TY  - JOUR
AU  - Rügner, Hermann
AU  - Schwientek, Marc
AU  - Milačič, Radmilla
AU  - Zuliani, Tea
AU  - Vidmar, Janja
AU  - Paunović, Momir
AU  - Laschou, Sofia
AU  - Kalogianni, Eleni
AU  - Skoulikidis, Nikolaos T.
AU  - Diamantini, Elena
AU  - Majone, Bruno
AU  - Bellin, Alberto
AU  - Chiogna, Gabriele
AU  - Martinez, Elena
AU  - López de Alda, Miren
AU  - Díaz-Cruz, M. Silvia
AU  - Grathwohl, Peter
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718329966
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3118
AB  - Transport of hydrophobic pollutants in rivers such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and heavy metals is often facilitated by suspended sediment particles, which are typically mobilized during high discharge events. Suspended sediments thus represent a means of transport for particle related pollutants within river reaches and may represent a suitable proxy for average pollutant concentrations estimation in a river reach or catchment. In this study, multiple high discharge/turbidity events were sampled at high temporal resolution in the Globaqua River Basins Sava (Slovenia, Serbia), Adige (Italy), and Evrotas (Greece) and analysed for persistent organic pollutants such as PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) or PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and heavy metals. For comparison, river bed sediment samples were analysed as well. Further, results are compared to previous studies in contrasting catchments in Germany, Iran, Spain, and beyond. Overall results show that loadings of suspended sediments with pollutants are catchment-specific and relatively stable over time at a given location. For PAHs, loadings on suspended particles mainly correlate to urban pressures (potentially diluted by sediment mass fluxes) in the rivers, whereas metal concentrations mainly display a geogenic origin. By cross-comparison with known urban pressure/sediment yield relationships (e.g. for PAHs) or soil background values (for metals) anthropogenic impact – e.g. caused by industrial activities – may be identified. Sampling of suspended sediments gives much more reliable results compared to sediment grab samples which typically show a more heterogeneous contaminant distribution. Based on mean annual suspended sediment concentrations and distribution coefficients of pollutants the fraction of particle facilitated transport versus dissolved fluxes can be calculated.
T2  - Science of The Total Environment
T1  - Particle bound pollutants in rivers: Results from suspended sediment sampling in Globaqua River Basins
VL  - 647
DO  - 10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2018.08.027
SP  - 645
EP  - 652
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Rügner, Hermann and Schwientek, Marc and Milačič, Radmilla and Zuliani, Tea and Vidmar, Janja and Paunović, Momir and Laschou, Sofia and Kalogianni, Eleni and Skoulikidis, Nikolaos T. and Diamantini, Elena and Majone, Bruno and Bellin, Alberto and Chiogna, Gabriele and Martinez, Elena and López de Alda, Miren and Díaz-Cruz, M. Silvia and Grathwohl, Peter",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Transport of hydrophobic pollutants in rivers such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and heavy metals is often facilitated by suspended sediment particles, which are typically mobilized during high discharge events. Suspended sediments thus represent a means of transport for particle related pollutants within river reaches and may represent a suitable proxy for average pollutant concentrations estimation in a river reach or catchment. In this study, multiple high discharge/turbidity events were sampled at high temporal resolution in the Globaqua River Basins Sava (Slovenia, Serbia), Adige (Italy), and Evrotas (Greece) and analysed for persistent organic pollutants such as PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) or PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and heavy metals. For comparison, river bed sediment samples were analysed as well. Further, results are compared to previous studies in contrasting catchments in Germany, Iran, Spain, and beyond. Overall results show that loadings of suspended sediments with pollutants are catchment-specific and relatively stable over time at a given location. For PAHs, loadings on suspended particles mainly correlate to urban pressures (potentially diluted by sediment mass fluxes) in the rivers, whereas metal concentrations mainly display a geogenic origin. By cross-comparison with known urban pressure/sediment yield relationships (e.g. for PAHs) or soil background values (for metals) anthropogenic impact – e.g. caused by industrial activities – may be identified. Sampling of suspended sediments gives much more reliable results compared to sediment grab samples which typically show a more heterogeneous contaminant distribution. Based on mean annual suspended sediment concentrations and distribution coefficients of pollutants the fraction of particle facilitated transport versus dissolved fluxes can be calculated.",
journal = "Science of The Total Environment",
title = "Particle bound pollutants in rivers: Results from suspended sediment sampling in Globaqua River Basins",
volume = "647",
doi = "10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2018.08.027",
pages = "645-652"
}

Rügner, H., Schwientek, M., Milačič, R., Zuliani, T., Vidmar, J., Paunović, M., Laschou, S., Kalogianni, E., Skoulikidis, N. T., Diamantini, E., Majone, B., Bellin, A., Chiogna, G., Martinez, E., López de Alda, M., Díaz-Cruz, M. S.,& Grathwohl, P.. (2019). Particle bound pollutants in rivers: Results from suspended sediment sampling in Globaqua River Basins. in Science of The Total Environment, 647, 645-652.
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2018.08.027

Rügner H, Schwientek M, Milačič R, Zuliani T, Vidmar J, Paunović M, Laschou S, Kalogianni E, Skoulikidis NT, Diamantini E, Majone B, Bellin A, Chiogna G, Martinez E, López de Alda M, Díaz-Cruz MS, Grathwohl P. Particle bound pollutants in rivers: Results from suspended sediment sampling in Globaqua River Basins. in Science of The Total Environment. 2019;647:645-652.
doi:10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2018.08.027 .

Rügner, Hermann, Schwientek, Marc, Milačič, Radmilla, Zuliani, Tea, Vidmar, Janja, Paunović, Momir, Laschou, Sofia, Kalogianni, Eleni, Skoulikidis, Nikolaos T., Diamantini, Elena, Majone, Bruno, Bellin, Alberto, Chiogna, Gabriele, Martinez, Elena, López de Alda, Miren, Díaz-Cruz, M. Silvia, Grathwohl, Peter, "Particle bound pollutants in rivers: Results from suspended sediment sampling in Globaqua River Basins" in Science of The Total Environment, 647 (2019):645-652,
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2018.08.027 . .