Environmental problems associated with non-ferrous smelter operations are a problem in many countries around the world. Copper production Armenia has resulted metal contamination of soils and general degradation environmental quality. In this study we attempted to determine thresholds phytotoxicity metals contaminated by copper Armenia. The studied were sampled Alaverdi valley, located ~200 km ...

A technique that couples lead (Pb) isotopes and multi-element concentrations with meteorological analysis was used to assess source contributions to precipitation samples at the Bondville, Illinois USA National Trends Network (NTN) site. Precipitation samples collected over a 16month period (July 1994-October 1995) at Bondville were parsed into six unique meteorological flow regimes using a min...

Corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops L.), a protogynous, non-migratory lipfish species, living close to rocky shores was chosen as an indicator species for the monitoring of biological effects of contaminants. Fish were caught by local fisherman at the Norwegian west coast in fjord sites within the framework of the EU BEEP project. The sites represented different point source impacts of (I) copper...