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Atomic Layer Deposition of Vanadium Dioxide and a Temperature-dependent Optical Model
Published on: May 23, 2018
Vanadium Contamination in Soil and Atmospheric Deposition in Albania
Alda Kika1, Ana Ktona1, Sonila Kane Shehu2
1Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Blv. "Zog I", No. 25/1, 1001, Tirana, Albania.
Abstract:
By examining and evaluating the vanadium content in topsoil and moss samples, this study sought to better understand vanadium contamination in soil and atmospheric deposition. In the research area, Hypnium cupressiforme sps. moss is used. According to different distribution patterns and the lack of a link between vanadium in moss and soil samples studied by correlation analysis, no interactions between substrate soil and moss samples were investigated. Maximum vanadium concentrations (13.2 mg/kg and 250 mg/kg, respectively) were found in both moss and soil samples near the Cu mineral-rich Gjegjan area. Using lithium-normalized data on vanadium, the effect of anthropogenic activity on the vanadium in moss and soil samples is examined. There were no relationships between concentration and normalized data in moss and soil samples, showing the simultaneous effects of natural and anthropogenic sources of vanadium in the research area. Country-specific trends revealed no change for vanadium since 2010 in Albania.
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