Chemizm wód czwartorzędowych synkliny grodzieckiej
Abstract
CHEMISTRY OF QUATERNARY WATERS IN THE GRODZIEC SYNCLINE
Summary
In area of the Grodziec Syncline, Quaternary aquifer is the major source of water for both the population and industry. The developments in copper mining in the Lower Silesia usually bear negative influence on water management in that region. On the one hand, exploitation of deposits and related drainage of mining works result in decrease of groundwater resources, and on the other hand, some technological processes connected with mining may indirectly result in disadvantageous changes in groundwater chemistry. The changes in natural chemical composition of groundwaters may be also related to the ever increasing role of chemistry in agriculture. This makes the protection of water environment from disadvantageous effects of the above mentioned processes one of the major tasks in water management in mining regions.
The paper presents an attempt to explain the current trends in changes in chemical composition of Quaternary aquifer waters in area of the Grodziec Syncline, where copper mine "Konrad" and post-flotation waste reservoir "Wartowice" are situated.
Summary
In area of the Grodziec Syncline, Quaternary aquifer is the major source of water for both the population and industry. The developments in copper mining in the Lower Silesia usually bear negative influence on water management in that region. On the one hand, exploitation of deposits and related drainage of mining works result in decrease of groundwater resources, and on the other hand, some technological processes connected with mining may indirectly result in disadvantageous changes in groundwater chemistry. The changes in natural chemical composition of groundwaters may be also related to the ever increasing role of chemistry in agriculture. This makes the protection of water environment from disadvantageous effects of the above mentioned processes one of the major tasks in water management in mining regions.
The paper presents an attempt to explain the current trends in changes in chemical composition of Quaternary aquifer waters in area of the Grodziec Syncline, where copper mine "Konrad" and post-flotation waste reservoir "Wartowice" are situated.