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Arsenic was retained as Fe-As, Ca-As and residual As in 100 year old tailings at Millar's Battery, Union Reefs mine nearby McKinlay River and the small copper mine lease MLN 95 adjacent ...Web
the outer areas. With regard on the arsenic concentrations in the superficial water, 3 samples on 15, located in the most exploited gold mining watersheds, exceed in a significant extent the law thresholds. Keywords Arsenic in soil Arsenic in water Natural background value 87.1 Introduction The presence of arsenic in groundwater is …Web
In the past century, up to 1980s, mining was the driving sector of the economy in south-eastern Sardinia (Italy). In the name of the immediate profit and the need of facing unemployment, and due to the scarce care of the environment and human health, mining was allowed by license to cause land degradation, which affected traditional economic …Web
Field evidences on release/removal of arsenic by hydrotalcite-like compounds in mining waters. The example of Baccu Locci Mine (Sardinia, Italy)Web
Total and Leached Arsenic, Mercury and Antimony in the Mining Waste Dumping Area of Abbadia San Salvatore (Mt. Amiata, Central Italy) by Federica Meloni …Web
An arsenic concentration of 6365 μg/g was detected in Portugal due to past and present mining activities and industries . In Italy as well, due to the high levels of toxic metals, some contaminated areas (i.e., Piombino, Priolo, Bagnoli, Falconara Marittima, etc.) were identified as Sites of National Interest (SINs) .Web
The emission and accumulation of toxic elements such as arsenic in various environmental compartments have become increasingly frequent primarily due to anthropogenic actions such as those observed …Web
Arsenic is a metalloid trace element widely distributed throughout the natural environment (i.e. air, water and soil). It is the 40th most abundant element in the Earth's upper continental crust (Hu and Gao, 2008) being one of the most hazardous toxic elements for the ecological and human health (Chappell et al., 1999; Reimann et al., 2009).Web
Mining and smelting of these minerals create environmental hazards of arsenic leaking into groundwater and surface water from slag pits, waste dumps, extraction basins, and mines. Mining-related (coal mining) arsenic contamination is being affected in 74 countries across the world. Petroleum-related arsenic has affected 17 countries in the …Web
As a consequence of these large geogenic anomalies and the extensive mining activities, mercury [15,[33][34][35][36][37][38] and arsenic [19,[39][40][41] [42] are widely distributed in the ...Web
The presence of arsenic in Italian groundwater is mainly due to the dissolution of minerals through volcanic activity. Extraction and geothermal phenomena in Turkey are considered responsible for the increase in arsenic concentration in groundwater. ... Prinpreecha, N.; Kim, K.W. Influence of mining activities on arsenic concentration in …Web
Arsenic is widely distributed in water and soil throughout Italy reflecting the natural geochemical patterns at the investigated scale quite well. The dataset and the …Web
While in China, United State of America and Italy, soil arsenic level ranged from 0.01 to 626 mg/kg, 1.0 to 20 mg/kg and 1.8 to 60 mg/kg respectively (Yan-Chu, 1994). The potential source of arsenic in the ecosystem had been attributed to various anthropogenic activities such as smelting, mining, usage of arsenic-laden pesticides …Web
According to the Italian legislation (D.L. 152/2006), arsenic in 8.5% of the agricultural and grazing land soils exceed the intervention limit of 20 mg/kg for soil …Web
Arsenic is a naturally occurring element commonly found as an impurity in metal ores, and is produced commercially for use in pesticides, wood preservatives, and metal alloys. …Web
In Italy, arsenic is naturally present in significant quantities in Sardinia, Lazio, Tuscany, Lombardy, and Veneto, often associated with mining areas. Moreover, it has a wide spread in the metamorphic rocks of the Alps and in its relative alluvial deposits [ …Web
Arsenic in the mining industry. Atmospheric arsenic emissions from copper smelting represent the largest contribution of arsenic from the mining and metals industry and …Web
In mining areas, the increase in arsenic concentration and the activation of arsenic in bedrock aquifers are caused by several geochemical processes, including bedrock weathering, oxidation of arsenopyrite and main sulfides in ore, the mixture of mine water and surface water, leaching arsenic alkali residue, and adsorption–desorption from ...Web
