Presentation of the report at the XVII International Scientific Conference “Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment”
From November 7 to 10, 2023, the XVII International Scientific Conference “Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment ” was held in Kyiv, organized by the Educational and Scientific Institute “Institute of Geology” of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University with the support of the European Association of Geologists and Engineers (EAGE).
The conference is devoted to the problems of the geological environment monitoring, which includes both modern dangerous processes and the study of geological factors that can lead to environmental disasters. At the conference, new approaches to the application of geological, geophysical and geo-informational methods for the assessment of natural and man-made processes, the study of the ecological state of territories were considered. The conference discussed new approaches to the use of geological and geophysical methods for the assessment of natural and technogenic processes, as well as ecological analysis of territories.
The purpose of this event was to facilitate the exchange of valuable scientific experience, to integrate different research sectors, and to improve an interdepartmental and international cooperation.
Scientists from the Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants of the NAS of Ukraine participated in the event: I. O. Kovalenko, M. I. Panasiuk, N. V. Sosonna. The following scientists also participated in the conference: M. H. Buzynnyi (SI “O.M. Marzieiev Institute for Public Health” NAMS of Ukraine), I. P. Onyshchenko (Radioecology Center of the NAS of Ukraine), Ya. Malkova (SI “The Institute of Environmental Geochemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), S. Bagrii (Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas).
Two reports were presented from the institute:
- I.O. Kovalenko presented the report “Conditions of 90Sr migration with alkaline groundwater at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant Industrial Site”. The co-authors of the work are: M. I. Panasiuk, N. V. Sosonna, M. H. Buzynnyi, I. P. Onishchenko.
- Ya. Malkova presented the report “Mathematical model of hydrogeological conditions and forecasts of groundwater salinity under the influence of the Dombrovskyi quarry of the Kalush-Holynskyi deposit of potash salts.” The co-authors of the work are: N. V. Sosonna, M. I. Panasiuk, I. O. Kovalenko, S. Bagrii, M. G. Buzynnyi.
The purpose of the work, presented by Ihor Kovalenko, was to determine the factors that influence the increase in the migration capacity of 90Sr in strongly alkaline groundwater based on real monitoring observations. The report presented the results of the research conducted using the Geochemist’s Workbench Community Edition software package, which was used to analyze the data. The authors express deep gratitude to V. Ye.-I. Khan and O. O. Odintsov for conducting laboratory determinations of 90Sr concentrations in groundwater samples. In addition, the authors express their gratitude to the researcher of the Institute of Geological Sciences I. L. Koliabinia for consultations regarding the calculations of 90Sr migration forms.
The purpose of the second report (speaker Ya. Malkova) was to highlight the created numerical model of hydrogeological conditions, study the groundwater movement direction contaminated with potassium salts, determine the impact on the intake of drinking water in the city of Kalush, forecast changes in the direction and levels of groundwater in the event of an uncontrolled increase in the water level in Dombrovskyi quarry. According to the simulation results, it was established that the influence of brine leaks from the Dombrovskyi quarry will not affect the contamination of the Dobrivlian water intake, the only source of drinking water supply for the city of Kalush and nearby settlements.
Presented reports will be posted on the Conference website. Conference materials are included in the Scopus scientometric database.
