Spatial distribution of heavy metals in the topsoil on roundabouts in Zielona Góra, Poland

Autor: Kostecki Jakub, Greinert Andrzej, Wasylewicz Róża, Adam Roksana, Garbera Bartłomiej, Knap Przemysław, Ostapkowicz Maciej, Stanisławiak Bartosz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Vol 26, Iss 2, Pp 1-8 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2353-8589
DOI: 10.1515/oszn-2015-0005
Popis: In most cases, traffic pollution deposition is linear with regularities in its distribution in transect routes (canyon-type effect). The aim of this study is to identify different characteristics of heavy metal deposition on large roundabouts, which are open spaces atypical in terms of the characteristics of the air mass flow along road lanes. The study was conducted on four large roundabouts in Zielona Góra. The content of the selected elements in the tested soils was: Cd 0.54–1.22 mg·kg−1 d.m., Cu 3.60–29.3 mg·kg−1 d.m., Cr 2.17–4.63 mg·kg−1 d.m., Zn 26.6–89.9 mg·kg−1 d.m., Pb 10.9–75.4 mg·kg−1 d.m. The geo-accumulation index was also calculated. The threshold values for communication areas were not exceeded, and the content of the elements was generally comparable between the roundabouts. However, we found some differences within particular roundabouts.
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