Accumulation Ability of Hydrobionts and Suspended Matter in Relation to Plutonium Radioisotopes in Coastal Waters (Sevastopol Bay, the Black Sea)
Journal: Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Biologiya
Year: 2022

The accumulation ability of marine ecosystems biotic and abiotic components is one of the water masses self-purification mechanisms. Hydrobionts and suspended matter accumulate anthropogenic substances from the water, thereby contributing to its self-purification. It is important to study the quantitative characteristics of this process in order to assess the ecological state of aquatic ecosystems and a possible impact of anthropogenic substances on marine organisms and ensure their protection.