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1 Study of hydrocarbon oxidizing microorganisms from deep groundwater of the PuchezhKatunki impact structure Kondakova, G.V., Verkhovtseva, N.V., Ostroumov, S.A. 2013 Moscow University Biological Sciences Bulletin 68 (3) , pp. 119-123 0

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The presence of viable hydrocarbon-oxidizing microorganisms has been shown in the under-ground waters exposed by the Vorotilovskaya deep well (the Puchezh-Katunki astrobleme, 75 km north of Nizhny Novgorod, 1900- and 3200-m deep) using the method of chromatography-mass spectrometry of specific biomarkers of the microbial cell wall and the classical methods of bacteriology. Several microbial species have been isolated in pure culture and identified. Two bacillary species, Bacillus pumilus KTB-2 and Bacillus subtilis KTB-4, were maintained in pure cultures at reinoculations. The effects of mineralization and aeration of the medium on the growth characteristics of Bacillus pumilus KTB-2 in batch culture have been studied. 2013 Allerton Press, Inc.

Biocontrol of water quality: Multifunctional role of biota in water self-purification

Ostroumov, S.A. 2010 Russian Journal of General Chemistry 80 (13) , pp. 2754-2761 1

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The experimental data analysis, concepts, and generalizations in this article provide the fundamental elements of the qualitative theory of biocontrol of water quality in a systematized form. The theory covers water self-purification in freshwater and marine ecosystems. The theory is supported by the results of the author's experimental studies of the effects exerted by some chemical pollutants including synthetic surfactants, detergents, and other xenobiotics onaquatic organisms. The theory provides a basis for remediation of polluted aquatic ecosystems including purification of water bodies and streams, and briefly present the qualitative theory of the self-purification mechanism of aquatic ecosystems, phytoremediation and other types of technologies. 2010 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.

The Role of Biodetritus in Accumulation of Elements in Aquatic Ecosystems Ostroumov, S.A., Kolesov, G.M. 2010 Contemporary Problems of Ecology 3 (4) , pp. 369-373 0

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Biodetritus that formed over a 7-month period in microcosms with Viviparus viviparus, Unio pictorum, and Ceratophyllum demersum contained a number of elements. This is the first study to determine concentrations of some elements in biodetritus. Neutron activation analysis showed that the elements' concentrations decrease in the following order: Ca > Zn > Ba > Br > Ce > Se > Nd > La > U > Hf > Sb > Th > Sm > S > Cs > Au. The data obtained contribute to understanding of the polyfunctional role of aquatic organisms in aquatic ecosystems. 2010 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.

The aquatic macrophyte Ceratophyllum demersum immobilizes Au nanoparticles after their addition to water Ostroumov, S.A., Kolesov, G.M. 2010 Doklady Biological Sciences 431 (1) , pp. 124-127 1

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Decreasing the measurable concentrations of Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb in the water of the experimental systems containing Ceratophyllum demersum: The phytoremediation potential Ostroumov, S.A., Shestakova, T.V. 2009 Doklady Biological Sciences 428 (1) , pp. 444-447 2

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On studying the hazards of pollution of the biosphere: Effects of sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) on planktonic filter-feeders Vorozhun, I.M., Ostroumov, S.A. 2009 Doklady Biological Sciences 425 (1) , pp. 133-134 0

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Accelerated decrease in surfactant concentration in the water of a microcosm in the presence of plants: Innovations for phytotechnology Lazareva, E.V., Ostroumov, S.A. 2009 Doklady Biological Sciences 425 (1) , pp. 180-182 2

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Inhibition of mussel suspension feeding by surfactants of three classes Ostroumov, S.A., Widdows, J. 2006 Hydrobiologia 556 (1) , pp. 381-386 7

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Effects of three surfactants on the filtration rates by marine mussels were studied. The xenobiotics tested represented anionic, cationic and non-ionic surfactants (tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide, a representative of a class of cationic surfactants; sodium dodecyl sulphate, a representative of anionic alkyl sulfates; and Triton X-100, a representative of non-ionic hydroxyethylated alkyl phenols). All three surfactants inhibited the clearance rates. The significance of the results for the ecology of marine ecosystems is discussed. Springer 2006.

