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 Trepca, a major lead-zinc mining area located in UN ATSCR 1244 Kosovo - Trepca
conglomerate has had a long history of environmental problems:
toxic/acidic effluents, uncontained waste rock, dust emissions and
unsecured workings, poorly contained and/unstable tailings wastes. Trepca poses significant public health problems and immediate investments are required in cleaning up and rehabilitation.
The proposed intervention will follow-on from the EnvSec project
“Environmental Assessment and Remediation Action Plan (EARAP)”, which
is undertaking a comprehensive investigation and sampling program,
including: hydro-geological and hydro-chemical analyses of the surface
and underground waters; geochemical analyses of the soil; analyses of
the impact of the mining dust to the air quality; and analyses of the
physical and chemical composition of the deposited mine tailings and
the mining dust. As such this project will result in the implementation
of mechanisms/equipment to treat acidic mine waters at two Trepca sites
incorporating the utilization of the monitoring plan outlined in the
EARAP project.
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UNMIK Kosovo