ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION WITH HEAVY METALS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Abstract
Keywords
Full Text:
PDFReferences
A. Kabata-Pendias, H. Pendias, Trace Elements in Soil and Plants, 3rd edn., CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2001.
T. Godish, Air Quality. 4th edition, Lewis Publish-ers, Boca Raton, 2004.
W. J. Gauderman, E. Avol, F. Gilliland, H. Vora, D. Thomas, K. Berhane, R. McConnell, N. Kuen-zli, F. Lurmann, E. Rappaport, H. Margolis, D. Bates, J. Peters, The effect of air pollution on lung from 10 to 18 years of age, The New England Journal of Medicine, 351 (2004), pp. 1057–1067.
D. Vallero, Fundamentals of Air Pollution. 4th edition, Academic Press Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2008.
M. Athar, S. Vohora, Heavy Metals and Environ-ment, New International, Wiley Eastern, New Del-hi, 1995.
A. Avila, A. Rodrigo, Trace metal fluxes in bulk deposition, through fall and stemflow at two ever-green oak stands in NE Spain subject to different exposure to the industrial environment, Atmos. En-viron., 38 (2004), pp. 171–180.
H. Hou, T. Takamatsu, M. K. Koskiwa, M. Hosomi, Trace metal sin bulk precipitation and through fall in a suburban area of Japan, Atmos. Environ., 39 (2005), pp. 3583–3595.
R. Šajn, Distribution of mercury in surface dust and topsoil in Slovenian rural and urban areas,RMZ – Geology and Geoenvironment, 51 (2004), pp. 1800–1803.
L. Borůvka, O. Vacek, J. Jehlička, Principal com-ponent analysis as a tool to indicate the origin of potentially toxic elements in soils, Geoderma, 128, (2005), pp. 289–300.
F. Bretzel, M. Calderisi, Metal contamination in urban soils of coastal Tuscany (Italy), Environ. Monit. Assess., 118 (2006), pp. 319–335.
M. M. Diawara, J. S. Litt, D. Unis, N. Alfonso, L. A. Martinez, J. G. Crock, D. B. Smith, J. Carsella, Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury in surface soils, Pueblo, Colorado: implications for popula-tion health risk, Environ. Geochem. Health, 28 (2006), pp. 297–315.
C. M. Davidson, G. J. Urquhart, F. Ajmone-Mar-san, M. Biasioli, A. D. Duarte, E. Diaz-Barrientos, H. Grcman, L. Hossack, A. S. Hursthouse, L. Madrid, S. Rodrigues, M. Zupan, Fractionation of potentially toxic elements in urban soils from five European cities by means of a harmonised sequential extrac-tion procedure, Anal. Chim. Acta, 565 (2006), pp. 63–72.
A. Demetriades, X. Li, M. H. Ramsey, I. Thorn-ton, Chemical speciation and bioaccessibility of lead in surface soil and house dust, Lavrion urban area, Attiki, Hellas, Environ. Geochem. Health, 32 (2010), pp. 529–552.
J. Alijagić, R. Šajn, Distribution of chemical ele-ments in an old metallurgical area, Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Geoderma, 162 (2011), pp. 71–85.
T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, Z. Pančevski, B. Boev, M. V. Frontasyeva, L. P. Strelkova, Heavy metal contamination of surface soils around a lead and zinc smelter in the Republic of Macedonia, J. Hazard. Mater., 175 (2010), pp. 896–914.
T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, B. Boev, J. Cvetkovič, D. Mukaetov, M. Andreevski, S. Lepitkova, Distri-bution of some elements in surface soil over the Kavadarci region, Republic of Macedonia, Environ. Earth Sci., 61 (2010), pp. 1515–1530.
I. Razo, L. Carrizales, J. Castro, F. Diaz-Barriga, M. Monroy, Arsenic and heavy metal pollution of soil, water and sediments in a semi-arid climate mining area in Mexico, Water Air Soil Poll., 152 (2004), pp. 129–152.
R. K. Aryal, M. Murakami, H. Furumai, F. Nakajima, H. K. P. K. Jinadasa, Prolonged depo-sition of heavy metals in infiltration facilities and its possible threat to groundwater contamination, Water Sci. Technol., 54 (2006), pp. 205–212.
S. Baron, J. Carignan, A. Ploquin, A., Dispersion of heavy metals (metalloids) in soils from 800-year-old pollution (Mont-Lozere, France), Envi-ron. Sci. Technol., 40 (2006), pp. 5319–5326.
