| Abstract | Rudarenjem i spaljivanjem ugljena ispuštaju se onečišćivači okoliša koji se tamo zadrže desetljećima. Rad donosi koncentracije Se i teških metala (As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Hg, Pb, Sr, U, V i Zn) u salati, krumpiru i tlu iz dva privatna vrta s područja Raškog zaljeva (grad Raša, sjeverni Jadran, Hrvatska). Njihova izloženost povišenim razinama Se i teških metala u povrtnom tlu onečišćenim visokosumpornim Raškim ugljenom, obogaćenom sa S, Se, V i U, vrlo je vjerojatna. Činjenica da Se može biti opasan po okoliš i otrovan za život, čak i u malim količinama, dodatno potiče na daljnja znanstvena istraživanja ovog problema. |
| Abstract (english) | Coal mining and coal combustion release environmental contaminants which stay at emission sites for many decades. The paper reports total Se and heavy metals (As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Hg, Pb, Sr, U, V, and Zn) in lettuce, potato and soil from two private gardens from a Raša Bay area (citi of Raša, North Adriatic, Croatia). They have presumably been exposed to elevated Se and metal levels in garden soil, surface water, and aquatic sediment contaminated with superhigh-organic-sulphur (SHOS) Raša coal, highly enriched in S, Se, V, and U. The fact that Se can be environmentally hazardous and toxic to life, even in small doses, warrants further research on this topic. |
