Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) as possible indicator of wartime metal and metalloid contamination in eastern Croatia (ICP-MS method)

Autor: Dragana Jurić, Dinko Puntarić, Vlatka Gvozdić, Domagoj Vidosavljević, Zdenko Lončarić, Ada Puntarić, Eda Puntarić, Ida Puntarić, Marina Vidosavljević, Lidija Begović, Siniša Šijanović
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, Vol 67, Iss 3, Pp 270-277 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0906-4710
1651-1913
09064710
DOI: 10.1080/09064710.2016.1259651
Popis: Biomonitoring of the local population and environmental monitoring in eastern Croatia have revealed abnormalities in metal and metalloid distribution that could be related to war activities during the 1990s. The goal of this study was to determine whether there are differences in the concentrations of metals and metalloids by comparing locations of high and low-intensity combat activity; we also evaluated a possible connection between metal contamination in soil and in humans. We sampled 14 locations and measured the concentrations of 20 war related metals and metalloids (Al, As, B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Li, Mg, Ni, Pb, Sb, Si, Sr, U, V and Zn). The results of principal components analysis showed two main clusters: locations Dopsin and Dalj (both characterized by high-intensity combat activity), where the concentrations of most elements (except Hg) were increased. Although the concentrations of metals and metalloids in cabbage samples collected in eastern Croatia did not exceed the maximum allowed values, the results of our study confirmed existance of environmental ‘hotspot’ with higher concentrations of war metals and metalloids. Our findings indicate that there is a possible common source and mechanism of transferring metals from the environment to the population.
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