ANTHROPOGENIC COMPONENT OF ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL SUBSTANCE OF ZAPORIZHZHIA CITY

2019 ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
Ye. Nasedkin ◽  
G. Ivanova ◽  
S. Stadnichenko ◽  
O. Andreiev ◽  
V. Morozenko
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Atmospheric Aerosol ◽  
General Characteristic ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Atmospheric Flows ◽  
Anthropogenic Component ◽  
Nickel Copper ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Detrital Particles

The article is devoted to the study of the influence of technogenic processes on the environment, in particular the determination of the contribution of a substance formed in the course of economic activity to the total composition of the solid component of atmospheric aerosol. The actual material was obtained on the basis of the system monitoring of surface air flows within such a powerful industrial center as Zaporizhzhia city. Samples of suspended atmospheric matter accumulated on the filter textile were taken monthly for two years. Parallel continuous observations of hydrometeorological factors (speed, direction, duration of winds, rainfall) provided an integrated approach to the development and synthesis of research results. Field observations and laboratory studies determined a number of patterns in the distribution of the sedimentation substance in the air and the interrelations of the anthropogenic and natural constituents of the substance. The publication describes the features of the chemical composition and morphology of detrital particles, the entry of which into the air caused by technogenic processes, as well as the condensation component of the aeolian suspension, the origin of which is associated with high-temperature processes. The changes in the ratio of the natural / anthropogenic components in the material composition of the aerosol under the influence of external factors (natural and anthropogenic) were investigated. These changes also affect the redistribution of quantitative ratios between the condensed and dispersed components of the aeolian suspension. At the same time, the detrital component can reach the aleuritic dimension, the iron content exceeds 90 %, and the proportion of impurities of a number of ferrous and heavy metals, in particular titanium, manganese, nickel, copper, lead, zinc can reach 40% or more. Heavy metals are also found in the form of separate detrital and condensation formations, where their content varies in the range of 50 – 70 %. Analysis of the condensation component in the aerosol samples for the period of the research allowed us to give a general characteristic of it and to carry out a preliminary classification by chemical composition. The possibility of determining the focus of atmospheric pollution in terms of the shape, chemical composition and size of aerosols, seasonal factors and characteristics of atmospheric flows were also outlined.

Pollution retention capabilities of roadside soils

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Dierkes ◽  
W. F. Geiger
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Groundwater Recharge ◽  
Drinking Water Quality ◽  
Traffic Density ◽  
Roadside Soils ◽  
Highway Runoff ◽  
Lead And Cadmium ◽  
Lead Zinc

Runoff from highways contains significant loads of heavy metals and hydrocarbons. According to German regulations, it should be infiltrated over embankments to support groundwater-recharge. To investigate the decontaminating effect of greened embankments, soil-monoliths from highways with high traffic densities were taken. Soils were analyzed to characterize the contamination in relation to distance and depth for lead, zinc, copper, cadmium, PAH and MOTH. Lysimeters were charged in the field and laboratory with highway runoff to study the effluents under defined conditions. Concentrations of pollutants in roadside soils depend on the age of embankments and traffic density. Highest concentrations were found in the upper 5 cm of the soil and within a distance of up to two metres from the street. Concentrations of most pollutants decreased rapidly with depth and distance. Lead and cadmium could not be detected in lysimeter effluent. Zinc and copper were found in concentrations that did not exceed drinking water quality limits.

Chemical Composition of Atmospheric Aerosol in the Arctic Region and Adjoining Seas along the Routes of Marine Expeditions in 2018–2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 480-489
Author(s):  
L. P. Golobokova ◽  
T. V. Khodzher ◽  
O. N. Izosimova ◽  
P. N. Zenkova ◽  
A. O. Pochyufarov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Atmospheric Aerosol ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
The Arctic Region

scholarly journals Air Quality during New Year’s Eve: A Biomonitoring Study with Moss

Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 975
Author(s):  
Paweł Świsłowski ◽  
Zbigniew Ziembik ◽  
Małgorzata Rajfur
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Atmospheric Aerosol ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
Accumulation Factor ◽  
Active Biomonitoring ◽  
Aerosol Pollution ◽  
New Year’S Eve ◽  
Short And Long Term

