Environmental contamination assessment of the surroundings of the ex-Šibenik's ferro-manganese smelter, Croatia

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

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2493-2506

  Orescanin, Visnja ^a   Barisic, Delko ^a   Mikelic, Luka ^a   Lovrencic, Ivanka ^a   Rubcic, Mirta ^b   Rozmaric Macefat, Martina ^a   Lulic, Stipe ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Enrichment factors; Ferro manganese smelter; Heavy metals; Soil; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

DUST; IRON COMPOUNDS; METALLURGY; RADIOLOGY; SLAGS; SMELTING; SOILS; VEGETATION;

DUST EMMISION; FERRO-MANGENESE SMELTERS; SLAG DUMPING; SOIL SAMPLES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CARBONIC ACID; CESIUM 137; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238; VANADIUM; ZINC;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRETACEOUS; DATA ANALYSIS; METALLURGY; SLAG; SMELTER; SOIL POLLUTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURE; CROATIA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; MANGANESE; METALLURGY; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 4544334220     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-200026329     Document Type: Article

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