A study of trace element contamination in river sediments in Serbia using microwave-assisted aqua regia digestion and multivariate statistical analysis

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 492-502

  Sakan, Sanja ^a   Dordević, Dragana ^a   Dević, Gordana ^a   Relić, Dubravka ^a   Andelković, Ivan ^b   Duričić, Jelena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c Higher Education Institution for Technology Studies   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Aqua regia; Contamination; Danube; River sediments; Sava

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052373014     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2011.06.027     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Sakan S., D{stroke}ord{stroke}ević D., Trifunović S. Geochemical and statistical methods in the evaluation of trace elements contamination: an application on canal sediments. Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2011, 20:187-199.
2. Wei B., Yang L. A review of heavy metal contaminations in urban soils, urban road dusts and agricultural soils from China. Microchem. J. 2010, 94:99-107.
3. Alonso Castillo M.L., Vereda Alonso E., Siles Cordero M.T., Cano Pavón J.M., García de Torres A. Fractionation of heavy metals in sediment by using microwave assisted sequential extraction procedure and determination by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Microchem. J. 2011, 98:234-239.
4. Pulford I.D., MacKenzie A.B., Donatello S., Hastings L. Source term characterisation using concentration trends and geochemical associations of Pb and Zn in river sediments in the vicinity of a disused mine site: implications for contamination metal dispersion processes. Environ. Pollut. 2009, 157:1649-1656.
5. Yang Z., Wang Y., Shen Z., Niu J., Tang Z. Distribution and speciation of heavy metals in sediments from the mainstream, tributaries, and lakes of the Yangtze River catchments of Wuhan, China. J. Hazard. Mater. 2009, 166:1186-1194.
6. Zhang W., Feng H., Chang J., Qu J., Xie H., Yu L. Heavy metal contamination in surface sediments of Yangtze River intertidal zone: an assessment from different indexes. Environ. Pollut. 2009, 157:1533-1543.
7. Relić D., D{stroke}ord{stroke}ević D., Popović A., Jadranin M., Polić P. Fractionation and potential mobility of trace metals in Danube alluvial aquifer within an industrialized zone. Environ. Monit. Assess. 2010, 171:229-248.
8. Sundaray S.K., Nayak B.B., Lin S., Bhatta D. Geochemical Speciation and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in the River Estuarine Sediments - A Case Study. J. Hazard. Mater. 2011, 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.12.081.
9. Louriño-Cabana B., Lesven L., Charriau A., Billon G., Ouddane B., Boughriet A. Potential risks of metal toxicity in contaminated sediments of Deûle river in Northern France. J. Hazard. Mater. 2011, 186:2129-2137.
10. Xia P., Meng X., Yin P., Cao Z., Wang X. Eighty-year record of heavy metal inputs in the intertidal sediments from the Nanliu River estuary, Beibu Gulf of South China Sea. Environ. Pollut. 2011, 159:92-99.
11. Bettinelli M., Beone G.M., Spezia S., Baffi C. Determination of heavy metals in soils and sediments by microwave-assisted digestion and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry analysis. Anal. Chim. Acta 2000, 424:289-296.
12. Hseu Z.-Y., Chen Z.-S., Tsai C.-C., Tsui C.-C., Cheng S.-F., Liu C.-L., Lin H.-T. Digestion methods for total heavy metals in sediments and soils. Water Air Soil Pollut. 2002, 141:189-205.
13. Relić D., Dordević D., Sakan S., Andelković I., Miletić S., Duricić J. Aqua regia extracted metals in sediments from the industrial area and surroundings of Pančevo, Seria. J. Hazard. Mater. 2011, 186:1893-1901.
14. U.S.Environmental Protection Agency Acid digestion of sediment, sludge and soils. Test Methods for Evaluating Soil Waste SW-846 1986, USEPA Method 3050, USEPA, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A. USEPA (Ed.).
15. DIN 38414 S7, Deutsche Einheitsverfahren zur Wasser-,Abwasser- und Schlammuntersuchung, Schlamm und Sedimente (Gruppe S), Aufschluß mit Königswasser zur nachfolgenden Bestimmung des säurelöslichen Anteils von Metallen (S7) 1983, Beuth Berlin.
16. Richter H., Lorenz W., Bahadir M. Examination of organic ang inorganic xenobiotix in equipped printed cirtuits. Chemosphere 1997, 35:169-179.
17. Vercoutere K., Fortunati U., Muntau H., Griepink B., Maier E.A. The certified reference materials CRM 142 R light sandy soil, CRM 143 R sewage sludge amended soil and CRM 145 R sewage sludge for quality control in monitoring environmental and soil pollution. Fres. J. Anal. Chem. 1995, 352:197-202.
18. Quevauviller P., Imbert J., Olle M. Evaluation of the use of microwave oven systems for the digestion of environmental samples. Microchim. Acta 1993, 112:147-154.
19. Chen M., Ma L.Q. Comparison of three aqua regia digestion methods for twenty Florida soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 2001, 65:491-499.
