The Sustainable Management of Metals: An Analysis of Global Research

Aznar-Sánchez, José A.; Velasco-Muñoz, Juan F.; Gómez, José Joaquín García; López-Serrano, María J.

doi:10.3390/met8100805

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“…A bibliometric analysis was used to carry out this study. This method was developed in the 1950s by Garfield with the objective of identifying, organising, and assessing the principal components of a specific field of research [41][42][43]. Since then, this methodology has been used in different disciplines, such as biology, engineering, medicine, and economics [44].…”

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Contribution of Irrigation Ponds to the Sustainability of Agriculture. A Review of Worldwide Research

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The use of irrigation ponds has proved to be an efficient alternative for increasing the availability and quality of water resources for irrigation and contributing to the sustainability of agriculture. This article analyses the dynamics of worldwide research on this topic over the last two decades. To do this, a review including a qualitative systematic analysis and a quantitative bibliometric analysis was carried out on a sample of 951 articles. The results reveal that this line of research is becoming more relevant within agricultural research, particularly in recent years. The research in this topic has focused on the sustainable development of vulnerable regions, the contribution to the agronomic improvement of crops and farms, environmental impact assessment, the joint management of water resources, the restoration of groundwater bodies, and the use of rainfall. Gaps have been found in the literature with respect to the capacity of irrigation ponds to cover the irrigation needs in different agricultural contexts, the perceptions and attitudes of farmers towards the use of irrigation ponds, and the economic–financial feasibility of these systems.

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Contribution of Irrigation Ponds to the Sustainability of Agriculture. A Review of Worldwide Research

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“…Second, this database provides greater accessibility [40,43]. Furthermore, it enables a more complete series of search, processing and downloading options of the complete data, unlike Web of Science (which only enables the downloading of the information contained in Core Collection) [44,45]. The parameters used for the search and selection of the sample of papers to be analysed include the concepts of the forest, ecosystem service and sociocultural valuation, as shown in Figure 1 [46].…”

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An Analysis of the Worldwide Research on the Socio-Cultural Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Services

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The socio-cultural valuation of forest ecosystem services is a useful tool to generate knowledge and help balance the different interests of stakeholders with respect to the management of these services. The aim of this study is to analyse the evolution of global research on the economic valuation of forest ecosystem services through a review of the existing literature on this topic. The results show that socio-cultural valuation has gained importance in recent years. There is a wide disparity between the countries conducting the research and those being studied. Inconsistency has been observed in the definition and classification of services provided by forests, as well as a lack of unanimity on the reference framework to be applied. The main methodological approaches in the socio-cultural valuation of forest services are participatory mapping, social media analysis, the Q method and free listing. For the collection of primary information, the dominant methodologies are focus groups, semi-structured interviews and online surveys. Finally, this study demonstrates that socio-cultural valuation has great potential to improve the legitimacy of forest ecosystem management decisions and to promote consensus building.

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“…The physicochemical properties of the PW and amendments were determined using standard procedures published in the Official Methods of Soil Analysis (Aubert, 1978). pH (1:2.5 wt/vol soil water) and electrical conductivity (EC) (1:5 wt/vol soil water suspensions) were measured using a multiparameter probe-type WTW pH 1970i (Global Water Instrumentation; Weilheim, Germany).…”

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“…In Morocco, there are ~200 abandoned mines of various sizes with differing environmental conditions (Khalil et al, 2013). The abandoned mines containing metal tailings are especially problematic and represent a priority of a research project focused on the stabilization and management of mining wastes (Aznar‐Sánchez, Velasco‐Muñoz, García‐Gómez, & López‐Serrano, 2018; Hakkou, Benzaazoua, & Bussière, 2009; Lghoul, Maqsoud, Hakkou, & Kchikach, 2014).…”

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Phytostabilization of store‐and‐release cover made with phosphate mine wastes in arid and semiarid climate using wild local plants

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To limit the generation of acid mine drainage at the Kettara abandoned mine (KAM) located 35 km north-north west of Marrakech, Morocco, a store-and-release (SR) system was constructed. The SR system made of two materials, the cover was constituted by phosphate waste (PW) rock and the lower layer was the coarse-grained tailings of KAM. The lower layer restricted water in the interface and the stocked water during wet periods by the PW layer is released during dry ones. The objective of this study is to assess the phytostabilization ability of SR cover using local plants. Seeds of five wild local plants: Atriplex semibaccata R. Br., Peganum harmala L., Asparagus horridus L., Launaea arborescens (Batt.) Murb., and Vicia sativa L., were selected and planted. Pots experiment of phosphate mine wastes (PW) and PW amended with different ratios of compost and commercial peat. These pot experiments were performed in greenhouse conditions. The germination and growth parameters studied were germination percentage (GP), mean germination time (MGT), speed of germination (SG), epigeal height, and hypogeal length evolution. Cd, Ni, As, Cu, and Zn concentrations in substrates and in plant fractions were analyzed. The results obtained using 100% PW (PW100) as the highest GP (87.50%) were obtained for A. semibaccata R. Br., followed by V. sativa L. with GP (25.00%). The uppermost MGT results showed that A. semibaccata R. Br. (MGT = 4.39) and L. arborescens (Batt.) Murb. (MGT = 1.91), were the most suitable for the phosphate mine wastes. Concerning SG, the values obtained were 19.07 and 5.11, for A. semibaccata R. Br., and L. arborescens (Batt.) Murb., respectively. Regarding the epigeal and hypogeal length, the best values were obtained for A. semibaccata R. Br., and V. sativa L., with 40.70 cm and 13.73 cm for epigeal length and 20.97 cm and 82.67 cm for hypogeal length, respectively. The results obtained with different ratios of amendments showed that the application of 10% compost and 20% organic fertilizer, showed significantly higher germination index, hypogeal, and epigeal growth for A.

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The Sustainable Management of Metals: An Analysis of Global Research

Cited by 18 publications

References 54 publications

Contribution of Irrigation Ponds to the Sustainability of Agriculture. A Review of Worldwide Research

Contribution of Irrigation Ponds to the Sustainability of Agriculture. A Review of Worldwide Research

An Analysis of the Worldwide Research on the Socio-Cultural Valuation of Forest Ecosystem Services

Phytostabilization of store‐and‐release cover made with phosphate mine wastes in arid and semiarid climate using wild local plants

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