Influence of a Former Mining Area in the Heavy Metals Concentrations in Blood of Free-Living Mediterranean Pond Turtles (Mauremys leprosa)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00128-017-2122-6
Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess metal exposure in the Mediterranean Pond Turtle (Mauremys leprosa) inhabiting a watercourse in an ancient mining district polluted by different metals (“Rambla de Las Moreras”, southeastern Spain)… read more here.
Keywords: mediterranean pond; former mining; mauremys leprosa; influence former ... See more keywords
Alkaline Technosol contaminated by former mining activity and its culturable autochthonous microbiota
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.11.131
Abstract: Technosols or technogenic substrates contaminated by potentially toxic elements as a result of iron mining causes not only contamination of the surrounding ecosystem but may also lead to changes of the extent, abundance, structure and… read more here.
Keywords: mining; technosol contaminated; activity; alkaline technosol ... See more keywords
Levels of metals and toxicity in sediments from a Ramsar site influenced by former mining activities.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.12.088
Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the sediment quality in a Ramsar site located in the Southeast Brazil, by using several lines of evidence (LOEs). Chemical and sedimentological analyses, ecotoxicological tests, and whole-sediment Toxicity Identification Evaluation… read more here.
Keywords: toxicity; former mining; metals toxicity; ramsar site ... See more keywords