Table 1.

Locality and characteristics of the waste material from Zn-Pb dumps, coal mine dumps and control sites.

Type of habitat	Geographical coordinates	Locality	Characteristics of the waste material and control sites
Zn–Pb D H1	N5016′57′′; E1901′09′′	Katowice-Wełnowiec, non-ferrous Metallurgical Plant “Silesia”	The waste material consists mainly from slag coming from blast muffle, cinder from distillation and roasting furnaces with mixed and fine granulometric composition
Zn–Pb D H2	N5017′02′′; E1902′26′′	Siemianowice, Chemiczna Street
Zn–Pb D H3	N5018′17′′; E1853′29′′	Świętochłowice, Lipiny
Coal mine D K4	N5011′23′′; E1902′08′′	KWK “Murcki” dump	The substratum of the heaps were carboniferous rocks (clay, shales, sandstones)
Coal mine D K5	N5011′06′′; E1900′39′′	KWK “Boże Dary” dump
Coal mine D K6	N5010′48′′; E1859′18′′	KWK “Kostuchna” dump
Control L7	N5014′03′′; E1901′19′′	Katowice Forest Park (unpolluted site)	Transitional zone between mixed forest and abandoned meadows; fluvisols and brown soils
Control L8	N5014′42′′; E1900′13′′	Katowice Forest Park (unpolluted site)
Control L9	N5013′59′′; E1901′28′′	Katowice Forest Park (unpolluted site)