Distribution and provenance of heavy metals in sediments of the Vrbas River, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Pržulj, SanjaRadojičić, Ana
Kašanin-Grubin, Milica
Pešević, Dušica
Stojadinović, Sanja M.
Jovančićević, Branimir
Veselinović, Gorica
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Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements, but they are regarded as significant environmental pollutants due to their high density and high toxicity even at low concentrations. The aim of this paper is the evaluation of the pollution level of heavy metals in the river and riverbank sediments, as well as the estimation of their origin and spatial differences along the course of the Vrbas River through Banja Luka. The concentrations of metals have been assessed using the Inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectrometry and Advanced mercury analyzer for mercury determination. The anthropogenic impact on heavy metal concentration in sediments was estimated by the calculating of pollution indices: geoaccumulation index (Igeo), contamination factor (Cf), pollution load index (PLI) and potential ecological risk index (Er). Obtained results indicate that there is no statistically significant spatial difference in metal concentration, indicating that heavy metals in sediments have... a constant source. The anthropogenic impact expressed by the values of pollution indices showed that sites are generally uncontaminated by Co, Cr and V and moderately contaminated by Zn, Cu and Ni. On the contrary, lead, mercury and cadmium pose the highest ecological risk. The anthropogenic source of Pb, Hg and Cd is industry, municipal waste and the combustion of fossil fuels. The obtained results demonstrate the high ecological risk and the need for environ-mental monitoring, with the aim to support an efficient strategy to reduce local pollution and contamination of the investigated system.
Ključne reči:
pollution indices / anthropogenic impact / river sedimentsIzvor:
Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 2022, 87, 4, 519-530Izdavač:
- Beograd : Srpsko hemijsko društvo
Finansiranje / projekti:
- Ministarstvo nauke, tehnološkog razvoja i inovacija Republike Srbije, institucionalno finansiranje - 200026 (Univerzitet u Beogradu, Institut za hemiju, tehnologiju i metalurgiju - IHTM) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200026)
- Ministarstvo nauke, tehnološkog razvoja i inovacija Republike Srbije, institucionalno finansiranje - 200168 (Univerzitet u Beogradu, Hemijski fakultet) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200168)
- Ministarstvo nauke, tehnološkog razvoja i inovacija Republike Srbije, institucionalno finansiranje - 200358 (BioSense institut) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200358)
Napomena:
- Supplementary material: https://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5144
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Hemijski fakultet / Faculty of ChemistryTY - JOUR AU - Pržulj, Sanja AU - Radojičić, Ana AU - Kašanin-Grubin, Milica AU - Pešević, Dušica AU - Stojadinović, Sanja M. AU - Jovančićević, Branimir AU - Veselinović, Gorica PY - 2022 UR - http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5143 AB - Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements, but they are regarded as significant environmental pollutants due to their high density and high toxicity even at low concentrations. The aim of this paper is the evaluation of the pollution level of heavy metals in the river and riverbank sediments, as well as the estimation of their origin and spatial differences along the course of the Vrbas River through Banja Luka. The concentrations of metals have been assessed using the Inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectrometry and Advanced mercury analyzer for mercury determination. The anthropogenic impact on heavy metal concentration in sediments was estimated by the calculating of pollution indices: geoaccumulation index (Igeo), contamination factor (Cf), pollution load index (PLI) and potential ecological risk index (Er). Obtained results indicate that there is no statistically significant spatial difference in metal concentration, indicating that heavy metals in sediments have a constant source. The anthropogenic impact expressed by the values of pollution indices showed that sites are generally uncontaminated by Co, Cr and V and moderately contaminated by Zn, Cu and Ni. On the contrary, lead, mercury and cadmium pose the highest ecological risk. The anthropogenic source of Pb, Hg and Cd is industry, municipal waste and the combustion of fossil fuels. The obtained results demonstrate the high ecological risk and the need for environ-mental monitoring, with the aim to support an efficient strategy to reduce local pollution and contamination of the investigated system. PB - Beograd : Srpsko hemijsko društvo T2 - Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society T1 - Distribution and provenance of heavy metals in sediments of the Vrbas River, Bosnia and Herzegovina VL - 87 IS - 4 SP - 519 EP - 530 DO - 10.2298/JSC210608070P ER -
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Pržulj, S., Radojičić, A., Kašanin-Grubin, M., Pešević, D., Stojadinović, S. M., Jovančićević, B.,& Veselinović, G.. (2022). Distribution and provenance of heavy metals in sediments of the Vrbas River, Bosnia and Herzegovina. in Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society Beograd : Srpsko hemijsko društvo., 87(4), 519-530. https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC210608070P
Pržulj S, Radojičić A, Kašanin-Grubin M, Pešević D, Stojadinović SM, Jovančićević B, Veselinović G. Distribution and provenance of heavy metals in sediments of the Vrbas River, Bosnia and Herzegovina. in Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society. 2022;87(4):519-530. doi:10.2298/JSC210608070P .
Pržulj, Sanja, Radojičić, Ana, Kašanin-Grubin, Milica, Pešević, Dušica, Stojadinović, Sanja M., Jovančićević, Branimir, Veselinović, Gorica, "Distribution and provenance of heavy metals in sediments of the Vrbas River, Bosnia and Herzegovina" in Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 87, no. 4 (2022):519-530, https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC210608070P . .