and environmental hazards?
It is known that currently testing on animals (mice, rats, rabbits, dogs) is heavily restricted on the grounds of bioethics and humanity.
Key words:
Dogs ×
Hazard ×
Detergents ×
Humanism ×
Bioethics ×
Rats ×
Mice ×
Testing ×
Alternatives to Animal Testing ×
Toxicity ×
household chemicals ×
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Environmental safety:
NewWhere programs of interesting MSc / BSc courses that focus on Environmental Safety, Environmental Monitoring can be read?
Environmental Safety, Environmental Monitoring are important subjects to educate persons seeking MSc, BSc degrees.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in PubMed:
2Could colleagues write PubMed identificators for most recommended articles on aquatic ecology?
PubMed identificators help to find useful scientific papers of high quality. Some of them are commented on PubMed, the comments are also useful.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water Quality:
1Spanish, Portuguese key words for interesting articles on aquatic ecology, water quality?
Aquatic ecology, aquatic toxicology, water quality are important issues of interest to all countries including Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecosystems:
13Which factors control the populations of plankton (including phytoplankton) in aquatic ecosystems?
These factors are important. Imbalance of these factors, and insufficient control of the populations of phytoplankton may lead to algal blooms and other negative phenomena.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Organization of Science:
2Which countries have scientific institutions that are independent of universities?
Sometimes an opinion is heard the scientific institutions (other than universities) are not needed. Is it so?
Key words: science, organization of science, scientific institutions, universities,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Identity:
6Which of these terms is more precise, and recommended to use: biology, bioscience, life sciences?
All the tree terms - biology, bioscience, life sciences - look almost identical. However there are subtle differences. It is useful to make these differences more exposed and better understood.
Experts of many sciences are involved in studying life systems...
It is interesting to know what would chemists or mathematicians or other non-biologists comment on this...
[more]
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Publications:
OpenIs biogeochemistry closer to geosciences (earth sciences) of to biosciences?
Sometimes it is necessary to decide which of these keywords (biology, or earth sciences) have to be associated with publications on biogeochemistry.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in PubMed:
2Which of the two article identificators is more useful: PubMed identificator or DOI?
There are several types of publication identificators. Sometimes researchers have to make a choice, which of them is better to cite.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Words:
OpenWhy it is biology that is the area of the most read articles written by authors from some universities?
key words: biosciences, life sciences,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Originality:
OpenWhen the concept of biodiversity protection was originated?
Key words: nature conservation, biodiversity conservation,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Toxicology:
1Is tap water to a degree toxic?
Key words: toxicology, aquatic toxicology, toxicity, tap water
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in MEDLINE:
2What is the usefullness of PubMed identificators for scientific publications?
Scientific articles that are on PubMed (MedLine) have unique numbers that are their identificators.
Key words:Scientific articles, PubMed, MedLine, identificators, publications, usefulness,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Public Presentations:
OpenWhich scientific events, publications, presentations in 2015 will you remember for long time as bright and important?
The current year (2015) is finishing... What was really important to us in this year? What was the essence of our scientific life in this year? It is time to think about this...
Key words: important events, publications, scientific results, achievements, scientific life,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Current:
1What is the current opinion on usefulness of vitamin C?
It is important to have exact scientific knowledge on vitamin C. Nobel Award winner L. Pauling was very interested in this issue.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in DOI:
7What is usefullness of mentioning DOI when you cite references to your publications?
Some atricles contain DOI in the lists of references.
Key words:
usefullness, DOI, citation,references, publications, articles,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water-Soluble:
OpenWhat are new facts on usefulness of water-soluble vitamins?
Nutrition science is in search of new facts on chemical components of food including vitamins.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Human Health:
1What is known on harmful chemical substances in shampoos?
It is important to maintain human health.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Climate Change:
11Is it possible to differentiate between (1) trends in climate change (average temp etc.) and (2) degree of instability of parameters of climate?
The degree of instability of climate and weather is an interesting quantitative parameter.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Changes:
4Which facts are evidence for an increase in instability of the climate system?
It is important to face the reality.
Key words: global change, man-made effects, climate system, instability, hazards, changes,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in General Ecology:
3Who proposed/introduced the concept and term 'ecosystem service'?
