Assessment of plant ecological variability and heavy metal …

Dumping of these wastes leads to the formation of abandoned mining land comprising open pits, tailings ponds, waste dumps, and subsidence areas enriched with heavy metals (HMs) ... The aims of this study were i. to investigate the ecological variability of plant species naturally growing on ABM sites in comparison to a nearby control site, ...

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Phytostabilization of acidic mine tailings with biochar, …

The results observed by Phillips et al. (2016) and Novak et al. (2018) suggest that mine tailings respond differently to biochars with dissimilar physiochemical properties and that choosing an appropriate biochar is critical to improving plant growth in mine tailings. Taken together, the results of these earlier studies suggest that lime could ...

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Green Remediation Best Management Practices: …

the Summitville Mine in Del Norte, Colorado, generates hydropower that offsets grid electricity consumed by an onsite water treatment plant. I Waste rock and ore process tailings found in surface impoundments at mining sites typically settle over time. Impoundment stabilization often involves constructing one

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Mine tailings composition in a historic site: implications for

Ecological restoration, using tolerant plant species and nutrient additions, is a low-cost option to decrease environmental risks associated with mine tailings. An attempt was previously made to establish such a vegetation cover on an abandoned tailings facility in Southern Ireland. Historically, the tailings site has been prone to dusting and is a potential source of …

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Phytoremediation Potential of Native Plant Species in Mine …

Hasnaoui et al., in the screening of native plants growing on a Pb/Zn mining area in eastern Morocco, found that BCF root, BCF shoot, and TF for Cd in S. tenacissima and A. herba ... In order to evaluate the actual impact of the mine tailings on natural soils around them, different samples were collected from Unit S1 and Unit S2 (6 and 7 ...

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Growth of selected plant species in biosolids-amended …

1 Growth of selected plant species in biosolids-amended mine tailings Hannah Joy P. Alcantaraa,b, Augustine I. Doronilaa, Marc Nicolasb, Stephen D. Ebbsc, Spas D. Koleva, * aSchool of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia bFaculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia cDepartment of …

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Accumulation of Pb, Cu, and Zn in native plants growing on …

Stoltz and Greger (2002) reported a range of 3.4 to 920 mg kg − 1 of Pb concentrations in different wetland plant species collected from mine tailings. ... (0.98) and Pb (0.58). Among the three metals tested, the plants growing on the site were most efficient in taking up and translocating Cu. Low translocation of Pb indicates that plants ...

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In Situ Phytoremediation of Mine Tailings with High …

Plant species with the capacity to grow and develop on mine tailings can be used as a model system in phytoremediation studies. Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. is a shrub with …

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Mine tailings phytoremediation in arid and semiarid …

Twelve wild plant species suitable for the mine tailings remediation in arid environments can grow in mine tailings, accumulate concentrations of potentially toxic elements mentioned previously generally accepted phytotoxicity levels, and are fit to form a vegetation cover in sterile mine tailings in the Zimapan region, Mexico (Sánchez-López ...

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Using Mediterranean Native Plants for the Phytoremediation of Mining …

The main conclusions of the review are as follows: (1) plant communities established on mine environments are often rich in endemic taxa which ensure a high biodiversity and landscape value, and can help in the psychophysical health of local inhabitants; (2) political and land management should take greater account of the use of native plants ...

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Dynamics of metal tolerant plant communities' development in mine

All the plants that grow in these sites are therefore metal tolerant and the main differences that condition their establishment are mainly pH and electrical conductivity ... Heavy metal accumulation and tolerance in plants from mine tailings of the semiarid Cartagena-La Union mining district (SE Spain) Sci. Total Environ., 366 (2006), pp. 1-11.

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Frontiers | Plant-Soil Feedbacks for the Restoration of Degraded Mine

Responses of Plant-Soil Feedbacks Toward Extreme Conditions Physical Properties. Due to the scattered or bare vegetation, the soils of the degraded mine lands are always compacted and suffer from either drought or excessive wetness (Bradshaw, 1983).Both too dry and too wet conditions impair plant growth and soil biota survival (Bradshaw, 1997).It …

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Phytoremediation of mine tailings in temperate and arid …

Whether phytoextraction or phytostabilization is the goal, plants used need to be suited to the climate at the mine tailings site. In temperate regions tailings are often saturated or waterlogged and require plants adapted to slightly anaerobic and wetland conditions (Craw et al. 2007).In arid and semi-arid regions plants must be both drought- and salt-tolerant to tolerate …

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Metal accumulation by plant species growing …

Waste rock, tailings, and mine waste directly discharged into the environment and water resources have the potential to pollute the environment [13] and pose a serious threat to public health [14 ...

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Differences in elemental composition of tailings, soils, and plant …

In regards to As, we noted that despite the presence of similar As concentrations in the boreal forest adjacent to the mine site (VDC5) and tailings (VDC-2, 3, and 4), (Fig. 4E), foliar levels of As for all plant species (alder, birch, and spruce) were significantly lower in VDC-5 (average of 1.4 mg,g 1) compared to those growing on VDC2, 3 ...

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The efficient applications of native flora for phytorestoration of mine …

Hence, this article reviews the ecological potential of native plant species growing on mine tailings to restore AMLs efficiently. To review the data known so far and to investigate all aspects of the autochthonous flora on mine tailings and their phytoremediation potential, the literature from the period 1971 to 2023 was consulted, mainly ...

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Heavy Metal Accumulation and Tolerance in Plants from Mine Tailings …

On reclaimed mining sites, however, substrate pH influences plant development primarily through its action on the solubility of hazardous metals and nutrients (Pratas et al. 2005). pH and ...

