On April 22, 2024, specialists from the Novgorod branch of VNIRO, together with the department of state control, supervision and fisheries protection for the Novgorod region, went to the river. Sokovaya in the area of the village of Novaya Melnitsa, Novgorod district, to check information posted on social networks about an oil spill into the watercourse.
As part of the survey, samples of hydrobiological material were taken to assess possible damage to aquatic biological resources and their habitat. Desk processing of samples is carried out.
VNIRO press service