Contamination of soils with dust fallout from the tailings dam at the Rosh Pinah area, Namibia: Regional assessment, dust dispersion modeling and environmental consequences

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F14%3A10288399" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/14:10288399 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00025798:_____/14:00000063
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.01.010" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.01.010</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.01.010" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.01.010</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Contamination of soils with dust fallout from the tailings dam at the Rosh Pinah area, Namibia: Regional assessment, dust dispersion modeling and environmental consequences
Original language description
The dust blown out from the tailings dam - and to a lesser extent from the ore treatment plant - appears to be the major environmental threat in the Rosh Pinah town. The amount of suspended dust particles in the air (TSP) monitored on the surface of thetailings dam ranges between 8 and 84 mg m(-3). The air contains (in mu g m(-3)) high amounts of Zn (median: 792), Pb (median: 412), Mn (median: 163), and Cu (median: 42), and lesser amounts of As (median: 5) and Cd (median: 2). Sampling of topsoil together with reference sampling of subsurface soil at a depth of 80-90 cm revealed that the shape of the dust contamination halo is elongated northwestward according to the prevailing direction of winds during summer. The eastern and northeastern parts of theRosh Pinah town are affected by dust fallout. The factor analysis of data acquired from topsoil revealed two factors governing the source and the nature of individual components: (a) "tailings specific factor" grouping predominantly CO2
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
DD - Geochemistry
OECD FORD branch
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Project
<a href="/en/project/GAP210%2F12%2F1413" target="_blank" >GAP210/12/1413: Impact of ore mining and processing on the environment in Namibia: Modelling pollutants migration in soils, plants and groundwaters</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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