THE NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS’ IMPACT ON WATER QUALITY IN COOLING POOLS (THE LAKE GUSINOYE AS A STUDY CASE)

Abstract

The materials of the expedition of the Faculty of Geography of Moscow State University on Lake Gusinoye in August 2019 made it possible to assess the hydrological structure of the lake, the distribution of the flow of the main tributaries and wastewater from the Gusinoozerskaya state district power station. An analysis of the distribution of the chemical components and nutrients showed that dynamic mixing plays a significant role in the lake regime. The increase in the content of nutrients and mineralization components is insignificant and is determined by the flow of municipal sewage from settlements, from former quarries and mines, and mineralized groundwater.

Keywords

• cooling pool
• heat flow
• hydrological structure
• oxygen
• mineralization
• sulfates
• fluorides
• nutrients
• municipal drains