Stable isotope composition of waters from porphyry copper mine tailings in different climatic environments, Chile

2006 ◽  
Vol 70 (18) ◽  
pp. A606
Author(s):  
J.E. Spangenberg ◽  
B. Dold ◽  
M.-L. Vogt ◽  
H.R. Pfeifer
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Mine Tailings ◽  
Isotope Composition ◽  
Porphyry Copper ◽  
Stable Isotope Composition ◽  
Copper Mine ◽  
Copper Mine Tailings

Elemental and stable isotope composition of Pinus halepensis foliage along a metal(loid) polluted gradient: implications for phytomanagement of mine tailings in semiarid areas

2014 ◽  
Vol 379 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 93-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Parraga-Aguado ◽  
Jose-Ignacio Querejeta ◽  
María Nazaret González-Alcaraz ◽  
Francisco J. Jiménez-Cárceles ◽  
Hector M. Conesa
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Mine Tailings ◽  
Pinus Halepensis ◽  
Isotope Composition ◽  
Stable Isotope Composition ◽  
Semiarid Areas

scholarly journals Semiarid bunchgrasses accumulate molybdenum on alkaline copper mine tailings: assessing phytostabilization in the greenhouse

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul M. Antonelli ◽  
Matthew G. Coghill ◽  
Wendy C. Gardner ◽  
Lauchlan H. Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Mine Tailings ◽  
Soil Amendments ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Wood Chip ◽  
Biomass Accumulation ◽  
Shoot Biomass ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
Copper Mine ◽  
Copper Mine Tailings ◽  
Randomized Complete Block Design

AbstractPhytostabilization is the use of plants and soil amendments to physically stabilize and remediate contaminated mine wastes and to control wind and water erosion in semiarid environments. The aim of this study was to evaluate two native bunchgrass species’ (Pseudoroegneria spicata and Festuca campestris) biomass accumulation and metals uptake response to locally available soil amendments (compost, wood ash and wood chips) to determine their suitability for phytostabilization at an alkaline copper mine tailings site in British Columbia, Canada. In the greenhouse, bunchgrasses important as forage for livestock and wildlife were grown in tailings with various ash–compost–wood chip combinations and evaluated using a randomized complete block design with 13 treatments and 10 replicates. Plants were harvested after 90 d, and tissues were analyzed for root and shoot biomass. Tissue samples (n = 3) from three treatment subsets (ash, compost, blend) were selected for elemental analysis. Biomass increased with increasing compost applications, and the response was greatest for P. spicata. Shoot molybdenum exceeded the maximum tolerable level for cattle and was significantly higher when grasses were grown on the ash treatment (183–202 mg kg−1) compared to the others (19.7–58.3 mg kg−1). Translocation and root bioconcentration factors were highest on the ash treatment (2.53–12.5 and 1.75–7.96, respectively) compared to the other treatments (0.41–3.43 and 1.47–4.79, respectively) and indicate that both species are ‘accumulators.’ The findings suggest that these bunchgrasses were not ideal candidates for phytostabilization due to high shoot tissue molybdenum accumulation, but provide important considerations for mine restoration in semiarid grassland systems.

scholarly journals Chemical and stable isotope composition of surface and groundwater in the surroundings of the Los Humeros Caldera, Puebla, Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 07013
Author(s):  
Thomas Kretzschmar ◽  
Matteo Lelli ◽  
Ruth Alfaro ◽  
Juan Ignacio Sanchez ◽  
Yann Rene Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Isotope Composition ◽  
Regression Line ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Geothermal Reservoir ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Stable Isotope Composition ◽  
Local Fracture ◽  
Hydrogeological Model ◽  
Fracture Systems

It is important to develop a regional hydrogeological model to identify possible recharge and discharge areas for a sustainable use of a geothermal reservoir. The Los Humeros geothermal area is situated within five surficial watersheds and coveres an area of more than 15.000 km2. A total of 208 well and spring samples were collected between June 2017 and November 2018. The stable isotope data for this region define a regression line of δDH2O = 8.032·δ18O + 12 and indicate that groundwater is recharged by regional precipitation. At least 39 groundwater wells, with a maximum temperature of 35 °C, show temperatures above the reported mean average surface temperature of 15 °C. Characteristic elements for geothermal reservoir fluids (B, Li, As) are also present in these groundwaters, indicating a possible connection between the reservoir fluid and the local groundwater through local fracture systems. Concentration of B in these hot wells is between 150 and 35000 ppb.

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