Mine tailings dams: Characteristics, failure, environmental impacts, and remediation
D Kossoff, WE Dubbin, M Alfredsson, SJ Edwards… - Applied …, 2014 - Elsevier
On a global scale demand for the products of the extractive industries is ever increasing.
Extraction of the targeted resource results in the concurrent production of a significant …
Extraction of the targeted resource results in the concurrent production of a significant …
Environmental pollution in Africa
AO Fayiga, MO Ipinmoroti, T Chirenje - Environment, development and …, 2018 - Springer
Africa is blessed with natural and mineral resources, but exploitation of these resources has
led to extreme pollution of the environment. Population growth and urbanization due to …
led to extreme pollution of the environment. Population growth and urbanization due to …
Leaching of heavy metals from abandoned mine tailings brought by precipitation and the associated environmental impact
P Wang, Z Sun, Y Hu, H Cheng - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Abandoned tailings are one of the most important sources of heavy metal pollution in the
areas surrounding mining districts, and significant leaching of heavy metals could be …
areas surrounding mining districts, and significant leaching of heavy metals could be …
Assessing pollution and health risks from chromite mine tailings contaminated soils in India by employing synergistic statistical approaches
Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) contamination in the agricultural soil can generate a
detrimental effect on the ecosystem and poses a threat to human health. The present work …
detrimental effect on the ecosystem and poses a threat to human health. The present work …
Lead and zinc uptake and toxicity in maize and their management
Soil contamination with heavy metals is a global problem, and these metals can reach the
food chain through uptake by plants, endangering human health. Among the metal …
food chain through uptake by plants, endangering human health. Among the metal …
Analysis, spatial distribution and ecological risk assessment of arsenic and some heavy metals of agricultural soils, case study: South of Iran
P Sabet Aghlidi, M Cheraghi, B Lorestani… - … of Environmental Health …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose In this study, rates of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead and zinc contents
in agricultural soils from Eghlid County, south of Iran, were determined to assess the soil …
in agricultural soils from Eghlid County, south of Iran, were determined to assess the soil …
Socio-environmental risks linked with mine tailings chemical composition: promoting responsible and safe mine tailings management considering copper and gold …
There is a need to define mine tailings in a clear, precise, multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary,
and holistic manner, considering not only geotechnical and hydraulic concepts but also …
and holistic manner, considering not only geotechnical and hydraulic concepts but also …
Assessment of toxic heavy metals concentrations in soils and wild and cultivated plant species in Limni abandoned copper mining site, Cyprus
Mine tailings represent a serious source of soil pollution with public health implications. The
objectives of this study were:(1) to assess the level of toxic and heavy metal mobilization …
objectives of this study were:(1) to assess the level of toxic and heavy metal mobilization …
Source-sink response analysis of heavy metals and soil pollution assessment in non-ferrous metal industrial agglomeration areas based on decision unit
Y He, W Wang, Y Chen, J Hua, C Deng, H Li - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil heavy metals (HMs) pollution is a worldwide concern. In this study, decision units based
on “source-sink relationship” were established using multi-source data. The source-sink …
on “source-sink relationship” were established using multi-source data. The source-sink …
Anthropogenic contamination of residential environments from smelter As, Cu and Pb emissions: Implications for human health
Communities in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) are disproportionally
affected by industrial pollution compared to more developed nations. This study evaluates …
affected by industrial pollution compared to more developed nations. This study evaluates …