ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, vol.25, no.16, pp.9351-9355, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
Detection, distribution and assessment of environmental impacts of covered mine ores uses biogeochemical methods in addition to
geochemical methods. This study analyzed environmental effects of mineralization and mining activities on plants, using biogeochemical
methods. The study also determined spatial distribution of biogeochemical parameters by modeling through geochemical and geostatistical
methods. The study used
Astragalus sp., Berberis vulgaris, Colutea cilicia, Juniperus oxycedrus, Paliurus spina-christi, Pinus nigra,
Rosa canina
plant species, which are abundant and widely distributed in the region. It was found that among plant species, branch of
Juniperus oxycedrus
were found to be indicators for Pb (r = 0.7541; p = < 0.01; n = 15) and branch of Pinus nigra were found to be
indicators for Zn (r = 0.79; p = < 0.01; n = 13). Analyses showed that metal accumulation varied in each plant. It was observed that
biologic absorption coefficients corresponded to strong absorption (BAC = 1-10) values in Zn and Pb elements.