TRIAD method to assess ecological risks of contaminated soils in abandoned mine sites

D Kim, JI Kwak, TY Lee, L Kim, H Kim, SH Nam… - Journal of hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Site-specific soil ecological risk assessment is important for protecting soil ecosystems
because it reflects the environmental factors at the site to detect ecological risks and develop …

Phytoremediation properties of sweet potato for soils contaminated by heavy metals in South Kazakhstan

M Toishimanov, Z Abilda, D Daurov, A Daurova… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Industrial waste in the form of abandoned mine tailings from a former lead plant in South
Kazakhstan amounts to about 2 million tons, and this has led to environmental pollution with …

Heavy metal contamination assessment and source attribution in the vicinity of an iron slag pile in Hechi, China: Integrating multi-medium analysis

H Hu, H Zheng, F Liu, Z Ding, Z Wang, Y Peng… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Heavy metals, such as mercury, cadmium, and nickel, may contaminate human inhabited
environments, with critical consequences for human health. This study examines the health …

[HTML][HTML] Phytoextraction of Cu, Cd, Zn and As in four shrubs and trees growing on soil contaminated with mining waste

B Heredia, R Tapia, BJ Young, P Hasuoka, P Pacheco… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Mining activity has degraded large extensions of soil and its waste is composed of metals,
anthropogenic chemicals, and sterile rocks. The use of native species in the recovery of …

Lead exposure dose-dependently affects oxidative stress, AsA-GSH, photosynthesis, and mineral content in pakchoi (Brassica chinensis L.)

Z Tan, C Wu, Z Xuan, Y Cheng, R Xiong, Z Su… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Lead (Pb) is a heavy metal pollutant and negatively affects agriculture and ecosystems. Pb
can cause oxidative stress and abnormal plant growth. The ascorbic acid-glutathione (AsA …

Heavy metal contamination in eggs on poultry farms and ecological risk assessment around a gold mine area in northern Thailand

P Aendo, R Mingkhwan, K Senachai, N Pinniam… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the Hg, Pb, Cd, and Mn levels in egg
feed, soil, and water among laying hens, laying ducks, and free-grazing duck farms in …

Phytotoxicity of coal waste elutriates (Douro Coalfield, North Portugal) in Lactuca sativa

BS Diogo, A Narayan, C Mansilha, JE Marques… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
One of the most important mining areas in the Douro Carboniferous Basin is the Pejão
Coalfield. In the summer of 2017, a wildfire promoted the ignition and self-burning some of …

Lead treatment affects mineral element status in rye (Secale cereale L.) plants

I Ilker Ozyigit, S Igdelioglu, S Yolcu, IE Yalcin… - Cereal Research …, 2024 - Springer
Lead (Pb) is among the most toxic heavy metals in biological systems and causes toxicity
from seed germination to yield formation. High Pb concentrations lead to oxidative damage …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies of physiological, morpho-anatomical and biochemical adaptation in seedlings of native species exposed to mining waste

B Heredia, PD Recio, BJ Young, P Pacheco… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Seeds of four native species of trees and shrubs (Larrea cuneifolia, Bulnesia retama,
Plectrocarpa tetracantha and Prosopis flexuosa) were exposed to soil contaminated with As …

Assessment of heavy metals bioaccumulation in Silver Birch (Betula pendula Roth) from an AMD active, abandoned gold mine waste

J Jurković, A Kazlagić, J Sulejmanović… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is generally outlined as one of the largest environmental
concerns, characterized by very low pH value of mine waste, heavy metals and high …