Natural and anthropogenic sources of chromium, nickel and cobalt in soils impacted by agricultural and industrial activity (Vojvodina, Serbia)

Spahić, Maja Poznanović; Sakan, Sanja; Glavaš-Trbić, Bojan; Tančić, Pavle; Škrivanj, Sandra; Kovačević, Jovan; Manojlović, Dragan

doi:10.1080/10934529.2018.1544802

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“…Co in the soil is often generated from anthropogenic sources and is found in the metallurgical industry, cement plants and power plants, which is confirmed in our research. There is evidence of Co enrichment in surface horizons of soils near the metalwork industry with the Co content reaching up to 154 mg/kg [54][55][56]. Co becomes mobile mainly in acidic oxidizing environments.…”

Section: Soil Reaction and The Total Concentration Of Risk Elements In Soilmentioning

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Soil Contamination in the Problem Areas of Agrarian Slovakia

Fazekašová

Petrovič

Fazekaš

et al. 2021

Land

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Landfills, old and abandoned mines, industrial sites, heaps, sludge ponds and other sources of pollution represent environmental threats and are characterized as chemical time bombs. This work is focused on the evaluation of soil contamination by risk elements using various indices (geoaccumulation index—Igeo, enrichment factor—EF, contamination factor—Cif and degree of contamination—Cd). These selected agrarian problem areas are located in Slovakia, especially in the air pollution field of landfills consisting of power plant fly ash, tannery and footwear wastes, leachate (lúženec), iron ore slag, waste from metallurgy and sludge ponds in which coal sludge waste is deposited and waste from ore treatment. Nine research sites in the agrarian region of Slovak Republic were monitored. Ten risk elements (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Co, Ni, Cr, Pb, Cd and Hg) and pH/H2O were included in this study and were determined in surface soils (of 0.05 m to 0.15 m) using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Our study showed the highest exceedance of the limit values of risk elements in the order Ni (51.85 times) > Co (25.47 times) > Cd (13.70 times) > Cu (12.78 times) > Cr (8.37 times) > Fe (8.26 times) > Hg (7.94 times) > Zn (5.71 times) > Pb (4.63 times). The content of risk elements increased based on the average values of Igeo in the order of Cr < Hg < Zn < Pb < Ni < Cu < Cd. Igeo values for cadmium indicated mild-to-extreme contamination at all sites. We found the most significant enrichment in the order of Cd > Cu > Pb > Ni > Zn > Hg > Cr. EF values for cadmium indicated extremely high enrichment; the Cif and Cd values indicated a very high degree of soil contamination near the nickel smelter landfill, an industrial metallurgical plant and old but active mines. The studied areas pose a serious danger not only to the soil but also to groundwater and biota due to the prevailing low soil reaction, which increases the mobility of toxic elements. The study provides important results for the development of effective strategies for the control and remediation of endangered areas.

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Section: Soil Reaction and The Total Concentration Of Risk Elements In Soilmentioning

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Soil Contamination in the Problem Areas of Agrarian Slovakia

Fazekašová

Petrovič

Fazekaš

et al. 2021

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“…1). On the other hand, the spatial distribution pattern of the Co in the studied area showed more heterogeneity than that of Mn, indicating it's both natural and anthropogenic origin (Poznanović Spahić et al, 2019).…”

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Surface dispersal, emission source and human health risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s in an active gas field, Southern Iran

Khodabakhshloo

Biswas

Moore

et al. 2021

Preprint

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The presence of heavy metal(loid)s in soils from anthropogenic sources such as activities related to fossil fuel processing area could pose serious threat to the ecosystem and human health. However, risk factors depend on the source, distribution and human interaction with these contaminants and therefore case specific study is needed. In this study, using a geological information system (GIS) and 63 surface soil samples, we fully assessed 190 km2 area of a developing gas region in southern Iran. Mean concentration of manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), total chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), arsenic (As) and Cadmium (Cd) was 341.24, 129.40, 32.90, 26.85, 16.56, 7.52, 0.67 and 0.63 mg kg− 1, respectively, while As, Pb, Zn and Cd surpassed the local background level. Moreover, soil pollution was also assessed by the contamination factor (CF), geoaccumulation index (Igeo) and ecological risk factor (Er). Accordingly, these soils were classified as moderate to heavily polluted with As and Cd and un-polluted to slightly polluted by Cu, Zn, Pb, Mn, Cr and Co. The GIS and soil collection point tracing showed that the natural gas processing and residential activities were both significant pollution sources where ingestion was the main contributor to heavy metal(loid)s uptake. Overall, the hazardous index for noncarcinogenic health impact was < 1 indicating no risk; however, children were at greater risk than the adult. Total carcinogenic risk (TCR) index from As exceeded the maximum tolerable level (1.0E-04) for children and adults. Chromium Co, Cd and Pb exposure were within the acceptable limit in the adult group (TCR < 1.0E-06), but the Pb and Cr health-hazardous indices were higher than guideline value indicating the potential of cancer risk in children. Therefore, remedial actions are required to eliminate or reduce the toxicity of As, Cr and Pb attributed to the impacted soil.

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“…Amongst other possibilities, decomposition of crystalline forms of Fe and silicate minerals into less crystalline or amorphous forms could result in higher Ni as discussed by Poznanovic Spahic et al. [ 45 ] Chromium in the environment has both geogenic and anthropogenic sources. According to Sultan and Shazili, [ 4 ] high Cr in soils indicates high Cr enrichment under prevailing pH redox conditions and the average values of Cr and Ni measured in their study was closer to the undisturbed/uncultivated soils of PRB.…”

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Establishment of Baseline Reference Geochemical Values in Tropical Soils of Western Ghats: Assessment of Periyar Basin with Special Reference to Contaminant Geochemistry

Krishnakumar

Kumar

Krishnan

et al. 2022

CLEAN Soil Air Water

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Based on the detailed geochemical studies of 184 soil samples from Periyar River Basin (PRB), a tropical monsoon dominated river basin (5398 km2) in the southern western Ghats (WGs) of India, a baseline reference data is established. The soils are mildly acidic with sandy loam and silt loam facies in non‐monsoon to sandy loam and sandy clay loam in monsoon. The mean metal concentrations follow the upper continental crust and world shale values. The Geoaccumulation index (Igeo) shows unpolluted to moderately polluted category, except for Cu, Zn, and Ba, while Enrichment Factor (EF) indicates no to minor enrichment for all elements. Contamination factor (Cf) indicates low to considerable contamination for V, Rb, Sr, Ni, and low to very high contamination for Cu, Zn, and Ba. Three significant components are extracted by Principal Component Analysis (PCA), explaining 78.09% and 74.10% of the total variance for monsoon and non‐monsoon seasons. Ti, Al, Fe, Ca, Na, K, V, Cr, Ni, Sr, and Ba exhibited common source of origin while anthropogenic origin is identified for Zn and Cu. The study will provide valuable information into the pedological characteristics of WGs river basins.

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Natural and anthropogenic sources of chromium, nickel and cobalt in soils impacted by agricultural and industrial activity (Vojvodina, Serbia)

Cited by 43 publications

References 23 publications

Soil Contamination in the Problem Areas of Agrarian Slovakia

Soil Contamination in the Problem Areas of Agrarian Slovakia

Surface dispersal, emission source and human health risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s in an active gas field, Southern Iran

Establishment of Baseline Reference Geochemical Values in Tropical Soils of Western Ghats: Assessment of Periyar Basin with Special Reference to Contaminant Geochemistry

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