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Title: | Heavy metals biogeochemistry in abandoned mining areas | Authors: | Favas, P. J. C. Prata, J. |
Keywords: | Acid mine drainage; bioaccumulation; bioindicating; mine restoration; native plants; soils | Issue Date: | 2013 | Publisher: | EDP Sciences | Serial title, monograph or event: | E3S Web of Conferences | Volume: | 1 | Abstract: | Plants growing on the abandoned Portuguese mines, highly contaminated with W, Sn, As, Cd, Cu, Zn and Pb, have been studied for their biogeochemical indication/prospecting and mine restoration potential. The results of analysis show that the species best suited for biogeochemical indicating are: aerial tissues of Halimium umbellatum (L.) Spach, for As and W; leaves of Erica arborea L. for Bi, Sn, W and mostly Pb; stems of Erica arborea L. for Pb; needles of Pinus pinaster Aiton and aerial tissues of Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn for W; and leaves of Quercus faginea Lam. for Sn. The aquatic plant studied (Ranunculus peltatus Schrank) can be used to decrease the heavy metals, and arsenic amounts into the aquatic environment affected by acid mine drainages. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/109733 | ISSN: | 2267-1242 | DOI: | 10.1051/e3sconf/20130119006 | Rights: | openAccess |
Appears in Collections: | FCTUC Ciências da Terra - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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