Impact of past mining activities on water quality in a karst area in the Cévennes region, Southern France

Co-transport of ferrihydrite–organic matter colloids with Sb(v) in saturated porous media: implications for antimony mobility

“…Trace metals largely transport depending on suspended colloid particles and their stability is generally influenced by IS. 74 At 3 mM NaCl, the maximum C/C 0 value of Sb(V) and FH was 0.99 and 0.95, respectively, reflecting high colloid mobility (Fig. 5a and c).…”

Cost Studies of Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants in the Range of 23,000–33,000 m3/day

“…Seawater is one of the most easily accessible water sources to achieve the goal of freshwater production [14]. With current desalination methods, seawater can, under various circumstances, become a solution to freshwater scarcity, emerging as one of the most effective options to alleviate water stress [15] in regions with low precipitation rates [16], prolonged drought effects [17], aquifers contaminated with heavy metals [18] due to agricultural or livestock activities [19,20], uncontrolled mining activities [21], or unregulated discharge of sewage or industrial wastewater [22,23]. For all these reasons, this technology is indispensable in many areas of the planet.…”

Air quality, metal(loid) sources identification and environmental assessment using (bio)monitoring in the former mining district of Salsigne (Orbiel valley, France)

“…Mining activities contribute significantly to toxic metal(loid) contaminants in the environment, which persist long (even decades) after mine closure (Delplace et al, 2022). The different environmental components, i.e., surface and groundwater, soil, sediment, atmosphere and biosphere, typically bear this impact (Bondu et al, 2023;Chen et al, 2017;Delplace et al, 2022;Elbaz-Poulichet et al, 2017;Huertas et al, 2012;Tepanosyan et al, 2018). In southern France, the border region of the Massif Central has long served as a major mining area for non-ferrous (Pb-Zn-Ag-Au) metals dating back to at least the medieval period and probably even as early as the Roman period (Elbaz-Poulichet et al, 2017).…”