US EPA

1764589 

Journal Article 

SHALLOW AQUIFER POLLUTION WITH HEAVY METALS AND ALUMINIUM IN NEFERAL AREA 

Tevi, G; Scradeanu, D; Tevi, A; Grigore, F 

2010 

Yes 

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal
ISSN: 1582-9596
EISSN: 1843-3707 

9 

11 

1481-1486 

WOS:000285557900005 

The paper is focused on the shallow aquifer contaminated
with leaching metals from the waste dump of S.C. Neferal A.S. The slag from industrial processing
of Neferal plant is disposed in direct contact with the soil, without any kind of isolation in
the base. The dump is crossed by a drain with a length of several kilometers that collect the
precipitation and superficial waters from industrial waste disposal area. The contaminated water
of shallow aquifer is drained to Pantelimon Lake, situated at 3 kilometers distance from Neferal
S.A., in the south direction. Evaluation of contaminants dispersion within the shallow aquifer
and the prognosis of pollution for the next five, ten and twenty years are developed using a
detailed sampling of the site and a numerical model that couple the flow from unsaturated zone to
the shallow aquifer. The shallow aquifer from the studied area is used by local community for
drinking water, through local fountains. This source of water is used without any other
preliminary treatment. 

evaluation of contaminants dispersion; pollution with heavy metals; shallow aquifer