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Environment Quality Monitoring Department
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Surface Water Quality Monitoring Center
Surface Water Quality Monitoring Centre
(SWQMC) started its activity in 1964,
aiming to control the water quality of the transboundary rivers – Prut and Nistru.
At present the activity of the SWQMC has extendedand now
it carries out systematic observations on
surfacewater
quality
in 52
monitoring
sections
set
up
on
17 big and small rivers,6 reservoirs, 3 natural lakes and 1 liman,analyzing49 hydrochemical indices and 5 groups of
hydrobiological elements.
The hydrobiological monitoring
of surface water on the territory of the republic was initiated in the frame
of the State Hydrometeorological Service since 1976. Over a period of 34 years the Hydrobiological Groupcarries
out observations and calculations parallel with laboratory analysis.Theresults are assessed and
included in the Yearbook of Surface Water Quality. A special feature of the bio-monitoring is the possibility to provide quickly relevant
information using minimum of resources.
The surface water quality monitoring is carried out by 17 specialists
with relevant education and reach experience.
According to the Bilateral Cooperation Agreement
between Republic of Moldova and Romania (“Regia Apelor Române” concern, Iaşi branch),SWQMC is investigating the water
quality of the Prut river in 7 jointly established monitoring sections,analyzing 39 hydrochemical indices and 3 groups of hydrobiological elements.
In the frame of the International Commission
for the Protection of the Danube River, the monitoring
is
carried
out
in
3 sections
of the TransNational Monitoring Network (TNMN), analyzing 52 hydrochemical quality
indices and 5 groups of hydrobiological elements. The monitoring of the aquatic alluvial deposits in the TNMN analyzing 21 quality indices is carried out.
Also the in the frame of the Bilateral Cooperation Agreement
between Republic of Moldova and Ukraine
the mutual exchange of information and data on water quality of the Nistru and Prut rivers
in the transboundary sections is realized.
Every
three
months
SWQMC
participates in the external international laboratory control (Qualco Danube)
in cooperation with the VITUKI Environmental Protection and Water Management Research Institute, Hungary. This activity
contributes to increasing of the veracity and competitively of the analyses carried out in the laboratories of the Department.
Due to extension of the international cooperation and active participation in the
international projects, the laboratories were provided modern analytic equipment and the specialists had the opportunity to be trained at various
international relevant institutions.
The initiation of alignment process to the international
standards and requirements led to the possibility
to
assess,
certify
and
accredit
the
staff
according
to the
European quality
standard ISO 17025.
Contacts:
Chief of the SWQMC
Iurcu Valentina.
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tel: (022)
76-24-66
e-mail:
valentina.iurcu
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