Impact of mining activities on soils and sediments at the historical mining area in Podljubelj, NW Slovenia

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Teršič, Tamara ^a   Gosar, Mateja ^a   Šajn, Robert ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Mercury; Mining; Podljubelj; Pollution; Soil; Stream sediment

Indexed keywords

BEARING ORES; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; GEOGENIC; HG CONCENTRATIONS; HG MINES; HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY; MERCURY CONTENTS; MINE WASTES; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING AREAS; OPERATING PERIODS; PODLJUBELJ; RESEARCH PROJECTS; SLOVENIA; SOIL HORIZONS; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL SAMPLES; SOILS AND SEDIMENTS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF; STREAM SEDIMENT; STREAM SEDIMENTS;

CALCINATION; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; FURNACES; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); MINES; MINING; ORE ROASTING; ORES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; ROADS AND STREETS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINING; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROFILE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPSOIL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 56349097161     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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