Abstract

The problem of providing an adequate supply andsupply of drinking water and other necessary water, todaymore than ever is a global concern because climate changecaused by environmental pollution not only has reduced waterreserves but has also contributed to the degradation of aquaticbiodiversity. Care for the preservation of surface water directlyaffects the preservation of groundwater quality. Therefore,such a thing has motivated us to explore the water quality ofMorava e Binçës, a river that flows and refreshes thenortheastern part of Kosovo. To have an accurate assessment,of the quality of river waters, in the research area, we havetargeted four monitoring points (S₁, S₂, S₃, and S₄), and we arebased on some standard ISO and EPA methods, whichcorrespond to the quality of surface waters. The results haveshown that during the four seasons of the year, we haveencountered Physico-chemical pollution at all monitoringpoints, but more prominent excesses have resulted during thesummer and autumn at the S₄ sampling site with COD(159.8mg/L) and BOD₅ (64.5 mg/L). While we encounteredmore pronounced excesses with heavy metals in the summerseason in S₄with Mn (0.052mg/L), while in the fall, in S₃ with Cd(0.090mg/L).<br/>Such pollution has occurred as a consequence of urban andindustrial discharges; the use of chemicals in agricultural landsand the presence of the regional doping with the urban waste ofGjilan, located not far from the banks of this river categorizesthese waters as poor ecological status.