Mine tailings are detrimental to natural plant growth due to their physicochemical
characteristics, such as high pH, high salinity, low water retention capacity, high heavy metal …

Plant-based technologies including phytomining, phytoextraction, phytodegradation,
phytostabilization and phytovolatilization have drawn much attention during the last decade …

The re-processing of mine tailings to obtain critical raw materials (CRMs) could reduce the
mining of new deposits as well as ensure the profitable use of the waste materials. Though …

Metal contamination released from tailings is a global environmental concern. Although
phytoremediation is a promising remediation method, its practice is often impeded by the …

Mine tailings pose a huge hazard for environmental and human health, and the
establishment of vegetation cover is crucial to reduce pollutant dispersion for the …

Standard practice in reclamation of mine tailings is the emplacement of a 15 to 90 cm
soil/gravel/rock cap which is then hydro-seeded. In this study we investigate compost …

Soil metal contamination associated with productive activities is a global issue. Metals are
not biodegradable and tend to accumulate in soils, posing potential risks to surrounding …

Phytoremediation is a green technology that aims to take up pollutants from soil or water.
Metals are one of the targets of these techniques due to their high toxicity in biological …

Since conventional ecological remediation technologies are often unreliable and inefficient,
the use of phytoremediation, which uses plants to restore damaged or polluted …

Different techniques have been developed for the remediation of Cu contaminated soils,
being the phytoremediation a sustainable and environmentally friendly strategy, but its use …