The Role Water Content in the Forming of the Ecological Condition of the Rivers of Siverskyi Donets Basin
Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International 24(2): 83-93, 2020; Article no.JGEESI.56347 ISSN: 2454-7352 The Role Water Content in the Forming of the Ecological Condition of the Rivers of Siverskyi Donets Basin Natalia S. Loboda1* and Oksana V. Smalii1 1Department of Hydroecology and Water Research, Odessa State Environmental University, Odessa, Ukraine. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between both authors. Author OVS designed the study, performed the statistical analysis, wrote the protocol, wrote the first draft of the manuscript and managed the literature searches. Author NSL managed the analyses of the study. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JGEESI/2020/v24i230205 Editor(s): (1) Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari Islamic Azad University, Iran. Reviewers: (1) Antipas T. S. Massawe, University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. (2) Aba-Toumnou Lucie, University of Bangui, Central African Republic. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/56347 Received 09 February 2020 Short Research Article Accepted 15 April 2020 Published 18 April 2020 ABSTRACT Aims: The aim of the study is to determine the impact of the water content in the forming of the ecological condition of the rivers of Siverskyi Donets Basin (Ukraine) based on chemical and physico-chemical observations. Study Design: The ecological condition of rivers is determined by their water contents and anthropogenic loading. Therefore, this study focused on the identification of the main trends in the changes of the quality of river water in the conditions of global warming impact. Place and Duration of Study: The study addressed the industrial Chuhuiv, Zmiiv, Lysychansk cities located along the main river, the Udy River (discharges of municipal and industrial wastewater of the Kharkiv City), Kazennyi Torets, Kryvyi Torets, Bakhmutka (discharges of mine water from Donetsk coal basin) and Luhan (industrial and agricultural waste water) for 26 years from 1990 to 2015.
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