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    • Sergei Ostroumov
      bibliography: ** Top web-sites. Environmental science, ecology. Key words, short list: Top, key, most, important, sum, discoveries, innovations, achievements, new, results ** The most important innovations in environmental science, ecology, and biology. Bibliography. Key publications: books and articles. With very short explanations of what is new, what was done for the first time, what is the most amazing discovery. Easy to read and use. Various formats of the innovative environmental science information http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/11/top-web-sites-environmental-science.html ** Attention of Internet users. These sites were viewed most often recently, environment: ecology, environmental, science, citation, biochemical ecology, principles, publications, monographs, research, aquatic: http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/11/attention-of-internet-users-these-sites.html ** Environmental science, ecology, water safety: innovations. Key bibliography of 63 top innovative publications, in English: http://www.scribd.com/doc/74026302; Annotated bibliography: Key publications, papers in the form of the table which is easy to read, with very short comments on what is first and new in these articles. Publications of this scientist were acquired and are being used in the top universities including Harvard University, M.I.T., Caltech, Oxford, Cambridge universities. Authored by a Fulbright Award winner, Dr. S.A.Ostroumov; http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/11/environmental-science-ecology.html ** ** 33 Инновации в публикациях по экологии, окружающей среде. Онлайн бесплатно. http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/05/blog-post_24.html; ** Publications, sciences de l'environnement, de la biologie, des exemples. Partie 1. L'auteur, co-rédigé par le Dr SAOstroumov, l'Université de Moscou. The list of the references translated to French (a computer translation): http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/11/publications-sciences-de-lenvironnement.html ** La liste des références a été traduit en anglais: http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/11/publications-environmental-science.html; **Publications on environmental science. Part 4. 2002-2003. Authored, co-authored by Dr. S.A.Ostroumov. http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/11/publications-on-environmental-science_9194.html ** **Publications on environmental science, examples, part 3. 2000-2001. Authored, co-authored by Dr. S.A.Ostroumov, Moscow University. http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/11/publications-on-environmental-science_2.html ** Publications on environmental science, examples, part 2. Authored, co-authored by Dr. S.A.Ostroumov, Moscow University. http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/11/publications-on-environmental-science.html ** Publications, environmental science, biology, examples. Part 1. Authored, co-authored by Dr. S.A.Ostroumov, Moscow University. The list of references was translated into English: http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/11/publications-environmental-science.html key words: bioassay, hazard assessment, ecotoxicology, publications, environmental science, biology, pollutants, xenobiotics, detergents, water pollution, ** Publications, sciences de l'environnement, de la biologie, des exemples. Partie 1. L'auteur, co-rédigé par le Dr SAOstroumov, l'Université de Moscou. The list of the references translated to French (a computer translation): http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/11/publications-sciences-de-lenvironnement.html ** 36 innovations, chemico-biotic interactions in biosphere: indexed in Web of Science. Area: Environmental sciences, life sciences. Authored: Fulbright Award winner Dr. S.A. Ostroumov; Publications with DOI; with abstracts. 36 innovations, chimico-biotiques interactions dans la biosphère: indexés dans le Web of Science. Secteur: Sciences de l'environnement, sciences de la vie, de la biologie; 36 Innovationen, chemisch-biotische Interaktionen in der Biosphäre: im Web of Science indexiert. Bereich: Umwelt, Life Sciences, Biologie; 36 innovaciones químico-bióticos en las interacciones biosfera: indizada en Web of Science. Área: Ciencias del medio ambiente, las ciencias biológicas, la biología; 36 inovações, químico-bióticos interações na biosfera: indexados na Web of Science. Área: Ciências Ambientais, Ciências Biológicas, Biologia; 36イノベーション、生物圏における化学的 - 生物の相互作用は:Web of Scienceで索引付けされます。エリア:環境科学、生命科学、生物学; 36创新,化学,生物在生物圈的相互作用:在Web of Science索引。区域:环境科学,生命科学,生物; http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/08/indexed-with-abstracts-web-of-science.html ** http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/11/monographs-authored-by-dr-saostroumov.html Monographs authored by Dr. S.A.Ostroumov, Moscow State University, acquired by the world’s top university. Environmental science, ecology, ecotoxicology, environmental protection, environmental safety. See: http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/list-of-books-part-2-environmental.html ** http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/series-of-posts-on-environmental.html Series of posts on environmental science innovations, with pictures, see: http://sergostroumov.scienceblog.com/2012/04/ ** Экология.Цитирование работ МГУ.На конкретных примерах. Ecology.Citation of publications of Moscow State University, selected examples. S.A.Ostroumov (позиции в интервале140-452 в списке eLibrary) http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/ecologycitation-of-publications-of.html ** картинки по запросу Остроумов Сергей Андреевич, S.A.Ostroumov, иллюстрации, фотографии, images, photographs, pictures, books, covers http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/saostroumov-images-photographs-pictures.html ** Национальная библиотека Республики Бурятия Публикации, автор: д.б.н. С.А.