ILES

river ecology

tap water

artesian wells

village wells

methods

about ILES

contact

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

We recommend to you

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 a broad range of scientists. It has sufficient office space and the infrastructure necessary to run projects
Ukrainian consultants with specialisation and experience in the fields of geography, radiology, chemistry etc.
Consultant (Germany) experienced in project performance, environmental resources management, international conventions, Water Framework Directive (a.o.), water quality modelling, river basin and ground water management 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

ILES is specialised on applied sciences of water and soil (to view analytical methods click here!) . Typical investigation methods are:

4. Fields of specialisation

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

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
Making photo illustrations and photo reports to journalistic materials,
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.

Our information is available on-line . Otherwise, we can send it through email or by post. 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

chlororganic compounds in tap water (why should you care about !!??)

nitrate and pesticides in village wells, the role of soil quality for water quality

express method for detection of nitrate contamination in village wells

quality aspects of artesian wells water, (as used from many people in bigger cities)

hints, news and articles from other sources; on drinking water in English or in Russian

b. information related to your environment

maps: drafts of maps showing the ecological state of small rivers in KIEV and Kiev "Oblast" (region)
results of a special monitoring program: Dnepr and Desna, which are sources for drinking water
proposals for a low budget monitoring, protocols for sampling and biological investigations (Russian sampling protocol and forms for biological investigation available!)
about chlororganic compounds in Ukrainian rivers
a report about the river Ob and oil pollution in Siberian swamps

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.