Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 2011 Volume 76, Issue 5, Pages: 795-803
https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC100420067V
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Distribution and accumulation of heavy metals in the water and sediments of the River Sava
Vukovic Zivorad (Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinca, Belgrade)
Radenkovic Mirjana (Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinca, Belgrade)
Stankovic Srboljub J. (Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinca, Belgrade)
Vukovic Dubravka (Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Belgrade)
The distribution and accumulation of assorted heavy metals and a long-lived
radionuclide (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, U, Th and 137Cs) in the water and sediment of
the River Sava (in Serbia) were investigated at three locations in the
vicinity of industrial and urban settlements (Sabac, Obrenovac, Belgrade).
The concentrations of heavy metals in the sediment were found to be in the
ranges: 29.6-145.1 mg kg-1 for Cu, 53.2-253.6 mg kg-1 for Zn, 14.2- 78.6 mg
kg-1 for Pb, 0.3-24.6 mg kg-1 for Cd and 4.0-12.5 Bq l-1 for 137Cs. These
values correlate to the concentrations in the river water if expressed by
equilibrium distribution coefficients Kd (dm3 g-1) between the solid and
liquid phases. The degrees of accumulation and enrichment of tracer metals
were determined.
Keywords: accumulation, cesium, enrichment, heavy metals, Kd, sediment