Improvability of measurement accuracy in determining the level of soil contamination with petroleum products

The article gives some sample statistics on large accidents at hazardous industrial facilities, which lacks data on local outflows and process escapes of petroleum products because of difficult identification of such events. Such numerous point-source spillage of petroleum products leads to inhibition and killing of plants. It is required to organize and implement monitoring of industrial facilities which use petroleum products, such as mining and metallurgy and some other branches and services (construction, municipal housing economy, transportation, etc.). To analyze improvability of measurement accuracy in determining the level of soil contamination with petroleum products using fluorescence spectroscopy and spectrophotometry. The studies into the fluorescence strength of different petroleum products exhibit a strong dependence of the measurement accuracy on the type of a petroleum products employed to calibrate instrumentation and a high percentage of deviation from the calibration graph plotted using the state reference standard. Alternatively, spectrophotometry shows a weak dependence of absorption peak areas on the type of a petroleum product and an insignificant deviation of the calibration curves from the values obtained with the state reference standard. Based on the experimental research findings, the recommendations are developed concerning preferable method to determine contamination of soil with petroleum products with identification of the specific type / types of petroleum products by analyzing production processes which lead to outflows and spillage.

Keywords: level of soil contamination with petroleum products, local outflow and spillage, allowable content of petroleum products, production facilities of the mineral resources and reserves sector, measurement accuracy improvement, fluorescence of petroleum products, absorption spectrum of petroleum products, soil monitoring.

For citation:

Pashkevich M. A., Bykova M. V. Improvability of measurement accuracy in determining the level of soil contamination with petroleum products. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2022;(4):67-86. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_2022_4_0_67.

Acknowledgements:

The study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Project No. 20-35-90030.

About authors:

M.A. Pashkevich¹, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Head of Chair,
M.V. Bykova¹, Graduate Student, e-mail: marina-bykova-1993@mail.ru,
¹ Saint-Petersburg Mining University, 199106, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

 

For contacts:

M.V. Bykova, e-mail: marina-bykova-1993@mail.ru.

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