Work continues within the framework of the scientific and technical program BR21882122 “Sustainable development of natural-economic and socio-economic systems of the West Kazakhstan region in the context of green growth: comprehensive analysis, concept, forecast estimates and scenarios”.

Employees of the West Kazakhstan branch organized an expeditionary trip to collect material for the following water bodies of the Aktobe region: the Turgai and Irgiz rivers, the Baitakkol and Karmakkol lakes, and the Sazdinskoye reservoir.

During the work, the following samples were collected: phyto- and zooplankton, zoobenthos, as well as samples for hydrochemical and toxicological studies.