Evaluation Of Algalization Method Efficiency For Water Bodies To Ensure Safe Water Transport Operation
Abstract
This study addresses the problem of water body pollution and the negative impact of anthropogenic eutrophication on aquatic ecosystems. Eutrophication not only deteriorates the ecological situation in water bodies but also creates significant obstacles for efficient and safe water transport operations, causing blockages and damage to vessel mechanisms. To prevent such risks, biological rehabilitation of water bodies through algalization is proposed to reduce pollutant levels and prevent cyanobacterial blooms. Discussions surrounding the effectiveness of the algalization method are examined. The experience of algalization application in the Kozhukhovsky backwater of the Moscow River using green microalgae representative — Chlorella kessleri strain VKPM A1-11 ARW — is described. Algalization results are evaluated based on structural and functional characteristics of phytoplankton and phycocyanin content — a pigment characteristic of cyanobacteria. Phycocyanin possesses unique optical properties and is used for monitoring cyanobacterial biomass. Within the framework of this research, phycocyanin measurements were conducted in the Moscow River waters using the Aqua TROLL 600 multiparameter probe.
About the Authors
M. A. Masalova
St. Petersburg Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Masalova Maria Aleksandrovna - Junior Research Associate
199034, St. Petersburg, Universitetskaya Embankment, 5
AuthorID: 1289735
Sh. R. Pozdnyakov
Russian State Hydrometeorological University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pozdnyakov Shamil Raufovich - Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Director of the Institute for Continental Water Bodies Research
19200779, St. Petersburg, Voronezhskaya Street, 79
N. A. Politaeva
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Politaeva Nataliya Anatolyevna - Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the School of Hydraulic and Power Engineering
195251, St. Petersburg, Politekhnicheskaya Street, 29
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Masalova M.A., Pozdnyakov Sh.R., Politaeva N.A. Evaluation Of Algalization Method Efficiency For Water Bodies To Ensure Safe Water Transport Operation. Moscow Transport. Science and Designn. 2025;(3):20-30. (In Russ.)
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