Abstract
The article deals with assessment of the ecological state of the Vorskla River within the Sumy region limits using the visual test methodology. The purpose was to adapt the test methodology for assessment of the ecological state of a river at the key sites and the certain area, and development of the water-protection measures. According to the test methodology, the ecological state of the Vorskla River at key points and within the studied section "Klimentovo - Buimerivka" was determined mainly as "good" and "still good", at three points - as "moderate", and ecological state of the mouth areas of the tributaries was assessed as "moderate" (Sosonka, Gusynka, Oleshnia rivers) and "poor" (Okhtyrka River). It was proposed to delineate the water protection zones and coastal protection zones as natural biofilters, introduction of strict penalties for violation of their integrity and pollution, prevention of construction in the coastal protection zones, and facilitation of their rehabilitation.
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