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Inventory of mercury, lead and cadmium in soil : a required prerequisite for proper assessment of large scale disastrous effects in case of war or industrial environmental accidents.

Heavy metal pollution, experienced during the recent war in Croatia, dispersed by blasting of enormous quantity of ammunition within military depots and direct combat activity, or destruction of industrial plants, have been recorded on a wide scale. Proper assessment of disastrous war effects requires a good knowledge on heavy metal inventory in soil. Anomalously high values of Pb, Cd and Hg (the most poisonous heavy metals within the ingredients of explosive components) have been recorded at all accidental sites, including the city of Zagreb. The results of the investigation are the first geochemical maps of Hg, Pb and Cd of the city of Zagreb with general localisation of the polluted areas, and loose determination of the major pollution sources and mechanism. Inventory of the present state, on the other hand, is an unavoidable prerequisite for the proper evaluation of possible war effects within an area of interest.

heavy metals; pollution; consequences of war; Croatia

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