POLLUTION OF URBAN SOIL IN IDRIJA
Abstract
The information, which is obtained using geochemical investigations of urban soils, is crucial to the estimation of risks that could threaten a healthy environment. Special attention is given to potentially harmful elements, which can, regarding their concentration, chemical form and type of intake or exposure, have a detrimental impact on living organisms, including human. Potentially harmful elements belong among dangerous inorganic substances, which accumulate in soil as a consequence of geogenic endowment (ore deposits) or anthropogenic influences (processes of mining and ore extracting, industry, traffic, etc.) and can present a risk to living organisms and ecosystems when their concentrations are enriched. An example of such an area in Slovenia is Idrija, our oldest mining town.
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