OREANDA-NEWS. September 28, 2010. SOCAR Ecology Department and Institute of Radiation Problems of ANAS continue joint scientific research works on studying the species composition and number of terrestrial invertebrates and measuring the radiation background in the areas of the Absheron Peninsula polluted by oil and oil products.

In continuation of the research works, the representatives of SOCAR and Institute of Radiation Problems of ANAS have recently measured the radiation background and took samples of polluted soil from the territory of the “Surakhany Oil Company”.

Species composition and number of invertebrates in the samples taken from oil-polluted lands will be studied in vitro. The study is planned to develop proposals for the bioremediation of oil polluted land in the territories. Ecological research works will be continued in other enterprises as well.