Much of the population's health in Priamurje depends on the “health” of the Amu River. It is difficult to manage impacts on the Amu ecosystems, due to shortage of information on water pollution and lack of longterm studies of aquatic biology. However, the ecological situation demands urgent scientific attention.
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Kondratjeva, L., Fhisher, N. (2009). Estimation of Ecological Risk of Transboundary Pollution of the Amu River. In: Jones, J.A.A., Vardanian, T.G., Hakopian, C. (eds) Threats to Global Water Security. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2344-5_46
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