The occurrence of heavy metals and metalloids in surficial lake sediments before and after a tailings dam failure

• Autorzy: Vrhovnik P. , Dolenec T. , Serafimovski T. , Dolenec M. , Smuc N. R.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Tailings dam failures are relatively rare but can cause extremely high and long-term impacts on the environment. The Sasa tailings dam collapsed in August 2003 and caused an intensive flow of tailings material through the Kamenica River all the way to Lake Kalimanci, where most of the tailings material discharged. This study deals with the characterization of surficial lake sediments from Lake Kalimanci in eastern Macedonia. Mineralogical, geochemical, and statistical analyses of surficial sediments in two sampling years, before and after the Sasa tailings dam failure, were carried out. To determine the pollution status of surficial lake sediments, two environmental indexes were calculated for 2001 and 2007. Spatial distribution of the analyzed heavy metals and metalloids shows that the highest concentrations were measured on the northern part of the lake, where the Kamenica River enters.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

occurrence; heavy metal; metalloid; surficial sediment; lake sediment; tailing dam failure; pollution; spatial distribution; environmental factor; Lake Kalimanci; Macedonia; Kamenica River

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 22
• Numer: 5
• Opis fizyczny: p.1525-1538,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

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Vrhovnik P.

• Department of Geology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Askerceva cesta 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Dolenec T.

• Department of Geology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Askerceva cesta 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Serafimovski T.

• Faculty of Mining, Geology and Polytechnics, University “Goce Delcev-Stip,” Goce Delcev 89, 2000 Stip, Macedonia

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Dolenec M.

• Department of Geology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Askerceva cesta 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Smuc N. R.

• Department of Geology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Askerceva cesta 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

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