Mercury pollution and its impacts on human health is of global concern. The authors of this
paper were members of the Plenary Panel on Human Health in the 12th International …

Metal-bearing solid wastes are an important secondary source of metals. Compared to
mining from ores, the recovery of metals, especially precious metals from rich secondary …

Cyanide toxicity and their environmental impact are well known. Nevertheless, they are still
used in the mining, galvanic and chemical industries. As a result of industrial activities …

Abstract About 5–10% of the world's land surface is currently wetland but possibly> 70% is
already destroyed or impaired. Conservation of these unique ecosystems lags progress in …

Cyanide has been widely used as an essential raw material in several industries including
textile, plastics, paints, photography, electroplating, agriculture, food, medicine and …

Numerous non-cyanide leaching lixiviants have been developed, among which thiosulfate is
considered the most promising alternative to cyanide due to its non-toxicity, low price, high …

The generation of tailings in the world today is immense, since only ounces or pounds of
metals are extracted for each ton of ore processed. In 2022, it was estimated that more than …

Cyanide tailings are industrial hazardous solid wastes arising from gold mining industry.
Hundreds of millions of tons of cyanide tailings that contain highly toxic cyanides and …

The high phenotypic plasticity developed by plants includes rapid responses and
adaptations to aggressive or changing environments. To achieve this, they evolved …

Two cysteine metabolism-related molecules, hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen cyanide, which
are considered toxic, have now been considered as signaling molecules. Hydrogen sulfide …