Controlling the composition of seawater is critical to maintaining the health of marine ecosystems, protection of marine resources and ensuring human safety. Seawater is a complex solution, containing various substances, as natural, and of anthropogenic origin.
Why is it necessary to control the composition of seawater??
- Assessment of water quality: Control allows you to assess the quality of sea water and its compliance with established standards.
- Pollution monitoring: Helps detect and identify contaminants, визначити їх концентрацію та динаміку поширення.
- Охорона екосистем: Контроль сприяє збереженню морських екосистем, запобіганню негативному впливу забруднення на морських організмів.
- Захист здоров’я людини: Контроль забезпечує безпеку використання морських ресурсів для відпочинку, рибальства та інших видів діяльності.
- Прогнозування змін: It allows predicting changes in water quality under the influence of various factors, such as climate change, anthropogenic load, etc.
What parameters are monitored?
Control of seawater composition covers a wide range of parameters, in particular:
- Physical properties: Temperature, salinity, density, color, turbidity.
- Chemical composition: Content of dissolved substances (of salt, trace elements, organic substances), heavy metals, oil products, pesticides, radionuclides.
- Biological indicators: Quantity and species composition of phyto- and zooplankton, bacteria, viruses, other microorganisms.
- Microbiological indicators: Presence and number of pathogenic bacteria.
Control methods:
Various methods are used to control the composition of seawater, in particular:
- Selection of samples: Water samples are taken at different depths and locations to obtain representative information.
- Laboratory studies: Various analyzes are carried out to determine physical and chemical, biological and microbiological parameters.
- Remote methods: Use of satellites, airplanes and other means to obtain information about the state of sea water in large areas.
- Automatic monitoring systems: Installation of special devices, which automatically measure and transmit data on water quality.
The importance of control:
Control of the composition of sea water is important for:
- Preservation of marine ecosystems: Pollution prevention and biodiversity conservation.
- Ensuring sustainable use of marine resources: Rational use of marine resources to meet the needs of society.
- Protection of human health: Ensuring the safety of the use of marine resources for recreation, рибальства та інших видів діяльності.
Систематичний та комплексний контроль складу морської води є запорукою здоров’я морських екосистем та безпеки людини.
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