V. Cappuyns, R. Swennen, A. Vandamme, M. Ni-claes, Environmental impact of the former Pb-Znmining and smelting in East Belgium, J. Geochem. Explor., 88 (2006), pp 6–9.
J. Li, Z. M. Xie, Y. G. Zhu, R. Naidu, Risk as-sessment of heavy metal contaminated soil in the vi-cinity of a lead/zinc mine, J. Environ. Sci. China, 17 (2005), pp. 881–885.
Y. Li, Y. B. Wang, X. Gou, Y. Su, G. Wang, Risk assessment of heavy metals in soils and vegetables around non-ferrous metals mining and smelting sites, Baiyin, China, J. Environ. Sci. China, 18 (2006), pp. 1124–1134.
C. Pruvot, F. Douay, F. Herve, C. Waterlot, Heavy metals in soil, crops and grass as a source of hu-man exposure in the former mining areas, J Soil Sediment, 6 (2006), pp. 215–220.
B. Hock, M. Seifert, Biomonitoring, a new chal-lenge for measuring and testing, Manage. Environ. Qual. Int. J., 14 (2003), pp. 279–292.
R. Blagnytė, D. Paliulis, Research into heavy met-als pollution of atmosphere applying moss as bio-indicator: A literature review, Environ. Res. Eng. Manage., 54 (2010), pp. 26–33.
A. Z. Glukhov, S. I. Prokhorova, Morphological variability of the brome grass: application for non-specific biomonitoring of urban anthropogenic im-pact, Acta Environ. Univ. Comenianae Bratislava, 19 (2011), pp. 76–81.
J. W. S. Longchurst, C. A. Brebbia (Eds.), Air Pol-lution, XXI, WIT Press, Southampton, UK, 2013.
H. Harmens, D. A. Norris, E. Steinnes, E. Kubin, J. Piispanen, R. Alber, Y. Aleksiayenak, O. Blum, M. Coşkun, M. Dam, L. de Temmerman, J. A. Fernández, M. Frolova, M. Frontasyeva, L. González-Miqueo, K. Grodzińska, Z. Jeran, S. Korzekwa, M. Krmar, K. Kvietkus, S. Leblond, S. Liiv, S. H. Magnússon, B. Maňkovská, R. Pesch, Å. Rühling, J. M. Santamaria, W. Schröder, Z. Spiric, I. Suchara, L. Thöni, V. Urumov, L. Yuru-kova, H. G. Zechmeister, Mosses as biomonitors of atmospheric heavy metal deposition: Spatial patterns and temporal trends in Europe, Environ. Poll., 158 (2010), pp. 3144–3156.
B. A. Markert, A. M. Breure, H. G. Zechmeister, Definitions, Strategies, and Principles for Bioindi-cation/Biomonitoring of the Environment, Elsevier Press, Oxford, 2003, pp. 3–39.
Å. Rühling, G. Tyler, An ecological approach to the lead problem, Botaniska Notiser, 122 (1968), pp. 248–342.
H. G. Zechmeister, K. Grodzinska, G. Szarek-Qukaszewska, Bryophytes, in: B. A. Markert, A. M. Breure, H. G. Zechmeister (Eds.), Bioindi-cators and Biomonitors, Elsevier Science Ltd., Amsterdam, 2003, pp. 329–375.
H. Harmens, D. Norris, G. Mills, & the partici-pants of the moss survey, Heavy Metals and Ni-trogen in Mosses: Spatial Patterns in 2010/2011 and Long-Term Temporal Trends in Europe, ICP Vegetation Programme Coordination Centre, Cen-tre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bangor, UK, 2013, 63 pp.
H. Harmens, I. Ilyin, G. Mills, J. R. Aboal, R. Alber, O. Blum, M. Coşkun, L. de Temmerman, J. A. Fernández, R. Figueira, M. Frontasyeva, B. Godzik, N. Goltsova, Z. Jeran, S. Korzekwa, E. Kubin, K. Kvietkus, S. Leblond, S. Liiv, S. H. Magnússon, B. Maňkovská, O. Nikodemus, R. Pesch, J. Poikolainen, D. Radnović, Å. Rühling, J. M. Santamaria, W. Schröder, Z. Spiric, T. Stafilov, E. Steinnes, I. Suchara, G. Tabors, L. Thöni, G. Turcsányi, L. Yurukova, H. G. Zechmeister, Country-specific correlations across Europe be-tween modelled atmospheric cadmium and lead deposition and concentrations in mosses, Environ. Poll., 166 (2012), pp. 1–9.
