Environmental impact assessment of the obsolete pesticide dumps located in the belarusian part of the Zapadnaya Dvina river basin

The article presents an assessment of the environmental impact of obsolete pesticide dumps located in the Belarusian part of the Western Dvina river basin (Postavy, Gorodok and Verkhnedvinsk pesticide dumps). The study focuses on identifying the migration of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kuzmin, Saveli, Babko, Aliaksei
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://elib.bsu.by/handle/123456789/293523
https://doi.org/10.34858/spg.18.2021.005
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Summary:The article presents an assessment of the environmental impact of obsolete pesticide dumps located in the Belarusian part of the Western Dvina river basin (Postavy, Gorodok and Verkhnedvinsk pesticide dumps). The study focuses on identifying the migration of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from pesticide dumps to groundwater and soil, as well as assessing the potential risk of transboundary transport of pollutants by the waters of the Western Dvina River.