Impact of noise barriers on the dispersal of solid pollutants from car emissions and their deposition in soil

Wawer, Małgorzata; Rachwał, Marzena; Kowalska, Joanna

doi:10.1515/ssa-2017-0003

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“…The second factor (16 and 10% of the variance for topsoil and subsoil, respectively) comprises mainly Cr, Pb, and V, which may all be connected with traffic-related emissions: Cr can originate from brake linings, engine oils, fuel, and road abrasion (Wiseman et al 2015 ; Wang et al 2017 ), while Pb and V (as well as Ni and Cd)—from pipe emissions and heavy fuel oil combustion of both gasoline and diesel engines (Wilhelm et al 2012 ; Çolak et al 2016 ). Additional important source of Pb was wear abrasion or also earlier depositions (as Pb was present in petrol in Poland until 2005) (Wawer et al 2017 ). Moreover, taking into consideration that the investigated area is intensively utilized for agricultural production, the fields were most likely fertilized in order to yield heavier crops.…”

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Integration of soil magnetometry and geochemistry for assessment of human health risk from metallurgical slag dumps

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Wawer

Magiera

et al. 2017

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The main objective of the study was an assessment of the pollution level of agricultural land located close to dumps of industrial waste remaining after former Zn and Pb ore processing in Poland. The integrated geophysical-geochemical methods were applied for assessment of soil quality with respect to trace element pollution. Additionally, human health risk induced by the contaminated arable soil and dusting slag heap was estimated. The investigations pointed out that soils in the vicinity of the metallurgical slag dump in Piekary were heavily polluted. Spatial distribution of magnetic susceptibility corresponding well with distribution of the content of potentially toxic elements indicated the local “pollution hotspots.” Proper geophysical and geochemical data interpretation supported by statistical factor analysis enabled identification of three different sources of pollution including metallurgical slug dump as a main source, but also traffic pollution influencing the area located along the busy road and relatively strong influence of the geochemical background. Computed health hazard index revealed no adverse health effect to the farmers cultivating arable soil, but in the direct vicinity of dusting, slag dump health risk occurred, caused mostly by very toxic elements as As and Tl. In the future, investigation should be focused on contribution of different sources to the heavy metal pollution in soil-crop system in this area. It should be highlighted that a site-specific approach should be taken in order to redevelop this kind of area in order to reduce ecological and human health threat. The study proved the integrated two-stage geophysical-geochemical method to be a feasible, reliable, and cost-effective tool for identification of the extent of soil pollution and areas at risk.

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Integration of soil magnetometry and geochemistry for assessment of human health risk from metallurgical slag dumps

Rachwał

Wawer

Magiera

et al. 2017

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…Nowadays, it is nearly impossible to find an area in this region that has not been transformed by human activity. As such, soils in this area have been strongly transformed and contaminated [ 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ].…”

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Application of Mössbauer Spectroscopy for Identification of Iron-Containing Components in Upper Silesian Topsoil Being under Industrial Anthropopressure

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The main objective of the presented preliminary study was the identification of iron-containing phases. Iron-containing phases had accumulated in organic topsoil horizons collected from an area that has long been affected by the steel industry and emissions from power plants. X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy methods were used for the determination of the iron-containing mineral phases in topsoil subsamples which, after two-staged separation, varied in terms of magnetic susceptibility and granulometry. The Mössbauer spectra were recorded using paramagnetic and magnetic components, although the latter occurred only in the strongly magnetic fraction. The central part of spectra was fitted by two doublets (D1 and D2), which were identified as aluminosilicates. Simultaneously, the experimental spectra were described using several Zeeman sextets (Z1, Z2, and Z3) corresponding to the occurrence of hematite and magnetite-like phases with iron in tetrahedral and octahedral sites. Identification of magnetic phases in the tested material, including hematite, led to the conclusion that soil contamination in the studied area was presumably caused by emissions from a nearby power plant. Magnetite-like phases with a different iron content detected in topsoil samples could be related to metallurgical and coking processes, reflecting the specificity of the industrial area from which the samples were taken. The specific composition of the iron-containing aluminosilicates also illustrated the intense and long-lasting impact of the steel and coking industries on the studied area.

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“…Identification of urban soil contamination using magnetometric methods (Magiera and Strzyszcz, 2000;Wawer et al, 2015bWawer et al, , 2017Łukasik et al, 2015;Łuczak and Kusza, 2019). Polish researchers made a great contribution to recognise properties and functioning of Ekranic Technosols, i.e.…”

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Studies of technogenic soils in Poland: past, present, and future perspectives

Uzarowicz¹,

Charzyński²,

Greinert³

et al. 2021

Soil Sci. Ann.

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For a long time, the soils covering areas strongly transformed by human were ignored in scientifi c discourse. Also, practice did not care much about these soils because of their unproductivity. Only the large post-mining areas reclaimed and transformed into a forest or agricultural land were more interesting both for science and practice. In the case of post-mining areas the term "soilless land" was used for a long time, especially in relation to areas which were not reclaimed. In this paper, the past studies (until the end of 20 th century) of technogenic soils in Poland were described. Technogenic soils of urban and industrial areas appeared in scientifi c considerations in Poland in the second half of the 20 th century. In those times, soil properties on disposal sites were mainly investigated as a basic information for further design of technical and biological reclamation on disposal sites. Two Polish scientists should be emphasised as the world pioneers in concepts and studies of technogenic soils: (1) Michał Strzemski, who proposed a classifi cation scheme for soils in urban and industrial areas, as well as listed the tasks for future studies of these soils, and (2) Tadeusz Skawina, who focused on the dynamic and directions of the soil-forming processes on the mine spoils in the context of their reclamation. Moreover, studies of technogenic soils in the last two decades were also shown in the paper. From the beginning of the 21 st century the scientifi c research gained momentum. Nowadays, Polish researchers have great achievements in studying technogenic soils, including investigation of their properties, genesis, evolution, classifi cation, biological features etc. Furthermore, we drew some outlines for future studies of Technosols.

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Impact of noise barriers on the dispersal of solid pollutants from car emissions and their deposition in soil

Cited by 11 publications

References 24 publications

Integration of soil magnetometry and geochemistry for assessment of human health risk from metallurgical slag dumps

Integration of soil magnetometry and geochemistry for assessment of human health risk from metallurgical slag dumps

Application of Mössbauer Spectroscopy for Identification of Iron-Containing Components in Upper Silesian Topsoil Being under Industrial Anthropopressure

Studies of technogenic soils in Poland: past, present, and future perspectives

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