Subject: Earth and related environmental sciences
Year: 2005
Type: Article
Type: PeerReviewed
Title: Mineralogical and heavy metal signature of acid mine drainage impacted paddy soil from the western part of the Kočani field (Macedonia)
Author: Dolenec, Tadej
Author: Serafimovski, Todor
Author: Dobnikar, Meta
Author: Tasev, Goran
Author: Dolenec, Matej
Abstract: The mineralogy and heavy metal contamination of the paddy soil from the western part of the Kočani field (Eastern Macedonia) due to irrigation of acid mine drainage affected riverine water from the river Zletovska were studied. Highly elevated concentrations of Pb, Zn, As and Cd and a pollution index (PI) in the range between 2 and 7 were found in all the investigated paddy soil samples in the vicinity of the river Zletovska. The main carrier phases of the several trace elements in the studied soil seem to be Fe and Mn oxides/hydroxides. Heavy metals such as Pb and/or Cu were also bound to secondary minerals like anglesite, lanarkite, clinoclase and chrysocolla. All these minerals were detected by XRD analysis. The measured total metal concentrations exceed various national and international thresholds, thus suggesting the need for further investigation and an assessment of the suitability of the paddy soil in the western part of the Kočani field for agricultural use.
Publisher: Faculty of Natural Science and Engineering, Ljubljana, Velenje Coal Mine, Velenje and Institute for Mining, Geotechnology and Environment (IRGO), Ljubljana
Relation: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/1647/
Identifier: oai:eprints.ugd.edu.mk:1647
Identifier: https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/1647/1/rmz52_0397-0402.pdfIdentifier: Dolenec, Tadej and Serafimovski, Todor and Dobnikar, Meta and Tasev, Goran and Dolenec, Matej (2005) Mineralogical and heavy metal signature of acid mine drainage impacted paddy soil from the western part of the Kočani field (Macedonia). RMZ - Materials and Geoenvironment, 52 (2). pp. 397-402. ISSN 0035-9645
