Natural water environmental monitoring of the Surgut district (Western Siberia, Russia)

The problem of ecology is one of the global problems of all mankind. Many factors contribute to environmental pollution. One of them is the oil and gas industry. In lakes Vershinnoe, Piltanlor, Vat’lor, Chikkhyilor, Kachnylor (Surgut District, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug), 103 surface water samples were taken. Sampling was carried out from April to October 2018-2020. A high degree of oil pollution was recorded in 63.11% of the samples. The conclusion is made. That the surface waters of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug are characterized by low mineralization, high iron content and a high degree of pollution with oil products.