Assessing the quality of potentially reclaimed mine soils: Environmental implications for the construction of a nearby water reservoir

Carbono De La Biomasa Microbiana, Respiración Basal Y Cinética Del Carbono De Dos Suelos Erosionados Enmendados Con Biosólidos

“…Lo anterior se puede atribuir a que la actividad minera tiene efectos negativos sobre los nutrientes del suelo. Esto se ve reflejado en disminución del C y de la actividad de los microorganismos, la cual es inhibida a pesar de la aplicación de biosólidos (que introduce gran cantidad de microorganismos) debido a que las poblaciones naturales del suelo intentan permanecer homeostáticas (Sastre et al 1996, Ruiz et al 2018, Guo et al 2019.…”

Metal(loid) release from sulfide-rich wastes to the environment: The case of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain)

“…Owing to the orphan nature of most mine sites in the IPB, environmental liabilities are often assumed by the public administration, and thus, the scarcely reported cases of restoration measures were put in practice by the regional government [35,36]. Notwithstanding, the reopening of mines in the IPB may suppose a breaking point in this environmental quandary since permits require that mining companies must take over the environmental liabilities from past mining, and thus, a remarkable improvement of environmental conditions is expected in the short term [37,38].…”

Geochemical and environmental assessment of potential effects of trace elements in soils, water, and sediments around abandoned mining sites in the northern Iberian Peninsula (NW Spain)

“…Also considered as a critical environment, it can accumulate pollutants produced by human activity such as industry, agriculture, mining, and, mainly, mineral processing [ 2 ]. Due to the latter, the soil is degraded causing environmental damage for a long time after ceasing operations [ 3 ]. The presence of metals and metalloids as natural components has great importance in soils where mineral fraction comprises a stock of potentially mobile metal species, such as components of clays, minerals, and iron and manganese oxides which, in turn, have a dramatic influence on soil geochemistry [ 4 ].…”