Protection of groundwater from oil pollution in the vicinity of airports
The potential danger to the quality of groundwater close to airports is due to a combination of several ecologically unfavorable factors. Airports are usually situated in the proximity of a groundwater divide, or in wide valleys. Causes of pollution include the sheer volume of fluid being handled constantly, the physicochemical properties of hydrocarbons, and technical errors in the transport and storage of fuels. Oil hydrocarbons in concentrations of tenths to units of milligrams per liter have been found in snow in the vicinity of runways. Carcinogenic benzopyrenes are accumulated in soil. Oil hydrocarbons spread in rock formations as a separate layer was well as in solution. In porous permeable formations, pollution by a free product affects areas on the order of tens of meters, while hydrocarbons in solution penetrate to distances of hundreds of meters or even kilometers. Fissured rocks are cause for even more complex conditions for the spreading of oil based substances. Preventive protection of groundwater and mineral waters using monitoring devices is being carried out at some major airports. Observation wells situated in the tectonic zone can also be used for reparative pumping. 12 references, 7 figures, 3 tables.
- OSTI ID:
- 5099584
- Journal Information:
- Environ. Geol. Wat. Sci.; (United States), Vol. 6:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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OILS
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WATER POLLUTION
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