Current industrial operations pollute the world's land, water, and air with heavy metals.
Metals' environmental behaviour and geographical distribution near the industrial …

This article provides the assessment of heavy metal soil pollution with using the calculation
of various pollution indices and contains also summarization of the sources of heavy metal …

Abandoned tailings are one of the most important sources of heavy metal pollution in the
areas surrounding mining districts, and significant leaching of heavy metals could be …

The leaching of heavy metals (HMs) from lead-zinc mine tailings caused by natural
precipitation and the subsequent migration and transformation characteristics in paddy soil …

Abstract Dabaoshan Mine Site (DMS) is the largest polymetallic mine in South China. The
Hengshi River flowing next to DMS receives acid mine wastes leaching from the tailings …

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 …

Soil pollution by lead, zinc, cadmium and copper was characterized in the mine tailings and
surrounding soils (arable and pasture lands) of an old Spanish Pb–Zn mine. Sixty soil …

In the present investigation, the concentration of heavy metals (As, Ba, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb,
Zn) in pond and stream water samples near abandoned barite mines have been studied …

Pollution index is a powerful tool for ecological geochemistry assessment. The commonly
used pollution indices by heavy metals in soils and sediments were classified as two types …

The development of mining and other resource-based industries are among key drivers of
economic development in the Arctic. The fragile environment and the presence of nature …