It is good to know who was the first.
Key words: ecosystem services, aquatic ecology, water, freshwater, biosphere, biological resources, general ecology, useful role of organisms,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in cost of water:
16How much do you pay for 1 cubic m of water (please specify your location)?
I want to compare prices for freshwater...
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Weather:
7Are there good quantitative parameters that characterize the degree of instability of climate or weather?
There is a lot of attention to the trends of changing climate. Instability is also an important thing.
Key words: global change, man-made impact, climate change, global warming, environment,
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water Quality:
22What is the cost of good freshwater?
When I asked this question, nobody gave me a clear answer.
Key words: water quality, water supply, monetary assessment, economics of natural resources, aquatic ecology, unsolved problems, water resources, freshwater
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
2Japanese key words for environmental science, ecology publications?
Japanese key words are useful to millions of persons who speak Japanese.
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water Pollution:
4Does anyone know of examples of articles on improvement of water quality that were cited recently internationally?
Water quality is enormously urgent issue. There are many publications on how bad it is, how bad pollution is. However it is especially valuable to find and underline the scientific material on how to improve and protect water quality, scientific development on how to make the situation better.
Tags: water pollution, aquatic, ecology, water sustainability, water safety, pollution control,
[more]
Answer
Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Trophic Interactions:
16How could man-made effects on ecosystems distort the normal way of how the organisms of the adjacent trophic levels interact with each other?
Man-made effects on ecosystems, including effects of chemical pollutants, are diverse. They may impair, distort the normal way of how the organisms of the adjacent trophic levels interact with each other in food chain and food web. More information and insight are needed.
Tags: trophic, interactions, food chain, man-made impact, environmental protection, nature conservation, conservation biology, pollution, chemical pollutants
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Algal Bloom:
9Is it possible to identify some other factors – besides the excessive amount of nutrients – some other key factors that could induce algal blooms?
Excessive amount of nutrients is usually considered the key factor that induces algal blooms.
Tags: nutrients, key factors, algal bloom, eutrophication, ecosystems, water bodies,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecotoxicology:
1Environmental science, aquatic ecotoxicology articles with high Altmetric score/rating?
They attracted attention, interest online.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
6Environmental science, ecology online publications that were viewed recently?
It is useful to know which of online articles attracted attention, interest...
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in German-speaking researchers:
6Environmental science publications with keywords or titles translated into German?
Many researchers speak German, e.g. in Germany, Switzerland, Austria,...
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Environmental Toxicology:
1Direct links to free full texts of articles on water quality improvement, related aquatic ecology, environmental toxicology issues?
Kew words: links, free full texts, articles, water quality improvement, aquatic ecology, environmental toxicology,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Environmental safety:
2Who would like to join the group of Environmental Volunteering Angels helping disseminate environmental knowledge?
Who would like to join the group of Environmental Volunteering Angels helping disseminate environmental knowledge?
The volunteers will help using Internet instruments like Twitter, Facebook, Blogger (one of Google tools). Persons of any country, mother tongue, educational level, professional background are welcome.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in global environment:
OpenDo you agree that the publications of Lovelock supported concepts of V. Vernadsky on the biosphere?
Some scientists think Lovelock's views supported the concepts of V. Vernadsky who developed the science of the biosphere many years earlier...
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Import:
73 most important discoveries or innovations in environmental science in recent decades?
Key words: most important, discoveries, innovations, environmental science,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Latina dance:
6Your comments on biomechanics of dancing, e.g., in case of Latina (e.g., rumba, samba, cha-cha, jive)?
Key words: biomechanics, dancing, dance, Latina dance, rumba, samba, cha-cha, jive,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
7What is Lovelock famous for?
Key words include: biosphere, global environment, ecology, earth sciences, geosciences, superorganism, biosphere
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in scientific terminology:
3There are two similar terms: phytoremediation and phytotechnology. What is the difference?
Both terms are important. It is useful to see the difference.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Prospective:
3Phytoremediation is considered to be useful phytotechnology to improve environment. What do you think on prospects of phytoremediation?
