Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a highly acidic solution rich in heavy metals and produced by
mining activities. It can severely inhibit the growth of plants, and microbial communities and …

Coal mines discharge low-pH acid mine drainage (AMD), which contains a variety of heavy
metals and sulfates that are extremely polluting and corrosive, posing a continuous threat to …

Currently, understanding the structure and function of the microbial community is the key
step in artificially constructing microbial communities to control soil heavy metal pollution …

Copper mine tailings are causing great environmental concern nowadays due to their high
contents of heavy metals. These hazards may release to air, water, and soil, posing great …

The mining and processing of some minerals and coal result in the production of acid mine
drainage (AMD) which contains elevated levels of sulfate and metals, which tend to pose …

Mining operations generate large amounts of wastes which are usually stored into large-
scale storage facilities which pose major environmental concerns and must be properly …

To properly dispose mining-induced tailings, diverse techniques including cemented paste
fill (CPB) have been already employed. Indeed, tailings are manufactured by using different …

Groundwater is an extremely valuable freshwater resource for drinking and agricultural use,
and its value is increasing with global population growth. One of the potential threats to its …

Excessive exploitation and massive coal mine closures have brought about extensive goafs
in Shanxi where 8780 coal mines have been abandoned in the last 20 years. Acid mine …

A new idea to alleviate environmental pollution is the development of low-cost adsorbents
using natural minerals and fishery wastes to treat high concentrations of heavy metal …