Influence of a nickel smelter plant on the mineralogical composition of attic dust in the Tikve? Valley, Republic of Macedonia |
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Authors: | Bla?o Boev Traj?e Stafilov Katerina Ba?eva Ajka ?or?a Ivan Boev |
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Institution: | 1. Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences, Goce Del?ev University, ?tip, Republic of Macedonia 2. Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, POB 162, 1000, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia 3. Croatian Geological Survey, Sachsova 2, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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Abstract: | Mineral phases and their content were determined in attic dust samples collected from 27 houses in the Tikve? Valley, Republic of Macedonia. By using quantitative X-ray diffraction, the principal mineral phases were determined to be the serpentinite group (chrysotile, lizardite) and amphibole group of minerals (ribecite, tremolite, actinolite) present in the attic dust samples from this region which are not common constituents of urban dust. Strong correlations existed between these mineral phases in the dust and those in ores processed at a ferronickel smelter plant situated in this region. Spatial distributions of specific mineral phases were made and were consistent with wind directions and predicted deposition (60–70 %) of dust emitted from the metallurgical plant. |
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