Citation of the book [BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SURFACTANTS] in Internet: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/18586_CitationbookInternet; http://swim.wellsreserve.org/results.php?article=213; http://swim.wellsreserve.org/search.php?search=1&theme=*&searchtype=*&words=&sortdropdown=articleTitle&=Sort&page=2; Site: Seacoast Watershed Information Manager (USA); Date Posted: 01/09/2006; Submission Title BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SURFACTANTS; Author(s) Ostroumov, S.A.; Year Created 2005; Resource Type Publications, Websites, and Tools; Publisher CRC Press; Media Type Book; Volume, Issue, pp 279pp; Very short description: Developing effective environmental remediation and protection measures to improve water quality. ABSTRACT/DESCRIPTION: The book examines the effects of anionic, non-ionic, cationic surfactants, and detergents on a wide range of organisms-including bacteria, cyanobacteria, flagellates, algae, higher plants, and invertebrates-populations, communities, and ecosystems. Developing effective environmental remediation and protection measures to improve water quality. ABOUT THE SITE: This website provides the tools and information you need to guide sustainable management of your community's water resources. For getting started, we recommend our SWIM Intro. Once you're settled in, you can explore planning tools, mapping options, and SWIM's water resource library. (For the Coastal Resource Library at Wells Reserve, click here). Please, share information about your watershed and join our discussions online. This site is a product of the Wells Reserve and the NOAACoastalServicesCenter with assistance from the Great Bay Reserve, Laudholm Trust, and other partners. About the author: http://scipeople.com/publication/67877/; http://scipeople.com/publication/68673/; http://scipeople.com/publication/68148/ (in English); http://scipeople.com/publication/67904/ (in Eng.) See also: http://www.famous-scientists.ru/3732/; key words: book, examines, the, effects, of, anionic, non-ionic, cationic, surfactants, detergents, wide range, organisms, bacteria, cyanobacteria, flagellates, algae, higher, plants, invertebrates, populations, communities, ecosystems, Developing, effective, environmental, remediation, protection, measures, improve, water, quality, citation, S.A. Ostroumov, biological,

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International Journal of Oceans and Oceanography Year : 2006, Volume : 1, Issue : 1 Print ISSN : 0973-2667. Biomachinery for maintaining water quality and natural water self-purification in marine and estuarine systems: elements of a qualitative theory Ostroumov  S.A. Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Vorob'evy Gory, Moscow, 119992 Russia. Abstract Basic elements are formulated for a qualitative theory of the polyfunctional role of the biota in maintaining self-purification and water quality in aquatic ecosystems. The elements of the theory covers the following: (1) sources of energy for the mechanisms of selfpurification; (2) the main functional blocks of the system of self-purification; (3) the list of the main processes that are involved; (4) analysis of the degree of participation of the main large taxons; (5) degree of reliability and the main mechanisms providing the reliability; (6) regulation of the processes; (7) the response of the system towards the external influences (man-made impacts); (8) the analogy between ecosystems and a bioreactor; and (9) conclusions relevant to the practice of biodiversity conservation. In support of the theory, results are given of the author's experiments which demonstrated the ability of some pollutants (surfactants, detergents, and some others) to inhibit the water filtration activity of marine filter-feeders (namely, the bivalve mollusks Mytilus galloprovincialis, Mytilus edulis, and Crassostrea gigas). key words pollutants (surfactants detergents), inhibiting the water filtration activity, marine filter-feeders, the bivalve mollusks Mytilus galloprovincialis, Mytilus edulis, Crassostrea gigas, functioning of ecosystems, ecosystem services, water quality, self-purification, S.A. Ostroumov

