Professional paper
Applying forensic skills to determine the ecological status or biotic index of lake Mavrovo
Latif Latifi
; State Environment Inspectorate, North Macedonia
Vasil Arminoski
; Agency for Private Security “UNA”, North Macedonia
Abstract
Pollution of waters in current conditions presents serious
environmental problem, not only in Republic of North Macedonia,
but also in global frames, especially in conditions of limited
approach to natural resourses. Water has significant part in creating
healthy human environment. Republic of North Macedonia has
average water wealth, and the spatial and temporal distribution is
of vital importance and it is closely related to the annual and spatial
distribution of precipitation. Therefore, surface waters represent
enormous potential for the Republic of North Macedonia, however
due to the lack of water in the Republic of North Macedonia, there
are also several artificial water accumulations that are built on
surface watercourses in order to meet various needs (irrigation,
energy, water supply, etc.). Because of the numbers of penalties,
crimes and misdemeanors of water pollution the legislator has
to incriminate the behaviors that pollute the drinking water,
water for livestock and irrigation etc. Environment forensic is
significant element for detecting causers of polluted water, and
the same presents the subject of interest for this scientific work.
However, the author’s performed forensic water expertise on Lake
Mavrovo and thereby gave reference of the actual state of polluted
water. These examinations were realized in order to prevent and
suppress this phenomenon leading to the pollution of water in this
region, positive practice which could be applied to the waters in
other regions, as well. Examinations which were realized in order
to define environment status of the lake, through determining
biotic index and physicochemical parameters of water and, also
expertise in the area of water pollution were performed.
Keywords
surface waters; pollution; expertise; biotic index; ecological status
Hrčak ID:
237876
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2019.
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