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Title: ASSESSMENT OF THE CHEPINSKA RIVER WATERS QUALITY THROUGH THE COMBINED USE OF DIFFERENT INDICES
ASSESSMENT OF THE CHEPINSKA RIVER WATERS QUALITY THROUGH THE COMBINED USE OF DIFFERENT INDICES

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Marian Varbanov; Kristina Gartsiyanova; Stefan Genchev; Gergana Mladenova
10.5593/sgem2023V/3.2/s12.05
10.5593/sgem2023v/3.2
1314-2704
978-619-7603-64-4
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•    Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE •    Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA
Hydrology and Water Resources
The article analyzes and evaluates the current status of the water quality of the Chepinska River. It is one of the main right-hand tributaries of the Maritsa River, and large settlements are located in its catchment area and active agricultural activity is carried out. They cause a strong anthropogenic impact and a significant change in water quality. The heterogeneous impact requires the assessment to be carried out by using a complex of indices that includes the Canadian Water Quality Index (CCME WQI), the Bavarian Pollution Index (CJ) and the water oxygen balance index used in the BENILUX countries. The assessment was made according to more than 10 chemical indicators, such as dissolved oxygen, ammonium nitrogen, electrical conductivity, BOD5 and others. The data were obtained from the National Water Monitoring System, at 4 points along the main river and its tributaries, for the period 2015-2022. The reference values for the maximum permissible concentration of polluting substances are in accordance with Regulation N-4 of 2012. Significant water pollution is observed after the settlements, as a result of waste water from urban sewage and agricultural activity. Poor water quality is mainly observed in local sections of the river course. In the lower reaches of the river, the water quality improves significantly.
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This research has been carried out in the frame of the project "Models of anthropogenic impact on the natural environment at river basin scale (ModAiNe)", funded by the National Science Fund, Ministry of Education and Science (Bulgaria), Competition for financial support for basic research projects – 2022 (Contract No КП-06-Н64/6, signed on 15.12.2022).
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23rd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2023, 28-30 November, 2023
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