We investigated water quality and diversity of organisms on the territory of Slovakia on the river Laborec and on the territory of Ukraine on the river Uh.
STOROZHNYTSIA
Uzh river near the Ukrainian-Slovak border in the north-eastern part of Storozhnytsia village, Zakarpattia Region. The width of the riverbed is 40-50 m, the flow is not fast, the bottom is rocky and muddy.
The selection of biomonitoring methods in the vicinity of watercourses is influenced by several factors. Different methods are more suitable for assessing various aspects of water quality and ecosystem health. Common goals of biomonitoring...
The course of biomonitoring depends on the monitored organisms and the conditions of the location where environmental observation and monitoring take place...
The Laborec River flows through a partially modified channel between Strážskym and Krivošťanami. In this area, there is a road bridge and, simultaneously, a weir – a dam that adjusts the water level for a small hydroelectric power plant supplied by an artificial, left-side channel (millrace). Due to this, a water deficit occurs on a short section of the river, leading to the exposure of the riverbed...
