scholarly journals Pollutant dispersal in groundwater and sediments of gaining and losing river reaches affected by metal mining

2016 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Urszula Aleksander-Kwaterczak ◽  
Dariusz Ciszewski
Keyword(s):  
Metal Mining ◽  
Losing River

Investigation of Cause in Pulp and Paper Environmental Effects Monitoring

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Mark Hewitt ◽  
Monique G. Dubé ◽  
Sandra C. Ribey ◽  
Joseph M. Culp ◽  
Richard Lowell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Response Patterns ◽  
Pulp Mills ◽  
Metal Mining ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Specific Stage ◽  
Metabolic Disruption ◽  
Environmental Effects Monitoring

Abstract Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) Programs in Canada have been developed for the pulp and paper and metal mining industries. The EEM Program conducts cyclical evaluations of receiving environments to determine whether effects exist when facilities comply with existing regulations. Investigation of cause (IOC) is a specific stage in the EEM Program that is used after environmental effects in fish and/or benthos have been detected, confirmed and their extent and magnitude have been documented. This paper presents an overview of the processes associated with this phase of monitoring. The objective of an IOC is to obtain sufficient information so that the source of the effect can be identified and removed, or its effects reduced to an acceptable level. The initial direction of an IOC is dependent upon the type of response patterns observed for fish and/or benthos during EEM cycles and extent/magnitude studies. The framework presented in this paper is based on an amalgamation of research projects conducted at Canadian pulp mills over the last decade and selected studies are summarized as examples. It also represents an integration of several research philosophies and scientific disciplines. The framework is based on national response patterns from the second cycle of pulp and paper EEM studies. IOCs are directed into either an eutrophication-based investigation or a contaminant-based investigation (including metabolic disruption in fish). The framework is constructed with a progression of investigative levels designed to provide more information on the causative factors. Each of these phases also represents a decision point for stakeholders to determine if sufficient information has been attained about the causal factor(s) and whether the IOC should be concluded. It is expected that the framework will evolve with a growing knowledge base of causal factors, as facilities enter into this phase of the EEM Program.

Stabilization of the As-contaminated soil from the metal mining areas in Korea

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (S1) ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myoung-Soo Ko ◽  
Ju-Yong Kim ◽  
Sunbeak Bang ◽  
Jin-Soo Lee ◽  
Ju-In Ko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Metal Mining ◽  
Mining Areas

scholarly journals Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils of an industrial area in semi-arid Uzbekistan: spatial distribution, relationship with trace metals and risk assessment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin A. Musa Bandowe ◽  
Nosir Shukurov ◽  
Sophia Leimer ◽  
Michael Kersten ◽  
Yosef Steinberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Copper Smelting ◽  
Contaminated Site ◽  
Background Concentration ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Metal Mining ◽  
Quality Guidelines ◽  
Us Epa ◽  
Semi Arid

AbstractThe concentrations, composition patterns, transport and fate of PAHs in semi-arid and arid soils such as in Central Asia are not well known. Such knowledge is required to manage the risk posed by these toxic chemicals to humans and ecosystems in these regions. To fill this knowledge gap, we determined the concentrations of 21 parent PAHs, 4,5-methylenephenanthrene, 6 alkylated PAHs, and biphenyl in soils from 11 sampling locations (0–10, 10–20 cm soil depths) along a 20-km transect downwind from the Almalyk metal mining and metallurgical industrial complex (Almalyk MMC), Uzbekistan. The concentrations of Σ29 PAHs and Σ16 US-EPA PAHs were 41–2670 ng g−1 and 29–1940 ng g−1, respectively. The highest concentration of Σ29 PAHs occurred in the immediate vicinity of the copper smelting factory of the Almalyk MMC. The concentrations in topsoil decreased substantially to a value of ≤ 200 ng g−1 (considered as background concentration) at ≥ 2 km away from the factory. Low molecular weight PAHs dominated the PAH mixtures at less contaminated sites and high molecular weight PAHs at the most contaminated site. The concentration of Σ16 US-EPA PAHs did not exceed the precautionary values set by the soil quality guidelines of, e.g., Switzerland and Germany. Similarly, the benzo[a]pyrene equivalent concentration in soils near the Almalyk MMC did not exceed the value set by the Canadian guidelines for the protection of humans from carcinogenic PAHs in soils. Consequently, the cancer risk due to exposure to PAHs in these soils can be considered as low.

Identifying human health risks from precious metal mining in Sierra Leone

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Marcantonio ◽  
Sean P. Field ◽  
Papanie Bai Sesay ◽  
Gary A. Lamberti
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Precious Metal ◽  
Metal Mining ◽  
Human Health Risks
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