Since the beginning of the Russian aggression, the issue of surface water quality in Ukraine, which is potentially used to meet the drinking, household and other needs of the population, has become of vital importance. The project purpose is to set of studies for ecological assessment of the river water by the school chemical laboratory. The relevance of the project lies in the sharing of this experience for students’ scientific research activities or for use in STEM education. The proposed set of studies is very important in the context of martial law, as it allows for operational monitoring of surface water quality.

The surface water in Ukraine today suffers not only from the climate change and human activity, but also from military operations. I want to demonstrate the possibility of operational monitoring of the surface water state with the school laboratory, and involve youth throughout the Ukraine in this research activity.