““No excesses in the content of pesticides, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, and heavy metals were detected. No dead fish found””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“On September 15, 2024, on the Desna River within the boundaries of Kyiv region, the water quality at the water intake points of Kyiv and Brovary is within normal limits. There are no risks for water intake. No excesses in the content of pesticides, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, and heavy metals were found. No dead fish were found,” the ministry said.
The Ministry of Environmental Affairs explained that the pollution moving along the Desna River is “less concentrated” than it was at the beginning in the Seim River and in water sampling points in the Chernihiv region.
According to “Kyivvodokanal” and the Kyiv City Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, no excess was detected in drinking water samples taken on the morning of September 15 at the control points of the centralized water supply of the city of Kyiv.
On August 27, the State Agency of Ukraine for the Development of Land Reclamation, Fisheries and Food Programs reported that large-scale pollution of the Seim River was caused in Russia. The pollution spread throughout the water area of the Seim River within the Sumy Region and reached Chernihiv Oblast.
In four communities of the Konotop district of the Sumy region and in the Baturyn community of the Chernihiv region, bathing, fishing and the use of water for economic needs were prohibited.
Information was also received from the Regional Office of Water Resources in the Sumy Region regarding the deterioration of the water condition in the Seim River, which is a left tributary of the Desna River. In particular, it was about the pollution of the water that moves downstream of the Sejm, as well as about the death of fish in it
“In order to prevent a negative impact on the health of the population, the Kyiv Regional Commission of TEB and NS recommends not to use the water of the Desna River, to prohibit swimming and fishing in the Desna, as well as the use of river water for economic needs and watering livestock,” the post reads.
The press service of the Kyiv City State Administration also noted that the water supplied to the homes of Kyiv residents is safe.
It is noted that specialists of “Kyivvodokanal” constantly take water samples both at the stage of water intake and at all stages of water preparation.