Intrareservoir accumulation processes in river - water reservoir system and influence thereof on makeup and properties of river water

The investigation is concerned with the volga river cascade water reservoir. The object of investigation is development of novel methods of assessing the anthropogenic effect on ecological systems and evaluation of the effectiveness of nature protection arrangements from the viewpoint of biogeochemistry. The researchers have theoretically generalized and solved a critical scientific problem, that is, revelation of the regularities of accumulation of organic substance and chemical elements in large water reservoirs and the influence thereof on the makeup and qualities of river waters. Solution to the problem of the above said accumulative processes makes it possible to take more comprehensive measures for protecting water reservoirs. The obtained results lay the biogeochemical foundation for ecological predictions. The methods of calculating the rate of accumulation of matter in water reservoirs have been used by the Hydraulic Engineering Committee in the course of development of arrangements aimed at eliminating the negative consequences of the accumulative processes in the Ivankovo water reservoirAvailable from VNTIC / VNTIC - Scientific & Technical Information Centre of RussiaSIGLERURussian Federatio