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TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION – CASE OF NATURAL EASTERN BORDER OF ROMANIA - PRUT RIVER

Cornelia Elena Tureac, Anca Gabriela Turtureanu, Carmen Cretu, Aurica Grigore, Georgeta Modiga, Mariana Trandafir

Abstract

This paper highlights the fact that environmental issues in the border regions are numerous. These problems in border regions are endemic to many countries. At global scale of the whole planet, the importance of transboundary pollution of the air, water, soil is far from negligible (according to reports submitted to the UN). Almost 50\% of our planet earth (excluding Antarctica) is located in international water collection tanks. In this area about 40\% of world’s population lives, stretching over more than 200 river basins with multi-national journey.The authors aim to analyze transboundary pollution whit a significant adverse environmental impacts and resulting in either a change in the air, water, soil caused by human activity, either physically speaking the genesis of water is located in an area totally under other jurisdiction (such effects include effects that have implications for human health and the protection of flora, fauna, air, climate, etc.). In the Prut river basin area are monitored a number of over 150 major pollution sources and in average the final effluent discharged directly into the envoys. Managing transboundary waters of the Prut river are involving joint efforts of the riparian countries (Moldova - Romania, Moldova - Ukraine) and is regulated by international conventions.

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