Environmental and human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soils around the largest coal-fired power station in Southern Russia

Minkina, Tatiana; Konstantinova, Elizaveta; Bauer, Tatiana; Mandzhieva, Saglara; Sushkova, Svetlana; Chaplygin, Victor; Burachevskaya, Marina; Nazarenko, O. G.; Kizilkaya, Rıdvan; Gülser, Çoşkun; Maksimov, Alexey

doi:10.1007/s10653-020-00666-4

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“…Due to this fact, in the vicinity of the emitters, a significant increase in the magnetic susceptibility and in the content of the elements in the topsoil may be expected. The heightened values of the indices in the vicinity of power stations and metal works are still observed in many countries in the world (vast literature, (e.g., [155][156][157][158])).…”

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“…greater (Table S4). Among the <0.05 mm particles, which are potentially em the magnetic particles (mainly ferrospheres, cenospheres with incrustation and dendrites; see Figure 4, Table S3) are enriched with the elements to a si (Ag, Cd, and Pb) or more (Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, and Sb), than the nonmagn Due to this fact, in the vicinity of the emitters, a significant increase in the m ceptibility and in the content of the elements in the topsoil may be expected ened values of the indices in the vicinity of power stations and metal work served in many countries in the world (vast literature, (e.g., [155][156][157][158])). It was also concluded that the values of the enrichment factor of magn of the topsoil with the analyzed elements are always greater than in the nonm tion (Figure 5).…”

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Distribution and Mode of Occurrence of Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Ag, Cd, Sb, Pb in the Feed Coal, Fly Ash, Slag, in the Topsoil and in the Roots of Trees and Undergrowth Downwind of Three Power Stations in Poland

Parzentny

Róg

2021

Minerals

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It is supposed that the determination of the content and the mode of occurrence of ecotoxic elements (EE) in feed coal play the most significant role in forecasting distribution of EE in the soil and plants in the vicinity of power stations. Hence, the aim of the work was to analyze the properties of the feed coal, the combustion residues, and the topsoil which are reached by EE together with dust from power stations. The mineral and organic phases, which are the main hosts of EE, were identified by microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, and scanning electron microscope with an energy dispersive X-ray methods. The highest content of elements was observed in the Oi and Oe subhorizons of the topsoil. Their hosts are various types of microspheres and char, emitted by power stations. In the areas of long-term industrial activity, there are also sharp-edged grains of magnetite emitted in the past by zinc, lead, and ironworks. The enrichment of the topsoil with these elements resulted in the increase in the content of EE, by between 0.2 times for Co; and 41.0 times for Cd in the roots of Scots pine, common oak and undergrowth, especially in the rhizodermis and the primary cortex and, more seldom, in the axle roller and cortex cells.

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Section: Distribution and Mode Of Occurrence Of The Elements In Topsoil And Rootsmentioning

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Section: Distribution and Mode Of Occurrence Of The Elements In Topsoil And Rootsmentioning

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Distribution and Mode of Occurrence of Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Ag, Cd, Sb, Pb in the Feed Coal, Fly Ash, Slag, in the Topsoil and in the Roots of Trees and Undergrowth Downwind of Three Power Stations in Poland

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Róg

2021

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“…The apparent contribution of coking to soil pollution has also been identified in other areas of the world. Atmospheric emissions and dusting from the surface of ash dumps are essential sources for Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb in soils around a coal-fired power station in Southern Russia [ 17 ]. The coke industry and steel metallurgy have been identified as sources of soil contamination by PHEs around the Zdzieszowice coking plant, Opole Province, Southern Poland [ 18 ].…”

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Discharge Patterns of Potentially Harmful Elements (PHEs) from Coking Plants and Its Relationship with Soil PHE Contents in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region, China

