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Analysis of potential toxic elements in soil of the Czech dump-side

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The mass fractions of V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Br, Mo, Cd, W, Hg, and Pb in soil of the Czech dump-side were measured by instrumental neutron and photon activation analyses (INAA, IPAA) and a thermo-oxidation method. Two fractions from seventeen dumping soils and background samples were tested. The significant source of potential toxic elements as Cr, Co, Cd, and Hg was found. Their increased content contributes to a risk load for the inhabitants living in the observed area. The INAA and IPAA procedure has been verified by analysis of several standard reference materials.

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This work was supported by Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS and Czech University of Life Sciences Prague mainly due to the possibility of using experimental equipments.

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  1. Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Hlavní 130, 250 68 Husinec-Řež, Husinec-Řež, Czech Republic

    Martina Klímová, Ivana Krausová & David Chvátil

  2. Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural resources of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00, Prague-Suchdol, Czech Republic

    Ivana Krausová & Matyáš Orsák

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Klímová, M., Krausová, I., Orsák, M. et al. Analysis of potential toxic elements in soil of the Czech dump-side. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 3195–3201 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08385-z

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