Group Members: Kreshnik Zeneli, Lirim Bllaca, Shkelzen Shabani, Muhamed Rexhepi

Mining Pollution in Mitrovica

Behrami, S., Bajraktari, F., & Zogaj, N. Kosovo Environment Protection Agency, (2008). Ground water pollution in Mitrovica and surroundings. Retrieved from http://balwois.com/balwois/administration/full_paper/ffp-1084.pdf
The authors argue that the drinking water quality in Mitrovica region is not satisfying. One of the contributors toward this is the pollution from the industry as well as the waste water. Indeed, this pollution includes the river of Ibri and Sitnica. This report presents the state of surface waters in the two main rivers of Mitrovica, and as such helps one determine the level of drinkable water in Mitrovica region.
This Article/Research Paper relates to Mitrovica and its water polution problems. Mitrovica is based in the North of Kosovo and owns the main part of natural resources. According to the article, Mitrovica is not only the most polluted city in Kosovo, but in Europe. The article discusses the water polution caused by exploiting those natural resources, which basically polluts the 3 main rivers that cross the city and from which the city gets the main water supply. It contains a lot of tables to make the contamination of the drinking water clear. The article is originally written in English.

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Rexhepi, F., Rugova, A., Arbneshi, T. (2010). **Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Ibër River* **{}Sediment{}**. Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia: BALWOIS. Retrieved in September 16, 2011, from* http://balwois.com/balwois/administration/full_paper/ffp-1681.pdf _ _
This research paper written by Fatos Rexhepi, Ardian Rugova, and Tahir Arbneshi in English was intended to determine the quantity of lead, cadmium, copper and zinc in the sediment of the Ibër River as well as identification of the potential pollutants of this water. The authors conducted this study by the side of Department of Technology and the Department of Chemistry in University of Prishtina in 25, 29 May 2010.
This article written by Rexhepi, Rugova, and Arbneshi, contains a research over the heavy metal pollution in the aqua system, specifically in the Iber River. This river is a subject to this kind of pollution being very close to the major mines of lead and zinc in Zvecan and Mitrovica. The result from the research, which included an experiment of the water composition, showed that Iber contains copper, zinc, cadmium and increasing quotes of lead. This research gives data in one of the major environment related issue - that is water pollution. Thus it can be very useful in backing up the arguments over the water pollution in Kosovo.

Meehan, Sh (June 2005), Mailman, N (June 2005). Kosovo: Lead pollution requires immediate evacuation of Roma camps Retrieved from:http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=1856||||\

This is an article written in June 2005, that talks about the evacuation of Roman, Ashkali, and Egyptian people that were living in a near region of Mitrovica. It explains how according to the World Health Organization and other UN organizations in Kosovo, more than 600 people were in serious health danger because of the mines in Mitrovica. The article also explains the fact that after the war in Kosovo, nobody really cared about the environment, and that there was lack of leadership to solve environmental issues, and especially this in Mitrovica. Further, the article explains how UNHCR has built these camps as a temporary solution, but the people who lived there stayed longer than 45 days.

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