Assessment of ecological condition of surface water bodies. A case-study of the Northern Basin Management Area, Armenia

The work studies the features of the current hydromorphological, hydrobiological and physicochemical elements of surface water bodies in the Northern Basin Management Area (BMA) and their water-ecological problems, taking into account the impact of mining. The purpose of the work is to carry out investigative monitoring, to identify the quality of the water bodies in the study area at the given time and in the given place, and to assess the effects of the mining industry on water quality. The results of the integrated environmental and water resource studies into the current condition of the surface water bodies in the Northern BMA, which is of great strategic importance for Armenia, are presented. The obtained results have an important scientific and practical significance as they enable an integrated review of the environmental and economic studies of the current situation in the Northern BMA.

Frunzikyan H. B., Margaryan V. G., Karyan V. H., Asatryan V. L. Assessment of ecological condition of surface water bodies. A case-study of the Northern Basin Management Area, Armenia. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2024;(9):99-116. DOI: 10.25018/0236_ 1493_2024_9_0_99.

The work was carried out within the framework of the EU4Environment– Water Resources and Environmental Data Program.

H.B. Frunzikyan, Chief Specialist, e-mail: h.frunzikyan@mail.ru, «Environmental Impact Expertise Center» SNCO, Ministry of Environment, Yerevan, Armenia,
V.G. Margaryan, Cand. Sci. (Geogr.), Associate Professor, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia, e-mail: vmargaryan@ysu.am, Scopus ID: 57212405659, ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3498-0564,
V.H. Karyan, Head of Soil, Sediment and Hydrobiological Monitoring Services, «Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center» SNCO, Ministry of Environment, Yerevan, Armenia, e-mail: vhkaryan@gmail.com,
V.L. Asatryan, PhD, Leading Researcher, The Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology of NAS RA, Yerevan, Armenia, e-mail: asatryanvardan@gmail.com, Scopus ID: 57188663566, ORCID: 0000-0002-1477-5742.

V.G. Margaryan, e-mail: vmargaryan@ysu.am.

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