Details

Title

Heavy metals separation from geothermal waters for agricultural irrigation

Journal title

Archives of Environmental Protection

Yearbook

2026

Volume

vol. 52

Issue

No 1

Authors

Affiliation

Tomaszewska, Barbara : AGH University of Kraków, Poland ; Tyszer, Magdalena : Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences,Kraków, Poland ; Pająk, Leszek : AGH University of Kraków, Poland ; Kasztelewicz, Aleksandra : Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences,Kraków, Poland

Keywords

heavy metals; ; geothermal water; ; irrigation; ; desalination;

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

28-35

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences

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Date

25.02.2026

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/aep.2026.158381

DOI

10.24425/aep.2026.158381

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