Autor: Rauf V. Galiulin

Dr. Vladimir N. Bashkin is a professor at the Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science RAS in Russia. He was graduated from the Biology-Soil department of Moscow State University in 1971, where in 1975 he was awarded a Ph D, and in 1987, a Doctor of Science degree. His research areas include environmental risk assessment, biogeochemistry, gas industry, urban ecology, and trans-boundary pollution. He has authored more than 20 books, including Modern Biogeochemistry and Environmental Chemistry: Asian Lessons (published by Kluwer), and more than 100 papers. Dr. Rauf V. Galiulin is leading researcher of the Institute of fundamental problems of biology RAS, doctor of geographical sciences. He graduated from Samarkand state university.  His main research interests are geoecology and biogeochemistry. He is the author of more than 10 books and 100 articles.