Progress of Cryogenics and Isotopes Separation , ISSN: 1582-2575
2012, Volume 15, Issue 2

Variation of the Olt River Quality Into the Industrial Complex Area of Ramnicu Valcea

Mihaela Iordache 1,2 , Ioan Viorel Branzoi 3 , Ioan Iordache 4,5* , Luisa Roxana Popescu 1,4 , Maria Taralunga 1

1 National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology – INCD-ECOIND Bucharest-Subsidiary Ramnicu Valcea, 1 Uzinei Street, Ramnicu Valcea 240050, Romania
2 University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, Gheorghe Polizu 1-7, 011061, Sector1, Bucharest, Romania
3 Politehnica University of Bucharest, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of General Chemistry, Romania
4 Politehnica University of Bucharest, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, 1-7 Polizu Str., 011061, Bucharest, Romania
5 National Institute for Research and Development for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies - ICIT Rm. Valcea, Uzinei Street no. 4, P.O. Box Raureni 7, 240050, Ramnicu Valcea, Romania

*Corresponding author: Ioan Iordache, e-mail: iordache.ioan@icsi.ro

Published: October 2012


Abstract

The aim of this study was to present evolution of the Olt River water quality in the Ramnicu Valcea industrial aria in the last four years (2008-2011). This study was realized in order to determine the degree of the water pollution in the industrial platform Ramnicu Valcea, Romania.

The main factors which affect the Olt River water quality in the Ramnicu Valcea are: industrial activities, the hydro-electric plant programs, the quantity of precipitation and the other pollutant accidents.

According with our results, in the last four years there was no heavy metals pollution: mercury, nickel, chromium and cobalt, in all three sections of this study. In all section, γ-HCH isomer, was situated under limit of 0.02 μg/l, 1,2 dichloromethane was under limit of 10,0 μg/l imposed by National Legislation, the other organochlorine chemicals (hexachlorobenzene and 1,2,4 trichlorobenzene) taking values below the detection method.


Keywords

Heavy metals, organochlorine substances, surface water, inorganic compounds.


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