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Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture of Niš, University of Nis , Niš , Serbia
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Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture of Niš, University of Nis , Niš , Serbia
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Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture of Niš, University of Nis , Niš , Serbia
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Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Nis , Niš , Serbia
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Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture of Niš, University of Nis , Niš , Serbia
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje , Skopje , North Macedonia
Heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and pesticides were frequently identified as compounds hazardous to human life and health when soil testing results in the area of railway lines were investigated. Our own investigations have revealed the existence of heavy metals that are harmful to human life and health, as well as the presence of other metals. This article has a particular emphasis on these other metals. The majority of registered metals are not included by the Republic of Serbia's Regulation on maximum allowable values of metals in soil. A relatively small number of metals, included by this Regulation, did not exceed the maximum allowable values but their presence was confirmed. In order to gain a complete understanding of the metals released into the soil as a result of railway operations and their possible sources, these data must be evaluated.
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