SOCIETY

Until the end of the 19th century the influence of Riga's wastewater on the surrounding water bodies was insignificant as the urban population of Riga was comparatively small and the wastewater load was quickly self-purified. Industrialisation at the end of the 19th century changed the situation.

Unfortunately the history of wastewater management and water protection in Riga was not studied.

Articles

• Juhna, Talis and Klavins Marins
  Water quality changes in Latvia and Riga: possibilities and problems in 1980-2000
  Ambio, Vol 30, Number 4-5, August 2001
  Special issue: Man and the Baltic Sea, part II, pp.306-314.
  Abstracts and printable versions in pdf