Zeitliche Entwicklung und aktuelle Beurteilung der Bodenkontamination durch Blei im Umfeld eines glasverarbeitenden Werkes in Thüringen

Temporal development and actual assessment of a lead soil contamination in the surroundings of a glass factory in Thuringia In this study the lead content in the area around a source of emission was investigated. The lead pollution of the soil originates in lead containing dust from glass production. The overall contamination of the considered area was found out using the geostatistical method of kriging. The measurement included 34 samples taken at different spots around the source of emission. A similar study as this was made in the beginning of the eighties. In comparison to the latter the recent results show lower values of lead contamination of the soil, but at the same time the area of pollution enlarges. At a high polluted point a profile of the soil was investigated. It showed that the lead content decreases rapidly with increasing depth. A contamination by lead can be detected down to a depth of 20 cm. The lead values show a significant correlation with the carbon contents of the soil. An estimation of the amount of lead stored in the investigated area indicates an obvious reduction from 2.1 t in 1985 to 1 t in 1994. This can be explained by a secondary transfer of the dust from the considered to adjoining areas.