Abstract:
The paper is focused on the shallow aquifer contaminated with leaching metals from the waste dump of S.C. Neferal A.S. The
slag from industrial processing of Neferal plant is disposed in direct contact with the soil, without any kind of isolation in the
base. The dump is crossed by a drain with a length of several kilometers that collect the precipitation and superficial waters from
industrial waste disposal area. The contaminated water of shallow aquifer is drained to Pantelimon Lake, situated at 3 kilometers
distance from Neferal S.A., in the south direction. Evaluation of contaminants dispersion within the shallow aquifer and the
prognosis of pollution for the next five, ten and twenty years are developed using a detailed sampling of the site and a numerical
model that couple the flow from unsaturated zone to the shallow aquifer. The shallow aquifer from the studied area is used by
local community for drinking water, through local fountains. This source of water is used without any other preliminary treatment.