BIOSPHERE: BIOMEMBRANE OR BIOMATRIX? http://scipeople.com/publication/99402/; S.A.Ostroumov Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow Epigraph: …whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. Isaac Newton (1642-1727) Key words: biosphere, V.I. Vernadsky, fundamental concepts and principles, migration of elements, immobilization, living matter, biogenic matter, components of the biosphere, chemico-biotic interactions The fundamental concept of the biosphere was a central focus of attention of the classical works by V.I. Vernadsky [1, 2 ]. Many authors contributed to the studies of the biosphere [3- 12]. The goal of this publication is to comment on some basic fundamental concepts and principles that are relevant to modern understanding of what is the biosphere. Traditionally, the biosphere is considered as one of “spheres’ around the globe. Some time ago, a number of scientific terms were coined: lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. Among them, the entity that corresponds to the concept and term ‘biosphere’ features some unique qualities: (1) The biosphere is probably the thinnest among all other ‘spheres’ except perhaps the hydrosphere. As a result, the biosphere could be considered as a thin skin or film or membrane that surrounds the hard surface of the globe. (2) The biosphere is probably the most vague entity among the other ‘spheres’ in terms of where its limits or boundaries are. There are various views on that what exactly is included into the biosphere, what exactly should be considered as components (parts, constituents) of the biosphere. In the narrow sense (sensu stricto), it includes living organisms. In the broader sense (sensu lato), it includes both living organisms and the matter that was produced or transformed by living organisms. In that latter case – if that latter broader approach is applied – the biosphere includes all types of detritus, excretions, and all type of former living matter. In latter case, in aquatic ecosystems a significant part of bottom sediments is definitely a part of the biosphere. All organic matter of the bottom sediments and soils should be considered a part of the biosphere. Our recent studies provided new facts on the high ability of living organisms and the matter produced by them (e.g., detritus) to accumulate, absorb, and immobilize some chemical elements that initially were added to the system in the form of salts dissolved in water. To be more specific, it was shown in our experiments with aquatic microcosms. Several metals as a water solution of salts were added to the water of those microcosms [13, 14, 16, 18, 19]. Continuation - see in the attached file.
BIOSPHERE: BIOMEMBRANE OR BIOMATRIX? - Ecological Studies, Hazards, Solutions, 2010, vol.15, p.13-16.

Ostroumov S.A. Trends in modernizing the fundamental concept of ecosystem: self-repairing, self-cleaning, self-reforming, energy-saving, and labile biomachinery. - Ecological Studies, Hazards, Solutions, 2007, v. 12, p. 24-29. http://scipeople.com/publication/99066/; There are various concepts of ecosystem (e.g., Tansley, 1935; Alimov, 2000; Wetzel, 2001). Some authors consider an ecosystem to be a kind of organism or superorganism. Other authors consider it as a mechanism with a structure formed by a certain pattern of transfer of energy and matter. There are many types of ecosystems and possibly all of the various types of definition and vision are adequate in one or another specific situation. Recently, we published our own definition of an ecosystem that seems to be useful in some situations (Ostroumov, 2002c). The goal of this paper is to re-visit the formulations of some of the fundamental concepts underlying the functional organization of ecosystems. As our experience was mainly with aquatic organisms, we plan to use mainly the empirical data of studies of aquatic ecosystems and organisms. We hope that some part of our analysis will be applicable to both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Our analysis leads to the following vision of an ecosystem that seems to be applicable to some natural and artificial aquatic ecosystems: we propose to see some of the aquatic ecosystems as self-repairing, self-cleaning, self-reshaping, energy-saving, and labile biomachinery. To support and substantiate this view, we locate some evidence from both our studies and the literature (see Table 1 in the article). The following issues were analyzed in the article: 1. Superorganism, mechanism or biomachinery? 2. Rigid structure or labile entity? We consider the aquatic ecosystem as a labile entity because…< see in the full text of the paper> 3. Energy wasting or energy saving? We consider the aquatic ecosystem as an energy-saving entity because…< see in the full text of the paper> 4. Needing an external repair shop or self-repairing? The aquatic ecosystem as a self-repairing, self-cleaning entity because…< see in the full text of the paper> 5. Paradox of identity: constancy of self-reforming? The aquatic ecosystem as a self-reforming, self-reshaping entity because…< see in the full text of the paper> 6. Sum of elements or hi-technology? 7. A new concept of competitive symbiosis. 8. Entropy and ecological repair. We studied effects of some chemicals on … < see in the full text of the paper> We consider ecological repair in aquatic ecosystems as another example of anti-entropy processes in life systems. 