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Project code: 1-09-088


GENERAL GEOCHEMICAL MAP OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA


Main researcher: PROHIĆ, ESAD (68463)


Assistants
Type of research: basic
Duration from: 05/05/91.
Papers on project (total): 10
Papers on project quoted in Current Contents: 2
Institution name: Institut za geološka istraživanja, Zagreb (181)
Department/Institute: Department for mineral deposits
Address: Sachsova 2
City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia
Communication
Phone: 385 (0)1 41 83 00
Fax: 385 (0)1 51 91 49
Summary: The general geochemical map by definition is a map of surface and near surface distribution map of chemical elements of a certain area, country or region. In the course of geochemical mapping for the purposes of the creation of the General geochemical map of Croatia, 420 samples of soil on a regular grid 5x5 km (in some places 1x1 km) were collected in the area of Istria, Gorski Kotar Hrvatsko primorje, The Kvarner islands, the Sinjsko polje area and the island of Mljet. In total 40 geochemical variables were investigated inkluding some radionuclides, but only 15 elements and 5 radionuclides are mutual for all investigated areas. An objective view of geochemical distribution of elements was performed in considering the diferences in geological and lithological basement of soils, soil type, type of environment, natural and anthropogenic influences on the environment in order to give an comprehensive insight to the possible sources of input of various chemical elements from various types of pollution. In order to critically evaluate and investigate the natural bacground values of element distribution in carbonatic environments as for example in the Sinjsko polje region modern statistical methods were utilised. As a conclusive result of The project General geochemical map of Croatia are geochemical maps of the investigated areas in the 1:500000 scale. Investigated noncarbonate terrains include the Slavonian mountain region, Mt. Medvednica and Hrvatsko zagorje where 1500 samples were collected on the total area of some 1100 square km. The results of analysis of these samples are in the final stage of elaboration. A part of this project is elaborated with the Forestary faculty in Zagreb in areas of national parks of Croatia.

Keywords: General Geochemical Map, carbonate terrains, non-carbonate terrains, soil, stream sediments, analytics, statistical elaboration, Croatia

Research goals: Geochemical data bases contain information relevant for economic desisions and environmental issues,exploration of mineral deposits, their exploitation and dressing, turism and rekreation, agriculture, forestery and many aspescts of human and animal health, waste diposal and urban planing. All these areas of human activity are becoming of prime importance for local communities and government administration. The problems of environment futhermore do not respect political borders and data from one part of the world can be of crucial interest for some other regions in the world. In this context geochemical investigations are important in Croatian kartic regions for which Croatia is locus tipikus and as such recognised umong sciencists dealing with geochemistry of carbonate terrains. As a result of natural and chemical processes in the environment and human activities the content of chemical elements can vary several orders of magnitude. These variations are ussualy unsatisfacturally documented and are not respected enough when development plans are made. The gaphical and surface presentation of element contents is presented on a geochemical map and the goal of these investigatios is the making of a General geochemical map of Croatia which would be the basis for all development plans.

COOPERATION - PROJECTS


  1. Name of project: Regional geochemical mapping of carbonate terrains
    Name of institution: United States Geological Survey
    City: Reston, USA

  2. Name of project: Alpe-Adria Standardization of metodology of geochemical mapping and environmental geology in carbonate terrains
    Name of institution: Voest-Alpina, Fakulteta za naravoslovje in tehnologiju
    City: Ljubljana, Slovenija

  3. Name of project: JF275 Natural radionuclide and trace element distrbution in coal from carbonate depositional environment and in burning products around coal fired power plant in carbonate terains
    Name of institution: Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas
    City: Lawrence, Kansas USA, USA

  4. Name of project: Tla nacionalnih parkova Hrvatske
    Name of institution: Šumarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
    City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia

COOPERATION - INSTITUTIONS


  1. Name of institution: Voest-Alpina
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    Type of cooperation: Joint publishing of scientific papers
    City: Linz Austrija, Austrija

  2. Name of institution: Fakulteta za naravnoslovje in tehnologiju, Inštitut za geologijo
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    Type of cooperation: Joint publishing of scientific papers
    City: Ljubljana, Slovenija

  3. Name of institution: United States Geological Survey
    Type of institution: State institute
    Type of cooperation: Joint project
    City: Reston, USA

  4. Name of institution: Kansas Geological Survey
    Type of institution: State institute
    Type of cooperation: Joint project
    City: Lawrence, Kansas USA, USA

  5. Name of institution: University of Kansas
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    Type of cooperation: Joint project
    City: Lawrence, Kansas USA, USA

  6. Name of institution: Umwelt und Geoinformatik
    Type of institution: State institute
    Type of cooperation: Joint project
    City: Leoben, Austrija, Austrija

  7. Name of institution: Prirodnslovno-matematički fakultet, odsjek za geologiju
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    Type of cooperation: Joint publishing of scientific papers
    City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia

  8. Name of institution: Šumarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    Type of cooperation: Joint publishing of scientific papers
    City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia
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