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Nationwide Mapping of Mining Environments Reveals Regional Differences in Natural Soil Geochemical Baselines

The Geological Survey of Finland GTK has mapped soil geochemical baselines in mining environments and in areas of mineral exploration interest across Finland. Baseline data enable the distinction between natural geochemical variation and contamination caused by human activities, which is a fundamental prerequisite for all land use planning. The results of this multiyear nationwide survey are compiled here by region.

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