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continually long-time wind dust dispersion from the flotation tailings. Atypical
deposition was revealed for In, Te and W, as silent tracker for air pollution.
Keywords Air pollution · Attic dust · Kriging modelling · Mass spectrometry
6.1 Introduction
The biosphere is the factor that develops the natural environment. It covers the
surface parts of the lithosphere, the lower part of the atmosphere and the hydrosphere.
It is a complex system in which numerous biological and physical-chemical processes and reactions take place. The natural balance of these processes is most often
disturbed by the action of the anthropogenic factor. Because the relative homeostatic balance in the environment is necessary for survival and survival of the living
world, research into the chemical composition of air, water and soil is imposed as
an operative. In certain situations where the human activity is the predominant factor, certain degrading processes occur in the soil. During the excavation of geological minerals, the natural balance of most of the chemical elements that in some
forms are incorporated into the minerals can be displaced (Sengupta 1993; Salomons
1995). As a result of these activities, there is an absolute imbalance in the environment, thereby shifting the normal habitat conditions of the organisms. As a consequence of this condition, ecological balance in the environment may be endangered.
VanLoon and Duffy (2000) term these conditions as specific environment. One of
the most significant shifts in the natural balance of the environment is the heavy
metals that can be deposited in higher areas in certain areas. In this case, toxic conditions are created in certain parts of the environment. The most sensitive to changes
in the content of heavy metals is of course the surface layer of the lithosphere. Soils
are not the only medium that is threatened and affected by anthropogenic activities.
The entire biosphere is affected by changes in the natural distribution of some metals, most notably heavy metals and some toxic semimetals (Athar and Vohora 1995;
Siegel 2002; Artiola et al. 2004; Salminen et al. 2005; Duruibe et al. 2007).
Excavation of mineral raw materials is most often accompanied by a shift in the
natural balance of chemical elements in the soil. This situation is due primarily to
the displacement of the basic regolith material, on the basis of which the surface soil
is formed. Such destructive changes in the surface of the lithosphere disrupt the
natural distribution of the minerals. But on the other hand, these processes also lead
to the release of a large amount of dust that is distributed to the environment. The
chemical composition of the particles in this dispersed ring is usually high in some
heavy metals. Mining and flotation tailings are also subject to the same process,
which are deposited in the immediate vicinity of the mines. This mine and flotation
waste can be washed by wind as well as rains (Van het Bolcher et al. 2006;
Šajn 2006).
R. Šajn et al.
continually long-time wind dust dispersion from the flotation tailings. Atypical
deposition was revealed for In, Te and W, as silent tracker for air pollution.
Keywords Air pollution · Attic dust · Kriging modelling · Mass spectrometry
6.1 Introduction
The biosphere is the factor that develops the natural environment. It covers the
surface parts of the lithosphere, the lower part of the atmosphere and the hydrosphere.
It is a complex system in which numerous biological and physical-chemical processes and reactions take place. The natural balance of these processes is most often
disturbed by the action of the anthropogenic factor. Because the relative homeostatic balance in the environment is necessary for survival and survival of the living
world, research into the chemical composition of air, water and soil is imposed as
an operative. In certain situations where the human activity is the predominant factor, certain degrading processes occur in the soil. During the excavation of geological minerals, the natural balance of most of the chemical elements that in some
forms are incorporated into the minerals can be displaced (Sengupta 1993; Salomons
1995). As a result of these activities, there is an absolute imbalance in the environment, thereby shifting the normal habitat conditions of the organisms. As a consequence of this condition, ecological balance in the environment may be endangered.
VanLoon and Duffy (2000) term these conditions as specific environment. One of
the most significant shifts in the natural balance of the environment is the heavy
metals that can be deposited in higher areas in certain areas. In this case, toxic conditions are created in certain parts of the environment. The most sensitive to changes
in the content of heavy metals is of course the surface layer of the lithosphere. Soils
are not the only medium that is threatened and affected by anthropogenic activities.
The entire biosphere is affected by changes in the natural distribution of some metals, most notably heavy metals and some toxic semimetals (Athar and Vohora 1995;
Siegel 2002; Artiola et al. 2004; Salminen et al. 2005; Duruibe et al. 2007).
Excavation of mineral raw materials is most often accompanied by a shift in the
natural balance of chemical elements in the soil. This situation is due primarily to
the displacement of the basic regolith material, on the basis of which the surface soil
is formed. Such destructive changes in the surface of the lithosphere disrupt the
natural distribution of the minerals. But on the other hand, these processes also lead
to the release of a large amount of dust that is distributed to the environment. The
chemical composition of the particles in this dispersed ring is usually high in some
heavy metals. Mining and flotation tailings are also subject to the same process,
which are deposited in the immediate vicinity of the mines. This mine and flotation
waste can be washed by wind as well as rains (Van het Bolcher et al. 2006;
Šajn 2006).
R. Šajn et al.