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 …

The primary solid waste product of surface coal mining is overburden (also known as spoil),
the material that is moved to access the underlying coal seams. Once removed, this material …

Reclamation of highly degraded mine lands to a sustainable environmental quality has
become a major policy concern in many countries with a long mining tradition. This paper …

Although the environmental significance of acid rock drainage (ARD) generated from mining
wastes is well known, selecting the appropriate ARD management strategy can prove a …

Reclamation of abandoned mining areas can be a potentially viable solution to tackle three
major problems: waste mismanagement, environmental contamination, and growing food …

The spatiotemporal evolution of both U and Th isotopes in a mine effluent highly polluted by
acid mine drainage (AMD) was evaluated. The acidic tributary, which born from the outflows …

Understanding the combined effects of soil amendments and inoculation of mycorrhizal
fungi on the response of different plant species during the phytostabilization process of trace …

A full-scale passive treatment plant using barium carbonate (BaCO 3), the mineral witherite,
as a Dispersed Alkaline Substrate (DAS) for strongly contaminated acid mine drainage was …

Understanding seasonal groundwater quality changes in temperate continental climate
waste rock dumps (WRDs) is necessary for sustainable environmental risk prevention and …

Biochar application to soils has become a focus of research during the last decade due to its
high potential for C sequestration. Nevertheless, there is no exhaustive information on the …