L. Barandovski, M. Cekova, M. V. Frontasyeva, S. S. Pavlov, T. Stafilov, E. Steinnes, V. Urumov, Air Pollution Studies in Macedonia Using the Moss Biomonitoring Technique, NAA, AAS and GIS Technology; Preprint E18–2006–160, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, 2006.
L. Barandovski, M. Cekova, M. V. Frontasyeva, S. S. Pavlov, T. Stafilov, E. Steinnes, V. Urumov, Atmospheric deposition of trace element pollutants in Macedonia studied by the moss biomonitoring technique, Environ. Monitor. Assess., 138 (2008), pp. 107–118.
L. Barandovski, M. V. Frontasyeva, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, S. Pavlov, V. Enimiteva, Trends of atmos-pheric deposition of trace elements in Macedonia studied by the moss biomonitoring technique, J. Environ. Sci. Health A, 47 (2012), pp. 2000–2015.
L. Barandovski, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, M. V. Frontasyeva, K. Bačeva, Air pollution study in Macedonia by using moss biomonitoring tech-nique, ICP-AES and AAS, Maced. J. Chem. Chem. Eng., 32(1) (2013), pp. 89–107.
K. Bačeva, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, Biomonitoring of nickel air pollution near the city of Kavadarci, Re-public of Macedonia, Ecol. Prot. Environ., 12(1-2) (2009), pp. 57–69.
K. Bačeva, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, C. Tănăselia, S. Ilić Popov, Distribution of chemical elements in attic dust in the vicinity of ferronickel smelter plant, Fresenius Environ. Bull., 20(9) (2011), pp. 2306–2314.
K. Bačeva, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, C. Tănăselia, Moss biomonitoring of air pollution with heavy metals in the vicinity of a ferronickel smelter plant, J. Environ. Sci. Health A, 47(4) (2012), pp. 645–656.
P. Lazarov, T. Serafimovski, Ore Deposits and Occurences of Energy Raw Materials in the Re-public of Macedonia, Faculty of Mining and Geol-ogy, Štip, 1997, pp. 89–91 (in Macedonian).
T. Stafilov, L. Peeva, B. Nikov, A. de Koning, Industrıal hazardous waste ın the Republic of Macedonia, Applied Environmental Geochemistry – Anthropogenic İmpact on Human Environment in the SE Europe, Proceedings Book (R. Šajn, G. Ţilbert, J. Alijagić, Eds.), Ljubljana, 2009, ISBN 978–961–6498–18–0, pp. 108–112.
T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, Z. Pančevski, B. Boev, M. V. Frontasyeva, L. P. Strelkova, Geochemical Atlas of Veles and the Environs, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Skopje, 2008.
Z. Pančevski, T. Stafilov, M. V. Frontasyeva, Copper in surface soil of Veles region, Macedonia, Geologica Macedonica, 20 (2006), pp. 27–32.
R. Salminen, M. J. Batista, M. Bidovec, A. Demetriades, B. de Vivo, W. de Vos, M. Duris, A. Gilucis, V. Gregorauskiene, J. Halamic, P. Heit-zmann, G. Jordan, G. Klaver, P. Klein, J. Lis, J. Locutura, K. Marsina, A. Mazreku, P. J. O‟Connor, S. Å. Olsson, R. T. Ottesen, V. Petersell, J. A. Plant, S. Reeder, I. Salpeteur, H. Sandström, U. Siewers, A. Steenfelt, T. Tarvainen, Geochemical Atlas of Europe. Part 1, Background Information, Method-ology and Maps, Geological Survey of Finland, Espoo, 2005.
Z. Pančevski, T. Stafilov, K. Bačeva, Distribution of heavy metals in some vegetables grown in the vicinity of lead and zinc smelter plant, Contribu-tion, Sec. Nat. Math. Biotech. Sci., MASA, 35(1), (2014), pp. 25–36.
Z. Pančevski, T. Stafilov, K. Bačeva, Distribution of heavy metals in lettuce and carrot produced in the vicinity of lead and zinc smelter plant, Int. J. Pure Appl. Chem., 9 (2014), pp. 1–10.
