Ensuring the purity of water resources in the Don River basin

Uncontrolled levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which are prohibited for use under the POPs Convention, environmental concerns and, when applied on a large scale, will disrupt entire ecosystems. The identification their impact purity water resources is relevant and affects planning supply population economy, justification management measures redistribution within basin. aim research was to identify content hazardous pesticides in surface waters bodies river basin Don. data concentrations α-, γ-hexochlorocyclohexane (HCCH), dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT), dichloroethane (DDE), trifluralin, parathion methyl, karbofos, fosalon were analyzed bottom sediments. It noted that organochlorine (OCPs) found most places (up '100%) number samples sediments Don River. significant basin, including River, detection frequency active γ-HCCH detected more often than α-HCCH. In context projected increase fresh consumption River Basin, being discussed protect from pollution.