Multielement and Rare Earth Element Composition of the Soil and Lichen from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Q3 Environmental Science

Ekoloji Pub Date : 2015-12-31 DOI:10.5053/EKOLOJI.2015.10

Jasna Humerovic, T. Muhić-Šarac, M. Memić, S. Zero, A. Selović

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Abstract

The main objective of this study is to assess the level of contamination from mercury and other elements in the Sarajevo area. The soil and lichen samples (Hypogymnia physodes) were collected from selected areas there were nine soil sites and four sites for lichens. Validated and standardized analytical procedures were used in order to compare the obtained results with data from other countries in Europe. The accuracy of the results obtained by cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) for total mercury and instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) for other elements (Ag, As, Au, Ba, Br, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Eu, Fe, Ga, Hf, Ho, In, K, La, Mo, Na, Nd, Pd, Pr, Rb, Ru, Sb, Sc, Se, Sm, Sn, Sr, Ta, Tb, Te, Th, Tm, U, W, Yb, Zn, and Zr) was verified by the use of certified reference materials. Results obtained for mercury showed that at three sites (Butmir, PMF, and Blekin potok) the mercury concentrations in the soil were much higher, 5 to 10 times higher, than the allowed values. All lichens samples examined contained low mercury concentrations that cannot be correlated with the mercury contents in the soil. Comparison of the multielemental analysis of the lichen H. physodes and surface soils samples is also presented.

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波黑萨拉热窝地区土壤和地衣的多元素和稀土元素组成

这项研究的主要目的是评估萨拉热窝地区汞和其他元素的污染程度。选取9个土壤样点和4个地衣样点采集土壤和地衣样(Hypogymnia physodes)。为了将获得的结果与欧洲其他国家的数据进行比较，使用了经过验证和标准化的分析程序。通过使用认证标准物质，验证了冷蒸汽原子吸收光谱法(CVAAS)测定总汞和仪器中子活化分析(INAA)测定其他元素(Ag、As、Au、Ba、Br、Ca、Cd、Ce、Co、Cr、Cs、Eu、Fe、Ga、Hf、Ho、In、K、La、Mo、Na、Nd、Pd、Pr、Rb、Ru、Sb、Sc、Se、Sm、Sn、Sr、Ta、Tb、Te、Th、Tm、U、W、Yb、Zn、Zr)结果的准确性。汞的检测结果显示，在三个地点(Butmir、PMF和Blekin potok)，土壤中的汞浓度比允许值高得多，高出5至10倍。所有检查的地衣样本都含有低汞浓度，这与土壤中的汞含量没有相关性。并对地衣和表层土壤样品的多元素分析结果进行了比较。

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Ekoloji 环境科学-生态学

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1.10

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Cessation. Ekoloji is an international journal that focuses on papers that report results from original research on all disciplines engaged in the field of environmental research. We welcome articles that cover the entire spectrum of environmental problems and environmental pollutants, whether chemical, biological or physical. Its coverage extends to all environmentally related issues: air and water pollution, solid waste, noise, recycling, natural resources, ecology and environmental protection. It includes articles on basic and applied environmental pollution research, including environmental engineering and environmental health. All types of pollution are covered, including atmospheric pollutants, detergents, fertilizers, industrial effluents, metals, mining wastes, oil, pesticides, plastics, radioactive materials and sewage. It also includes research papers on ecological and environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity. The primary criteria for publication are scientific quality and ecological/environmental significance. The journal will be read and contributed to by biologists, applied ecologists, environmental scientists, natural resource specialists, environmental engineers, environmental health specialists, agro-ecologists, veterinaries, agricultural engineers, landscape planners and designers. The journal welcomes full "research papers" and short "research notes", only in the English language.