There are lots of publications on phytoremediation and phytotechnology.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Prospective:
3Phytoremediation is considered as a useful phytotechnology to improve environment. What do you think on prospects of phytoremediation?
There are lots of publications on phytoremediation and phytotechnology.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in phenomenon of life:
5Nobel Prize winner Schrödinger wrote about entropy in biology. Was he right or wrong?
He delivered a series of interesting lectures and published a brilliant book with his fresh ideas on the role of flows of entropy in life of organisms. However do all the facts we know support his opinions?
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Erwin Schrödinger (1944), "What Is Life? : The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell".
On his book, Wikipedia:
What Is Life? is a 1944 non-fiction science book written for the lay reader by physicist Erwin Schrödinger. The book was based on a course of public lectures delivered by Schrödinger in February 1943, under the auspices of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies at Trinity College, Dublin. The lectures attracted an audience of about 400, who were warned "that the subject-matter was a difficult one and that the lectures could not be termed popular, even though the physicist’s most dreaded weapon, mathematical deduction, would hardly be utilized."[1] Schrödinger's lecture focused on one important question: "how can the events in space and time which take place within the spatial boundary of a living organism be accounted for by physics and chemistry?"[1]
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecosystems:
28What do you think on the term 'ecosystem health', especially in case of aquatic ecosystems?
Ecosystem health is a term that became broadly used. However the interpretation of it might be different. It is interesting to hear opinions of colleagues about this, especially in case of freshwater ecosystems and marine ecosystems.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
11Which posts on ecology, environmental science, attracted interest, were approved, favorited by users recently?
It is interesting and useful to know opinion of colleagues, other users of Internet.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
3What were the origin and first steps of biochemical ecology?
Biochemical ecology is a relatively new area of ecological and environmental sciences.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water Quality:
2Which videos on water quality and water pollution would you recommend?
Video provides useful information and stimulates interest.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Biota:
1What is your interpretation of the term 'biota'?
What is your opinion, is biota 'a sum of all organisms' or 'biological community' or maybe something else?
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecosystems:
8What is the role of biota in water self-purification?
Self-purification is a very important phenomenon in aquatic ecosystems.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecotoxicology:
3What are Japanese and Chinese key words of the ecotoxicology book, Biological Effects of Surfactants?
Japanese and Chinese key words may help Japanese-speaking and Chinese-speaking students and young scientists to find useful information on ecotoxicology and environmental toxicology of detergents and synthetic surfactants that is presented in this book.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Words:
2Which variant of Chinese language is more universal, broader understood in the words: traditional or simplified one?
Google provides computer translation into Chinese traditional and into Chinese simplified. Which variant is understood by a larger number of people in the world?
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in water decontamination:
11What are future prospects for using sorption and biosorption for environmental technology to treat polluted water?
Some authors consider sorption and biosorption as useful phenomena to treat wastewaters and to improve water quality. Both inorganic pollutants (heavy metals and others) and organic pollutants are considered.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecotoxicology:
26Which fresh and productive fundamental concepts emerged in aquatic ecology, ecotoxicology during recent decades?
The textbooks on ecology and ecotoxicology are surprisingly old-fashioned. I want to identify what is really innovative in this important but conservative area of science.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecotoxicology:
4What are the French and Italian key words of the ecotoxicology book titled: Biological Effects of Surfactants?
French and Italian universities showed interest in the issues of environmental toxicology of detergents analyzed this book, it was acquired by several French and Italian university libraries.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecotoxicology:
3What are the key words of the ecotoxicology book titled: Biological Effects of Surfactants?
Key words are useful and helpful in searching new scientific information on environmental toxicology and ecological hazards of detergents.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Visibility:
4What is the best way to increase visibility of scientific papers published in non-English languages?
Scientific papers in non-English languages have low visibility... However something should be done to improve the situation if possible...
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Mandarin:
15Is expression 'Chinese language' a wrong way to say 'Mandarin language'?
I met both expressions, 'Chinese language' and 'Mandarin language'. I want to understand better which of them is more recommended. Is my understanding correct that in the Google translator, 'Chinese language' means 'Mandarin language'.?
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
22Are there English ecology publications with French keywords?
