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TOMSK, Mar 14 – RIA Tomsk. Scientists of Tomsk State University (TSU) will conduct hydrobiological inspection of the Mediterranean
Sea near Alexandria region (Egypt) and will give Egyptian experts
recommendations on the development of monitoring program for marine ecosystems,
is reported on the website of the university on Tuesday.
It is specified that experts of TSU will study influence of the Egyptian
industrial enterprises on water, flora and a fish fauna of the Mediterranean
Sea. Divers of the university center "Skat" will execute sampling of
hydrobionts at different depths and at the bottom. Also hydrobiologists,
ichthyologists, employees of the Laboratory of Radiophysical and Optical
Methods of Environmental Studies of the TSU Faculty of Radiophysics participate
in the project.
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"For the analysis of a condition of zooplankton scientists will bring with
themselves development of TSU Faculty of Radiophysics – the hardware-software
complex for studying plankton using digital holography methods.The device is
capable of real-time estimation of the biomass of living organisms and the
ecological state of the investigated water area", – it is said in the
message.
According to the university, samples of biological material will be processed
in the field and in laboratories of Biological Institute of TSU. Experts will
study the current state of marine hydrofauna, which will be the starting
material for the development of the program for long-term monitoring of marine
ecosystems.
"This will allow Egyptian experts to predict possible environmental
changes, define their character and causes", – is specified on the
website.