Publication detail

Methods of Calculating Pollution Indices for Heavy Metals in Contaminated Soils

DOLEŽALOVÁ WEISSMANNOVÁ, H. BRZOBOHATÝ, J. MIHOČOVÁ, S. KOVÁČ, L. MAREK, M.

Original Title

Type

abstract

Language

English

Original Abstract

This contribution provides a complex assessment of heavy metal soil pollution and contains also summarization of the sources of heavy metal soil pollution. Selected often using pollution indices were divided into two groups: single indices and total complex indices of pollution/contamination with classes of pollution. The single indices as indicators of soil pollution are Geoaccumulation Index (Igeo), Enrichment Factor (EF), Pollution Index (PI) and Contamination factor (CF). The total complex indices of pollution include integrated indices, such as Sum of Pollution Index (PIsum), Average Pollution Index (PIAvg), Integrated Pollution Index (IPI), Integrated Threshold Pollution Index (IPIT), Pollution Load Index (PLI), New Pollution Index (PIN), Nemerow Pollution Index (PINemerow), Degree of Contamination (Cdeg), Modified Contamination Factor (mCdeg), and indices of ecological risk - Potential Ecological Risk Index (PERI), Mean ERM Quotient (MERMQ), and Contamination Severity Index (CSI). In addition, based on the comparison of the heavy metal concentrations in soils selected world areas and calculated indices of pollution/contamination in soils confirmed and verified their wide application in the field of ecological and geochemistry assessment of soils.

Keywords

Heavy metals, soils, contamination, pollution indices, world soils

Authors

DOLEŽALOVÁ WEISSMANNOVÁ, H.; BRZOBOHATÝ, J.; MIHOČOVÁ, S.; KOVÁČ, L.; MAREK, M.

Released

4. 10. 2017

Publisher

Mediterranean Scientific Association of Environmental Protection

Location

Greece

Pages from

419

Pages to

419

Pages count

BibTex

@misc{BUT143360,
  author="Helena {Doležalová Weissmannová} and Jan {Brzobohatý} and Silvie {Mihočová} and Lukáš {Kováč} and Milan {Marek}",
  title="Methods of Calculating Pollution Indices for Heavy Metals in Contaminated Soils",
  booktitle="19th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region",
  year="2017",
  pages="419--419",
  publisher="Mediterranean Scientific Association of Environmental Protection",
  address="Greece",
  note="abstract"
}