On the multifunctional role of the biota in the self-purification of aquatic ecosystems Ostroumov, S.A. 2005 Russian Journal of Ecology 36 (6) , pp. 414-420 2

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Principles of the theory of the ecological mechanism of water self-purification based on multiple functions of the biota in freshwater and marine ecosystems are formulated. In developing this theory, the results of the author's experiments with filtering hydrobionts have been used. These results indicate that the water self-purification mechanism is vulnerable to the impact of some pollutants and, in particular, surfactants. Conclusions drawn on the basis of the theory have practical significance for biodiversity conservation and for the sustainable use of the biological resources of aquatic ecosystems. 2005 Pleiades Publishing, Inc.

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Some aspects of water filtering activity of filter-feeders Ostroumov, S.A. 2005 Hydrobiologia 542 (1) , pp. 275-286 19

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On the basis of the previous publications, our new data and the existing scientific literature, we have formulated some fundamental principles that characterize the pivotal roles of the biodiversity of filter-feeders in ecosystems. Among those roles are: (1) the role of ecological repair of water quality, (2) the role of contributing to reliability and stability of the functioning of the ecosystem, (3) the role of contributing to creation of habitat heterogeneity, (4) the role of contributing to acceleration of migration of chemical elements. It is an important feature of the biomachinery of filter-feeders that it removes from water various particles of a very broad range of sizes. Another important principle is that the amount of the organic matter filtered out of water is larger than the amount

assimilated so that a significant part of the removed material serves no useful function to the organism of the filter-feeder, but serves a beneficial function to some other species and to the ecosystem as a whole. The new experiments by the author additionally demonstrated a vulnerability of the filtration activity of filter feeders (e.g., bivalves and rotifers) to some xenobiotics (tetradecyltrymethylammonium bromide, heavy metals and some others). The inhibition of the filtration activity of filter-feeders may lead to the situation previously described as that of an ecological bomb of the second type. Springer 2005.

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On some issues of maintaining water quality and self-purification Ostroumov, S.A. 2005 Water Resources 32 (3) , pp. 305-313 6

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Generalizations presented in this paper represent, in systematized form, the basic elements of the qualitative theory of water self-purification in freshwater and marine ecosystems. Recommendations are given for maintaining water quality and sustainable development of water resources. Results of experimental studies of the effect exerted by Triton X-100 and OMO synthetic detergent on mollusks Unio tumidus. 2005 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica".

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The geochemical apparatus of aqueous ecosystems: The Biocos regulation Ostroumov, S.A. 2004 Vestnik Rossijkoj Akademii Nauk 74 (9) , pp. 785-791 0

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On biotic self-purification of aquatic ecosystems. Elements of theory Ostroumov, S.A. 2004 Doklady Akademii Nauk 396 (1) , pp. 136-141 2

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In the integrated and systematized form presented are some elements of the theory of polyfunctional role of biota in self-purification of aquatic ecosystems and their ecological remediation. The analysis is based on the data of previous works and theory of aquatic system functioning.

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The effect of synthetic surfactants on the hydrobiological mechanisms of water selfpurification Ostroumov, S.A. 2004 Water Resources 31 (5) , pp. 502-510 0

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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. 2004 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica".

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Aquatic ecosystem as a bioreactor: Water purification and some other functions Ostroumov, S.A. 2004 Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum 97 (1) , pp. 67-78 0

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A fundamental concept is proposed of aquatic ecosystem as a bioreactor that carries out the function of water purification in natural water bodies and streams. The ecosystem as a bioreactor has the following characteristic attributes: (1) it is a large-scale (large-volume) bioreactor; (2) it is a diversified (in terms of the number of taxa and the scope of functional activities) bioreactor; (3) it possesses a broad range of biocatalytic (chemicaltransforming and degrading) capabilities. New experimental data on xenobiotics-induced inhibition of the functioning of the molluscs Unio tumidus, U. pictorum, M. galloprovincialis and Limnaea stagnalis emphasize the potential ecological hazard from sublethal concentrations of pollutants (including those exemplified by synthetic surfactants and detergents).