Остроумов http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/blog-post_30.html **Env.Sci.:Articles 13, 14, 15 out of the short list of 25 innovative papers. Ecology, Environment, Water Safety. http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/envsciarticles-13-14-15-out-of-short.html ** Innovations in ecology, env. sci.: Aquatic ecosystems, more details: http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/innovations-in-ecology-env-sci-aquatic.html http://alsuyus.blogspot.com/2012/10/aquatic-ecosystem-as-bioreactor-water.html Keywords: environmental hazards, man-made impacts, anthropogenic effects, pollutants, xenobiotics, aquatic ecosystems, water purification, water filtration, bivalves, surfactants, detergents, biosphere, Ключевые слова: вредные воздействия на окружающую среду, техногенные воздействия, антропогенные воздействия, поллютанты, ксенобиотики, водные экосистемы, pollutants, очистка воды, фильтрация воды, двустворчатые моллюски, поверхностно-активные вещества, моющие средства, биосфера ** Env.Sci.:Articles 10, 11, 12 out of the short list of 25 innovative papers. Ecology, Environment, Water Safety. Key words: research priorities, environmental, sciences, modernized definition, pheromones, new concepts, ecological, chemomediators, chemoregulators, criteria, hazards, chemical pollutants, toxicants, http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/envsciarticles-10-11-12-out-of-short.html ** Публикации по экологии, доступные в библиотеках России, Украины, Беларуси: http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/blog-post_4719.html ** Экология.Публикации, доступные в библиотеках РФ и других стран. Примеры, часть 2. http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/blog-post_27.html ** Цитирование публикаций МГУ в области экологии – примеры цитирования работ д.б.н. Сергея Андреевича Остроумова. Италия, Франция, Польша, Украина, РФ (Москва, С.Петербург, Петрозаводск, Владивосток, Биробиджан) http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/blog-post_26.html http://www.scribd.com/doc/111283891/ **Citation in Internet of a Moscow University ecologist, examples: Environmental science, surfactant, biosphere, filter-feeders, suspension feeders, ecology, water quality, water purification, pollution, aquatic, ecosystem, bibliography, http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/citation-in-internetlist-2moscow.html **Публикации по экологии, доступные в библиотеках России, Украины, Беларуси: http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/blog-post_4719.html **Публикации в библиотеках РФ и др. стран. Гидробиология. Экология, науки об окружающей среде, биология. Публикации д.б.н.С.А.Остроумова. http://www.scribd.com/doc/62244681/ **Публикации в ГПНТБ. Биология.Экология.Науки об окруж. среде.Публикации д.б.н., автора открытия С.А.Остроумова, МГУ: http://www.scribd.com/doc/76774840/ ** Useful list of sites. Were mentioned at Twitter. В Твиттере.Список сайтов. экология, науки об окружающей среде, биология; List of sites: ecology, environmental science, biology: 57 pages; 21 Sept 2011; http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/useful-list-of-sites-were-mentioned-at.html ** Innovative book on environmental toxicology. Entitled: Biological Effects of Surfactants. Content: biological effects of detergents on microorganisms, plants, invertebrate animals. New hazards of chemicals. Comments, FAQ in English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Swedish, Norwegian, Arabic http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/innovative-book-on-environmental.html ** In English, French, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, German: innovations in environmental science, ecology, water safety, ecotoxicology: http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/english-french-japanese-chinese.html ** 環境科學,生態學,水安全,生態毒理學的創新:Chinese trad. http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/chinese-trad.html ** 环境科学,生态学,水安全,生态毒理学的创新: http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/webin-chinese-simp.html ** Innovazioni in scienze ambientali, l'ecologia, la sicurezza delle acque, ecotossicologia: Messaggi, innovazioni, ambientali, scienza, sicurezza dell'acqua, ecotossicologia, ecologia, limnologia, oceanografia biologica, acquatico, acqua dolce, la depurazione, la qualità dell'acqua, nuovo, Mytilus edulis, Crassostrea gigas, Thalassiosira pseudonana, Synechococcus, Fagopyrum esculentum, Oryza sativa, biologico, rischi, l'inquinamento, l'uomo-made, l'impatto, la tossicità, tensioattivi, detergenti, sostanze inquinanti, cambio di paradigma, le scoperte, le ostriche, cozze marine, acquacoltura, bivalvi, molluschi, trattamento delle acque, http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/innovazioni-in-scienze-ambientali.html ** More than 1,000 views and reads of these posts on environmental science, during one day http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/more-than-1000-views-and-reads-of-these.html ** Citation of a Moscow University ecologist, environmental sciences, ecology, water quality, http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/10/citation-of-moscow-university-ecologist.html **
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  7. Many thanks to Architect of the Capitol personnel, who have been at work with Library staff throughout the storm conducting regular inspections and monitoring for any problems. We are happy to report that all Library collections are safe and sound.
  8. As Hurricane Sandy arrives in DC, we are joining other federal agencies in again CLOSING all Library of Congress buildings tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 30, and canceling all scheduled events. Once again, please stay indoors ... and stay safe.
  9. Just another reminder that, along with other DC federal agencies, all Library of Congress buildings will be CLOSED today, Monday, Oct. 29, and all scheduled events CANCELED due to the expected hazardous weather from Hurricane Sandy. Please stay safe and dry.
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  13. Founder’s Day Concert: Morton Subotnick’s “LUCY, Song and Dance, an opera without words” with soprano Joan LaBarbara, multimedia artist Lillevan & violinist Todd Reynolds, Coolidge Auditorium, Tue. Oct. 30, 8 pm FREE: tickets required.
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