Publications by authors named "Martin Klimanek"
As Mongolia is considered one of the most resource extraction-dependent countries globally, significant mining-related environmental and human health risks are expected. The aim of this study was to (I) assess the impacts of mining on soil pollution with metals in Mongolia's key coal mining towns (Baganuur, Nalaikh and Sharyn Gol) and (II) review the current knowledge on soil pollution with metal(loid)s and related health risks in Mongolia. The results showed predominantly low soil contents of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn and a related absence of severe pollution and potential health risk in the coal mining towns.
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- The tourism boom raises concerns about environmental impacts, especially heavy metal pollution, using Santorini as a case study.
- Significant soil contamination with heavy metals (Cu, Cr, Pb) was found, indicating a moderate ecological risk to local ecosystems, primarily linked to high tourism levels and airport traffic.
- Compared to other volcanic islands, Santorini has lower heavy metal content due to parent rock factors, but without intervention, tourism is expected to worsen soil degradation and negatively affect local wine quality.
Urban soil areas can be contaminated with potentially dangerous heavy metals (HM), which might have got there by means of the human activity. The aim of the present study was to determine the contamination level of the city park soils and its impact on urban ecosystem. The indices assessing soil contamination such as Enrichment Factor (EF), Geoaccumulation Index (Igeo), Nemerow Pollution Index (IPI), and indices assessing health risks, namely Hazard Index (HI) and Carcinogenic Risk (CR), have been calculated.
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