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On the biotic self-purification of aquatic ecosystems: elements of the theory. Ostroumov, S.A. 2004 Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections / translated from Russian 396 , pp. 206-211 9

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Influence of some amphyphilic substances and mixtures on marine mollusks Ostroumov, S.A. 2003 Hydrobiological Journal 39 (4) , pp. 97-101 0

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The influence of some surface active substances on the filtration activity of marine Bivalvia was studied. It has been found that both anionic (sodium dodecylsulphate) and cationic (tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide) surfactants inhibited the filtration activity of oysters (Crassostrea gigas). Some mixtures containing surface active

substances also inhibited the filtration activity of C. gigas and Mytilus galloprovincialis. The obtained data correlate well with the results obtained previously. They suggest that some xenobiotics and pollutants inhibited the filtration activity of other species of marine and freshwater Bivalvia. This experimental approach is useful in evaluating the influence of surface active substances on marine ecosystems.

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Medium-Term and Long-Term Priorities in Ecological Studies Ostroumov, S.A., Dodson, S.I., Hamilton, D., Peterson, S.A., Wetzel, R.G. 2003 Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum 96 (2) , pp. 327-332 4

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Research priorities in ecology and environmental sciences for the future are formulated. The priorities for both fundamental and applied ecology are proposed. The list of priorities includes 50 items. The priorities are relevant to terrestrial, aquatic, and general ecology. The list of priorities is helpful when grant proposals are being prepared, evaluated, and selected for funding.

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On the Fourth International Conference "Water Ecosystems and Organisms-4" Ostroumov, S.A. 2003 Russian Journal of Marine Biology 29 (4) , pp. 262-263 0

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Anthropogenic effects on the biota: Towards a new system of principles and criteria for analysis of ecological hazards Ostroumov, S.A. 2003 Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum 96 (1) , pp. 159-169 6

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The currently accepted system of criteria for evaluating environmental and ecological hazards of man-made chemicals (pollutants) is vulnerable to criticism. In this paper, a new concept of the system of approaches towards criteria for evaluating the ecological hazard from man-made impact is proposed. It is suggested to assess the man-made impacts (including effects of pollutants and xenobiotics) on the biota according to the following four levels of disturbance in biological and ecological systems: (I) the level of individual responses; (2) the level of aggregated responses of groups of organisms; (3) the level of stability and integrity of the ecosystem; (4) the level of contributions of the ecosystem to biospheric processes. On the basis of the author's experimental studies, an example is given of how to apply the proposed approach and the system of criteria to the analysis of concrete experimental data. To exemplify the efficiency of the proposed approach, it is shown how to use it to analyze new data on effects of a synthetic surfactant on water filtering by bivalves. It is concluded that the proposed approach will be helpful in better assessing environmental and ecological hazards from anthropogenic effects on biota, including effects of man-made chemicals polluting ecosystems.

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21 Studying effects of some surfactants and detergents on filter-feeding bivalves Ostroumov, S.A. 2003 Hydrobiologia 500 , pp. 341-344 7

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Effects of several surfactants and chemical mixtures on marine bivalves were studied. An anionic surfactant, sodium dodecylsulphate (SDS), and a cationic surfactant, tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TDTMA), inhibited the filtering activity of oysters (Crassostrea gigas). Similar effects were exhibited by some chemical mixtures that included surfactants. Those mixtures inhibited the filtering activity of Crassostrea gigas and Mytilus galloprovincialis. The new results are in agreement with the author's previous experiments, where a number of xenobiotics and/or pollutants inhibited the filtering activity of several species of marine and freshwater bivalves, e.g., it had been

shown that SDS inhibited filtering activity of Mytilus edulis (e.g., Ostroumov, 2000c, 2001a). This experimental approach is helpful in assessment of environmental hazards from man-made chemicals that can contaminate marine systems.

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Effects of a cationic amphiphilic substance on rotifers Ostroumov, S.A., Walz, N., Rusche, R. 2003 Doklady Akademii Nauk 390 (3) , pp. 423-427 1

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The functions of living substances in the biosphere Ostroumov, S.A. 2003 Vestnik Rossijkoj Akademii Nauk 73 (3) , pp. 232-239 1

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Identification of a new type of ecological hazard of chemicals: inhibition of processes of ecological remediation. Ostroumov, S.A. 2002 Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections / translated from Russian 385 , pp. 377-379 0

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A new type of effect of potentially hazardous substances: uncouplers of pelagial-benthal coupling. Ostroumov, S.A. 2002 Doklady Biological Sciences 383 (1-6) , pp. 127-130 0

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New definitions of the concepts and terms ecosystem and biogeocenosis. Ostroumov, S.A.

