Mining Legacies: Monitoring and Remediation for a Sustainable Future
A special issue of Environments (ISSN 2076-3298).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mining contamination; acid mine drainage; geochemistry; environmental mineralogy; monitoring and remediation; phytoremediation
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Interests: mining contamination and remediation; geochemistry; water-quality monitoring and modeling; metal(loids); natural attenuation; hydrological monitoring
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2. Research Institute on Mines and Environment, University of Québec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, QC, Canada
Interests: chemical engineering; environmental chemistry; materials chemistry; membrane technology; wastewater
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mining activities have left a profound environmental legacy worldwide, generating long-term impacts on soils, sediments, surface and groundwater, and surrounding ecosystems. The assessment of pollution and its ecological and human health risks remains a critical step toward sustainable management of mining-impacted environments. Advances in analytical techniques, geochemical modeling, and environmental monitoring are enabling a better understanding of contaminant behavior, transport, and bioavailability.
This Special Issue aims to gather original research and review papers addressing innovative approaches to monitor, assess, and remediate pollution derived from past and present mining operations. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) potential toxic elements, acid mine drainage, mine waste characterization, water and soil quality assessment, phytoremediation and bioremediation strategies, and sustainable restoration of mining landscapes.
By fostering interdisciplinary contributions from geochemistry, hydrogeology, microbiology, and environmental engineering, this Special Issue seeks to promote integrative solutions that contribute to the rehabilitation of mining areas and the development of a cleaner, more sustainable future.
Dr. Patrícia Gomes
Dr. Charles A. Cravotta
Prof. Dr. Mehrez Hermassi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mining contamination
- environmental monitoring
- remediation strategies
- mine waste
- acid mine drainage
- potential toxic elements
- sustainable restoration
- geochemical assessment
- mineralogical attenuation
- ecological and health risks
- metal(loids)
- hydrologic
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