Importance of changes in the copper production process through mining and metallurgical activities on the surface water quality in the Bor area, Serbia

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dc.citation.issue6
dc.citation.rankM21
dc.citation.spage649
dc.citation.volume14
dc.contributor.authorMarković, Radmila
dc.contributor.authorMarjanović, Vesna
dc.contributor.authorStevanović, Zoran
dc.contributor.authorGardić, Vojka
dc.contributor.authorPetrović, Jelena
dc.contributor.authorKovačević, Renata
dc.contributor.authorŠtirbanović, Zoran
dc.contributor.authorFriedrich, Bernd
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-23T08:14:42Z
dc.date.available2024-12-23T08:14:42Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis paper considers the impact of copper mining-influenced water and metallurgical wastewater on the surface water in the Bor area, Serbia. Sampling, realized through the four campaigns (2020–2021), confirmed that both types of water, discharged without appropriate treatment in the Bor River, had a signific impact on the concentration of metal ions, pH and electrical conductivity on the watercourse in the Bor area. The highest concentrations of the following metal ions, Cu—271 mg/L, As—25,991 µg/L, Ni—13,856 µg/L, Cd—2627 µg/L, and Pb—2855 µg/L, were registered in the metallurgical wastewater samples. After changes occurred in the copper production process by stopping the discharge of untreated wastewater into the Bor River, the concentrations of monitored elements were drastically decreased. In the period 2022–2024, the concentration values for Cu, As and Pb ions were below the maximum allowable value, and the concentration values of Ni and Cd ions were also decreased. The values for pH and electrical conductivity were in the maximum allowable range. The return of wastewater to the copper production process would lead to both a reduction in the primary water consumption and reduction in the negative impact on the environment.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, within the scientific research work at the Mining and Metallurgy Institute Bor, (Contract No. 451-03-66/2024-03/200052) and University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor (Contract No. 451-03-65/2024-03/200131).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/met14060649
dc.identifier.issn2075-4701
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozitorijum.tfbor.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5925
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI, Switzerland
dc.rights.licenseARR
dc.rights.uriAll rights reserved
dc.sourceMetals
dc.subjectmetal ions
dc.subjectcopper production
dc.subjectmining and metallurgy
dc.subjectenvironment
dc.subjectwastewater
dc.subjectsurface water
dc.titleImportance of changes in the copper production process through mining and metallurgical activities on the surface water quality in the Bor area, Serbia
dc.typearticle
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