Approaches to the extraction of liquid petroleum products to eliminate groundwater pollution

Summary Oil and oil products are now one of the most dangerous pollutants in natural water bodies Every year, new sources of pollution are identified, which require an assessment of their danger to the environment. The danger of petroleum products as man-made pollutants is due to the ability of hydrocarbons to form toxic compounds in soils, surface and groundwater. Today, a large number of foci of petrochemical groundwater pollution have been identified, and potentially thousands more, which continue to be in a hidden form, pose a threat to the environment and, above all, to groundwater. Pollution is formed directly due to petroleum products stored on the territory of enterprises, as well as through wastewater and stormwater polluted by them. An important feature of petroleum contamination is the ability to concentrate other contaminants, such as heavy metals and pesticides, and to create the conditions for various chemical reactions when the film of petroleum products is distributed over a large area. Methods of combating the consequences of oil product losses and their effectiveness are analyzed.