Presented are systematic investigations of in soil and attic dust mercury contents, its speciation and spatial distribution in surroundings of Idrija mercury mine. The concentrations of mercury in attic dust are many times higher than in surrounding soils and the attic dust/soil ratio changes with distance. The highest concentration ratios were identified at the greatest distance from the source of pollution and the lowest close to the source of pollution. This confirms the impact of air emissions on the wider area around Idrija.
COBISS.SI-ID: 1208405
The article introduced the use of multivariate statistical procedures for separation of geochemical background and anthropogenic influences. The case study of Meža valley, influenced by mining and smelting activities is presented. Based on the factor analysis of chemical elements determined in topsoil and attic dust, two natural and two man-made (anthropogenic) geochemical associations were discovered in the Meza valley, an old mining and metallurgic area. The man-made associations are a result of lead production (Ag-As-Cd-Mo-Pb-S-Sb-Sn-Zn) and iron production (Co-Cr-Mo-Ni-W).
COBISS.SI-ID: 1329749
In recent years bottled waters became an important part of the human diet. They are a food product that considerably depends on the environment from which they originate. These waters originate from various parts of the hydrological cycle and their natural origin is reflected in their hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopic composition. These analyses helped to determine and test the classification of bottled waters, to determine the natural origin of bottled water and to indicate differences between the natural and production processes.
COBISS.SI-ID: 1274453
The paper presents new scientific findings about hydraulic behaviour of the karst aquifer. The important role of the epikarst zone in the aquifer recharge and discharge processes is described as well as mechanisms that influence local groundwater flow and solute transport. The results could be transferred to other karst areas. They contribute to methodologies of the karst aquifer vulnerability characterization and to their protection strategies and they could be also profit in engineering geology. Although the paper was published in 2007, the first citation reflects the actuality of results.
COBISS.SI-ID: 1270869
In the article the results of a tracing experiment by means of dye and deuterated water in a coarse gravel unsaturated zone are presented. Based on tracing experiment results, tracers’ characteristics and water flow parameters in unsaturated zone are estimated. In the study deuterium was confirmed as an ideal conservative tracer in unsaturated zone. Results present a big contribution to the experimental work in the field laboratory.
COBISS.SI-ID: 1270613