Scientists at Lomonosov Moscow State University have developed and begun testing an environmentally friendly method for cleaning the seabed of the Black Sea from fuel oil using natural aeration — saturating the water with air.
The method aims to lift fuel oil fragments from the bottom to the surface, where they can be safely collected. According to Kalmykov, fuel oil on the seabed poses the greatest environmental threat, especially with the onset of warming, when it may disperse. The proposed solution allows the use of natural mechanisms to bring pollutants to the surface, minimizing additional intervention in the marine environment. The technology is already being tested in real conditions.
In parallel, scientists from Moscow State University and other scientific institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences are participating in meetings of the government commission to eliminate the consequences of the oil spill in the Kerch Strait. Among the proposed solutions are robots, absorbents, and special biopreparations. At a meeting in Anapa earlier this year with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, proposals for comprehensive environmental rehabilitation of the water area were considered.
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