Bauxite mining waste pollution and its sustainable management through bioremediation

G Pradhan, B Tripathy, DK Ram, AK Digal… - Geomicrobiology …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The potential to subsidize the development of areas furnished with ores is essential for
producing supplies, services, and infrastructure that get a better social life quality. Bauxite …

Soil quality and vegetation performance indicators for sustainable rehabilitation of bauxite residue disposal areas: a review

E Di Carlo, CR Chen, RJ Haynes, IR Phillips… - Soil …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
The generation of bauxite residue, the by-product of alumina manufacture from bauxite ore,
has increased to a global stockpile of some 3 billion tonnes. In the absence of significant …

The red mud accident in Ajka (Hungary): plant toxicity and trace metal bioavailability in red mud contaminated soil

S Ruyters, J Mertens, E Vassilieva… - … science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
The red mud accident of October 4, 2010, in Ajka (Hungary) contaminated a vast area with
caustic, saline red mud (pH 12) that contains several toxic trace metals above soil limits. Red …

Effect of amendment of bauxite processing sand with organic materials on its chemical, physical and microbial properties

BEH Jones, RJ Haynes, IR Phillips - Journal of Environmental …, 2010 - Elsevier
The effects of addition of a range of organic amendments (biosolids, spent mushroom
compost, green waste compost and green waste-derived biochar), at two rates, on some key …

Phosphogypsum stabilization of bauxite residue: conversion of its alkaline characteristics

S Xue, M Li, J Jiang, GJ Millar, C Li, X Kong - Journal of Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Reduction of the high alkalinity of bauxite residue is a key problem to solve to make it
suitable for plant growth and comprehensive utilization. In this study, phosphogypsum, a …

Aged acidic biochar increases nitrogen retention and decreases ammonia volatilization in alkaline bauxite residue sand

M Esfandbod, IR Phillips, B Miller, MR Rashti… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bauxite residue sand (BRS) is the primary growth medium for rehabilitating Alcoa's residue
storage areas in south-west Western Australia. Successful revegetation of highly alkaline …

Sustained bauxite residue rehabilitation with gypsum and organic matter 16 years after initial treatment

AW Bray, DI Stewart, R Courtney, SP Rout… - Environmental …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Bauxite residue is a high volume byproduct of alumina manufacture which is commonly
disposed of in purpose-built bauxite residue disposal areas (BRDAs). Natural waters …

Adopting novel ecosystems as suitable rehabilitation alternatives for former mine sites

D Doley, P Audet - Ecological Processes, 2013 - Springer
The nature and extent of environmental disturbance associated with mining commonly
entails completely new and challenging combinations of climate, lithology and landform …

Addition of an organic amendment and/or residue mud to bauxite residue sand in order to improve its properties as a growth medium

BEH Jones, RJ Haynes, IR Phillips - Journal of Environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
The effects of addition of carbonated residue mud (RMC) or seawater neutralized residue
mud (RMS), at two rates, in the presence or absence of added green waste compost, on the …

Ecotoxicological risk assessment of revegetated bauxite residue: Implications for future rehabilitation programmes

E Di Carlo, A Boullemant, R Courtney - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Around 3 billion tonnes of bauxite residue (BR), the by-product of alumina extraction, have
been produced and stockpiled worldwide, representing a potential risk for the environment …