Open AccessConditions of Surface Waters on an Urbanized Territory (the Kislovodsk Resort as a Study Case)
Author(s) -
I. S. Pomelyayko
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
vodnoe hozâjstvo rossii: problemy, tehnologii, upravlenie/vodnoe hozâjstvo rossii : problemy, tehnologii, upravlenie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-8253
pISSN - 1999-4508
DOI - 10.35567/1999-4508-2011-5-6
Subject(s) - environmental science , pollution , water resource management , hydrology (agriculture) , pollutant , water quality , water supply , geography , environmental protection , physical geography , environmental engineering , geology , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology
The paper gives the data on the conditions of the rivers flowing on the territories of Federal level resort of Kislovodsk. The degree and character of their pollution have been assessed. The main sources of pollutants supply have been identified and analyzed as well as designated on the town’s map. Dynamics of the dramatic deterioration of the river water quality has been analyzed with the Belaya River as a study case. Anthropogenic origin of the most of pollutions has been stated.