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In areas of Zn-Pb ores mines significant contamination of groundwater have been noticed. The analysis of the spatial distribution of such pollution indicators as SO4, Cl, NO3 Fe and Zn indicates different exogenic and endogenic origin. Processes of oxidation of sulphide minerals taking place in the rocks are the most significant factors influencing concentrations of SO4, Fe and Zn in mine water in Olkusz area. The inflow of pollution from the surface of the ground is an additional factor considerably affecting the chemical composition of groundwater (concentration of NO3 and Cl and locally SO4 and Fe).
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Motyka, J., Witkowski, A.J. (2002). Groundwater contamination in the area of Zn-Pb ore mines situated in the southern part of the Olkusz-Zawiercie Triassic aquifer (Poland). In: Merkel, B.J., Planer-Friedrich, B., Wolkersdorfer, C. (eds) Uranium in the Aquatic Environment. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55668-5_121
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