Azerbaijani Ecology Ministry: Water consumption in Kura River increased

The Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry held regular monitoring of pollution in the transboundary Kura and Araz Rivers during the third decade of July, the ministry told Trend News today. During the third decade of July, watar consumption in the Kura River increased by 5 cubic meters per second to 163 cubic meters per second.

The monitoring found that phenol and copper are strong pollutants. Biogenic substances exceeded the norm at points where the river is subjected to transboundary contamination in Georgia and Armenia. Water consumption in the Araz River was 165 cubic meters per second. The water's oxygen regime at all points remained at the corridor of 5.20-6.00 milligrams per liter.


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