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resulted comparable to those found by the ORNL. The highest values (20 ~lg/g)
were measured in Spartium junceum, collected inside the mine complex.
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The Idrija Mine
3.1
Location
The Idrija mine (Slovenia) is located in a shallow valley at 430 m above sea level
between the Idrijca river and its tributary Nikova (Fig. 4). Mercury was
Fig. 4. The Idrija district (Slovenia)