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Sustainable Metal Recovery From E‐Waste: Exploring Greener Leachates in Hydrometallurgical Processes

MetalMat, EarlyView.
Recycling of electronic waste to synthesize valuable metals using green leachate. ABSTRACT The accumulation of electronic waste (e‐waste) poses environmental hazards and leads to the loss of valuable metals such as gold, silver, copper, and rare earth elements.
Shassatha Paul Saikat, Nazim Uddin, Md. Kawsar, Samina Ahmed, Md. Sahadat Hossain   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contaminants in Bats Roosting in Abandoned Mines at Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, 1998-1999

, 2001
This report documents levels and potential effects of trace element and organochlorine pesticide concentrations in four bats species collected from four abandoned mines on Imperial National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and from three southern Arizona reference ...
King, Kirke A.
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Effect of population reinforcement method, site, and plant characteristics on early establishment of the rare endemic plant species Minuartia smejkalii

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Many habitat‐specialist plant species have been endangered by fragmentation or destruction of their habitats. Minuartia smejkalii is a serpentinophyte endemic to the Czech Republic. It is highly threatened by recent habitat destruction and fragmentation, calling for effective conservation measures.
Alrun Siebenkäs, Karolína Sučíková, Zuzana Münzbergová, Hana Pánková   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research status and new design concept of compressed air energy storage technology in abandoned mine

Meitan kexue jishu
Compressed air energy storage(CAES) can be widely used in power grid peak load shifting and large-scale new energy consumption. It has the advantages of large installed capacity, long service life, and clean environmental protection, and is regarded as ...
Hanpeng WANG, Yunhao WU, Bing ZHANG, Jianguo FAN, Mengtian LI, Jiancai SUI, Wei WANG, Dekang SUN   +7 more
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Field studies for key stage 4 on mine water pollution: a university and museum collaboration

, 2013
This article describes how a university and a museum have worked together to create a ‘How science works’ workshop entitled ‘What’s in our water?’ The workshop teaches students about the continuing pollution from a disused coal mine, how the pollution is
Berry, Stuart, Hopwood, Jeremy D., National Coal Mining Museum for England, University of Huddersfield, Ambrose, Jayne   +4 more
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Interplanetary frontiers: terraforming from an invasion science perspective

Oikos, EarlyView.
The pursuit of a multi‐planetary existence represents one of humanity's greatest frontiers. If applied justly, it offers an opportunity to extend its civilization's lifespan amid escalating sustainability crises on Earth. One approach increasingly gaining traction is terraforming, a hitherto theoretical ecological and evolutionary experiment revolving ...
Teun Everts, Ronaldo Sousa, Phillip J. Haubrock   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abandoned Mines and the Water Environment in the UK [PDF]

Abandoned mines are one of the most significant pollution threats in the UK affecting more than 5,000 km of rivers, as well as important drinking water supply aquifers.
Rolley S, Pritchard J, Watson I, Johnston D, Jones C, Potter HAB   +5 more
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Repeated Pleistocene Permafrost Episodes in the Western Pannonian Basin

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Concerning the study of past periglacial processes, the Pannonian Basin is a key area as it contains the southernmost frost polygons found in Central Europe. The presence or absence of permafrost is still, however, a matter of debate, and data on the timing of frost action are also scarce.
Krisztina Sebe, Ágnes Novothny, Gergely Surányi, Barbara Varga, László Fodor, Gábor Csillag   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disposal of Radioactive Waste in Abandoned Mines

, 2019
Countries using nuclear energy tend to favour disposal of Low-Level and Intermediate-Level radioactive waste in mined repositories consisting of series of tunnels or drifts connected to disposal tunnels at a few hundred meters depth.
Pusch, Roland, Adey, Robert, Popov, Viktor, Kasbohm, Jörn   +3 more
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Evaluation of Ecological Rehabilitation Models for Abandoned Mines Using Analytic Hierarchy Process–Entropy Method and Sustainable Development Strategies

This study focuses on the ecological restoration of abandoned mines to develop an evaluation model and propose policy recommendations. The research highlights that while mining contributes to economic growth, it also brings numerous abandoned mines and ...
Shucheng Tan, Siyuan Xia, Wei Yang
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