Open AccessGroundwater pollution in the Mesta River terrace caused by Eleshnitsa tailings pond – current status
Author(s) -
Nikolay Stoyanov,
Stefan Dimovski,
Svetoslav Kolev
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
spisanie na bʺlgarskoto geologičesko družestvo/spisanie na bʺlgarskoto geologičesko družestvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1314-8680
pISSN - 0007-3938
DOI - 10.52215/rev.bgs.2021.82.3.228
Subject(s) - tailings , aquifer , terrace (agriculture) , quaternary , pollution , groundwater , river terraces , alluvium , hydrology (agriculture) , pollutant , environmental science , geology , tailings dam , current (fluid) , water resource management , fluvial , geomorphology , geography , geotechnical engineering , oceanography , structural basin , ecology , paleontology , materials science , archaeology , metallurgy , biology
Even after the implementation of eco-protective measures, the Eleshnitsa tailings pond continues to contaminate the Quaternary aquifer, formed in the alluvial deposits of Mesta River. A three-dimensional model of mass transport of selected key pollutants is developed on the basis of hydrochemical studies, geophysical surveys, and processing and systematization of monitoring data. The spread and degree of contamination in the Quaternary aquifer are estimated.