Abstract:
The present study estimates chemical composition and status of the groundwater from the Nistru (Dniester)
river basin (about 360 springs and fountains). Research includes defining of springs/fountains location, evaluating
physicochemical features of water, highlighting of main pollutants and pollution sources, establishing of water type
and quality. It was established that springs/fountains with water that meets the criteria for drinking scope constitute
21%, sanitary acceptable for consumption is water from 129 springs/fountains, with high content of dissolved salts
(mineralization >1000 mg/dm3
) and hardness exceeding 10 me/dm3 (very hard water) were in 18.5% of sources and
approximately 25% of the springs are water polluted with nitrates and its content is more than the MAC from 1 to 6
times.