Natural and anthropogenic effects on the sediment geochemistry of Nestos river, Northern Greece

Papastergios, Georgios; Fernández-Turiel, José-Luis; Georgakopoulos, Andreas; Gimeno, D.

doi:10.1007/s00254-008-1639-8

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“…Regularly, phosphoric fertilizer products contain large amounts of Cu, Cd, Pb, Zn, and other elements, which are considered as essential nutrients to plants. That is why elevated values of these elements have been reported in areas where these products are being manufactured or applied (Kabata-Pendias and Pendias 2001;Papastergios et al 2009Papastergios et al , 2010bPapastergios et al , 2011.…”

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Factors affecting the distribution of potentially toxic elements in surface soils around an industrialized area of northwestern Greece

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In order to investigate the factors influencing the distribution of 32 potentially toxic elements in the Ptolemais-Kozani basin, northwestern Greece, 38 soil samples were collected and analyzed. Concentrations of Al, and Zn were determined by ICP-AES and concentrations of As, Bi, Cd, Cs, Mo, Rb, Sb, Th, Tl, and U by ICP-MS. Bivariate analysis, principal component analysis, and geostatistical analysis were employed to investigate the factors influencing the distribution of the elements determined in the study area. The results indicate that the distribution of the majority of elements determined, especially for Cr, Ni, and associated elements, is greatly influenced by the geology and geomorphology of the study area. Principal component analysis has yielded four factors that explain over 77% of the total variance in the data. These factors are as follows: lithophilic elements that are associated with Al silicates minerals of K (factor I: 29.4%), ultramafic rocks (factor II: 20.5%), elements that are coprecipitated with Fe and Mn oxides (factor III: 18.0%), and anthropogenic activities (factor IV: 9.3%). The anthropogenic activities that influence the distribution of several potentially toxic elements (i.e., Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn) are agricultural practices and the deposition of fly ash in the vicinity of the local power stations.

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“…After sieving, the < 200μm fraction was used due to the fact that environmentally available trace elements mainly remain in this fraction (FernandezTuriel et al, 2001, Kabata-Pendias and Pendias, 2001, Papastergios et al, 2009). The rock samples were crushed and pulverized in an agate mortar and followed the same procedure as the soils did.…”

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Natural and Anthropogenic Effects on the Soil Geochemistry of Kavala Area, Northern Greece

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Filippidis²,

Fernández-Turiel³

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A total of 65 surface soils and 8 rock samples from the area surrounding the city of Kavala Al, Ca, Cl, Fe, K, Mg, Na, P, S, Si, Ag, As, B, Ba, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Ga, Ge, Hg, La, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sb, Se, Sn, Sr, Th, Ti, U, V, W, Y, Zn and Zr. Comparisons (Cl, Na, S) and trace elements (Ag, As, Pb, V, Zn) that are present in the surface soils of the study area with elevated concentrations that cannot be regarded as the sole product of natural processes, but as the result of both, natural and anthropogenic activities, especially for the samples that are situated inside the industrial area of Kavala.

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“…The content of chemical elements in soils is highly affected and differentiated by the nature of parent materials (Kelepertsis et al, 2001;Skordas and Kelepertsis, 2005;Papastergios et al, 2009Papastergios et al, , 2010Papastergios et al, , 2011Petrotou et al, 2010Petrotou et al, , 2012Skordas et al, 2013). The latter controls, along with other factors (i.e., soil pH, Eh, absorptive power of soil constituents etc.)…”

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A Geochemical Investigation of Soils, Apples and Leaves in Agia Area, Central Greece

Skordas¹,

Papastergios²,

Filippidis³

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Natural and anthropogenic effects on the sediment geochemistry of Nestos river, Northern Greece

Cited by 25 publications

References 27 publications

Factors affecting the distribution of potentially toxic elements in surface soils around an industrialized area of northwestern Greece

Factors affecting the distribution of potentially toxic elements in surface soils around an industrialized area of northwestern Greece

Natural and Anthropogenic Effects on the Soil Geochemistry of Kavala Area, Northern Greece

A Geochemical Investigation of Soils, Apples and Leaves in Agia Area, Central Greece

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