Synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is an in situ, minimallydestructive,
element-specific, molecular-scale structural probe that has been employed to study the …

Soils containing a large proportion of industrial waste can pose a health risk due to high
environmentally available concentrations of toxic metal (loid) s. Nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) …

The chemical composition of coal ash is highly heterogeneous and dependent on the origin
of the source coal, combustion parameters, and type and configuration of air pollution …

Combustion of coal in thermal power plants generates huge quantities of coal fly ash (CFA)
worldwide. CFA contains a series of plant-essential elements, and one distinct beneficial …

Distribution and biodiversity of soil microscopic fungi in 5 areas of old environmental loads
in Slovakia were studied in relation to very low amount of organic matter (% TOC from 0.2 to …

Studied technosols represent a unique system of a 50-year-old environmental burden after
dam failure of coal-ash pond. The released ashes rich in arsenic with a thickness of 1–2 m …

The potential environmental hazards of risk elements in the area affected by the opencast
coal mine and/or coal combustion for plants and animals was assessed by using a suite of …

Coal combustion residuals (CCRs) are one of the most abundant high-volume waste
materials disposed in impoundments worldwide. Some methods of CCR recycling, eg their …

This study aims to isolate and identify autochthonous bacteria from arsenic-contaminated
soils collected in the locality of Zemianske Kostoľany. After the coal ash pond spill in 1965 …

The paper is focused on the study of biotic interactions on the site Zemianske Kostol'any
(Slovak Republic) that is a large area with significant pollution. In 1965, a dam failure of a …