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THE NEW KOSOVO
CRISIS
A good example of heavy metal
pollution is the region around the city of Kosovo.
• Mine dumps from a series of Pb, Zn
smelters & lignite based power
production have wasted 10 kHa of
land. Mitrovice suburbs border
sulphidic mine dumps.
smelters & lignite based power
production have wasted 10 kHa of
land. Mitrovice suburbs border
sulphidic mine dumps.
• Mitrovice 1989 351 days > TLV for [Pb]
usually 32 x TLV , once 100mg /m3.
usually 32 x TLV , once 100mg /m3.
• River Iber (near Mitrovice) 50-100kg Pb/ hr.
• Agricultural soils near Mitrovice contain
50 - 700mg Pb /kg (recommended < 20)
50 - 700mg Pb /kg (recommended < 20)
• Spinach attains [Pb] 20 x normal.
• People eat 15 x EEC ADI limit for Pb.
