ðə dnˈiːpɚ ɹˈɛzɚvwˌɑːɹz kəntˈeɪn ɐn ɐdˈɪʃənəl mˈeɪdʒɚ θɹˈɛt—ˈæftɚ ðə tʃˈɜːnəbˌɪl nˈuːklɪɹ dɪzˈæstɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ɹˌeɪdɪoʊnˈuːklaɪdz wˈɑːʃt ɐwˈeɪ baɪ ɹˈeɪnz bˈædli kəntˈæmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ðə bˈɑːɾəm sˈɪlt ʌvðə kjˈɪv ɹˈɛzɚvwˌɑːɹ ænd pɹɪzˈuːməbli ðɪ ˈʌðɚz.
The Dnieper reservoirs contain an additional major threat—after the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in 1986, radionuclides washed away by rains badly contaminated the bottom silt of the Kyiv Reservoir and presumably the others.