Publication details
Znečištění půd v oblasti mezi Zastávkou u Brna a Oslavany a jejich vztah k exploataci uhlí
| Title in English | Soil contamination in the area between Zastávka u Brna and Oslavany and their relationship to the exploitation of coal |
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae geologicae |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Geochemistry |
| Keywords | Boskovice Furrow; chemical composition; coal; fly ash; slag; topsoil; arsenic; mercury; molybdenum |
| Description | Relatively high concentrations of As (up to 47 ppm), Mo (up to 26 ppm), Hg (up to 1.4 ppm) and S (0.2 wt.%) were found based on the study of the chemical composition of the topsoil (A-horizon). Areas with high concentrations of these elements are located along the western edge the Boskovice Furrow. The areal extent and degree of anthropogenic contamination of the topsoil by several potentially toxic elements As, Mo, Hg and S can be interpreted as result of a combination of long-term coal burning especially in the thermal power plant Oslavany (apparently together with local heating) and dust emissions from coal mining. Chemical composition of power plant slag and ash indicates that a significant holder of contamination (mainly As and Mo) was fly ash, however high concentrations are also present in airborne dust generated from coal and coal claystone. Deposition solid particles (ash and coal), wear accompanied by the aerosols and gaseous emissions. |