TY  - JOUR
T1  - Soil Contamination in Gartlage Area, Germany
AU  - Ayturan, Zeynep Cansu
AU  - Dursun, Sukru
PY  - 2017
DA  - June
Y2  - 2017
JF  - Journal of International Environmental Application and Science
JO  - J. Int. Environmental Application & Science
PB  - Şükrü DURSUN
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1307-0428
SP  - 180
EP  - 185
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Gartlage is the second smallest district of Osnabrück Germany. It is indirect vicinity to the city centre. There is a big wire and metal productionfactory (KME) in the area and the factory have been in operation since1873.  Main products are rolled copperand copper alloys, copper tubes, copper & brass rods and special productsfor the steel industry. The main strategy of KME factory for copper productionis focusing on recycling of the products. Especially products made by copperare recycled back after main usage at homes, cars, computers and windmills withthe help of scarp dealers. Although copper is recyclable and productivematerial, the wastes produced during the manufacturing process of copper may beharmful for environment and human kind. Smelting and refining operations aretwo mostly used copper manufacturing processes. Both may lead to differentkinds of pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, particulate matter, flotationwastewaters, uncontrolled leachate, slurry sludge and slag. In this study,heavy metal pollution in Gartlage area of Germany was investigated. Severalsamples were taken from the area around KME factory and heavy metal analyses(copper and lead) were performed on these samples. Moreover, after theanalyses, concentrations of copper and lead were compared with values inFederal Soil Protection Act. Thus, heavy metal pollution in the area wasdetected.
KW  - heavy metals
KW  - soil
KW  - contamination
KW  - copper
KW  - lead
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