Peer-reviewed articles 17,970 +


Title: THE EFFECT OF THE SLATINA ALUMINUM FACTORY OPERATION ON THE WATER TABLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE OLT RIVER
THE EFFECT OF THE SLATINA ALUMINUM FACTORY OPERATION ON THE WATER TABLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE OLT RIVER

PlumX Article Metrics by Elsevier
Victorita Radulescu
10.5593/sgem2023/3.1/s12.21
10.5593/sgem2023/3.1
1314-2704
978-619-7603-58-3
English
23
3.1
•    Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE 
•    Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA
Hydrology and Water Resources
The largest aluminum factory in Eastern Europe is located near Slatina. Before Romania acceded to the EU in 2007, many environmental protection rules were omitted in this area. The paper analyzes the water table pollution along the Olt River for about 15 km. There are considered the tributary flows on the river, the concentration of discharged pollutants, and the pumping regime from the catchment front. It is built at about 500 m from the river, on the left bank, parallel to the river, and consists of 44 wells, of which only 34 are functional today. The flow from the phreatic aquifer is analyzed for a measured hydraulic conductivity of 35 m/day and transmissivity 350 m2/day. The main directions of pollutant flow and transmission were determined. The mathematical and numerical modeling of the water pollution in the water table is illustrated and compared with the experimental results obtained based on the measurements of the flow rates and concentration of pollutants on the Olt River during one year. The results are presented in 3 variants: tributary flow on the river at average values with pollutant concentrations below 10 mg/l and continuous pollutions, average flow on the river with higher pollutant concentrations between 15-35 mg/l and continuous pollution, and the variant with concentrated pollution, step type of 100-150 mg/l, for 8 hours. Finally, some conclusions are presented.
[1] Dakheel J., Bashir M.J.K., et all, Appraisal of groundwater contamination from surface spills of fluids associated with hydraulic fracturing operations, Journal of Science of the Total Environment, Volume 8, Issue 15, 2022.
[2] Canora F., Sdao, F., Groundwater vulnerability to pollution assessment, MDPI Water, volume 14, issue 14, 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/w14142205.
[3] Sasakova, N., et all, Pollution of surface and groundwater by sources related to agricultural activities, Journal of Frontiers-Sustained Food Systems, vol.8, 2018.
[4] Pelyue, Li., Karunanidhi, D., et all, Sources and consequences of groundwater contamination, Journal Environmental Contamination texicology, vol. 80, issue 1, 2021, pg. 1-10, doi: 10.1007/s00244-020-00805-z.
[5] Hartman, A., Jasechko, S., et all, Risk of groundwater contamination widely underestimated because of fast flow into aquifers, Environmental science, vol. 110, Issue 20, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2024492118.
conference
https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2023/3.1/s12.21
Download PDF
Proceedings of 23rd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2023
23rd International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2023, 03 - 09 July, 2023
Proceedings Paper
STEF92 Technology
International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM
SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Russian Acad Arts; Turkish Acad Sci.
175-182
03 - 09 July, 2023
website
9144
Environmental protection, Mathematical modeling, Numerical modeling, Water quality, Water table pollution