Open AccessEffects of Main Pollution Sources on Parameters of Water Quality of the Prut River Within the Limits of Chernivtsi in the Last Seven Years and Consequent Environmental Impacts
Author(s) -
Veronika Hrytsku,
I.P. Hrytsku-Andriyesh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
present environment and sustainable development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2284-7820
pISSN - 1843-5971
DOI - 10.1515/pesd-2016-0003
Subject(s) - water quality , pollution , environmental science , quality (philosophy) , environmental protection , natural (archaeology) , water resource management , geography , river pollution , environmental resource management , environmental planning , ecology , biology , archaeology , philosophy , epistemology
The results of the Prut River water quality monitoring in the last 7 years are dealt with. Attention is paid to situation of water quality worsening and to the reasons that caused it. Application of the method of water quality index’s integrated assessment has confirmed that it is not solely the degree of anthropogenic impact that affects the water quality, but also the effects of natural factors