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Petroleum hydrocarbons in sediments of the Georgian Black Sea coast

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General  
Data holding centreScientific, Research Firm "GAMMA"
CountryGeorgia  Georgia
Time period2001
OngoingNo
Geographical area

Georgian Black Sea coast

Observations 
Parameters

Concentration of other hydrocarbons in the water column; Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples

Instruments

Colorimeters; atomic absorption spectrometers

Description 
Summary

Intercomparison exercise was organized by IAEA Marine environmental Laboratory in Monaco in 2004, in the framework of GEF Black Sea Ecosystem Recovery Project PCU. Determination of chlorinated compounds and petroleum hydrocarbons in sediment test sample, trace metals Al As Cd Cr Cu Fe Hg Mn Ni PbV Zn in sediments and nutrients NO2, NH4, PO4, SiO2 in sea water are carried out. The report describes the results of analyses and the Z score of determinations.

OriginatorsScientific, Research Firm "GAMMA"
Availability 
OrganisationScientific, Research Firm "GAMMA"
AvailabilityOrganisation
ContactMr.Vakhtang Gvakharia (President of Scientific Research Firm GAMMA)
Address

Scientific, Research Firm "GAMMA"
17A , Guramishvili av. 0192, Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi

0192
Georgia

Telephone(995) 899 50 44 933; (995 32) 33 02 74
Facsimile(995 32) 33 02 74
Emailv.gvakharia@gamma.ge
Administration 
Collating centreIv.Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Centre of Relations with UNESCO Oceanological Research Centre and GeoDNA (UNESCO)
Local identifier39014007
Global identifier1913
Last revised2009-02-01