A critical review on the migration and transformation processes of heavy metal contamination in lead-zinc tailings of China

T Chen, X Wen, J Zhou, Z Lu, X Li, B Yan - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
The health risks of lead-zinc (Pb–Zn) tailings from heavy metal (HMs) contamination have
been gaining increasing public concern. The dispersal of HMs from tailings poses a …

Phototrophic nitrogen fixation, a neglected biogeochemical process in mine tailings?

Y Li, X Sun, R Yang, L Guo, C Li, X Wang… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) has important ecological significance in mine tailing by
contributing to the initial accumulation of nitrogen. In addition to chemolithotrophic and …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic and antimony co-contamination influences on soil microbial community composition and functions: relevance to arsenic resistance and carbon …

Y Li, M Zhang, R Xu, H Lin, X Sun, F Xu, P Gao… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microorganisms can mediate arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb) transformation and thus
change the As and Sb toxicity and mobility. The influence of As and Sb on the innate …

Plant-soil feedbacks for the restoration of degraded mine lands: A review

SC Zhu, HX Zheng, WS Liu, C Liu, MN Guo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Much effort has been made to remediate the degraded mine lands that bring severe impacts
to the natural environments. However, it remains unclear what drives the recovery of …

Characterization of diazotrophic root endophytes in Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis)

Y Li, R Yang, MM Häggblom, M Li, L Guo, B Li… - Microbiome, 2022 - Springer
Background Phytoremediation is a potentially cost-effective way to remediate highly
contaminated mine tailing sites. However, nutrient limitations, especially the deficiency of …

Geochemical properties, heavy metals and soil microbial community during revegetation process in a production Pb-Zn tailings

X Wen, J Zhou, S Zheng, Z Yang, Z Lu, X Jiang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Lead-zinc (Pb-Zn) tailings pose a significant environmental threat from heavy
metals (HMs) contamination. Revegetation is considered as a green path for HM …

A newly discovered function of nitrate reductase in chemoautotrophic vanadate transformation by natural mackinawite in aquifer

C He, B Zhang, J Lu, R Qiu - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Mackinawite (FeS), a widely-distributed natural reducing mineral, can donate
electron for various (bio) processes. However, little is known about mackinawite-driven …

Pyrite coupled with steel slag to enhance simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal in constructed wetlands

Y Liu, XH Liu, HC Wang, ZL Li, B Liang, YL Sun… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
FeS 2-based constructed wetland has garnered increasing interest as an efficient and eco-
friendly method for nitrogen and phosphorus removal from carbon limitation wastewater …

Microbial sulfur and arsenic oxidation facilitate the establishment of biocrusts during reclamation of degraded mine tailings

X Sun, T Kong, D Huang, Z Chen, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Degraded tailings generated by the mining of metal ores are major environmental threats to
the surrounding ecosystems. Tailing reclamation, however, is often impeded due to adverse …

Desulfurivibrio spp. mediate sulfur-oxidation coupled to Sb (V) reduction, a novel biogeochemical process

X Sun, T Kong, F Li, MM Häggblom, M Kolton… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Antimony (Sb) contamination released from mine tailings represents a global threat to
natural ecosystems and human health. The geochemical conditions of Sb tailings, which are …