Exploring the impact of transportation on heavy metal pollution: A comparative study of trains and cars
Authorized Users Only
2023
Authors
Stojić, Nataša![](/themes/MirageCER/images/orcid.png)
Štrbac, Snežana
![](/themes/MirageCER/images/orcid.png)
Ćurčić, Ljiljana
Pucarević, Mira
![](/themes/MirageCER/images/orcid.png)
Prokić, Dunja
Stepanov, Jasna
Stojić, Gordan
Article (Published version)
![](/themes/MirageCER//images/creativecommons/arr.png)
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
This study aimed to investigate the impact of road and rail traffic on the soil through the analysisof the presence of heavy metals in soil samples collected next to a busy highway, local roads, andnext to an active railway line. Results showed that cars emitted higher levels of heavy metals thantrains. Soil samples near the highway had higher levels of Cu, Ni, and Hg. The values of thecalculated indices like geo-accumulation index, potential toxicity response index, ecological riskfactor, contamination factor, pollution load index, Nemerow’s pollution index, and degree ofcontamination confirm that the soil samples sampled near the highway are the most polluted andhighway have the greatest negative impact on the soil environment. These results suggest thatcontrolling car emissions through strict regulations and promoting public transportation couldeffectively reduce the heavy metal concentrations in soil, particularly from highway emissions.
Keywords:
Soil environment / Heavy metals / Pollution index / Traffic railway / HighwaySource:
Transportation Research Part D, 2023, 125, 103966-Publisher:
- Elsevier
Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200156 (University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Science) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200156)
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200032 (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200032)
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200126 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mining and Geology) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200126)
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200026 (University of Belgrade, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy - IChTM) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200026)
Collections
Institution/Community
IHTMTY - JOUR AU - Stojić, Nataša AU - Štrbac, Snežana AU - Ćurčić, Ljiljana AU - Pucarević, Mira AU - Prokić, Dunja AU - Stepanov, Jasna AU - Stojić, Gordan PY - 2023 UR - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/7174 AB - This study aimed to investigate the impact of road and rail traffic on the soil through the analysisof the presence of heavy metals in soil samples collected next to a busy highway, local roads, andnext to an active railway line. Results showed that cars emitted higher levels of heavy metals thantrains. Soil samples near the highway had higher levels of Cu, Ni, and Hg. The values of thecalculated indices like geo-accumulation index, potential toxicity response index, ecological riskfactor, contamination factor, pollution load index, Nemerow’s pollution index, and degree ofcontamination confirm that the soil samples sampled near the highway are the most polluted andhighway have the greatest negative impact on the soil environment. These results suggest thatcontrolling car emissions through strict regulations and promoting public transportation couldeffectively reduce the heavy metal concentrations in soil, particularly from highway emissions. PB - Elsevier T2 - Transportation Research Part D T1 - Exploring the impact of transportation on heavy metal pollution: A comparative study of trains and cars VL - 125 SP - 103966 DO - 10.1016/j.trd.2023.103966 ER -
@article{ author = "Stojić, Nataša and Štrbac, Snežana and Ćurčić, Ljiljana and Pucarević, Mira and Prokić, Dunja and Stepanov, Jasna and Stojić, Gordan", year = "2023", abstract = "This study aimed to investigate the impact of road and rail traffic on the soil through the analysisof the presence of heavy metals in soil samples collected next to a busy highway, local roads, andnext to an active railway line. Results showed that cars emitted higher levels of heavy metals thantrains. Soil samples near the highway had higher levels of Cu, Ni, and Hg. The values of thecalculated indices like geo-accumulation index, potential toxicity response index, ecological riskfactor, contamination factor, pollution load index, Nemerow’s pollution index, and degree ofcontamination confirm that the soil samples sampled near the highway are the most polluted andhighway have the greatest negative impact on the soil environment. These results suggest thatcontrolling car emissions through strict regulations and promoting public transportation couldeffectively reduce the heavy metal concentrations in soil, particularly from highway emissions.", publisher = "Elsevier", journal = "Transportation Research Part D", title = "Exploring the impact of transportation on heavy metal pollution: A comparative study of trains and cars", volume = "125", pages = "103966", doi = "10.1016/j.trd.2023.103966" }
Stojić, N., Štrbac, S., Ćurčić, L., Pucarević, M., Prokić, D., Stepanov, J.,& Stojić, G.. (2023). Exploring the impact of transportation on heavy metal pollution: A comparative study of trains and cars. in Transportation Research Part D Elsevier., 125, 103966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103966
Stojić N, Štrbac S, Ćurčić L, Pucarević M, Prokić D, Stepanov J, Stojić G. Exploring the impact of transportation on heavy metal pollution: A comparative study of trains and cars. in Transportation Research Part D. 2023;125:103966. doi:10.1016/j.trd.2023.103966 .
Stojić, Nataša, Štrbac, Snežana, Ćurčić, Ljiljana, Pucarević, Mira, Prokić, Dunja, Stepanov, Jasna, Stojić, Gordan, "Exploring the impact of transportation on heavy metal pollution: A comparative study of trains and cars" in Transportation Research Part D, 125 (2023):103966, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103966 . .