Using plants in ecological and environmental studies. List of publications. http://scipeople.com/publication/99300/; S.A. Ostroumov (updated June 10, 2010); the publications included material on plants; see also about phytoremediation: http://scipeople.com/publication/70229/ Key words include: plants, phytoremediation, phytotechnology, aquatic plants, phytotoxicity, phytomass, phytotest, plant seedlings, phytoplankton, and others;

Ostroumov S.A., Kolesov G.M. The aquatic macrophyte Ceratophyllum demersum immobilizes Au nanoparticles after their addition to water. Dokl Biol Sci. 2010 (Mar-Apr); 431: 124-127. Affiliation: Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, and Institute of Geochemistry, Moscow, Russia. It was discovered that the aquatic plant (macrophyte) Ceratophyllum demersum immobilized gold (Au) nanoparticles after their addition to water. It is the first time it was shown. The method that was used to detect and measure the conctntrations of gold in the biomass of plants (phytomass) was NAA (neutron activation analysis). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20506851; PMID: 20506851 [PubMed] Key words: nanotechnology, nanoparticles, Au, gold, biogeochemistry, biotechnology, aquatic plants, macrophyte, Ceratophyllum demersum, Immobilization, water quality, monitoring, environmental science, ecology

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;