Distribution of Heavy Metals and Arsenic in Soils of Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro)

Soils of the urban and suburban area of Belgrade have been hardly studied, especially concerning their concentrations of potentially toxic metals. The present paper is aimed at determining the possible pollution in soils. The total acid soluble concentrations of heavy metals and As in the samples we...

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Published in:Soil & sediment contamination 2006-12, Vol.15 (6), p.581-589
Main Authors: Crnkovic, D, Ristic, M, Antonovic, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anthropogenic
heavy metals
Soil pollution
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Summary:Soils of the urban and suburban area of Belgrade have been hardly studied, especially concerning their concentrations of potentially toxic metals. The present paper is aimed at determining the possible pollution in soils. The total acid soluble concentrations of heavy metals and As in the samples were determined. It was found that they were arranged in the order Zn > Ni > Pb > Cr > Cu > As > Hg > Cd in samples collected in the examined area (the order of the elements is based on their arithmetic mean concentrations). In all the samples collected at 0-10 and 40-50 cm depths from 46 selected sites, the contents of Pb and Zn were lower at the depth 40-50 cm. Using target values given by the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment, it may be concluded that Belgrade soil can, for the most part, be regarded as unpolluted. Traffic seems to be one of the main sources of these metals, but the influence of other factors cannot be excluded. 1 Serbia and Montenegro was the name of the country at the time this paper was accepted; the name was changed to Serbia as of May 21, 2006.
ISSN:1532-0383
1549-7887
DOI:10.1080/15320380600959073