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Regional Contamination of Soil and Biota with Heavy Metals Following an Explosion of an Ammunition Stockpile near Oštarije, Croatia

During Octobor 1991, an ammunition stockpile (assessed at 6000 tonnes) was blown up. As much of the region is covered by forests and arable lands it caused severe impact on the natural environment, degradation of soil quality and the destruction of flora and fauna. Soil contamination was determined for lead, mercury, cadmium. The extent of the chemical impact was about 6km from the center of the explosion.

Ammunition stockpile, pollution by war activities, soil, mercury, lead, cadmium, mobility of heavy metals, karst, Oštarije, Croatia.

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