Land that has little to no utility for agriculture or industry is considered marginal land. This
kind of terrain is frequently found on the edge of deserts or other arid regions. The amount of …

The health risks of lead-zinc (Pb–Zn) tailings from heavy metal (HMs) contamination have
been gaining increasing public concern. The dispersal of HMs from tailings poses a …

With the development of industry, the human demand for lead and zinc is increasing
gradually, and the heavy metal pollution caused by the mining process of lead–zinc tailings …

Tartary buckwheat is one of the nutritious minor cereals and is grown in high-cold
mountainous areas of arid and semi-arid zones where drought is a common phenomenon …

Ecosystem degradation as a result of coal mining is a common phenomenon in various
regions of the world, especially in arid and semi-arid zones. The implementation of …

Tailings dam failures can cause devastation to the environment, loss of human life, and
require expensive remediation. A promising approach for de-risking brucite-bearing …

Soil contamination with multiple heavy metals is a global environmental issue that poses a
serious threat to public health and ecological safety. Biochar passivation is an efficient and …

The vegetation deterioration and pollution expansion from non-ferrous metal tailings pond
have been found in many countries leading to water soil erosion and human health risk …

Biochar is a carbon-rich material that can improve soil properties and has the potential for
mine tailings reclamation, particularly in drylands. However, few studies have examined the …

Increased mobility of people around the globe has facilitated transferring species to new
environments, where some have found suitable conditions and even become invasive …