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CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TESTS USED TO ASSESS THE ECOLOGICAL RISK OF POLLUTION WITH HEAVY METALS AND ARSENIC IN TARNITA MINING AREA, SUCEAVA COUNTY, ROMANIA
(STEF92 Technology, 2020-09-20, Gabi Drochioiu, Andriana Surleva, Darja Ilieva, Olga Pintilie, Vasile Robert Grădinaru)
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The long-term activity of a polymetallic ore mine in the region of Tarnita-Suceava, Romania, has resulted in an enormous amount of waste material, collected in tailing dumps and ponds. The impact of the waste materials on the surrounding ecosystem and human health are far to be fully estimated. The deposited waste has exerted negative impact on the environment, especially on the soils that host dumps and drainage waters. Heavy metals, including arsenic also interfere with the metabolism of plants, and reduce the n...
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