Hydrochemical indicators of eutrophication
Sep 2005-Sep 2010
Aquatic chemistry can reveal important changes in the trophic status of freshwater ecosystems. In this project, supervised by an incredible hydrologist Prof. Bernikova T., I identified key chemical components which indicated deteriorating water quality and risks of eutrophication in the large oligotrophic Lake Vištytis/Озеро Виштынецкое (Russain part).
Skills
Fieldwork in Russia and the UK (part of the team)
Field laboratories.
Aquatic chemistry analysis. Mass spectrometry and spectrophotometry.
Simulation of temperature, oxygen, phytoplankton and nutrients vertical profiles in lakes
Modelling of river flow dynamics
GIS Software: ArcGIS
Teaching and demonstrating to undergraduate students. I confidently work with relatively large groups (up to 120 students).