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HEAVY METAL AND AS CONTAMINATION OF WATERS, SOILS AND VEGETABLES IN KCM SMELTER SITE – GIS MAPPING AND MONITORING

M. Karadjov, N. Velitchkova, E.N. Pentcheva, I. Petkov

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Abstract

The degree of toxic metals contamination in water, vegetables and respective soils in the studied area - KCM Smelter site - Plovdiv-Assenovgrad is evaluated in individual and integral aspects. The analytical measurements were performed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES), Jobin Yvon ULTIMA 2. The analysis lines in the determination of impurities were selected in view of spectral interference. Ground, surface, waste - water and some corresponding soil samples were investigated for more than ten trace elements – probable pollutants. Vegetable sampling around the factories is carried out in the end of the agriculture season and milk sampling – during the winter the same year relevant to dry fodder cow nutrition. The As, Cd, Pb and Zn data from soils and vegetables are juxtaposed with those obtained by the ETAAS (Perkin Elmer, Zeeman 3030). The knowledge about the metal behavior in water-soil system in evolution ensures the base for the 4-D Geographical Information System (GIS) in the aim of forecast and control of the pollution dissemination. The complex analytical investigations carried out and the knowledge obtained about the pollutant behavior in the complicated water-soil-vegetable system was used for estimation of the environmental equilibrium and for the risk assessment program.

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Title
HEAVY METAL AND AS CONTAMINATION OF WATERS, SOILS AND VEGETABLES IN KCM SMELTER SITE – GIS MAPPING AND MONITORING
Authors
M. Karadjov, N. Velitchkova, E.N. Pentcheva, I. Petkov
Proceedings
4th International Scientific Conference - SGEM2004
Publisher
SGEM Scientific GeoConference
Year
2004
Pages
299-310
ISSN
1314-2704
ISBN
954-918181-2
Language
en
Publication type
Conference Paper
Proceedings contents
Open official contents
Keywords
Geoinformatics
References2

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