In this study we have worked on the evaluation of heavy metal contamination in the sediments taken from the Tisza River and its tributaries, and thereby used the sequential extraction method, geochemical normalization, the calculation of the enrichment factor (EF), and the methods of statistical analysis. The chemical fractionation of Ni, Cu, Zn, Cr, Pb, Fe, and Mn, carried out by using the modified Tessier method, points to different substrates and binding mechanisms of Cu, Zn and Pb in sediments of the tributaries and sediments of the Tisza River. The similarities in the distributions of Fe and Ni in all types of sediments are the result of geochemical similarity as well as of the fact that natural sources mainly affect the concentration levels of these elements. The calculated enrichment factors (EF, measured metal vs. background concentrations) indicated that metal contamination (Cu, Pb, Zn and Cr) was recorded in the sediments of the Tisza River, while no indications of pollution ...were detected in the tributaries of the Tisza River and the surrounding pools. The maximum values of the EF were close to 6 for Cu and Pb (moderately severe enrichment) and close to 4.5 for Zn (indicating moderate enrichment). It can be said that the Tisza River is slightly to moderately severely polluted with Cu, Zn, and Pb, and minorly polluted with Cr. It is concluded that sediments of the Tisza serve as a repository for heavy metal accumulation from adjacent urban and industrial areas.
TY - JOUR
AU - Sakan, Sanja
AU - Đorđević, Dragana
AU - Manojlović, Dragan
AU - Polić, Predrag
PY - 2009
UR - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/512
AB - In this study we have worked on the evaluation of heavy metal contamination in the sediments taken from the Tisza River and its tributaries, and thereby used the sequential extraction method, geochemical normalization, the calculation of the enrichment factor (EF), and the methods of statistical analysis. The chemical fractionation of Ni, Cu, Zn, Cr, Pb, Fe, and Mn, carried out by using the modified Tessier method, points to different substrates and binding mechanisms of Cu, Zn and Pb in sediments of the tributaries and sediments of the Tisza River. The similarities in the distributions of Fe and Ni in all types of sediments are the result of geochemical similarity as well as of the fact that natural sources mainly affect the concentration levels of these elements. The calculated enrichment factors (EF, measured metal vs. background concentrations) indicated that metal contamination (Cu, Pb, Zn and Cr) was recorded in the sediments of the Tisza River, while no indications of pollution were detected in the tributaries of the Tisza River and the surrounding pools. The maximum values of the EF were close to 6 for Cu and Pb (moderately severe enrichment) and close to 4.5 for Zn (indicating moderate enrichment). It can be said that the Tisza River is slightly to moderately severely polluted with Cu, Zn, and Pb, and minorly polluted with Cr. It is concluded that sediments of the Tisza serve as a repository for heavy metal accumulation from adjacent urban and industrial areas.
PB - Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd, London
T2 - Journal of Environmental Management
T1 - Assessment of heavy metal pollutants accumulation in the Tisza river sediments
VL - 90
IS - 11
SP - 3382
EP - 3390
DO - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.05.013
ER -
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author = "Sakan, Sanja and Đorđević, Dragana and Manojlović, Dragan and Polić, Predrag",
year = "2009",
abstract = "In this study we have worked on the evaluation of heavy metal contamination in the sediments taken from the Tisza River and its tributaries, and thereby used the sequential extraction method, geochemical normalization, the calculation of the enrichment factor (EF), and the methods of statistical analysis. The chemical fractionation of Ni, Cu, Zn, Cr, Pb, Fe, and Mn, carried out by using the modified Tessier method, points to different substrates and binding mechanisms of Cu, Zn and Pb in sediments of the tributaries and sediments of the Tisza River. The similarities in the distributions of Fe and Ni in all types of sediments are the result of geochemical similarity as well as of the fact that natural sources mainly affect the concentration levels of these elements. The calculated enrichment factors (EF, measured metal vs. background concentrations) indicated that metal contamination (Cu, Pb, Zn and Cr) was recorded in the sediments of the Tisza River, while no indications of pollution were detected in the tributaries of the Tisza River and the surrounding pools. The maximum values of the EF were close to 6 for Cu and Pb (moderately severe enrichment) and close to 4.5 for Zn (indicating moderate enrichment). It can be said that the Tisza River is slightly to moderately severely polluted with Cu, Zn, and Pb, and minorly polluted with Cr. It is concluded that sediments of the Tisza serve as a repository for heavy metal accumulation from adjacent urban and industrial areas.",
publisher = "Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd, London",
journal = "Journal of Environmental Management",
title = "Assessment of heavy metal pollutants accumulation in the Tisza river sediments",
volume = "90",
number = "11",
pages = "3382-3390",
doi = "10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.05.013"
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Sakan, S., Đorđević, D., Manojlović, D.,& Polić, P.. (2009). Assessment of heavy metal pollutants accumulation in the Tisza river sediments. in Journal of Environmental Management
Academic Press Ltd- Elsevier Science Ltd, London., 90(11), 3382-3390.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.05.013
Sakan S, Đorđević D, Manojlović D, Polić P. Assessment of heavy metal pollutants accumulation in the Tisza river sediments. in Journal of Environmental Management. 2009;90(11):3382-3390.
doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.05.013 .
Sakan, Sanja, Đorđević, Dragana, Manojlović, Dragan, Polić, Predrag, "Assessment of heavy metal pollutants accumulation in the Tisza river sediments" in Journal of Environmental Management, 90, no. 11 (2009):3382-3390,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.05.013 . .
