Surrounded by Pit Lakes: New Landscapes After Lignite Mining in the Former German Democratic Republic
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DOI: 10.1007/s10230-020-00696-5
Abstract: This contribution is providing a personal perception of pit lakes in the lignite mining districts of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). In addition, it provides selected facts and a condensed summary on what has… read more here.
Keywords: pit; democratic republic; german democratic; lignite mining ... See more keywords
In-lake Neutralization of East German Lignite Pit Lakes: Technical History and New Approaches from LMBV
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DOI: 10.1007/s10230-020-00707-5
Abstract: The Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbau Verwaltungsgesellschaft (LMBV), a state-owned company, is the responsible partner for remediation of East Germany’s lignite mining areas. This includes the obligation to create ecological and economically sustainable pit lakes. LMBV… read more here.
Keywords: pit; lignite; treatment; neutralization ... See more keywords
Metals and metalloid in gold mine pit lakes and fish intake risk assessment, Burkina Faso
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-019-00390-8
Abstract: Abstract This study aimed to determine the levels of metals and metalloid (arsenic) in pit lakes from a gold mining site and in their fishes and assess their potential health effect on the local human… read more here.
Keywords: burkina faso; lakes fish; intake; metals metalloid ... See more keywords
Environmental determinants of fish abundance in the littoral zone of gravel pit lakes
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DOI: 10.1007/s10750-021-04563-4
Abstract: The type and extent of habitats along the shoreline specify the distribution of fish in the littoral zone of lakes, but effects are likely species and size-specific and might be overwhelmed by lake-level environmental factors… read more here.
Keywords: pit lakes; littoral zone; gravel pit; fish abundance ... See more keywords
Natural radioactivity and element characterization in pit lakes in Northern Sweden
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266002
Abstract: Northern Sweden has been the object of intense metal mining in the last decades producing several water-filled open-pits, or pit lakes. Most of these pit lakes have been limed to maintain a good water quality… read more here.
Keywords: northern sweden; natural radioactivity; pit lakes; water ... See more keywords
Non-charismatic waterbodies and ecosystem disservices: Mine pit lakes are underrepresented in the literature
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1063594
Abstract: Pit lakes are one of the greatest legacies of open-cut mining. Despite the potential hazards of these lakes, they represent newly formed ecosystems with great scientific and ecological potential. Although thousands of pit lakes occur… read more here.
Keywords: pit lake; pit lakes; pit; underrepresented literature ... See more keywords