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Water-Quality Monitoring in Russian Rivers:
Results of a Case Study on the Pollution
Situation of the Rivers Moskva and Oka
T. Gremm\ A. Heidt\ F. Frimmel\ V. Yashin2, A. Mytryukhin 2 , V. Rainin2
I Engler-Bunte-Institute of the University of Karlsruhe, Water Chemistry Division,
Engler-Bunte-Ring I, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany. e-mail:
fritz.frimmel@ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de Tel: +49 721 6082580. Fax: +49 721 6087051
2 VNIIGiM All-Russian Research Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Land
Reclamation, 44 B. Akademicheskaya, Moscow 127550, Russia. e-mail:
vniigim@mailru.com. TellFax: +7 095 9764645
Abstract
Results of a systematic study on the water quality in the Moskva River and Oka
River in western Russia are presented. The goal of the study was (1) to implement
a water-quality survey concept, (2) to identify major pollutants and pollution
sources, and (3) to study the influence of the Moskva River on the water quality in
the Oka River. The results show that ammonium, phosphate, nitrate, AOX, and
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (P AH) are the major pollutants in both rivers.
The Moskva River is significantly polluted. Concentrations of the pollutants
exceed the corresponding water-quality targets by factors up to 14. The Oka River
before the inflow of the Moskva River is fairly polluted. The water quality of the
Oka River is strongly influenced by inputs of pollutants from the Moskva River.
Longitudinal concentration profiles and multivariate data evaluation indicate
insufficiently treated municipal wastewater from the Moscow area as the major
pollution source in the studied river systems. With the results of the study, a basis
for the effective implementation of measures for the improvement and protection
of the water quality in the Moskva River and Oka River has been established.
H. Rubin / P. Nachtnebel / 1. Fuerst / U. Shamir
Preserving the Quality of Our Water Resources
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002
Water-Quality Monitoring in Russian Rivers:
Results of a Case Study on the Pollution
Situation of the Rivers Moskva and Oka
T. Gremm\ A. Heidt\ F. Frimmel\ V. Yashin2, A. Mytryukhin 2 , V. Rainin2
I Engler-Bunte-Institute of the University of Karlsruhe, Water Chemistry Division,
Engler-Bunte-Ring I, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany. e-mail:
fritz.frimmel@ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de Tel: +49 721 6082580. Fax: +49 721 6087051
2 VNIIGiM All-Russian Research Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Land
Reclamation, 44 B. Akademicheskaya, Moscow 127550, Russia. e-mail:
vniigim@mailru.com. TellFax: +7 095 9764645
Abstract
Results of a systematic study on the water quality in the Moskva River and Oka
River in western Russia are presented. The goal of the study was (1) to implement
a water-quality survey concept, (2) to identify major pollutants and pollution
sources, and (3) to study the influence of the Moskva River on the water quality in
the Oka River. The results show that ammonium, phosphate, nitrate, AOX, and
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (P AH) are the major pollutants in both rivers.
The Moskva River is significantly polluted. Concentrations of the pollutants
exceed the corresponding water-quality targets by factors up to 14. The Oka River
before the inflow of the Moskva River is fairly polluted. The water quality of the
Oka River is strongly influenced by inputs of pollutants from the Moskva River.
Longitudinal concentration profiles and multivariate data evaluation indicate
insufficiently treated municipal wastewater from the Moscow area as the major
pollution source in the studied river systems. With the results of the study, a basis
for the effective implementation of measures for the improvement and protection
of the water quality in the Moskva River and Oka River has been established.
H. Rubin / P. Nachtnebel / 1. Fuerst / U. Shamir
Preserving the Quality of Our Water Resources
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002