Biological filters are an important part of the biosphere:

http://b23.ru/nl78;

http://sites.google.com/site/ostroumovsa/ostroumov-sa-biological-filters-are-an-
important-part-of-the-biosphere--science-in-russia-2009--2-p-30-36;

Ostroumov S.A. Biological filters are an important part of the biosphere //

Science in Russia. 2009. No. 2, p. 30-36

published in: Science in Russia, 2009

Reference:

Ostroumov S.A. Biological filters are an important part of the biosphere // Science in Russia. 2009.
No. 2. P. 30-36. [The journal Science in Russia is published by The Presidium of Russian
Academy of Sciences, both in English and in Russian; Nauka Publishers, Moscow; ISSN 0869-
7078. www.ras.ru, ©Russian Academy of Sciences Presidium; Editor-in-Chief: Academician Rem
Petrov; among the members of the Editorial Board: current President of the Russian Academy of
Sciences; ex-President of the Academy; ex-President of Moscow State University; Vice-Presidents
of the Academy.]

BIOLOGICAL FILTERS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART

OF THE BIOSPHERE

S.A.Ostroumov

Abstract: Studies of ecology of living organisms lead to a more profound

understanding of the intricate processes of the Earth’s biosphere functioning.
The mankind is still far from establishing harmonious relations with it.
However, permanently progressing destruction of natural complexes by the
technogenic civilization necessitates some new revolutionary approaches to
their preservation. That is why it is so important to study the relationships
and interactions between living organisms. One of the most important roles in
this “orchestra” is played by numerous invertebrates which filter the water
and improve water quality. To what degree chemical pollutants modify their
capacity to do this vital ecosystems service?
KEY WORDS: filter-feeders, suspension feeders, bivalves, Mercenaria mercenaria, synthetic, surfactants, substances, that, inhibit, the, filtration
activity, mussels, Mytilus edulis, Peter Donkin, grant, proposal, European Environmental Research Organization, algae, Isochrysis galbana,
mussels Mytilus edulis , anionic, surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulphate, SDS, tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide, cationic surfactant TDTMA,
turbidostat; culture, rotifers, Brachionus calyciflorus , feeding on algae, Nannochloropsis limnetica, ecotoxicological, hydrobiological, and
management considerations, water quality, biosphere, global change, V.I.Vernadsky, pelagic, benthic systems, ecosystem's, biomachinery, water
quality, self-purification potential, in, aquatic, systems, suspended matter, faeces, pseudofaeces, nutrient cycling, water column, benthic habitats,
Suspension-feeders, natural, aquatic, remediation, systems, negative, anthropogenic, impacts, new, effects, of, pollutants, on, the, filtration, rates,
Solyaris, Tarkovsky, Stanislav Lem, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Black Sea, Crimea, Sevastopol, Santa Fe, ASLO, SIL, Berlin, Plymouth
Marine Laboratory, Coulter counter, zebra mussels, Dreissena, heavy metals, carbon, biogeochemistry, phytoremediation, combating pollution,
synecology, theoretical ecology, theoretical biology, sustainable, development, stability, regulation, limnology, biological oceanography,
environmental safety, mariculture, oysters, how much water do the mollusks filter?, ecological chemoregulators, ecological chemomediators,
toxins, pheromones, antifeedants, decreasing, trophic, activity, of, animals, phytoecdisones, carbon transfer, atmospheric CO2 , dissolved CO2 ,
photosynthesis, ecotechnologies, reducing hazards of chemical pollution, University of Georgia, the US Agency for Environment Protection,
phytotechnology, polluted water, aquatic macrophytes, higher plants

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Additional materials: ecology, environment, ecotoxicology, water

quality, nanoscience, research, education

This is a list of materials online

Researchgate, Scribd, in April 2011.
The topics are:
ecology, environment, ecotoxicology, water
quality, nanoscience, research, education.

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MAIN DISCOVERIES IN ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE - publications by
Dr. S.A. Ostroumov
http://www.scribd.com/doc/51414359; (the list was updated in April, 2011).

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RECOGNITION OF SUCCESS, CREATIVITY, INNOVATION IN ECOLOGY,
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, BIOSCIENCE – a series of publications:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/52782231/ (the material was uploaded in April, 2011);

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**MODERNIZING EDUCATION
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/15178_Modernizing_
education; Modernizing education: environment, ecology: Introducing new concepts.
New conceptualization and organization into a system of a broad range facts in
biological an... Read more »
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KEY INNOVATIONS, DISCOVERIES: ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL
SAFETY, With additions, updated. With web-addresses of the full texts available
online free. http://www.scribd.com/doc/51414359; The material is a brief summary
of innovations in the publications authored and coauthored by Dr. S.A. Ostroumov:
ecology, environmental science, biology, ecotoxicology, biogeochemistry,
Apr 22, 2011;

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USEFUL BOOK: S.A. OSTROUMOV. BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SURFACTANTS. ISBN
0849325269; 2005; CRC Press; 304 p., see: http://www.scribd.com/doc/46613666;
Apr 16, 2011;

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ECOLOGY, WATER QUALITY, AQUATIC RESOURCES: INNOVATIVE OPINION PAPER
Ecology, Water Quality, Aquatic Resources: Innovative Opinion Paper & Review:
Ostroumov S.A. [Sergei Ostroumov];
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/8723_Innovative_Opinio
n_Paper_Review_Ostroumov_SA; http://www.scribd.com/do... Read more »
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WORLD.WIDE.EVALUATIONS.EVIDENCE.OF.MERIT
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/13782_Worldwideevalu
ationsevidenceofmerit; Blog statistics: Total views: 11332 (April 27);
http://famousscientists.
ru/3732/ World.wide.evaluations.evidence.of.merit: Independent
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HYDROBIOLOGIA. v.469:117-129.
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/13471_Hydrobiologia
_v469117-129; Hydrobiologia. 2002. vol. 469, pages 117-129. Inhibitory analysis of
top-down control: new keys to studying eutrophication, algal blooms, and water
self-purifi... Read more »
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