Detailed Information on Publication Record
2020
The impact of tourism on extremely visited volcanic island: Link between environmental pollution and transportation modes
BRTNICKÝ, Martin, Václav PECINA, Michaela VAŠINOVÁ GALIOVÁ, Lubomír PROKEŠ, Ondřej ZVĚŘINA et. al.Basic information
Original name
The impact of tourism on extremely visited volcanic island: Link between environmental pollution and transportation modes
Authors
BRTNICKÝ, Martin (203 Czech Republic), Václav PECINA (203 Czech Republic), Michaela VAŠINOVÁ GALIOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Lubomír PROKEŠ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Ondřej ZVĚŘINA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), David JUŘIČKA (203 Czech Republic), Martin KLIMÁNEK and Jindřich KYNICKÝ (203 Czech Republic)
Edition
Chemosphere, Oxford, Elsevier, 2020, 0045-6535
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
10511 Environmental sciences
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 7.086
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14110/20:00115317
Organization unit
Faculty of Medicine
UT WoS
000527935600032
Keywords in English
Overtourism; Santorini; Airport; Traffic; Ecological risk; Destination management
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 15/2/2023 10:55, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.
Abstract
V originále
The enormous tourism boom raises concern about possible negative environmental impacts worldwide. One of the risks posed by tourism may be heavy metal pollution. On the example of the volcanic island of Santorini, a popular tourist destination, pollution of soils categorized according to the tourism load was monitored. Significant anthropogenic contamination by heavy metals, especially Cu, Cr and Pb, was found out. This contamination may constitute a moderate ecological risk to the island ecosystems. Tourism has been shown to be a significant pollution factor as evidenced by the contaminated soils near the airport. Simultaneously, airport traffic has been proved to be an important emitter of Co, Cr and especially Zn. The comparison with other volcanic islands has shown that on Santorini the content of heavy metals in soils is significantly lower, despite frequently higher tourism intensity. On this basis, it can be concluded that in case of volcanic islands the dominant factor determining the content of heavy metals in the soil is the parent rock. Given high and ever-increasing intensity of tourism on the island, it can be assumed that soil contamination will continue to rise rapidly. Therefore, without proper steps reducing tourism, increase in soil degradation, growing negative impacts on local ecosystems as well as on the quality of produced wine can be expected on Santorini.
Links
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