Credit: Rafael Ibáñez Fernández, CC BY-SA 3.0. Roman-era mining activities increased atmospheric lead concentrations by at least a factor of 10, polluting air over Europe more heavily and for ...Web
Using Morris's phrase as a fitting title, the art historian and Victorianist Lucinda Hawksley's new book, Bitten by Witch Fever, tells the story of the extensive use of arsenic in the 19th ...Web
High concentration of heavy metals in soils constitutes a high risk of pollution in mining areas, also for agricultural activities and villages placed in subsidiary areas, given that the extraction of metallic minerals produces a high impact on soils and sediments (Garcia et al. 2008). In uncontaminated soils arsenic concentrations range between 4.4 …Web
This review offers an update on arsenic-bearing minerals and pigments with the aim of serving as a guide for the study of Cultural Heritage materials in which these materials can be found.The different As-bearing mineral phases (realgar, pararealgar, orpiment, anorpiment, alacranite, dimorphite, bonazziite, uzonite, wakabayashilite, …Web
Arsenic in mining environments: evidences from Sardinia (Italy) Elodia Musu 2008 Arsenic is long recognised as one of the most dangerous inorganic chemicals. High …Web
The effect of AMF on plants. In the phytoremediation of arsenic-contaminated soil, AMF plays an important role in improving the mineral nutrition of plants, promoting their growth (Su et al. Citation 2017), affecting the absorption and transport of heavy metals and improving the tolerance of plants to arsenic stress (Schneider et al. Citation 2017).A …Web
Total and leached Arsenic, Mercury and Antimony were determined in the topsoils developed on the mining waste dumping area of Le Lame (Mt. Amiata, central Italy) where the post-processing Hg-rich ore deposits from the mining area of Abbadia San Salvatore were stored. The concentrations of As, Hg and Sb were up to 610, 1910 and …Web
Arsenic and heavy metal (specifically Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) uptake, translocation, and accumulation in ten native plant species spontaneously growing in soils polluted by mining activities were studied, with a focus on future phytoremediation work in polluted soils. Plant and soil samples were collected in the vicinity of the Mónica mine …Web
This paper reports on preliminary data concerning the effect of remediation actions in an arsenic-contaminated mine watershed (Baccu Locci mine – Italy) a few months from its completion.Web
2.2.1 Coagulation-Flocculation Experiments. The contaminated water from Scarlino (referred to as SW) was firstly mixed at different ratios with the mining drainages collected at Gavorrano (referred to as GW), a surrounding area, which contain similar levels of iron and manganese (about 13 and 0.2 mg/L, respectively), while concentrations of …Web
Italy . Lombardy; Sondrio Province; Valtellina; Sardinia; South Sardinia Province; Arburese; Japan . Hyogo Prefecture; Yabu City; Oya-cho; Akenobe mine; Miyagi Prefecture; ... Plains Mining District; Arsenic - Cobalt Occurrence (MRDS - 10091634) Silver Butte Mining District (Vermillion Mining District; Cabinet Mining District) Sims Prospect;Web
Arsenic is a naturally occurring element commonly found as an impurity in metal ores, and is produced commercially for use in pesticides, wood preservatives, and metal alloys. Arsenic can be toxic in large doses, and the mining industry monitors and prevents its release into the environment. [32] Background.Web
Mining: Production and Control of Arsenic. Arsenic is a naturally occurring element found in many rocks and minerals in the earth's crust. It is also classified as a critical mineral and has important uses in our economy and clean energy technologies. Arsenic is a persistent bio-accumulative carcinogen, however, the most significant chemical ...Web
Abandoned mine wastes, containing high sulfide contents, are of particular concern because of the formation of acid mine drainage (AMD), becoming an active and harmful point source of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) to the environment. A detailed evaluation of the chemical and mineralogical composition of mining wastes is necessary …Web
In this work, we investigated the water, suspended particulates, and stream sediments of a 2.1 km long creek (Fosso della Chiusa) that is fed by waters draining the galleries of the …Web