AQUAMONEY - Impacts on surface and groundwater bodies in the Neajlov catchment, Romania

The impact of pressures on the surface and groundwater quality in the Neajlov catchment consists in: ? accumulation of some macro elements (nutrients) and changes of their biogeochemical cycles. ? increase of surface water loads and sediment concentrations in chemical compounds as: phenols, aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the upper part of the catchment, near Pitesti; ? accumulation of heavy metals: Cr, Fe, Mn in sediments and surface waters, along the Dambovnic River; ? decrease of groundwater quality due to accumulation of organic compounds (chemical oxygen demand ? COD) in the aquifers near Pitesti, COD, ammonium and nitrates in aquifers located in the southern part of the catchment; ? decrease of water surface area for Comana Lake from about 1300 ha in 1960 to 600-650 ha in the present period, due to decrease of groundwater level. (2.2. Impacts on surface and groundwater bodies - p.18)