Condition of the Seym River water deteriorates again: what ecologists have found (photos)

The water quality has worsened in the Seym River in Sumy region. There is a noticeable foreign odor, turbidity is present, and the oxygen level has dropped to a critical level.

This was reported by the State Environmental Inspection in Sumy region.

On September 16, the State Environmental Inspection conducted a scheduled sampling of the Seym River near the villages of Manukhivka, Chaplyshchi, Chumakove, Khizhky, Mutyn, Korolky, and in the city of Putivl in Sumy region.

"According to preliminary results of measurements of the water's composition and properties, the level of dissolved oxygen in the Seym River in Manukhivka, Chaplyshchi, Chumakove, Putivl and Korolky has again decreased to critical levels, with oxygen content falling below 1 mg O2/dm³ (the norm is at least 4 mg O2/dm³)," the inspection stated.

They noted that the deterioration of water quality in the Seym River was evident at all sampling sites. There is a noticeable foreign odor, and water turbidity is present. The water level across the river's entire basin has dropped by an average of 10 cm.

The inspection added that final results of the laboratory analyses will be released as soon as they are completed.

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