2002 Doklady Biological Sciences 383 (1-6) , pp. 141-143 0

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System of principles for conservation of the biogeocenotic function and the biodiversity of filter-feeders. Ostroumov, S.A. 2002 Doklady Biological Sciences 383 (1-6) , pp. 147-150 0

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Inhibitory analysis of top-down control: New keys to studying eutrophication, algal blooms, and water self-purification Ostroumov, S.A. 2002 Hydrobiologia 469 , pp. 117-129 20

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Top-down control is an important type of interspecies interactions in food webs. It is especially important for aquatic ecosystems. Phytoplankton grazers contribute to the topdown control of phytoplankton populations. The paper is focused on the role of benthic filter feeders in the control of plankton populations as a result of water filtering and the removal of cells of plankton from the water column. New data on the inhibitory effects of surfactants and detergents on benthic filter-feeders (Unio tumidus, U. pictorum, Mytilus galloprovincialis, M. edulis and Crassostrea gigas) are presented and discussed. Importance and efficiency of that approach to the problems of eutrophication and water self-purification is pointed out. Chemical pollution may pose a threat to the natural topdown control of phytoplankton and water self-purification process. The latter is considered an important prerequisite for sustainable use of aquatic resources.

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Polyfunctional role of biodiversity in processes leading to water purification: Current conceptualizations and concluding remarks Ostroumov, S.A. 2002 Hydrobiologia 469 , pp. 203-204 21

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Hydrobiologia: Preface Ostroumov, S.A., McCutcheon, S.C., Steinberg, C.E.W. 2002 Hydrobiologia 469 , pp. vii 0

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New type of action of potentially hazardous chemicals: Uncouplers of pelagial-benthal coupling Ostroumov, S.A. 2002 Doklady Akademii Nauk 383 (1) , pp. 138 4

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System of principles for protecting the biogeocenotic function and biodiversity of filterfeeders

Ostroumov, S.A. 2002 Doklady Akademii Nauk 383 (5) , pp. 710-714 4

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Biodiversity protection and quality of water: Role of ecosystems Ostroumov, S.A. 2002 Doklady Akademii Nauk 382 (1) , pp. 138-142 4

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Biodiversity protection and quality of water: the role of feedbacks in ecosystems. Ostroumov, S.A. 2002 Doklady Biological Sciences 382 , pp. 18-21 1

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New variants of the definitions of the concepts and terms 'ecosystem' and 'biogeocoenosis' Ostroumov, S.A. 2002 Doklady Akademii Nauk 383 (4) , pp. 571-574 1

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The hazard of a two-level synergism of synecological summation of anthropogenic effects Ostroumov, S.A. 2001 Doklady Akademii Nauk 380 (6) , pp. 847-850 2

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Effects of amphyphilic chemicals on filter-feeding marine organisms Ostroumov, S.A. 2001 Doklady Akademii Nauk 378 (2) , pp. 283-286 3

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Influence of factors which control the abundance of unicellar plankton under the anthropogenic impact Ostroumov, S.A. 2001 Doklady Akademii Nauk 379 (1) , pp. 136-139 2

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Synecological foundation for a solution to the problem of eutrophication Ostroumov, S.A. 2001 Doklady Akademii Nauk 381 (5) , pp. 709-713 6

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The pellets of some mollusks in the biogeochemical flows of C, N, P, Si, Al Ostroumov, S.A., Kolesnikov, M.P. 2001 Doklady Akademii Nauk 379 (3) , pp. 426-430 1

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41 Responses of Unio tumidus under the effect of a product that is a mix of chemicals and the hazard of a synecological summation of anthropogenic impacts Ostroumov, S.A. 2001 Doklady Akademii Nauk 380 (5) , pp. 714-718 2

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The synecological approach to the problem of eutrophication.