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Heavy metals concentration in plants growing on mine tailings …

Heavy metals concentration in plants growing on mine tailings in Central Mexico. L. Dendooven. 2010, Bioresource Technology. See full PDF download Download PDF. Related papers. Plants and Soil Contamination with Heavy Metals in Agricultural Areas of Guadalupe, Zacatecas, Mexico.

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Morphology and Physiology of Plants Growing on Highly Polluted Mining

7.5.1 Plant Selection for Phytoremediation of Mine Tailings. Mine tailings, being waste disposal sites, pose a serious threat to surrounding ecosystems and local communities due to the considerable ease with which pollution can spread to the environment with wind and runoff water (Salas-Luévano et al. 2017).

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Amendments Improve Performance of Perennial Native Plants …

In a field study at an abandoned mine site, we evaluated the effects of a mixture of amendments (lime, biosolids, biochar or extra potasium fertilizer, and local microbial inoculum) on tailings pH and metal concentrations; and on corresponding survival and growth of a variety of native herbaceous plants growing in small plot.s There were three ...

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Native trees on abandoned mine land: From environmental …

Tree species growing in tailings and mine-contaminated soils are resistant to imposed stress conditions (metal contamination and nutrient deficiency) and can achieve the …

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Phytoremediation Potential of Native Plant Species in Mine …

Phytoremediation is the process of application of green plants to remove or render PTE contaminants harmless. Among phytoremediation techniques, phytoextraction and …

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Metal accumulation by plant species growing on a mine contaminated site

The present work aims to assess the efficiency of heavy metal accumulation of native species growing in contaminated soils in the mining district of Taxco, Mexico. Soil and tailing sampling was conducted in three study sites: La Concha, El Fraile,

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There's a Massive, Hidden Lake of Mining Residue Above …

The '80s weren't kind to the U.S. steel industry, and Reserve declared bankruptcy in 1986. All those union jobs vanished yet again. Under new non-union parent company Cyprus-Amax, the Babbitt mine plus the Silver Bay processing plant/tailings pond reopened in 1989 as Cyprus Northshore Mining.

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Coal tailings as a soil conditioner: evaluation of tailing …

This study aimed to evaluate the potential utilisation of coal tailings waste in the soil amelioration to improve plant performance. The physico–chemical characteristics of coal tailings from two Australian mining sites (CT1 and CT2) showed that the tailings samples are alkaline with loamy and loamy sand textures, respectively.

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Accumulation of heavy metals in native plants growing on …

Phytoremediation, including phytoextraction and phytostabilization, has been considered for a long time to be effective in remediating metal-polluted soils. This research …

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Plant-assisted metal remediation in mine-degraded land: a scientometric

Presently, the progressive concern for the adverse effect of mining has emphasized the significance of reclamation in derelict mine site. The manuscript aims to present a scientometric analysis followed by a review on eco-restoration of heavy metal polluted mine spoil, tailing and to develop a timeline analysis done in the last 10 years (2010–2020). Web of …

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Drivers and mechanisms of spontaneous plant community …

It has also been found that ecological succession in mining areas leads to an increase in soil bulk density (Yuan et al., 2023), and the presence of moss and herbaceous plant in the Plant-blanket group confirms this during the early stages of pyritic tailings succession.

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Plants to mine metals and remediate land

The fern Dicranopteris linearis, which grows on tailings at a former REE mine in southeastern China, accumulates predominantly La, Nd, and Ce, producing biomass at commercially harvestable levels.

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Heavy metal accumulation and phytostabilization …

these Mn mine tailings. It was expected that the results generated from this study will be useful for the complete understanding of the restoration potential of dominant plants in the phytostabilization of Mn mine tailings. 2 Materials and methods 2.1 Site description This study was carried out at Huayuan Mn mine tailings

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Tucson startup in finals of global mine-tailings …

Tucson startup Auxilium Technology Group won $300,000 to build a pilot plant that turns mine tailings into an insulated product.

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MANAGEMENT OF TAILINGS: PAST, PRESENT AND …

facility heights are limited, and tailings storage footprints grow ever larger. Source: After Williams 2017; adapted from Davies and Rice 2004 Inefficient water & process chemical recovery ... 3.1 SETTING OF THE MINE SITE Tailings management is typically easier, at least physically, in dry climates, where advantage can be

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Mine tailings phytoremediation in arid and semiarid …

The objective of this chapter is to offer the reader the results obtained by the team working with native or endemic plant species on mine tailings located in the Antofagasta region. The species under study were ... Phytoremediation potential of invasive species growing in mining dumpsite. Phytorestoration of Abandoned Mining and Oil Drilling ...

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Ecological restoration alters microbial communities in mine tailings

Revegetation has been widely exploited to control environmental hazards associated with mine tailings containing polymetallic sulfides because plant community development can effectively increase ...

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How to turn mine tailings into healthy soil

The process involves encouraging specific microbes to grow in tailings that have been amended with plant mulch from agricultural waste and urban green waste. These microbes "eat" the organics ...

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Accumulation of Pb, Cu, and Zn in native plants growing on …

This study was conducted to assess the potential of 19 plants growing on contaminated sites in Pb mine area. Plants and associated soil samples were collected and analyzed for total metal concentrations. ... Accumulation properties of As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn by four wetland plant species growing on submerged mine tailings. Environ Exp Bot, 47 ...

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Ecological rehabilitation of mine tailings | Plant and Soil

Three articles emphasise the agricultural management, phyto-management, and advanced materials used for the improvement of plant growth and functions in tailings or tailings-contaminated soils for efficient rehabilitation of mine sites.

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The efficient applications of native flora for phytorestoration …

Native plants growing in mine tailings can offer significant benefits in mitigating air pollution and combating climate change. However, their effectiveness may vary depending on …

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