| Title |
An overview of arsenic pollution over four North-East countries of Europe influenced by natural and anthropogenic sources / |
| Translation of Title |
Taršos arsenu iš natūralių ir antropogeninių šaltinių keturiose šiaurės rytų Europos šalyse apžvalga. |
| Authors |
Rahidul Hassan, Howlader ; Ignatavičius, Gytautas ; Valskys, Vaidotas |
| DOI |
10.3846/aainz.2021.09 |
| ISBN |
9786094762703 |
| eISBN |
9786094762710 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Aplinkos apsaugos inžinerija : 24-iosios Lietuvos jaunųjų mokslininkų konferencijos „Mokslas – Lietuvos ateitis“ straipsnių rinkinys : 2021 m. kovo 19 d. = Environmental protection engineering : proceedings of the 24th conference for junior researchers "Science – future of Lithuania" : 19 March 2021, Vilnius, Lithuania.. Vilnius : Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas, 2021. p. 56-61.. ISSN 2029-7157. eISSN 2029-7149. ISBN 9786094762703. eISBN 9786094762710 |
| Keywords [eng] |
arsenic ; sediments ; soil ; water |
| Abstract [eng] |
Arsenic (As) is one of the most important elements found in the environment. It is a toxic metalloid that is responsible for the contamination of soil/sediments and water courses due to various natural and anthropogenic processes. This may lead to adverse effects on human health, therefore it is important to monitor and control. The objective of this paper is to summarize the literature on arsenic anomalies in soil/sediments and water of four North-East European countries; the measurements are reported for Finland, Sweden, Lithuania and Poland. The origin of most of the arsenic pollution is determined to be natural and mostly anthropogenic for these countries. The data reveal that As is present in matrices such as soil, sediments and water. This review highlights that the As concentration in drinking water or soil/sediments of the four countries exceeds the international standard limits. As at higher concentrations are associated with the mining region of Adak in the Västerbotten district of northern Sweden (e.g. groundwater upto 2900 μg/L; sediments upto 900 mg/kg). |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas, 2021 |
| Type |
Conference paper |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2021 |
| CC license |
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