Trace elements (TEs) are deposited to soils mainly due to anthropogenic activities and pose
a significant threat to human health. In this review we aimed at (a) discussing the …

The transition to low-carbon economies, advancements in high-tech and rapid uptake of
electronic equipment will see increased demand over the coming decades for so-called …

Background Plants that accumulate metal and metalloid trace elements to extraordinarily
high concentrations in their living biomass have inspired much research worldwide during …

The term “hyperaccumulator” describes a number of plants that belong to distantly related
families, but share the ability to grow on metalliferous soils and to accumulate extraordinarily …

Nanotechnology is an exciting and powerful discipline of science; the altered properties of
which have offered many new and profitable products and applications. Agriculture, food …

Organisms have developed their internal biochemistry in close connection to the
composition of the natural environment. Humans, as well as all mammals, unlike …

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 …

Abstract In 2022, nickel (Ni) was nominated as a critical metal due to its wide applications in
the metal industry, especially in clean energy applications to achieve climate mitigation …

Remediation of sites contaminated with toxic metals is particularly challenging. Unlike
organic compounds, metals cannot be degraded, and the cleanup usually requires their …

Cyanide tailings are industrial hazardous solid wastes arising from gold mining industry.
Hundreds of millions of tons of cyanide tailings that contain highly toxic cyanides and …