Final assignment is based on the research of soil contamination by Mercury caused by long-term exposure to mining activity. At the beginning of writing we were already aware of high Mercury content in soil and this is also a well-known fact among Idrija inhabitants. Because of bigger interest for actual situation of hometown soil, we decided to make a research of soil analysis which would lead us to more accurate conclusions. After the data examination, there were detected higher soil contamination, which is not spatially uniform and varies over short distances. Measurements over a longer period, indicate a slight decrease in Mercury content in soil.
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