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 …

Molybdenum is an essential element for life, with growing production due to a constantly
expanding variety of industrial applications. The potentially harmful effects of Mo on the …

Tailings ponds are a main heavy metal pollution source in mining areas. In this study, the
geo-accumulation index (I geo) and the potential ecological risk index (RI) are used to …

The sources of groundwater pollution in Turkey are identified, and pathways of contaminants
to groundwater are first described. Then, the effects of groundwater quality on health in …

以江西省某铜矿弃渣场拦渣坝下游农田土壤为研究对象, 对3 个地块(1#, 2# 和3#)
土壤中重金属Cu, Pb, Cd, As 和Sb 污染现状进行分析和评价. 结果表明: 3 …

We identified and quantified abundant iron-oxidizing bacteria (FeOB) at three iron-rich,
metal-contaminated creek sites with increasing sediment pH from extremely acidic (R1, pH …

Nowadays, human health, as well as environment, are at risk due to uncontrolled usage on
natural resources. Groundwater is one of the crucial natural resource, excessively used and …

Abstract The Zlata Idka village is a typical mountainous settlement. As a consequence of
more than 500 years of mining activity, its environment has been extensively affected by …

Mining-contaminated sites and the affected communities at risk are important issues on the
agenda of both researchers and policy makers, particularly in the former communist block …

In this study, the content characteristics, comprehensive pollution assessment, and
morphological distribution characteristics of heavy metals (Mn, Cd, Cr, Pb, Ni, Zn, and Cu) …