MONITORING OF CONTENT THE NITRATES FROM UNDERGROUND WATERS OF VULNERABLE ZONES FROM MARAMURES COUNTY
Adriana Muntean
Abstract - Directive 91/676/EEC on the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources and Governmental Decision 964/2000 regarding the approval of the Action Plan to protect water against pollution by nitrates from agricultural sources " are documents who stay the basis to compiling the „List with localities who have sources of nitrates from agricultural activities (vulnerable zones) ”.
In this List are included 13 localities from Maramures county, all identified as current sources.
Activity management of water resources requires first, information concerning the water quality conditions from the different sources of water. Supervision "of their health" consists, in fact, making continuous measurements and specific, a variety of operational activities and drawing final evaluation reports for environmental quality. Assessment of groundwater quality is reported with limits permitted of Law no. 458/2002 -„The Quality of Drinking Water”, and the Law no. 311/2004 - on amending and supplementing Law no. 458/2002.
This paper will present the evolution of concentrations of nitrates from groundwater drillings monitored during 2007-2009 in vulnerable areas of Maramures county.
Keywords: nitrates, pollution with nitrates, underground water, agricultural sources,drinking water
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