Geochemistry of Potentially Toxic Trace Elements in Soils of Mining Area: A Case Study from Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine, Armenia

Abstract Research was carried out to determine and asses the influence of mining industries on soil contamination with application of various pollution indices. For soil sampling 13 points were selected. Soil samples were analyzed for heavy metals by AAS. Eleven elements were determined and the greater quantities were generally observed in case of Mo and Cu. During the testing of soil pollution level pollution load index, degree of contamination (Cd) and geoaccumulation index were used. The correlation analysis revealed the strongest positive correlation between molybdenum and copper and that the high content of mentioned elements in soil was caused by mining industry. Assessment based on Cd showed that the 33.3% of A horizon soil samples referred to a very high degree of pollution. Obtained results will be useful for implementation of control measures of pollution and the remediation techniques..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

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2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:101

Enthalten in:

Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology - 101(2018), 6 vom: 18. Sept., Seite 732-737

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ghazaryan, Karen A. [VerfasserIn]
Movsesyan, Hasmik S. [VerfasserIn]
Khachatryan, Hrant E. [VerfasserIn]
Ghazaryan, Naira P. [VerfasserIn]

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43.13$jUmwelttoxikologie

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44.13$jMedizinische Ökologie

Themen:

Armenia
Correlation analysis
Degree of contamination
Heavy metals
Pollution load index
Soil pollution

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RVK Klassifikation

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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2018

doi:

10.1007/s00128-018-2443-0

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OLC2096821991