UDC: 551.510.41:628.54
Assigning a water quality classification to the Mtkvari River and some of its small tributaries and assessing changes in their ecological status based on comparative analysis (2015-2016, 2023- 2024)/Mdivani S., Buachidze N. / Transactions IHM, GTU. -2025. -vol.136. -pp.145-151. - Georg., Summ. Georg., Eng. Rus
Within the framework of the study, the water quality was determined, and accordingly, their classification was assigned in the following points of the Mtkvari River: Khertvisi, Borjomi, Zahesi, Vakhushti Bridge (Tbilisi), Gachiani, Rustavi, and some of its tributaries in the Tbilisi area: Gldaniskhevi, Dighmitskali, Vere, and Lochini, through their hydrochemical indicators. 8 indicators were used according to the recommendations of the Water Framework Directives of the European Union countries (2000/60/EC), through which the water quality was determined in the above-mentioned points of the Mtkvari River and its adjacent tributaries. Also, changes in the ecological status of the study rivers between 2015-2016 and 2023-2024 were assessed based on a comparative analysis.
