Contamination of groundwater in the coastal area of St. Petersburg. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University

Authors

  • Игорь Александрович Румянцев Saint Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu07.2016.314

Abstract

The Finnish Gulf is the most vulnerable part of the Baltic Sea. The main reasons for Baltic Sea contamination are direct wastewater discharge, river and underground runoff and oil spills. This article deals with the problem of groundwater pollution in the territory of St. Petersburg. Groundwater from this area discharges directly to the Finish Gulf or into rivers and channels of the gulf. Th e main goal of this article was to study spatial-temporal changes in petroleum products and heavy metals concentrations in groundwater of diff erent hydrogeological levels. To achieve this goal, data from 150 groundwater wells were analyzed. As result, the most aff ected areas of St. Petersburg and possible polluters were indentified.

Keywords:

Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea, groundwater runoff, anthropogenic load, contamination

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Published

2016-09-01

How to Cite

Румянцев, И. А. (2016) “Contamination of groundwater in the coastal area of St. Petersburg. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University”, Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Earth Sciences, (3), pp. 177–185. doi: 10.21638/11701/spbu07.2016.314.

Issue

No. 3 (2016)

Section

Geography

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Articles of "Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Earth Sciences" are open access distributed under the terms of the License Agreement with Saint Petersburg State University, which permits to the authors unrestricted distribution and self-archiving free of charge.