Balabanova, Biljana and Stafilov, Trajče and Sajn, Robert (2017) Efficacy of a biomonitoring (moss) technique for determining heavy metals deposition trends. Case study bregalnica river basin, Republic of Macedonia. In: 17th International Symposium and Summer School on Bioanalysis, 02-08. 07. 2017, Ohrid, R. Macedonia.
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Abstract
Application of several moss species (Hypnum cupressiforme, Homalothecium
lutescens and Scleropodium purum) for monitoring of anthropogenic impact on heavy
metals air pollution in Bregalnica River Basin, Republic of Macedonia, was studied.
Moss samples were review for their potential to reflect heavy metals air pollution.
Potential “hot spots” were selected in areas of copper mine (Bučim mine) and lead and
zinc mines (Zletovo mine and Sasa mine) as main metal pollution sources in the Eastern
part of the Republic of Macedonia. Continuously, dust distribution from ore and
flotation tailings occurs. This results with air-introduction and deposition of higher
contents of certain metals. Determination of chemical elements was conducted by using
both instrumental techniques: atomic emission spectrometry with inductively coupled
plasma (ICP-AES) and mass spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma (ICP-MS).
Combination of multivariate techniques (PCA, FA and CA) was applied for data
processing and identification of elements association with lithogenic or anthropogenic
origin. Spatial distribution maps were constructed for determination and localizing of
narrower areas with higher contents of certain anthropogenic elements. In this way
influences of selected human activities in local (small scale) air pollution can be
determined. Summarized data reveal real quantification of the elements distribution not
only in order determination of hazardously elements distribution, but also present
complete characterization for elements deposition in mines environs.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) |
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| Subjects: | Natural sciences > Chemical sciences Natural sciences > Earth and related environmental sciences Agricultural Sciences > Other agricultural sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Agriculture |
| Depositing User: | Biljana Balabanova |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2017 07:59 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Aug 2017 07:59 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/18114 |
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