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New Challenges and Possibilities of Hydroelectric Power Plants in Combating Pollution of Watercourses by Floating Debris

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The urgency of the problem of pollution of regulated water courses by floating debris is shown. The volume, composition, and decomposition time of floating debris are estimated. The role of hydroelectric power plants in combating floating debris in reservoirs is analyzed. An approach to managing such debris flows is proposed.

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    Yu. S. Vasil’ev, V. I. Maslikov, M. B. Shilin, A. N. Chusov, D. V. Molodtsov, T. R. Eremina & A. A. Ershova

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Translated from Gidrotekhnicheskoe Stroitel’stvo, No. 4, April 2019, pp. 48 – 52.

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Vasil’ev, Y.S., Maslikov, V.I., Shilin, M.B. et al. New Challenges and Possibilities of Hydroelectric Power Plants in Combating Pollution of Watercourses by Floating Debris. Power Technol Eng 53, 314–318 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10749-019-01077-x

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