Geo-ecological approach to evaluation of ecological condition of water bodies

Autor: Smetanin Vladimir, Tsvetkov Ilya, Nasonov Andrey
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: MATEC Web of Conferences, Vol 86, p 05022 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2261-236X
DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/20168605022
Popis: The paper proposes a new approach to evaluation of ecological condition of water bodies. The method is based on the use of fractal dimension of the temporal dynamics of water environment pollution components as a quality indicator of state dynamics for a specific type of pollution or an ecosystem in its entirety. The method enables both common integrated and component-based differential evaluation. The writers have identified fractal threshold values that describe the extent of environmental stability of a water system, its resistance to industrial pollution, and probability of further anthropogenic loads. The paper offers a methodology to forecast the ecological condition of water bodies on the basis of quantitative estimation of dynamic fractal parameters representing pollution dynamics of water system components.
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