Wan

Zeng

et al. 2022

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The Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH) region in China is a rapid development area with a dense population and high-pollution, high-energy-consumption industries. Despite the general idea that the coking industry contributes greatly to the total emission of potentially harmful elements (PHEs) in BTH, quantitative analysis on the PHE pollution caused by coking is rare. This study collected the pollutant discharge data of coking enterprises and assessed the risks of coking plants in BTH using the soil accumulation model and ecological risk index. The average contribution rate of coking emissions to the total emissions of PHEs in BTH was ~7.73%. Cross table analysis indicated that there was a close relationship between PHEs discharged by coking plants and PHEs in soil. The accumulation of PHEs in soil and their associated risks were calculated, indicating that nearly 70% of the coking plants posed a significant ecological risk. Mercury, arsenic, and cadmium were the main PHEs leading to ecological risks. Scenario analysis indicated that the percentage of coking plants with high ecological risk might rise from 8.50% to 20.00% as time progresses. Therefore, the control of PHEs discharged from coking plants in BTH should be strengthened. Furthermore, regionalized strategies should be applied to different areas due to the spatial heterogeneity of risk levels.

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“…The entire Don basin has been greatly transformed as a result of long-term intensive anthropogenic load (Bartsev et al, 2016). Highly productive arable land in southern Russia, industrial and mining clusters, concentrated mainly in the watershed of the Seversky Donets tributary, and intensive development of the Rostov-on-Don agglomeration are the main factors that negatively affect the lower part of the Don basin (Nikanorov and Khoruzhaya, 2012;Matishov et al, 2016;Bauer et al, 2018;Konstantinova et al, 2020;Linnik et al, 2020;Minkina et al, 2020;Sushkova et al, 2020). The highest degree of anthropogenic load is characteristic of the Don Delta and the coastal zone of the Taganrog Bay due to urbanization, river and sea transport, as well as recreational activities, which leads to a decrease in water quality, soil and sediment pollution, degradation of coastal and deltaic landscapes and vegetation (Chichaeva et al, 2020).…”

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Exchangeable form of potentially toxic elements in floodplain soils along the river-marine systems of Southern Russia

Konstantinova¹,

Minkina²,

Nevidomskaya³

et al. 2021

Eurasian Journal of Soil Science (Ejss)

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Large rivers and especially their deltaic parts and adjacent coastal zones are subjected to strong anthropogenic influence and are often considered as hotspots of environmental pollution. The Don River is one of the largest and most important rivers in the South of Russia. The Don River basin is a highly urbanized area with developed agriculture and industry which negatively affect water quality, aquatic ecosystems and soils. The main objectives of the proposed research were to determine the levels exchangeable form of PHEs in soils of various aquatic landscapes of the study area, as well as to reveal the relationships between the content of exchangeable PTEs and the physical-chemical properties of floodplain soils. The obtained results showed that soils of the Lower Don and Taganrog Bay coastal zone are rather contrast in terms of properties and metal contents, which indicates the variability of landscapes, natural and anthropogenic processes in the studied systems. High CV values for a number of metals such as Pb, Zn, Cd and Cr indirectly indicate strong anthropogenic influence on these environments. The group median values for extractable forms for most of the metals except for Cu and Ni were higher for urbanized areas. The results of PCA analysis showed that there are two association of metals in terms of geochemical behavior and sources. The first one included Cr-Zn-Pb-Cd, the elements of anthropogenic origin, the second Mn, Ni, and Cu, which are probably of mixed origin. The obtained results showed that the Lower Don and Taganrog Bay coastal zone is a diverse and complex system subjected to anthropogenic activities, which is pronounced in the enrichment of aquatic soils with a number of metals and higher proportions of exchangeable forms from different types of sources that likely can be of both local and whole basin scale. KKeywords: Floodplain, heavy metals, Fluvisols, the Don River, Taganrog Bay, Azov Sea.

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Environmental and human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soils around the largest coal-fired power station in Southern Russia

Cited by 37 publications

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Distribution and Mode of Occurrence of Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Ag, Cd, Sb, Pb in the Feed Coal, Fly Ash, Slag, in the Topsoil and in the Roots of Trees and Undergrowth Downwind of Three Power Stations in Poland

Distribution and Mode of Occurrence of Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Ag, Cd, Sb, Pb in the Feed Coal, Fly Ash, Slag, in the Topsoil and in the Roots of Trees and Undergrowth Downwind of Three Power Stations in Poland

Discharge Patterns of Potentially Harmful Elements (PHEs) from Coking Plants and Its Relationship with Soil PHE Contents in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region, China

Exchangeable form of potentially toxic elements in floodplain soils along the river-marine systems of Southern Russia

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