Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8866057 | Journal of Geochemical Exploration | 2018 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
Morphologies and chemical composition of metal-bearing particles in the heavy mineral fraction of three selected soil samples were studied using SEM/EDS. According to the results of the SEM/EDS analysis, the sources of studied elements could be ascribed predominantly to anthropogenic input from steelworks, recycling of steel scrap, ferroalloys production and to a lesser extent to the pedological processes in the soil and parent material. It is concluded that the SEM/EDS results provide significant information about the sources and apportionment of anthropogenic induced contamination in soil, and assist in the interpretation of conventional analytical results.
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Authors
Ajka Å orÅ¡a, MiloÅ¡ Miler, Mateja Gosar, Josip HalamiÄ,