The accumulation of metals in post-flotation waste facilities in Lower Silesia

Authors:

• Agata Duczmal-Czernikiewicz,
• Jarosław Suchan

Abstract

Post-flotation ore waste facilities provide an integral part of recovery system of useful components and waste disposal. The paper presents the enrichment factors for metals concentrated in sediments that were deposited in waste facilities constructed in the old and new copper districts in Lower Silesia. The enrichment factors were calculated with respect to the chemical composition of soils in the area of their occurrence. Copper and lead indicate the highest enrichment coefficients, while other metals have no significant concentration.