Multi-element atmospheric deposition study in Croatia (CROSBI ID 176088)
Prilog u časopisu | izvorni znanstveni rad | međunarodna recenzija
Podaci o odgovornosti
Špirić, Zdravko ; Frontasyeva, Marina ; Steinnes, Eiliv ; Stafilov, Trajce
engleski
Multi-element atmospheric deposition study in Croatia
For the first time the moss biomonitoring technique and two complementary analytical techniques − neutron activation analyses (NAA) and atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) − were applied to study multi-element atmospheric deposition in the Republic of Croatia. Moss samples were collected during the summer of 2006 from 98 sites evenly distributed over the country. Sampling was performed in accordance with the LRTAP Convention - ICP Vegetation protocol and sampling strategy of the European Programme on Biomonitoring of Heavy Metal Atmospheric Deposition. Conventional and epithermal NAA and AAS made it possible to determine concentrations of 41 elements including key toxic metals such as Pb, Cd, Hg, and Cu. Factor analysis (Principal component analysis with varimax rotation) was applied to distinguish elements mainly of anthropogenic origin from those predominantly originating from natural sources. Geographical distribution maps of the elements over the sampled territory were constructed using GIS technology. For the elements included in the European programme, the median values for Croatia were generally around the average median values observed in Europe. The Adriatic coastline of Croatia may be considered as an environmentally pristine area. This study was conducted in order to provide a reliable assessment of air quality throughout Croatia and to produce information needed for better identification of pollution sources and improving the potential for assessing environmental and health risks in Croatia associated with toxic metals.
moss biomonitoring; atmospheric deposition; trace elements; neutron activation analysis; atomic absorption spectrometry; GIS technology; principal component analysis; Croatia
nije evidentirano
nije evidentirano
nije evidentirano
nije evidentirano
nije evidentirano
nije evidentirano
Podaci o izdanju
92 (10)
2012.
1200-1214
objavljeno
0306-7319
10.1080/03067319.2011.561336
Povezanost rada
Kemijsko inženjerstvo, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita