HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN WATER AND SEDIMENTS OF OLT RIVER, DOWNSTREAM FROM RM. VALCEA |
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN WATER AND SEDIMENTS OF OLT RIVER, DOWNSTREAM FROM RM. VALCEA
Mihaela Iordache1, Ioan Iordache2*, Luisa Roxana Popescu1, Diana Costinel2
1National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology – INCD-ECOIND Bucharest-Subsidiary Ramnicu Valcea, 1 Uzinei
Street, Ramnicu Valcea 240050, Romania
ABSTRACT
The study assess the level of priority hazardous substances (Ni, Cu, Cd, Zn, Mn, Cr, Co, Pb, Hg, 1.2 Dichloroethane, 1.1.2 Trichloroethylene, Perchloroethylene, 1.2.4 Trichlorobenzene) in water and sediments of Olt River in the industrial platform Rm. Valcea in 2011. The sources of pollution are Rm. Valcea and industrial activities situated on the left bank of the Olt River.
Keywords: hazardous substances, Olt River, organochlorine *Corresponding author: Ioan Iordache, phone: 0250.732.744; fax: 0250.732.746; E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 2National 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 |