ecological state, ecological risk, ecological index, ecological standard, the Udy river basin, Kharkov region

Abstract

The hazard’s level of recreational water use of Severskiy Donets river basin based on the assessment of health risk for population of Kharkiv region is determined in article. New approach for the determination of recreational water use hazard on the basis of integrated assessment of peoples’ health risk taking into account present condition of surface waters and air is suggested. There is the list of rivers of Ukrainian part of Siverskiy Donets river basin that are priority for environmental protection measures implementation presented in the article