Many toxic and harmful substances from mine tailings produced in the process of metal mining and smelting migrate and diffuse to the surrounding environment through various channels during the long open storage process. After long-term rainwater leaching and soaking, residual heavy metal elements are repeatedly soaked by impregnated water and enter the near-surface soil and water through surface runoff or underground leakage. This results in heavy metal pollution in the surrounding environment. Therefore, it is of great significance to study the sources, transport, and characteristics of heavy metal pollution around metal mining and smelting enterprises to better understand the environmental impacts of heavy metals and to prevent heavy metal pollution.
A global, interdisciplinary problem requires a global, interdisciplinary response. Therefore, this Research Topic focuses on scientific research and technological innovation and application relating to the environmental protection and remediation around metal mining areas.
We welcome contributions covering all aspects of mine tailings pollution and remediation research in this Research Topic. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Source analysis, pollution investigation and risk assessment of pollutants in the mining areas and its surrounding areas;
• New technologies for acid wastewater and radioactive pollution control in mining areas;
• Leaching mechanisms and behavior of heavy metals in the mining tailings;
• New environmental biogeochemistry and source control technology of pollutants in the mining areas watershed;
• Availability, benchmark and pollution prevention and control technology of heavy metals in agricultural soil at the highly-polluted areas;
• Study on material composition and pollution transmission of tailings in the metal mining areas.
• New remediation and safe utilization technology of agricultural land soil pollution around mining areas;
• Stability and ecological restoration technology of mine tailings pond and slag stacking site around mining area;
• Technical regulations and management specifications for ecological environment protection and remediation in the mining areas and surrounding areas.
Many toxic and harmful substances from mine tailings produced in the process of metal mining and smelting migrate and diffuse to the surrounding environment through various channels during the long open storage process. After long-term rainwater leaching and soaking, residual heavy metal elements are repeatedly soaked by impregnated water and enter the near-surface soil and water through surface runoff or underground leakage. This results in heavy metal pollution in the surrounding environment. Therefore, it is of great significance to study the sources, transport, and characteristics of heavy metal pollution around metal mining and smelting enterprises to better understand the environmental impacts of heavy metals and to prevent heavy metal pollution.
A global, interdisciplinary problem requires a global, interdisciplinary response. Therefore, this Research Topic focuses on scientific research and technological innovation and application relating to the environmental protection and remediation around metal mining areas.
We welcome contributions covering all aspects of mine tailings pollution and remediation research in this Research Topic. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Source analysis, pollution investigation and risk assessment of pollutants in the mining areas and its surrounding areas;
• New technologies for acid wastewater and radioactive pollution control in mining areas;
• Leaching mechanisms and behavior of heavy metals in the mining tailings;
• New environmental biogeochemistry and source control technology of pollutants in the mining areas watershed;
• Availability, benchmark and pollution prevention and control technology of heavy metals in agricultural soil at the highly-polluted areas;
• Study on material composition and pollution transmission of tailings in the metal mining areas.
• New remediation and safe utilization technology of agricultural land soil pollution around mining areas;
• Stability and ecological restoration technology of mine tailings pond and slag stacking site around mining area;
• Technical regulations and management specifications for ecological environment protection and remediation in the mining areas and surrounding areas.