Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Contamination
of Soil in an Industrial Zone and Evaluation
of Pollution Sources

Ilić, Predrag; Nišić, Tatjana; Farooqi, Zia Ur Rahman

doi:10.15244/pjoes/119095

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“…In European countries such as Switzerland, the sum of 16 PAHs ranged from 0.05-0.62 mg/kg [46], in urban soil in Italy 0.007-0.755 mg/kg [47]. Ilić et al (2021) [48] determined values during previous research in this post-industrial complex which ranged from 0.356 to 11.49 mg/kg, with mean values of 1.99 mg/kg.…”

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils in Industrial Areas: Concentration and Risks to Human Health

Bjelić¹,

Markić²,

Ilić³

et al. 2021

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils in Industrial Areas: Concentration and Risks to Human Health

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Markić²,

Ilić³

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Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…Microbial activity may oxidize certain natural organic pollutants, however this is not the case for the majority of contaminants. Among the principal contaminants found in paddy soils are heavy metals and organic pollutants (polychlorinated biphenyls, dibenzodioxins, and polychlorinated dibenzofurans) (Ilić et al 2020;Ilić et al 2021a;2021c;2021d;Stojanović Bjelić et al 2022;Ilić et al 2022). Toxins produced by human activities may persist in the environment for extended periods of time and travel great distances.…”

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Restoration and Preservation of Degraded Soils for Crop Production

Rahman Farooqi,

Abdul Qadir,

Ilić

et al. 2023

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A broad range of ecological issues may be traced back to agricultural soil management methods that have a significant influence on ecosystems health across the globe. Agriculture has a major influence on the environment via soil quality deterioration or degradation. There are several types i.e., salinity, erosion, water logging and soil pollution with organic and inorganic contaminants and contributing factors to soil degradation. The inclusion of sustainable development goals (SDGs) related to the soil use as zero hunger (SDG 2), decent work and economic growth (SDG 8), climate action (SDG 13), life on land (SDG 15) contributes and important in human wellbeing via producing food crops (SDG 2), increasing economic growth (SDG 8), sequestering atmospheric emissions for climate change mitigation (SDG 13), and betterment of life on earth (SDG 13). Factors include non-suitable agricultural practices, usage of wide fields without limits to impede water flow, and improper ploughing techniques. The key element to limit the soil degradation is reducing pressure on natural resources and their over-exploitation. In this chapter, authors have discussed the soil degradation, causes and their remedies in detail.

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“…Incel complex was heavily damaged which resulted in the emission of toxic substances in the environment. Location is categorized as a hotspot (waste from cellulose and viscose factory) [17,18]. This location was highly contaminated with heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Ni, Cu, Hg) and organic pollutants (Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) and PAH) [17,18].…”

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“…Location is categorized as a hotspot (waste from cellulose and viscose factory) [17,18]. This location was highly contaminated with heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Ni, Cu, Hg) and organic pollutants (Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) and PAH) [17,18]. A study of atmosphere PAHs in urban and rural areas was done in the city of Banja Luka in 2008 [19,20].…”

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Source Identification and Ecological Risk of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils and Groundwater

Ilić

Markić³

et al. 2021

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are formed from anthropogenic activities, i.e. industrial emissions, incomplete combustion of petroleum, coal and other fossil fuels and other industrial and domestic activities. Research areas of this study are four representative locations in the industrial complex, in the city of Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The main objective of the paper is to determine the ecological risk and to assess probable sources of PAHs contamination in soil and groundwater. The results of this study reflect the effects of coal combustion (pyrogenic origin), petrogenic and biomass origin and may provide basic data for the remediation of PAHs in the location. The ecological risk in soil (at depths of 30, 100, 200, 300 and 400 cm) and groundwater is determined. The mean values of ecological risk in soil and groundwater decreased with soil depth. Values of RQ(NCs) for groundwater were found at high ecological risk, for Ant, Chr, DahA, Acy, Pyr, BaA, Phe, Flo, Nap, Ace and Fluo, with values 28.57, 20.59, 300.00, 242.86, 185.71, 1700.0, 76.67, 53.33, 15.83, 100.00 and 57.14, respectively. ∑16PAH indicated high ecological risk for most PAHs, which decreased with soil depth. The value of RQ(NCs) for ΣPAHs in groundwater indicates high ecological risk (ΣPAHs ≥ 800 and RQ(MPCs) ≥ 1). This is the first study on the ecological risk of PAHs in soil and groundwater in industrial soils in Banja Luka and provides baseline information for further studies and additional investigations of this industrial complex.

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Contamination of Soil in an Industrial Zone and Evaluation of Pollution Sources

Cited by 10 publications

References 23 publications

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils in Industrial Areas: Concentration and Risks to Human Health

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils in Industrial Areas: Concentration and Risks to Human Health

Restoration and Preservation of Degraded Soils for Crop Production

Source Identification and Ecological Risk of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils and Groundwater

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