Impact of Environmental Pollution on Human Health of the Population Which Lives Nearby Kosovo Thermopower Plants

Abstract

This study describes an investigation of effects of environmental pollution as a result of outflow from the coal processing industry. Coal is one the largest deposits of fossil inorganic material where metal accumulations have been observed. The trace elements in coal that could have an undesirable environmental impact include: Hg, Pb, Be, Se, As, Cd, Cu, Ni, Zn, Cr, Ge, Mn, V and Co. Dust consisting of fly ash and bottom ash is one the main components of the environmental pollution that is released from the industrial area of thermopower plants of ‘‘Kosova’’. Analysis of the emission of the fly ash from thermopower plants of ‘‘Kosovo’’ during 2005 showed that contamination had exceeded EU standards by 400—500%. In a comparative study of biochemical parameters in blood of human population of two different environments in Kosovo, one done near by the Kosovo thermopower plants in Obiliç, a highly polluted environment investigated group and the other that is considered as a relatively clean rural environment in Dragash, control group. Based on the results achieved in this study, it can be concluded that the pollution emitted from Kosovo thermopower plants by releasing fly ash and bottom ash to the environment has a direct effect on human health of the population living in the industrial area of Obiliç.

Soil chemical evaluation and power plant ash impact on chemical properties of Salix alba L. (Fam. Salicaceae): The impact of bioaccumulation

“…The Sitnica river passes through the industrial zone of KTPP, which is the major concern of environmental contamination in Kosovo. 19 Salix , mostly Salix alba , grows close to water, and we can find it nearby the Sitnica river. Willows have antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, astringent, and antiseptic properties.…”

Strontium and its relationship with trace elements Mg, Cu, Co, and Mo in human blood and serum

“…As compared to the control group, thermal power plant "Kosova" had significantly higher Sr exposure, indicated by increased BSr and SSr (P < 0.0001). This can mainly be ascribed to the pollution which reflected as results of generation and emission of huge amounts of fly ash and bottom ash from the thermal power plant (Zeneli et al 2011). Although the levels of Cu and Mo in both the groups appeared to be within the range of so-called normal values for the general population, significantly lower BCu (P < 0.05), SCu (P < 0.002), and BMo (P < 0.05) were found in the thermal-power-plant workers as compared to the control subject.…”

Determination of Al, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se and Tl in whole blood by atomic absorption spectrometry without preliminary sample digestion

“…Использование прямого подхода к определению микроэлементов на основе ЗМПС позволило не только упростить аналитическую схему, но и снизить пределы обнаружения элементов по сравнению с ранее опубликованными данными [17][18][19][20][21][22][23].…”