PRESENCE OF HYDROCARBONS IN UNDERGROUND WATER SOURCES AND THEIR ENSUING IMPACT ON SOLUBILITY OF SOME SUBSTANCES. OBECNOSC WEGLOWODORÓW W WODACH PODZIEMNYCH I ICH WPLYW NA ROZPUSZCZALNOSC NIEKTÓRYCH SUBSTANCJI

Presence of organic substances produced as by-products of synthesis is equal to that of naturally produced substances in industrialized countries. Global consumption of mineral oils alone is over 3 mln t / year. Pollution of soil and underground water sources by substances such as detergents, mineral oils, dyes, pesticides, etc., is chronic due to the daily use of these hydrocarbons. They are a peril to soil quality, drinking water quality and certainly to human beings because they are not appropriately discarded.The paper indicates ultimate consequences of this pollution, the methods used for analysing the contaminants in the waters, and makes suggestions for protection and recovery of hydrocarbons in the soil stratum.