Phytoremediation is an excellent method for removing harmful heavy metals from the
environment since it is eco-friendly, uses little energy, and is inexpensive. However, as …

Mining exploitation in the Mediterranean Basin has left evident scars on the environment,
and poses serious risks for human health and biodiversity, especially when mine wastes are …

Heavy metals transported by rivers are deposited in sediments and floodplains, and
floodplain soils act as both sinks and sources of these metals. The Innerste River is …

Tailings and mine dumps are often pollutant sources that pose serious environmental
threats to surrounding areas. The use of pioneer vascular plants to extract or stabilize metals …

Phytoremediation and the use of suitable amendments are well-known technologies for the
mitigation of petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) contaminations in terrestrial ecosystems. Our …

Soil contamination by heavy metals represents an important environmental and public
health problem of global concern. Biocrust-forming cyanobacteria offer promise for heavy …

In Romania, huge quantities of gangue material from the mining activity practiced in the past
were improperly stored and led to the pollution of the environment. Thus, this work is framed …

Abstract Arsenate, As (V), and arsenite, As (III), are the most available arsenicals present in
the soil solutions, in particular in mine polluted substrates, and cause several symptoms of …

Background and aims This field-base study evaluates the long-term effectiveness of in-situ
remediation measures applied to soils residually polluted by potentially toxic elements …

Plant growth on mine wastes is restricted by the lack of water, nutrients, phytotoxic
responses and the absence of a seedbank. In a mesocosm study, we addressed the …