Ultramafic soils are in equal parts fascinating and dangerous. Developed on rocks derived
predominately from the Earth's mantle and metamorphosed at the ocean floors, ultramafic …

Abstract Background Nickel (Ni) phytomining operations cultivate hyperaccumulator plants
('metal crops') on Ni-rich (ultramafic) soils, followed by harvesting and incineration of the …

Abstract The Po-Adriatic region offers an excellent case for reconstructing sediment
provenance and transport pathways of a multi-sourced sediment-routing system. Through a …

Ultramafic soils are typically enriched in nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), and cobalt (Co) and
deficient in essential nutrients, making them unattractive for traditional agriculture …

The concept of phytomining is a natural extension of botanical prospecting and the study of
metal biochemistry and biogeography of metal hyperaccumulator plants. Some elements …

Ultramafic vertisols cover large areas in Albania and offer opportunities for phytomining. We
undertook a field experiment with native Alyssum murale on two representative Vertisols at a …

The dissolved nickel (Ni) isotopic composition of rivers and oceans presents an apparent
paradox. Even though rivers represent a major source of Ni in the oceans, seawater is more …

Ni recovery from serpentine soils by phytomining has proved feasible. Phytomining involves
the crop of hyperaccumulating plants with high Ni contents and the valorization of Ni by pyro …

Agromining involves growing selected hyperaccumulator plant species ('metal crops') on low-
grade ore bodies or mineralized (eg ultramafic) soils, or anthropogenic metal-rich materials …

The metallurgical complex of Elbasan represents a potential source of the heavy metal
pollution, due to the industrial activity conducted before years 1990s. The study focuses in …