Heavy metal influence on an environment generated by the mining industry: The influence of copper, zinc, lead, manganese and silver on soil quality in the Mestecaniş area (Romania)

Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-192

  Horaicu, Corneliu ^a   Robu, Brînduşa ^b   Florea, Florinel ^c   Horaicu, Monica Andreea ^d  

^a ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^c Cimpulung Mold ^*  (Romania)

^d SC Arcadis TGH SRL   (Romania)

Author keywords

Environmental impact and risk; Heavy metals; Mining industry; Pollution

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MINING INDUSTRY; SILVER; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; ZINC;

ROMANIA;

EID: 77957870069     PISSN: 18424090     EISSN: 1844489X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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