In:
All Sciences Abstracts, All Sciences Proceedings, Vol. 1, No. 4 ( 2023-07-26), p. 8-
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to investigate the spatial distribution and content of a specificanthropogenic group of trace metals (Ag, Au, Bi, Cu and Mo) in surface soils (0 - 5 cm) of the Mitrovicaregion, Republic of Kosovo. The content of metals was determined by inductively coupled plasma - massspectrometry (ICP-MS). The average content of Cu (42 mg/kg), Bi (1.5 mg/kg), Ag (0.44 mg/kg) and Au(2.7 μg/kg) exceeded the average content of metals in European and world soils by 3.4 and 1.4 times, 3.0and 7.5 times, 1.62 and 8.8 times and 2.7 and 1.8 times, respectively. The average Mo content of 0.68 mg/kgexceeded the mean Mo content in European soil by 1.09 times, while the mean content in world soils wasnot exceeded. Copper levels were also found to exceed the Dutch target value of 36 mg/kg in 152 km2 andthe Dutch action value of 190 mg/kg on 6.2 km2 of the 301.5 km2of the study area. The values of theenrichment factor (EF) for the analyzed elements are all above 1.5, indicating that their higher content is ofanthropogenic origin, mainly due to lead and zinc mining and metallurgical activities in the study area. Thequality of the soils in the Mitrovica region varies from heavily contaminated with copper and bismuth, withextremely high enrichment of Cu, Bi and Ag in the soils of the central zone (Zone I) and the urban soils ofthe cities of Zveçan and Mitrovica.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2980-1834
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2980-1834
DOI:
10.59287/as-abstracts.1229
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
All Sciences Proceedings
Publication Date:
2023
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