Perspective method for removing heavy metals from underground waters of Western Ukraine

The largest group of recipients of the drinking water from groundwater in Ukraine are resides in the western part of the country. Due to the presence of zones in which the water-resistant rocks are subject to cracking in the hydrogeological regions of the Western Ukraine, the physicochemical compo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yuliia Trach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Warsaw University of Life Sciences Press 2020-05-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Architectura
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.architectura.actapol.net/tom19/zeszyt1/19_1_85.pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849324738765127680
author Yuliia Trach
author_facet Yuliia Trach
author_sort Yuliia Trach
collection DOAJ
description The largest group of recipients of the drinking water from groundwater in Ukraine are resides in the western part of the country. Due to the presence of zones in which the water-resistant rocks are subject to cracking in the hydrogeological regions of the Western Ukraine, the physicochemical composition of water is not constant and may vary, especially in terms of heavy metals content. The reasons for the presence of heavy metals in the groundwater are the anthropogenic influence and biological leaching of mineral ores. Heavy metals can migrate up and down and penetrate the aquifers of drinking water through the cracked zones of the waterresistant rocks. The mineral ores found in the Western Ukraine contain heavy metals, mainly as sulfides. They are oxidized by thionic bacteria (рН 5–7). As a result, the concentration of sulfate in water increases. At the same time, in the Western Ukraine, natural materials containing aluminosilicates such as zeolites, tuffs, basalts and others are widely distributed. They can be used as sorbents in the process of groundwater treatment. When using aluminosilicates, the removal efficiency is higher than in the case of traditionally used slacked lime (Ca(OH)2) due to the fact that heavy metals are extracted by means of two mechanisms – ion exchange and formation of insoluble bases.
format Article
id doaj-art-e7bd2c509dde44b292214feae81716fa
institution Kabale University
issn 1644-0633
2544-1760
language English
publishDate 2020-05-01
publisher Warsaw University of Life Sciences Press
record_format Article
series Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Architectura
spelling doaj-art-e7bd2c509dde44b292214feae81716fa2025-08-20T03:48:36ZengWarsaw University of Life Sciences PressActa Scientiarum Polonorum. Architectura1644-06332544-17602020-05-01191859210.22630/ASPA.2020.19.1.9Perspective method for removing heavy metals from underground waters of Western UkraineYuliia Trach0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3217-2451Educational and Scientific Institute of Construction and Architecture, National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, RivneThe largest group of recipients of the drinking water from groundwater in Ukraine are resides in the western part of the country. Due to the presence of zones in which the water-resistant rocks are subject to cracking in the hydrogeological regions of the Western Ukraine, the physicochemical composition of water is not constant and may vary, especially in terms of heavy metals content. The reasons for the presence of heavy metals in the groundwater are the anthropogenic influence and biological leaching of mineral ores. Heavy metals can migrate up and down and penetrate the aquifers of drinking water through the cracked zones of the waterresistant rocks. The mineral ores found in the Western Ukraine contain heavy metals, mainly as sulfides. They are oxidized by thionic bacteria (рН 5–7). As a result, the concentration of sulfate in water increases. At the same time, in the Western Ukraine, natural materials containing aluminosilicates such as zeolites, tuffs, basalts and others are widely distributed. They can be used as sorbents in the process of groundwater treatment. When using aluminosilicates, the removal efficiency is higher than in the case of traditionally used slacked lime (Ca(OH)2) due to the fact that heavy metals are extracted by means of two mechanisms – ion exchange and formation of insoluble bases.http://www.architectura.actapol.net/tom19/zeszyt1/19_1_85.pdfgroundwaterwater treatmentheavy metalssorptionaluminosilicates
spellingShingle Yuliia Trach
Perspective method for removing heavy metals from underground waters of Western Ukraine
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Architectura
groundwater
water treatment
heavy metals
sorption
aluminosilicates
title Perspective method for removing heavy metals from underground waters of Western Ukraine
title_full Perspective method for removing heavy metals from underground waters of Western Ukraine
title_fullStr Perspective method for removing heavy metals from underground waters of Western Ukraine
title_full_unstemmed Perspective method for removing heavy metals from underground waters of Western Ukraine
title_short Perspective method for removing heavy metals from underground waters of Western Ukraine
title_sort perspective method for removing heavy metals from underground waters of western ukraine
topic groundwater
water treatment
heavy metals
sorption
aluminosilicates
url http://www.architectura.actapol.net/tom19/zeszyt1/19_1_85.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT yuliiatrach perspectivemethodforremovingheavymetalsfromundergroundwatersofwesternukraine