Minerals, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 389 - 389
Published: April 8, 2024
A crucial aspect in the pursuit of sustainable development is necessary shift toward an “ecological transition”, a transformation societal paradigms to align human activities with global ecosystem [...]
Language: Английский
The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 920, P. 170954 - 170954
Published: Feb. 14, 2024
Assessing the impact of mining activity on availability environmental pollutants is crucial for informing health policies in anticipation future production scenarios critical minerals essential transition to a net-zero carbon society. However, temporal and spatial monitoring often sparse, measurements may not extend far enough back time. In this study, we utilize variations chemical elements contained tree-rings collected local villages from an area heavily affected by copper Atacama Desert since early 20th century evaluate distribution their relationship with drivers. By combining time-varying data drivers, such as dry tailings deposit area, show how surge during 1990s, fueled trade liberalization increased international demand, led significant increment metal(loid)s related activities indigenous lands. Our findings suggest that legislation Chile be underestimating tailing dams neighboring populations, affecting well-being Indigenous Peoples hotspot region. We argue changes rates driven demand could have negative repercussions environment communities. Therefore, emissions management should carefully considered anticipate potential effects human ecosystem health.
Language: Английский
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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 898, P. 165562 - 165562
Published: July 16, 2023
Language: Английский
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Leuser Journal of Environmental Studies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3(1), P. 44 - 55
Published: April 26, 2025
Geothermal ecosystems are defined by extreme environmental conditions, such as elevated temperatures, high concentrations of toxic chemicals, and fluctuations in abiotic stressors, which shape plant survival adaptation. These unique ecosystems, found across various geothermal regions globally, support specialized communities that have developed distinctive morphological, physiological, ecological adaptations. Indonesia, located on the Pacific Ring Fire, is one world’s richest nations, offering an important yet underexplored context for studying vegetation zones. This review examines conditions adaptive strategies vegetation, patterns diversity within Indonesian fields. It also explores succession, community dynamics, potential use indicators biomonitoring. Despite growing interest, significant research gaps remain, particularly long-term monitoring integration molecular-level studies. Addressing these essential enhancing scientific understanding informing conservation sustainable energy development tropical regions. highlights significance underscores need interdisciplinary to both biodiversity preservation responsible exploitation.
Language: Английский
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Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 257, P. 119373 - 119373
Published: June 7, 2024
Mining operations generate sediment erosion rates above those of natural landscapes, causing persistent contamination floodplains. Riparian vegetation in mine-impacted river catchments plays a key role the storage/remobilization metal contaminants. Mercury (Hg) pollution from mining is global environmental challenge. This study provides an integrative assessment Hg storage riparian trees and soils along Paglia River (Italy) which drains abandoned Monte Amiata district, 3rd former producer worldwide, to characterize their as potential secondary source atmosphere case wildfire or upon anthropic utilization biomass. In nearby ranged between 0.7 59.9 μg/kg 2.2 52.8 mg/kg respectively. concentrations were below 100 μg/kg, recommended limit for quality solid biofuels. Commercially, contents have little impact on value locally harvested biomass pose no risk human health, although higher values (195-738 μg/kg) occasionally found. wildfire, up 1.4*10
Language: Английский
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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 947, P. 174446 - 174446
Published: July 2, 2024
Bioavailability of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) from the Earth's crust in soil, e.g., As, Hg, Tl, and Pb, can pose a potential environmental health risk because human activities, especially related to mining extraction. The biomonitoring allows detect PTE contamination through their measurement living organisms as trees. However, choice which plant species tissue analyse is key point be evaluated relation absorption translocation. aim this work was assess Pb distribution Castanea sativa Mill. tissues, given its importance for both biomass food production. study identified two sites Alpi Apuane (Italy), with similar conditions (e.g., elevation, exposure, forest type, tree species) but different soil levels. topsoil characterized, fractions bioavailability were measured. concentrations also analysed chestnut tissues (leaves, bark, wood, nuts, shells) parallel evaluation status determination micro macronutrient leaf C N isotope composition (δ
Language: Английский
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Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 357, P. 124406 - 124406
Published: June 24, 2024
Due to integrated pollution prevention and control measures the reduced burning of coal, air concentrations mercury (Hg
Language: Английский
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Toxics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(1), P. 2 - 2
Published: Dec. 24, 2024
Active biomonitoring of mercury (Hg) using non-indigenous moss bags was performed for the first time within and around former Hg mining area Abbadia San Salvatore (Mt. Amiata, central Italy). The purpose to discern spatial distribution, identify most polluted areas, evaluate impacts dry wet deposition on mosses. exposed consisted a mixture Sphagnum fuscum tenellum from an external uncontaminated area. In each site, two different types bags, one uncovered (to account + deposition) covered deposition), were exposed. behavior arsenic (As) antimony (Sb) in mosses investigated assess potential relationship with Hg. GEM (Gaseous Elemental Mercury) concentrations also measured at same sites where exposed, although only as reference initial stages biomonitoring. results revealed that main emissions sources associated Salvatore, agreement concentrations, while related soil enriched As-Sb waste material. three elements registered higher respect ones, i.e., key factor their accumulation mosses, especially important samples accumulated via adsorption, uptake particulate Hg, precipitation raindrops/snowfall, almost no loss without post-deposition volatilization. testified chosen technique extremely useful tool understanding transport fate contaminated
Language: Английский
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Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14
Published: Oct. 13, 2023
Mercury (Hg) is a global environmental concern due to its toxicity (especially high in methylated form) and the long-range distribution of gaseous elemental form (GEM). Hg-contaminated areas, such as abandoned mining sites, pose intrinsic difficulties for their management heavy monitoring costs. In these environments, plant-based solutions may play key role ecosystem quality assessment support remediation strategies, combining reliability cost-effectiveness. this study, we adopted biomonitoring approach by using tree rings four different species collected proximity mining-metallurgical area Abbadia San Salvatore, central Italy, major former Hg district whose reclamation currently progress. Our dendrochemical analysis was aimed at identifying historical changes local atmospheric contamination singling out, first time study area, other potentially toxic elements (PTEs) associated with past activity. Collected cores dated back early 1940 provided temporal patterns emission vs produced liquid quantities, so reconstructing impact site on nearby terrestrial ecosystems resident human population. Current GEM found about twenty times lower than that fully operational mine periods. From survey PTEs, thallium (Tl) lead (Pb) appeared be activity, thus suggesting new working assumptions further analyses inclusion Pb surveys Mt. Amiata actually not present control list. The results prompt more thorough tracking longer span critical an ideal open-field lab ecophysiology relation behavior PTEs better-assessing wildlife exposures.
Language: Английский
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Minerals, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 389 - 389
Published: April 8, 2024
A crucial aspect in the pursuit of sustainable development is necessary shift toward an “ecological transition”, a transformation societal paradigms to align human activities with global ecosystem [...]
Language: Английский
Citations
0