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The paper presents the results of heavy metals determination in samples of sedimentary rocks from the Mosina–Krajkowo water well field (Poland). The concentration of heavy metals was analysed by type of rock (sand, gravel, warp, silt, till, and clay). Variation of heavy metal concentrations with depth was studied taking into account the age series of the rocks (fluvial sediments of the modern Warta River valley, sediments of the Baltic Glaciation, tills of the Middle-Polish Glaciation, sediments of the Masovian Interglacial (Holstein), tills of the Poznań series) and granulometric fractions. The grain sizes considered included: >2.0, 2.0–1.0, 1.0–0.5, 0.5–0.25, 0.25–0.1, 0.1–0.063, and <0.063 mm. The concentrations of the heavy metals studied were found to change with the type of rock, age series, and granulometric fraction. The levels of the metals were determined by the technique of atomic absorption spectrometry with flame atomisation (F-AAS) and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES).
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Frankowski, M., Siepak, M., Zioła, A. et al. Vertical distribution of heavy metals in grain size fractions in sedimentary rocks: Mosina–Krajkowo water well field, Poland. Environ Monit Assess 155, 493–507 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-008-0476-2
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