PRELIMINARY DATA REGARDING THE CONTENT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN WATER AND SOIL SAMPLES FROM SUPLACU DE BARCĂU AREA, ROMANIA

Authors

  • Dan COSTIN Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, 30 Fântânele Street, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. *Corresponding author: dan.costin@ubbcluj.ro
  • Carmen ROBA Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, 30 Fântânele Street, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1694-6875
  • Nicoleta BRIȘAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, 30 Fântânele Street, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1264-712X
  • Ovidiu TANASĂ Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, 30 Fântânele Street, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbambientum.2017.1.02

Keywords:

oilfield, in-situ combustion, petroleum hydrocarbon, water, soil.

Abstract

The main objective of the present study was to perform a general screening study regarding the quality of surface water, underground water and soil in Suplacu de Barcău area. In some of the investigated sampling points, the concentration of the analyzed parameters reflects the impact of the anthropic activities carried out in the area. Based on petroleum hydrocarbons content, the surface waters can be classified as 1st and 2nd quality class. For some of the analyzed underground water and soil samples, the petroleum hydrocarbons content exceeded the intervention level, while the majority of the analyzed underground waters had the petroleum hydrocarbons content below the alert level.

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COSTIN, D., ROBA, C., BRIȘAN, N., & TANASĂ, O. (2017). PRELIMINARY DATA REGARDING THE CONTENT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN WATER AND SOIL SAMPLES FROM SUPLACU DE BARCĂU AREA, ROMANIA. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Ambientum, 62(1), 29–42. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbambientum.2017.1.02

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