What is the amount of mercury accumulated in the Idrijca River overbank sediments?

Part of mine tailings and roasted ore remains of the Idrija mercury mine was deposited in the bed of the Idrijca River that transported the load downstream at high waters. It was deposited in alluvial sediments of the Idrijca and Soča Rivers, and in the Trieste Bay,essentially contributing to mercur...

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Main Authors: Gorazd Žibret, Mateja Gosar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Survey of Slovenia 2005-06-01
Series:Geologija
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Online Access:http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=436