ANALYSIS OF WATER QUALITY FOR TWO RIVERS LOCATED NEAR A MINING AREA
ALINA COCHIORCA,
VALENTIN NEDEFF,
NARCIS BÂRSAN,
EMILIAN FLORIN MOȘNEGUȚU,
MIRELA PANAINTE-LEHĂDUȘ,
CLAUDIA TOMOZEI
Affiliations
ALINA COCHIORCA
”Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Department of Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Bacau, Romania
VALENTIN NEDEFF
1. ”Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Department of Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Bacau, Romania 2. Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences “Gheorghe Ionescu Șișești”, Bucharest, Romania
NARCIS BÂRSAN
”Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Department of Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Bacau, Romania
EMILIAN FLORIN MOȘNEGUȚU
”Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Department of Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Bacau, Romania
MIRELA PANAINTE-LEHĂDUȘ
”Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Department of Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Bacau, Romania
CLAUDIA TOMOZEI
”Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, Department of Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Bacau, Romania
The paper presents a study that was focused on the analysis of the existence of metals in the rivers located near the salt mine Targu Ocna, Romania. The points identified near mining areas and the proposal for performing analyzes regarding the presence of metals in surface waters are the Slanic River and the Trotus River. The purpose of this study is to analyze the physico-chemical parameters: (pH, electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, temperature), selected heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cr), Mg and Al of the Slanic River and the Trotus River located near the salt mine and to investigate the level of metal contamination due to mining activities. The samples were collected at two points in the Slanic River and two points for the Trotus River. The physico-chemical parameters were measured in-situ with portable equipment and within the Water Analysis Laboratory of “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau. The values registered for the physico-chemical parameters were compared with the permissible limits by the legislation.
