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Consequences of Sabotage of the Kakhovka Dam on the Waters of the Dnipro-Buh Estuary and the Black Sea

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Sabotage of the Kakhovka dam released pollutants with concentrations up to 50 times their maximum permissible concentrations into 6,800 km2 of the Dnipro-Buh estuary and the Black Sea. The accumulation of biogenic elements doubled; there was a four-fold deterioration of physical and chemical properties, a three-fold increase in phytoplankton, and worsening of water quality to polytrophic status. The amplitude of freshwater flows to the estuary is now weakened and there is no effective mechanism to restore its status.

Source: Natural Built Social Environment Health

DOI: 10.63095/nbseh.25.877655

Authors: Vitalii Pichura, Larysa Potravka, Pavlo Kutishchev

Institution: Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University

Language: English

Topic: Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Subfield: Environmental Chemistry

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Clean water and sanitation, Life below water

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408472906

FWCI: 0.298

Cites: 10

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10