Special Issue "Soil Pollution and Remediation in Mining and Metallurgical Areas"

A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Bohdan Kribek
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Guest Editor
Czech Geological Survey, 152 00 Praha, Czech Republic
Interests: trace elements; environment; geochemistry; mineralogy
Prof. Dr. Ondřej Šráček
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Guest Editor
Department of Geology, Palacký University Olomouc, 771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Interests: geochemistry of mine tailings; geochemical modelling
Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Gzyl
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Guest Editor
Central Mining Institute, plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
Interests: hydrogeology; water protection; groundwater contamination; groundwater modelling; mine water modelling
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

As the demand for mineral resources continues to grow worldwide, the impact of mining and ore processing will be an increasingly important concern in the field of environmental science. This Special Issue is intended to provide an international platform for geochemists, geologists, technologists and environmental scientists to present their studies which focus on the environmental problems related to mining and raw materials processing in specific geological, hydrogeological, geomorphological and climatic conditions. Papers in this Special Issue are intended to summarize new data and new methods in the assessment of contamination of soils and terrestrial ecosystems, as well as mechanisms and factors controlling the dispersion of pollutants. Special attention should be paid to the remediation measures to be implemented to reduce the negative impacts of mining and mineral processing on the environment and human health.

This Special Issue aims to contribute, using multi-disciplinary approach, to more sustainable development and use of natural resources, efficient environmental impact assessments and reclamation of areas affected by mining and smelting.

Generally, this Special Issue is organized (but not restricted) into the following sections:

Section 1. An evaluation of the aerial extent of soil and plant contamination in mining and mineral processing areas, elucidation of the contaminants sources and use of a Geographic Information System (GIS)-aided technique for the assessment of environmental risks.

Section 2. The determination of the impacts of contaminated soils, to environment and human health and migration process of contaminants to human receptors.

Section 3. Rehabilitation techniques (including phytoremediation) and the risk assessment for shutdown of mine or raw materials processing sites.

Dr. Bohdan Kribek
Prof. Dr. Ondřej Šráček
Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Gzyl
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Minerals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • soil contamination
  • mining
  • smelters
  • mineralogical and geochemical speciation of contaminants
  • contaminants dispersion modelling
  • crop contamination
  • environmental risk assessment
  • impact of contamination to human health
  • remediation technics after mines and smelters shutdown

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission, see below for planned papers.

Planned Papers

The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.

Title: Impact of mining and ore processing to soil and vegatation in the Zabmian part of the Copperbelt: A Revue
Authors: Kříbek B.; et al.
Affiliation: Czech Geological survey, Klárov 3, 118 21 Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract: To be decided

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