Mining is very vital to the production of goods, services and infrastructure; it advances the
quality of lives in the society. However, the possible hazard of waste and radioactivity …

An estimated 23 million people live on floodplains affected by potentially dangerous
concentrations of toxic waste derived from past and present metal mining activity. We …

Land degradation as a result of unregulated mineral exploration and mining, negatively
impacts local communities and vulnerable ecosystems. Phytoremediation is used as a …

Reservoirs constructed for multiple water and land use changes alter the hydro-
sedimentological dynamics of drainage basins, intensifying erosion and silting of water …

Gold mining generates major environmental impacts like landscape degradation,
accumulation of waste rock dumps, and water contamination by suspended solids. Russia …

Heavy metal and metalloid contamination of topsoils from atmospheric deposition and
release from landfills, agriculture, and industries is a widespread problem that is estimated …

Central Asia contains one of the largest internal drainage basins in the world, and its
continental location results in limited availability of both surface and groundwater. Since the …

Land use change alters the hydrological process, which in turn affects the migration of heavy
metals. However, analyses of the watershed-scale distribution of heavy metals from slope to …

As Mongolia is considered one of the most resource extraction-dependent countries
globally, significant mining-related environmental and human health risks are expected. The …

This study is devoted to assessing the potential for accumulating heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Cu,
Zn) of nine species of aquatic and coastal plants growing in the water area of the Okhta …