Naslov (eng)

Air quality measurements in the Bor city during the reconstruction of the copper smelter Bor in 2022

Autor

Tasić, Viša
Urošević, Tamara
Apostolovski-Trujić, Tatjana
Kamenović, Vladan
Ristić, Nevena
Radović, Bojan
Damjanović, Zvonko

Opis (eng)

Abstract: Industrial activities in Bor, especially those related to the operation of the copper smelter, have caused a number of negative impacts on the environment in the region (including air, water, and soil) and have caused serious concern about the effects they have on human health. The Government of the Republic of Serbia invested significant funds in the construction of a new copper smelter in Bor which began operating in 2016. The new copper smelter uses flash-smelting technology, so the emissions of waste gases from metallurgical plants are of different intensities and compositions than before. In the meantime, the mining and smelting basin of Bor goes through an ownership transformation in 2018. ZiJin, one of the world's leading mining companies in the production of copper and precious metals, became a strategic partner. The Serbia ZiJin Bor Copper launched a number of projects to increase mining and metallurgical production in Bor. The capacities of the copper smelter in Bor are being expanded during 2022-2023 by about 2.5 times and a new sulfuric acid factory and a new electrolysis plant is being built. The start of operation of the expanded facilities in the copper smelter is expected in the middle of 2023. This paper presents the results of air quality measurements in the city of Bor in the time period when the copper smelter in Bor is not working, due to reconstruction (June - December 2022). These measurements aimed to determine the level of air pollution at locations not part of the state or local air quality monitoring network. These measurements are of great importance because many people live in those areas. The obtained results will serve as a basis for future air quality monitoring when the copper smelter in Bor starts to operate again.

Jezik

engleski

Datum

2023

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Predmet

Keywords: copper smelter, air pollution, suspended particles, arsenic.

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Institut za rudarstvo i metalurgiju Bor