The rapid development of industrial sector has increased the heavy metal pollution issue
recently, as the need of various metals is increasing for manufacturing purpose. These …

Mining operations, industrial production and domestic and agricultural use of metal and
metal containing compound have resulted in the release of toxic metals into the …

Mining of mineral resources results in extensive soil damage, altering microbial communities
and affecting vegetation leading to destruction of vast amounts of land. Reclamation is the …

Water is needed at mine sites for dust suppression, mineral processing, coal washing, and
hydrometallurgical extraction. For these applications, water is mined from surface water …

Mining practices and the absence of proper mine land reclamation has led to heavy metal
contaminated sites with serious impact on the ecosystems and risk for human health. The …

The current state, problems, and prospects of phymoremediation of heavy metal polluted
soils are analyzed. The main attention is paid to the phytoextraction and phytostabilization …

The topsoil gets seriously damaged during mineral extraction. The consequences of
physical disturbance to the topsoil during stripping, stockpiling and reinstatement results in …

After mining in the Cartagena–La Unión Mining District (SE Spain) was discontinued in
1992, various studies have shown that large amounts of toxic metals continue to be …

The present study aimed to elucidate the remediation potential of visibly dominant, naturally
growing plants obtained from an early colonized fly ash dump near a coal-based thermal …

The waste, subgrade ROM and fine dumps of iron ore mines are characterized by high rock
fragment contents, low moisture retention capacity, higher bulk density, low nutrients, lower …