Urban geochemistry : Sisak in Croatia, a long-lasting historical, urban and industrial city

Conference presentation

• Author: Ajka Šorša
• Author: Goran Durn
• Author: Josip Halamić
• Author: Stjepan Husnjak
• Author: Vesnica Garašić
• Author: Marta Mileusnić https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3776-3661
• Author's institution: Croatian Geological Survey
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Agriculture
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering; (Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Mineral Resources)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: NATURAL SCIENCES; Geology

Abstract (english)

An urban geochemical research was carried out in the Sisak city and its surroundings to determine the concentration, spatial distribution and sources of the elements in the soil. Composite samples were taken in the topsoil layer (0 -10 cm). Multivariate statistics was performed for clarifying the element sources in this layer. Factor analysis yielded 8 factors: 4 anthropogenic, 2 geogenic and 2 mixed ones. The main influence at the urban and rural soils composition was by parent material and anthropogenic input in the old part of the city, along roads and railways and in the industrial areas. The results pointed out that soils are very good sink for collecting and accumulating trace elements in the long-lasting urban and industrial areas.

• Keywords (english): urban geochemistry; soil; Sisak; Croatia
• Language: english
• Peer review: Peer review - international
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:169:002940
• Presentation date: 2015
• Conference: Title: 27th International Applied Geochemistry Symposium; Acronym: IAGS; Location: Tucson, United States; Organizer: The Association of Applied Geochemists (AAG); Start date: 2015-04-20; End date: 2015-04-24; Assembly type: Poster
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-09-07 11:52:50