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Project code: 1-09-286


Geochemical maps of the Zagreb city and its surrounding


Main researcher: PALINKAŠ, LADISLAV (34676)


Assistants
Type of research: basic
Duration from: 10/10/91. to 10/10/96.
Papers on project (total): 50
Papers on project quoted in Current Contents: 1
Institution name: Rudarsko geološko naftni fakultet, Zagreb (195)
Department/Institute: Department of Geology and mineral resources Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and economic Geology
Address: Pierottijeva 6, 41000 Zagreb
City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia
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Phone: 385 (0)441-839
Fax: 385 (0)440-008
Summary: Geochemical mapping of European countries encounters problems of interference of the environmental pollution into the natural elemental cycles and distribution. Geochemical mapping of Croatia, still at the preliminary stage, will face great deal of such terrains. As a tentative model Zagreb city and its surroundings is a suitable example. The research took place on a surface of 700 km2, including urban, industrial, rural and forested regions. Samples of soils (400) were collected along a regular grid formed by statistical sampling design and analysis of variance. A part of the investigation is devoted to the assessment of pollution by comparison of anomalous values in the Zagreb city with regions which are polluted with heavy metals unambiguously by man-made activity (like effects of war, recent and old mining, agrotechnical amendments etc.) Influence of pollution on the architectural and dimension stones and monuments are also a part of the investigation.

Keywords: Geochemical mapping, heavy metals, soil, environmental pollution, sources of pollution, dimension stone, Zagreb city.

Research goals: The aim of the project is to plot reliable geochemical maps of heavy metals in soil of the Zagreb city and its surroundings based on statistical sampling design. The results will beutilized in assessment of pollution of the natural environments endangered by growing urbanization, industrialization and use of agrotechnical measures (Lika, Gorski Kotar, Istria). It will be the basis for preparation of geochemical maps of Croatia and source of information for the health public care (medicine, agriculture, groundwater pollution protection, etc.). The final tesk of the research is to publish the geochemical atlas and its promotion for multidisciplinary utility. A part of the up-to-date research has been already published in domestic and foreign scientific magazines (publications, books) and presented at the domestic and international meetings and symposia.

COOPERATION - PROJECTS


  1. Name of project: IGCP-259-International geochemical mapping
    Name of institution: UNESCO
    City: Ottawa, Canada

COOPERATION - INSTITUTIONS


  1. Name of institution: Central European Initiative - CEI, Committee of Earth Sciences
    Type of institution: International organization
    Type of cooperation: Systematic exchange of information
    City: Vienna, Austria

  2. Name of institution: Lorand Eotvos University
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    Type of cooperation: Systematic exchange of information
    City: Budapest, Madžarska

  3. Name of institution: Sankt Petersburg, Institute of Earth Crust
    Type of institution: State institute
    Type of cooperation: Joint publishing of scientific papers
    City: Sankt Petersburg, Russia

  4. Name of institution: Univerza v Ljubljani, Montanistika
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    Type of cooperation: Joint publishing of scientific papers
    City: 61000 - Ljubljana, Slovenija

  5. Name of institution: Institut "Ruđer Bošković"
    Type of institution: State institute
    Type of cooperation: Occasional exchange of information
    City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia

  6. Name of institution: Institut za geološka istraživanja
    Type of institution: State institute
    Type of cooperation: Joint publishing of scientific papers
    City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia
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