Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. VII
Written by Ion ONUTU, Mihaela TITA
Crude oil, petroleum fuel and oil products represent most environmental contaminant of soil and the common sources of these products are motor fuel station underground storage tanks, home and commercial heating oil storage tanks, fuel distribution centers, refineries, crude oil production sites, and accidental spills. The main target of this paper is the study of the critical soil pollutants in a Romanian refinery area where soil pollution with petroleum products is one of the main sources of soil contamination. The methodology of study is measuring and monitoring of the pollutants and codify soil pollution profile. The chemical analysis of the crude oil-contaminated site included different groups of contaminants: PAHs, BTEX compounds, and heavy metals determined in the soil samples from the investigated area. The analytical procedure to measure petroleum contaminants and the heavy metal concentrations was performed according to standard methods in force: SR ISO 13877:1999, ISO 22155:2011 SR ISO 11047:1999 and ISO 20280:2007, and with the appropriate equipment. The results are shown that there is a plenty of pollutants in the critical situation and higher than standard.
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