Valeriu STOILOV-LINU1,2, Bogdan Mihai NEGREA1,3
1. Centre of Mountain Economy ”CE-MONT” of the National Institute for Economic Research ”Costin C.
Kiritescu” – INCE, Romanian Academy, 49 Petreni Street, Vatra Dornei, Romania
2. ”Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Geography and Geology Faculty, Geography Department,
20A Carol I, 700505, Iasi, Romania
3. “Ovidius” University of Constanta – Doctoral School of Applied Sciences, Biology, 58 Ion Voda Street,
900525, Constanta, Romania
DOI: https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10397344
SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4808197
Abstract
The problem of freshwater quality is a topical one, not only in the mountain regions but in the world. At the same time, in the regional report, the quality is defined differently, the characteristics of natural sources being contrasting from a mineralogical point of view but also from the perspective of the content of other elements that deteriorate the water quality level. In order have a balanced assessment, in the case of Suceava County, four water quality monitoring stations in the mountain area and four stations outside the mountain ATUs were used, each parameter being analyzed under the Romanian legislative framework. Concurrently, based on the data provided, using the Water Quality Index Calculator, the results obtained indicate that the discrepancies are not so big between the mountain areas and the adjacent ones.
Keywords:
freshwater quality, WQI Calculator, turbidity, pH, nitrates, mountain ATUs