Open AccessAssessment of soil quality in an area with hydrocarbon exploitation activities
Author(s) -
Viorel Drăgan,
Beatrice Tudor,
Ştefan Cătălin Pintilie
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/572/1/012101
Subject(s) - environmental science , legislation , total petroleum hydrocarbon , petroleum , soil quality , quality (philosophy) , environmental quality , soil test , hydrocarbon , soil contamination , environmental chemistry , environmental engineering , soil water , geology , soil science , chemistry , ecology , law , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , political science , organic chemistry
The paper presents an analysis of the soil quality, in the petroleum field from Independenta, Galati. The study was determined by the fact that the hydrocarbon spills from the activity carried out here can have a significant impact on the environment. The paper presents the determinations carried out on soil samples related to heavy metal content and pH. Samples were taken from different areas, starting from a contaminated source, and continuing with the surroundings. For each area, three samples were taken at different levels of depth. Concentration values were compared with the legislation [1] setting out the procedures and technical rules for identifying environmental damage in order to determine the responsibilities for remedying them.