Publication detail

Heavy metal contaminations of urban soils in Ostrava, Czech Republic: Assessment of metal pollution and using principal component analysis

DOLEŽALOVÁ WEISSMANNOVÁ, H. PAVLOVSKÝ, J. CHOVANEC, P.

Original Title

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

This study investigates the status of heavy metals contaminations in urban soils of Ostrava in the Czech Republic. The main aim of this study was determination of concentration of Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, Mn, V and Hg, assessment of contamination levels of metals in urban soils and verification of potential source of metals contamination. The results obtained from assessment of metals pollution by means of index of geoaccumulation (Igeo), enrichment factor (EF), contamination factor (CF), pollution load index (PLI), pollution index (PI) and integrated pollution index (IPI) were used. Statistical method (Principal Component Analysis) was apllied for identification of contamination sources.

Keywords

Contamination, Heavy metals, Urban soils, Industrial city, Principal Component Analysis

Authors

DOLEŽALOVÁ WEISSMANNOVÁ, H.; PAVLOVSKÝ, J.; CHOVANEC, P.

RIV year

2015

Released

27. 4. 2015

Publisher

University of Tehran

Location

Teheran

ISBN

1735-6865

Periodical

International Journal of Environmental Research

Year of study

Number

State

Islamic Republic of Iran

Pages from

683

Pages to

696

Pages count

BibTex

@article{BUT108899,
  author="Helena {Doležalová Weissmannová} and Jiří {Pavlovský} and Petr {Chovanec}",
  title="Heavy metal contaminations of urban soils in Ostrava, Czech Republic: Assessment of metal pollution and using principal component analysis",
  journal="International Journal of Environmental Research",
  year="2015",
  volume="9",
  number="2",
  pages="683--696",
  issn="1735-6865"
}