IJAER

International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research™

ISSN 2455-6939

Title:
ASSESSMENT OF THE WATER QUALITY OF THE RIVER VARDAR IN TERMS OF THE IRRIGATION IN SKOPJE VALLEY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Authors:
Bojkovska R., Pavlov K., Pavlovski G

Abstract:
Skopje Valley is the second largest and also the most populous region in the country. Waste water from households, industry and agriculture ends up in the Vardar River as the largest drainage artery in the region in the republic. Due to the international conventions for the protection of international watercourses and therefore benefiting from irrigation water, the quality of Vardar River in Skopje and elsewhere in R. Macedonia is permanently active topic under constant surveillance. The waters of Vardar through the Skopje string section according to the legal regulations of the Republic Macedonia, shows solid summative quality. More worrisome is the situation with the organic loads and heavy metals that reduce the irrigation eligibility for agricultural purposes.

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