THE LIPÓWKA LANDFILLS: A CASE STUDY IN GROUNDWATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT

Aim of the study: Groundwater quality monitoring tests in area pollution sources are one elements assessment groundwater vulnerability. The aim article is to indicate a good index for water and selection an appropriate value hydrochemical background. Material methods: region municipal landfills Dabrowa Gornicza (southern Poland) was assessed context content ammonium, chlorides, sulphates, iron electric conductivity values . level contamination determined on basis data from 2016-2020. research used Landfill Water Pollution Index (LWPI) Nemerow (NI). In order determine reliability methods used, three different background were taken into account. Results conclusions: results analyses show that definitely higher than LWPI index. Additionally, highest indicators obtained when comparing 1980s. maximum approx. 156 721 (NI) PZ4 piezometer located east landfills. differentiated depending assignment individual weights such transformed it difficult which would be representative.