Ostroumov, S.A. 2001 Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections / translated from Russian 381 , pp. 559-562 0

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An amphiphilic substance inhibits the mollusk capacity to filter out phytoplankton cells from water Ostroumov, S.A. 2001 Biology Bulletin 28 (1) , pp. 95-102 0

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The effect of synthetic anionic surface active substance (SAS) sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS, 4 mg/l) on the kinetics of water filtration by mussel Mytilus edulis was studied. A suspension of algae Isochrysis galbana was added to the vessel with the mussels, and their filtration activity was measured by counting the concentration of the algae cells in the experimental vessels. Algae concentration was measured every 30 min for an hour

and a half. The inhibiting effect on the mollusk filtration rate (FR) was qualitatively described. After the first 30 min filtration at 4 mg/l initial SDS concentration, the cell density was 322% of the control. The inhibiting effect was observed later as well. Due to FR inhibition in the vessels with the above specified initial SDS concentration, the algae cell density was 6.4 and 14.7 times that of the control after 1 and 1.5 h, respectively. Thus, SAS SDS can decrease the natural capacity of aquatic ecosystems for selfpurification and disturb other aspects of ecosystem functioning through inhibiting the filtration activity of mussels. The obtained data are discussed in the context of environment and hydrosphere protection from pollution.

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Responses of Unio tumidus to mixed chemical preparations and the hazard of synecological summation of anthropogenic effects. Ostroumov, S.A. 2001 Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections / translated from Russian 380 , pp. 492-495 0

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The hazard of a two-level synergism of synecological summation of anthropogenic effects. Ostroumov, S.A. 2001 Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections / translated from Russian 380 , pp. 499-501 0

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Pellets of some mollusks in the biogeochemical flows of C, N, P, Si, and Al. Ostroumov, S.A., Kolesnikov, M.P. 2001 Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections / translated from Russian 379 , pp. 378-381 0

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Imbalance of factors providing control of unicellular plankton populations exposed to anthropogenic impact. Ostroumov, S.A. 2001 Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections / translated from Russian 379 , pp. 341-343 0

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Effect of amphiphilic chemicals on filter-feeding marine organisms. Ostroumov, S.A. 2001 Doklady biological sciences : proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Biological sciences sections / translated from Russian 378 , pp. 248-250 0

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Amfifil'noe veshchestvo podavliaet sposobnost' molliuskov fil'trovat' vodu i udaliat' iz nee kletki fitoplanktona. | [An amphiphilic substance inhibits the mollusk capacity to fliter phytoplankton cells from water] Ostroumov, S.A. 2001 Izvestiia Akademii nauk. Seriia biologicheskaia / Rossiiskaia akademiia nauk (1) , pp. 108-116 1

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The effect of synthetic anionic surface active substance (SAS) sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS, 4 mg/l) on the kinetics of water filtration by mussel Mytilus edulis was studied. A suspension of algae Isochrysis galbana was added to the vessel with the mussels, and their filtration activity was measured by counting the concentration of the algae cells in the experimental vessels. Algae concentration was measured every 30 min for an hour and a half. The inhibiting effect on the mollusk filtration rate (FR) was qualitatively described. After the first 30 min filtration at 4 mg/l initial SDS concentration, the cell density was 322% of the control. The inhibiting effect was observed later as well. Due to FR inhibition in the vessels with the above specified initial SDS concentration, the algae cell density was 6.4 and 14.7 times that of the control after 1 and 1.5 h, respectively. Thus, SAS SDS can decrease the natural capacity of aquatic ecosystems for selfpurification and disturb other aspects of ecosystem functioning through inhibiting the filtration activity of mussels. The obtained data are discussed in the context of environment and hydrosphere protection from pollution.

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Criteria for assessing ecological hazards of man-made impact on biota: Searching for a system Ostroumov, S.A. 2000 Doklady Akademii Nauk 371 (6) , pp. 844-846 3

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An aquatic ecosystem: a large-scale diversified bioreactor with a water self-purification function. Ostroumov, S.A. 2000 Doklady Biological Sciences 374 (1-6) , pp. 514-516 6

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Biocatalysis of matter transfer in a microcosm is inhibited by a contaminant: effects of a surfactant on Limnea stagnalis. Ostroumov, S.A., Kolesnikov, M.P.

