Naslov
Analysis and assessment of available water sources in eastern Croatia

Autori
Gvozdić, Vlatka ; Brana, Josip ; Orešković, Kornelija ; Puntarić, Dinko ; Vidosavljević, Domagoj ; Jergović, Matijana ; Puntarić, Ida ; Puntarić, Eda ; Vidosavljević, Marina ; Muller, Andrijana

Izvornik
Revue roumaine de chimie (0035-3930) 60 (2015), 10; 935-941

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Water pollution; ICP mass spectrometry; Drava River; public health

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to determine certain metals, metalloids and phosphorus in samples of water from wells located in eastern Croatian zones in order to assess water quality and to monitor possible war consequences such as metal contamination. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to collect the results of the following elements: Al, As, B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Li, Mn, Mg, Ni, P, Pb, Sb, Si, Sn, Sr, Tl, U, V and Zn. Although the results of this study confirmed that there is a significant environmental issue related to elevated values of arsenic (max. 250.40 μg L- 1), overall results did not show abnormalities in concentrations of monitored weapon related elements. Also, we have collected and analysed data for the Drava River, part of the Danube basin, which is partially the source of drinking water production. Eleven physicochemical parameters were analysed in order to assess the water quality characteristics of the Drava River water in the north-eastern part of Croatia during an eight- year period (January 2000-January 2008). Over the whole period most parameters kept within the desirable water quality limits while ammonia and nitrite nitrogen concentrations were higher during the last four measurement years. The principal component analysis technique (PCA) was performed to order the parameters that are most important in assessing variations of the river water quality data. Generally, the analysis of water quality revealed that the Drava River water chemistry is in the second part of the analysed period (2005-2008) slightly affected by anthropogenic activities that caused the observed variations in its quality. Key words: water pollution, ICP mass spectrometry, Drava River, public health

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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