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- Title
Trace Elements in Soil and Coniferous Needles.
- Authors
Blanuša, M.; Prester, Lj.; Matek, M.; Kučak, A.
- Abstract
The article examines the environmental pollution by lead, cadmium, copper, zinc and mercury in the postwar region of Gorski kotar in Croatia. Soil and coniferous needle sample were collected at different distances from the center of detonation three years after the ammunition stockpile explosion. Testing was done in a control nonpolluted region situated 80-100 kilometers north from Gorski kotar. Potential of hydrogen (pH) in soil determined in the controlled area was between 4.9 and 6.7 while in exposed parts, pH was between 5.9 and 8.8. Trace elements such as lead, cadmium, copper and zinc were also higher in the uncontrolled region, however, mercury was significantly lower by a factor of 2.
- Subjects
GORSKI kotar (Croatia); CROATIA; TRACE element analysis; TRACE element content of soils; SOIL composition; SOIL pollution; EFFECT of trace elements on plants; HEAVY elements; HEAVY metals
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 1999, Vol 62, Issue 6, p700
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article