20. Bird G., Brewer P.A., Macklin M.G. Management of the Danube drainage basin: implications of contaminant-metal dispersal for the implementation of the EU Framework Directive. Intl. J. River Basin Manage. 2010, 8:63-78.
21. Wehland F., Panaiotu C., Appel E., Hoffmann V., Jordanova D., Denut I. The dam breakage of Baia Mare - a pilot study of magnetic screening. Phys. Chem. Earth 2002, 27:1371-1376.
22. Spill of liquid and suspended waste at the Aural S.A. retreatment plant in Baia Mare. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Assessment Mission to Romania, Hungary, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Report 2000, UNEP, Geneva.
23. Janković S. Types of copper deposits related to volcanic environment in the Bor district, Yugoslavia. Geol. Rundsch. 1990, 79:467-478.
24. Jamali M.K., Kazi T.G., Arain M.B., Afridi H.I., Jalbani N., Kandhro G.A., Shah A.Q., Baig J.A. Speciation oh heavy metals in untreated sewage sludge by using microwave assisted sequential extraction procedure. J. Hazard. Mater. 2009, 163:1157-1164.
25. Microwave Assisted Acid Digestion of Sediments, Sludges, Soils, and Oils, 1. Revision 2007, SW-846 EPA Method 3051a.
26. Rönkkömäki H., Pöykio R., Nurmesniemi H., Popov K., Merisalu E., Tuomi T., Välimäki I. Particle size distribution and dissolution properties of metals in cyclone fly ash. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Tech. 2008, 5:485-494.
27. Sludge, Treated Biowaste and Soil - Digestion for the Extraction of Aqua Regia Soluble Fraction of Trace Elements. Document Bt/TF151 WI CSS 99025A 2007.
28. Chen M., Ma L.Q. Comparison of four USEPA digestion methods for trace metal analysis using certified and Florida soils. J. Environ. Qual. 1998, 27:1294-1300.
29. Chang C.-Y., C-F Wang, Mui D.T., Chiang H.-L. Application of methods (sequential extraction procedures and high-pressure digestion method) to fly ash particles to determine the element constituents: a case study for BCR 176. J. Hazard. Mater. 2009, 163:578-587.
30. Determination of Bromate in Drinking Water Using Two-Dimensional Ion Chromatography with Suppressed Conductivity Detection 2009, EPA Method 302.0.
31. Silverberg A. Statistics for Students in the Sciences 2011, TRENT University, Academic Skills Centre (ASC).
32. Official Gazette of Serbia 1990, 11:239.
33. Wedepohl K.H. The composition of the continental crust. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 1995, 59:1217-1232.
34. Environment Canada - Canadian Sediment Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life 2002, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment.
35. CSST Consensus Based Sediment Quality Guidelines; Recommendations for Use & Application. Interim Guidance 2007, The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
36. Darmati D., Perišić M., Vasiljević M., Stupar M. The Danube today - contamination of sediment by metals. Chemistry and the Environment, Proceedings of II Regional Symposium, Kruševac, Serbia Jun. 18-22 2003, 87-88. Serbian Chemical Society, Beograd.
37. Milenković N., Damjanović M., Ristić M. Study of heavy metal pollution in sediments from the Iron Gate (Danube river), Serbia and Montenegro. Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2005, 14:781-787.
38. Woitke P., Wellmitz J., Helm D., Kube P., Lepom P., Litheraty P. Analysis and assessment of heavy metal pollution in suspended solids and sediments of the river Danube. Chemosphere 2003, 51:633-642.
39. Pajević S., Borišev M., Rončević S., Vukov D., Igić R. Heavy metal accumulation of Danube river aquatic plants - indication of chemical contamination. Cent. Eur. J. Biol. 2008, 3:285-294.
40. Bilinski S.F. Detection of geochemical anomalies in stream sediments of the upper Sava river drainage basin (Slovenia, Croatia). Fresen. Environ. Bull. 2008, 17:188-196.
41. Sakan S., Dordević D. Evaluation of heavy metal contamination in sediments using the method of total digestion and determination of the binding forms - Tisza river basin, Serbia. J. Environ. Sci. Health A 2010, 45(2010):783-794.
42. Nguyen H.L., Braun M., Szaloki I., Baeyens W., Van Grieken R., Leermakers M. Tracing the metal pollution history of the Tisza River through the analysis of a sediment depth profile. Water Air Soil Pollut. 2009, 200:119-132.
43. Fleit E., Lakatos G. Accumulative heavy metal patterns in the sediment and biotic compartments of the Tisza watershed. Toxicol. Lett. 2003, 140-141:323-332.
44. Kotnik J., Horvat M., Ogrinc N., Milančić R., Ščančar J., Fajon V., Križanovski A. Selected metals in the sediments of river Sava, Slovania. Mater. Geoenviron. 2005, 52:75-79.
45. Nedeljković B., Milentijević G. Ocena ugroženosti površinskih i podzemnih voda srednjeg sliva Ibra kao posledica aktivnosti RMHK "Trepča". Podzemni radovi 2006, 15:61-68. (in Serbian).
46. Barać M., Vitas N., Janićijević S. Teški metali i deponije Trepče u srednjem toku reke Ibar. Ecologica 2009, 16:401-408. (in Serbian).
47. Goorzadi M., Vahabzadeh Gh., Ghanbarpour M.R., Karbassi A.R. Assessment of heavy metal pollution in Tilehbon river sediments, Iran. J. Appl. Sci. 2009, 9:1190-1193.