Revitalizing contaminated lands: A state-of-the-art review on the remediation of mine-tailings using phytoremediation and genomic approaches

S Hassan, SS Bhadwal, M Khan, KU Nissa, RA Shah… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The mining industry has historically served as a critical reservoir of essential raw materials
driving global economic progress. Nevertheless, the consequential by-product known as …

[HTML][HTML] Geochemistry and contamination of sediments and water in rivers affected by the rupture of tailings dams (Brumadinho, Brazil)

FAL Pacheco, RF do Valle Junior, MMAP de Melo… - Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the geochemistry and contamination of rivers affected by the rupture of
tailings dams is paramount to emergency water resources management. This needs the …

[HTML][HTML] Water security threats and challenges following the rupture of large tailings dams

FAL Pacheco, MD de Oliveira, MS Oliveira… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rupture of mine-tailings dams can severely contaminate rivers, because released
tailings can interact with water for years kee** contaminant concentrations high. The …

Organic matter from water treatment residuals stabilizes amorphous iron to maintain phosphorus adsorption by iron hydroxides

X Liu, B Fan, X Shen, C Huang, L Bai… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Functional materials enriched with amorphous iron are commonly used for environmental
remediation. However, their performance is often susceptible to aging and reductive …

[HTML][HTML] Explaining the persistence of hazardous chemicals in the Doce River (Brazil) by multiple sources of contamination and a major environmental disaster

FY Yamamoto, GFE Pauly, LS Nascimento… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
High concentrations of hazardous chemicals may be introduced into aquatic ecosystems
during episodes of acute and chronic environmental contamination. This study aimed to …

A Comprehensive Review on Mine Tailings as a Raw Material in the Alkali Activation Process

HR Manaviparast, T Miranda, E Pereira, N Cristelo - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The mining industry generates vast quantities of mine tailings on an annual basis. However,
due to their limited economic value, a significant portion of these tailings are deposited close …

Screening for natural manganese scavengers: divergent phytoremediation potentials of wetland plants

AD Ferreira, HM Queiroz, D Barcellos, XL Otero… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Manganese is a potentially toxic micronutrient with great ecological risk. In wetland soils, Mn
bioavailability increases sharply with contamination hazards. Wetland plants may have …

Mineralogical fingerprint and human health risk from potentially toxic elements of Fe mining tailings from the Fundão dam

D de Lima Camêlo, LA da Silva Filho… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In 2015,> 50 million cubic meters of Fe mining tailings were released into the Doce
River basin from the Fundão dam, raising the question of its consequences on the affected …

Characterization of Bulgarian Copper Mine Tailing as a Precursor for Obtaining Geopolymers

D Ilieva, L Angelova, T Radoykova, A Surleva… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Valorization of high-volume mine tailings could be achieved by the development of new
geopolymers with a low CO2 footprint. Materials rich in aluminum and silicon with …

Life Cycle Assessment of Raw and Fe-Modified Biochars: Contributing to Circular Economy

C Gallego-Ramírez, E Chica, A Rubio-Clemente - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biochar is a carbonaceous material, which can be decorated with metals, that has been
garnering attention to be used in the treatment of water due to its contribution to waste …