Environmental Issues of the Black Sea

The Romanian NERVA space project, aimed at building and using a small rocket launcher for injecting nanosatellites into a LEO, requires the establishment of a secure launching area. The first candidate is on the western coast of the Black Sea and the candidate launching and flight corridor is the west-east vector above the sea. A series of ecological and safety challenges appear due to the high population density of the regions close to the sea-shores of the Black Sea; they must be catalogued and securely solved, before any space activity above the Black Sea begins. The main challenges of such an endeavor are analyzed henceforth and several solutions that fall within the scope of a recent research activity of the NERVA team are proposed.

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Approach to conservation of irregular stone masonry based on archaeological excavations in the Black Sea basin

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20184900117 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 49 ◽

pp. 00117 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wojciech Terlikowski ◽

Kacper Wasilewski ◽

Ewa Sobczyńska ◽

Martyna Gregoriou-Szczepaniak

Keyword(s):

Black Sea ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Archaeological Site ◽

International Standards ◽

Stone Masonry ◽

The Black Sea ◽

Masonry Structures ◽

Atmospheric Conditions ◽

Crimean Peninsula ◽

Archaeological Excavations

The article presents and describes the methodology of conservation of masonry structures that are architectural monuments discovered as part of the work carried out during archaeological excavations. The authors' experiences presented in the article result from many years of cooperation between the Faculty of Civil Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology, the National Museum in Warsaw and the Antiquity of Southeastern Europe Research Center at the University of Warsaw. Examples of preserved masonry structures come from excavations located in the Black Sea area - from the archaeological site in Tyritake in Kerch on the Crimean Peninsula and Tanais near Rostov-on-Don in Russia. Works on masonry structures located in the area of archaeological excavations are characterized by a unique specificity covering both formal issues, resulting from international standards and agreements regulating the conservation of historic buildings, as well as technical and environmental issues. The basic technical issues include ensuring the safety of further excavation works, protection of masonry structures against the destructive effects of atmospheric conditions and preparing the structure for possible exhibition in archaeological parks organized on the site of excavations. Environmental issues relate to local, social and economic conditions. The article presents the procedures that should be used in the conservation of these types of structures and presents the specific technological and material solutions used in the presented objects.

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COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE BLACK SEA VIA INTERNET TECHNOLOGY

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-2001-2-1119 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 2001 (2) ◽

pp. 1119-1120 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kay Thompson ◽

Melissa Lapsa

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Black Sea ◽

Oil Spill ◽

Web Site ◽

Task Force ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Internet Technology ◽

The Black Sea ◽

Oak Ridge ◽

The Web

ABSTRACT The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of International Affairs has been joined by an interagency task force to undertake a program in the Black Sea region called the “Black Sea Environmental Initiative.” The objectives of the task force are to support the countries of the region to address significant Black Sea environmental issues, including oil spill response and prevention. Working with delegates from Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine, DOE and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) coordinated a workshop on a regional oil spill emergency response system for the Black Sea on September 14–17, 1999 in Odessa, Ukraine; DOE and the National Academy of Science, Ukraine cosponsored the workshop. The “Black Sea Environmental Information Center” Web site was unveiled at the Odessa workshop. Created by ORNL, the Web site ( http://pims.ed.ornl.gov/blacksea) facilitates information flow and dialog between the countries of the region. The Web site is intended to provide a comprehensive source for information on: Oil spill cleanup, monitoring, and related commercial technologies Scientists' requests for research partner Various countries' laws, regulations, and standards relating to the environmental condition of the Black Sea Publication of scientific papers and on-line discussions of these issue Individuals and companies working on Black Sea environmental issues The Web site also provides a real time chat capability where meetings are organized. Several meetings among regional officials have been conducted and planning is underway for the first real-time training session, which will be held in the next few months. The Web site also is host to a growing database of historical pollution testing data from research institutes around the Black Sea.

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Current Trends and Environmental Issues of the Black Sea Regional Development

Conservation of the Biological Diversity as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Development in the Black Sea Region ◽

10.1007/978-94-011-5114-6_3 ◽

1998 ◽

pp. 29-52

Author(s):

V. M. Kotlyakov ◽

A. F. Mandych

Keyword(s):

Regional Development ◽

Black Sea ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

The Black Sea ◽

Current Trends

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Communications and Data Exchange Via The Black Sea and Caspian Sea Environmental Information Center (http://pims.ed.ornl.gov)

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-2003-1-873 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 2003 (1) ◽

pp. 873-876

Author(s):

Marian K. (Kay) Thompson ◽

Melissa V. Lapsa ◽

Robert B. Shelton ◽

Kim R. Grubb

Keyword(s):

Black Sea ◽

Caspian Sea ◽

Web Site ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

The United States ◽

Environmental Information ◽

The Black Sea ◽

Oak Ridge ◽

Information Center ◽

The Web

ABSTRACT A U.S. interagency committee (including representatives from the U.S. Departments of Energy, Defense, Commerce, and State, and others) was formed to deal with Black Sea and Caspian Sea environmental issues. Oil tanker traffic is expected to increase significantly on the Black and Caspian Seas in the coming years, and the United States decided to address this issue, with the Department of Energy's (DOE s) Office of Policy and International Affairs taking the lead. The goal is to facilitate cooperation among the countries of the region to develop contingency plans should a spill occur. This is being done through a series of workshops held in the Black Sea countries and Kazakhstan and through the establishment of a regional information and communications center. The activity has strong support from the oil industry, whose representatives participate in all of the workshops. The Black Sea and Caspian Sea Environmental Information Center web site (http://pims.ed.ornl.gov), created by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for DOE, facilitates information flow and dialog between the countries of the region. The web site is intended to provide a comprehensive source for information onoil spill cleanup, monitoring, and related commercial technologies;scientists requests for research partners;the laws, regulations, and standards of various countries relating to the environmental condition of the seas;publication of scientific papers, and on-line discussions of these issues; andlists of individuals and companies working on Black Sea and Caspian Sea environmental issues. The web site also provides a real-time chat capability where meetings are organized. Several meetings among regional officials and scientists have been conducted by this means. The web site is also host to a growing database of historical pollution testing data from research institutes in the region.

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