Mine Ecological Restoration

A special issue of Resources (ISSN 2079-9276).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2024 | Viewed by 904

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School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
Interests: resource; environmental waste; high value utilization; environmental management; life cycle; water pollution control; emerging organic pollutants; environmental assessment; ecological restoration; adsorption; catalysis; water pollution; heavy metal
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Dear Colleagues,

Although the development and utilization of mineral resources have played a huge role in promoting social and economic development, it has also brought serious ecological environmental problems, such as geological environmental problems, ecological environmental problems and environmental pollution problems. The geological environment problems mainly include dam collapse, slope instability, debris flow, collapse, water level drop, water gushing and drainage, collapse deformation, desertification, etc. Ecological environmental problems mainly include land occupation and destruction, deforestation, increased water and soil loss, consumption of water resources, reduction in biodiversity, disturbance of wildlife habitat and change in landscape. Environmental pollution problems mainly include air pollution, water pollution, solid pollution, acoustic pollution, radiation pollution, soil pollution, etc. Therefore, it is very necessary to explore the environmental governance and ecological restoration of the mining area.

This Special Issue aims to collect contributions from all aspects of mine ecological restoration research, including (but not limited to) laboratory and field research related to the following aspects: (i) green, safe and environmentally friendly mine ecological restoration technology; (ii) cooperative repair technology combining multiple methods; and (iii) final recovery of useful substances from plant/microbial biomass or extracts.

Dr. Rongkui Su
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • mine
  • environmental pollution
  • ecological damage
  • heavy metal pollution
  • site restoration
  • ecological restoration
  • phytoremediation
  • collaborative repair technology
  • stabilization technology
  • resource utilization
  • high value

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Risks to Human Health from the Consumption of Water from Aquifers in Gold Mining Areas in the Coastal Region of Ecuador
by Irene Passarelli, Demmy Mora-Silva, Carla Arguello Guadalupe, Thalía Carrillo Arteaga, Rogelio Ureta Valdez, Luz María Orna Puente, María Gabriela Tobar Ruiz, Guicela Ati-Cutiupala, Marcelo Sanchez-Salazar, Salvatore Straface and Carlos Mestanza-Ramón
Resources 2024, 13(4), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/resources13040053 - 08 Apr 2024
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Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) is a source of supply in many areas of the world, especially in developing countries. This is often carried out illegally using toxic substances such as mercury. Mercury, due to its chemical–physical properties and the transport factors [...] Read more.
Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) is a source of supply in many areas of the world, especially in developing countries. This is often carried out illegally using toxic substances such as mercury. Mercury, due to its chemical–physical properties and the transport factors involved between the different environmental matrices, can percolate through soil and from surface water to groundwater. The objective of this study was to conduct a human health risk assessment. For this purpose, a screening of mercury concentrations was carried out, collecting 67 water samples at selected points, and a risk assessment was performed applying both a deterministic and a probabilistic approach. A deterministic approach is a specific analysis based on determining the values of the risk quotient (HQ) and the risk index (HI) for each receptor category (adults and children) and scenario (residential and recreational) considered; a probabilistic approach is based on stochastic simulation techniques and the evaluation of the statistical quantities. There was found to be a discrepancy between the results provided by the two approaches, with the deterministic approach suggesting a more worrisome picture. However, in general, the results showed a greater exposure in the provinces of El Oro and Esmeraldas, and a greater vulnerability of child receptors. Full article
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