Evaluation of sediments quality and geospatial distribution of heavy metals in aquatic sources in the Drini i Bardhë river basin.

Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to determine the concentrations of heavy metals in sediments (fraction Mn>Zn>Ni>Cr>Cu>Pb>Co>As>Sn>Mo>Sb>Cd>Bi>Ag>Hg. Based on the findings from this study, studied area is directly impacted from the geological constitution of rocks (clastic, alluvium, proluvium, glacigene, calc tufa/travertine and lake sediments) and there is a minor influence by the human activity (in the case of iron concentration level).