The editorial board of the journal “Land Reclamation and Water Management” is retracting the article: P.I. Kovalchuk, O.S. Demchuk, V.P. Kovalchuk, & Н. A. Balykhina “Combined system of extreme control of mineralized water dilution in river basins,” published № 2, 2021, pp. [33–44], DOI: 10.31073/mivg202102-296.

The article was retracted by decision of the editorial board based on COPE recommendations following consideration of a complaint by Vasylenko Y. The Committee's investigation confirmed the unauthorized use of the complainant's cartographic material in 2015 without attribution, as well as evidence of digital manipulation of a photograph of the site (removal of the copyright stamp).

Date of publication of the retraction notice: May 21, 2026