Trace Element Tracking in the Atmosphere of Mining and Mineral Processing Areas
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (17 December 2021) | Viewed by 3367
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mining operations and mineral processing are some of the most notable anthropic activities in terms of the quantity of dust and aerosol emissions, the globally extensive area is affected, and the contents of potential toxic elements. Large quantities of dust containing trace elements could be released into the atmosphere during mining and other related operational processes. As a result, these activities pose a great threat to the population living around the mines or mineral processing sites and even to those further away, as fine particles could migrate across large distances.
In the mining area, airborne particles, including aerosols and dust, can play an important role in the transport of environmental contaminants, particularly those that have low volatility and low water solubility and remain attached to soil particles.
This Special Issue aims to bring together contributions on trace element compositions of airborne particles to address questions about
- monitoring and spatialization of contaminants related to mining operations and mineral processing
- active and historical sites
- innovative approaches and multidisciplinary methodologies
- source apportionment
- spreading mechanisms of pollutants
- means of trapping airborne particulate matter
- sustainable solutions for minimising the release in air of trace elements
Dr. Melina Macouin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mining operations
- mineral processing
- trace elements
- particulate matter
- chemical composition
- heavy metals contamination
