Sandu, MariaTărâță, AnatolieLozan, RaisaGladchi, VioricaDuca, GheorgheȚurcan, SergiuMoșanu, ElenaPrepeliță, Afanasie2023-10-312023-10-312013SANDU, Maria, TĂRÂȚĂ, Anatolie, LOZAN, Raisa, GLADCHI, Viorica, DUCA, Gheorghe, ȚURCAN, Sergiu, MOȘANU, Elena, PREPELIŢĂ, Afanasie. The water springs - sources for water supply and irrigation in the Nistru river basin. În: Chemistry Journal of Moldova, 2013, nr. 2(8), pp. 42-50. ISSN 1857-17271857-1727https://msuir.usm.md/handle/123456789/11533https://doi.org/10.19261/cjm.2013.08(2).04The 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.engroundwaterchemicals statepollution sourcescorrelation of componentswater type and qualificationArticle