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Heavy and toxic metals in water and sediments of the Vardar river in Skopje

Creators

  • 1. Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences, 'Goce Delchev' University, Shtip (Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of)

Description

Ninety composite samples (45 samples of surface water and 45 samples of river sediments) were collected from course of the Vardar river, in the urban part of the Skopje valley - City, in the period from 8. 3. 2013 to 17. 5. 2013. Heavy metals concentrations ( Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Sr, Ti, Zn), some non-metals (B, P), anions and more physico-chemical parameters of water and sediments in the Vardar river, during its course through the urban area, were studied in order to assess and discuss its pollution in Skopje and the origin of this pollution. Besides water, river sediments, as reservoirs of most pollutants, were analyzed, using methods of Geo accumulation index ( Igeo ) and Enrichment factor (EF). (author)

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URL
http://js.ugd.edu.mk/index.php/GEOLMAC/issue/archive;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Geologica Macedonica
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 25-46
ISSN
0352-1206

INIS

Country of Publication
North Macedonia, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
North Macedonia, Republic of
INIS RN
47099868
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; EVALUATION; HEAVY METALS; NONMETALS; POLLUTION; RIVERS; SAMPLERS; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTS; THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY; WATER
Descriptors DEC
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EASTERN EUROPE; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; EUROPE; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; METALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATERS

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18 refs., 5 tabs., 6 figs.; UDC: 504.5:546.4/.8]:627.154(497.711)