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 …

Bauxite residue is a kind of strong alkaline waste produced in the production of alumina. Its
long-term storage poses a potential threat to the environment. With the tightening of …

Bauxite residue (Red mud) is produced in alumina plants by the Bayer process in which Al-
containing minerals are dissolved in hot NaOH. The global residue inventory reached an …

Bauxite residue, an industrial alkaline solid waste, has a low organic carbon content which
hinders plant growth. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) drives many biogeochemical …

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 …

Bauxite residue is a highly alkaline material generated from the production of alumina in
which bauxite is dissolved in caustic soda. Approximately 4.4 billion tons of bauxite residues …

Bauxite residue (BR) is a highly alkaline solid hazardous waste produced from bauxite
processing for alumina production. Alkaline transformation appears to reduce the …

Worldwide bauxite residue disposal areas contain an estimated 2.7 billion tonnes of bauxite
residue, increasing by~ 120 million tpa. The future management of this residue is of …

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 …

Improving aggregate formation and stability of bauxite residue is essential for the
development of a soil on the residue. Effects of gypsum and vermicompost on related …