RT Journal Article
T1 The contribution of industrial minerals to solvingenvironmental issues
A1 Calvo Sorando, José Pedro
A1 García Lorenzo, María de la Luz
AB Mitigation of environmental issues and decontamination of land by using a variety of industrial minerals mainly immobilizes contaminants in solution, whether in polluted water or contaminated soils and sediments. That is because a variety of minerals, in particular carbonates, clays and zeolites, have a significant capacity to ad/absorb harmful ions and to react to form precipitates. Phosphates, iron hydroxides, some silica minerals and lime-derived products can also be used to solve environmental issues. This paper focuses on the amendment of soils and sediments affected by the impact of mining or by wastelandfills, with some reference to the use of minerals in cultural heritage conservation. An example of actions leading to the amelioration of contaminated land is provided after describing some current pilot experiences on highly polluted wastes derived from mining in SE Spain.
PB Geological Society of Greece
SN 0438-9557, online ISSN: 2529-1718
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13032
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13032
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 27 abr 2025