Influence of land use in small karst watersheds on the chemical status of peloid sediments on the eastern Adriatic coast |
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Authors: | Slobodan Miko Georg Koch Saša Mesić Martina Šparica Miko Marko Šparica Polona Vreča Tadej Dolenec |
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Affiliation: | (1) Croatian Geological Survey, Sachsova 2, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;(2) Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, P.O. Box 679, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;(3) Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, University of Zagreb Medical School, Demetrova 11, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;(4) Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Štefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;(5) Department of Geology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Aškerčeva 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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Abstract: | Background, Aim and Scope Most of the cathment areas supplying water and mineral matter to the Adriatic bays with healing mud/peloids are affected by various degrees of human impact, i.e. activity that is introducing various types of contaminants to environment. The bays represent shallow marine depositional environments where organic-rich sediments accumulate. Investigations for balneological characterization of several localities along the Croatian coast have shown that these organic-rich sediments may be classified as healing mud, i.e. peloids. Healing mud due to its balneologic features is in treatment of various diseases and in improvement of the overall health conditions and general well-being. Various components of mud, particularly trace elements, could be absorbed through dermal contact. Therefore, the study of the abundance of such potentially toxic elements as As, Pb, Hg, Cd, Se, Sb, Cu, Zn in marine sediments used as healing mud is necessary in order to know their mobility and to avoid possible intoxications. |
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