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

Troni, Naser; Hoti, Ramiz; Halili, Jeton; Omanović, Dario; Laha, Fisnik; Gashi, Fatbardh (2021) Water Quality Examination in the Stream Sediment of River Sitnica – the Assessment of Toxic Trace Elements. Journal of Ecological Engineering, 22 (2). pp. 234-243. ISSN 2299-8993

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Abstract

It is presently well-recognized that the contamination of aquatic sediments in Kosovo is a widespread phenomenon. The observation of the chemical analysis 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) is 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 is provided. Utilizing results obtained from ICP-MS analysis, it is 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 generate on the aquatic environment, this research aims 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 human activity.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	quality assessment; river water; Sitnica; stream sediments; inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES > Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences
Divisions:	Division for Marine and Enviromental Research
Depositing User:	Ana Zečević
Date Deposited:	27 Mar 2024 11:32
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/8752
DOI:	10.12911/22998993/131062

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