Z. Nikolovski, Polluted Macedonian city to be rid of smelter, SE European Times, 2008; http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2008/05/01/feature-03
M. Kochubovski, Blood-lead levels in school-children from Veles, related to the ambient air pollution by lead, exposure and risk assessment of chemical pollution - contemporary methodolo-gy, In: NATO Science for Peace and Security, Se-ries C: Environmental Security, pp. 371–378, Springer, Heidelberg, 2009.
A. Lazarevski, Climate in Macedonia, Kultura, Skopje, 1993 (in Macedonian)
V. Jordanovska, T. Stafilov, Determination of lead and zinc in vegetables produced in the area near lead and zinc smelting plant in Titov Veles, Mace-donia, Third International Symposium and Exhibi-tion on Environmental Contamination in Central and Eastern Europe, Warsaw, Symposium Pro-ceedings, pp. 70–72, 1996.
T. Stafilov, V. Jordanovska, Determination of cadmium in some vegetables produced in the area near the lead and zinc smelting plant in Veles, Macedonia, Ekol. Zašt. Život. Sred., 4 (1997), pp. 35–38.
Regulations for the general requirements for food safety, Official Journal of the Republic of Mace-donia No. 118, December 30, 2005, pp. 250–251.
Regulation on quantities of pesticides and other toxic substances, hormones, antibiotics and myco-toxins that can be found in animal foods, Official Journal of SFRY, No. 59, November 18, 1983.
T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, B. Boev, J. Cvetkovič, D. Mukaetov, M. Andreevski, Geochemical Atlas of Kavadarci and the Environs, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Skopje, 2008.
T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, J. Alijagić, Distribution of arsenic, antimony and thallium in soil in Kavadarci and its environs, Republic of Macedonia, Soil Sediment Contam. Int. J., 22 (2013), pp. 105–118.
Nickel Smelting and Refining, Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook, World Bank Group, 1998, pp. 349–352.
B. Boev, J. Ţivanović, S. Lipitkova, Selenium and other trace elements in the soil of the Tikveš re-gion, Proceedings on the 3rd International Work-shop on the Anthropogenic Effects on the Human Environment in the Tertially Basins in the Medi-terranean (B. Boev, T. Serafimovski, Eds.), Štip, pp. 23–35, 2005.
Z. Maksimović, Mineralogical Study of the Ore from Ržanovo Mine, Faculty of Geology and Min-ing, Belgrade, 1982.
Gj. Filipovski, Soils Degradation as a Component of the Environment in the Republic of Macedonia, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skop-je, 2003 (in Macedonian).
B. Boev, S. Janković, Nickel and Nickeliferrous Iron Deposits of the Vardar Zone (SE Europe) with Particular References to the Ržanovo-Studena Voda Ore-bearing Series, Faculty of Min-ing and Geology, Special issue No. 3, Štip, 1996, pp. 103–126.
S. Sayegh-Petkovšek, K. Kotnik, N. Kugonič, R. Šajn, M. Janţa, Š. Kumelj, M. Šešerko, M. Zaluberšek, M. Bole, P. Druks Gajšek, M. Petrič, A. Košir, J. Kogovšek, H. Poličnik, M. Čater, T. Levanič, A. Bienelli-Kalpič, A. Čarni, M. Kostadinovski, P. Košir, V. Matevski, U. Šilc, I. Zelnik, I. Jelenko, A. Brancelj, D. Tome, K. Savinek, B. Mikuţ, I. Miklavţina, D. Končnik, J. Flis, U. Repinc, M. Štrok, L. Benedik, S. Lojen, B. Črnič, S. Gobec, L. Ivanovski, B. Blaţevski, A. Veljanovska, Z. Pavšek, B. Pokorny, Določitev vpliva vojaškega poligona Krivolak na okolje z namenom njegove ekološke sanacije, Poročilo. ERICo Velenje, Velenje, 2007, pp. 590.
R. Šajn, Distribution of chemical elements in attic dust and soil as reflection of lithology and anthro-pogenic influence in Slovenia, J. Phys., 10 (2003), pp. 1173–1176.
R. Šajn, Factor analysis of soil and attic-dust to sepa-rate mining and metallurgy influence, Meza Valley, Slovenia, Math. Geol., 38 (2006), pp. 735–747.
Ј. Аlijagić, R. Šajn, Distribution of chemical ele-ments in an old metallurgical area, Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Geoderma, 162 (2011), pp. 71–85.
