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Biogenic substances amount exceeds norms in Kur,Araz rivers

4 March 2015 14:20 (UTC+04:00)
Biogenic substances amount exceeds norms in Kur,Araz rivers

By Amina Nazarli

The National Monitoring Department on Environment of the Environment and Natural Resources Ministry of Azerbaijan has conducted a monitoring on the rivers Kur and Araz in the third decade of February.

The monitoring was aimed to study the level of pollution of the rivers and their branches, AzerTac state news agency reported.

The monitoring results revealed that the water flow due to the impact of untreated waste water and sewage industry dropped on the territory of Georgia and Armenia to the water, the amount of biogenic substances in the Kur River and its tributaries is much higher than normal.

The level of phenol and copper in the water has exceeded the norm in Aghstafachay River either, according to the ministry.

A similar situation was observed in the Aghstafachay reservoir, Shikhli-2, as well as Araz River - Horadiz, Birinji Shahsevan, Bahramtapa points.

The oxygen regime of water at all points ranges within health standards.

The Ministry regularly conducts monitoring and studies of the two rivers and often the results are not encouraging.

The amount of nutrients, the composition of specific contaminants of phenol and copper compounds have exceeded the norm repeatedly over the years, and the situation has not changed so far.

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