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7 Sept 2026
AUA reports Lake Sevan tributary study calls for stronger reference monitoring
AUA says its researchers' Water paper analyzed 2010-2024 chemical monitoring data from nine Lake Sevan tributaries. The announcement reports that geology and hydrology shape river chemistry, while downstream nutrient and trace-element increases were associated with several possible human pressures. It also reports a recommendation for upstream reference stations and targeted monitoring, but the supplied material does not include the paper or its underlying data.