WATER POLLUTION IN TIMIS COUNTY A.M. BALINT and A.P. NECULAE West University of Timisoara, Romania,
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[email protected] ABSTRACT The present work is a brief inventory of the water resources and water consumption in Romania and an evaluation of the water quality in Timis county (neighbour of Serbia). This evaluation concerns rivers, groundwater, fountains and drinking water in Timisoara. The main causes of pollution and the critical zones are identified. Finally, a set of measures in order to improve the present situation are presented. Keywords: water resources; water sampling; water quality; pollutants; Timisoara. Introduction Romania is a state situated in SE Central Europe, north of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube and bordering on the Black Sea. It has an area of 238,391 km2 (91,843 miles2), 3,149.9 km of boundaries and a population of 22,526,096 inhabitants (in 1998). Fig. 1. Romania. Geographical map. 160 Romania’s water resources are made up of the surface waters – inner rivers, natural and anthrop lakes, the Danube – and in a smaller measure, 10% respectively, the groundwater. Potentially and technically usable water resources are presented in table 1. Table1. [1] Water source Total 3 Characteristic indicator Thousand m A. Inland rivers 1. Theoretic resource 40000000 2. Existing resource according to the arrangement degree of the hydrographic basins 13805691 3. Water demand of uses according to catchments capacities being in function 3682569 B The Danube (directly) 1. Theoretic resource (in the entrance section in the country 87000000 2. Usable resource in current arrangement regime 20000000 3.