The lack of awareness for timely management of the environment surrounding a metal mine site results in several adverse consequences such as rampant business losses, abandoning …
M Pueyo, J Mateu, A Rigol, M Vidal… - Environmental …, 2008 - Elsevier
The modified BCR three-step sequential extraction procedure was used to examine the temporal dynamics of trace elements in soils contaminated by an accidental spill from an …
JA Carrasco, P Armario, E Pajuelo, A Burgos… - Soil Biology and …, 2005 - Elsevier
After the toxic spill occurred at Aznalcóllar pyrite mine (Southern Spain), a wide area of croplands near the Doñana Wild Park was contaminated with 4.5 millionm3 of slurries …
C Monterroso, F Rodríguez, R Chaves, J Diez… - Applied …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to identify metal-tolerant plants with potential application in phytoremediation strategies. For this we evaluated the distribution and chemical …
The environmental impact of toxic metal contamination from legacy mining activities, many of which had operated and were closed prior to the enforcement of robust environmental …
E Alvarez, MLF Marcos, C Vaamonde… - Science of the total …, 2003 - Elsevier
The concentrations of different forms of heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cr, Ni, Cd and Pb) were determined in a mine dump material rich in chalcopyrite. The concentrations were …
J Sastre, E Hernández, R Rodrıguez, X Alcobé… - Science of the Total …, 2004 - Elsevier
Over 2000 ha of agricultural soils were contaminated by a pyritic sludge and acidic waste waters coming from a spill from a mining exploitation. The affected soils were acidic with …
The waste rock, tailings and soil around an abandoned mine site in Gorno (northwest Italy) contain elevated concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTE) exceeding the …