Waste rocks and medieval slag as sources of environmental pollution in the area of the Pb-Zn Mine Rudnik (Serbia)

• Published in: Journal of geochemical exploration Vol. 218; p. 106629
• Main Authors: Zdravković, Alena, Cvetković, Vladica, Šarić, Kristina, Pačevski, Aleksandar, Rosić, Aleksandra, Erić, Suzana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Mining activities; Pyrrhotite; Slag decomposition; Soil pollution; Sulfide decomposition; Trace elements; Trace elements; Sulfide decomposition; Pyrrhotite; Soil pollution; Mining activities; Slag decomposition

The new geochemical and mineralogical data of soil and water from the PbZn Rudnik Mine area (central Serbia) reveal that the areas close to the mining sites and those located remotely from them are both affected by significant pollution by toxic elements, especially As, Pb, Ni and Cr. We, therefore,...