The water dimensions of Russian – Ukrainian Conflict

Kitowski, Ignacy; Sujak, Agnieszka; Drygaś, Mariusz

doi:10.1016/j.ecohyd.2023.05.001

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“…Until the end of hostilities and the complete de-occupation of the entire territory of Ukraine, it is very difficult to assess the scale of the water infrastructure destruction and make suggestions on further trends in their restoration. However, based on today's global initiatives, the basic principles of sustainable development and the "build back better", it is possible to propose the main vectors for the subsequent post-war recovery and development of Ukraine's water infrastructure (Kitowski et al, 2023): -restoration and modernization of water management facilities, considering the environmental requirements of the European Union directives; -expansion of the centralized water supply and sanitation network, especially in rural areas; -reducing the share of traditional energy sources in the supply of water infrastructure and increasing the use of renewable energy sources; -equipping water infrastructure facilities with innovative technologies and introducing "smart" water management systems; -designing new water supply and sanitation systems, considering the introduction of water recycling practices.…”

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Principles of Water Infrastructure Management in Ensuring Sustainable Water Use in Ukraine

Mahats

2023

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The military actions in Ukraine significantly aggravate the problems of sustainable water resources management. Even in the pre-war period, the main funds of the drinking water supply and sanitation systems were characterized by an unsatisfactory technical condition, an extremely high percentage of wear and tear and required large capital investments. During the wartime, the water management infrastructure of Ukraine became the object of massive attacks by the Russian Federation, which led to catastrophic consequences, such as the destruction of critical infrastructure facilities, lack of population access to drinking water supply, contamination of drinking water sources, complications of the sanitary and epidemiological situation, which poses a significant threat to the health of the nation.The purpose of the article is to determine the current state, trends in the restoration and development of the water management infrastructure in Ukraine and the formation of the basic principles of its management to ensure sustainable water use in Ukraine. The methodological tools of the study were such approaches and methods as a systematic approach, methods of system-structural analysis and synthesis, comparison and generalization, economic and statistical methods.

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Principles of Water Infrastructure Management in Ensuring Sustainable Water Use in Ukraine

Mahats

2023

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“…Перелічені фактори негативно впливають не тільки на водні об'єкти Південного регіону України, але і на усі водні об'єкти країни. На даний час зупинити процеси антропогенного навантаження на водні ресурси не є можливим через військовий стан на території країни (Fogarty & Collie, 2020;Kitowski et al, 2023). Моніторинг санітарногігієнічної оцінки якості гідроекологічного стану водойм допоможе у боротьбі із проблемою забруднення водойм, є актуальним та своєчасним (Holm et al, 2020;Mullasseri & Kurup, 2022).…”

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Monitoring of individual indicators of safety and quality of water and fish of Khadzhibey estuary

Holubenko,

Tarasenko

2023

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Water significantly influences the quality and safety of fish because it is the environment for the life and cultivation of fish. A study of hydrochemical and microbiological indicators of the water of Khadzhibey estuary was conducted; the content of heavy metals in it was determined. In the Khadzhibey estuary, from 2022 to 2023, the water acidity indicator was stable, did not exceed the established hygienic standards for fish farms, and was within the range of 7.6 ± 0.4–8.4 ± 0.3 mg/L, which completely meets the requirements for fish farming. The maximum salinity in the estuary is observed in summer and is 15 % higher compared to winter and spring indicators. The water type of the estuary is mixed with moderate mineralization. It was established that the zinc content in water samples from the estuary exceeds the maximum permissible concentration by 2.6 %. The content of Cadmium, Lead, Copper, and Mercury is constant and does not exceed the maximum allowable concentration for fish farms. An increase in zinc content in water is a stress factor and affects the quality of fish meat. The research results showed that the content of mesophilic aerobic and facultative anaerobic organisms does not exceed the maximum permissible level in muscle tissue cultures of common carp and round bull caught by commercial fishing from the Khadzhibey estuary. Escherichia coli bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, and pathogenic microorganisms were not detected in the samples of the fish subject to the study. According to the microbiological indicators of water and fish, common carp and Round goby caught by industrial fishing in the Khadzhibey estuary are safe and allowed for further consumption by humans and animals.

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