Geochemical behavior of heavy metals in a Zn–Pb–Cu mining area in the State of Mexico (central Mexico)

Lizárraga-Mendiola, Liliana; González-Sandoval, M. R.; Durán-Domínguez, María-del-Carmen; Márquez-Herrera, C.

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“…The effect of acid mine drainage on water results in impaired quality in the central Mexico was as a result of acid leachate in the abandoned mines, high concentrations of Cd, As, Pb, and Mn exceeding the permissible limit for human consumption [79].…”

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“…Concentrations of the most of the metals analyzed also exceed WHO limits, European commission and the United States environmental protection agency (USEPA) [132][133][134]. The metal concentrations in Malaysian ex-mining ponds [49,53,83] were found to be higher than that reported in Indonesia, Mexico, and Nigeria [79,87,88]. However, the concentrations of metals in the lake waters under review were lower than that obtained in Malaysia, Ethiopia, and India [77,94,97].…”

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Evaluation of water quality variation in lakes, rivers, and ex-mining ponds in Malaysia (review)

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Juahir

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Desalination and Water Treatment

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A B S T R A C TThreat posed by the heavy metals has been increasing globally rendering many water bodies unfit for human consumption. This could be due to the increase in concentrations of these metals above natural background. This article reviews the literature data on variation of water quality in rivers, lakes, and ex-mining ponds in Malaysia and other selected countries. World Health Organization (WHO), United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Malaysian water quality standards (INWQS) are used as the baseline for the pollution and health risk assessments. It illustrates that concentrations of Pb, Cd, and As in lakes and ex-mining ponds, and Mn, Cd and Pb in rivers exceed permissible limits for direct consumption. The levels of dissolved oxygen, TSS, and chemical oxygen demand (COD) are not within WHO and INWQS limits, pH of lakes and ex-mining ponds are lower than reference standards while that of rivers are high. Principal component analysis reveals that TSS, COD, BOD, Pb, and As are highly associated with ex-mining ponds. Cluster analysis shows similarity in pollution source between lake and ex-mining ponds. Risk assessment revealed that high chronic daily intake and metal index were beyond acceptable limit indicating high risk and exposure to toxic metals.

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Evaluation of water quality variation in lakes, rivers, and ex-mining ponds in Malaysia (review)

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Juahir

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“…Contamination of the environment by arsenic from both anthropogenic and natural sources has occurred in many parts of the World and is now recognized as a global problem [5,6]. The principal anthropogenic sources for soil contamination by As include base metal smelters [7–15] and the mining of arsenic [8,16–18], lead and zinc [7,10,11,15,19–21], gold [18,22,23] and other types of mines [24–30]. Power plants that burn As-rich coals or treated lumber, disposal sites for wastes from As-processing plants, and industrial and municipal dump sites also represent sources of arsenic contamination in soil [1,5].…”

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Arsenic in Surface Soils Affected by Mining and Metallurgical Processing in K. Mitrovica Region, Kosovo

Stafilov

Aliu

Šajn

2010

IJERPH

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The results of a study on the spatial distribution of arsenic in topsoil (0–5 cm) over the K. Mitrovica region, Kosovo, are reported. The investigated region (300 km2) was covered by a sampling grid of 1.4 km × 1.4 km. In total, 159 soil samples were collected from 149 locations. Inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was applied for the determination of arsenic levels. It was found that the average content of arsenic in the topsoil for the entire study area was 30 mg/kg (from 2.1 to 3,900 mg/kg) which exceeds the estimated European arsenic average in topsoil by a factor of 4.3. Contents of arsenic in the topsoil exceeded the optimum value recommended by the new Dutchlist (29 mg/kg As) in 124 km2. The action value (55 mg/kg As) was exceeded in 64 km2, with the average content of 105 mg/kg (from 55 to 3,900 mg/kg As).

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“…However, soil is not only a passive acceptor of heavy metals, polluted soils become a source of contamination for other environmental components and the food chain (Gholizadeh et al 2015). In addition, heavy metals are non-degradable and persistent, their presence in soil is stable and doi: 10.17221/107/2016-SWR long-term (Lizárraga-Mendiola et al 2009). It has been found that the presence of heavy metals in the soil environment significantly influences biological, chemical, and physical soil properties, which results in decreased soil fertility and also ultimately crop contamination.…”

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Assessment of soil heavy metal pollution in a former mining area - before and after the end of mining activities

Demková¹,

Jezný²,

Bobuľská³

2017

Soil Water Res.

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Demková L., Jezný T., Bobuľská L. (2017): Assessment of soil heavy metal pollution in a former mining area -before and after the end of mining activities. Soil & Water Res., 12: 229−236.Toxicity and persistence of heavy metals, which are accumulated in the environment as the result of diverse industrial activities, represent serious environmental problem worldwide. The intense mineral extraction in mining areas has produced a large amount of waste material and tailings, which release toxic elements to the environment. The aim of the study was to determine in two time horizons (1997, 2015) the heavy metal contents of samples derived from ten sampling sites located in the former mining area of Central Spiš (Slovakia). In order to compare the level of contamination, the contamination factor (C i f ), degree of contamination (C d ), and pollution load index (PLI) were computed. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used in order to detect the relationships among heavy metals. A serious situation was found for Hg, Zn, and Cd, which exceeded limit values at all sampling sites within both studied years. In 1997, the average values of contamination factor have shown very high contamination with all studied heavy metals, and moderate contamination with Co. In 2015, the study area was classified as very highly contaminated with As, Hg, Zn, Cu, considerably contaminated with Ni, Cr, Pb, and Cd, while Co contamination was not detected. Since 1997 till 2015 the pollution load index decreased by about 38%, nevertheless even then almost all sampling sites were classified as heavily polluted. Despite the fact that mining activities were stopped or limited at the beginning of the 21 st century, the presence of heavy metals in soils remains at a serious level. The high level of contamination is a result of heavy metal persistence and non-biodegradability.

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Geochemical behavior of heavy metals in a Zn–Pb–Cu mining area in the State of Mexico (central Mexico)

Cited by 29 publications

References 16 publications

Evaluation of water quality variation in lakes, rivers, and ex-mining ponds in Malaysia (review)

Evaluation of water quality variation in lakes, rivers, and ex-mining ponds in Malaysia (review)

Arsenic in Surface Soils Affected by Mining and Metallurgical Processing in K. Mitrovica Region, Kosovo

Assessment of soil heavy metal pollution in a former mining area - before and after the end of mining activities

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