Modelling of chemical species of Al, Mn, Zn, and Pb in river body waters of industrial areas of West Rhodope Mountain, Bulgaria

• Published in: Environmental monitoring and assessment Vol. 193; no. 7; p. 430
• Main Authors: Rabadjieva, Diana, Kovacheva, Antonina, Tepavitcharova, Stefka, Ilieva, Radost, Gergulova, Rumiana, Vladov, Ivelin, Karavoltsos, Sotirios
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.07.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aluminum; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Bulgaria; Chemical precipitation; Chemical speciation; chemical species; Chemical species distribution; Computer applications; Crystallization; Dissolved organic carbon; Distribution; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Management; Environmental monitoring; Environmental science; Geographical distribution; Heavy metals; Industrial areas; Lead; Manganese; Metal concentrations; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Mountains; Nonferrous metals; Organic carbon; Physicochemical processes; Physicochemical properties; Pollutants; pollution; Pollution sources; Rivers; Species; Sulphates; Surface water; Trace metals; Zinc; Bulgaria; Chemical speciation; HSAB principle; River waters; Thermodynamic modelling; Trace metals; Water quality

The assessment of the ecological status of natural surface water, in terms of dominant trace metals, within an area subject to various sources of pollution including a non-ferrous metal ore mining, such as the West Rhodope Mountain, Bulgaria, is significant. The present study estimates the ecologica...