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Exchangeable fraction of elements in alluvial sediments under waste disposal site (Zagreb, Croatia)

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Concentrations of Ag, Ba, Cd, Ce, Cs, Co, Cr, Eu, Fe, Rb, Sc, Sr, Th, and Zn exchangeable fractions were determined in alluvial sediments at waste disposal site area in the vicinity of water-well field. Samples have been leached with 0.5M NH4Cl at a sample/solution ratio of 1∶20 during 24 hours without shaking. INAA of dry NH4Cl residues show that the concentrations of exchangeable elements determined in the most of the sediments below the wastes have natural levels. Ag, Ba and Sr are readily exchangeable; Rb, Cs and Zn have lower exchangeability, while Cd, Ce, Th, Sc, Eu, Cr, Fe and Co are rather immobile. Extremely high total and exchangeable silver concentration was found at 6.5–6.8 meters below waste in the aerated layer occasionally under the water table. Exchangeable concentrations in deeper water-bearing sediment layers are not elevated. Due to this, one can presume that the upper sediment layers act as chemical filter generally preventing the infiltration from overlying wastes into water-bearing layers.

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  1. Centre for Marine Research, Ruder Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, POB 1016, 10001, Zagreb, Croatia

    A. Vertačnik, D. Barišić & Lj Musani

  2. Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, POB 153, 10001, Zagreb, Croatia

    E. Prohić & M. Juračić

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Vertačnik, A., Barišić, D., Musani, L. et al. Exchangeable fraction of elements in alluvial sediments under waste disposal site (Zagreb, Croatia). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 218, 45–52 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02033972

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