ASSESSMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF WATER POLLUTION

The expediency of using a method of assessing the economic consequences of anthropogenic pollution of water bodies by compensating for damages caused to the fishing industry based on the indicator of a decrease in fish productivity due to a decrease in the natural forage base for ichthyofauna with the use of an injury coefficient, which makes it possible to differentiate the level of damage to the aquatic ecosystem depending on the levels of toxicity, is substantiated surface waters and bottom sediments.