Sergei Andreevich Ostroumov

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Which environmental science publications, in your opinion, are most relevant, important, and why?

It is a new problem of modern time: there are so many research publications, it is not easy to know which of them are the most relevant, most important. Let's share our opinions.

04 August 2025 6,423 0 View

Who can give factual data, convincing evidence, firm answer: Does water contamination (pollution) lead to oncology and carcinogenicity?

I would like to have firm proofs of the oncology increasing effects of chemical pollutants (contaminants) in water. Among keywords: water contamination, water pollution, oncology,...

26 March 2025 9,409 3 View

What is your interpretation or definition of the scientific term 'water self-purification'?

Some of my papers were related to this term (water self-purification) and I want to better understand how this term is perceived and interpreted by colleagues. Ostroumov S. A. On some issues of...

23 March 2025 6,008 8 View

Oil spills. Can you suggest something as a good contribution to solution of the problem of oil spills?

Oil spills. Can you suggest something as a good contribution to solution of the problem of oil...

16 March 2025 5,500 2 View

Could you please express your opinion briefly (in 1 or 2 lines), why Gaia Hypothesis is an interesting scientific topic?

I would like to know how wide and intense is the interest to this topic among researchers and members of ResearchGate.

13 March 2025 5,922 6 View

Can we consider heavy metals as elements or chemical components that are membranotoxic (in addition to other types of their toxicity)?

There are some papers that discovered some connection between effects of heavy metals on biological objects and biomembranes or membrane-containing structures. E.g.: these papers (Elena A Belyaeva...

13 March 2025 1,915 0 View

During the time when you attended lectures at your university, have you heard the name of V.I. Vernadsky?

V.I. Vernadsky was one of the fathers of the science of geochemistry and the father of biogeochemistry. He modernized conceptualization of the biosphere. His works and ideas were ahead of his time...

11 March 2025 568 4 View

Do you agree that the biota (the sum of organisms) is a key factor in water self-purification in aquatic (freshwater and marine) ecosystems? Yes/No?

In a series of some research papers of mine, previously underestimated role of aquatic biota (total community of aquatic organisms) in maintaining and improving water quality was identified....

10 March 2025 9,585 6 View

Are you familiar with this innovative scientific terminology, the new term, namely, biomachinery?

To put it in a simple and direct way, I coined the word and the term biomachinery to have a useful contribution to words and terminology to describe some novel functions of organisms within...

22 February 2025 1,395 3 View

What is the cost of water ( 1 cubic meter of cold water) in your country, in your city?

It is of interest to compare the data.

21 February 2025 9,145 8 View

Is there any chance to mitigate multiple hazards of anthropogenic global changes in the environment and biosphere?

The anthropogenic global change in the environment and biosphere is a serious hazard. I tried to contribute to the analysis of this issue in some publications of mine, e.g.: Conservation of...

01 January 1970 7,515 4 View

What is, in your opinion, the role of V.I.Vernadsky in the environmental sciences?

To my mind, V.I. Vernadsky was one of the fathers of the science of geochemistry and the father of biogeochemistry. He modernized conceptualization of the biosphere. His works and ideas were ahead...

01 January 1970 7,742 1 View

Biosphere - the scientific term, concept, and object for studying.

This term exists in science for years and years. However it is not as popular as the terms: environment, environmental science, ecology, natural resources. Why? What are your thoughts when you...

01 January 1970 1,470 7 View

Sustainable development. Is it a realistic goal? Is it achievable?

I am not trying to be over-critical or over-pessimistic. With Prof. A.V. Yablokov I co-authored the book Conservation of Living Nature and Resources, in which the second part is about solutions to...

01 January 1970 3,581 3 View

Oil spills. What do you think of oil spill issues? Thank you for any opinion and thoughts of you.

It is important to consider, analyze and summarize information, thoughts and ideas on oil spill issues.

01 January 1970 7,074 0 View