ASSESSMENT OF Co, Cu, Zn, As AND Cd BIOAVAILABILITY AT SELECTED EUROPEAN Cu-DEPOSITS, COMPARATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDY
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article presents the results of a study of the contamination of heaps with potentially toxic elements, focused on Co, Cu, Zn, As, and Cd, their bioavailability in the area at selected European abandoned Cu-deposits: Špania Dolina (Slovakia), Libiola, Caporciano (Italy), and São Domingos (Portugal). The content of studied metals at selected heaps often exceeds the limits of national and EU legislation. The bioavailability was studied using three-step sequential extraction, using distilled water (step I), ammonium acetate (step II) and citric acid (step III). The best bioavailable elements are Cu, Cd, and Zn. Cobalt and As are less released during the leaching into the solution. The article discusses also the main environmental problems at the individual deposits and suggests possible solutions.
Authors: Janka ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Pavol MIDULA, Ján SPIŠIAK, Jarmila KMEŤOVÁ, Ján TOMAŠKIN, Sherif KHARBISH, Ahmed Mohammed ELDOSOUKY, Jana JANŠTOVÁ, Slovak Environment Agency, Tajovského 28, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, Ingrid TURISOVÁ
Language: English
Topic: Heavy metals in environment
Subfield: Pollution
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4409539916