Multivariate factor assessment for lithogenic and anthropogenic distribution of macro and trace elements in surface water. Case study: Basin of the Bregalnica river, Republic of Macedonia

Authors

  • Trajce Stafilov Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril & Methodius University, Skopje
  • Biljana Balabanova Faculty of Agriculture, University “Goce Delčev”, Krste Misirkov bb, Štip
  • Robert Sajn Geological Survey of Slovenia, Dimičeva ulica 14, 1000 Ljubljana
  • Claudiu Tánáselia INCDO-INOE 2000 Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation (ICIA), Cluj-Napoca

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20450/mjcce.2016.899

Keywords:

water, heavy metals, factor analysis, spatial distribution, ICP-AES, ICP-MS, river Bregalnica

Abstract

This study presents the spatial distribution of 69 elements in the surface water of the Bregalnica river basin. The concentration of elements was determined using inductively coupled plasma with mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and inductively coupled plasma - atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The data summary results were reduced with the application of multivariate factor analysis, whereupon three dominant geochemical associations were obtained: F1 (Ca-K-Mg-Na-Ba-Li-Mn-Sr-V), F2 (Al-Fe) and F3 (Sb). Anthropogenic enrichments of Pb and Zn occur in the Pb-Zn mine area. The obtained data exceeded the maximum allowed concentrations in accordance with the national regulation for surface water quality. Trace elements including REEs were significantly correlated with the dominant geological formations characteristic of the different sub-regions in the investigated area.

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2016-11-29

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Stafilov, T., Balabanova, B., Sajn, R., & Tánáselia, C. (2016). Multivariate factor assessment for lithogenic and anthropogenic distribution of macro and trace elements in surface water. Case study: Basin of the Bregalnica river, Republic of Macedonia. Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 35(2), 235–250. https://doi.org/10.20450/mjcce.2016.899

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Vol. 35 No. 2 (2016)

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Environmental Chemistry

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