eprintid: 4645 rev_number: 4 eprint_status: archive userid: 351 dir: disk0/00/00/46/45 datestamp: 2016-01-15 02:06:44 lastmod: 2021-08-27 17:36:13 status_changed: 2016-01-15 02:06:44 type: article metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 1 creators_name: Tichy, R. creators_name: Mejstrik, V. title: Heavy metal contamination from open-pit coal mining in Europe's Black Triangle and possible remediation ispublished: pub internal_subjects: iis_env internal_subjects: iis_ecn internal_subjects: iis_mnt divisions: prog_ind abstract: An area heavily impacted by open-pit coal mining was used to demonstrate risks associated with the presence of toxic metals. The area is located in northern Bohemia, Czech Republic, and is currently categorized as among the most deteriorated landscapes on earth. Open-pit mining and the subsequent landscape restoration may present certain risks of contamination with metals, both in the short and long term. A rather uncertain parameter in this is the behaviour of metals deposited in the mining spoil over the long term. A second important factor is that of reduction in the intensity of agricultural production in the region, which leads to remobilization of metals from the soils. The role of wetlands and their management in the landscape is indispensable in controlling metal mobility and distribution. In setting up priorities for remediation, pollution from point sources should be sharply distinguished from the diffused sources. This review includes a description of the intensive remediation techniques suitable for point sources, as well as the extensive techniques applicable to diffused pollution.Key words: heavy metals, open-pit mining, spoil banks, wetlands, risks. date: 1996 date_type: published publisher: NRC Research Press id_number: 10.1139/a96-117 iiasapubid: XJ-96-060 iiasa_bibref: Environmental Reviews; 4(4) [1996] full_text_status: none publication: Environmental Reviews volume: 4 number: 4 pagerange: 321-341 refereed: TRUE issn: 1208-6053 coversheets_dirty: FALSE fp7_type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article citation: Tichy, R. & Mejstrik, V. (1996). Heavy metal contamination from open-pit coal mining in Europe's Black Triangle and possible remediation. Environmental Reviews 4 (4) 321-341. 10.1139/a96-117 .