Aerosol activity measurements associated with the burning of peat materials (evacuation zone of the Bryansk Region).

In April and August 2015, a massive fire occurred in the Chernobyl Exclusion zone. The fire spread to neighboring areas due to the prevailing strong winds. In this paper, we analyze the peat fires as a unique source of radioactive contamination.

Distribution, magnitude and characterization of the toxicity of Ukrainian estuarine sediments.

During the Soviet era, Ukraine was an important industrial and agricultural region of the Soviet Union. This industrial and agricultural activity resulted in contamination of Ukraine's estuaries with legacy anthropogenic pollutants. Investigations on the toxicological effects of this estuarine contamination have been limited.

Concentration and distribution of hydrophobic organic contaminants and metals in the estuaries of Ukraine.

In this study of Ukrainian estuaries, sediments and tissues from the Dnieper and Boh estuaries and Danube Delta on the mainland, Sevastopol and Balaklava Bays on the Crimean Peninsula, and coastal Black Sea along the Crimean Peninsula were collected in 2006. Contaminant analyses included several metals, the hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOCs) polychlorinated biphenyls, several chlorinated pesticides, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. When compared to estuarine sediments globally, the Ukrainian sediments were found to be moderately contaminated.

Characterization of H(+)-ATPase activity in plasma membrane from pea seedlings under altered gravity.

The specific properties and characteristics of the H+-ATPase, lipid and fatty acids content and composition in plasma membrane vesicles isolated from pea seedlings grown under clinorotation (2 rev/min) and stationary conditions were studied.

Changes in vacuolation in the root apex cells of soybean seedlings in microgravity.

Changes in the vacuolation in root apex cells of soybean (Glycine max L. [Merr.]) seedlings grown in microgravity were investigated.