Ordinary kriging and indicator kriging in the cartography of trace elements contamination in São Domingos mining site (Alentejo, Portugal) |
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| Authors: | MT Tavares AJ Sousa MM Abreu |
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| Institution: | aCERENA — Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente do Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (TULisbon), Avenida Rovisco Pais 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;bDep. Ciências do Ambiente do Instituto Superior de Agronomid, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (TULisbon), Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | The abandoned pyrite mine of São Domingos, in the southeast Portugal is still an acid mine drainage generator and a source for trace elements pollution. This study aims to evaluate and map the soils and sediments chemical pollution. With this purpose three test sites located in the vicinities of the mine were sampled for soils, sediments and mining waste materials. The samples were analysed for pH, organic carbon, iron oxides and total content of As, Cu, Cr, Hg, Pb, Sb, U, Zn, Mn, S, Fe Al, Ca, K, Mg and P. The hyperspectral image of the test sites was acquired using the aero transported sensor HymapTM. Chemical analysis and hyperspectral images data were processed to estimate the contamination maps by multivariate data analysis, ordinary kriging, cokriging and indicator kriging methodologies.The test sites located downstream the mine open pit, are highly contaminated mainly in As, Hg, Pb and Sb, but no contamination was found in the third test site, upstream the mining site. The acid mining drainage seems to be the main spreading agent of chemical contaminants mostly originating from the mine waste materials. Factorial analysis and the geostatistical methodologies allowed several approaches for the contamination cartography of mining areas. |
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| Keywords: | Acid mine drainage Trace elements Soil Geostatistic PCA |
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