Study of Temporal Trends of Pollution in the Russian Coastal Areas of the Black Sea by Nuclear and Related Analytical Techniques

Abstract

The assessment of the biogeochemical state of the shallow water zone of the seas and the coastal zone is an important fundamental scientific direction. Aquatic ecosystems exist under enhanced anthropogenic pressure, which should be assessed by using modern analytical techniques. At present, one of the essential directions of biogeochemistry is the assessment of the mutual influence of various mineral elements on each other in natural and man-made cycles. Due to the fact that the Black Sea coast is practically the only resort place in Russia, the relevance of ecological and biological monitoring, including the analysis of soil, water, bottom sediments and aquatic organisms in the coastal zone of the sea, become the primary and urgent tasks of Russia and Krasnodar Region. The anthropogenic factor in environmental pollution and the deterioration of the hydro-chemical indicators of the quality of the Black Sea water becomes major topic of environmental analyses; its influence in some cases has disastrous consequences for biota. In addition, the intensification of the technogenic transformation of the Black Sea coastal zone, which has increased in recent years, leads to Crimson Publishers Wings to the Research Research Article