Mining-Metallurgical Sources of Pollution in Eastern Serbia and Environmental Consciousness

Urošević, Snežana; Vuković, Milovan; Pejčić, Bojana; Štrbac, Nada

doi:10.20937/rica.2018.34.01.09

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“…The Bor Copper Mining and Smelting Complex is located near the city of Bor and is one of the largest centers for copper mining and smelting in Europe. The copper-smelting plant together with the three mines (Open Pit Bor, Open Pit Veliki Krivelj, and Open Pit Cerovo), constitute RTB Bor, which pose serious threats to environmental health for this region and Serbia via airborne pollutants, discharged mine effluents, waste rock impoundments, and seepage from tailings [ 8 , 10 ].…”

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“…In accordance with the 2019 Pollution and Health Metrics: Global, Regional and Country Analysis elaborated by Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP), Serbia ranks first in Europe and ninth in the world in terms of environmental pollution [ 9 ]. The city of Bor and the surrounding areas—an important mining hub—are one of the major centers of non-ferrous mining, smelting, and processing in Serbia and South East Europe [ 10 ]. With copper mining dating back to Roman times and a history of modern exploitation of copper ore spanning more than one century, this region has become a high-profile environmental hot spot in Europe [ 11 , 12 , 13 ].…”

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Potential Ecological and Human Health Risks of Heavy Metals in Soils in Selected Copper Mining Areas—A Case Study: The Bor Area

Filimon

Caraba

Popescu

et al. 2021

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Surface soil samples were collected near the Open Pit Bor (S1) and Open Pit Cerovo (S2), a grassland along the Borska Reka River (S3) and an unpolluted garden near Slatina village (reference site). Spontaneous plants (dandelion, nettle, coltsfoot, and creeping buttercup) and vegetables (onion, garlic, carrot, parsley, celery, potatoes, dill, and sorrel) were obtained from the former three sites and the reference site, respectively. The samples were analyzed for Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Pb via FAAS. Pollution indices indicated low-to-moderate soil contamination at sites S1, S2, and S3. Cu was the main contaminant of environmental concern, being above the maximum admitted concentration at site S1. Metal levels in spontaneous plants were below phytotoxic levels. Cu content of leafy vegetables and celery roots and Pb content of most vegetables were not safe for human consumption. Metal concentrations tended to be significantly lower in plants than in soils, with only Cu occurring at significantly elevated levels in celery roots and sorrel leaves. Non-carcinogenic risk assessment showed that consumption of carrot roots and especially celery roots grown on unpolluted soils from the Bor area might pose long-term health risks for females and males, with the main contributors being Cu and Fe.

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Potential Ecological and Human Health Risks of Heavy Metals in Soils in Selected Copper Mining Areas—A Case Study: The Bor Area

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Caraba

Popescu

et al. 2021

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“…These operations have generated large amounts of mineral processing tailings. The Bor copper mine located in the eastern part of Serbia started exploiting the high grade, 17% Cu, copper ores in 1903 [6] the open-pit mining started in 1912 and continued until 1986 with decreasing copper grades [7].…”

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“…the soil surrounding the old flotation tailings pond is contaminated with metallic elements, with particularly high values obtained for iron, copper, and arsenic concentrations 2 of 9 [12][13]. Overall, a century of mining has left its mark on the Bor area landscapes being one of the most polluted places in Serbia [7].…”

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New Insights Into Recovery of Copper and Gold from Old Flotation Tailings from Bor, Serbia

Özdemir¹,

Lang²,

Liipo³

2021

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Mining and processing tailings often contain significant amounts of valuable metals, that can represent valuable sources of secondary raw materials. Especially this is case in early-stage operations, in which the head grades were higher, and the tailings were higher grade. These tailings can also present a substantial risk to the environment. Serbia has copper deposits which have been exploited since ancient times, and these operations have generated large amounts of mineral processing tailings. The main objective of this study is to show how valuables can be recovered from chemically and mineralogically challenging tailings. After detailed chemical and mineralogical characterization, the laboratory scale flotation tests focused on evaluating the effect of particle size, different types of collectors, pH, and pulp potential. Based on the test work, copper and gold can be recovered effectively into pyrite concentrate

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“…Besides, anthropogenic activities have triggered unprecedented environmental changes on a global and on a local scale. Especially anthropogenic activities strictly available in metallurgical and mining areas (Carvalho, 2017;Urošević et al 2018) such as Kryvyi Rih basin (Bielyk et al 2020;Savosko et al, 2019a;Savosko et al, 2020).…”

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STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY OF URBAN PARK STANDS AT KRYVYI RIH ORE-MINING & METALLURGICAL DISTRICT, CENTRAL UKRAINE

Савосько¹,

Tovstolyak²,

Lykholat³

et al. 2020

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The present study examines the relationships between structure (floristic composition, dendrometric parameters), diversity (diversity and evenness indexes) of urban forest park stands and the ecological (soil fertility, soil moisture), environmental factors (air pollution). The study is based on the forest park stands inventory data, performed from 2012 to 2017 in Kryvyi Rih City, Central Ukraine. The floristic compositions of the urban forest park stands are poor. There are only 23 species that belong to 14 families and 12 genera. More families were represented by at least more than 2% of taxon diversity. While Ulmaceae (2 genera, 4 species-17,39 %), Fabaceae (3 genera, 2 species-17,39 %), Aсеrасеае (1 genera, 4 species-17,39 %) were the most representative families. It was established that at forest park the values of stand density varied from 490 to 660 trees*ha-1 , stem heights were from 26 to 31 m, stem diameters were from 13 to 17 cm, stand basal area were from 32 to 49 m 2 *ha-1 , stand volume were from 200 to 415 m 3 *ha-1. the values of relative stem heights were from 0,63 to 0,82 m*year-1 , relative stem diameters were from 0,31 to 0,43 cm*year-1 , relative stand basal area were from 0,80 to 1,19 m 2 *ha-1 *year-1 , relative stand volume were from 5,45 to 10,28 m 3 *ha-1 *year-1. The varied values of the forest park stands index (Shannon-Wiener diversity index from 0,75 to 1,61, Pielou"s evenness index from 0,53 to 0,86, Simpson"s diversity from 0,24 to 0,60, Margalef"s diversity index from 0,87 to 6,97) indicate the ecological instability of these woody plant communities. Current state of the urban forest park stands determined by the combined influence of ecological (soil fertility, soil moisture) and environmental factors (air pollution).

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Mining-Metallurgical Sources of Pollution in Eastern Serbia and Environmental Consciousness

Cited by 11 publications

References 24 publications

Potential Ecological and Human Health Risks of Heavy Metals in Soils in Selected Copper Mining Areas—A Case Study: The Bor Area

Potential Ecological and Human Health Risks of Heavy Metals in Soils in Selected Copper Mining Areas—A Case Study: The Bor Area

New Insights Into Recovery of Copper and Gold from Old Flotation Tailings from Bor, Serbia

STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY OF URBAN PARK STANDS AT KRYVYI RIH ORE-MINING & METALLURGICAL DISTRICT, CENTRAL UKRAINE

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