THE CONTENT OF IRON AND MANGANESE AND SOME HEAVY METALS IN WELLS ON THE EXAMPLE OF WATER FROM THE WELLS OF GORZYCE COMMUNITY

The subject of the study was to estimate the quality of shallow groundwater from wells which are the source of drinking water. The study included 8 wells located in the municipality of Gorzyce. The results are presented as medium concentrations of the analyzed components during one year of observation. The results confirm that poorly protected wells are characterized by poorer quality water. In most of the analyzed cases, the average concentration of pollution indexes (this applies particularly to iron and manganese concentration) exceed the limits established for drinking water.