Model development and probabilistic risks of cadmium transport in slag-soil-groundwater systems with heterogeneous conditions

Z Jiang, Z Guo, C Peng, X Wang, Z Zhou… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Prediction of the long-term risk of trace metals leaching from soils at smelting sites is
essential for groundwater protection. Herein, a mass balance-based stochastic model was …

Experimental simulations of ZnPb slag weathering and its impact on the environment: Effects of acid rain, soil solution, and microbial activity

R Tyszka, A Pietranik, A Potysz, J Kierczak… - Journal of Geochemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Slag heaps are far from stable and evolve continuously from the time they are deposited. In
the studied site (Świętochłowice, Upper Silesian Industrial Region, Poland), the major …

Reconstruction of copper smelting technology based on 18–20th-century slag remains from the old copper basin, Poland

K Derkowska, M Świerk, K Nowak - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
This research was conducted on historical copper slags from Leszczyna and Kondratów in
Lower Silesia, Poland. The area, formerly known as the Old Copper Basin, was a mining …

SLAG—software for reconstruction of historical smelting processes based on slag properties

K Kupczak, R Warchulski - Archaeometry, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The publication presents the functions of the SLAG software created to recreate historical
metallurgical processes. SLAG allows for determining the smelting temperature, the viscosity …

Temperature estimates of historical Pb-Ag smelting slags: A multi-methodological approach

KJ Westner, S Klein, D Sergeev, M Müller - Journal of Archaeological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The process temperature is a key parameter for the reconstruction of historic smelting
operations since it can provide valuable information on the technological state-of-the-art as …

Complete reconstruction of the process and conditions during gold smelting in the 15th–17th centuries in Złoty Stok based on metallurgical slags

R Warchulski, K Kupczak, A Gawęda, R Sitko - Archaeometry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents the first complete reconstruction of gold metallurgy in Złoty Stok, Poland.
The key parameters of the process (ie, temperature of smelting and solidification, melt …

Reconstruction of smelting conditions during 16th‐to 18th‐century copper ore processing in the Kielce region (Old Polish Industrial District) based on slags from …

K Kupczak, R Warchulski, A Gawęda - Archaeometry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents the first reconstruction of the smelting conditions in 16th‐to 18th‐century
smelters from Miedziana Góra (Holy Cross Mountains, Poland). Based on geochemical …

Origin of Historical Ba-Rich Slags Related to Pb-Ag Production from Jihlava Ore District (Czech Republic)

J Kapusta, Z Dolníček, O Sracek, K Malý - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to characterize historical slags which originated during silver
production from the Jihlava ore district, Czech Republic. The area was among the head …

In‐depth study of a speiss/matte sample from Castillo de Huarmey, North Coast of Peru, and its implications for the pre‐Columbian production of arsenic bronze in the …

R Warchulski, M Kałaska, BC Rizzuto… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study aims to characterize the phase composition and chemistry of the speiss/matte
sample from the Metallurgist's Burial at Castillo de Huarmey and to use the information …

Bloomery iron production in the Holy Cross Mountains (Poland) area during the Roman period: conditions during the metallurgical process and their uniformity …

K Kupczak, R Warchulski, A Gawęda, J Janiec - Heritage Science, 2024 - Springer
The study assessed the uniformity of the metallurgical process carried out during the period
of Roman influence in Poland. The age of the investigated material was confirmed based on …