DISTRIBUTION OF HEAVY-METALS IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE KERRINI LAKE (N. GREECE) - AN EXPLORATORY-STUDY

Authors
TOLI K MISAELIDES P GODELITSAS A
Citation
K. Toli et al., DISTRIBUTION OF HEAVY-METALS IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE KERRINI LAKE (N. GREECE) - AN EXPLORATORY-STUDY, Fresenius environmental bulletin, 6(9-10), 1997, pp. 605-610
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Fresenius environmental bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
10184619
Volume
6
Issue
9-10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
605 - 610
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-4619(1997)6:9-10<605:DOHITA>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The heavy metal distribution in water, sediment and suspended particle samples collected from representative sites of the Kerkini artificial lake (Serres district, Macedonia N. Greece) has been determined by me ans of spectroscopic (RI-XRF, INAA, GF-AAS, PXRD) and microscopic (SEM -EDS) analytical techniques. The results of this exploratory study ind icated a general absence of serious pollution in the lake due to heavy metals, whereas the concentrations of the elements found could mainly be attributed to geological sources.