DETERMINATION OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS CONTENT IN SOILS FROM SUPLACU DE BARCĂU, ROMANIA

Authors

  • Loredana Mihaela ȘEUTE Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Dan Florin COSTIN Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Carmen Andreea ROBA Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Maria Lucia BIZĂU-CÂRSTEA Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6110-6851

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbambientum.2020.2.04

Keywords:

petroleum hydrocarbons, soil pollution, TPH, fluorescence spectrometry.

Abstract

The level of pollution with petroleum compounds was evaluated in Suplacu de Barcău area based on the assessment of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) concentrations in soil. As source of contamination, one active and another inactive petroleum extraction wells were chosen, and the concentrations were determined by fluorescence spectrometry. The results indicated alarming exceedances of the intervention thresholds, especially in the area where the activity is stopped, thus indicating long-term accumulation of pollutant and persistence in soil.

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2020-12-30

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ȘEUTE, L. M., COSTIN, D. F., ROBA, C. A., & BIZĂU-CÂRSTEA, M. L. (2020). DETERMINATION OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS CONTENT IN SOILS FROM SUPLACU DE BARCĂU, ROMANIA. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Ambientum, 65(2), 57–65. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbambientum.2020.2.04

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