Russian Academy of Sciences

Far East Branch

 

Sea Biology Institute

 

No.

Analyzed objects

Analyzed elements

Method

Instrumentation

1.

Sedimentary rocks

Microfauna

Scanning electron microscopy

Leo-430 scanning electron microscope

2

Sea animals and algae

Body and separate organs morphology

Scanning and transmission electron microscopy

Leo-430 scanning electron microscope

JEM-1008 and JEM-100B transmission electron microscopes

3

Minerals

Crystalline lattice structure

Diffraction analysis

JEM-100B transmission electron microscope

4

Biological objects

Ultrastructure

Immunohistochemical analysis of ferment localization in cells

JEM-1008 and JEM-100B transmission electron microscopes

5

Immunohistochemical and immunochemical analysis of neuromediator localization in cells

6

Minerals and basalts

Structure

Scanning electron microscopy

Leo-43 scanning electron microscope

7

Fats and lipids

Lipid content, peroxide number, iodine number, unsaponifiable, etc. content

*GOST-based standard procedures

*GOST-based standard instrumentation

8

Sea organisms and sediments, sea water

Hydrocarbons (oil, diesel fuel), polyaromatic hydrocarbons

Gas chromatography, chromato-mass-spectrometry

Shimadzu GC-9A and Shimadzu GC-14A gas chromatographs, Shimadzu QP-5050A chromato-mass-spectrometer

9

Macrobenthos and biofouling communities

Qualitative and quantitative characteristics of communities (species composition, biomass, population density, spatial structure)

Standard hydrobiological and ecological investigation methods using underwater equipment

Light and electron microscopy. Mathematical analysis of observations

10

Investigation of marine biological resources

11

Assessment of man-cased impact on marine ecosystems

12

Biological factors assessment of fishery and water areas

13

Optimization of technologies of the use of marine biological resources

14

Analysis of plankton microalgae and benthos communities

15

Assessment of water trophicity basing on phytoplankton

16

Biotoxicity assessment of sea waters basing on microalgae

17

Analysis of dinoflagellate cysts in surface sediments

18

Analysis of deleterious microalgae content in the water thickness and in sediments

19

Assessment of general and regional initial bioproductivity of sea water areas basing on microalgae

20

Advisory and informational services in the field of aquoculture and offshore bioresources, optimization of technological processes

Existing and new-established enterprises of offshore sea fishery and aquoculture

Dataware provided by own and remote data bases. Consulting aimed at increasing economic efficiency of biotechnological operations, prevention and decreasing of ecological damage.

Local computer network with an output on remote channels of information. Own data file of aquoculture and offshore bioresources

*Note: GOST -- All-Union State Standard

Chief of analytical subdivisions of the Sea Biology Institute, FEB RAS,

Andrei B. Imbs, Candidate of Chemical Sciences, deputy director, chief of laboratory of comparative biochemistry

17, Palchevskiy St., Vladivostok, 690041

Tel.: (4232) 31-09-05, (4232 )31-73-39

Fax: (4232) 31-09-00

E-mail: inmarbio@mail.primorye.ru