TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tanaskovski, Bojan
AU  - Petrović, Marija
AU  - Kljajić, Zoran
AU  - Degetto, Sandro
AU  - Stanković, Slavka
PY  - 2014
UR  - https://ritnms.itnms.ac.rs/handle/123456789/329
AB  - Boka Kotorska Bay is on the UNESCO's World Heritage List. There are no published papers related to the surface sediment pollution of the Bay. For the first time, elements were measured in surface sediments at nine locations in the Bay by the energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDXRF) technique. Si, Fe, Ca, K, Ti, Mn, P, Ba, Cr, Sr, Zn, Rb, Ni, Cu, Pb, As, Sn, Sb, Hg and Cd were quantified in the surface sediments. Sediments were classified as non-polluted or polluted by counting the enrichment factor (EF), metal loading index (MLI) and geo-accumulation index (I-geo) based on the elemental background level of the analyzed elements in the literature, or by the Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs) of USEPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency). Based on USEPA's SQGs, the surface sediment in the entire Bay can be classified as heavily polluted by As and Cr, and non-polluted by Cd and Hg, and, related to the sites, the surface sediment at the Tivat-Arsenal site was heavily polluted and at the Orahovac site was not polluted at all. The PLI (pollution load index) values for the locations of Tivat-Arsenal and Orahovac are in agreement with the conclusion based on USEPA's SQGs. The results in this paper will establish an initial view of sediment pollution and the state of the Bay's environment.
PB  - Soc Chemists Technologists Madeconia, Skopje
T2  - Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
T1  - Analysis of major, minor and trace elements in surface sediments by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry for assessment of possible contamination of Boka Kotorska bay, Montenegro
EP  - 148
IS  - 1
SP  - 137
VL  - 33
UR  - conv_691
ER  - 

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author = "Tanaskovski, Bojan and Petrović, Marija and Kljajić, Zoran and Degetto, Sandro and Stanković, Slavka",
year = "2014",
abstract = "Boka Kotorska Bay is on the UNESCO's World Heritage List. There are no published papers related to the surface sediment pollution of the Bay. For the first time, elements were measured in surface sediments at nine locations in the Bay by the energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDXRF) technique. Si, Fe, Ca, K, Ti, Mn, P, Ba, Cr, Sr, Zn, Rb, Ni, Cu, Pb, As, Sn, Sb, Hg and Cd were quantified in the surface sediments. Sediments were classified as non-polluted or polluted by counting the enrichment factor (EF), metal loading index (MLI) and geo-accumulation index (I-geo) based on the elemental background level of the analyzed elements in the literature, or by the Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs) of USEPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency). Based on USEPA's SQGs, the surface sediment in the entire Bay can be classified as heavily polluted by As and Cr, and non-polluted by Cd and Hg, and, related to the sites, the surface sediment at the Tivat-Arsenal site was heavily polluted and at the Orahovac site was not polluted at all. The PLI (pollution load index) values for the locations of Tivat-Arsenal and Orahovac are in agreement with the conclusion based on USEPA's SQGs. The results in this paper will establish an initial view of sediment pollution and the state of the Bay's environment.",
publisher = "Soc Chemists Technologists Madeconia, Skopje",
journal = "Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering",
title = "Analysis of major, minor and trace elements in surface sediments by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry for assessment of possible contamination of Boka Kotorska bay, Montenegro",
pages = "148-137",
number = "1",
volume = "33",
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Tanaskovski, B., Petrović, M., Kljajić, Z., Degetto, S.,& Stanković, S.. (2014). Analysis of major, minor and trace elements in surface sediments by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry for assessment of possible contamination of Boka Kotorska bay, Montenegro. in Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Soc Chemists Technologists Madeconia, Skopje., 33(1), 137-148.
conv_691

Tanaskovski B, Petrović M, Kljajić Z, Degetto S, Stanković S. Analysis of major, minor and trace elements in surface sediments by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry for assessment of possible contamination of Boka Kotorska bay, Montenegro. in Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. 2014;33(1):137-148.
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Tanaskovski, Bojan, Petrović, Marija, Kljajić, Zoran, Degetto, Sandro, Stanković, Slavka, "Analysis of major, minor and trace elements in surface sediments by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry for assessment of possible contamination of Boka Kotorska bay, Montenegro" in Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 33, no. 1 (2014):137-148,
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