Tipo
Capítulo em Livro
Título
Salinization as Groundwater Contamination in Estarreja Shallow Aquifer, Aveiro (Portugal)
Participantes na publicação
Ana Carolina Marques (Author)
Rosário Carvalho (Author)
Dep. Geologia
IDL
Eduardo Ferreira da Silva (Author)
Resumo
Agriculture, chemical industry and livestock activity are the main activities in Estarreja since 30’s. In XX century, particularly in the 50’s, the installation of the Estarreja Chemical Complex (ECC) took place with a huge investment in the chemical industry mainly in the production of ammonia for the manufacture of nitro-ammoniacal fertilizers used in agriculture. Despite the relevance of agricultural and industrial sectors in this region, these activities have been generating an increase of Estarreja shallow aquifer vulnerability, in particular surface water and groundwater, due contamination by raw materials and/or final products, as well as wastewater, nitrogen and natural fertilizers such animal manure. Beside these kinds of contamination, groundwater can be also liable to salinization as Estarreja is a coastal zone, near to Ria de Aveiro.\\nThe main goal of the present study is the identification of salinization phenomenon in Estarreja shallow aquifer through mapping of variables as well as the application of stable isotopes such as oxygen and hydrogen isotopes. Results show that two different types of salinization could happen, one type related to natural phenomenon, the saline intrusion, and the other one associated to industrial activities.
Editor
Abrunhosa M, Chambel A, Peppoloni S, Chaminé HI
Suporte
Advances in Geoethics and Groundwater Management : Theory and Practice for a Sustainable Development,Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
Identificadores da Publicação
ISSN - 2522-8714
Organizadores
IAH
Editora
Springer International Publishing
Número de Páginas
4
Página Inicial
207
Página Final
210
Identificadores do Documento
DOI -
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59320-9_43
URL -
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59320-9_43
Keywords
Estarreja
Groundwater
Salinization
Mapping
Stable isotopes