Open AccessMetals distribution and particle size analysis in water and sediment of the Djetinja river and Dragica spring (Serbia)
Author(s) -
Jelena S. Kiurski,
Milica Vučinić–Vasić,
Snežana M. Aksentijević,
U. Kozmidis-Luburić,
Mirjana Vojinović-Miloradov
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemical industry and chemical engineering quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.189
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2217-7434
pISSN - 1451-9372
DOI - 10.2298/ciceq100126036k
Subject(s) - spring (device) , sediment , environmental science , drainage basin , hydrology (agriculture) , particle size distribution , particle (ecology) , pollution , particle size , range (aeronautics) , geology , oceanography , geography , geomorphology , ecology , materials science , cartography , geotechnical engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , engineering , biology , composite material
This paper reports the results on total metal concentration (Al, Fe, Cr, Cu, Ni and Zn) in water and sediment of the Djetinja river basin in the area of western Serbia. Samples were collected in spring season. Based on the comparison of the concentrations of all analyzed metals it is possible to differentiate two zones: zone I (sampling sites 1-4), affected by the discharge of the Dragica spring, and zone II (sites 5-8), affected by the confluence of the Dragica spring with the Djetinja river. The analysis of suspended solid particle size in water as well as in sediment samples were performed in size range 0.02-2000 mm and a positive correlation was found with the concentration of aluminium, zinc, iron and nickel in water samples. The study of particle size and metals distribution through the river basin of the Djetinja was a useful tool for getting information about the distribution degree of the polluting agents, and their possible evolution growth and pollution sources. The research of metals distribution and particle size analysis in water and sediment of the Djetinja river and Dragica spring (Serbia) was conducted for the first time.