THE WATER QUALITY OF VILLAGE - WELLS IN THE AREA OF NIKOLA TESLA B POWER - PLANT´S ASH SLAG DEPOSITORY - ECOLOGICAL, HEALTH AND
SOCIAL - ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES

Authors:
Dragica Kisić , Prim.dr Elizabet Paunović , dr Branislav Simonović , dr Emilija Boti-Raičević , Snežana Andrić

ABSTRACT

Nikola Tesla B Power plant's ash slag depository was built in swamp - depression among villages Skela, Uš?e, Ratari, Grabovac and Dren and represents a possible source of subterranean water pollution.
The analysis of depository`s influence on water - quality of village wells was done by comparing the results of zero - state and continual measurements of physical, chemical and bacteriological parameters during the depository exploitation.

The results show that the water of most village-wells was bacteriological and chemical incorrect according to the measurements of the zero-state.This was confirmed by later, several years lasting measurements. Unsatisfying water quality of village wells in the area of Nikola Tesla B Power - plant's ash - depository, has ecological, health and social - economic consequences. Some aspects of these consequences were already considered. One of the conditions for depository - exploitation was that Nikola Tesla B Power - plant should provide healthy drinking water for the surrounding settlements which was partially realized.

KEY WORDS: water, analysis, depository, health consequences.