On December, 18, 2006 World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) activities were finished

This year, World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) actions to study the water sources quality began on October, 18, and they have been continued for two months.

Thank to the Regional Director of the International Water Association Darren Saywell 4 easy-to-use test kits were got by "MAMA-86" in Kyiv and delivered to regional organizations together with Ukrainian instructions on how to use the kits. All groups had time to carry out researches of local water sources up to the end of the action.

Izmail

The representatives of local NGO "Priroda i chelovek" in cooperation with activists of Izmail city young naturalists organization took part in the action. Water from some water sources was tested on 3 parameters: dissolved oxygen (DO), рН and temperature. Analysis of the turbidity was not held because of lack of the test.

Town Vilkovo, Kiliya Disrtict, Odesa Oblast

On December, 17, the monitoring was conducted by the members of Children Danube Club under supervision of club leader - Balatskaya Т.E.

Town Tatarbunary

On December 17, 8 pupils of Tatarbunary Region together with teacher analyzed water in Fontanka River. The fact that the river flows through all city and goes halves occasioned that this site was chosen.

It is a miracle for our place with a droughty steppe climate, that even in severe frost some fountains are run from under ground and they give beginning of Fontanka River in the center of town. There are numerous violations of the Water Code by people: they often wash motor transport near springs, river banks sanitary zones are used by people for gardening and vegetables growing up to the shore line, shore zone actively is used for domestic purposed by local people, and lack of controle of the sanitary conditions of the river banks and shore zones from the local authorities. These violations have led to the river degradation, loses of water, river becomes shallow and boggy. The river hydrological regime has changed a lot.

Pupils who warred about local ecological situation decided to participate in WWMD actions and to monitor river water quality from the up till down town stream of river: in the springs, in watercourse in the city and in a place where the small river runs off the bounds of Tatarbunary town. Children decided that this research should be conducted in the different seasons of year and the town residents and authorities should be informed about the obtained results of water quality and about the needed join measures to protect river from degradation.

v. Gozhuly, Poltava District

Pupils of 9th form together with the teacher of biology conducted monitoring of water in village pond and public well.

Also children analyzed samples of drinking mineral and bottle water. It was showed that these samples have pH 6 and no dissolved oxygen.