2000 Doklady Biological Sciences 373 (1-6) , pp. 397-399 0

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The concept of aquatic biota as a labile and vulnerable component of the water selfpurification system. Ostroumov, S.A. 2000 Doklady Biological Sciences 372 (1-6) , pp. 286-289 3

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Criteria of ecological hazards due to anthropogenic effects on the biota: searching for a system. Ostroumov, S.A. 2000 Doklady Biological Sciences 371 (1-6) , pp. 204-206 5

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Impairment of filtration by bivalves mytilus edulis induced by two classes of synthetic surfactants Ostroumov, S.A., Donkin, P., Staff, F. 1998 Doklady Akademii Nauk 362 (4) , pp. 574-576

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Biological Filtering and Ecological Machinery for Self-Purification and Bioremediation in Aquatic Ecosystems: Towards a Holistic View Ostroumov, S.A. 1998 Rivista di Biologia - Biology Forum 91 (2) , pp. 221-232 17

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According to one of the approaches to the definition of criteria for the phenomenon of life, the key attribute is the ability of the system for some self-regulating and selfsupporting. Part of such holistic functions of aquatic ecosystems as self-regulating and self-supporting is their cleaning the water via a multitude of various mechanisms. The goal of this paper is to present some fundamental elements of the theory of ecosystem self-purification which emphasizes the importance of the four functional biological filters that are instrumental in purification and upgrading the quality of water in aquatic ecosystems. These functional filters are: (1) direct water filtering by aquatic organisms that are filter-feeders; (2) the filter (represented mainly by communities of aquatic plants/periphyton) which prevents input of pollutants and biogenic elements (N, P) from land into water bodies; (3) the filter (represented by benthic organisms) which prevents

re-entry of pollutants and biogenic elements from the bottom sediments into the water; (4) the filter (represented by microorganisms attached to particles which are suspended in the water) that provides microbiological treatment of water column. New experimental data by the author reveal the role of man-made effects on the ecological machinery which purifies water. The analysis and discussion lead to the holistic theory of the natural process of bioremediation of aquatic ecosystems.

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Effects of aquatic pollution by a non-ionogenic surfactant on the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana Fisher, N., Maertz-Wente, M., Ostroumov, S.A. 1996 Biology Bulletin 23 (1) , pp. 76-79 0

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The effects of the non-ionogenic surfactant, Triton X-100 (TX), on the growth of cultured centric diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana were studied. In the presence of 0.1 mg/l TX the cell density in the culture was markedly lower than in the control culture. In the presence of 1 mg/l TX the decrease in cell density exceeded 50%. The decrease in the specific growth rate was about 10% in the presence of 0.1 mg/l TX and about 40% in the presence of 1 mg/l TX (over a period of seven days). The diatom sensitivity to TX was higher than that of some red and green algae and chrysophytes, as well as that of starfish spermatozoa and plant seedlings to TX or similar surfactants. These data reveal some more aspects of the ecological danger of aquatic pollution by non-ionogenic surfactants. 1996 MAEe Cyrillic signK Haya/Interperiodica Publishing.

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Response of test-organisms to water pollution with quaternary ammonia compounds Ostroumov, S.A. 1992 Water Resources 18 (2) , pp. 171-175 0

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We investigated the effect of one of the quaternary ammonia compounds, tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide, which is found in the water, on leeches and buckwheat shoots. We found that this surfactant affects behavior in leeches and is lethal in high concentrations. We demonstrated that this substance inhibits the growth of shoots. This information may be used in the analysis and evaluation of possible ecological sequelae of the effect of stagnant and polluted waters on agriculture. Comparison of the sensitivity of the two biotests demonstrated that the biotest on leeches was more sensitive under these research conditions.

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Biological activity of waters containing surfactants Ostroumov, S.A. 1991 Khimiya i Tekhnologiya Vody 13 (3) , pp. 270-283 5

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A review of some latest works on biological effect of different surfactants and surfactantpollute aquatic environment on test-organisms is presented. Data on biotesting of aquatic environments containing commercial anionic, nonionic, cationic surfactants and their compositions are considered. A new approach to the problem of quantitative comparison of results from biotestings in different series of experiments is suggested. It is stated that pollution of aquatic environment with surfactants is ecologically more dangerous than it has been previously considered.

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Bioassay of water containing surfactant (Sulfonol) and DNOC Maksimov, V.N., Nagel, H., ostroumov, S.A. 1989 [No source information available] 0

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Bioassay of aqueous solutions of the anionic surfactant sulfonol and the pesticide DNOC indicated that both pollutants effectively inhibited the elongation of Sinapis alba seedling; DNOC was the more effective inhibitor. Sinapis alba seedlings appear suitable for bioassay of these pollutants in water bodies.

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