T. Stafilov, Z. Levkov, Preliminary assessment of the effects of pollution and water management on water quality in the Vardar river, Work Package 2 – Water Quality, Improvement of Management of Trans-boundary Water Resources. Project No. 3MAC01/10/104, European Agency for Reconstruc-tion/Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of the Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, 2007.
T. Stafilov, T. Todorovski, B. Grozdanova, Lj. Spandţeva, Determination of thallium in ore from Allchar by atomic absorption spectrometry, Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. A, 271 (1988), pp. 321–323.
B. Boev, V. Bermanec, T. Serafimovski, S. Lepitkova, S. Mikulcić, M. Soufek, G. Jovanovski, T. Stafilov, M. Najdoski, Allchar mineral assemblage, Geologica Macedonica, 15–16 (2001–2002), pp. 1–23.
K. Bačeva, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, C. Tănăselia, Distribution of chemical elements in soils and stream sediments in the area of abandoned Sb-As-Tl Allchar mine, Republic of Macedonia, Environ. Res., 133, pp. 77–89 (2014).
T. Stafilov, B. Balabanova, R. Šajn, K. Bačeva, Moss biomonitoring in use: Small scale area investigation for heavy metals air pollution – Mines and smelter plant environs in the Republic of Macedonia, In: Moss: Classification, Develop-ment and Growth and Functional Role in Eco-systems, J. Mohamed (Ed.), Nova Science Pub-lishers Inc., Hauppauge, NY, 2014, pp. 111–170.
V. Ilacqua, N. C. Freeman, J. P. Fagliano, J. Lioy, The historical record of air pollution as defined by at-tic dust, Atmos. Environ., 37 (2003), pp. 2379–2389.
A. M. Tye, E. S. Hodgkinson, B. G. Rawlins, Mi-croscopic and chemical studies of metal particulates in tree bark and attic dust: evidence for historical atmospheric smelter emissions, Humberside, UK, J. Environ. Monit., 8 (2006), pp. 904–912.
E. B. Culbard, I. Thornton, J. Watt, M. Wheatley, S. Moorcroft, M. Thompson, Metal contamination in British urban dusts and soils, J. Environ. Qual., 17 (1988), pp. 226–234.
J. E. Fergusson, N. D. Kim, Trace elements in street and house dusts: Source and speciation, Sci. Total Environ., 100 (1991), pp. 125–150.
M. S. Dundar, F. Ozdemir, Heavy metal contents of indoor airdust particulate matter from Adapa-zari, Turkey, Fresenius Environ. Bull., 14 (2005), pp. 189–193.
K.-M. Ochsenkühn, M. Ochsenkühn-Petropoulou, Heavy metals in airborne particulate matter of an industrial area in Attica, Greece and their possible sources. Fresenius Environ. Bull., 17 (2008), pp. 455–462.
R. Šajn, Geochemical Properties of Urban Sedi-ments on the Territory of Slovenia, Geological Survey of Slovenia, Ljubljana, 1999, pp. 1–136.
R. Šajn, Influence of lithology and antropogenic activity on distribution of chemical elements in dweling dust, Slovenia, Geologija, 43 (2000), pp. 85–101.
R. Šajn, Using attic dust and soil for the separation of anthropogenic and geogenic elemental distribu-tions in an old metallurgic area (Celje, Slovenia), Geochemistry, 5 (2005), pp. 59–67.
T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, B. Balabanova, K. Bačeva, Distribution of heavy metals in attic and deposited dust in the vicinity of copper ore processing and ferronickel smelter plants in the Republic of Macedonia, In: Dust: Sources, Environmental Concerns and Control, L. B. Wouters, M. Pauwels (Eds.), Nova Science Publishers Inc., Hauppauge, NY, 2012, pp. 57–98.
K. Bačeva, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, Monitoring of air pollution with heavy metals in the vicinity of ferronickel smelter plant by deposited dust, Maced. J. Ecol. Environ., 1 (2012), pp. 47–57.
R. Tsitouridou, C. Anatolaki, On the wet and dry deposition of ionic species in the vicinity of coal-fired power plants, northwestern Greece, Atmos. Res., 83 (2007), pp. 93–105.
L. Morselli, P. Olivieri, B. Brusori, F. Passarini, Soluble and insoluble fractions of heavy metals in wet and dry atmospheric depositions in Bologna, Italy. Environ. Poll., 124 (2003), pp. 457–469.
