Optimization of Groundwater Sampling after Destruction by Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems

Abstract:

The paper explores the problem of optimizing groundwater sampling in areas affected by multiple rocket launcher systems (MRLS). Taking into account modern challenges to the safety of the population and the environment in the conditions of hostilities, an express method of preliminary zoning of groundwater pollution based on the measurement of electrical conductivity has been proposed. The method is based on modeling the spread of contaminants in combination with cluster analysis of these measurements. The results of the study can be used for operational monitoring of territories affected by hostilities and in management decision-making systems in the field of civil protection.

• Periodical: Advances in Science and Technology (Volume 170)
• Pages: 163-171
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-pXU5AU
• Online since: November 2025
• Authors: Nina Rashkevich, Yaroslav Kalchenko, Olexandr Rashkevich*, Volodymyr Kradozhon
• Keywords: Artillery Systems, Conductometry, Electrical Conductivity, Groundwater, Monitoring, Optimization of Sampling, Rocket

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