Georgia, Armenia still pollute transboundary rivers

 The National Monitoring Department on Environment of the Ecology and Natural Ministry conducted the next monitoring for the third decade of December with the purpose to review the pollution level of Kura and Aras transboundary rivers, as well as transboundary tributaries of them.

Water consumption in Kura river held 139 m3/sec in the third decade of December, decreasing 3 m3/sec in relation to the second decade of December. According to the results of the monitorings, the amount of bio substances in Kura river was considerably more than norm due to domestic wastes and slops of industrial enterprises discharged directly to water objects without purification from the territories of Georgia and Armenia. Phenols and copper compounds as specific contaminants in the water composition exceeded the admissible turbidity level.

In this regard phenols and copper compounds surpassed the admissible turbidity level fourfold and thrice in Shikli-2, and Agstafachay settlements, while twice and thrice in Agstafachay reservoir respectively. According to the outcomes of the monitorings conducted in the third decade of December, phenols and copper compounds outnumbered the admissible turbidity level thrice and four times in Horadiz settlement, while twice and thrice in I Shahsevan and Bahramtapa settlements respectively regarding Aras river. The water oxygen regime vacillated within the sanitary norm in all settlements containing 5.50-6.74 mg/l.


/Today.Az/