Case Study of Petroleum Contaminated Area of Novi Sad After NATO Bombing in Yugoslavia

Authors: Bozo Dalmacija¹; Ivana Ivancev-Tumbas²; Jasmina Zejak²; Maja Djurendic²

Source: Soil and Sediment Contamination (formerly Journal of Soil Contamination), Volume 12, Number 4, July-August 2003 , pp. 591-611(21)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

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Abstract:

The 1999 NATO bombing of the oil refinery in Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) has heavily contaminated the Danube River and its sediments, as well as the surrounding soil and groundwater. The destruction of the factories released 73,569 tons of crude oil of which 90% was incinerated, 560 tons reached the Danube River, and the remainder was spilled onto the soil.

The contents of oil and oil derivatives in the soil were in the range of 3 to 42,000 mg/kg. The first soil layer contained an average of 67,000 mg/kg of crude oil and oil derivatives. The layers beneath it, above the groundwater table, contained 56 ml/l of free oil derivatives in the drained water.

The spreading of this pollution could imperil the groundwater quality in the water supply zone because the refinery is located in the hinterland of the zone. The quality of water and sediment samples was monitored from April 1999 to November 2000 by measuring concentrations of hydrocarbons and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH).

The hydrocarbon content in the Danube River water in October 2000 was about 20% of the value measured at the time of the accident. Immediately after the accident the concentration of mineral oil in the surface sediment was in the range of 0.11 to 0.29 g/kg. At the same time PAH concentrations in the river sediment were up to 160 mg/kg, depending on the sampling site location. The values showed a decrease in the course of further monitoring.

Keywords: groundwater; sediment; soil contamination; hydrocarbon; PAH

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1058833031878627

Affiliations: 1: Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000 Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia, Tel:++38121450041, Fax:++3812154065, bozo@ih.ns.ac.yu 2: Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 3, 21000 Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia

Publication date: 2003-07-01

Case Study of Petroleum Contaminated Area of Novi Sad After NATO Bombing in Yugoslavia

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