A. Avila, A. Rodrigo, Trace metal fluxes in bulk deposition, through fall and stemflow at two evergreen oak stands in NE Spain subject to different exposure to the industrial environment, Atmos. Environ., 38 (2004), pp. 171–180.
Z. Polkowska, A. Astel, B. Walna, S. Małek, K. Mędrzycka, T. Górecki, J. Siepak, J. Namieśnik, Chemometric analysis of rain water and through fall at several sites in Poland, Atmos. Environ., 39 (2005), pp. 837–855.
T. Stafilov, B. Balabanova, R. Šajn, K. Bačeva, B. Boev, Geochemical Atlas of Radoviš and the Environs and the Distribution of Heavy Metals in the Air, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Math-ematics, Skopje, 2010.
B. Balabanova, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, K. Bačeva, Spatial distribution and characterization of some toxic metals and lithogenic elements in topsoil and subsoil from copper mine environs, Int. J. Environ. Prot., 3 (2013), pp. 1–9.
B. Balabanova, T. Stafilov, K. Bačeva, R. Šajn, Atmospheric pollution with copper around the copper mine and flotation, Bučim, Republic of Macedonia, using biomonitoring moss and lichen technique, Geologica Macedonica, 23 (2009), pp. 35–41.
B. Balabanova, T. Stafilov, K. Bačeva, R. Šajn, Biomonitoring of atmospheric pollution with heavy metals in the copper mine vicinity located near Radoviš, Republic of Macedonia, J. Environ. Sci. Health A, 45 (2010), pp. 1504–1518.
B. Balabanova, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, K. Bačeva, Distribution of chemical elements in attic dust as reflection of lithology and anthropogenic influence in the vicinity of copper mine and flotation, Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 61 (2011), pp. 173–184.
B. Balabanova, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, K. Bačeva, Total deposited dust as a reflection of heavy metals distribution in an area with intensively exploited copper minerals, Geologica Macedonica, 25 (2011), pp. 1–9.
B. Balabanova, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, K. Bačeva, Characterisation of heavy metals in lichen species Hypogymnia physodes and Evernia prunastri due to biomonitoring of air pollution in the vicinity of copper mine, Int. J. Environ. Res., 6 (2012), pp. 779–792.
B. Balabanova, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, K. Bačeva, Comparison of response of moss, lichens and attic dust to geology and atmospheric pollution from a copper mine, Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 11 (2014), pp. 517–528.
Z. Jeran, R. Jačimović, F. Batič, R. Mavsar, Li-chens as integrating air pollution monitors, Envi-ron. Pollut., 120 (2002), pp. 107-113.
S. A. Pirintsos, T. Matsi, D. Vokou, C. Gaggi, S. Loppi, Vertical distribution patterns of trace ele-ments in an urban environment as reflected by their accumulation in lichen transplants, J. Atmos. Chem., 54 (2006), pp. 121–131.
M. Bačkor, S. Loppi, Interactions of lichens with heavy metals, Biol. Plantarum., 53 (2009), pp. 214–222.
B. J. Williamson, I. Mikhailova, O. W. Purvis, V. Udachin, SEM-EDX analysis in the source appor-tionment of particulate matter on Hypogymnia physodes lichen transplants around the Cu smelter and former mining town of Karabash, South Urals, Russia, Sci. Total Environ., 322 (2004), pp. 139–154.
B. Balabanova, T. Stafilov, K. Bačeva, I. Vučković, Heavy metals toxicity and bioaccumu-lation in vegetables from potentially polluted area, Sci. Works Agric. Univ. Plovdiv, 60 (2013), pp. 615–620.
N. Rascio, F. Navari-Izzo, Heavy metal hyper-accumulating plants: How and why do they do it? And what makes them so interesting?, Plant Sci., 180 (2011), pp. 169–181.
B. Balabanova, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, K. Bačeva, Quantitative assessment of metal elements using moss species as biomonitors in downwind area of one lead-zinc mine, J. Environ. Sci., 26(7) (2014); DOI: 10.1016/S1001–0742(13)60561–6.
T. Serafimovski, T. Dolenec, G. Tasev, New data concerning the major ore minerals and sulphosalts from the Pb-Zn Zletovo mine, Macedonia. RMZ Mater. Geoenviron., 52 (2006), pp. 535–548.
