Widespread closure of deep coal mines in industrialised countries in recent decades has resulted in increased pollution of watercourses by acidic, metal-rich mine drainage following flooding of abandoned mine workings. Schemes for remediation of such polluted mine drainage encourage the precipitation of iron, normally in settlement ponds or constructed wetlands, thereby generating large quantit...

Thermal desorption, by a rotary kiln of mercury contaminated soil and mine wastes, has been used in order to volatilize mercury from the contaminated medium. Solar thermal desorption is an innovative treatment that uses solar energy to increase the volatility of contaminants, which are removed from a solid matrix by a controlled air flow system. Samples of soils and mine wastes used in the expe...

Underwater disposal of mine tailings in lakes and seas has been considered favorable due to the geochemical stability obtained during long-term storage anoxic sediments. Sulfides are stable ore; however, oxidation transformation some substances into more soluble forms may impact bioavailability processes enhance risk toxic effects aquatic environment. The goal this work was construct a model fo...

In this study, the effect of soil ameliorators on ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities in coal mine spoils was investigated. Organic fertilizers and slaked lime were applied as soil ameliorators in 3 abandoned coal mine spoils. One year after the initial treatment, roots of Pinus densiflora seedlings were collected and the number of ECM species, colonization rate, and species diversity were...