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Studies of the contents of gamma emitters in samples of water and deposit taken from the Bug River (in Poland only) are presented. The total y-activity of deposits ranges from 120-650 Bq/kg and the average value is 350 Bq/kg. The elevated activity is chiefly due to the presence of natural radionuclides. The main artificial radionuclides are Cs-137 and Cs-134, whose contribution to the total activity ranges from 0.2 to 6%. The activity of water samples is low, namely 1.7-3.5 Bq/kg and is due to the presence of natural radionuclides. The heterogeneity of the distribution of natural and artificial radionuclides in the studied samples reveals the effect of economical and industrial activities on contamination of the Bug.