Characteristics of Wastewater Streams Within the Bor Copper Mine and Their Influence on Pollution of the Timok River, Serbia

Characteristics of Wastewater Streams Within the Bor Copper Mine and Their Influence on Pollution of the Timok River, Serbia

Wastewaters produced by mining and metallurgical treatment of polymetallic sulfide ores have polluted the Timok River in Serbia for more than 100 years. We have characterized seven different wastewater streams within the RTB Bor facilities, investigating their influence on pollution of the Timok Riv...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mine water and the environment 2016-12, Vol.35 (4), p.480-485
Hauptverfasser: Šerbula, S., Stanković, V., Živković, D., Kamberović, Ž., Gorgievski, M., Kalinović, T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Contaminants
Copper
Creeks & streams
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Ecotoxicology
Flow paths
Freshwater
Geology
Hydrogeology
Hydroxyapatite
Industrial Pollution Prevention
Mineral Resources
Mines
Ores
Pollution
Pollution load
Rivers
Stream pollution
Streams
Sulphides
Technical Article
Waste materials
Wastewater
Water Quality/Water Pollution
Water resources management
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Zusammenfassung:Wastewaters produced by mining and metallurgical treatment of polymetallic sulfide ores have polluted the Timok River in Serbia for more than 100 years. We have characterized seven different wastewater streams within the RTB Bor facilities, investigating their influence on pollution of the Timok River before its confluence with the Danube River. Their relative contribution was calculated by considering the contaminant load of each wastewater stream and non-conservative transport along their flow paths. Three sampling spots in the Timok River, before and after its confluence with the Borska River, were also monitored.
ISSN:1025-9112
1616-1068
DOI:10.1007/s10230-016-0392-6