V nadaljevanju raziskav (Gnamuš & Horvat, 1999; Gnamuš et al., 2000) so bile določene tudi koncentracije živega srebra v tleh v bližini topilnice (povprečno 2456 mg/kg, n=14) in v rastlinah v bližini topilnice (povprečno 41,8 mg/kg).
In continuation of the study (Gnamuš & Horvat, 1999; Gnamuš et al., 2000) also abundance of mercury in soil close to smeltery were determined (mean 1256 mg/kg, n=14) and in plants growing on them (mean 41.8 mg/kg).