Short communication, Note
Preliminary study of trace metal distribution in the water column of Urinjska špilja anchialine cave (Croatian Adriatic coast)
Vlado Cuculić
; Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division for marine and environmental research, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Neven Cukrov
; Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division for marine and environmental research, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Dario Omanović
; Ruđer Bošković Institute, Division for marine and environmental research, Bijenička 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Branko Jalžić
; Croatian Biospeleological Society, Demetrova 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Temporal and vertical distributions of dissolved and total ecotoxic trace metals Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in the water column of Urinjska špilja anchialine cave were studied by voltammetry. The physico-chemical parameters salinity (S), temperature (T) and dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration were also measured. Although the cave is situated in the vicinity of the biggest Croatian oil refinery, no anthropogenic influence was observed.
Keywords
anchialine cave; trace metals; voltammetry; Croatian Adriatic karst
Hrčak ID:
87191
URI
Publication date:
30.9.2012.
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