9. Individual elements of ecosystems: independent species or groups of species? We developed a new concept of groups of species that we call ecological clusters (Ostroumov, 2004b). Ecological clusters are…< see in the full text of the paper> The article contribute to the evolution of ecology that is on the verge of revolution in conceptual terms, which is of importance in order to understand and use ecosystem services. Key words: innovations in ecology, ecosystem, fundamental concepts, ecotechnology, biosphere, ecological clusters, entropy, symbiosis, biomachinery, energy-saving, ecological repair, theoretical biology and ecology, superorganism, ecosystem services

Effect of environmental pollution with a cationic surface-active substance on algae and Fagopyrum esculentum sprouts. – The Soviet Journal of Ecology [ISSN 00967807; later the journal was entitled: Russian Journal of Ecology]. 1990. Vol. 21. No.2, p. 79-81. http://scipeople.com/publication/70248/ 3 tables. Bibliogr. 10 refs. [in collaboration: Ostroumov S.A., Tret’yakova A.N. ). [At that moment of time the journal was published by Plenum Publishing Corporation, 233 Spring St., N.Y., N.Y. 10013; the reference number of the publication published at the first page of the paper: 0096-7807/90/2102-0079]. The effects of environmental pollution with a cationic surface-active substance (surfactant tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide TDTMA) on certain cyanobacteria and algae - cyanobacteria Nostoc muscorum Ag, strain 33 isolated from the soil in the Kirov Oblast (Region); green algae Bracteacoccus minor (Chodat) Petrova, strain 200 and strain 219 (the strain 219 was isolated from the volcanic ash collected next to Tyatya Volcano, island of Kunashir) - was investigated. Their sensitivity to that surfactant TDTMA was compared with the sensitivity of a test based on the use of terrestrial plants. The algal experiments were performed with aquatic and soil cultures. The experiments with terrestrial plants used the earlier-developed method with seedlings of Fagopyrum esculentum Moench. TDTMA at concentrations 1 mg/L and above produced some negative effects on cyanobacteria and algae in aquatic cultures. TDTMA at concentrations 50 mg/L and above produced some negative effects on cyanobacteria and algae (diatoms) in soil cultures. TDTMA at a concentration 100 mg/L produced some negative effects on all organisms tested in the soil cultures. TDTMA at a concentration 100 mg/L decreased the number of cells per 1 g of soil; the decrease was observed for cyanobacteria, green algae, and diatoms. The experiments revealed the higher sensitivity of the test with the aquatic algal cultures. The paper was translated from the original Russian version published: Ekologiya (in Russian), 1990 (March-April), No.2, pp.43-46. In the SCOPUS database the publisher name of this journal (Soviet Journal of Ecology, 1972 - 1992) is indicated as Russian Academy of Sciences. Afterwards the journal was renamed and entitled ‘Russian Journal of Ecology (Ekologiya)’, ISSN print: 1067-4136; ISSN online: 1608-3334. Indexed: Academic OneFile, Academic Search, AGRICOLA, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, CAB Abstracts, CAB International, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), CSA/Proquest, Current Abstracts, Current Awareness in Biological Sciences (CABS), Current Contents/ Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, Elsevier Biobase, EMBiology, Gale, Geobase, GeoRef, Global Health, Google Scholar, IBIDS, INIS Atomindex, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, OCLC, Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch), SCOPUS, Summon by Serial Solutions, TOC Premier, Zoological Record. Keywords: cationic surface-active substance, surfactant, tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide, TDTMA, cyanobacteria, Nostoc muscorum, green algae, Bracteacoccus minor, seedlings, Fagopyrum esculentum, soil, bioassay, test, environmental pollution, xenobiotics, pollutant, hazard assessment, environmental safety, quaternary ammonium salts, aquatic, blue-green algae, S.A. Ostroumov, assessment of environmental hazards of surfactants, detergents, ecotoxicants, ecotoxicology, chemico-biotic interactions, industrial pollution, diatom algae, negative effects of synthetic surfactants, sensitivity to chemicals, катионные поверхностно-активные вещества, ПАВ, тетрадецилтриметиламмоний бромид, цианобактерии, зеленые водоросли, почвы, проростки, биотестирование, тест, загрязнение окружающей среды, ксенобиотики, загрязняющие вещества, поллютанты, оценки риска, экологическая безопасность, четвертичные солеи аммония, водные, сине-зеленые водоросли, С. А. Остроумов, оценка экологической опасности поверхностно-активных веществ, моющие средства, детергенты, экотоксиканты, экотоксикология, химико-биотические взаимодействия, промышленное загрязнение, диатомовые водоросли, негативные последствия воздействия синтетических поверхностно-активных веществ, чувствительность к химическим веществам, антропогенные воздействия
