Use of sulfate-reducing and bioelectrochemical reactors for metal recovery from mine water

P Isosaari, M Sillanpää - Separation & Purification Reviews, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The cleaning of large volumes of metal-loaded water formed at closed and active mine sites
can be a valuable resource of metals. Active treatment processes are needed to recover …

Cadmium stable isotope variation in a mountain area impacted by acid mine drainage

WJ Yang, KB Ding, P Zhang, H Qiu, C Cloquet… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The pollution of natural waters and sediments with metals derived from acid mine drainage
(AMD) is a global environmental problem. However, the processes governing the …

[HTML][HTML] Source apportionment of mine contamination across streamflows

P Onnis, P Byrne, KA Hudson-Edwards, I Frau… - Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, metals released by mine waste represent a challenge for protecting water quality
and ecosystems. Understanding metal dispersion in catchments is critical for developing …

Health risk assessment for consumption of fish originating from ponds near Dabaoshan mine, South China

P Zhuang, Z Li, MB McBride, B Zou, G Wang - Environmental Science and …, 2013 - Springer
Mining effluents are a potential source of toxic metals in the surrounding aquatic ecosystem
and pose a potential health risk to humans from fish consumption. The objective of this …

Patterns of soil contamination, erosion and river loading of metals in a gold mining region of northern Mongolia

J Jarsjö, SR Chalov, J Pietroń, AV Alekseenko… - Regional Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
Mining has become one of the main causes of increased heavy metal loading of river
systems throughout the world. There is however an evident gap between assessments of …

Gold mining impact on riverine heavy metal transport in a sparsely monitored region: the upper Lake Baikal Basin case

J Thorslund, J Jarsjö, SR Chalov… - Journal of …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Mining and ore excavation can cause the acidification and heavy metal pollution of
downstream water systems. It can be difficult to assess the load contributions from individual …

Seasonal and spatial variation of diffuse (non-point) source zinc pollution in a historically metal mined river catchment, UK

E Gozzard, WM Mayes, HAB Potter, AP Jarvis - Environmental Pollution, 2011 - Elsevier
Quantifying diffuse sources of pollution is becoming increasingly important when
characterising river catchments in entirety–a prerequisite for environmental management …

Metal and nutrient dynamics on an aged intensive green roof

AF Speak, JJ Rothwell, SJ Lindley, CL Smith - Environmental Pollution, 2014 - Elsevier
Runoff and rainfall quality was compared between an aged intensive green roof and an
adjacent conventional roof surface. Nutrient concentrations in the runoff were generally …

[HTML][HTML] Water quality impacts and river system recovery following the 2014 Mount Polley mine tailings dam spill, British Columbia, Canada

P Byrne, KA Hudson-Edwards, G Bird, MG Macklin… - Applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mount Polley mine tailings embankment breach on August 4th, 2014, in British
Columbia, Canada, is the second largest mine waste spill on record. The mine operator …

Effective and simultaneous removal of heavy metals and neutralization of acid mine drainage using an attapulgite-soda residue based adsorbent

H Chen, Y Ai, Y Jia, J Li, M Gu, M Chen - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Implementing an economical and effective measure for treating acid mine drainage (AMD)
from abandoned mines using low-cost restoration reagents present a significant challenge …