Surface water contamination by mining wastes: Case of the Sidi Kambar region (Skikda North-East Algeria)

• Autorzy: Fekrache Fadila , Boudeffa Khaled

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/eces-2023-0003

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The objective of this work is to assess the contamination of the Essouk stream, under acid drainage from the Sidi Kambar mine (southwest of Skikda, Algeria), which has been widely exploited during the previous decades. The methodology was conducted to control the current state of water chemistry, its evolution in space and time according to the variation of water physicochemical parameters and the content of trace metals (Pb, Fe, and Zn). In general, Essouk stream are highly sulphated (reached 598.56 mg/L) and have an elevated salinity, resulting in a high conductivity (1925 μS/cm) and presented a low pH (3.01). In addition, Fe, Pb and Zn contents reached 5.17 mg/L, 2.05 mg/L and 4.05 mg/L, respectively. Such results were linked to the bedrock of Sidi Kambar that is composed of galena, pyrite and sphalerite.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

water; pollution; physicochemical parameters; trace metal elements; mineralisation

PL

woda; zanieczyszczenie; właściwości fizykochemiczne; mineralizacja

• Wydawca: Towarzystwo Chemii i Inżynierii Ekologicznej
• Czasopismo: Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. S
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 30, nr 1
• Strony: 49--61
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 30 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Fekrache Fadila

• Laboratory of Research in Biodiversity Interaction, Ecosystem and Biotechnology (LRIBEB), Department of Natural and Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University 20 August, 1955, P.O. Box 26, 21000 Skikda, Algeria, phone: [phone]

• https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1432-0565

autor

Boudeffa Khaled

• Department of Natural and Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University 20 August 1955, P.O. Box 26, 21000 Skikda, Algeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5581-1837

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).