Soil and plants contamination with selected heavy metals in the area of a railway junction

• Autorzy: Staszewski T. , Malawska M. , Studnik-Wójcikowska B. , Galera H. , Wiłkomirski B.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/aep-2015-0005

Warianty tytułu

PL

Zanieczyszczenie gleby i roślin wybranymi metalami ciężkimi na terenie węzła kolejowego

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Heavy metal (As, Mn, Ni, Sn, Ti) concentrations were determined in soil and plant samples collected in different areas of the railway junction Iława Główna, Poland. Soil and plant samples were collected in four functional parts of the junction, i.e. the loading ramp, main track within the platform area, rolling stock cleaning bay and the railway siding. Four plant species occurring in relatively higher abundance were selected for heavy metals analysis, although in the loading ramp and platform areas only one species could be collected in the amount which makes chemical analysis possible. The selected species included three perennials (Daucus carota, Pastinaca sativa and Taraxacum offi cinale) and one annual plant (Sonchus oleraceus). The entire area of the railway junction showed elevated concentrations of heavy metals when compared to the control level. It was most pronounced for the platform area and railway siding. The concentration of arsenic, manganese and nickel in plants growing in these parts of the junction exceeded the toxic level. The highest contamination of soil and plants found in the platform area suggested advanced emission process of the analyzed metals from wheel and track abrasion. Literature review showed that the concentration of the investigated metals in soil was generally higher than that found in centers of cities and along traffi c roads proving that the railway is an important linear source of soil contamination.

PL

W pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań dotyczące zawartości wybranych metali ciężkich (As, Mn, Ni, Sn, Ti) w glebie i roślinach na obszarze węzła kolejowego Iława Główna. Próby gleby i roślin pobierano w czterech częściach węzła, a mianowicie na rampie załadowczej, torowisku głównym, myjni i bocznicy kolejowej. Na całym obszarze węzła kolejowego stwierdzono podwyższone stężenia metali ciężkich w porównaniu z terenem kontrolnym. Najwyższe stężenia stwierdzano na torowisku głównym i bocznicy kolejowej. Stężenie arsenu, manganu i niklu w roślinach występujących na tym obszarze przekracza poziom toksyczny. Najwyższe zanieczyszczenie gleby i roślin stwierdzane na torowisku wskazuje na występowanie procesów emisji metali spowodowanych ścieraniem kół i szyn. Porównanie z danymi literaturowymi wskazuje, że stężenie badanych metali w glebie jest większe niż w glebach centów miast i wzdłuż drogowych szlaków komunikacyjnych, co dowodzi, że linie kolejowe stanowią istotne liniowe źródło zanieczyszczenia gleby.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

railway; heavy metals; soil; plants; contamination

PL

kolej żelazna; metale ciężkie; gleba; rośliny; zanieczyszczenie

• Wydawca: Institute of Environmental Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Archives of Environmental Protection
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 41, no. 1
• Strony: 35--42
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 54 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Staszewski T.

• Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas, Poland
• Częstochowa University of Technology, Poland Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology

autor

Malawska M.

• University of Warsaw, Poland Institute of Botany

autor

Studnik-Wójcikowska B.

• University of Warsaw, Poland Institute of Botany

autor

Galera H.

• University of Warsaw, Poland Institute of Botany

autor

Wiłkomirski B.

• University of Warsaw, Poland Institute of Botany
• The Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland Department of Environmental Protection and Modelling

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