French key words could be useful to some French-speaking students. There are 74 million French-speaking persons in the world. Their knowledge of English varies. (France and its territories, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Haiti, Luxembourg, Algeria, Central African Republic and other Francophonie member states). It is interesting that the International Organisation of La Francophonie includes 57 states, the total population is ca. 1 billion.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in 官話 / 官话:
7Chinese key words to environmental science papers in European journals?
Chinese scientists and students are very active in doing scientific research. The Chinese (Mandarin) key words would make it easier to Chinese students to find useful papers published in Europe. The answer to this question would help young Chinese researchers....There are 955 million persons who speak Mandarin language (China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia),
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in scientific publications:
5English is #1 in science; which language is second in importance?
I would like to hear your opinion on which language is the second most important in science after English.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Modern Physics:
OpenHow happened that ancient Greeks invented the word 'atom' if they did not know facts of modern physics?
It is really a mystery to me. Please explain it who can! Tags: atoms, physics, fundamental science, history of science, wisdom, Greek language, ancient Greek civilization,..
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ornithology:
OpenDo all birds get enough food to cover the huge loss of energy for flying and during cold nights?
I never heard of any serious scientific studies of energy balance in birds. And it is not easy to do this in terms of methodology. It is clear that insectivorous birds do not get enough energy from their food (insects)!
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in controversial issues:
14How is the average temperature of the Earth surface calculated?
It is a key issue in the analysis of global warming. The temp is is a variable at various points and locations; it is a variable during the year. So it is not a trivial thing to calculate the average. Who can explain it how is it done?
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
6Is the concept of biogeocoenosis (biogeocenosis) well known in Western countries?
This concept was originated by a Russian researcher Professor Sukachev, who was a productive scientist in ecology.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in priority in discoveries:
3Are scientific discoveries sometimes ascribed to wrong persons?
History of science is full of interesting situations. Scientific priority is an important issue. Please tell us about situations when a wrong person became famous for a discovery that was made by another person...
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecosystem Modeling:
4Relevant publications on chemical regulation in ecosystems and populations?
This is an important area of ecology.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Citations:
4Is citation rate an objective measure of merit of the scientific publication?
This question is not that simple. Tags: metrics, value of scientific publications, articles, papers, evaluation, bibliometric information, citations,
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Pollution:
1Most important recent achievements in using plant seedlings to assess toxicity and environmental hazards from chemicals that pollute water?
Tests with plant seedlings are an important alternative to animal testing.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
9Environment science research results at Moscow State University?
This University has a number of departments that are active in environmental science, environmental protection, ecology, man-made impact studies. This university is No.1 in Russian Federation.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
9Which variant of the two is better: ecosystem services or ecosystem's services?
It is important to use the most correct expression when we discuss issues of ecology, environmental science, and sustainability.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
6Which scientific achievements of Russian scientists (especially in areas relevant to biology, ecology, environment) are most known internationally?
It is interesting to know the opinion of international colleagues, researchers, students.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in black energy:
OpenDo black matter and energy mean that the law of constance of matter and energy is no longer universal?
To put it in simple English, the concepts of black matter and black energy are not compatible with the law of constance of matter and energy.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in omissions in textbooks:
7Who was the first scientist who discovered viruses?
I read some large textbooks on microbiology (they included virology as well), and found no indication of who discovered viruses.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Toxicity:
3Do bioethics considerations lead to less rigorous study of health safety of new household chemicals?
Bioethics considerations lead to non-using animals in toxicity studies of household chemical products. Does it mean that nobody knows whether they are toxic and bad to health?
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Mice:
2What is the cost of toxicity assessment of a chemical using mice or rats?
To get reliable data, it is necessary to use a substantial number of the animals.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Chemical Composition:
3Are nanomaterials more toxic than the bigger particles of the same chemical composition?
In some experiments of mine I have found toxicity of nanoparticles.
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Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Detergents:
OpenDoes anybody know whether such common household chemicals as detergents were really tested in terms of potential toxicity and environmental hazards?
It is known that currently testing on animals (mice, rats, rabbits, dogs) is heavily restricted on the grounds of bioethics and humanity.
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