Mosses are one of the best bioindicators in the assessment of atmospheric aerosol pollution by heavy metals. Studies using mosses allow both short- and long-term air quality monitoring. The increasing contamination of the environment (including air) is causing a search for new, cheap and effective methods of monitoring its condition. Once such method is the use of mosses in active biomonitoring. The aim of the study was to assess the atmospheric aerosol pollution with selected heavy metals (Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg and Pb) from the smoke of fireworks used during New Year’s Eve in the years 2019/2020 and 2020/2021. In studies a biomonitoring moss-bag method with moss Pleurozium schreberi (Willd. ex Brid.) Mitt. genus Pleurozium was used. The research was conducted in the town Prószków (5 km in south direction from Opole, opolskie voivodship, Poland). The moss was exposed 14 days before 31 December (from 17 to 30 of December), on New Year’s Eve (31 December and 1 January) and 2 weeks after the New Year (from 2–15 January). Higher concentrations of analysed elements were determined in samples exposed during New Year’s Eve. Increases in concentrations were demonstrated by analysis of the Relative Accumulation Factor (RAF). The results indicate that the use of fireworks during New Year’s Eve causes an increase in air pollution with heavy metals. In addition, it was shown that the COVID-19 induced restrictions during New Year’s Eve 2020 resulted in a reduction of heavy metal content in moss samples and thus in lower atmospheric aerosol pollution with these analytes. The study confirmed moss usefulness in monitoring of atmospheric aerosol pollution from point sources.

The distribution of lead, zinc, and chromium in fractions of bottom sediments in the Narew River and its tributaries

2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirosław Skorbiłowicz ◽  
Elżbieta Skorbiłowicz
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Bottom Sediment ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Grain Size Distribution ◽  
Bottom Sediments ◽  
Catchment Area ◽  
Sediment Pollution ◽  
Lead Zinc

The distribution of lead, zinc, and chromium in fractions of bottom sediments in the Narew River and its tributariesThe purpose of the paper was to evaluate the distribution of lead, zinc and chromium contents in different grain fractions of bottom sediments in the Narew River and some of its tributaries. This study also aimed to determine which fractions are mostly responsible for bottom sediment pollution. The studies of the Narew and its tributaries (the Supraśl, Narewka, and Orlanka) were conducted in September 2005 in the upper Narew catchment area. The analyzed bottom sediments differed regarding grain size distribution. The studies revealed the influence of the percentage of particular grain fractions present on the accumulation of heavy metals in all bottom sediments.

Optical properties and chemical composition of the atmospheric aerosol in urban Guangzhou, China

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (25) ◽  
pp. 6335-6350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meinrat O. Andreae ◽  
Otmar Schmid ◽  
Hong Yang ◽  
Duli Chand ◽  
Jian Zhen Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Atmospheric Aerosol

ASSESSMENT OF THE DEPENDENCE OF THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE POPULATION RESIDING IN THE TULA REGION IN THE AREAS WITH A HIGH CONTENT OF HEA VYMETALS IN THE SOIL

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-63
Author(s):  
KHROMUSHIN V.A. ◽  
◽  
VOLKOV A.V. ◽  
KHADARTSEV A.A. ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Algebraic Model ◽  
Constructive Logic ◽  
Average Life ◽  
Average Life Expectancy ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Regional Mortality

The article presents the relevance of the problem, defines the research purpose: to compare the average life expectancy of the population in the areas of the Tula region with different contents of heavy metals in the class of causes of death “Respiratory diseases ”. The authors used the data of the regional mortality register, the results of analyzes of the content of heavy metals (copper, lead, zinc, nickel) in the soil by atomic absorption spectroscopy, and the calculation of the average life expectancy by the algebraic model of constructive logic. The results indicate a decrease in average life expectancy due to the presence of heavy metals in the soil, but the average life expectancy in both contaminated and non-contaminated areas is gradually increasing.

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