Mineral components in a peat deposit: looking for signs of early mining and smelting activities in Silesia–Cracow region (Southern Poland)

Cabała, Jerzy; Smieja-Król, Beata; Jabłońska, Mariola; Chróst, Leszek

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“…The biggest concentrations of heavy metals are found at the top layers of peat [4][5]. Since the bogs retain atmospheric pollutants, they have been used in recent years for reconstructing environmental changes [6][7][8][9][10]. Very high levels of heavy metals were found in raised bogs situated in the vicinity of mining and smelting areas [11][12][13][14].…”

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Heavy Metals Accumulation in Soil and Plants of Polish Peat Bogs

Borgulat¹,

Mętrak²,

Staszewski³

et al. 2018

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Our study was carried out on three peat bogs that since the 1960s have been subjected to different degrees of anthropopression. The main objective of the research was assessment of heavy metal accumulation potential in peat bogs and in leaves of species growing on these peat bogs, namely Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), birch (Betula pendula Roth), and wild rosemary (Ledum palustre L.). The concentrations of lead and cadmium in peat of Bagno Bruch (the Upper Silesian Industrial Region) exceeded the permissible levels for soils of protected natural areas. Heavy metal concentrations in plants growing in all analyzed sites show no toxic levels. Among the examined species, birch showed the highest ability to accumulate cadmium and zinc.

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Heavy Metals Accumulation in Soil and Plants of Polish Peat Bogs

Borgulat¹,

Mętrak²,

Staszewski³

et al. 2018

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…Une couverture végétale naturelle de la ville de Lubumbashi et ses environs est une forêt claire du type Miombo. Autour de la ville de Lubumbashi cependant, cette forêt est en train d'être remplacée par les savanes (Munyemba, 2010 ;Cabala, 2012 …”

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Influence des sols contaminés en cuivre sur le développement de deux variétés (locale et améliorée) de légumes dans la région de Lubumbashi (RD. Congo).

Mubemba¹,

Mununga²,

Kaumbu³

et al. 2017

J. App. Bioscience.

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Mpundu et al., J. Appl. Biosci. 2017 Influence des sols contaminés en cuivre sur le développement de deux variétés (locale et améliorée) de légumes dans la région de Lubumbashi (RD. Congo). 11410Journal of Applied Biosciences 115: 11410-11422 ISSN 1997-5902 Influence des sols contaminés en cuivre sur le développement de deux variétés (locale et améliorée) de légumes dans la région de Lubumbashi (RD. Congo). 11411ABSTRACT Objectives : In the former province of Katanga, subsistence agriculture is predominantly traditional. While these soils are contaminated by industrial effluent, the result is an increase in the number of substances rich in etms (zinc, cobalt, lead, arsenic, copper, cadmium). The objective of this study was to assess the behavior of African carrot and eggplant culture on contaminated soils and to determine the potential risk of food chain contamination by the MTEs in Lubumbashi City. Methodology and results : Four soil types were harvested to install the two crops (African carrot and aubergine).The experiment was carried out in accordance with a factor 4 * 2 apparatus, thus the main factor consisted of two variants of carrot and aubergine (improved variety and local variety) and the secondary factor consisted of 4 soil variants including Kipushi soil, Pengapenga soil, Luwowoshi soil (Ruashi), and Kassapa farm soil. The results showed that the soils of the vegetable gardens of the city of Lubumbashi, as well as the carrot biomasses installed on these soil, showed very high concentrations compared to the established norm, whereas the eggplant biomasses that did not Contamination, regardless of the contamination of the substrates. Conclusion and application of results: Improved varieties of carrots and eggplants from France are well behaved compared to local varieties commonly used by farmers in the city of Lubumbashi, we will advise farmers to use these varieties Provision to avoid the risk of contamination of the food chain and in the next studies that an in situ experimentation is carried out using the same varieties.

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“…That might be correlated with the plant ability to uptake PHEs from various sources. In the case of Sb, the uptake by plants might be mainly geogenic, or dependent on the element concentration in soil [14], as the function of concentration in parent rocks and non-ferrous ores occurring on the investigated area [43] where particular plants were grown [44,45]. In the case of Tl, uptake by plants might be related to the PHE presence in the atmospheric deposition, generated by anthropogenic activities [46,47].…”

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Human Health Risk Assessment and Potentially Harmful Element Contents in the Fruits Cultivated in the Southern Poland

Gruszecka‐Kosowska

2019

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The presence of potentially harmful elements (PHEs) in popularly consumed fruits in Poland was determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Se, Sb, Tl, and Zn contents were investigated in 21 fruit species grouped as berry, pome, stone, and shell fruits. The PHE contents belonged to the following ranges (mg/kg wet weight): Cd < limit of detection (LOD)–0.116, Co < LOD–0.062, Cu < LOD–15.5, Ni < LOD–2.23, Pb < LOD–2.07, Sb < LOD–0.240, Tl < LOD–0.110, and Zn 0.37–37.7. Their concentrations exceeded the maximum allowable concentration (MAC) set by European Union regulation for Pb only. Bioconcentration coefficient (BC) values, calculated in accordance to the PHE contents in exchangeable and acid soluble forms in soil after first step of the Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) sequential extraction procedure, revealed that berry fruits had potential for accumulation of Cu, Ni, Sb, and Tl; stone fruits—Cu, Sb, and Tl; pome fruits—Cu, Ni, and Sb, and shell fruit (walnut)—Cu. Human health risk assessment associated with the intake of PHEs in fruits was evaluated in terms of daily intake rates (DIR), and carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk by cancer risk (CR) and hazard quotient (HQ), respectively. For Pb margin of exposure (MOE) approach was used for health risk evaluation. Daily intake rates for all PHEs were below the provisional maximum tolerable daily intake (PMTDI) values. The mean total non-carcinogenic risk values were the following: berry fruits HQ = 0.47, pome fruits HQ = 0.36, stone fruits HQ = 0.42, and shell fruits (walnut) HQ = 0.22, indicating no health hazards. The carcinogenic risk for As in walnut only under an adult intake scenario (CR = 1.98 × 10−6) was found to be above the acceptable risk level. The mean Pb health risk, according to Polish statistical intake rates, was acceptable low as the MOE value was equal to 15.7 for adults. In reference to the intake rates recommended by United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), MOE values for Pb indicated acceptable low risk both for adults (MOE = 14.0) and children (MOE = 1.64). In general, the finding of this research revealed no health risk arising from PHE consumption with fruits for the population of Poland.

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Mineral components in a peat deposit: looking for signs of early mining and smelting activities in Silesia–Cracow region (Southern Poland)

Cited by 28 publications

References 31 publications

Heavy Metals Accumulation in Soil and Plants of Polish Peat Bogs

Heavy Metals Accumulation in Soil and Plants of Polish Peat Bogs

Influence des sols contaminés en cuivre sur le développement de deux variétés (locale et améliorée) de légumes dans la région de Lubumbashi (RD. Congo).

Human Health Risk Assessment and Potentially Harmful Element Contents in the Fruits Cultivated in the Southern Poland

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