| Author/Editor | Družina, Branko | |
| Title | A short review of the situation regarding monitoring of wastewaters and measurements of certain carcinogenic substances in drinking water | |
| Type | članek | |
| Source | In: Programme of the Workshop on land recovery and man-made risks; 1998 Nov 16-18; Vienna. Vienna: Austrian research centers, | |
| Publication year | 1998 | |
| Volume | str. 1-15 | |
| Language | eng | |
| Abstract | Slovenia (area: approximately 20,000 km2; population: 2 milion: working population: 672,000) is a moderately wealthy industrialised nation. There are estimated to be between 3500 and 4000 factories, plants and workshops that produce industrial wastewaters in processes. The quantities and number of contaminants in these wastewaters vary according to the size and type of manufacturing process, the type of technology emploved, the treatment methods before release etc. In most cases untreated industrial wastewaters end up in surface water courses. Because of the growing levels of pollution in rivers and streaams and contamination of underground waters the ministry responsible for environmental protection ahd reason to initiate certain activities to encourage polluters to treat industrial wastewaters before release into sewage systems or water courses. Attempts to monitor wastewaters are also presented, alongside legislation on envitonmental protection. Monitoring of groundwaters began a few years ago in Slovenia through the analysis of certain chemical parameters. it was established that the groundwater was of relatively high quality, although there was an emerging trend of declining quality regarding some parameters. On the basis of these results it was decided to begin measuring and monitoring drinking water, taking samples at end points inthe water supply system. In 1995 it was decided to begin measuring the content of ceratin carcinogenic substances such as Pb, As and CHC13. In 1996 these measurements were extended to the content of pesticides such as atrazine and alachlor, and metabolites thereof. The results of these measurements are presented. Certain preventive measures for reducing the content of carcinogenic substances which were examined at laboratory scale are also described. | |
| Descriptors | WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID WATER SUPPLY CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL FRESH WATER WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL QUALITY CONTROL |