Environmental impact of active and abandoned mines and metal smelters in Slovenia

Abstract

Obmo~je Slovenije je od davnin znano po {tevilnih rudnikih in predelavi kovin. Od rimskih ~asov pa do danes poznamo v Sloveniji 49 rudnikov in rudokopov barvastih kovin, od katerih so bili {tirje ve~ji (Idrija, Me'ica-Topla, Litija in @irovski vrh) ter 25 predelovalnih obratov in topilnic, ki so delovale predvsem v okolici ve~jih rudnikov (Idrija, @erjav in Celje). Zaradi pomanjkljive dokumentacije nam vseh verjetno ni uspelo evidentirati. V bli'ini rudokopov in rudnikov je delovalo tudi 33 'elezarn, iz katerih so se razvile tri ve~je, ki obratujejo {e danes (Jesenice, Ravne na Koro{kem in [tore). Ker so predelovalne kapacitete v za~etku prej{njega stoletja dale~ presegale zmo'nosti doma~ega rudarstva, so rudo dolga leta tudi uva'ali in jo pri nas samo predelovali. Z dosedanjimi raziskavami v okolici ve~jih rudnikov in topilnic smo ocenili, da je na povr{ini pribli'no 80 km 2 prese'ena kriti~na mejna vsebnost te'kih kovin v tleh.

Assessment of the natural and anthropogenic sources of chemical elements in alluvial soils from the Drava River using multivariate statistical methods

“…Recent research of all forms of environmental contamination, including all major mines, smelters and ironworks in Slovenia (Budković et al, 2003;Šajn, 2005, 2006Šajn and Gosar, 2004;Žibret and Šajn, 2008), has found that 80 km 2 is contaminated with trace elements as a consequence of contaminants transported by air, but 88 km 2 belongs to contamination from the Drava River. This means that alluvial soils of the Drava River represent a wider source of contamination in Slovenia and probably also in Croatia.…”

Predicting the Spatial Distributions of Elements in Former Military Operation Area Using Linear and Nonlinear Methods Across the Stavnja Valley, Bosnia and Herzegovina

“…The environmental concern in mining areas is primarily related to physical disturbance of the surrounding landscape, mine tailings spill, emitted dust and acid mine drainage (AMD) transported into rivers. The adverse effects of mining and smelting activities in the environment have been addressed by many authors in many parts of the world [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20].…”

Properties of Soils of Abandoned Coal Mine Industrial Areas (Primorsky Krai, Russia)

“…The issue of abandoned mine waste negative impact on the environment exists not only in Russia, but also in other countries, e.g., China [14], Slovenia [15], USA [16], etc.…”