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New scientific revolution in ecology and hydrobiology: hi-ecological technologies. http://scipeople.com/publication/70236/; S.A.Ostroumov Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119991 Published: Ostroumov S.A. New scientific revolution in ecology and hydrobiology: hi-ecological technologies. — Ecological Studies, Hazards, Solutions, 2006, v. 11, p. 22-24. [This is the second draft for the site, with slight additional editing]. Key words: new scientific revolution, ecology, hydrobiology, ecological technology, biotechnology, environmental science, biology, biosphere, fundamental concepts, chemical communication, signals, preventing global change, ecosystems The scientific achievements in several areas of modern science made less visible some important advances made in ecology and environmental science. They are: Re-visiting some basic concepts. Several fundamental notions of ecology are undergoing a significant change. E.g., among the basic concepts of ecology is the concept of ecological optimum associated with many ecological factors. According to that concept, each or almost each of ecological factors there is some optimum (say, optimal temperature etc), at which organisms of the given species feel most comfortable and demonstrate maximum productivity. The research done by Professor A. S. Konstantinov (his presentation at this session, Aquatic Ecosystems, Organisms, Innovations, Moscow, 2005) (12) demonstrated that this concept is no longer correct. He proposed and substantiated a new concept of ecological optimum that is different from the currently accepted. Information network in the biosphere. We see now that the biological communities are not only the trophic webs but also networks of the information flows. The information channel are based on several types of communication: physical (optical, acoustical, possibly electromagnetic), and chemical (chemical signals). The details of the chemical communication were analyzed in our publications (9-11). Self-maintenance mechanisms. The relative stability of ecological systems and the biosphere as whole is a surprising fact. The stability of the thermal conditions, the stability of the biotic communities, the stability of the chemical composition of water are important things that cannot be taken for granted. There are some complex ecological mechanisms behind those facts of stability. One of those mechanisms is the ecological mechanism for water self-purification in freshwater bodies and streams, as well as in marine systems. It was described in (8). Practical applications. There are several interrelated ways of practical usage of new ecological knowledge. Example 1: phytoremediation. More detail, in (3). Example 2: preventing global change. It was shown that the global change is prevented or mitigated by a number of ecological or biogeochemical processes (5, 7). Those processes and the biota which is the driving force for the processes should be better studied and protected. Example 3: preventing new potential forms of terrorism (bioterrorism, ecoterrorism). Usually the term 'bioterrorism' is interpreted as something to do with harmful microorganisms and other infectious agents, including genetically constructed. They are dangerous, but the prophylaxis of bioterrorism must cover a broader range of potential threats. In our ecological analysis, we found the threats that we designated as 'the ecological hazard of the first type' and 'the ecological hazard of the second type' (1, 4, 6). Those threats are to be better studied and we are looking for sponsorship in studying them and the ways to counter the threats. We already discovered important biotic mechanisms that serve as a beneficial remedy to prevent the threat of the ecological hazard of the second type (1, 4, 6). Concluding remark. The common denominator of many of the ecological mechanisms mentioned above is that they meet the criteria that we formulated in some of our recent publications as the criteria for a hi-tech device in the field of technology. Hence, we can consider some ecological mechanisms (involved in information transfer, in self-purification etc) as ecological analogy of high technology. We suggest to use the term 'hi-ecological technologies' that we can found in natural ecosystems; we may create them in artificial ecosystems. The systems for phytoremediation is a good example. Literature - see the attached file.

