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 |
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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 |
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11 |
Assessment of man-cased impact on marine ecosystems |
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12 |
Biological factors assessment of fishery and water areas |
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13 |
Optimization of technologies of the use of marine biological resources |
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14 |
Analysis of plankton microalgae and benthos communities |
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15 |
Assessment of water trophicity basing on phytoplankton |
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16 |
Biotoxicity assessment of sea waters basing on microalgae |
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17 |
Analysis of dinoflagellate cysts in surface sediments |
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18 |
Analysis of deleterious microalgae content in the water thickness and in sediments |
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19 |
Assessment of general and regional initial bioproductivity of sea water areas basing on microalgae |
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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