[ Influence des états de surface sur la distribution des éléments traces métalliques dans le pédopaysage: Cas du plateau de Penga-Penga (Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga / RD Congo) ]
Volume 23, Issue 2, May 2016, Pages 326–335
Serge Kashimbo Kalala1
1 Département de Phytotechnie, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université de Lubumbashi, BP 1825, Lubumbashi, RD Congo
Original language: French
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Katanga is one of the regions of the world, where we find abundant geochemical anomalies in most of these soils. These geochemical anomalies contain rich deposits mainly copper but also cobalt, zinc, cadmium and gold. The rich deposits of copper, cobalt, zinc, cadmium and gold are either in the hills or in the depths of the basement. Under these conditions these elements constituting a danger reduced to humans, plants and animals. From the time man, through its various activities (mining, metallurgical, plastic manufacturing) interrupts the strong links between these elements that begin the redistribution issues, release of these hazardous metals in the different compartments of environment: soil, water, air. They reach very high levels and become a real problem for humans. Atmospheric fallout from the rich fumes SO2 discharged through the chimney smelter plant Gecamines contributed to the accumulation of metals in the soils of Penga Penga-tray. The digging of the Quartz and brick-making contributed to the remobilization of these metals through the landscape, soil, air, and water are a serious public health problem in this part of the city Lubumbashi.
Author Keywords: Katanga, geochemical anomalies, human activities, atmospheric deposition, SO2 redistribution, Cu, soil, water, air.
Volume 23, Issue 2, May 2016, Pages 326–335
Serge Kashimbo Kalala1
1 Département de Phytotechnie, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université de Lubumbashi, BP 1825, Lubumbashi, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2016 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Katanga is one of the regions of the world, where we find abundant geochemical anomalies in most of these soils. These geochemical anomalies contain rich deposits mainly copper but also cobalt, zinc, cadmium and gold. The rich deposits of copper, cobalt, zinc, cadmium and gold are either in the hills or in the depths of the basement. Under these conditions these elements constituting a danger reduced to humans, plants and animals. From the time man, through its various activities (mining, metallurgical, plastic manufacturing) interrupts the strong links between these elements that begin the redistribution issues, release of these hazardous metals in the different compartments of environment: soil, water, air. They reach very high levels and become a real problem for humans. Atmospheric fallout from the rich fumes SO2 discharged through the chimney smelter plant Gecamines contributed to the accumulation of metals in the soils of Penga Penga-tray. The digging of the Quartz and brick-making contributed to the remobilization of these metals through the landscape, soil, air, and water are a serious public health problem in this part of the city Lubumbashi.
Author Keywords: Katanga, geochemical anomalies, human activities, atmospheric deposition, SO2 redistribution, Cu, soil, water, air.
Abstract: (french)
Le Katanga est l’une des régions du monde, ou l’on trouve des anomalies géochimiques abondantes dans la plupart de ces sols. Ces anomalies géochimiques renferment des gisements riches en cuivre principalement mais aussi en cobalt, zinc, cadmium et or. Les gisements riches en cuivre, cobalt, zinc, cadmium et or sont soit dans les collines, soit dans les profondeurs du sous-sol. Dans ces conditions ces éléments ne présentent qu’un danger réduit pour l’homme, les plantes et les animaux. A partir du moment où l’homme, par ses diverses activités (exploitation minière, procédés métallurgiques, fabrication plastique) interrompt les liaisons solides entre ces éléments, que commencent les problèmes de redistribution, de relargage de ces métaux dangereux dans les différents compartiments de l’environnement: sol, eau, air. Ils atteignent des concentrations très élevées et deviennent un réel problème pour l’homme. Les retombées atmosphériques issues des fumées riches en SO2 rejetées par la cheminée de la fonderie de l’usine de la Gécamines, ont contribué à l’accumulation des métaux dans les sols du plateau de Penga-Penga. Les travaux de creusage du Quartz ainsi que la fabrication des briques ont contribué à la remobilisation de ces métaux à travers le paysage, dans le sol, l’air, l’eau et constituent un problème sérieux de santé publique dans cette partie de la ville de Lubumbashi.
Author Keywords: Katanga, anomalies géochimiques, activités anthropiques, retombées atmosphériques, SO2 redistribution, Cu, sol, eau, air.
How to Cite this Article
Serge Kashimbo Kalala, “Influence of surface states on the distribution of trace metals in the soil landscape: Case of Penga-Penga (Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga / DR Congo),” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 326–335, May 2016.
