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Perennial Legumes Pueraria phaseoloides and Leucaena leucocephala Exhibit High Potential for Fertility Restoration of Degraded Mined Soils in Ghana

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
Revegetating the subsoil layer of abandoned gold mined sites with the perennial legumes Leucaena Leucocephala, Pueraria phaseoloides and Gliricidia sepium without any soil amendments increases the content of soil organic carbon and important macro‐nutrients, which are crucial for restoring soil health and productivity. These improvements in soil health
Enoch Opoku, Beloved Mensah Dzomeku, John Opata, Adam Muhammad Adam, Frank Rasche   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farming in the shadows of Rome: A multi‐proxy palaeoenvironmental record from Loch Clunie—Perthshire

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Roman impacts on local society is a subject of international significance. Loch Clunie, Perthshire, lies only 5.4 km from Inchtuthil, the only Roman legionary fortress in Scotland, and contains two crannogs and a probable lakeside hillfort. Despite this proximity and the likelihood of local–Roman interaction, these sites remain unexcavated ...
Samantha E. Jones, Maarten Blaauw, Fraser Hunter, Olalla López‐Costas, Antonio Martínez Cortizas, Tim M. Mighall, Gordon Noble   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Initiatives at Natural Resources Canada to deal with orphan and abandoned mines

, 2006
The legacy of orphaned/abandoned mines, with their associated environmental liability, human health concerns and the financial costs of clean up, is a serious issue facing Canada.
Hogan, Charlene M., Tremblay, Gilles A.
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Late Holocene environmental history of Dojran, Macedonia: Investigating the interplay of imperial dynamics and climatic change

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a high‐resolution, multi‐proxy reconstruction of environmental and land‐use change from Lake Dojran over historical times (last 2500 years), combining pollen, biomarkers, radiocarbon dating, Ottoman taxation records and other historical data.
Alessia Masi, Lucrezia Masci, Georgios C. Liakopoulos, Monica Bini, Alexander Francke, Ilaria Isola, Carlo Ricotta, Laura Sadori, Alexander Sarantis, Sławomir Sprawski, Jakub Sypiański, Irene Tunno, Cristiano Vignola, Bernd Wagner, Giovanni Zanchetta, Adam Izdebski   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exposure risks of inorganic pollutants in environmental samples from an abandoned marble quarry and the implications for sustainable development goals

Discover Chemistry
Abandoned mines and quarries are the most common types of mines that contaminate land, water and sediment. A large majority of mines continually release inorganic pollutants and other potentially toxic elements (PTEs) into the environment. Many abandoned
Hussein Kehinde Okoro, Muyiwa Michael Orosun, Segun Kolawole   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Method for the Transformation of Abandoned Coal Mine Clusters and the Coordination Planning of Cultural Tourism Resources

Land
To promote the economic revitalization and cultural prosperity of abandoned coal mine clusters and facilitate regional sustainable development, this study involved the construction of a ranking system for coal mines suitable for cultural tourism ...
Haoyu Tao, Xiaodan Li, Zhen Liu, Zhiping Liu, Jing Li, Yangyang Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Jewelled Byzantine and Medieval Reliquaries of the True Cross: Peridots and Other Gemstones in Material and Symbolic Perspective

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, EarlyView.
An interdisciplinary in situ study of jewelled reliquaries of the True Cross integrates gemmology and portable analytical techniques, revealing new evidence on the identification and symbolic role of peridots and other gemstones. ABSTRACT Jewelled crosses containing relics of the True Cross occupy a central position in the devotional, artistic and ...
Stefania Martiniello, Stefano Legnaioli, Simona Raneri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential of underground space energy storage and carbon reduction benefits of closed/abandoned mines in Anhui Province

Meitan kexue jishu
With the continuous advancement of the “double carbon” goal, the construction of a new power system with renewable energy as the main body has become the core task of China’s energy transformation.
Ke YANG, Jiale WEI, Qiang FU, Xin LV
doaj   +1 more source

Niche Based or Neutral Processes? Bacterial Community Assembly in Soil Aggregates During Primary and Secondary Succession

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Abiotic and biotic filters shape microbial phylogenetic diversity. Here, we evaluated bacterial phylogenetic diversity in micro‐ and macro‐aggregates across primary and secondary soil successions to assess the relative influence of niche‐based and neutral processes.
Lidong Huang, Eduardo Pérez‐Valera, Daquan Sun   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimony dispersion at abandoned mines in Sardinia, Italy

, 2013
Aqueous Sb may result from both natural and human processes. The World Health Organization established guideline values of 20 μg/L Sb for drinking water. Concentrations of Sb above drinking water standards may occur in water draining abandoned mines. The
DORE, ELISABETTA, BIDDAU, RICCARDO, VACCA, ANDREA, CIDU, ROSA   +3 more
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