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Vegetation of the Ash Dump of the “Kosova A” Power Plant and the Slag Dump of the “Ferronikeli” Smelter in Kosovo
Behxhet Mustafa, Avni Hajdari, Feriz Krasniqi, Ilir Morina, Frank Riesbeck and Alban Sokoli
Corresponding Author: Avni Hajdari
Submitted: June 09, 2012
Accepted: June 09, 2012
Published: September 20, 2012 |
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This study presents the results of a study on the flora and vegetation associated with the ash
dumpof the “Kosova A” power plant and with a slag dump of a “Ferronikeli” smelter. With time,
vegetation redeveloped on these dumps as a result of natural succession. In the ash dump of the “Kosova
A” power plant, a total of 125 species were recorded (belonging to 29 families and 93 genera), whereas
72 species (belonging to 24 families and 58 genera) were recorded in the slag dump of the “Ferronikeli”
smelter. Twenty-eight species were recorded in both locations. In the old parts of the ash dump of the
“Kosova A” power plant, plants had established communities where three plant associations were
recorded (Echio-Melilotetum Tx. 1942, Bromo-Sambucetum ebuli Br.-Bl. and Sisymbrio-Diplotaxidietum
tenuifolia). The process of vegetation development at the ash disposal site indicates that natural
colonisation had established the plant communities, which will provide protection against erosion and
dust dispersion by wind.
Key words: Ash dump, drenas, obiliq, slag dump, tolerant species, ,
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Behxhet Mustafa, Avni Hajdari, Feriz Krasniqi, Ilir Morina, Frank Riesbeck and Alban Sokoli, . Vegetation of the Ash Dump of the “Kosova A” Power Plant and the Slag Dump of the “Ferronikeli” Smelter in Kosovo. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, (09): 823-834.
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