Freshwater salinization syndrome: From emerging global problem to managing risks

SS Kaushal, GE Likens, ML Pace, JE Reimer… - Biogeochemistry, 2021 - Springer
Freshwater salinization is an emerging global problem impacting safe drinking water,
ecosystem health and biodiversity, infrastructure corrosion, and food production. Freshwater …

Abandoned PbZn mining wastes and their mobility as proxy to toxicity: A review

M Gutiérrez, K Mickus, LM Camacho - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Lead and zinc (Pbsingle bond Zn) mines are a common occurrence worldwide; and while
approximately 240 mines are active, the vast majority have been abandoned for decades …

Assessing the performance of gray and green strategies for sustainable urban drainage system development: A multi-criteria decision-making analysis

W Yang, J Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The performance assessment of a sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS) involves
multiple criteria and is important for the decision-making of urban sustainable development …

The risk may not be limited to flooding: polluted flood sediments pose a human health threat to the unaware public

A Weber, S Wolf, N Becker, L Märker-Neuhaus… - Environmental Sciences …, 2023 - Springer
Background Because of global climate change, extreme flood events are expected to
increase in quantity and intensity in the upcoming decades. In catchments affected by ore …

Flood-related contamination in catchments affected by historical metal mining: an unexpected and emerging hazard of climate change

SA Foulds, PA Brewer, MG Macklin, W Haresign… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Floods in catchments affected by historical metal mining result in the remobilisation of large
quantities of contaminated sediment from floodplain soils and old mine workings. This poses …

Bio-remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil by microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP)—a critical review

S Wang, L Fang, MF Dapaah, Q Niu, L Cheng - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biomineralization processes utilizing microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) have
recently shown promise as an effective approach for remediating heavy metal …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of potentially toxic element contamination in the riparian zone of the River Sava

P Pavlović, M Marković, O Kostić, S Sakan, D Đorđević… - Catena, 2019 - Elsevier
Contaminated sediments transported onto the river terrace during high water events can
contribute significant quantities of potentially toxic elements to riparian soils. Seven trace …

Copper and zinc interact significantly in their joint toxicity to Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: Insights from physiological and transcriptomic investigations

M Ye, S Fang, Q Yu, J Chen, P Li, C Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) often discharge simultaneously from industrial and
agricultural sectors and cause stress to aquatic biota. Although microalgae have been …

[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 …