T. Stafilov, B. Krstev, Z. Karamanolevski, M. Kočubovski, M. Spirovska, Monitoring of Tailings Disposal Site for Evacuation of Wastewater to the Sedimentation Pond and System for Evacuation of Surrounding Waters and Their Impacts on the En-vironment Along the Course of Kamenicka River, Kalimanci Accumulation and Bregalnica River, Final Report, Ministry of Environment and Physi-cal Planning of the Republic of Macedonia, Skop-je, 2005.
P. Vrhovnik N. R. Šmuc, T. Dolenec, T. Sera-fimovski, M. Dolenec, Impact of Pb-Zn mining activity on surficial sediments of Lake Kalimanci (Macedonia), Turk. J. Earth Sci., 22 (2013), pp. 1–14.
B. Balabanova, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, Variability assessment for multivariate analysis of elemental distributions due to anthropogenic and geogenic impact in lead-zinc mine and flotation environ (moss sampling media), Int. J. Environ. Poll., (2014).
T. Dolenec, T. Serafimovski, G. Tasev, M. Dob-nikar, M. Dolenec, Heavy metals contamination in paddy soil irrigated with the acid mine drainage-impacted Zletovska River (Kočani Field, Republic of Macedonia), Proceedings on the 2nd Interna-tional Workshop on the UNESCO-IGCP Project "Anthropogenic Effects on the Human Environ-ment in Tertiarry Basins in the Mediterranean", Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Ljubljana, 2005, pp. 16–20.
S. Angelovska, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, K. Bačeva, B. Balabanova, Moss biomonitoring of air pollution with heavy metals in the vicinity of Pb-Zn mine “Toranica” near the town of Kriva Palanka, Mod. Chem. Appl., 2(1) 123, pp.1–6 (2014).
T. Serafimovski, T. Dolenec, G. Tasev, Actinolite-phengite-chlorite metasomatites from the Toranica Pb-Zn ore deposit in Macedonia. RMZ Mater. Geoenviron., 53 (2006), pp. 445–453.
M. G. Dobrovolskaya, R. Stankovski, Structural-textural relations and succession of ore deposition in the Toranica Pb-Zn deposit (Macedonia). Geol. Ore Deposit C, 39 (1997), pp. 79–92.
M. Yossifova, C. Lerouge, Y. Deschamps, T. Serafimovski, G. Tasev, Inorganic Chemical Chracterization of the Bitola, Oslomej, and Berovo Coals and their Waste Products from Burning, GeoLines, 29 (2009), pp. 95–102.
B. Dimovska, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, C. Tănăselia, Moss biomonitoring of air pollution with arsenic in Bitola and its environs, Republic of Macedonia, Geologica Macedonica, 27 (2013), pp. 5–11.
B. Dimovska, T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, K. Bačeva, Distribution of lead and zinc in soil over the Bitola region, Republic of Macedonia, Geologica Mace-donica, 28(1), pp. 87–91 (2014).
C. Johansson, M. Norman , L. Burman, Road traf-fic emission factors for heavy metals, Atmos. En-viron., 42 (2009), pp. 4681–4688.
C. Stuhlberger (Ed.), Mining and Environment in the Western Balkans, UNEP, Geneva, 2009, p. 108 (http://www.unep.org/pdf/MiningBalkans_screen.pdf).
B. Dimovska, R. Šajn, T. Stafilov, K. Bačeva, C. Tănăselia, Determination of atmospheric pollution around the thermoelectic power plant using a moss biomonitoring, Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, (2014), DOI: 10.1007/s11869–014–0257–8.
J. A. Walker, Zinc, Mineral Commodity Profile No. 9, New Brunswick Department of Energy and Mines, Minerals and Petroleum Division, Frederic-ton, New Brunswick, Canada, 2013.
T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, F. Sulejmani, K. Bačeva, Geochemical Atlas of Kičevo and the Environs, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Skopje, 2011.
T. Stafilov, R. Šajn, F. Sulejmani, K. Bačeva, Geochemical properties of topsoil around the open coal mine and Oslomej thermoelectric power plant, R. Macedonia, Geologica Croatica, 67 (2014), pp. 33–44.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20903/csnmbs.masa.2014.35.2.57
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Bul. Krste Misirkov br.2
1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Tel. ++389 2 3235-400
cell:++389 71 385-106
mail: manu@manu.edu.mk
CSNMBS is a part of the MASA Contribution series. Published by the Section Natural, Mathematical and Biotechnical Sciences.
Maintained by the Researh center for Materials and Enviroment - MANU/MASA.
Site (including the theme) set, adapted by MASA - CSIT.