TY  - JOUR
AU  - Frančišković-Bilinski, Stanislav
AU  - Peco, Josip
AU  - Sakan, Sanja
AU  - Đorđević, Dragana
AU  - Inđić, Dejan
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/7388
AB  - This study was performed to derive the first insight into the distribution of low-field volume magnetic susceptibility (MS) throughout Zagreb city, based on in situ field measurements. The most interesting locations were selected for soil sampling and their geochemical contents were determined using ICP-OES. A geostatistical approach was applied to the MS and geochemical results. A median of 0.245 × 10−3 SI units was proposed as the average MS value in Zagreb. The mean concentrations of heavy metals in Zagreb’s soils (in µg/g) are Pb (36.82), Zn (87.77), Cu (30.84), Cd (0.66), Cr (29.04), Co (11.89), and Ni (28.40), and these measurements are relatively low in comparison to the Croatian legislation and the European and world average. Boxplot analyses demonstrate that 45% of the studied elements do not feature any anomalies, while most of the remaining elements indicate only one weak anomaly located at the same site as the MS anomalies. Our statistical analysis found significant correlations between MS and the following elements: Cd, Co, Fe, Mn, Na, Pb, Sb, and Zn. In situ MS measurements proved to be an efficient tool for the initial screening of large areas with elevated concentrations of heavy elements, enabling the cheap and fast assessment of the state of the environment.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Minerals
T1  - Magnetic and Geochemical Properties of Zagreb City Area Soils
VL  - 13
IS  - 12
SP  - 1481
DO  - 10.3390/min13121481
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Frančišković-Bilinski, Stanislav and Peco, Josip and Sakan, Sanja and Đorđević, Dragana and Inđić, Dejan",
year = "2023",
abstract = "This study was performed to derive the first insight into the distribution of low-field volume magnetic susceptibility (MS) throughout Zagreb city, based on in situ field measurements. The most interesting locations were selected for soil sampling and their geochemical contents were determined using ICP-OES. A geostatistical approach was applied to the MS and geochemical results. A median of 0.245 × 10−3 SI units was proposed as the average MS value in Zagreb. The mean concentrations of heavy metals in Zagreb’s soils (in µg/g) are Pb (36.82), Zn (87.77), Cu (30.84), Cd (0.66), Cr (29.04), Co (11.89), and Ni (28.40), and these measurements are relatively low in comparison to the Croatian legislation and the European and world average. Boxplot analyses demonstrate that 45% of the studied elements do not feature any anomalies, while most of the remaining elements indicate only one weak anomaly located at the same site as the MS anomalies. Our statistical analysis found significant correlations between MS and the following elements: Cd, Co, Fe, Mn, Na, Pb, Sb, and Zn. In situ MS measurements proved to be an efficient tool for the initial screening of large areas with elevated concentrations of heavy elements, enabling the cheap and fast assessment of the state of the environment.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Minerals",
title = "Magnetic and Geochemical Properties of Zagreb City Area Soils",
volume = "13",
number = "12",
pages = "1481",
doi = "10.3390/min13121481"
}

Frančišković-Bilinski, S., Peco, J., Sakan, S., Đorđević, D.,& Inđić, D.. (2023). Magnetic and Geochemical Properties of Zagreb City Area Soils. in Minerals
MDPI., 13(12), 1481.
https://doi.org/10.3390/min13121481

Frančišković-Bilinski S, Peco J, Sakan S, Đorđević D, Inđić D. Magnetic and Geochemical Properties of Zagreb City Area Soils. in Minerals. 2023;13(12):1481.
doi:10.3390/min13121481 .

Frančišković-Bilinski, Stanislav, Peco, Josip, Sakan, Sanja, Đorđević, Dragana, Inđić, Dejan, "Magnetic and Geochemical Properties of Zagreb City Area Soils" in Minerals, 13, no. 12 (2023):1481,
https://doi.org/10.3390/min13121481 . .