Contamination of stream waters, sediments, and agricultural soil in the surroundings of an abandoned copper mine by potentially toxic elements and associated environmental and potential human health–derived risks: a case study from Agrokipia, Cyprus
| Autor: | Elias Chatzitheodoridis, Anastasis Christou, Soterios P. Varnavas, Andreas M. Zissimos, Costas Hadjipanagiotou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pollution
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject STREAMS 010501 environmental sciences Risk Assessment 01 natural sciences Soil Rivers Metals Heavy Humans Soil Pollutants Environmental Chemistry Ecotoxicology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common business.industry General Medicine Contamination Tailings Soil contamination Agriculture Environmental chemistry Cyprus Environmental science Enrichment factor business Copper Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27:41279-41298 |
| ISSN: | 1614-7499 0944-1344 |
| Popis: | Abandoned mining areas have left a legacy of environmental damage with potential public health implications. The present study aimed at (1) assessing the level of contamination of the sites surrounding the Agrokipia abandoned copper mine in Cyprus through the mobilization of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), (2) correlating results with the mineralogy of the area, (3) discussing potential ecological and human health risks, and (4) proposing regeneration strategies. To this effect, the levels of 22 PTEs and other major elements were assessed in the acidic water of pit lakes, the tailings, the waters, and sediments of several streams originating from the mining site and flowing through the village of Agrokipia, and from agricultural soil from an impacted adjacent olive orchard. The pH values of water (pH |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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