The ship Ecopatrol travels 100 kilometers along the Moscow River every day to check the quality of the water. Experts working on board take samples and determine the content of various elements in the liquid. about him about him telegraph channel said Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
The mayor noted that the water in Ecopatrol was checked for ammonium, nitrites, chlorides, phosphates and manganese. A more detailed analysis of 40 indicators is carried out in Mosecomonitoring’s stationary laboratory.
“The duties of Ecopatrol include the supervision of the coastline to prevent timely pollution of the coast and water, and the control of the tributaries of the Moscow River – Skhodnya, Setun, Yauza and Pakhra,” said Sergey Sobyanin.
Earlier, the mayor of Moscow said that with the start of the new season of river transport in the capital, the city’s municipal fleet, consisting of 30 ships, has begun to function.