Environmental contamination assessment of the surroundings of the ex-ferrochromium smelter Dugi Rat, Croatia

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2547-2555

  Oreščanin, Višnja ^a   Mikelić, Luka ^a   Lovrenčić, Ivanka ^a   Barišić, Delko ^a   Mikulić, Nenad ^b   Lulić, Stipe ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b Ministry for Environmental Protection and Physical Planning and Construction   (Croatia)

Author keywords

EDXRF; Ferrochromium smelter; Heavy metals; Soil; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (EDXRF); ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; FERROCHROMIUM SMELTER; SLAG DUMPING;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METALS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; VEGETATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; IRON DERIVATIVE; MANGANESE; METAL DERIVATIVE; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROATIA; DUMPING; DUST; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY FLUORESCENCE; FLY ASH; GRASS; SAMPLING; SLAG; SMELTER; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CROATIA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; METALLURGY; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748992298     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520600927898     Document Type: Article

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