Environmental impact of dusting from the Koper port bulk cargo terminal on the agricultural soils

Nina Zupančič; Aleksander Horvat; Simona Skobe

doi:10.3986/AGS.826

Authors

Nina Zupančič University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Geology Aškerčeva 12, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia and Ivan Rakovec Institute of Paleontology, ZRC SAZU Novi trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Aleksander Horvat Ivan Rakovec Institute of Paleontology, ZRC SAZU Novi trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Simona Skobe University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Geology Aškerčeva 12, SI-1000 Ljubljana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS.826

Keywords:

soil contamination, micaceous hematite, dusting, seaport, Northern Adriatic Sea, Port of Koper, Slovenia

Abstract

Areas around seaports are prone to environmental damage. In the port of Koper, Slovenia hematite was transhipped during a strong wind. The broader area was accidentally covered with hematite dust. Since the soils had already been geochemically mapped, we repeated the sampling to compare the geochemical composition of the topsoil. No soil contamination was established. The enrichment factors show depletion of majority of elements. According to the distances from the dust source, SiO₂, Na₂O and Cr have decreasing, and Fe₂O₃ increasing trends. The SiO₂ and Cr content correspond to the concentration of quartz rich sand, and the dissolution of carbonate closer to the sea. Co and Ni are probably bound to the clay minerals. Cu, Pb, and Zn could have some anthropogenic contribution.

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