The influence of the salinity of the biotransformation of policyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the sediments Amur estuary

Stukova O. Yu.

In the scientific word, the influence of microbiological processes, occurring in the sediments on the forcing of water quality in the Amur estuary is under consideration. Because of the biotransformation of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the sediment, soluble organic substances of different degrees of toxicity enter the equatic environment cousing secondary pollution. These substances act as factors of ecological risk for the development the planktonic and berrthic communities in the coastral marine waters.

Keywords:sediments, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Amur River estuary, bacteriobenthos.