Groundwater resources of the middle and upper Odra River basin, southwestern Poland |
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Authors: | Tatiana Bochenska Henryk Marszalek Lech Poprawski |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, pl. M. Borna 9, 50-204 Wroclaw, Poland Fax: +48-71-201371, PL |
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Abstract: | The total amount of groundwater resources in the middle and upper Odra River basin is 5200×103 m3/d, or about 7.7% of the disposable groundwater resources of Poland. The average modulus of groundwater resources is about
1.4 L/s/km2. Of the 180 'Major Groundwater Basins' (MGWB) in Poland, 43 are partly or totally located within the study area. The MGWB
in southwestern Poland have an average modulus of groundwater resources about 2.28 L/s/km2 and thus have abundant water resources in comparison to MGWB from other parts of the country.
Several types of mineral waters occur in the middle and upper Odra River basin. These waters are concentrated especially in
the Sudety Mountains. Carbon-dioxide waters, with yields of 414 m3/h, are the most widespread of Sudetic mineral waters.
The fresh waters of the crystalline basement have a low mineralization, commonly less than 100 mg/L; they are a HCO3–Ca–Mg or SO4–Ca–Mg type of water. Various hydrochemical compositions characterize the groundwater in sedimentary rocks. The shallow aquifers
are under risk of atmospheric pollution and anthropogenic effects. To prevent the degradation of groundwater resources in
the middle and upper Odra River basin, Critical Protection Areas have been designated within the MGWB.
Received, January 1995 Revised, May 1996, August 1997 Accepted, August 1997 |
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Keywords: | Poland contamination groundwater management groundwater protection hydrochemistry |
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