Dr. S.A. Ostroumov Publications relevant to phytoremediation (selected) Ostroumov S.A., Shestakova T.V., Kotelevtsev S.V., Solomonova E.A., Golovnya E.G., Poklonov V.A. Presence of the macrophytes in aquatic system accelerated a decrease in concentrations of copper, lead and other heavy metals in water. // Water Sector of Russia: Problems, Technologies, Management (=Vodnoe Khozyaistvo Rossii). 2009. in press. Bioeffects of sodium dodecylsulphate on aquatic macrophytes. - Water Sector of Russia: Problems, Technologies, Management (=Vodnoe Khozyaistvo Rossii). 2006. V.6. No.6. P.32-39, tabl. Bibliogr. 11 refs. [In collaboration: E.A.Solomonova, S.A.O.]. The study of the effects of the additions of SDS on Elodea canadensis, Potamogeton crispus, Fontinalis antipyretica, Salvinia natans, Salvinia auriculata, Najas guadelupensis. Studies of the phytoremediation potential of aquatic plants. – Environment Ecology and Safety of Life Activity (Kiev). 2006. No. 6 (36). P. 63-68. Tables. Bibliogr. 22 refs. Abstracts in Eng. and Ukrainian [S.A.O., E.A. Solomonova] [The results are presented of the studies of effects of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) on the following species of aquatic plants: Elodea canadensis Mchk., Potamogeton crispus L., Najas guadelupensis L., Fontinalis antipyretica L., Salvinia natans L., Salvinia auriculata Aubl.]. Study of tolerance of the macrophyte under effect of sodium dodecyl sulphate under conditions of microcosms during over two months' period . — Ecol. Studies, Hazards, Solutions, 2006, v. 11, p. 86 - 87. [In collaboration: S.A.O., Solomonova Е.А.]. and other publications - see attached

Internet resource online: 3 blogs and papers on how organisms clean water: I would like to make three points: 1.In these three papers (mentioned in the blog below), the author demonstrated how aquatic invertebrates may contribute to making water clean and clear: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/677_Three_papers_on_filter-feeders_and_their_role_in_ecosystems; 2.In this paper (see the blog below), the same author discovered some new facts on how aquatic plants may contribute to making water clean and removing heavy metals from water: http://blog.researchgate.net/masterblog/594_New_plant_species_as_a_potent_tool_to_clean_water_and_to_remove_heavy_metals; 3.In the opinion paper (see the blog below), the same author integrated various data on plants, animals, and microorganisms toward formulating a new holistic theory of how all organisms interact and benefit each other, and as a community function toward decontaminating water and increasing water quality: http://blog.researchgate.net/masterblog/610_New_unified_theory_of_the_ecological_mechanisms_to_improve_water_quality_and_to_make_water_clear_a_basis_for_water_purification_and_waste_water_treatment;

Goldsmith F. B. Reviewed work(s): Conservation of Living Nature and Resources. by A. V. Yablokov; S. A. Ostroumov Journal of Ecology, Vol. 80, No. 1 (Mar., 1992), pp. 186-187 (review consists of 2 pages) # Published by: British Ecological Society # Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2261081