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- Title
Targeted screening of contaminants and physico-chemical behaviors in permanent grass vegetation soils and agricultural soils from Eastern Slovakia.
- Authors
Findoráková, Lenka; Šestinová, Oľga; Matik, Marek; Hančuľák, Jozef; Bureš, Radovan
- Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the ecological risk, physico-chemical properties, and the impact of anthropogenic sources on permanent eighteen samples of grass vegetation soils (PGVS) and agricultural soils (AS) near the U.S. Steel company in Košice city, Eastern Slovakia. Methods: In this study, permanent grass vegetation soils (PGVS) and agricultural soils (AS) samples were analyzed. Samples were taken from the following localities (L): PGVS1a-1c; AS1a-1c from U.S. Steel-slag heap (L1), PGVS2a-2c; AS2a-2c from Gomboš (L2), PGVS3a-3c; AS3a-3c from U.S. Steel plant (main gate of U.S. Steel) (L3). The physico-chemical properties were determined using methods, such as thermal analysis (TG, DTG/DTA), X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), CHNS spectrometry, granulometry, and X-ray powder diffractometry (XRPD). Results: The environmental quality index of Cd and Co in all samples was found to be ˃3 and indicated high pollution of the studied area by these elements. This assumption was confirmed by XRF spectrometry. For all the analyzed samples, the permitted limits for the elements Cd, Cr, and Co were largely exceeded, that also corresponded to the area from which they were taken. In all the studied samples, the C, H, N, and S concentrations were higher in the permanent grass soil samples than the concentrations in agricultural soil samples. The quartz was found as the major mineral; the others such as chlorite, albite, muscovite, or microcline were detected in smaller amounts. All samples were thermaly stable up to 40 °C. Conclusions: In the surveyed area, the major source of heavy metal pollution was from industrial discharge. This demonstrates that effective management strategies could be developed to safeguard the environmental quality of agricultural soils and permanent grass vegetation in the studied area.
- Subjects
SLOVAKIA; UNITED States Steel Corp.; HEAVY metal toxicology; POLLUTANTS; FLUORESCENCE spectroscopy; X-ray fluorescence; CHLORITE minerals; URBAN soils
- Publication
Journal of Soils & Sediments: Protection, Risk Assessment, & Remediation, 2022, Vol 22, Issue 9, p2448
- ISSN
1439-0108
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11368-022-03250-8