“The journalists impressed the appearance of the former reservoir in Kherson region.”, – WRITE: www.unian.ua
The journalists impressed the appearance of the former reservoir in Kherson region.
Currently, the Kakhovka reservoir is a rare and spontaneous recoveryAfter Russian invaders destroyed the Kakhovskaya Hydroelectric Dam in Kherson, the reservoir resembled the desert. However, now, two years after the catastrophe, the plant grows so thickly that they have to break through them. The Guardian writes about it.
“In addition to the rapid growth of local vegetation, it has sprouted to 40 billion seeds of trees, which can lead to the formation of the largest floodplain forest in the steppe zone of Ukraine,” – said the international coordinator of the organization “River without borders” Yevgeny Simonov.
According to him, what is happening in the National Nature Park “Great Meadow” (Zaporizhzhya region), not just a local restoration of wetland, is a rare and spontaneous restoration of a huge river ecosystem, the consequences of which go beyond Ukraine.
“Before the construction of the dam in the Dnieper floodplain, there were huge oak forests and many types of wetlands on thousands of square kilometers that created a mosaic of biodiversity biodiversity for hundreds of species of birds and giant fish, such as Ukrainian sturgeon.
The village of Dubovy Guy in Zaporozhye / Vincent Mandy, The GuardianDespite the fact that the forest of the reservoir looks like an oasis that has arisen due to the lack of people, it still has the remains of their activity. In two years, the shores of the reservoir blurred, and their dust particles settled with a thick layer to the bottom of the reservoir.
Toxic substances, including heavy metals from industrial enterprises, which are located along and above the reservoir, were also included in the water.
In turn, the ecologist of freshwater reservoirs Alexander Shumilov emphasized:
“All these contaminants were absorbed by these small particles that settled to the bottom. The sediment acted as a huge sponge that accumulated at the bottom of this reservoir. According to our estimates, it was about 1.5 cubic km of contaminated deposits.
The appearance of the village of Maloaterivka in Zaporozhye / photo of Vincent Mandy, The GuardianThus, when the dam was destroyed, a large amount of contaminated, potentially toxic waste got into the majority. In particular, heavy metals contained in them can contaminate water sources, soil and absorb plants.
“Even in small concentrations, they can adversely affect the viral systems of human organisms, such as cancer, endocrine disorders, lung problems, kidneys,” Shumilova warned.
The specialist compared the effect of these substances with radiation, when toxins move up the food chain, they can concentrate, creating problems for large animals and meat.
Stones on the shore”It is unknown about how these pollutants are also transmitted in the food chain. It cannot be investigated at this time because it is dangerous to enter the territory. There is no systematic research,” she emphasized.
Kakhovka reservoir – what is knownRecall that on the night of June 6, 2023, the Russians blew up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, which caused a large -scale man -made disaster. As a result of this terrorist attack, the artificial flood flooded dozens of settlements on the right and left banks of the Dnieper River: people were killed, water ripped thousands of tons of soil together with residential buildings, various buildings, with all living creatures, shrubs, trees, etc.
In particular, a resident of Oleshok told what was after the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. According to her, the most terrible was the third night, when the water had already covered a large part of the city. Everything was flooded – cemeteries, landfills, scootomoy.
Also in May, scientists showed what the Kakhovka reservoir has two years after the tragedy. According to them, at the bottom of the former reservoir grew a wonderful willow forest. Now these trees reach six to seven meters high.
“In one place near Khortytsia there was such an impression that it is some bamboo forest. The willows are high, slender, in the letter. Very powerful. You go to these thickets, as in something unknown, and all – you are already on the nature,” – said the leading researcher of the Institute of Botany. Cold Anna Kuzemko.
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