Microbiology of an abandoned Pb–Zn mine: Impact on environmental metal contamination
Large-scale Zn, Pb, Cu, Fe and Ag mining ceased over 70 years ago in the Aran Valley (Catalonia, Spain). Some of the abandoned mining relics (e.g. tunnels, processing facilities and tailings dumps) exhibit elevated concentrations of metals in the associated water systems, thus posing a health risk i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Environmental Advances |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765722001521 |