Eva Michaeli

CONTAMINATION OF SELECTED COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT IN THE MIDDLE SPIŠ REGION (SLOVAK REPUBLIC)

Region of Middle Spis is among the most environmentally burdened areas in Slovakia. It is the result of a long tradition of industry and mining in the region. Rich deposits of copper and iron ores in the Slovak Ore Mountains necessitated the expansion of mining and metallurgical activities in the region of Middle Spis. Mining activity and the bulk of the industrial activity in the area was closed early 90s of the 20th century. Centuries-long mining and industrial activities had and continues to have negative effects on all components of the environment, which is among the environmentally degraded and heavily burdened. The paper deals with the analysis of the quality and the environmental load of soils and water impacts of mining and industrial activities. The main aim of the articles the analysis of heavy metals of the sample in the soils and water and their comparison with the results during active mining and industrial operation. Our aim is to try to point out on the continue contamination of selected elements of the environment.