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Here is what ILES can offer:

1. Project works

  • Project preparation: site visits, gathering information, writing project proposals, project presentation; Project implementation, organisation and management

  • Scientific project work and assistance

  • Reporting in English, German, French, Russian, Ukrainian

2. Project partners

  • as partner organisation: the Centre of Ecological Monitoring of Ukraine (CEMU), funded by the Ministry of Environment and the National T.S. University in Kiev. CEMU is independent and self-financed and has registered various scientists.

  • Ukrainian consultants with specialisation and experience in the fields of geography, radiology, chemistry etc.

3. Technical equipment for specialised, non-routine investigations and field studies as (among others)

 expedition vehicle echography, GPS
 diving equipment underwater video
 field measurements equipment ground water sampling equipment

4. Fields of specialisation

  •    ecological analyses in various ecosystems
  •   eutrophication studies, bio-indication, toxicity tests
  •   investigation of drinking water and waste water problems
  •    physical/chemical in-situ measurements in ground and surface waters
  •    determination of organic and inorganic load in water and soil
  •    special diving investigation and under water documentation (echography, video)

5. Special professional support

  • Working with GIS and GIS-based models for simulation of scenarios like land use changes, river basin management for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive, climate change scenarios etc.

  • Preparation of information and analytical materials concerning the environment for different mass-media

  • Giving consultations to journalists specialising on environmental topics.

  • Providing trainings and workshops on environmental investigation methods in cooperation with the Centre of Ecological Monitoring of Ukraine, CEMU

6. General aims

First of all, ILES wants to contribute information on the state of environment in Ukraine. Target groups are

  • citizens of Ukraine caring about their health and the state of environment

  • scientists and students around the world having an interest to learn about environmental problems in Ukraine and to view investigation results

  • members of the scientific community looking for partners ready to co-operate in international and national projects.

If you don't find what you are looking for, please write us an email or describe your wishes and proposals in our request-form in English, Ukrainian, Russian, German or French. Information that is available (on request) through email in several languages is listed in ecological studies/results in Ukraine: academic publications, expertises & articles.

7. Contents details

a.    aspects of drinking water quality - problems you should know about

b.    information related to your environment

Of course, our website will not answer all questions, but we can offer our help to answer plenty of questions.

We look forward to hearing from you: Dr. Michael Hoffmann (Tel. ++38 098 955 8916), Alexander Galagan.
                              

How to start

The two biggest health-related problems are chlororganic compounds in the cities and very high nitrate concentrations in the village wells. This homepage will give you a first concrete overview and contribute to a better information especially on raw and drinking water and many other factors having an influence on the problem.


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