Assessment of water quality of Shlinsky reservoir by hydrochemical indicators

Abstract

The paper presents the main results of assessing the water quality of the Shlinsky reservoir for the period 2015-2019. Based on the analysis of hydrochemical data obtained by standard chemical methods, according to 22 indicators. Monitoring of the reservoir water quality until 2021 was carried out by the Dubna Ecoanalytic Laboratory. The Shlinsky reservoir is located on the border of the Tver and Novgorod regions, is part of the Vyshnevolotsk water system. The reservoir provides releases for the needs of energy, water transport and improvement of water supply in Moscow. As a result of the study, priority pollutants were identified, the water quality of the reservoir was assessed based on the results of calculating the water pollution index (WPI) and the specific combinatorial index of water pollution (SCIWP). It is shown that there is no significant anthropogenic impact on the ecosystem of a water body. The water quality of the reservoir is assessed as "moderately polluted" water (according to the value of the water pollution index) and slightly polluted - polluted water (according to the value of the specific combinatorial index of water pollution).