Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XIV
Written by Georgi PATRONOV, Diana KIRIN, Radoslava ZAHARIEVA, Petya ZAHARIEVA, Marian VARBANOV
The results of ecological monitoring studies of groundwater and soils in the region of the city of Plovdiv, East Aegean Basin, and Ecoregion 7 Eastern Balkans are presented. The studies were necessary as a result of the repair activities carried out on a damaged oil pipeline. The results obtained from the physicochemical monitoring of waters and soils are discussed (electrical conductivity, odour, turbidity, pH, colour, anthracene, aromatic hydrocarbons, acenaphthene, acenaphthylene, benzene, benz(a)pyrene, naphthalene, petroleum pyrene, polycyclic petroleum products, fluorene, fluoranthene, phenanthrene, chrysene), with the application of the existed standards. The exceedances of the monitored indicators of water quality for irrigation of crops, for the adjacent sources of surface water, and these oils are assessed. An ecological assessment of the studied groundwater and soils is presented. The health risks from using anthropogenically influenced groundwater and soils for plants, animals, and humans have been assessed. Measures to improve the ecological state have been identified.
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