Hydrocarbons in water and suspended matter in the frontal area of the Volga River mouth
On the ground of data obtained in 1998 – 2007, it was demonstrated that the geochemical barrier of the Volga delta – the shallow water of the North Caspian - serves as a filter preventing natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbons from entering into the high sea with the river runoff. This circumstance...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Kamerton
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Юг России: экология, развитие |
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| Online Access: | https://ecodag.elpub.ru/ugro/article/view/570 |
| Summary: | On the ground of data obtained in 1998 – 2007, it was demonstrated that the geochemical barrier of the Volga delta – the shallow water of the North Caspian - serves as a filter preventing natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbons from entering into the high sea with the river runoff. This circumstance explains a relevantly low level of the north Caspian offshore pollution and increased toxicity of desalinated water of the North Caspian in comparison to marine water. |
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| ISSN: | 1992-1098 2413-0958 |