Airborne fluoride contamination of soils and olive trees near an aluminum plant. Measurements and simulations

dc.contributor.author	Tsiros, JX	en
dc.contributor.author	Haidouti, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Chronopoulou, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:43:35Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:43:35Z
dc.date.issued	1998	en
dc.identifier.issn	10934529	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/1380
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dc.subject	Aluminum	en
dc.subject	Environmental models	en
dc.subject	Fluoride	en
dc.subject	Olive tree	en
dc.subject	Simulation modeling	en
dc.subject	Soil pollution	en
dc.subject.other	Fluoride	en
dc.subject.other	Aluminum plants	en
dc.subject.other	Computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Fluorine compounds	en
dc.subject.other	Sensitivity analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Vegetation	en
dc.subject.other	Soil pollution	en
dc.subject.other	aluminum	en
dc.subject.other	fluoride	en
dc.subject.other	airborne particle	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	computer model	en
dc.subject.other	soil pollution	en
dc.subject.other	tree	en
dc.subject.other	vegetation	en
dc.title	Airborne fluoride contamination of soils and olive trees near an aluminum plant. Measurements and simulations	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	1998	en
heal.abstract	Data from a multimedia survey on fluoride contamination in the vicinity of an aluminum plant are presented and applied along with multimedia-based simulation modeling techniques in order to investigate the long term response of fluoride in soils and seasonal trends of accumulation by olive trees. Results from the modeling analysis are in fair agreement with observed data. Soils show elevated fluoride concentrations that decrease with distance from the source and depth below the surface. Fluoride is largely retained in the upper 5 cm of soil. Sensitivity analyses showed that accumulation of fluoride is dominated by atmospheric loading. The strong retention of fluoride in the calcareous soils of the area with high organic matter and clay content, is also an important factor for controlling its accumulation in these soils. In the case of olive tree leaves, direct deposition is the main source for fluoride accumulation during the year; washoff is the dominant sink during the wet months; during dry months, however, physical processes such as wind removal, growth dilution, etc appear to be the dominant sinks controlling fluoride accumulation in vegetation. In general, the modeling effort provides a plausible description of the long term response of fluoride in soils and also of the seasonal dynamics of its accumulation in vegetation.	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering	en
dc.identifier.issue	7	en
dc.identifier.volume	33	en
dc.identifier.spage	1309	en
dc.identifier.epage	1324	en