Water Quality Examination in the Stream Sediment of River Sitnica – the Assessment of Toxic Trace Elements

• Autorzy: Troni Naser , Hoti Ramiz , Halili Jeton , Omanovic Dario , Laha Fisnik , Gashi Fatbardh

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/131062

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

It is presently well-recognized that the contamination of aquatic sediments in Kosovo is a widespread phenomenon. The observation of the chemical analyses of water and sediments is essential to determine the extent of trace elements in these ecosystems. Hence, in order to be able to determine the mass concentration of the predominant elements present in river Sitnica, inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) was used for this research. Moreover, a comparison of the mass concentration of water elements with the mass concentration of the elements found in the Sitnica sediments was provided. Utilizing the results obtained from the ICP-MS analysis, it was shown that the mass concentration of nickel, arsenic, zinc, cadmium, lead, copper, aluminum in certain water sample stations exceeds the permissible sediment quality criteria. Considering the toxicity that heavy metals exert on the aquatic environment, this research aimed to assess and measure the metal toxicity, because only then, a proper solution can be suggested to sustain freshwater ecosystems and to prevent constant damage from the human activity.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Sitnica river; river water; stream sediment; quality assessment; inductively coupled plasma; mass spectroscopy

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 22, nr 2
• Strony: 234--243
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 13 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Troni Naser

• University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Department of Chemistry, Nënë Tereze5 Str., 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3223-0869

autor

Hoti Ramiz

• University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Department of Chemistry, Nënë Tereze5 Str., 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo

autor

Halili Jeton

• University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Department of Chemistry, Nënë Tereze5 Str., 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2015-1610

autor

Omanovic Dario

• Institute „Ruđer Bošković“, Division for Marine and Environmental Research, 180, HR-10002, Zagreb, Croatia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5961-0485

autor

Laha Fisnik

• University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Department of Chemistry, Nënë Tereze5 Str., 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3254-6713

autor

Gashi Fatbardh

• University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Department of Chemistry, Nënë Tereze5 Str., 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4996-7653

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).