Erosion impact of heavy toxic compounds on a complex pollution caused by mining and metallurgical wastes in trepca, Kosovo

Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-103

  Vitaku, A ^a   Barutp, B ^a   Malollari, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRISHTINA   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

Author keywords

Environment; Erosion; Metallurgical process; Mining; Polluted air; Soil; Tailings; Toxic heavy metals; Water

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EROSION; HEAVY METAL; METALLURGY; MINE WASTE; MINING; SOIL POLLUTION; TAILINGS; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WATER POLLUTION;

KOSOVO; SERBIA; TREPCA;

EID: 84860212683     PISSN: 13115065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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