[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive evaluation of potential coal mine dust emissions in an open-pit coal mine in Northwest China

P Trechera, T Moreno, P Córdoba, N Moreno… - International Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Coal mining in China is continually increasing, and the associated emitted coal mine dust is
of growing environmental and occupational concern. In this study, deposited coal mine dust …

Transfer of lead, zinc and cadmium from mine tailings to wheat (Triticum aestivum) in carbonated Mediterranean (Northern Tunisia) soils

S Boussen, M Soubrand, H Bril, K Ouerfelli… - Geoderma, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Carbonate-rich mine tailings are exposed to severe erosion and dispersion in
Mediterranean climates. In Jalta mining area, the dispersion of particles that contain (Pb, Zn …

The nature of urban soils and their role in ecological restoration in cities

MA Pavao‐Zuckerman - Restoration Ecology, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
Current and predicted trends indicate that an increasing proportion of the world's population
is living in urban and suburban places. The nature of the urban environment becomes an …

[HTML][HTML] Mineralogy, geochemistry and toxicity of size-segregated respirable deposited dust in underground coal mines

P Trechera, T Moreno, P Córdoba, N Moreno… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
We focus on a comparison of the geochemistry and mineralogy patterns found in coal,
deposited dust (DD), respirable deposited dust (RDD) and inhalable suspended dust …

Variations in atmospheric PM trace metal content in Spanish towns: illustrating the chemical complexity of the inorganic urban aerosol cocktail

T Moreno, X Querol, A Alastuey, M Viana… - Atmospheric …, 2006‏ - Elsevier
The majority of the Spanish urban population breathe air containing inhalable ambient
airborne particles at average concentrations of 30–46μgm− 3 (PM10) and 20–30μgm− 3 …

Black pine (Pinus nigra) barks as biomonitors of airborne mercury pollution

L Chiarantini, V Rimondi, M Benvenuti… - Science of the Total …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Tree barks are relevant interfaces between plants and the external environment, and can
effectively retain airborne particles and elements at their surface. In this paper we have …

Microprobe techniques for speciation analysis and geochemical characterization of mine environments: the mercury district of Almadén in Spain

A Bernaus, X Gaona, JM Esbrí, P Higueras… - … science & technology, 2006‏ - ACS Publications
Metallurgic calcines with very high mercury and methylmercury content from the Almadén
mining district were analyzed by synchrotron-based microprobe techniques. Information …

Characterization of deposited dust and its respirable fractions in underground coal mines: Implications for oxidative potential-driving species and source …

Y Shangguan, X Zhuang, X Querol, B Li… - International Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Oxidative potential (OP) is considered to be an efficient indicator of particulate matter (PM) to
induce oxidative stress in the lungs and is increasingly considered to be a relevant health …

Mercury soil pollution in Spain: a review

P Higueras, R Fernández-Martínez, JM Esbrí… - … , energy and climate …, 2015‏ - Springer
Spain has been the main mercury producer worldwide, with mines or mining districts
scattered across its geography. In particular, two main areas show generally higher contents …

In vitro studies evaluating leaching of mercury from mine waste calcine using simulated human body fluids

JE Gray, GS Plumlee, SA Morman… - … science & technology, 2010‏ - ACS Publications
In vitro bioaccessibility (IVBA) studies were carried out on samples of mercury (Hg) mine-
waste calcine (roasted Hg ore) by leaching with simulated human body fluids. The objective …