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Elevated contaminant concentrations, in particular heavy metals, in natural soils and water systems derived from industrial sources pose a severe threat to the environment (Förstner and Wittmann 1981). Biological (microbiological, solubilization, biomethylation), chemical (pH and Eh changes, variations in concentrations and types of complexing ligands) or physical (river erosion) remobilization of metals accumulated in sediments may have very serious effects on river biota (Krabe 1988) as well as on the quality of surface waters and alluvial aquifers (Förstner 1989). Many studies have been undertaken to ascertain the sources and in particular the chemical behavior and speciation determining the toxicity and mobilization mechanisms of metals in natural waters (Salomons and Förstner 1984).
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Rybicka, E.H. (1995). Environmental Impact of The Mining Industry in Poland. In: Förstner, U., Salomons, W., Mader, P. (eds) Heavy Metals. Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79316-5_16
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