Ukrainian coasts of the Black and Azov seas

Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column; Date and time; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Concentration of other hydrocarbons in the water column; Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column; Pesticide concentrations in water bodies; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in the water column; Secchi disk depth; Dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration in the water column; Dissolved total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Temperature of the water column; Salinity of the water column; Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies; Concentration of inorganic sulphur species in the water column; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Horizontal spatial co-ordinates; Concentration of other organic contaminants in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Concentration of silicon species in the water column; Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column

Discrete water samplers; salinity sensor; pH sensors; colorimeters; atomic absorption spectrometers; titrators; balances and scales; spectrophotometers; X-ray fluorescence analysers; water temperature sensor

Task of investigations: The description of the modern state of the marine coastal zone hydrochemical regime and pollution. To develop and introduce the automated technology of marine water quality year-books preparation. Study of physical-chemical transformation processes for technogenic chemical substances within the Ukrainian coastal zone.

Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, Marine Branch
37, Prospekt Nauki
Kiev

03028
Ukraine