Dynamic Modeling of Air Pollution and Acid Rain from Energy System and Transport in Kosovo

Kabashi, Serbeze; Bekteshi, Sadik; Ahmetaj, Skender; Kabashi, Gazmend; Podrimqaku, Kushtrim; Veliu, Valon; Jonuzaj, Albert; Zidanšek, Aleksander

doi:10.4236/ojap.2012.13011

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“…Principal component analysis revealed polluted areas such as Zveqan ( 41) Stanterg (42) polluted with Zn, Cd, and Pb. Then Siboc (28), Reqan (9), Prapashticë (30), and Lupç (37), with high contents of Al, Fe, and Cr, and the rest of the samples which were more similarly affected by the metals und consideration. Harilaq (22) was found to be polluted majorly with Ni.…”

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Determination And Statistical Analysis of Atmospheric Deposition of Heavy Metals In Kosovo. A Moss Survey

Sopaj

Stafilov

Šajn

et al. 2021

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Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals on the territory of Kosovo was studied using the already widely used technique of mosses as biomonitors. This method is very convenient as it uses natural samples and thus avoids many difficulties associated with artificial samplers. Eight heavy metals (Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn) were determined in 45 moss samples. Statistical analysis was performed to better present and explain the data. High concentrations of Pb, Zn, Cd, and Ni were found near industrial sites and in more densely populated areas. Principal component analysis (PCA) identified more polluted sites such as Zveqan, Stanterg, Prapashticë, Siboc, and Lupç. It was also found that Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, and Ni are the heavy metals that affect these polluted sites the most. High contents of Cd were found in Kaçanik and Paldemicë, Te Kalaja, Çikatovë, and Shalc, all sampling points found around industrial sights. The contamination factor (CF) and the polluted load index (PLI) were calculated. CF showed that only Cu, and Zn, had no or almost no contamination levels over the range of moss samples, while Cd and mainly Pb gave extremely high values for CF, indicating extreme contamination levels. The pollution load index also showed that only a few samples were slightly polluted, while most samples showed considerable and very high pollution levels.

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Determination And Statistical Analysis of Atmospheric Deposition of Heavy Metals In Kosovo. A Moss Survey

Sopaj

Stafilov

Šajn

et al. 2021

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“…Sampling point Siboc (28) scored highly in both PCs, and Prapashticë (30), Lupç (37), and Reqan (9) scored highly in PC1. The high scores of these sampling sites can be explained by high values of the variables Al, Fe, and Cr.…”

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Determination and Statistical Analysis of Atmospheric Deposition of Heavy Metals in Kosovo. A Moss Survey

Sopaj

Stafilov

Tašev

et al. 2021

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Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals on the territory of Kosovo was studied using the already widely used technique of mosses as biomonitors. This is a very convenient method as it uses natural samples, and thus avoids many difficulties associated with man-made samplers. Nine heavy metals (Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) were determined in 45 moss samples. Statistical analysis was performed to better present and explain the data. High concentrations of Pb, Zn, Cd, and Ni were found near industrial sites and near more densely populated areas. Principal component analysis (PCA) identified more polluted sites such as Zveqan, Stanterg, Prapashticë, Siboc, and Lupç. It was also found that Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, and Ni are the heavy metals that affect these polluted sites the most. The contamination factor (CF) and the polluted load index (PLI) were calculated. CF showed that only Mn, Cu, and Zn, had no or almost no contamination no contamination levels over the range of moss samples, while Cd and particularly Pb gave extremely high values for CF, indicating extreme contamination levels. Pollution load index also showed that only a few samples are slightly polluted, while most of the samples shown considerable and very high levels of pollution.

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“…This is due to Kosovo's severe environmental degradation and its negative impacts on human health [24][25][26][27][28]. The dust emissions from power plants near Prishtina, for instance, are 74-times higher than European environmental standards would allow [29] and the burning of fossil fuels is causing acid deposition and photo-chemical smog [30]. Drinking water resources are dwindling, and access to safe drinking water is among the lowest in Europe [31].…”

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Effect of a Toolkit and a One-Day Teacher Education Workshop on ESD Teaching Content and Methods—A Study from Kosovo

Spahiu

Lindemann‐Matthies

2015

Sustainability

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Environmental education in Kosovo is currently under reform. The new strategy for sustainable development demands a strong focus on education for sustainability in schools. However, a lack of teacher education might impede new approaches in the classroom. This study investigated how teachers in Kosovo approach locally-relevant environmental issues in the classroom before and after a one-day in-service workshop on teaching approaches related to education for sustainable development (ESD). Data were gathered in nine classes with a systematic observation scheme and processed using Flanders' interaction analysis categories system. During the workshop, a specially designed toolkit was introduced to the participants (nine biology teachers from the upper secondary level). The toolkit included teaching approaches suitable for ESD and focused on air and water pollution, waste management, energy saving, and the conservation of biodiversity. Before the workshop, teacher-talk occupied more than 90% of a typical 45-min lesson, and instructions were frontal and directive. After the workshop, pupil-talk strongly increased (up to 88%), and pupils were actively engaged in activities suitable for ESD. Supportive training can thus help teachers to improve their instructional practices. However, only those teachers who had reported support from head teachers and colleagues were still frequently using the toolkit after one year. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 8052

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Dynamic Modeling of Air Pollution and Acid Rain from Energy System and Transport in Kosovo

Cited by 5 publications

References 4 publications

Determination And Statistical Analysis of Atmospheric Deposition of Heavy Metals In Kosovo. A Moss Survey

Determination And Statistical Analysis of Atmospheric Deposition of Heavy Metals In Kosovo. A Moss Survey

Determination and Statistical Analysis of Atmospheric Deposition of Heavy Metals in Kosovo. A Moss Survey

Effect of a Toolkit and a One-Day Teacher Education Workshop on ESD Teaching Content and Methods—A Study from Kosovo

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