Laboratory of Hydrochemistry and Hydrogeology

Major research trends

Study of chemical content of water and bottom sediments in reservoirs of humid zone and it's change under the impact of natural and anthropogenic factors.

Development of the scientific basis for chemical monitoring of natural water bodies.

Study of acidification and eutrophication in natural reservoirs.

Experiments to define main causes of sewage water toxicity.

Main features of formation and distribution of subterranean waters in Karelia; perspectives of their economical use.

Monitoring of subterranean water quality.

Staff

Contact information

Official title: Northern Water Problems Institute of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Aleksander Nevsky st., 50
185030 Petrozavodsk,
Republic of Karelia
Russia
Contact phone(s): +7(8142)57-65-41
Fax: +7(8142)57-84-64
E-mail: ryzhakov@nwpi.krc.karelia.ru