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Evaluation and refinement of a fish movement model for a tropical Australian stream subject to mine contaminant egress
The impacts of mine contaminants on ecological connectivity in rivers and streams are poorly documented globally. We used acoustic telemetry to...
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Mine reclamation does not restore leaf processing in low-order streams
In the United States, mine reclamation has been regulated under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) since 1977; however, there is...
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Fertilizer management methods affect bacterial community structure and diversity in the maize rhizosphere soil of a coal mine reclamation area
BackgroundThe filling or mixed stack mode is a frequently used coal mine reclamation engineering technique that results in changes in soil microbial...
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Utilizing rapid bioassessment protocols to evaluate impacts of abandoned mine drainage discharges on a receiving stream
Thousands of kilometers of waterways and associated aquatic communities around the world are negatively impacted by mine drainage (MD). This study...
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Screening and evaluation of Cr(VI) biosorption potential of metal-resistant bacteria isolated from Sukinda chromite mine soil of Odisha
Chromite mine soil is highly contaminated with different heavy metals like chromium, cadmium, lead, and arsenic. In the present study, 42 numbers of...
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Reaction of the Lichen Hypogymnia physodes to Dust Pollution in the Influence Zone of the Middle Timan Bauxite Mine
AbstractHere we present the results of long-term monitoring (2002–2017) of epiphytic lichen Hypogymnia physodes in the zone of influence of the...
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Rhizosphere Management for Phytoremediation of Copper Mine Tailings
Copper (Cu) is essential for plant growth, but due to increased pollution in the last decades, Cu contamination has become a serious environmental...
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Bacterial Metal-Scavengers Newly Isolated from Indonesian Gold Mine-Impacted Area: Bacillus altitudinis MIM12 as Novel Tools for Bio-Transformation of Mercury
Selikat river, located in the north part of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, has critical environmental and ecological issues of contamination by...
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Induced mobilization of stored metal precipitates from beaver (Castor canadensis) created wetlands on a mine drainage impacted stream
This study investigated the potential for increased aqueous metals loading due to induced flushing events following removal of beaver dams created on...
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Sulfate Reduction in Underground Horizons of a Flooded Coal Mine in Kuzbass
Abstract —Although dissimilatory sulfate reduction (DSR) is an important microbial process in subterranean aquifers, its geochemical consequences in...
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Acid Mine Drainage in Appalachia: Sources, Legacy, and Treatment
Metal sulfides in coal and associated rocks of the Appalachian coalfield weather in the presence of air and water to produce metalliferous, acidic...
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Plankton population dynamics and methylmercury bioaccumulation in the pelagic food web of mine-impacted surface water reservoirs
Thermal stratification of reservoirs can lead to anaerobic conditions that facilitate the microbial conversion of mercury (Hg) to neurotoxic and...
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The effect of heavy metals on thiocyanate biodegradation by an autotrophic microbial consortium enriched from mine tailings
AbstractBioremediation systems represent an environmentally sustainable approach to degrading industrially generated thiocyanate (SCN − ), with low...
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Diversity of Eukaryotic Microorganisms in the Drainage Waters of a Coal Open-Cast Mine
Abstract —The composition of the microbiome of acid drainage water of a quarry used for the mining of brown coal was studied. The water had a pH of...
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Effects of the Gold King Mine Spill on Metal Cycling through River and Riparian Biota
The 2015 Gold King Mine (GKM) spill into the Animas River, Colorado, USA, is an opportunity to evaluate acute mine discharge into a chronically...
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A meta-taxonomic investigation of the prokaryotic diversity of water bodies impacted by acid mine drainage from the São Domingos mine in southern Portugal
The prokaryotic communities of water bodies contaminated by acid mine drainage from the São Domingos mining area in southern Portugal were analyzed...
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Mechanisms and Approaches for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Acid Mine Drainage and Other Industrial Effluents
Contamination of surface and underground water resources with heavy metals has been an issue of paramount concern in recent decades. This is...
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Wetlands to Treat Mining Tailings in the Tropics of Central and South America
Wetlands are considered as natural filters because of their ability to retain contaminants from water passing through them. However, the performance...
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Geomicrobiology: Present Approaches and Future Directions
The book “Geomicrobiology: Natural and Anthropogenic Settings” explores the intricate relationship between microorganisms and Earth’s physical...
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Prediction of agricultural grey water footprint in Henan Province based on GM(1,N)-BP neural network
The GM(1,N) model can consider the impact of many factors on a system, but it is only suitable for short-term prediction of small samples, and its...
