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982309
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b736679
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Causes and effects of heavy metal pollution /\ Mikel L. Sánchez, editor.
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New York :: Nova Science Publishers,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (xiv, 392 pages) :: illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
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1608762556
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: 9781608762552
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160456900X
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9781604569001
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; NOTICE TO THE READER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; IMPACTS OF THE MINING AND SMELTING ACTIVITIES TO THE ENVIRONMENT -- SLOVENIAN CASE STUDIES; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; 2.1. Historical and Geographical Description of the Areas of Detailed Geochemical Research; 2.2. Mežica; 2.3. Celje; 2.4. Jesenice; 2.5. Litija; 2.6. Idrija; 3. METHODS OF THE SAMPLING, SAMPLE PREPARATION, CHEMICAL ANALYSES AND DATA PROCESSING; 3.1. Methods of Determining the Regional Geochemical Trends in Slovenia; 4. RESULTS.
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2. MATERIALS AND METHODS2.1. Synthetic Acid Mine Drainage (AMD); 2.2. Sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB); 2.3. Solid Mixture; 2.4. Batch Tests; 2.5. Column tests; 2.6. Analytical Methods; 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; 3.1. Preliminary batch tests of chemical precipitation; 3.2. Preliminary Batch Test of Bioprecipitation; 3.3. Column Test of Chemical Precipitation: Pre-Treatment of AMD; 3.4. Column Tests of Biological Precipitation; 4. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ASSISTED PHYTOEXTRACTION FOR ABANDONED MINING AREAS REMEDIATION; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION.
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4.1. Accuracy And Precision of Chemical Analytics and Detection Limits4.2. Geochemical Trends and Background Levels in Slovenia and Geochemical Characteristics of Urban Areas; 4.3. Heavy Metal Contamination in the Mežica Region Due to Pb-Zn Mining, Smelting and Ironworks Operations; 4.4. Heavy metal contamination in the Celje region due to Zn smelting and ironworks; 4.5. Heavy Metal Contamination in the Jesenice Region Due to Ironworks; 4.6. Heavy Metal Contamination in the Litija Region Due to Polymetallic Mining and Smelting.
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4.7. Heavy metal contamination in the Idrija region due to Hg mining and smelting5. DISCUSSION; 5.1. Comparison of geochemical associations; 5.2. Main Characteristics of Man-Made Anomalies Because of Metal Mining and Smelting Activities and Ironworks; 5.3. Description of most intensive anomalies; 6. CONCLUSION; 7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 8. REFERENCES; TREATMENT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE BY A COMBINED CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL COLUMN APPARATUS: MECHANISMS OF HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Acid Mine Drainage; 1.2. Prevention and Treatment of AMD Pollution; 1.3. Aim of the Work.
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ABANDONED MINING AREAS (THE CASE OF MONTEVECCHIO MINING DISTRICT)METAL BIOAVAILABILITY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; ASSISTED PHYTOEXTRACTION; EXPERIENCES ON METAL REMOVAL FROM ABANDONED MINING AREAS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; PHYTOCHELATINS IN WILD PLANTS FROM GUANAJUATO CITY -- AN IMPORTANT SILVER AND GOLD MINING CENTER IN MEXICO; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; CAPABILITY OF THE WILD PLANTS CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO LOW OR MODERATE CONCENTRATIONS OF METALS IN SOIL FOR THE INDUCTION OF PHYTOCHELATINS.
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Heavy metals-- Environmental aspects.
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Heavy metals-- Environmental aspects.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Environmental-- Pollution Control.
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| Dewey Classification
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628.5/2
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TD196.M4C38 2008eb
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| Added Entry
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Sánchez, Mikel L.
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