Abstract: In Mitrovica, Kosovo, mining activity is threatening the environment and living organisms. The major sources of this pollution are the open tailing dumps in the city of Mitrovica, causing contamination of soil, air, and plants. This study determines heavy metal contamination levels in Salix purpurea leaf grown in the city of Mitrovica and its surrounding area, where the industrial plants and open tailing dumps of mineral processing are located. Furthermore, the photosynthetic activity of the plant was used to assess the content of heavy metals ...
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