Assessment of the Anthropogenic Load on Water Bodies of the Ob–Irtysh Interfluve: Inventory of Pollution Sources, Comparative Analysis of Direct and Indirect Impacts
Journal: Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk Seriya Geograficheskaya
Year: 2023

Anthropogenic load was assessed using two groups of indicators of direct (organized) and indirect (diffuse) impacts on the example of small rivers in the closed region of the Ob−Irtysh interfluve. Among the many assessment methods, those that have been tested in geographic and hydrological studies have been selected. Detailing and verification of the results of the assessment was carried out using remote sensing, field research, chemical-analytical and statistical methods. The assessment showed