Comparative Soil Metal Analyses in Sudbury (Ontario, Canada) and Lubumbashi (Katanga, DR-Congo)

@article{Narendrula2011ComparativeSM,
  title={Comparative Soil Metal Analyses in Sudbury (Ontario, Canada) and Lubumbashi (Katanga, DR-Congo)},
  author={Ramya Narendrula and K. K. Nkongolo and Peter J. Beckett},
  journal={Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology},
  year={2011},
  volume={88},
  pages={187-192}
}
DR-Congo is a main world producer of copper (Cu) and cobalt (Co). Several hydrometallurgical plants and smelters also produced zinc, arsenic, and cadmium as by-products. In Sudbury (Canada), the production of nickel, copper and other metals has been maintained at high levels while industrial SO2 emissions have been reduced by approximately 90% through combination of industrial technological developments and legislated controls. Metal analysis in the present study revealed that the levels of… 
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