TY  - 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 . .