Quality of fresh groundwater of the Crimean Mountains (the Bodrak River Basin)

Abstract

The quality of fresh groundwater in the foothills of the Crimea, including that used for the water supply of the Crimean base of St. Petersburg State University and the Crimean educational and scientific center of Lomonosov Moscow State University, is considered. The results of longterm monitoring of the chemical composition of fresh water used for drinking purposes are presented and priority pollutants are identified. Hydrochemical modeling was carried out to calculate transport forms of chemical elements and subsequent assessment of their toxicity. The study area is located in the area of active water exchange, so in the groundwater most of the chemical elements are contained in concentrations below the level of biologically significant.